Thanks bendts. I really didn't expect a simple question to deteriorate as it has. I think 20 gallons of fuel and 10 gallons of water is reasonable for a family of four in an emergency. Stations were out of gas several days before the last storm and there were no hotels for a couple hundred miles. I don't think it paranoid to have necessities on hand just iin case. God forbid some of the board members here learn I also have a couple cases of MREs at all times. They would surely frown on that and make accusations.