I'm a weather pepper, so I totally get what you are saying.
I've noticed younger adults are not weather aware.
2.Maybe because its never happened like this, they made the assumption it was overhyped and blew it off if they did hear it was coming.
Maybe waiting on payday, and that came too late.
Or expected someone else to bail them out once it happened.
I'm from Texas. Have family and friends there. Those in my age bracket were ready. The young parents were not. But just like Texas always does, people who prepped are not only cooking extra food on their Coleman, but delivering in case any stranger in need doesn't want to get out. No bigger hearts than in Texas. I miss living there if only for the people and great food.
We prep atleast once a year for hurricane weather so we are pretty use to preparing for days without electricity. But this was another beast. Freezing temps are no laughing matter when you can't make a fire or get warm. That should be your main priority for your family.
The level of stupidity even in my own age group (30s) is astounding. A good friend of mine was on Facebook trying to figure out why Walmart had canceled her grocery order yesterday. Yesterday in our area was being hit by freezing rain. Day before we saw 5 inches of snow. And she was baffled that she couldn't get her groceries. This is an area that never sees this type of weather. We don't have salt trucks or snow plows. Do people live in a make believe world and just don't use their sense? The roads are not drivable and she thinks her groceries should be ready to pick up? Unbelievable.
I lived in south Texas for 25 years and most don't have fireplaces for alternate heat? Why would you spend money on a fireplace when you would just have to run your ac at the same time to use it in most cases? My kids are in your age group, and they really don't pay attention. I don't know if it's bc they know I am and will warn them, or I will have all the preps so they don't worry about it, or I just did such a fine damn job being a helicopter mom, taking care of their every little need growing up that my failures as a parent glare me in the face now.
Kinda regretting our gas fireplace currently. Moving forward we will probably convert it. We definitely learned alot from this experience and we didn't even have it THAT bad.
My parents and my husbands parents are much like you. We do rely on them for back up but still make preps because we don't want to be a burde. Thank God for them when we do need them.
I'm a weather pepper, so I totally get what you are saying.
I'm from Texas. Have family and friends there. Those in my age bracket were ready. The young parents were not. But just like Texas always does, people who prepped are not only cooking extra food on their Coleman, but delivering in case any stranger in need doesn't want to get out. No bigger hearts than in Texas. I miss living there if only for the people and great food.
We prep atleast once a year for hurricane weather so we are pretty use to preparing for days without electricity. But this was another beast. Freezing temps are no laughing matter when you can't make a fire or get warm. That should be your main priority for your family.
The level of stupidity even in my own age group (30s) is astounding. A good friend of mine was on Facebook trying to figure out why Walmart had canceled her grocery order yesterday. Yesterday in our area was being hit by freezing rain. Day before we saw 5 inches of snow. And she was baffled that she couldn't get her groceries. This is an area that never sees this type of weather. We don't have salt trucks or snow plows. Do people live in a make believe world and just don't use their sense? The roads are not drivable and she thinks her groceries should be ready to pick up? Unbelievable.
I lived in south Texas for 25 years and most don't have fireplaces for alternate heat? Why would you spend money on a fireplace when you would just have to run your ac at the same time to use it in most cases? My kids are in your age group, and they really don't pay attention. I don't know if it's bc they know I am and will warn them, or I will have all the preps so they don't worry about it, or I just did such a fine damn job being a helicopter mom, taking care of their every little need growing up that my failures as a parent glare me in the face now.
Kinda regretting our gas fireplace currently. Moving forward we will probably convert it. We definitely learned alot from this experience and we didn't even have it THAT bad.
My parents and my husbands parents are much like you. We do rely on them for back up but still make preps because we don't want to be a burde. Thank God for them when we do need them.