They gave me knowing looks, expecting me to run for the hills, and there to hunker down, heavily armed, behind razor wire and mantraps, ready for years of eating dried food and drinking bottled water.
People have such simple minds.
They wouldn't let these things happen. So They made sure that things were all right. But I didn't go to any of the big gatherings, the ones with fireworks and drunks and vast scrums of humanity. I didn't think this would happen, but, well, one never knows. Better to be cautious in these matters.