First let me say that everyone should prepare for the worse, no matter what one is facing. But people should be aware that our media will exaggerate the facts and use words to scare the public. Our political leaders will do the same.
I had the opportunity to be in two hurricanes both in Puerto Rico missing them in the USA. They were as bad with it there as was seen in the last few days in New England! First Irene is heading north and due to known facts will lose strength:
Colder water
In and out of land
Colder air
Dam New Englanders that blow it away (joke)
If one looks at the radar and uses common sense and shut the ears to the media hype, one could make decisions for oneself. Yes Hurricanes can be dangerous and all one needs is their house damaged and they are affected.
But let’s not forget from the onset it was hitting as a category one maximum wind speeds at 85 and that is gusts not constant. Yes heavy rain some spots 11 inches... Florida gets that often. Yes power loss, happens every time Miami gets a storm which is daily with transformers blowing left and right.
Yes the north is not used to it! Bullshit! The north gets northeaster storms that make Irene look silly. In 1978 we got 32 inches of snow with winds at 85 and except for some people stranded in the woods for days they/we survived.
I believe in taking precautions but this was all a media fear driven storm!
Dr. Q
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