I can honestly say that I've seen more and more people "preparing for the 'storm' ".....whatever that may be (ie. hurricane, flu etc). It seems that people are starting to get the idea that big brother will not always be there to help you. Not that I wouldn't take what he was willing to give me BUT I'm not going to RELY on it coming. Yes, people are preparing. I'm still concerned though....

My wife and I bought a generator. We are on a well and we have things that NEED to be refridgerated. Initially she wondered why we weren't getting one sooner. All of these other people were rushing out and buying them....we finally bought one ( after putting together a list of voltage and amperage requirements..including surge requirements ) and immediately went to a local electric supply store for supplies (the wire/outlets/plugs for the 220 well). We asked the people there what all these people were going to do when they get home and realize that they can't just plug their well equipment plugs directly into the generator. Right after we asked it, an older gentlman walks in and asks what he need to be able to power his well from the generator he had just run out and bought. <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> The people in the store looked at us and said, "That's what they are doing....coming to us." <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> They were happy to see that we thought about it BEFORE we ran out and bought the generator.

The older man did not have the SLIGHTEST idea of any of his equipment's requirements (voltage, amperage) so the store employees told him what he needed to do to find it and to come back when he had an idea as to what he needed.

These are the types of people I see on a regular basis....they are clueless. Last year we transported multiple people with Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. On family in particular comes to mind......the father was INSISTANT that they couldn't possibly have CO poisoning. This despite the fact that all of the emergency crew's CO alarms were going off like mad. <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> "Oh it can't be," he says. This despite the ER doctor telling him he has it.....some will just never learn.

Yes they are preparing.....but to what extent............? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />