Why prepare?

...Because when a hurricane is imminent, everyone is buying the same things --
1. water
2. bread
3. batteries
4. plywood

5. Milk - people gotta have French toast during disasters. <shrug>
6. Large amounts of alcohol - because yeah.
7. Gasoline - because it IS going to disappear.
8. Generators
9. Window AC units (see #8)

-Blast

It might be wise to start scaling up for another lockdown, too. Infection numbers are rising again and mask mandates are snapping back into place. It's not a sure thing but it wouldn't be surprising if lockdowns return if vaccination and other measures are followed sufficiently.

I already had enough batteries and flashlights, but I stopped at Walmart on the way to work after a storm had knocked power out to see what was left. There was a princess flashlight that took AA batteries and I think a pack or two of C batteries. That was all that was left on the shelves.