08-31-2015, 01:04 PM
"emphasis mine to maximize the fear monger factor by instilling terror and promoting hysteria. "
There is nothing wrong with being prepared. After Iselle we were loaning out water containers and fed two families who did not take minor tropical storms like Iselle seriously.
One of the most serious mistakes people make is failing to plan ahead. And ahead. The Japanese had prepared for a strong earthquake, and they had prepared for a strong tsunami. They did not however plan for a seismic activity of that magnitude, nor had they planned for it to cause numerous reactor meltdowns. In Louisiana they were not well prepared for the hurricane, the storm surge, the levies breaking, or that people wouldn't evacuate to shelters that don't allow pets. They say that disasters come in 3's. Of course that's a wives tale but very recent history shows it happens all the time.
Yes we keep dodging "the big one". Be it earthquake, tsunami, lava flows, hurricane, or massive wildfires. Only a fool prepares for none of them, a reasonable person plans for at least one major event, a prepared person plans for two, and a survivor plans for all of them.
I'd rather be one of the people feeding the unprepared than one of the people looking for somebody who can help feed their children. But that's just my hysteria talking again.
There is nothing wrong with being prepared. After Iselle we were loaning out water containers and fed two families who did not take minor tropical storms like Iselle seriously.
One of the most serious mistakes people make is failing to plan ahead. And ahead. The Japanese had prepared for a strong earthquake, and they had prepared for a strong tsunami. They did not however plan for a seismic activity of that magnitude, nor had they planned for it to cause numerous reactor meltdowns. In Louisiana they were not well prepared for the hurricane, the storm surge, the levies breaking, or that people wouldn't evacuate to shelters that don't allow pets. They say that disasters come in 3's. Of course that's a wives tale but very recent history shows it happens all the time.
Yes we keep dodging "the big one". Be it earthquake, tsunami, lava flows, hurricane, or massive wildfires. Only a fool prepares for none of them, a reasonable person plans for at least one major event, a prepared person plans for two, and a survivor plans for all of them.
I'd rather be one of the people feeding the unprepared than one of the people looking for somebody who can help feed their children. But that's just my hysteria talking again.