Its really not a complicated concept. Food is perishable...people wait till the last minute to buy perishable items. Plywood also rots and takes up a ton of room so people dont keep it around. Batteries...again an item that is used throughout the year and replenished when needed. Its not really all that scary either if youre not right on the coast. I'm about 7-8 miles inland and its fine.

And to touch on your winter storm prep (since I lived in NJ and now in FL)...when its cold out your food doesnt go bad lol. Put it outside.

Funny thing is we got grazed by Sandy in NJ and it got absolutely decimated. The prep and buildings here in FL are built for this. My house is concrete and bulletproof glass practically.

the only person richard is bullshitting his himself while he finger points at others.

when I told him he's fully unprepared for a flood from the levee system he surrounded by, his response to being prepared for a flood was:

but everyone else isn't as prepared as richard.


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exactly. Anyone who is prepared knows that those preparations have a shelf life. AND what the fuck is wrong with picking up supplies? To even think that because people are picking up supplies before a storm means none of them are prepared is ludicrous.

Ya got me :1orglaugh. Nothing wrong with re-upping on a few things here and there. Think of it this way...you have an entire state of people re-upping on a couple items and it decimates the selves. How much plywood does home depot really have on tap at all times, batteries, gas cans, etc.

op have you studied this? they don't take the same path in a row. it may be decades b4 it every goes the same place.

again, exactly.

his judging people's hurricane preparedness based on what he sees on tv is beyond retarded. Combined with revealing his own preparedness is absolute nonsense- raid the fridge and have a bbq, we don't live in an earthquake zone/i'm not aware we live in a levee flood zone either but I'm fully prepared.

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I also don't know how I stayed in NJ as long as I did. But now that I'm out you won't catch me back there! :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

I'm the same with living on the Gulf Coast. We survived several hurricanes growing up, you won't catch me back there either!

I'm not laughing at those caught in the path btw. just the fact that richard (who lives in the middle of a desert in shithole central california on top of a fault line) can't figure out why people live on the entire east coast.

100% get what you're saying. I wish harm on no one in the path but fact of the matter is everyone is pretty prepared and the entire east coast has been tracking this for about 7+ days now. Storm has also been decreased to a CAT 3 now.

When I was living and working in Florida I always kept a pretty stocked pantry of canned food and other non perishable items as well as water. I also kept a go bag in my car (I worked juvenile corrections at an outdoor camp so if a hurricane was coming, we'd have to evacuate 60 kids and not have time to run home).

What I found is a lot of locals kept a stock but would go to the store to top everything off. Hence the empty shelves.

Oh let's be fair, Rochard wasnt really wondering why people live along the entire east cost, but why they aren't better prepared.

I agree with him on this as someone from FL who has lived through countless hurricanes..

It always drives me crazy to see people buying everything under the sun when a storm is near. I can understand gas shortages because you really can't stock up on gas but food water shouldn't be a issue, yet every storm people run around like monkeys buying up everything in sight.

The other thing is plywood.. Its like ok, you've had your house in FL for 5 years and still haven't bought storm shutters?

Honestly, hurricanes dont really bug me that much. I'd much rather deal with hurricanes than fires, tornadoes, flash floods or earth quakes.

Hurricanes you know its coming a week away. You have plenty of time in most cases to get ready or get out.

In FL it's not a lot of risk of flooding. I mean sure certain areas will flood but it's not like houses under water flooding like you saw in New Orleans. Its usually just some streets and a bit of water inside some houses.

The wind doing damage is the biggest issues but FL building codes are pretty damn good as far as keeping roofs from getting ripped off. Also most older code buildings have survived hurricanes for years so if they are still standing today they will usually make it through any storm short of a Andrew direct hit.

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I hope you don't have to prove that theory, because it sure doesn't sound like it.

Obviously not.

why isn't everyone prepared for every eventuality? because we're human. why did puerto ricans live in puerto rico, you know, because of hurricanes? jtfc.


