Quote Originally Posted by Klunick View Post
My area is about to experience Snowmageddon this weekend. People are of course freaking out and running to the grocery store because they need 100 rolls of toilet paper and 18 gallon of milk. .. what I'm pissed about. Even in the worst case scenario, we will be home bound for maybe a day or two. Roads will get plowed and we will be able to freely move about again. There is no need for this panicking. Get the essentials and wait it out. Plus we've had more than enough warning about this snowstorm to be able to get what we needed before this week.
I know, isn't it absurd? We're only slated for 6" and people are acting like the next ice age is coming. And the things they're buying don't really seem related to the reality of the situation in the first place. That is, what to do about every essential thing that runs on electricity in your home (like the fridge, if you're suddenly buying 200 pounds of perishable food). To hell with toilet paper, we can't flush a toilet or run a sink, or even run our fireplace blower that would theoretically warm at least one room, if the power goes out.

I'm also noticing the rise of "weather experts" on youtube etc. Very Very serious young men, for the most part, with interesting charts and graphs, but taking weather-catastrophizing to a whole new level as they fight for clicks. Grave big eyes, "I don't want to alarm anyone ... " yes, you do.