Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 380
Sorry
4/12/2022 at 1:06 AM
But I see a lot of panicking as opposed to preparing from what I witnessed in the stores today. I can see picking up a few essentials if you are snow stayed for a day or two but half the town rushing out to buy a week or two worth of groceries was reminiscent of the beginning of Covid panic buying.
I am keeping this storm in perspective. At worst, if we are in the middle of the blizzard for three days, some people will have snow days off of work/school and life will return to normal by the weekend.
Realistically, we will be on the edge of the storm, receive around six inches of snow (much of that will not even accumulate given the mild temperatures and some will blow off into drifts given the wind). People who live out of town will likely not make it in (as with every other storm this past winter of which there were many and hopefully managers foresee this in grocery stores, gas stations, etc. and ensure staffing levels are met in advance). The snow will be gone by the end of the weekend and life will continue.
We've just gotten through a very snowy, windy, cold winter full of blizzards and have only been driving on pavement for the last few weeks. I'm sure with a little common sense and perspective we'll weather this storm just fine. The worst thing are those running around fear-mongering with their worst case scenarios which is inciting the panic.