Channman 2 #51 August 29, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Irene was not the killer storm the media would have us believe. Starting to get annoying. Yep. I mean, they've only counted 15 people killed so far and only 3 million people are without power. Fuck, I wanted a real disaster. ARE YOU NUTS?!? So negative. Irene actually saved lives. How many fewer traffic accidents were there because people stayed off the roads? I agree, this storm is responsible for saving 100's of lives. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #52 August 29, 2011 QuoteAmericans lap it up. "Give us dirty laundry!" No shit. Yeah this was a storm to take seriously. But the level to which the media hyped it up was ridiculous. The only ones to blame are the people who dignify the hype by constantly giving the hype attention. Friday night was a ridiculous time to be in Manhattan -- EVERYONE on the street was talking about the storm. Oh and retail sales of water and batteries went through the roof. Hype is great for business, isn't it. In the meantime, there wasn't a day this weekend where I didn't go outside for a nice long stroll. This wasn't much worse than a nasty thunderstorm. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhaig 0 #53 August 29, 2011 Quote Fact is that forecasting is difficult best answer ever that I heard to that was this morning from a guy from NWS (I think it was NWS). It was something along the lines of "if only we could make the same progress in intensity forecasting that we have made in track forecasting."-- Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #54 August 29, 2011 Quote Oh and retail sales of water and batteries went through the roof. Hype is great for business, isn't it. at least they're now minimally prepared, right? And maybe some will reevaluate the home situation and take time over the next month to really get the shit together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #55 August 29, 2011 Quote This wasn't much worse than a nasty thunderstorm. Oh yeah, nothing more than a light sprinkle really. http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/irene.vermont/index.htmlquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #56 August 30, 2011 Quote Quote This wasn't much worse than a nasty thunderstorm. Oh yeah, nothing more than a light sprinkle really. http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/irene.vermont/index.html Let's not exaggerate now, this storm brought plenty of rain. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #57 August 30, 2011 Quote Quote Quote This wasn't much worse than a nasty thunderstorm. Oh yeah, nothing more than a light sprinkle really. http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/irene.vermont/index.html Let's not exaggerate now, this storm brought plenty of rain. Hey man, didn't you see the sarcasticon?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #58 August 30, 2011 QuoteQuote Oh and retail sales of water and batteries went through the roof. Hype is great for business, isn't it. at least they're now minimally prepared, right? And maybe some will reevaluate the home situation and take time over the next month to really get the shit together. Yes, people will have their gallons of water and their generator for the next "hurricane" that hits the northeast ten years from now. I can remember three hurricanes previous to this one to hit NY or Philly -- David in the late 70s, Gloria in the mid '80s, and Floyd in '99. All of them were windy, very rainy thunderstorms, not measuring up to the hysteria people bought into. But I do see your point -- having water and a generator around doesn't hurt in case basic utilities stop functioning for other reasons. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #59 August 31, 2011 (AFP) – Aug 31, 2011 NEW YORK — Hurricane Irene caused more than $10 billion in total damages to the United States as it swept across the country's east coast, a leading risk-assessment firm said on Wednesday. "Irene caused significant damage to property," the firm, Eqecat, said in a report. "Eqecat estimates that Irene caused in excess of $10 billion in economic damages in its traverse across the mainland US." More than 40 million people in the densely populated eastern seaboard of the United States were affected by Irene, with the worst damages due to flooding, said the Oakland, California-based company. Insured losses in the United States were from $1.5 billion to $2.8 billion, with about 60 percent of the losses in the northeastern states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Eqecat said. Adding earlier losses in the Caribbean, Eqecat put the total insured losses from Irene at between $1.8 billion to $3.4 billion. Earlier, Standard & Poor's put insurance losses from Irene at around $5 billion. The reason for the discrepancy was not immediately clear. More than 40 deaths have been blamed on Irene, which made made landfall in the US state of North Carolina on Saturday and then progressed northward, weakening to a tropical storm by the time it hit New York on Sunday. Thousands remained cut off by severe flooding in towns across Vermont, New Jersey and upstate New York on Wednesday. NEWFANE, Vt. (AP) — As emergency airlift operations brought ready-to-eat meals and water to Vermont residents left isolated and desperate, states along the Eastern Seaboard continued to be battered by the after effects of Irene, the destructive hurricane turned tropical storm. Dangerously damaged infrastructure, 2.5 million people without power and thousands of water-logged homes and businesses continued to overshadow the lives of residents and officials from North Carolina through New England, where the storm has been blamed for at least 44 deaths in 13 states.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #60 August 31, 2011 Vermont got hit pretty bad. I had no idea that a hurricane could destroy a road just like an earthquake. Some of the towns up there in the mountains have only a few roads going into them, and are now cut off from automobile traffic until the roads get repaired. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
