Really Staten Island?????

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200. Food stuffs can easily be stored in a manner as to prevent damage from flood waters.

The key is either storing them where they will not be touched by the water, or having food that is packed to prevent water from getting inside (canned food, waterproof bags, etc.)

The experts on the topic over at the FDA have a webpage on the subject:

http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm076881.htm

I have a grab bag for both my wife and I. Last year our area experienced a great deal of flooding so I changed over some of the foods that we had stored to canned goods and placed others in water proof containers in the bag. This way, even in the event our apartment were destroyed, we'd have a weeks worth of food and water on hand to get us by, and means of decontaminating water if it went past that.

I've said it several times in this thread, but I'll repeat it here, as my "compassion" seems to be getting called into question. Nothing in what I have said about the failure for some to prepare adequately for the disaster should be read to imply that I think the people there are undeserving of help. I am a former Red Cross disaster action team volunteer, so I saw first hand how horrible dissasters can be for people, and my heart (and money in the form now of monitary donations to the Red Cross) does go out to them. The main point is that everybody can learn a very valuable lesson from the mistakes of some of these folks.

And while I don't think there was anything wrong with the reasoning of my other posts, again as implied by GoneOffShore here, I hope this post is clear enough for everybody.