I agree with you. Everyone does have months to plan for each hurricane season. Why people don’t have several weeks of canned goods to hold them I can’t fathom. When my husband was failing with Alzheimers, I accumulated about a 3 month supply of canned meats, vegies, fruit, and some evaporated milk, because I figured there would be a time when I could only rarely go out to shop because he would no longer be able to walk to the store. My daughter-in-law in Miami grew up in Puerto Rico. Every spring she buys about 6 crates of bottled water. The Mormons tell their people to have a one year supply of food on hand for emergencies, including such things as unemployment.
It is ridiculous that the state and FEMA go through the foolish dance you describe when they have had so much time to coordinate and put supplies in place.
There is also a possibility somebody is going to end up being a meal for a hungry tiger.
It is ridiculous that the state and FEMA go through the foolish dance you describe when they have had so much time to coordinate and put supplies in place.
The other big dance is thousands of dramatic airlift and boat rescues--for the survivors. I suppose it would be a great story to tell your grandchildren if you survive the storm...at great risk to first responders and great cost to the rest of us.