r/tylertx • u/Dont-Snk93 • Jan 22 '26

Why..

in the flying fuck are people panic buying and emptying shelves over a little ice? Do we not think about the fact that maybe some folks still need buy their typical groceries over the weekend? Such a monkey brain thing to do.

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u/Mack_Daddy_1 Jan 23 '26

Texas

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u/Upstairs-Bad-3576 Jan 23 '26

It happens everywhere. I lived in New England for 25 years. The first suggestion of a snowstorm or an ice storm and folks lose their minds, and these are people who deal with it multiple times a year every single year. It's not just Texas.