Storm Crazy

[Toro]

Do people in your area lose their minds when a snow storm is predicted. They do here in Massachusetts. Saturday morning is my normal food shopping day.

After busting out of a tourney, I head for the Super Stop & Shop near my house and it's a zoo which is not normal for this time of day but is normal after a storm forecast.

It was so bad I had to wait for someone to leave to get a carriage. Then wtf is up with all the hording of bread and milk. It's not armageddon people, just a little snow storm. We're not going to be holed up for weeks for cryin out loud.

Amazing behavior!

[Homer]

People are weird. I went to get a shovel this morning and I saw this little old lady with like 25 bags of salt. I also found it amusing how people were picking up and testing the three different kinds of shovels they had (which were pretty much identical -- it's just a friggin shovel), going back and forth like it was some huge decision.

[IndieMatty]

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It's not armageddon people

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Well the Red Sox did win the World Series...so don't speak so fast.

[TheJunkyardGod]

People tend to panic easily. I used to work at the supermarket when I was younger and whenever there was a big storm people would run in and grab everything they can.

I think they all expect 5x the amount of snow the forcast predicts, along with loss of power and heat.


I also remember the mad dash for supplies right after 9/11...("OMG WE'RE GETTING ATTACKED!! I NEED 2 POUNDS OF TURKEY!!!!")

[Toro]

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It's not armageddon people

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Well the Red Sox did win the World Series...so don't speak so fast.

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Don't talk to me. If your Jets win last week like they're supposed to, we're playin for the AFC championship at the Razor tomorrow.

[istewart]

We're right in the middle of it now, Philly. And I have to get food. [censored].

[woodguy]

Not so much up here. (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Everything is snow covered from December to April so more snow or less doesn't really matter a whole lot.

Regards,
Woodguy

[tyfromm]

I still have 170 gallons of water for Y2K..

Good thing I saved it, I might need it for this storm. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[IndieMatty]

"and they never discussed sports again.."

[mmbt0ne]

At least people do it up there when there's actually a snowstorm. Down here people go apesh[/b]it if there are flurries in the forecast. They actually closed school once because they THOUGHT there would be a whopping 3 inches of snow overnight.

[Mike Gallo]

If your Jets win last week like they're supposed to,

Why must people still rub it in.

[MHarris]

I was going to hit the grocery store yesterday, but thought better of it considering the situation. Instead, I waited until midnight and the store was STILL packed and damn near empty. You'd think we were going to be buried for weeks.

[rusellmj]

Check this. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=ratto_ray&id=1972021)
Russ