You assume on the part of some: (a) a sense of personal responsibility; (b) the ability and willingness to plan for contingencies; (c) a decent respect for one's self and for the rights and well-being of others.
Welcome to the "New Normal" in Obamaville.
Am I being too harsh? Look, I have empathy for those who are suffering in the mid-Atlantic. Some of them are friends and family - but because of their values, they quickly organized and are taking care of (and in some cases, living with) each other right now, not waiting for the government to act. I imagine many others have done the same.
We lose power several times a year. For that reason, my family and I store 1 1/2 gallon jugs of water for toilet flushing; 1 gallon jugs for hand-washing, and several pallets of bottled water for drinking. Millions of other Americans have similar plans, and they don't all live out in the country (like me), either. But it sure seems to help.
Indeed. We have an actual SHTF situation here ("F" referring to "Floor", apparently). Looks like the projections of half the population east of the Mississippi dying off within two months were overly optimistic.
Anyone who can't figure out basic hygiene quickly is going to be dead in weeks, not months.
“You assume on the part of some: (a) a sense of personal responsibility; (b) the ability and willingness to plan for contingencies; (c) a decent respect for one’s self and for the rights and well-being of others.”
I suppose they are thinking “What the heck. The only people this is going to bother is just as gross as I am. If it’s someone who’s not gross, then they deserve to smell it since I am envious of them.”