Reply #37: not true in katrina, most of that stuff we had "prepared" was destroyed [View All]

that's what a disaster that covers 90,000 square miles means in practice

most of the money you spend on hoarding will be lost when it's damaged by such things as the cedar fire or hurricane katrina

you are recommended to have 72 hours of food that you can travel with, because if you evacuate, guess what, those 50 pound bags of rice ain't going with you, you're going to need that space in your car for your kids, your pets, a change of clothes, important paperwork, photographs, jewelry, small things of value -- the sad reality of food and especially water is that they are heavy and take up a great deal of space

people who think you're "covered" because you took time to be prepared and followed all the rules haven't been in a natural disaster

natural disasters don't follow the rules, you can do everything right and still have a problem

you're not god and pretending that you are and that you can be an omnipotent person who can plan and prepare for everything is 1) just kidding yourself and 2) making yourself appear to be an asshat