Let me fist begin by saying I do not think we’re going “Mad Max”. Meaning, you aren’t going to see people driving around with loin cloths and hockey masks in pursuit of gasoline and food. So please, keep that in mind as you read this post. I had to make sure my wife understood this before I started buying our supplies because I didn’t want her to think I was going nuts on her.
Having lived through the Los Angeles riots, I have seen first-hand what people are capable of when they don’t get what they want. They will burn down their own neighborhoods, loot their own stores, and shoot each other over stolen items. Although I didn’t live in New Orleans, I did see what people will do when they have no food, no shelter, and nothing better to do. Here again, they stole from private citizens, trashed stores and in some cases abandoned people in need. Here in Colorado, whenever we have a big storm forecast in advance, people tend to stock up on items as if it’s the end of the world. We’ll go to the grocery store the day after and the shelves containing the basic necessities such as milk, eggs, and bread are nearly empty.
