Hauppauge residents scrambling to get ready for Hurricane Irene on Friday afternoon had difficulty finding emergency supplies at local stores.
I’m very worried. They’re speaking about the storm being the best dangerous in decades, said Hauppauge resident Arlene Sherman. I keep watching those strands of spaghetti for the maps. It appears like it will likely be a direct hit for very long Island.
Sherman purchased motor her favorite yogurt from Shoprite in Hauppauge Friday afternoon to last from the storm. Her husband surely could obtain a 4-gallon bottle of water and batteries its the couple’s flashlights that morning at BJ’s Wholesale Club.
However, not everyone was so successful on the hunt for storm supplies, particularly those who had waited till the afternoon.
I’d been hoping to get water, but there was clearly no bottled water.led headlight [Shoprite] said they ought to purchase a delivery overnight. Lets hope they actually do, said Evelyn McMahon of Hauppauge.
Throngs of customers had stripped nearly a whole Shoprite aisle bare, minus a handful of smaller packs of individually water in bottles – almost all of it flavored. The store had also been out of C and D batteries.
Working residents were determining Sears Hardware on Veterans Highway had sold out of many recommended emergency supplies on Thursday.
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We deposit 80 people on a list for generators before we stopped, said Doug, Sear’s Customers Service Manager, who declined to supply his last name.
The manager said shipment of generators, designed to arrive at Sears’ Port Jefferson location on Friday morning, never managed to get. Batteries, Flashlights as well as other items were sold to customers in Port Jefferson before they usually are distributed to Hauppauge.
Sears employees were surprised when Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy stopped by to buy the store’s last cooler.
Northeast Equipment staff said we were holding selling generators quickly than they gets rid of it in store. Two truckloads scheduled to reach Saturday were already pre-sold.
As supplies run low, some locals have chosen to take a care-free way of getting through with Hurricane Irene.
I stocked through wine. You must make sure you’ve enough to hold the party checking the weekend, flashlight said Smithtown resident Dave Ryan, while visiting Shoprite in Hauppauge.
Doug said Sears will likely be open both Saturday or sunday, hopefully receiving additional shipments of supplies. However, he s not fearful on the storm.
This is not really that bad of a storm with the amount everyone is preparing. This is says when people do not prepare that people really get hit, led flashlights cheap he was quoted saying.
Though the Sears manger said he s wanting to sandbag the doors to keep Hurricane Irene out as needed.
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