Fighting Over Food/Water Before Irene.

"If you’re prepared for the zombie apocalypse, a hurricane is just a storm." Say Uncle reports fighting over food and supplies as people belatedly prepare for Hurricane Irene. Many of those leaving comments also witnessed fighting or arguments over food and water, and long lines for gasoline.

This reminds me of a story my brother related to me last year. On the way home from work, he stopped at a Walmart to pick up a couple items, and noticed huge lines of people at the food check-out lines. He commented to a clerk about it, and she replied, "It's because of the hurricane." He knew one was coming, but had largely ignored it because, with his year's supply and other preparations, he didn't need to stock up on supplies at the last minute.

Although your goal should be at least a year's supply of food and other commonly used supplies, you should strive, at a minimum, to always have enough food for several weeks, and enough water for a week.