Blizzard approaching, what to do if power goes out?

[Snagrio]

No, unfortunately most businesses think about how much money they can put in their pockets & those of their stockholders, & what they can get by with, versus planning for worst-case scenarios, especially when mitigation is expensive.

And unfortunately, it's easier to deny climate change than it is to live with it & to prepare for it. The climate scientists have been predicting more extreme weather events, & so far, that's exactly what we're seeing. Time to re-think the bad practice of putting profits ahead of cautious preparations.

You mean they "predicted" something that's, always existed. If there's one thing I've learned from living where I am my whole life, weather and the environment is ALWAYS changing, that's how it's been for eons and how it will continue to be for eons to come regardless of what we do.

Am I denying that poor planning, greed and irresponsible practices have been causing problems such as what we're seeing right now? Of course not. But this narrative of constant blame of man for phenomenon that has been ongoing well before we had even a modicum of influence has been getting beyond irritating. Just look at the Sahara. Barely even a few thousand years ago it was a lush paradise rich with life, and yet it became an oversized sandbox on its own well before humanity had even remotely reached to potential to affect anything on an environmental scale.

In the end, let's be responsible, but at the same time let's not automatically assume something happening is directly our fault. Scientists can screech all they want about how awful we are, but in this day and age it'd be wise to remember that they have their own masters to answer to...

Sorry, just, felt the need to soapbox for a moment. Don't normally speak my mind like this.