Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth in wake of storm

Re:Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth i... by kneebonian on Monday December 26, 2022 @11:54AM (#34139367)

> Some people have been completely isolated in their homes for 8 days. I'd say most people, even in rural areas, don't have a supply that'll last longer than that, except for some hardcore preppers.

I wouldn't say that, I try and always have 3 months supply of food on hand in case something happens, even just a temporary job loss, in fact the idea of having less than a full months supply of food on hand seems terrifying to me, as evidenced all you need is one bad winter storm and your looking at starvation.

In fact the church I belong to encourages members to have 1-6 months supply of food on hand in case of emergencies and it would be something I'd recommend everyone do. It gives you substantial peace of mind.

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Re:Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth i... by EschatonCometh on Monday December 26, 2022 @12:03PM (#34139467)

> the idea of having less than a full months supply of food on hand seems >terrifying to me >In fact the church I belong to encourages members to have 1-6 months supply of >food on hand in case of emergencies and it would be something I'd recommend >everyone do. It gives you substantial peace of mind.

The church is what did this to them. The church breeds preppers because they pray for the end times. F your peace of mind. It is a narrow banded one.

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Re:Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth i... by kneebonian on Monday December 26, 2022 @12:26PM (#34139679)

I mean the Church I belong to says nothing about the end times but rather encourages it as a matter of self-reliance with the idea being you need to be in a stable place in order to help and lift others, nothing about the end times.

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Re:Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth i... by ArmandTanzarian on Monday December 26, 2022 @12:35PM (#34139766)

I would encourage Eschaton to re-read the words they typed and consider the irony. "F your peace of mind. It is a narrow banded one." I am not religious, but your hostility smacks of the "narrow bandedness" your post is so quick to call out.

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Re:Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth i... by pard68 on Monday December 26, 2022 @12:27PM (#34139690)

> EschatonCometh

I can't stop laughing. Your like of self awareness is staggering

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Re:Thousands trapped on Pine Ridge burn clothes for warmth i... by zdragnar on Monday December 26, 2022 @02:03PM (#34140658)

As pointed out elsewhere, this is a very, very poor community. Stockpiling food is likely not an option for most if they truly do have unemployment in the 90% range

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