Judging people because they aren't as prepared as YOU think they should be for a hurricane up to and including why they even live there......well...

I easily have enough food and water to last the three of us a week.

You could have all the food in the world. If you dont have a generator what good is it?

Other than AC, what do I need a generator for? I don't need it to cook, don't need it to see.

That comment makes me think you have never been through any kind of natural disaster. There is more to life than food and water.

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Uhh for your fridge to properly work if your power goes out? What good is 2 weeks worth of food if you cant keep it cold.

Also youd need one helluva generator to run your home AC on.

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the guy doesn't even know he lives in an earthquake zone with levee flooding issues and his plan is to raid the fridge before the food spoils. he'll never understand a generator.

I'll say it again: Motherfucking carbon filter and freeze-dried food!

If you do not currently own a carbon filter, go out and buy one! The good expedition models cost 4-figures, but they're worth it!

Also: When the apocalypse happens, boater trash will rule the world! And we'll also have clean drinking water!

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Don't be a pussy

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The fridge is the first thing to go. If your power is going be out for long than 12 hours you eat what you can and the rest goes to waste. I learned that during my first earthquake when the power went out for three days.

We can live without power.

Well if its the first thing to go for you perhaps you're not prepared enough.

8kW generator for me and ill keep my creature comforts. Enjoy your canned beans and complaining about empty shelves :1orglaugh

I am just south of Myrtle Beach. Publix closed at 2pm today. There was plenty of water and food left. All the domestic beer was gone though.

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at the very least I'd go to the store to stock up on more beer to put in the fridge running on a generator. why wouldn't I?

you learned to eat all the food in the fridge the first day? Why wouldn't you have learned how to extend that food instead of gorging it down in a day of an emergency?

classic.

Good thing hes got enough food for a week! Sandy had us out for 2 with no power. Good luck FINDING food at that point. :1orglaugh

I am a Marine. We loved canned beans.

that's why an ultra quiet generator is so important. the riff raff won't hear it and come leeching food and water and batteries and charges and matches and toilet paper and on and on

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I keep mine in the garage. Has a built in exhaust port for the generator so I can keep it on while the hurricane happens :)

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Did they have any imported beer, Doritos and Hostess products left?

Yes a lot of imported beer left. Looks like Corona was the favorite backup. Yes chip aisle and pop tarts/hostess was full. Was kind of surprised seeing people buying a lot of perishable foods.

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Yeah, same here. That guy doesn't understand a fucking thing.

Weekend news said we were in the direct path. Today they said just some rain and wind. I’ve lived through three hurricanes, one when I was at my folk’s house on Martha’s Vineyard. We came back becuse school started the next day. I still remember being locked in downstairs with my dog while parents were strapped in on the flying bridge. Ten foot waves against a fifty-foot boat. I grabbed my dog and laid on the couch, shaking and crying. Could have been worse but we were in someone’s wake. We’d have left earlier but it turned east and no warning but “ get out” from an island cop.

You can stock up if you have the space. We had no power for a week during one storm. Before computers, tv was entertaining or radio. No power? Nothing to do. No ice, warm soda, coffee but no milk.

Generator at home as dad was on oxygen and c-pap machine. I was in New Hampshire and invited my parents but they wanted to stay. Mom hated the generator due to the gas.

It’s easy to say “stock up” but there are things you can’t live without and buying more may be too costly. Some people may have no money for a motel or no vehicle to leave in. Or no money for water though one gallon a week from November to August won’t kill anyone. Landlords in rentals may be absent and tenants may be elderly and can’t put up plywood.

I’m not sure if this weakening hurricane will land here. Mom is home, recovering from major surgery, and physically can’t go down stairs and needs medication to live right now. I’m useless to help and am half-a-mile closer to a beach than she is. I’d be safer there but can’t get in. My fingers are crossed that it bypasses me and is just a small storm.

If it hits us on Yom Kippur, oy vey!