Panic In The Grocery Store
By Susan
@HazySue (39268)
Gouverneur, New York
September 7, 2017 11:51am CST
There is panic occurring in the grocery stores. There are some people running around the different stores trying to find such items as milk, bread, and, oh my goodness, water.
There are no bottles of water to be found anywhere. All the stores have big signs on their doors letting you know they have no water. My thoughts are, if you can't find water to buy why can't you fill pots and other containers with water from your faucet?
If the shelves are empty now I wonder how they will be when it's closer to the time when it hits Florida, if God forbid, it does hit us.
I am hoping everyone makes it through this safe and sound.
Image Credit: Pixabay
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39 responses
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
7 Sep 17
People have been brainwashed to think that bottled water is best and tap water tastes awful and has all kinds of contaminants in it. That's the way bottled water has been marketed so that's what the marketing audience believes. My nephew near Tampa has filled both tubs and every vessel in his house with tap water. He also keeps a week's worth of bottled water at all times for his family and canned food, powdered milk, etc. Everyone that lives in a place with severe weather should store at least that much if not more. Even if they never have severe weather, people should be prepared for anything.
I always found it funny that people are always encouraged to stock up on milk, bread, and eggs when bad weather is coming. What, they expect us to eat French Toast for the duration of the emergency? I was raised in the Midwest and they always said that during blizzard or tornado season! 
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
7 Sep 17
Your nephew is on top of it @dragon54u ; good for him, he's smart. Why these ding-a-lings wait until the last second is beyond me.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
7 Sep 17
@dragon54u I have a couple of loaves of bread and sandwich makings. I also have a grill that we can use to heat soup so I think we are all set.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
7 Sep 17
I've questioned so much of the panic I'm seeing on TV. Three days food and water? Really? Don't you normally have that? I always keep a case of bottled water and enough canned goods to feed us for a week. I don't wait for an emergency.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
8 Sep 17
We do have more than three days of food and water. I think part of the panic is the idea of losing electricity. The food will spoil, you can't cook and the water pump works on electricity. My belief is you should always have extra water because you never know how long you could be without. The last time a big hurricane hit us in our area we did not have electricity for over a week.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
8 Sep 17
@HazySue My daughter's family bought a generator, for when their power went out.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
8 Sep 17
@kobesbuddy it's a good idea to generator in times of need.
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@rebelann (112959)
• El Paso, Texas
8 Sep 17
There are more people that are concerned about the animals this time than ever before @HazySue it's heartwarming to see how many people have volunteered to rescue not just people but also animals.
I would be terrified to live in that region, this has taught me to appreciate my dry little desert, but hopefully not too dry.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
7 Sep 17
If I lived in FL I would have left long ago, as soon as I knew how big that freaken hurricane was! I have a big water supply in the back yard and if push came to shove I could drink pool water.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
7 Sep 17
@HazySue From the latest it look like that hurricane might cover the entire state.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
7 Sep 17
@AbbyGreenhill I certainly hope not.
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@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
8 Sep 17
oh, you're prepared for the hurricane Ima? When will Ima come? Did she already come?
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@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
9 Sep 17
@HazySue oh, that's really a troublesome, Irma. Please stay safe.
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@patgalca (18390)
• Orangeville, Ontario
7 Sep 17
My concern about all this is if these people are hit hard by the storm, all those things people are storing may also be destroyed and be of no use to them. Yes, I get that stocking up is a safety measure, but I look at the other side of the coin. Not wishing bad on anyone but not sure if anyone has thought about this possibility. Not only that, those that may lose everything will have help when it comes to the aftermath.
Hoping that the Lord steps in and turns the storms back out to sea.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Sep 17
Some people are just too good to drink out of the faucet. Hope all are safe too.
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
7 Sep 17
I know alot of people who won't drink tap water.
Hope you don't get hit.
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
7 Sep 17
@HazySue well, we always have water no matter what and other drinks. But some still wont drink tap even if they cant get bottles or jugged.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
8 Sep 17
I hope the same for the people out there.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
7 Sep 17
Yes that would be good. .. hope they aree safe.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
7 Sep 17
That's why I always keep jugs from gallons of milk and quarts from soda bottles filled with water @HazySue because you just never know.
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