[BlueStateDepression]

Is it unreasonable to think that people could have enough food and water for themselves and their families for three to five days?

Is that really such an unreasonable thing to contemplate?


FYI, when there is a couple feet of snow the likelihood of losing your electricity is quite high.

[conservatrice]

Is it unreasonable to think that people could have enough food and water for themselves and their families for three to five days?

Not unreasonable at all, and I agree that they should. However, even if these people DID stock up on food, their houses were flooded out with toxic water, so everything had to be thrown out. Don't forget that it was still summer, hot and humid, and their electricity was out. So even if the food had somehow miraculously survived the toxic flood, there was no way to cook it or refrigerate it. Also, when I was there in November, some people were JUST getting their electricity back.. after 2.5 months.