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anninhilator |
So, where is the panic?
Feb 11 2012, 6:00 AM EST
As you probably know, Europe has been hit with severe winter, by our standards anyway.Here are some pics. http://www.google.hr/imgres?q=snijeg+u+bih&hl=hr&gbv=2&biw=1280&bih=920&tbm=isch&tbnid=IqYbS-e486ws-M:&imgrefurl=http://blog.meteo-info.hr/kategorija/aktualnosti/page/2/&docid=lYYvSrSpcDV_UM&imgurl=http://blog.meteo-info.hr/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sarajevo.jpg&w=632&h=421&ei=tkc2T9-9A8THswaO3JSaDA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=208&sig=105968654335761061985&page=3&tbnh=163&tbnw=251&start=38&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:38&tx=145&ty=139 Those snow dunes are cars btw. They got 1.5 metres of snow. Here is a funny pic of a city which gets snow every 50 years or so http://www.google.hr/imgres?q=meanwhile+in+split&um=1&hl=hr&gbv=2&biw=1280&bih=920&tbm=isch&tbnid=PgPk1ulVnFGu0M:&imgrefurl=http://karmadecay.com/r/pics/comments/p96p4/meanwhile_in_split_croatia/&docid=K-ZjPwQVwdqMFM&imgurl=http://i.imgur.com/KKJO5.jpg&w=625&h=400&ei=UEg2T8qhNM3ItAa7xLn6Aw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=635&vpy=163&dur=4895&hovh=180&hovw=281&tx=143&ty=53&sig=105968654335761061985&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=196&start=0&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0 (about 30 cm, 500 injured and counting) And there is my home area, Istria, Croatia which didn't get any snow until today. But heavy winds caused roads to close which meant supermarkets didn't resupply for almost a week. Can you guess what happened? All of them empty, people on a buying frenzy, fighting other people for food? No, in fact, in those german supermarkets like lidl and kaufland they were half empty, with a week without resupply. And those things that were missing are perishables. Non perishables are still largely there. Not to say contd... Do you find this valuable?
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anninhilator |
1. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 11 2012, 6:03 AM EST
that croatian based markets and supermarkets didnt seem to have that problem at all. Yesterday i went into a supermarket. The only thing that was weird is that i met only 1 man who wasnt employed there.So, yeah, as i always mentioned, panic does not happen everywhere, and no, shops will not be stripped of all goods if we are supposed to get an inch of snow, as i have been told by some users here in my previous threads. Do you find this valuable? |
Zee-Man |
2. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 11 2012, 10:13 AM EST
Most snow panic in the US here is not going to leave the grocery stores stripped. What will happen is that the stores get mobbed. The staple items are severely depleted on the eve of a snow storm. The mobbing and depletion are worst in areas that do not receive much snow. Living in DE we seldom get more than a few inches of snow. It takes a prediction of more than 4 inches to trigger the mobbing. In Vermont, I am told that it takes more than 12 inches to trigger the mobbing. I lived in Austin TX for a while. They were predicted to get snow flurries and the mobbing ensued. This is why food store mobbing is always used as an example of what to expect when the panic happens. It is a picture of irrational reaction to a perceived threat.Perhaps living in Istria is a great blessing having so many clear thinking people (at least when it comes to groceries)! Do you find this valuable? |
chitoryu12 |
3. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 11 2012, 2:23 PM EST
Having seen a number of hurricanes in my 17 years of living in Florida, I can testify that the approach of a natural disaster doesn't incite a panic as much as it incites a "Hey, where did everything go?" reaction when you arrive to buy groceries and find that things like water and canned food are all gone.After the hurricane hits and we're in the time where power is still being restored, the Wal-Marts will have a hard time restocking; with perishables going bad and people being unable to rapidly microwave their frozen foods, they start buying whatever they forgot to get beforehand. It's still not a panic, but you ain't getting much of anything. That said, anyone who says that you'll be stripped bare with an inch of snow is a complete f*cktard who's never been up north. My question is: have you REALLY been told that? Do you find this valuable? |
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anninhilator |
4. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 11 2012, 3:50 PM EST
