The hype about this “Bomb Cyclone Winter Storm Elliot” has been EVERYWHERE.. it’s all anyone has talked about for at LEAST a week. Now that it has arrived.. a great big NOTHING very little snow and temps below zero.. WHOOPIEEEE! big effing deal It was nothing more than another run on supplies in stores, local mom n pop shops closing up and Gov Evers come out with this. .. an “energy emergency”. Such BS
https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/gov-evers-signs-executive-order-declaring-an-energy-emergency
Real issue is this. With 50 plus mph gusts. How many people end up without power for the next 3 days and how many die. Sure, none of us will die but not everyone is prepared like us. Its not the snowfall amount for most its the wind and frigid temps. No power company is sending out a bucket truck in 50mph winds. Not happening. If you lose power be prepared to go without for a day or two
That's exactly what I think. The unusually cold temperatures they're predicting could kill a lot of people who are unprepared or alone or don't know what to do. It could be a catastrophe in that respect. This blast of Siberian cold could be a potential disaster even if the snow is minimal.
In all my years I've noticed that a generous percentage of people are adaptable and can overcome some incredible adversity. A small percentage are unable to do so for many reasons. Some never had a chance, some due to circumstance.
Calling something mundane a "Polar Vortex" is at least in part an honest attempt to jolt the minority up to prepare and buy some wood or a jacket.
At least a small part.