Posted on 10/26/2005 7:19:52 AM PDT by mlc9852
No power, no gas, no water--and for many, no help.
South Floridians began to comprehend the long-term affects of Hurricane Wilma on Tuesday, as it became increasingly clear that residents could spend the next few days, if not weeks, waiting in lines for basic supplies, coveting working showers and toilets, and in many cases, kicking themselves for underestimating the damage a Category 2 storm could bring.
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It wouldn't matter if they lived in mobile homes in hurricane-susceptable or tornado-susceptable places if they didn't expect other people to pay to replace them when they get blown or washed away. You can live on a jetty for all I care, just don't expect me to replace your house if it washes out to sea. And if you can't get insurance and can't affort to replace the house yourself, then you should know better than to live there.
Personally, I'm waiting for the people in Louisiana and Florida to offer to help people up north pay their heating bills this winter...
LOL. Well, I hope the kid and his mews made out okay :)
A suggestion for the Floridians who are finding life difficult. Move to the Midwest of the United States and enjoy our Tornado season where the Federal Government isn't required to "put ice on it".
during the 1994 earthquake here in So Cal i in no way expected the government to bring me water/food. we were without water/electricity for days. i don't recall hearing whining. honestly, this nation is becoming so infantilized by the left and their expectations of the nanny state.
NO! It comes down to people not being prepared. They knew well in advance that the storm was comming. They're complaining about long lines for water and ice, yet they had plenty of time to fill their freezers up with ice and stockpile drinking water beforehand.
There's no excuse for not having water and a few days of food on hand after all the storms that have cause problems there.
People want to complain about long gas lines. There's long gas lines for the same reason there were long gas lines when Carter capped gas prices.
Get rid of the price gouging laws on gasoline, and people will find a way to get gas to the stations. However, it costs a lot of money to move large quantities of gasoline into position after a major storm, and they can't pass those costs onto consumers.
There's no reason for them to move more tanker trucks into position to get gas there quickly. The profit isn't there to justify the expense.
The government should not step in and provide people with things they should have stockpiled on their own except for when the need is critical. The government has limited supplies, and the shouldn't have to give them to people who were too lazy to get what they needed themselves.
This isn't a failure of the government. It's the people becoming to reliant on the government to help themselves.
I'm sick of my tax dollars being spent to give lazy, stupid people bags of ice.
My parents live in Florida. My father is there recovering from open heart surgery. Their neighbors helped my mother put up the storm shutters. Members of their church showed up to clear away debris and take down the storm shutters.
My parents have plenty of food and water stored up. They also have a generator to keep the refridgerator running, and keep the cell phone charged. They have a decent stockpile of gas for the generator and they can siphon more from the car if they need it.
I agree we should demand accountability for our tax dollars. We should demand that people quit relying on FEMA to come in and give them stuff after a hurricane.
What about the poor? Well my parents happen to be white, but they beling to a relatively poor, predominantly black church. Those were the people who came to help because my father was off his feet recovering from surgery.
"But a son of a son, son of a son, son of a son of a sailor. Son of a gun, load the last ton One step ahead of the jailer I'm just a son of a son, son of a son, son of a son of a sailor The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains. I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer."
Is it just a coincidence that this happened in (among other places) Broward County?
FLA put in strict building codes after Hurricane Andrew. For some reason, they still allow mobile homes, which were totally demolished in some areas on Monday.
I suppose the loss of electrical power to 3.2 million customers is Jeb Bush's fault also? I wasn't aware that the electric companies were owned by the government. I also wasn't aware that they are responsible for fixing the power lines and substations. I thought that was Florida Power and Light's job.
My niece and her family live in Ft. Pierce and have had their electricity knocked out. They have a generator {and have enough gas for 7-10 days} which allows them the opportunity to keep their refrigator on. She said that she also has canned food and bottled water. They did have to put a plastic tarp over the part of the roof that was ripped off but other than that and some shrubs that were destroyed, little damage. Nothing like last year. She is very grateful about the minimal damage and nobody in her town died.
No, it all gets back to people not bothering to prepare themselves. This morning on Fox, people were whining that they had to wait in lines for water. It's only been two days since Wilma hit. These people couldn't fill some containers with water before the storm hit? They couldn't stock up on canned goods before the storm hit? They couldn't fill their cars up with gasoline before the storm hit? Why should it be up to the government? Must the government also hold their hands when they go take a leak?
Then, a short while later, another person they interviewed said that the Publix stores were open in most areas, and that they had food, water, and other supplies.
I guess it's just not the same unless Nanny Government gives it to you...
Training malcontents is a DNC specialty. Their base consists of people with complaints, and they go out of their way to exploit every opportunity to enhance it.
Love that line... (not) Not much respect there. Sheesh!
Same here! The last ice storm we had a couple of years ago, we were the last folks to get our electricity. It's because we're so isolated: stands to reason that they'd hook up densely populated areas first. We know that, and we prepare for it.
What's the matter with these people that they don't realize that they're living in a hurricane-prone area, and that "stuff" happens? I have no sympathy for the bunch of whiners I've seen today. I'm sure some people are genuinely hurting, but not the ones interviewed this morning.
OMG!!! Get a grip!! These idiots expect someone standing on their doorstep the minute that the winds are below TS levels.
Jeb had dozens and dozens of trucks ready to deliver food, ice and water as soon as it was declared safe for them to do so.
After a major weather event such as a hurricane, it still takes time to get help to people and make sure that it is safe for the rescuers.
I am sick to death of the whiners!!!! Stuff happens in life - DEAL WITH IT!!!!!
"They are gouging me--$1,600 for a $700 generator," complained Aventura resident Jorge Linkewer, who bought the device despite the price.
Some of my fellow Floridians disgust me. These quotes were taken ONE DAY after Wilma came through, and yet they are whining about no ice, no gas, etc.
And they second guy is just too funny. He has the cash to pay $1600 for a $700 generator so he must have been just to darn lazy to drive to the store and buy one before Wilma hit. Sorry, Bubba. You were playing the odds, and playing with your kid's lives, when you decided not to buy a generator beforehand.
And as far as heating oil up North; I believe there is already a program paid for with tax dollars that helps out.
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