Terrified Floridians have started desperately digging huge trenches to direct flood water while others have stripped shelves bare of water and essentials.
Stark pictures and videos from across the state show prolonged queues at checkouts as locals stocked up and prepare to bunker down ahead of the monster weather front.
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It never ceases to amaze me when I read about a major storm approaching and suddenly people start panic buying.
What the hell..... doesn't anybody read weather reports any more? It's hurricane season, they're telling people that a hurricane is coming almost a week up front, and yet people wait until the last minute before buying 'essentials' and water?
I remember reading earlier in the year, maybe March or April, that conditions were prime for a particularly bad hurricane season this year. Why weren't people starting to prepare then?
It's not just hurricane people either. We can get a warning that a big winter storm and freeze is coming here in northern Tennessee in the next week, and folks will wait until one or two days before it hits, then they'll all run to the store and strip that motherfucker of dairy, water, baking ingredients and Mountain Dew.
Why don't these people already have these items on hand? If you know it's hurricane season or winter's approaching, why aren't you already stocked up when it begins? It's not like the shit's going to go bad in a month or two.
Last time we got iced in (and it's happened 3 times since we've been here) for a few days, I asked Lisa as soon as I read about it 4 days up front if there was anything we needed from the store, because we may get iced in. She told me to grab a half gallon of the half and half she uses for creamer. That was it.
The day before the storm hit, I was driving past the Walmart and it was fucking packed.
The saying that we're just nine meals from anarchy..... I can believe it when I read stories like the one above.
Check it out: I don't consider myself a prepper. I don't have buckets of freeze dried goods stacked up in the house and I don't have barrels of ammo.
What I do consider myself to be is somebody that's been poor enough that I learned to buy during bonanza so that I have enough when it's borrasca, so yes, I do have enough food and ammo to get me through some extended hard times.
As far as drinking water goes, here's a tip: 5 gallon water cans run about 25 bucks at Tractor Supply, and you can use them over and over and over again. Buy a few of them over time and fill them right before the storm hits.
