All too often, I think the term "prepper" gets tossed around by those who have some kind of misguided Mad Max fantasy. Sometimes, events we might not expect can make that extra weeks' worth of food come in awfully handy:

"Lyons, a small town of 2,000 near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, was cut off by what city officials described as a 500-year flood."

They took to Facebook to urge residents to prepare for up to three days on their own."We ask you to conserve resources during this time," the city said. "We are currently not able to get water or food into the town."