Well, we survived hurricane Ike down here, which is a good thing. Another good thing it did, was illustrate how dumb and panicky and unorganized some people are.
The hurricane was coming for days. Now, most people, you’d think, would do the smart thing and stock up on everything before it came, and then they’d be set for the time after is passed until things returned to normal, and yes, lots of people did this.
However, lots of people did not.
After it passed, and there was no power anywhere, and traffic signals, etc were all down, apparently then, and only then, people realized “Oh, crap, I don’t have any gas”, but unfortunately, all the stations had no power, and couldn’t pump any. This lead to HUUUUGE lines for gas at any open station, until it sold out (quickly).
I even heard of someone getting stabbed somewhere in the city over a spot-in-the-gas-line arguement.
Apparently, grocery stores with power were also getting completely slammed, and shelves were picked bare of all instantly edible foods.
Meanwhile, I was sitting in my living room, with enough candles to last me a few years, eating canned food, which I had enough of to last a few years, watching TV running on a generator, for which I had 50 gallons of gas stored prior to the hurricane.
Seriously though people, my point is: Pre-planning is key, for ANYTHING. Do it NOW, before it’s too late. If you’re waiting in line for gas on Z-day, guess what. You’re zombie food.
