"Why were they waiting for generators? " Most stations never need one.

"Why are they licensed to pump without generators?" Most stations never need one.

"Can gas be manually pumped from tanks?" Not easily... there's just a BIG hole where trucks pump it in, and opening that can be a fire hazard when the normal connection is not in place.

"Can it be siphoned?" Same answer.


Modern society/technology DOES run on a complex, interdependent relationship. You simply can't have multi-redundant backups for every conceivable situation.


Better questions would be... WHY do they allow people to build entire neighborhoods right on the ocean and other places where there WILL be problems? and WHY do 'regular' people refuse to prepare for emergencies and then complain that no one comes to save them within the hour?