A wise man once told me that the American people have two speeds: graze and stampede.
As a wave of extremely cold temperatures and isolated winter storms hits the South and Southeastern parts of the United States, Americans are once again proving their tendency to panic buy food and basic provisions in the event of even the most predictable and short-term emergencies.
In the age of
terrorism, ongoing wars, social unrest, economic instability,
cyber-warfare, ecological disasters like oil and gas spills, flooding, and changing weather patterns, basic preparedness is the responsibility of all people, and with a little bit of forethought and planning, anyone on any budget can beat the herd by storing at least a few days worth of food and water.
Yet, somehow, Americans en masse still wait until disaster is on their doorstep before carrying out this fundamental civic duty.
The following images were sent to Waking Times on January 6th, 2017, by a Wal-Mart employee of the Cambridge Court store in Charlotte, North Carolina, who photographed empty food shelves as a severe winter storm descended upon the region. Along with the photos, this employee commented that the store had been a madhouse all afternoon and that lines were incredibly long.
"It's been a mess since Monday, the lines on the register look like people going to vote." ~ Wal-Mart employee, Ras Vosty
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