Over the past week, I’ve seen some things on the internet, Facebook and Twitter about how selfish the rest of the population of the US is if they say anything remotely nice about the weather or their lives. Because how can anyone say something nice when there’s so much suffering in the NY/NJ area? Someone I know retracted her statement about the amazing weather they are having in FL because, apparently, someone in the Northeast said it wasn’t kind to talk about 80 degrees and sunny when it is cold and dark there.
I have absolute sympathy and empathy for everyone who is without power for more than a few hours. I also feel horrible for and can’t even imagine what it’s like for the town of Breezy Point. They lost so much. It’s really hard to understand the magnitude of practically the whole town being gone. The pictures are startling. It’s like looking at some of the towns in Tornado Alley–everything is gone.
With that said, how can anyone assume that the entire country stops whatever it is we’re doing or ENJOYING because some folks in a couple of states are without power? Dude, move to a hurricane area. We lose power a lot. We have a serious problem with ice in the winter. Oh and if the weather isn’t enough of a problem, we lose power for no freaking reason–because some dipshit drove around a corner too fast and hit a tree/pole, or a snake went into a relay station or whateverthefuck.
Yes, we can start up a generator but when you are without power, and in our case no power equals no water, it freaking sucks. I suppose for people with whole house generators that run off propane/natural gas then it really is like nothing bad happened. But for those of us who have to feed the gas generator and plan which thing can draw current, it sucks. I get it. It’s awful but that doesn’t mean that I hate on other people because they aren’t worrying about basic necessities.
Bonjour from overseas! This is just what I was thinking of, and you got it right. Thankyou