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jcolinr t1_j2dm5wd wrote

Reply to comment by crbmtb in Officials in Buffalo, New York, face questions about storm planning and response as harrowing accounts emerge of death and survival by Lazy-Lawfulness-6466

I have no idea why this isn’t being mentioned, but once the power goes out in freezing weather, staying where you are can be a death sentence. If you don’t have a generator or wood stove, staying where you are for several days is not an option.

Also, I’m sure that some were underprepared and others made dumb decisions like not closing offices. But the lack of sympathy and “told ya so” comments in this thread is disturbing. Some people went out looking for medicine and necessary medical treatment. Others went out to try to help elderly or physically handicapped people. This whole “why didn’t everyone just stay home” logic is very short sighted

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ABillsMafiateacher t1_j2ef2zq wrote

Setting up a living room blanket tent and filling large bottles with hot boiled water to send up heat can really help in such situations. Or going into a bathroom and turning on the hot water to max to generate steam. I know someone who made a blanket tent with hot boiled water and spent a couple days in there in a sleeping bag

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beeraholikchik t1_j2evmln wrote

Assuming they had gas stoves and water heaters that weren't affected by the storm. RIP to anyone who only have electric appliances.

There are a lot of plans that are great if you have the ability, but even those require the weather to work with you to some degree.

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crbmtb t1_j2douk5 wrote

Apologies if my post seems like an “I told you so” because that is not what I’m saying. And I agree with and know that most people are living paycheck to paycheck and have shitty bosses, etc. There is a lot to learn from this experience. Be prepared. Help others if you can. Let’s make 2023 a better year for all.

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beeraholikchik t1_j2etpip wrote

A lot of store/shift managers that make a dollar or two over the employees they supervise are still living paycheck to paycheck. They don't want to be at the store anymore than their employees do but if they had decided to close the store and cancel shifts they would've gotten their asses handed to them if the storm turned out not to be as terrible as it was. That's really what it comes down to, out of touch higher-ups that don't live in the area, or that don't have to leave their houses, thinking that it'll blow over like all the other storms that are forecasted to be catastrophic. You see it with hurricanes all the time which is part of why people don't evacuate.

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