Forum Post: Don't give up on us! A comment on preparations for the inclimate weather.

I wrote this as a response to a post where people who had supported us in the past are frustrated and confused because of the emergency post for winter supplies when they feel that we should be "more responsible":

i just wanted to say that i was working w/ Comfort last night, before the storm, helping to move dozens and dozens of large trash bags filled with wet blankets and winter clothes to a spot where it was put into a U-Haul and brought to an OWS-friendly laundromat by a team of people. the night before was stormy and many of our supplies got wet and muddy. shit happens, and yet there were boxes and boxes of tents and new sleeping bags still being distributed during this process. we are doing our best. it is hard work. please don't give up on us because we are "not prepared". if you were at the park, you would see that many, many good people are working tirelessly to keep this movement going. Also, to replace the generators, MIT reportedly were sending down stationary bikes that generate power, last night. I wasn't there today so I don't know if they did arrive or not. What we are dealing with is more and more people. It's hard to forsee how many NEW pp are going to come each day, but EVery day more and more come and have needs and no one is turned away. This is what your money and donations are going to. People standing for something honorable, feeding the hungry, educating others who want to work for this. A snow storm in late October is unprecedented, even in NY. So we got caught off guard. This doesn't mean that we are not evolving each day. Within a week, I have seen major changes. WE have a clinic. WE have a tent for the large kitchen, a tent for all of the major posts now, which we didn't have just last week. It's coming together. I know it's frustrating to not get answers. This is not a perfect movement by any means. We are running out of room, for one thing. This park is very small, and it is now a sea of tents. There are working groups having round the clock meetings to find solutions to these issues. We were able to work through the issue with the drumming and we are going to work through the issues with the winter. I will personally post updates as I get them. Bless you All for supporting us.