...."And for all who are going to be impacted, I pray."
We are all going to be affected. Gas prices are only one thing that will be affected by the ruination caused by the storm and it's aftereffects. Everything that's shipped on the Mississippi will be affected. That means Walmart.
Yup, you and I are hanging out in the same area tonight. I've been all OVER that page!
My dad uses the weather bouys before going out on Lake Superior with his buddies in their 35 foot boat. They check 4 or 5 bouys and get an idea which way the wind is blowing, and plan accordingly. Their main concern is, however, where the fish are likely to be feeding heavily. The wind blows stuff off of ships crossing the Lake, and the fish come up and gobble the corn and wheat. Proven by cutting open their bellies and finding corn, not even wet yet, still dry and hard.
I support your views on the subject, except that "shacking up" is not what made him wrong. It is fundamentally wrong to starve her. It would also be fundamentally wrong to keep her alive against her will, if her will could be determined.