... but this is a disaster that dwarfs Katrina So what! This move is just another photo op for Zero and those millions of free gallons are like pissing into that wind! This is a desperation move, ONLY!
I am praying for all involved, but they are just Americans caught in a storm. Having been through hurricanes most of my life my first was Hazel in 1954, when we lived in Wilmington, NC), I know when to fold and get out of town. BUT, the people who CHOOSE TO live next to the sea get the sea, whenever it storms. Frequency of those storms may be lower up north, but it ain't the first, nor will it be the last! This just further illustrates that too many folk depend on others for help!
Do you think this would have happened in a Red state? This just further illustrates that too many folk depend on others for help!
If so, I have a bridge to sell!
As someone posted on another thread, this is the first hurricane to strike the NJ mainland since 1903 (the other storms have weakened by the time they get here, including Irene last year). Many of these people live here becasue that is where the jobs are; most aren’t living in seaside resorts. While your criticism of reliance is warranted, it is part of the human condition (worse in some than others); I don’t sympathize with those who ignored evacuation orders (though they had justified fears that their properties would be looted), but I believe the evacuation orders should have been more widespread.
Again, I’m not whining; we’re OK (even if we could use our gas without concern as to when we would fill up again, most places are still closed - the illusion of normalcy returning is just that - an illusion). I expect schools and many workplaces will still be closed come Monday (and Tuesday, and Wednesday, ...).