kindofhttp://www.zombiesurvivalwiki.com/thread/4172798/Panic+about+The+Panic post #17 " Seriously. Try going to the supermarket before you're supposed to get an inch of snow. A sea of blue hairs and hypochondriacs. And yeah, after FEMA, I wouldn't listen to **** that the government has to say about my safety. " Do you find this valuable? |
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chitoryu12 |
5. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 11 2012, 11:40 PM EST
Wow. That dude's a complete f*cktard.Seriously, an inch is NOTHING. Florida would freak out over an inch because we don't get anything, but up north? That's basically a normal day in the winter. Do you find this valuable? |
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Zee-Man |
6. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 12 2012, 10:36 AM EST
OK, I see where this is going, the same place that the other thread went. To lock-ville.The evidence for panic behavior in the advent of emergency is well founded and documented. It is not restricted to the USA. In countries outside the USA it also happens with sporting events. Yeah, just because a referee made an unpopular call. Or for even less, just because a player made a good goal. "1985 May 29, Brussels, Belgium: when British Liverpool club fans attacked rival Italian supporters of Juventus team at the Heysel Stadium before the European Champion's Cup final...39 people were trampled to death. More than 400 people were injured." "1989 April 15, Sheffield, England: 96 people were killed at Hillsborough stadium during a semifinal match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Most of the victims, who were Liverpool fans, were crushed against a barrier on an overcrowded area behind one of the goals. It is Britain's worst soccer disaster." "2010 Jan 16" Haiti earthquake: looting and gun-fights break out. As anger and fears of violence grew amid desperate shortages of food, water and medical supplies, bands of machete-wielding earthquake survivor yesterday roamed through the ruins of Port-au-Prince." We point at one or two people getting injured by mobs during black friday. We point at mass looting during hurricanes. This just out of mercenary selfishness, not even for panic. We point at 10s of people getting KILLED at soccer matches. We point at 100s of people dying AFTER an earthquake. Let me ask you this. If someone were to read your opinion, went to the mom & pop grocery store during the actual panic and got blasted by a kid from the ghetto would he be better off than if he bought goods ahead of time like is suggested by everyone else on this site? Continued Do you find this valuable? |
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Zee-Man |
7. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 12 2012, 10:37 AM EST
There is a reason I do not go to the stores when snow is predicted (or even falling). That is because I don't want to be involved in an auto accident by an idiot who doesn't know how to control his vehicle. I don't care about what will happen in the stores because I maintain a few weeks worth of food. Being prepared keeps me safer even without a panic.Next thing will be a suggestion that since your gun didn't go off while cleaning it, one shouldn't need to check the chamber, is that right? From the Haitian Earthquake "In one particularly shocking incident, a looter was spotted hauling a corpse from a coffin at a city cemetery so that he could drive away with the wooden box." THERE is the panic. Do you find this valuable? |
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anninhilator |
8. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 13 2012, 8:58 AM EST
I NEVER said you should not prepare. The thread was locked because i requested it.You are talking about football killings, and while that shows the stupidity of some people, it is irrelevant here. The Haiti looting happened after the eartquake when SHTF already, so there was no "panic" in a sense it happens before SHTF. I m only saying that different mentalities vary in panicing, and that it may not be so bad in some parts of the world. Do you find this valuable? |
rabidbeaver |
9. RE: So, where is the panic?
Feb 14 2012, 1:32 AM EST
What about Greece or Syria I would say those grocery stores are emptying right about now. Exagerations are used everyday by everyone. They are used by people on this site it is human nature. Where I live if snow occurs there is a rush but no more of a rush than you would expect during super bowl weekend. But if there is ice on the forcast than thats when the panic starts I was trapped in my house once for 3 days because the doors and windows were sealed from 4 inches of ice. Panic is Panic and it is utterly un-predictable. Many factors lead to panic and it usually coincides with seasons, culture, and wealth per capita.
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