Media is over-hyping Irene

[CAP1]

I may have been harsh...

No reason not to be prepared....and to even leave....but things are being blown up because of idiots from a few years ago...No harm in leaving like asked. But to over blow it is a bit much as well.

just sayin...

within cap, we've prepared for the worst. we've got people standing by, we've got our aircraft moved out of the state.....inland......we've got our vehicles mission ready.

 it's best to be prepared for the worst, and hope for the best. we carry ourselves professionally, and we get the job done. we had one squadron assisting with the evac. of a nursing home in atlantic city today.

[fudgums]

Atleast irene is helping put out the wildfires in eastern nc and virginia. I go to the outer banks every year, they'll handle this one(isabel 2004) but I'm wondering what the island will look like after irene

[Masherbrum]

i think 80mph+ winds are something to be worried about.

Not if you're 19 years old like "Killer".         

[Flipperk]

While the wind threat Isn't that bad with Irene the storm surge will likely be pretty large and cause much more damage than the winds. I still agree that the Media has way over-hyped this though.

The storm is moving too fast to cause much of a storm surge, they report an 11ft surge but that also includes a 4ft high tide. It is the slow and big storms that cause the huge surges just like in Ike and Katrina.

[bozon]

If the report that this is the mother of all hurricanes, they got boosted viewing ratings guaranteed for the next couple of days. If on the other had they report that this is just another run of the mill hurric... <zap> channel switched.


The media take almost no hit for over reporting and even flat out wrong reports. It is good business to blow things out of proportion - worst case, they are wrong and it is immediately forgotten.

[CAP1]

Not if you're 19 years old like "Killer".         

 remember hurricane david? i was 17 and on the beach in san juan puerto rico. do you know that it hurts to be sand blasted like that? 

[CAP1]

The storm is moving too fast to cause much of a storm surge, they report an 11ft surge but that also includes a 4ft high tide. It is the slow and big storms that cause the huge surges just like in Ike and Katrina.

 i believe there's a new moon tonight? they're saying that this will help to raise the level of the storm surge.

[CAP1]

If the report that this is the mother of all hurricanes, they got boosted viewing ratings guaranteed for the next couple of days. If on the other had they report that this is just another run of the mill hurric... <zap> channel switched.


The media take almost no hit for over reporting and even flat out wrong reports. It is good business to blow things out of proportion - worst case, they are wrong and it is immediately forgotten.

 but let me ask you this. presuming you live in the possible path.

 would you rather ignore warnings, and get nailed? or would you rather prepare as if it were the end of the world as you know it, and then get missed....but with full knowledge that you'd have been ok?

[SmokinLoon]

See Rule #14

[Rino]

oh no, not the big bad 90 mph category 2 hurricane . would hate to see these people move to areas that get hurricanes all the time

     Guess everything really is bigger in Texas, including the mouths 

[CAP1]

See Rule #14

[Sol75]

I do have a question though, Wonder how much of a surge up the Hudson would be required to innundate the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant?  don't even know if that is a concern or not, just a thought that popped into my head.... 
I am definitely pro-nuclear power.. but indian point is one of the oldest designs, and sits right on the hudson...

[321BAR]

i think 80mph+ winds are something to be worried about.

every state but Massachusetts is getting the West side of the storm.. what 80mph winds? ohh wait we'll be getting that up here cuz the eye OF COURSE has to go over... wait for it... Springfield... like they havent had enough from the damn tornados. Springfield MA i've heard to still look like a war zone. still... be prepared guys, dont make it your worst fear but just make sure that that one lil tree wont topple on anything expensive or squishy <S>

[Seanaldinho]

I dont know what your talking about it a nice 95 degrees and sunny in Florida AKA "hurricane country" 

[Reaper90]

The media over-hype something?   NOOO!!! REALLY??? You think?!?! 

This storm? Meh. This is nothing. It's hiarious to see people overreact and act like it's the end of times, though. 

I guess I've just been through enough hurricanes that were far far worse than this one, and being 20 miles from the coast near Myrtle Beach/Garden City/Murrells Inlet we've been hit by a few of them head-on. Hugo in 1989 was the worst I remember, and I slept through it. It was cat 5 if I remember correctly.

This storm? pffft.