I donated quite a bit of money after the hurricane when GWB was president (Katrina?) I also volunteered to go down there with others from my job and we staged for about a week in Atlanta but were never deployed. The agents from my office all received an award for that - for staging but never being ddeployed. I turned it down could not see the point of getting an award for sitting in a titty bar - with thoise other agents - waiting to be deployed. I have donated to several rescue efforts after natural disasters over the years {at least prior to my wife getting 50% at first and then 40% currently of my pension (which is in no way from FICA/SS}.Let me start with, I'm new here and still trying to git a handle on this social media thing, it's perplexing to say the least. Also, I have no dog in this fight because I am well stocked with the items that I know or think I will need. But after reading this thread I am courious as to where you would stand on a person selling a bottle of water or bag of ice for $20 the day after a hurricane hits the coast? Not looking for a fight, just opinions.
By the way, water is a necessity of life; ammunition is a luxury for those who can afford it (and please do not tell me it is a necessity for some folks to be able to hunt to feed themselves - they can set traps for animals and/or can kill them as readily with a bow and arrows or a slingshot). You are comparing necessity to luxury and there is no comparison. No one has an absolute need for ammo to live but we all absolutely need water to survive.
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