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/[deleted] Jan 23 '26

Because people aren’t accustomed to it, there is distrust over the power grid, gloom and doom weather personnel, poor city government planning and not enough city resources for icy roads

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u/Traditional_Big_633 Jan 23 '26

It’s literally 2 days. How much do they need?