[CertainInalienableRights]

Imagine if your cellphone battery had died and you had no charger..

Good point. Lots of things can go wrong. Best you can do is try to minimize those things, and make reasonable preparations to deal with them happening anyway.

It doesn't take long or cost much to assemble an emergency kit, and for the most part, once its done, you're prepared for the next couple of years.

If you have kids, its even more important.

[Paradox]

It doesn't take long or cost much to assemble an emergency kit, and for the most part, once its done, you're prepared for the next couple of years

Good idea. I like to look through www.beprepared.com, the emergency kits. I haven't purchased from them or anything (yet), but you can get a good idea, also, they have some good sale prices sometimes.