I just read this quote from an article about the situation in Libya. It should be a reminder to anyone who is -- and a call to action for anyone who isn't -- keeping a little cache of provisions for a hard time of any sort:
If all you can afford to put away each week or each month is a can of corn, a gallon of water and a box of macaroni and cheese, do it!
"All we want is food and fresh water for our children but it is impossible to find." source: Libya: civil war breaks out as Gaddafi mounts rearguard fight - Telegraph
If all you can afford to put away each week or each month is a can of corn, a gallon of water and a box of macaroni and cheese, do it!