My BIL’s daughter sent an email from the daycare - said they don’t have any money, no food, and the banks are closed. They are well away from any flooding - just no power.
My wife said “I can’t cry too much for them, they had a week’s notice to get ready for it”.
And my son said “And Dad is ready for the storm 80 years from now”.
But sadly, I imagine at least 10% of people are in similar circumstances without more than a day or two of food - so maybe 1 million people??
The Nat’l Guard better be armed. And what is bad is that regular folks like my BIL will be a drain on the system, when the help is direly needed where houses are gone, flooded, etc.
Outside Garden variety Solar Lights brought inside at night. Presto Lights.
Maybe they have some, or can purchase some soon. At least they would have lights.
“This is America, not a third world nation......
WRONG
Some people only have one home , no money for hotels, no family to stay with.
It makes preparing easier when your SOL. You just gotta rough it.
I can get on a plane and visit family
but I choose to rough it a bit to have my own place and happier for it.