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In reply to the discussion: My...before the storm hit [View all]Mariana
(15,545 posts)30. Those of us who have been in similar situations know
that it really takes very little money, time, and effort to get ready to survive a few days without help, if you're planning to stay in place and your stuff doesn't get trashed during the storm. It's just not that hard to do for MOST people. There are exceptions, of course.
I know some people on the Gulf Coast who go to the opposite extreme - when a storm is coming, they run out and spend hundreds of dollars they can't afford to buy a bunch of stuff that they don't really need and will probably not even use. That's not as foolish as not preparing at all, but they're creating hardship for themselves, and it's not necessary to do so.
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That definitely is part of the problem. I don't really know where I would put a couple of gallons
merrily
Nov 2012
#72
NOT 100% true in all areas of the city - what about this video from WNBC on Thursday?? 3 days after
kath
Nov 2012
#54
The east village, LOL. Tons of stuff was open. But divers were looking for FREE
bettyellen
Nov 2012
#55
Oh, so the reporter LIED when he said all the bodegas & restaurants in the area were closed.
kath
Nov 2012
#57
Go to stores and restaurants next to hospitals. They always get their power up first.
Michigan Alum
Nov 2012
#59
Well I tried to point out the double standards in meta...I think the problem is you are too nice
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#53
And the disproportionate use of resources, and the exporting of it trash and toxins.
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#62
Pot, meet kettle. You've posted dozens of hostile, obnoxious posts over various threads in the
kath
Nov 2012
#58
I certainly did not hurl nasty and direct personal insults as that poster did
bettyellen
Nov 2012
#67
Actually you did and showed a level of hubris normally associated with 1%ers
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#68