In response to the letter regarding hurricane hoarding, here is a novel idea that could solve the majority of the problem: Everyone should follow the guidelines regarding disaster readiness (“Hurricane hoarding should be stopped,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Sept. 3).

Have adequate supplies to deal with major incidents. If there was a catastrophic event with no warning, and you had to hunker down in place, are you prepared to provide for yourself, your family and your pets? There may be no opportunity to go out and hoard.

Putting the responsibility on stores to monitor and wag our fingers at hoarders is ridiculous. The stores are just doing their best to process as many people as possible so customers can get to where they need to be, while worrying about their own families and the ability to get home safely. So the responsibility falls on us to look after ourselves and our dependents.

Consider yourselves lucky, and take this as a lesson in being prepared. Then this would not happen “all the time.”

Marlene Kanca

Liliha