" *JimH*" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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CNN is showing a feature about a retirement community in Boca Raton, FL,
in which some 20,000 elderly residents are without electricity in their
homes, there are 1000 people in line for food, their medications are
going bad, and they are in dire straits, and their relatives can't get to
them because the gas stations cannot pump gas because they have no
electricity at the gas stations down there.

I guess these 70 and 80 year olds should have planned better.


I tend to think you are exaggerating the scenario just a tad. ;-)

Get back to us with the real story and we will chat.


BTW: I doubt the majority of folks living in that retirement community are
70 to 80 year olds. Most retirement communities cater to those who are
still mobile and in fairly reasonable health. Once one gets into their 70's
they usually consider an assisted living facility.

Folks in the retirement community you speak of either have cars or there are
shuttle busses available to them for trips to the grocery store and drug
store. They also have family or friends in the area or their own retirement
community who can give them a ride and help stocking up on supplies.
Certainly family members would at least call them to make sure things are OK
prior to the storm.

My Mom, God rest her soul, owned a condo in her late 50's and lived there
till she suffered a stroke at age 67. She was independent and would
certainly have enough wits about her to stock up on emergency supplies if a
storm was approaching. She also had family who would call and visit her to
make sure things were OK.

I really doubt the validity of your story Harry.