Quote of the Day: The New Survivalists On the Job
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 12.15.08
TreeHugger Alan bravely struggles to his computer to let us know that Portland, Oregon is absolutely buried under five inches of snow. Electrical power is intermittent, so the new survivalists are stocking up with supplies. Overheard at the 7-11- a woman talking to her son:
"I want to get a few things so that if we lose power you guys have stuff to keep you busy...grab two of those microwave popcorns."More on the new Survivalism in TreeHugger: Survivalism is the New Black Will the MOAB Lead to TEOTWAWKI? Survivalists Think So. Survivalist Green: Parents, Do Your Kids Know Where You'll Be Living In Ten Years?
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It looks like that quote is taken deceptively out of context. Even if it's not out of context, and the woman is a moron, you wasted my time by posting it. Lloyd, I'm done with you. You will not be reading my opinions again, because I will not be reading yours. From now on I'm going to be paying very close attention to the authors, and not reading anything your write.
I'm in Beaverton, a little SW of Portland, and I haven't heard anything on the local news about power outages or being "buried". The roads are a bit icy and ODOT has done an awesome job of clearing out the freeways. Just a slow, sleepy snow day.
lol james if you here reading articles labeled "quote of the day" then your time probably isn't worth that much and your obviously looking for some kind of humorous stimuli. go ahead and make a public display, i found it funny. the fact it might be false is irrelevant to me because the thought of someone being that stupid and the first hand knowledge that people actually are that stupid made me laugh. jokes don't have to cite themselves or provide irrefutable proof.
i found this article funny and, Lloyd, ignore that poster - i love your articles and find that you always seem to be the author of my favorite ones! Keep up the good work, and try not to freeze!
Haha james your post is almost as long as the article you hate! 405 characters in the article, 369 in your post. So, so funny.
WTF was Ms. 7/11 thinking? Doesn't she know she needs to stock up on Hot Pockets and pizza rolls, too? ;P
She might not have been buying the popcorn "in case the power went out" at all - she may have seen the popcorn and decided that they could use some, and being in a hurry suddenly told the child to get the popcorn.
Phrase it like this, and its meaning becomes vastly different:
"I want to get a few things so that if we lose power you guys have stuff to keep you busy... also, grab two of those microwave popcorns."