What is wrong with people? (hurricane-related)

tech · #1 09-23-2005, 02:15 PM

I live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The latest forecasts suggest that we might not get ANY rain or high winds at all. The worst case for us according to reports now would be several inches of rain and 30-40 mph winds, neither of which is unusual for this area. Yet, my wife and I drove to get something for lunch today, and about half of the gas stations had no gas. The ones with gas had long lines. People are ravaging grocery stores like there is going to be no food or water for a month.

Meanwhile, my family lives in East Texas about 150 miles from the coast, right in the path of the hurricane as it comes inland. Obviously they are trying to prepare for the hurricane. But to make a difficult situation worse ... PEOPLE ARE ALREADY LOOTING. They are robbing banks, stores, and such. WTF??????

4_2_it · #2 09-23-2005, 02:18 PM

Just make sure you have plenty of ammo [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

tdarko · #3 09-23-2005, 02:21 PM

i am from dallas too and yesterday i went to the grocery store to get a birthday card and realized nothing was in the store like we were getting ready for the end of the world or something?

i don't know wtf is wrong with people either? i guess they are getting ready for the rain we are going to get this weekend [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Danenania · #4 09-23-2005, 02:23 PM

Just overcompensation I guess. Not very rational but it's hard to blame people who have been seeing images of Katrina's devastation on TV for the last three weeks.

Broken Glass Can · #5 09-23-2005, 02:31 PM

I blame Bush

Aytumious · #6 09-23-2005, 03:52 PM

Life must appear so simple through the eyes of a moron.

#7 09-23-2005, 03:57 PM

wait, are you sure they're looting? they're not "finding"?

Broken Glass Can · #8 09-23-2005, 04:20 PM

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Life appears so simple through the eyes of a moron.

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I'll take your word for it.

stabn · #9 09-23-2005, 04:21 PM

Looting during a hurricane is a lot more work. It's best to just get it out of the way before hand.

2planka · #10 09-23-2005, 04:24 PM

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Looting during a hurricane is a lot more work. It's best to just get it out of the way before hand.

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Yes. I always try to get my looting in beforehand as well, but never before lunchtime. I find the looting to be best on a full stomach. I mean, who wants to loot when you're jonesin' for taco bell?