Hurricane Irene: history or hysteria?
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Katrina is laughing at Irene.
paullud
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RLENT
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From looking at weather.com's website, no doubt in my mind it's as much hysteria as they can possibly manufacture (hmmm ... there might be a lesson in there somewhere .....
)I'm glad I'm on the road ... and not near a tv ....
From looking at weather.com's website, no doubt in my mind it's as much hysteria as they can possibly manufacture (hmmm ... there might be a lesson in there somewhere .....
I'm glad I'm on the road ... and not near a tv ....
########### Im watching Jim Cantore standing out in the rain like a dumbazz telling me its raining in Lower Manhattan NY. Now Im not a rocket science person, nor a chemist,a math major,an engineer or a brain surgeon, but I do have enough sense to get indoors when there is a severe storm outside. Now there is this woman in a blue rain gear thingy telling me the wind is blowing....................my aching xyz. But I must remember, if they are paying me a million bucks a year or more to stand in the rain,,,,,,,,,,,Im their man, lmaoff.
Weather is just plain fascinating to watch. The power that nature has is almost endless from our point of view. One of the few things that I enjoy about summer is watching hurricanes. They are one of nature's many ways of cleaning out the old and renewing.
We need to find a better way of living with them.
We need to find a better way of living with them.
When one is talking hurricanes/tornados...and the unexpected I don't think hysteria can exist....better to err on the safe play....I'd prefer an overreaction then minimum reaction so we never have another Katrina situation....
golfournut
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I agree with Ken. Better to be safe than sorry. While the forecasting technology has vastly improved the last decade, it is all still a guess. Get out while you can cause it could go either way.
That is what I mean..even a couple MPH more or less can make big difference...Better not to challenge Mother Nature...we usually lose...
paullud
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Well I think Lt. Dan did very well challenging that hurricane in Forrest Gump.
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greg334
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Well you know it is funny that there is a melding of two different issues and using the base of the argument on a subject that has nothing to do with proper preparedness.
Think about it this way, it isn't about the people who are in harms way, they already know what's going on and pretty much can't watch the weather channel or all of the news outlets while dealing with the storm. They do know the weather is going to get bad, in many cases are leaving their homes and belongings to escape the storm but ...
The problem is the sensationalizing for ratings that is going on which is the wall to wall coverage tied to the fact that NYC is in the path which enhances the need to 'report' on the storm. No one cares if the outer banks are hit, that happens all the time but <<GASP>> NYC is so important that anything that can happen is too important to just say "Irene may hit Manhattan" and leave it at that but have to go into great detail with minute by minute coverage of every foot the storm moves.
Now with that said, Katrina the storm wasn't the problem, it was Katrina the government disaster that was. The ineffective government of Lousiana and the city of N.O. had no one to blame but themselves for what happened and they have not ever held the mayor or anyone in their government accountable but blamed everyone else. IT is a different subject and different situation altogether.
IF Irene had of come in a little stronger
IF the city and state made the same mistakes as Katrina..
IF................
IF................
and we are talking an area that is 20% of the nations economy.....
IF the city and state made the same mistakes as Katrina..
IF................
IF................
and we are talking an area that is 20% of the nations economy.....
When I turned on Fox News this morning Shepard Smith didn't have a tie on, and I thought, "OMG!! There's some serious crapola going on!!"
Then, they went to the weather dude and he had his tie on. Talk about mixed signals!! I'm so confused...
Then, they went to the weather dude and he had his tie on. Talk about mixed signals!! I'm so confused...
paullud
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Katrina had a huge impact on a city of half a million, just imagine the impact on a city of over 8 million. They were better off leaving because the storms can hit a front and recharge.
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Hurricane Irene's full force struck the North Carolina coast early Saturday morning near Morehead City and Atlantic Beach. My son, who rents a house in Jacksonville,NC, lost electrical service at the onset of the storm, but never lost cell phone service or running water at any point. Jacksonville radio is telling residents to expect electrical service to be restored possibly by Wednesday.
With North Carolina and Virginia absorbing the brunt of Hurricane Irene, the storm's ferocity began to subside somewhat as it moved north toward NYC and the New England states. The political grandstanding by Mayor Bloomberg of NYC and Gov. Christie of New Jersey started on Thursday and continued to escalate almost unabated. Mass transit was shut down out of an abundance of caution. No politician wants to be the next Ray Nagin or Gov. Blanco. Now, some New Yorkers will be angry for the inconveniences put upon them. Were Bloomberg and Christie right to use the force of government in this instance?
With North Carolina and Virginia absorbing the brunt of Hurricane Irene, the storm's ferocity began to subside somewhat as it moved north toward NYC and the New England states. The political grandstanding by Mayor Bloomberg of NYC and Gov. Christie of New Jersey started on Thursday and continued to escalate almost unabated. Mass transit was shut down out of an abundance of caution. No politician wants to be the next Ray Nagin or Gov. Blanco. Now, some New Yorkers will be angry for the inconveniences put upon them. Were Bloomberg and Christie right to use the force of government in this instance?
Absolutely Yes....We can presume anything when it comes to hind sight....a bunch of what ifs come up....as far as the anger...they'll get over it...they are alive and going back to their lives...