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Post by spatial on Sept 10, 2018 19:31:29 GMT 10
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Post by spatial on Sept 11, 2018 16:25:17 GMT 10
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Post by spinifex on Sept 11, 2018 18:49:45 GMT 10
When you take a good look at the pictures in 'zombie apocalypse' it's evident that there's still plenty of other stuff on the shelves behind the empty ones and next to the empty ones.
It blows my mind that panic buying ALWAYS occurs just before a hurricane. How the hell can these folks in hurricane prone areas NOT have the basics covered at all times?
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Post by spatial on Sept 11, 2018 19:32:44 GMT 10
It is an unusual place for a hurricane to make landfall esp of that cat 4 -5. What blows my mind is the desperation for bottled water always the first thing to get sold out. When the last big hurricane hit Florida there were many YT vids of people going from shop to shop looking for bottled water and how prices had doubled, and they become very desperate and frustrated not getting water. US gov official recommendation is one gallon of water per person per day.
Does it not occur to any one that one just full up empty 2L bottles or get 10l buckets or Jerry cans and fill them up with tap water. Tap water is better long term storage than bottled water in many cases. Yeah bread, batters, torches get sold out real quick, there are also ques of people getting BBQ gas bottles. and filling up their cars. Many fuel stations run out of petrol so they are then unable to evacuate as they leave it too late.
I have limited internet access during the week, but will be watching the storm prep vids and chaos this weekend. How people react in these situations and people response to emergency situations fascinates me - I just cant help spending hours watching the drama unfold, it is the personal stories on YT, not main stream media.
The one woman posted she could not find any water so got some yoga pants and heaps of red wine and that is all she needs to be comfortable and ride out the storm.
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Post by spinifex on Sept 11, 2018 19:46:36 GMT 10
Yeah ... I read that same thing about the Yoga Pants and wine ... that was simultaneously hilarious and tragic. I wondered: Does she not already own yoga pants? Or was she totally conditioned by the 'consumer brainwashing machine' never to leave a shop without buying something ... anything?
Totally agree about tap water; maybe they get confused and don't realise taking the water out of the tap BEFORE the event means it will not be contaminated? I can't see any other explanation. Getting frenzied about bottled water makes no sense.
I'll be trawling thru the videos as well. Although I've seen first hand what happens in my own area during 3.5 day blackout when the supply chains all shut down.
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Post by SA Hunter on Sept 12, 2018 0:39:25 GMT 10
I was in South Carolina in '89 I believe, when Hurricane Hugo hit - we had an all night "Welcome Hurricane Hugo" party. The next morning less than 100m away, a tornado ripped through a pine plantation like a hot knife through butter!! Back then we didn't even consider food/water etc. And it's the same every storm season - people madly buy supplies when they KNOW it will occur every year! How stupid are some people!!!!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hugo#South_Carolina
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Post by Peter on Sept 12, 2018 19:49:57 GMT 10
How stupid are some people!!!!! Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein
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