Looks like its going to be an interesting week on the east coast. As per usual the stores are sold out while everyone tries to prepare....... Days before the storm.
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Looks like its going to be an interesting week on the east coast. As per usual the stores are sold out while everyone tries to prepare....... Days before the storm.
I know this "threat" spurred my BIL & Sister to finally obtain a generator. Small steps are better than standing still.
IMO: Living in very large metro areas people have become use to the convenience of everything within 1-2 blocks from home, food, pharmacies, supply stores etc. Remove that ease of access and they either prepare or Panic.
I fear for the media on future storms: once you have used terms such as "frankenstorm" and "apocalyptic convergence", what terms remain for storms after this?!
Every time the news celebrities start blabbing about ZOMG http://www.animateit.net/data/media/...7b46b77156.gif PANIC STORM COMING!!!! I basically tune them out. If a snowstorm is the most newsworthy thing they can find, they need to find a new job. Granted, this storm could be significant, but the last 15 years or so they have overhyped every storm that's come along. Except maybe Katrina, and that was just poor planning on the part of New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers, and FEMA, not to mention that almost nobody was prepared to begin with. If people weren't so dependent on the .gov in the first place, these storms would not be newsworthy. Hell, the first thing I did when we had that big snowstorm in the spring a few years back (40ish inches in a couple of days in Aurora) was dig out a path to the hot tub. Got to have your priorities straight...[LOL]
ETA: http://www.animateit.net/data/media/...2009/o_m_g.gif
- I dug a path through the snow from my back door to the closest pine tree in my yard so my dogs had a vertical object to aim at when nature called. Does that make me a prepper or a survivalist...?Quote:
Originally Posted by TFOGGER
What if the 2 storms are spawned and controlled by the gov't in order to postpone the election?
Conspiracies gotta be big!!!
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Live Prier Cam This is where I would be surfing if I were young and back where I grew up. I need to check in with family and friends to see what's going on back there.
Wonder what will happen if people can't/don't get to the polls? Or the mail is washed away?
I'm sure as heck glad I dont live there anymore!!!
We allways lost power at the slightest breeze,let alone any major storms.
The last major storm we dealt with was in October-Irene and a freak snowstorm Holoween-we lost power for over 3 weeks and the day of the snowstorm took me 7 hors to get home where normaly it would only take me a hour.
Definitly dont miss it...
Wait until we get real snow here. You'll be amazed at the complete loss of driving skill. [Stooge]Quote:
Originally Posted by zteknik
Seriously, the news celebs here will hype a 6 inch snowstorm into a "major storm" and 8 inches becomes a "dangerous blizzard". Gimme a break...I walked to school (all of about 3/4 mile) in more snow than that. The influx of Commiefornians and Texicans, combined with the general pussification of the populace has made driving in the snow an absolute nightmare over the last 30 years around here...[Rant1]