That's pretty crazy how the two coins are right in step with each other. Pretty annoying too! I think there have been airdrops in the past but they usually just happen. The ledger is open so you shouldn't need to do anything extra to get it. My PHP nightmares have been pretty low so far!
It looks like some people must trade both coins with more volume on the other one. I don't really know why. There have been various crypto airdrops and I benefited from some, but you need to hear it through official channels.
I've heard of some school systems being taken offline, but then I also saw people saying there was no immediate risk. It's not had any real impact on me.
That certainly seems like a probability. We had one of our major sites that was offline as they were updating their servers. I'm in the process of working some stuff out with our website vendor right now.