Anyone living in DC if the crap hit the fan would have a very hard time of it.
But the part about shortages -- that's happening everywhere. That's our reality now. Something formerly only warned about by "conspiracy theorists". They were right, once again.
The supply chains are fragile, people. Don't have the "we can just go to the store" mentality. Obviously our desires to be well stocked are tempered by how much storage space we have (myself included) -- but that's why I chose my words carefully: "don't have the we can just go to the store mentality".
Lots of people fail to stock up on stuff, even when they DO have room. Oh, and like with free time and other resources, WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY. Organize, do some spring cleaning, have a garage sale, (or craigslist/ebay sale for some things). You'd be surprised how much space you can make where you thought it was impossible.