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␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Editor:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Here are two more reasons not to store food in preparation for an earthquake.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        1.␈α
In␈α
no␈α
recent␈α
earthquake,␈αIn␈α
the␈α
U.S.␈α
or␈α
abroad,␈α
including␈αthe␈α
one␈α
in␈α
Coalinga␈α
cited␈αin␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓article,␈αhas␈αlack␈αof␈αfood␈αbeen␈αa␈αproblem.␈α One␈αcan␈αonly␈αimagine␈αcircumstances␈αin␈αwhich␈α
it␈αmight
␈↓ ↓H␈↓be, but the authors of the article don't bother.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        2.␈α
Even␈α∞in␈α
the␈α∞most␈α
earthquake␈α
prone␈α∞regions,␈α
of␈α∞which␈α
this␈α
is␈α∞one,␈α
it␈α∞is␈α
a␈α∞minor␈α
hazard
␈↓ ↓H␈↓compared␈α
to␈α
automobiles,␈α
≡res,␈α
drowning␈α
-␈α
even␈α
being␈α
struck␈α
by␈α
lightning.␈α
 If␈α
you␈α
have␈α
any␈α
energy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓to spend on safety, put it into the more signi≡cant hazards.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        3. Of course, the food might be of some use in case of war.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,


␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy

␈↓ ↓H␈↓(Co-op member 2367)