Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Funny, I'm a the libbiest of libs and had those things stocked prior to the storm
I called my uncle who lives downtown Manhattan on Gold Street near Fulton. He's doing fine. He says he bought groceries to last 5 - 6 days just prior to the storm.
In my part of Philly - University City - it was just a rain storm, no trees down, no damage, no power outages ... nothing. In fact, during the height of the storm "Sandy" (hurricane? Ha!) I was on patrol duty and I had to tell the students on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to get inside out of the rain and quit partying outside.
I called my uncle who lives downtown Manhattan on Gold Street near Fulton. He's doing fine. He says he bought groceries to last 5 - 6 days just prior to the storm.
In my part of Philly - University City - it was just a rain storm, no trees down, no damage, no power outages ... nothing. In fact, during the height of the storm "Sandy" (hurricane? Ha!) I was on patrol duty and I had to tell the students on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to get inside out of the rain and quit partying outside.
The damage is very bad here in NJ but these people downtown can easily walk uptown (or take a bus) where there are services and shelter. They're not trapped. So I don't quite understand this desperation of theirs.
Location: planet octupulous is nearing earths atmosphere
13,621 posts, read 12,745,540 times
Reputation: 20050
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wapasha
If you live in an apartment, where are you supposed to store gas cans? BTW, did you see those 80 homes get destroyed by that fire? What if everyone stored 20 gallons of gasoline?
The damage is very bad here in NJ but these people downtown can easily walk uptown (or take a bus) where there are services and shelter. They're not trapped. So I don't quite understand this desperation of theirs.
Well then you missed the entire point of my diatribe.
It's foreign to most people who live in the city to do anything that they're not used to doing even if it means walking a few blocks so that they don't have to freak out.
It's exactly what happens when you feed and house an animal its entire life and then all the sudden it's let out into the wild.
Nine out of 10 times that animal can't survive on its own because it never learned how...
Take note that I never once spoke about absolutes.
Ummm... The government in CA is continuously reminding people to be prepared for an earthquake. They have a preparedness month and hold drills year-round. People are told to keep grab and go bags (and walking shoes) in their car and to store food, water and supplies at home. (A large trash barrel is recommended for storage. It can be stored in a closet.) Maybe NY and NJ needed to take a page from CA's playbook?
BTW - There are crank radios as well as crank (and solar) lights. Pretty much everything you would need to survive on your own and without outside power is available on the internet. There's even these odd things called manual can openers.
Might be you are right...... But what would i know? I aint nuthin but a old long hair country hick that would be always telling people who laff at me to be ready for this sort of thing long before you know it's coming..
Well then you missed the entire point of my diatribe.
It's foreign to most people who live in the city to do anything that they're not used to doing even if it means walking a few blocks so that they don't have to freak out.
It's exactly what happens when you feed and house an animal its entire life and then all the sudden it's let out into the wild.
Nine out of 10 times that animal can't survive on its own because it never learned how...
Take note that I never once spoke about absolutes.
No, most people in the city are not the people in these articles. Most people have food to last a few more days, and most people head uptown to get what they need.
The people in these articles are a small section of the "no power zone".
The damage is very bad here in NJ but these people downtown can easily walk uptown (or take a bus) where there are services and shelter. They're not trapped. So I don't quite understand this desperation of theirs.
I really like my eye in the sky thing with you...... You probably know i am no lefty, but that's ok.. i wish you could get up a map as i don't know these areas..
Might be you are right...... But what would i know? I aint nuthin but a old long hair country hick that would be always telling people who laff at me to be ready for this sort of thing long before you know it's coming..
Actually the long haired country hicks are the ones I want around when these sorts of things happen. Y'all tend to be more knowledgeable than the city folk.
Though something tells me the spirit we saw after 9/11 will come out and the folks in NY and Jersey will prove to be a tough lot.
As far as them not being prepared, I think a lot of them didn't think it was going to be that bad. I saw a clip on the local news of a lady packing up her kids to leave. But while watching the nyc webcams that afternoon/night you could clearly see people walking around like nothing was happening.
I somewhat agree with you but I also feel terrible sorrow for them. They've lost everything. Even if they had stocked up on food and gas, it would likely be gone. Not everybody can leave town.
No, these are people living in the city, in apartments that lost electricity and I think water.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
