As some unknown FReeper pointed out once a while back, this is the FIRST generation who considered preparing for whatever (like winter) out of the ordinary.
Our ancestors lives depended on them preparing for survival on a daily basis. THEY didn’t have the depend on someone else mentality that we have today. This culture is so spoiled rotten with its instant gratification mentality, that people presume that stores will ALWAYS have supplies and that supply lines with ALWAYS be open to replenish the shelves.
What myopic thinking.
Myopic? I think you need to re-examine the nature of the destruction on the east coast and what caused it: massive flooding. So how do you prepare for that considering all your "prepper supplies" are likely in your basement which is now flooded and your firearms carefully and cleverly buried in your flooded backyard?
And if you DO have to evacuate, you're going to have to leave behind your year of survival food and stuff since your car, van, or truck can only hold so much of that stuff.............
"Prepping" is only good for an end of the world scenario which is unlikely to happen in yours or my lifetime.
Hey I said that!!!!
I didn’t invent it though, read it on a survival website a long time ago.