I hate sales tax holidays. Sure I like saving money, but they are nightmares for the retailers figuring out what is taxed this week. And they reek of social engineering with the government pushing you into what to buy. Instead just reduce the tax by 0.1% (or whatever) for everything for the full year.
I noticed a week or two age that the National Weather Service and Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Michael to a category 5. They did this after studying records and issued an 81 page report.
I was out of power for two days but many areas were out for months. I don’t know how they did it. I had enough battery back up and etc. to get by fine on TV, Radio and internet. Still it was strange at night to lie in bed in absolutely totally black darkness. Flashlight beside the bed and plenty of lithium powered rechargeable lanterns for when I needed light.
I did lose a lot of food.
Michael was one of the 3 most powerful hurricanes to hit the mainland, yet we have received no Federal aid at all other than FEMA.
For those who are unfamiliar, Texas has no state income tax and does not tax most food items.