I recall when Hurricane Sandy (think that is the name), went through up there and high rises in New York City had no power. An elderly lady living on the 20th floor had no water so had to walk down 20 flights of stairs to get water. I had plenty of stored water and wished I had been there to walk up those flights and give her plenty of water.
I'm sorry this is happening to these people.
Blue States voted in Obama and DeBlassio. That is the reason for the lack of concern for them.
You hit on the subject that always gets my blood boiling...the lack of communication to older people during these storms is an outrage. The media always tell people to fire up their generators if you lose power. WTF? People in apartments and condos don't have generators...they go without heat until the power boys get the power back on line.
Then they tell people that if they have lost power that 'warming centers' or temporary shelters have been set up in their area. For a list of those shelters; people are told to log onto the station/paper website. Hello? They don't have ANY power. I called the major television station here in Red Hampshire during our last power outage to point this out and was told 'well, duh...you can access our website on your mobile device'.
Do they have ANY idea how many people (especially elderly) don't carry a mobile device? In fact, I doubt many elderly even know what a mobile device is...
If you're stuck with a radio, good luck. They rarely, if ever will interrupt their syndicated programming to provide people with LIVE updates...not our here in the rural areas.
I'll probably make a few phone calls tomorrow to see if I can rock some boats before it is too late.
You are sweet, Marcella. Thank you for that heartfelt post.
I’m happy that my 90 year old mom is now in a fabulous nursing home where, undoubtedly, there will be generators if we lose power. My husband and I - if this storm comes off - will survive on our gas heaters and fireplace!
Finally a post that gets it. Thank you.