[BigSkyFreeper]

Great point about needing medical attention and being on your own because that is EXACTLY how it is. Same goes for foodstuffs also!

Yep. For instance, I've always got on hand 2 gallons of milk and several loaves of bread in the freezer this time of year.

[BlueStateDepression]

Grandma taught me the value of a stocked freezer and canned veges and sauces for such occasions.

I wonder what situation would have developed in NOLA had people actually had stocked up preparing for the storm they were told was coming?

If someone says it was the end of the month in response to that question i swear I will blow chunks!

[conservatrice]

Yep. For instance, I've always got on hand 2 gallons of milk and several loaves of bread in the freezer this time of year.

That's great if your power doesn't go out and your house isn't flooded with toxic water.

FTR, I'm not from a hurricane state. I'm from NY. But I went down to Biloxi to help people fix their homes. Nobody was whining.