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2ndHandLion prompted this
I also have practically no sympathy for the folks in Florida right now. They had almost a weeks notice that a hurricane was headed their way. Being the 8th hurricane in 15 months, I would assume they are familiar with what happens afterwards and would take precautions based on that. Apparently I'm quite wrong in my assumptions based on the news reports.
I live in the country. When the weather's bad in winter, there is no going out. We have canned food that is usually good to last at least 3-7 days. I keep it on hand in case we run low and the nearest grocery store isn't that close. We also have a chest freezer that has a decent supply of food, but has run down lately. I had been getting a 1/4 beef and 1/2 a hog each year as it's cheaper. But the job insecurity for me (we're being bought out) has me holding back on that.
I usually have some gas on hand for the tractor as it's good to keep it around and handy rather than run out and have to run the 7 miles to the gas station in the middle of mowing the yard.
Because we live in the country, we keep a weather radio by the bed for those great midwest thunderstorms. We also keep flashlights by the bed and in the basement. Nothing worse than the power going out while your sitting on the can. We even have one that has a dynamo and a radio so it doesn't need batteries and you can get news reports.
We try to keep the cell phones charged up, especially during the summer when a storm may take land lines out. We also keep at least 2 days worth of water in the fridge, just because we like it cold. It's also handy in an emergency.
These are very basic precautions and are minimal at best. But they come in handy. When we lost our transformer 2 months ago, dinner was cooked on the grill (propane) and flashlights provided plenty of light. It really wasn't an inconvenience other than not being able to watch the Wisconsin football game on ESPN.
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2ndHandLion prompted this
2ndhand - you posted your reply while I was typing up mine.
I live in the country which is different from most cities. My neighbors are a pretty good lot even though we are scattered. Everyone out here is armed. It's a tool for critters, hunting for food and sports, etc. The neighbors are likely to band together and help each other out when things go bad. We saw that when it flooded bad here a couple of springs ago. People helped move equipment and such out of the way and helped ferry people in canoes. We had no looting. But we aren't in a city.
Now my parents live in a large city. If a major event hit there, I'd be over there in a hurry trying to get them and the critical stuff out (papers, etc) as it easily could drop into mayhem. My folks would be fine as they are armed and have food supplies. But surprisingly few people in cities even consider how dependant they are on electricity and such. Gas station pumps run on electricity?
An example of how bad it is can be found in talking to some of the people that work in the call center of an appliance manufacturer. Someone actually called in because their washer stopped running in the middle of the load. Run through the basics, yes it's plugged in, etc. they run through the basics. Then the callcenter lady asks for the model and serial number so she can get an appointment setup for a tech to visit. They can't read the numbers because the light in the room doesn't work. The light in all the other rooms don't work. Why? Because the power is out. No connection what so ever in their brains.
So try telling these people a hurricane is coming so take preperations. Why do that? If I need gas I can run down to the gas station and buy it. No connection that if you don't have power, the gas station won't either.
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Even the poorest of the poor do have the ability to store water in containers at hand. Pot/pans, cleaned out milk jugs, cleaned out 2 L pop bottles, etc. It is possible for them to do that. Yet, it doesn't happen.
It is different for those who are poor. But the people in line for gas in Florida on the news were in $50k SUV's. They weren't poor. They may have been living paycheck to paycheck, but they weren't poor. They had the means and the time to prepare. They didn't and now they are complaining. I have no sympathy.
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Harvey makes an interesting point. Who are the fools? One of the problems is to get elected, you have to promise money and call it entitlement. So you get the votes vs the guy who proposes you use your common sense. So who you gonna vote for? The guy that says go get a job or the guy that says vote for me and I'll make sure you keep getting the money you are entitled to.
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