Atlanta residents ransacked neighborhood grocery stores in frantic preparation for their second major snowstorm of the year, waging fights over food items and leaving destruction and empty shelves in their wake, a stunning precursor to what will ensue once a major crisis impacts the U.S.
After three inches of snow shut the city down two weeks ago, causing major havoc and leaving miles of cars stranded on immobile roadways, the residents of Atlanta took heed and shopped early.
According to people who Tweeted photos of barren store shelves, residents went crazy over essentials like milk, water and eggs, and in some cases “people were fighting. Yes fighting,” alleges one user.
I'm sure there must be somebody somewhere that is surprised about this.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I went shopping on Monday morning. The shelves were stocked. No one was panicking.
We lost power for thirty-six hours. With the gas fireplace and a cooler packed with food sitting on the back deck we were fine. It got down to 52 degrees in the house but with blankets and full tummies we weren't complaining.
The only thing I missed was my morning coffee. Not a big deal.
There are still thousands of people without power, though.
It was a good experience for my teenagers. They made a blanket fort in front of the fireplace, read books and worked on a puzzle. Life goes on without Olympic coverage and the internet.
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." Thomas Jefferson
"If people can’t trust not only the executive branch but also don’t trust Congress, and don’t trust federal judges, to make sure that we’re abiding by the Constitution with due process and rule of law, then we’re going to have some problems here." - Barack Obama, June 7, 2013