Media is over-hyping Irene

[Muzzy]

7 dead and 2 million people without power so far.  Yeah I think the fun part is just about done.

[Slash27]

I know.

<--- been through half a dozen, including a cat 5..... and stayed at home.

Yaaayy you
 
Just promise to never call for help.

[oneway]

7 dead and 2 million people without power so far.  Yeah I think the fun part is just about done.

If 2 million people are without power, it is because stupid knee jerk wingnuts cut the power out of paranoia to avoid grid surges

This whole thing was so over blown by the fear mongers and the govern - MINT...

Just like that earthquake you East coasties got a week or so a go...

Its the END OF THE WORLD...over and over and over again...

FEAR...SELL IT...then provide the SOLUTION or ANSWER

Total joke...the only thing more pathetic are the suckers who bite; hook, line and sinker

Shutting the subway systems down in New York and Boston?...what a bunch of BS

[fudgums]

After seeing how it hit the outer banks(hatteras, cape lookout, etc). This storm was no joke and defiantly not hyped up.

[Meatwad]

I have a multi satellite dish setup so I can watch the live newsfeeds that arent normally broadcast on tv. Usually they just sit the camera and leave the uplink active so you get a firsthand look on whats going on.

[TequilaChaser]

If 2 million people are without power, it is because stupid knee jerk wingnuts cut the power out of paranoia to avoid grid surges

This whole thing was so over blown by the fear mongers and the govern - MINT...

Just like that earthquake you East coasties got a week or so a go...

Its the END OF THE WORLD...over and over and over again...

FEAR...SELL IT...then provide the SOLUTION or ANSWER

Total joke...the only thing more pathetic are the suckers who bite; hook, line and sinker

Shutting the subway systems down in New York and Boston?...what a bunch of BS

go tell that to my Sister and her husband who just lost their home down in Brunswick county due to flood waters and wind or my Long Time friend who lives down at Emerald Isle and whose home has suffered catastrophic water damage/wind damage....

10 People dead so far and over 300,000 ( in NC alone ) without power due to trees blown across power lines, power line poles snapped into , also without water and some are closed off because of flood waters & debris etc......

......must be nice to be a naive know it all........ as if you have 1st hand knowledge of what is going on over here....... and think people are blowing this crap out of proportion

sometimes the posts one reads on certian subjects in this O'club will almost make ya want to puke from disgust of the arrogant stunninghunks typing the trash talk......  lot of damn egotistical t e s t i c l e  faces on these forums

[titanic3]

Go pull my car out of the water oneway. Then I'll proclaim you as overseer.

[fudgums]

go tell that to my Sister and her husband who just lost their home down in Brunswick county due to flood waters and wind or my Long Time friend who lives down at Emerald Isle and whose home has suffered catastrophic water damage/wind damage....

10 People dead so far and over 300,000 ( in NC alone ) without power due to trees blown across power lines, power line poles snapped into , also without water and some are closed off because of flood waters & debris etc......

......must be nice to be a naive know it all........ as if you have 1st hand knowledge of what is going on over here....... and think people are blowing this crap out of proportion

sometimes the posts one reads on certian subjects in this O'club will almost make ya want to puke from disgust of the arrogant overthunks typing the trash talk......  lot of damn egotistical t e s t i c l e  faces on these forums

+1

[narsus]

I couldn't agree more with you Tequila.

[CAP1]

I think you need to up a cessna and give me wind readings inside this thing.

i got no electricity since 930 last night. running on generator right now

[Flipperk]

Pardon me for being foolish, but here in Houston, we have a reason to be kinda pis@ed off at the Government.

As I stated earlier about Hurricane Rita:

Rita Landed as a strong Cat 3 Hurricane and we were told to evacuate here in Houston.


Now from the entire storm ONLY 7 People died directly related to the storm. 113 Died indirectly...90 of those died ON HOUSTON EVACUATION ROUTES!!!



I would of had a better chance staying at home with the Cat 3 hurricane! And that is exactly what we did during Hurricane Ike...no problems except being without power for two weeks, which was actually quite nice  




Now here is my opinion, in the Gulf we are way more prepared for a hurricane than anywhere else in the United States. Everything on the coast down here is rated to hold during a Cat 3 storm, at least anything new. Is this the same for the East Coast? If not, then it is the fault of the citizens that live there for not voting to improve infrastructure to withstand Cat 3 hurricanes, including flood gates, walls, ect.

You can tell me all day that these storms rarely happen and it's not worth the investment, but the fact is they do happen, and they will happen. Better be safe then sorry, right?

[fudgums]

A new inlet was cut at the northern edge of Rodanthe on the outer banks(same place as nights of rodanthe movie, S curves for anyone ever been down there)








link to article

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/nc-12-washes-out-rodanthe-stranding-hundreds

[grizz441]

Now here is my opinion, in the Gulf we are way more prepared for a hurricane than anywhere else in the United States. Everything on the coast down here is rated to hold during a Cat 3 storm, at least anything new. Is this the same for the East Coast? If not, then it is the fault of the citizens that live there for not voting to improve infrastructure to withstand Cat 3 hurricanes, including flood gates, walls, ect.

You can tell me all day that these storms rarely happen and it's not worth the investment, but the fact is they do happen, and they will happen. Better be safe then sorry, right?

Based on that logic, why is your infrastructure not built to withstand Cat 5 hurricanes?  They rarely happen but the fact is they do happen, and they will happen.

[CAP1]

Pardon me for being foolish, but here in Houston, we have a reason to be kinda pis@ed off at the Government.

As I stated earlier about Hurricane Rita:

Rita Landed as a strong Cat 3 Hurricane and we were told to evacuate here in Houston.


Now from the entire storm ONLY 7 People died directly related to the storm. 113 Died indirectly...90 of those died ON HOUSTON EVACUATION ROUTES!!!

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I would of had a better chance staying at home with the Cat 3 hurricane! And that is exactly what we did during Hurricane Ike...no problems except being without power for two weeks, which was actually quite nice  




Now here is my opinion, in the Gulf we are way more prepared for a hurricane than anywhere else in the United States. Everything on the coast down here is rated to hold during a Cat 3 storm, at least anything new. Is this the same for the East Coast? If not, then it is the fault of the citizens that live there for not voting to improve infrastructure to withstand Cat 3 hurricanes, including flood gates, walls, ect.

You can tell me all day that these storms rarely happen and it's not worth the investment, but the fact is they do happen, and they will happen. Better be safe then sorry, right?

not to be mean.....but there is more reason to be pissed at the ignorant/impatient/careless/reckless people that were causing the collisions that caused the deaths.

[TequilaChaser]

FlipperK,
I was angry more along the lines of the previous comments from various posters about

pansies, East coasties, suckers, hook biters etc.........

on that logic..... I could easily post " We all know everything is bigger in Texas, even Rush Evacuation Panic Hysteria"  or "Texas does things bigger, like mass F up on evacuating, with no adherence to orderly fashion"

if I was to post such a smart remark regarding the picture of the traffic jam you posted........ ( these were just examples, and I do not think like this when it comes to disasters )

besides, Building Structures built to hold up to/withstand any Hurricane Category / Wind Category are just that... they are built to withstand "WIND" ... they are not built to withstand a 2 ton tree falling on them or water that is 8 foot deep and rushing like a river.....

it is very easy for others to sit back and flame names at those who are in the danger zone and act as if it happened to them , they would shrug it off their big broad shoulders like flicking a fly off their arm..... with their chest puffed out and gut sucked in......

done with this thread....

TC