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Originally Posted by DanaC
I don't see anybody suggesting that people should take no precautions and rely solely on government agencies to keep them safe. But sometimes an individual's efforts are not enough, in which case I don;t think it's unreasonable to expect government agencies to do their jobs. As indeed it appears they have been doing.
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Nobody is advising people to do nothing to be prepared for an emergency, but I can assure you, most people do NOT prepare for an emergency. ANY emergency.
Actually, the Mormons are pretty good about this. They have a church revelation that they should keep a year's supply of food, in case of emergency. As you might guess, they take it seriously, and slowly build up to it.
Talk to your neighbors and ask them "In case of an emergency where you lost power & cell phones, how would you hear the news?", "What is your plan to heat your home, if you lost all power in the Winter? etc.
They hem and haw, and have very few answers: "I'd heat my home (a 4 bedroom 2 story house), with candles."
"How many candles do you have?"
"Let's see - two!" (points to two skinny dining room table candles, good for about 4 hours)
"We expect people might be hurt, do you have any first aid supplies?"
"Sure" - shows you a band-aid box
And the more you dig, the more you know they're woefully prepared for even the slightest emergency.
There's a REAL difference between someone not advising people to not be prepared, and people FIRED up, and saying "Let's BE Prepared!!". World of difference.
(I'll now retire from my soapbox - I used to work in emergency preparedness and response. I do get onto my soapbox about it from time to time.)