Is that really the biggest concern?

As I was driving to work this morning, flipping through stations, I came across the ABC news on Paxton's radio station. The lady on the news was talking about Hurricane Katrina and all the damage. The station that got me thinking was "Power is out for a million customers. Without power, of course, there are no ATMs working, so there is no quick access to cash." Is quick access to cash really the most important reason to have power? WTF?