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watwatinjoemamasbutt t1_jdtvs7r wrote

Reply to comment by Little_Noodles in Alright fuck it, I’m gonna ask - if this water situation becomes a thing do I have to worry about using my bidet? by ringringmytacobell

Crazy how close a city of 2 million is to rioting

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Little_Noodles t1_jdtwt1z wrote

I mean, Philly’s always kinda looking for an excuse. We’re a tetchy bit of business.

But the way it’s unfolding in this case is very much one of those “dumbest timelines” bit of mess. On multiple fronts - there’s people going apeshit to buy more water than they’d realistically run through in 3 months, and I’ve also spent the afternoon explaining to others that boiling and Brita filters won’t fix it, and they still don’t care because any inconvenience now is worse than actual catastrophe later..

It’s genuinely wild how inconsistent we are, as a species, at evaluating risk and responding appropriately

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-Epitaph-11 t1_jdtzsv9 wrote

The pandemic toilet paper problem told me all I needed to know about the human race during a crisis — seeing 1 person take 11 cases of water is a fucking joke. These people make me sick.

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worsedadever t1_jdu17ak wrote

News reported people bought out Costco then were reselling the water in the parking lot.

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