A few observations. Miami has had “mandatory” evacuations for some time now, but yesterday they announced curfews. Curfews for who?. Preparing “frenzies” can be funny. Like charity most of the time, people who don’t have a lot usually try to do a lot People using online purchases at the last minute to “prep” seems odd at best.
Even with Irma knocking at our door, we here in Miami are NOT FREAKING OUT AT ALL! Here’s how I know a hurricane is coming: We have lentils. Read more here
WTHR reports that several residents of Fairhope, Alabama, pitched a tent at the Alabama Welcome Center on Interstate 10 and cooked hot dogs for those on the road. “It ain’t in their budget for what they’re having to do right now. These restaurants are gonna be packed. Just seemed like the thing to do,” Robert Clark, who started the idea with his wife, told WPMI. Read more here
‘They failed us in the worst and most-needed moment’: Floridians say Amazon didn’t deliver key supplies before Irma. Read More here.