I live in the Ohio county that was most severely impacted by the recent lake effect snow storm. Here’s what I learned about my preps

Here’s a different perspective: Nothing at all. It really hasn’t been that bad, as a healthy and able bodied adult. The sheriff issued a level 3 snow emergency banning all non-emergency travel, so I’ve been at home for 4 days chilling and doing my part by giving the first responders and plow drivers room to work.

I saw the other popular post on here from someone who had to run out to buy snow shovels and shampoo which was laughable. They were making fun of and punching down on people who were “less prepared” than them who have been needing assistance, but in reality those are just largely elderly and disabled folks whose needs stem from their physical abilities (and a lot of it medical in nature, of course) that OP is lucky to not need. Meanwhile, they had to illegally go out themselves and they’re running out of normal grocery items after only 3 days, so when it comes to prepping, they didn’t seem to be very far ahead of the average person.

What I DID learn in relation to prepping is that there are lots of amazing people out there who are helping others dig out, oftentimes for free, who don’t have the same attitude of “I got mine, everyone else should get theirs”. That’s what I expected to see of course, but it just underscores that the most important aspect of prepping is community-building, which is something I see talked about a fair amount on here.