10-04-2017, 05:53 AM
aggressively push an agenda of self-reliance for for your residents
Think about what happens when a hurricane warning in Hawaii is issued: shelves of water, rice, bread, flashlights, batteries, etc. empty out, all the essentials such as 4x8 sheets of plywood and screws at Home Depot sell out.
The only reason the impact of Iselle was limited, was that we could drive to Hilo within a day or two for supplies, and since the people in Hilo were unaffected by the storm we didn't have to compete with them for limited resources. Otherwise, by the time we in Puna arrived in Hilo, residents there would have already snapped up the essentials and emptied the tanks at the gas stations, leaving some Puna residents unable to buy even $5 worth of gas needed for the drive home.
Remember, after Iselle we couldn't even buy a bag of ice to keep food already in our refrigerators cold. Does that sound like we're any better prepared for a Maria size event than people in Puerto Rico?
The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?
Think about what happens when a hurricane warning in Hawaii is issued: shelves of water, rice, bread, flashlights, batteries, etc. empty out, all the essentials such as 4x8 sheets of plywood and screws at Home Depot sell out.
The only reason the impact of Iselle was limited, was that we could drive to Hilo within a day or two for supplies, and since the people in Hilo were unaffected by the storm we didn't have to compete with them for limited resources. Otherwise, by the time we in Puna arrived in Hilo, residents there would have already snapped up the essentials and emptied the tanks at the gas stations, leaving some Puna residents unable to buy even $5 worth of gas needed for the drive home.
Remember, after Iselle we couldn't even buy a bag of ice to keep food already in our refrigerators cold. Does that sound like we're any better prepared for a Maria size event than people in Puerto Rico?
The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves