Because it's important to be properly prepared and to keep a close eye on what's coming down the pike, of course.  That's sort of what the news is for.

Oakianus wrote on Aug 26^th, 2011 at 9:33pm:


Man, thanks for letting me know I should be prepared for a big storm. I was planning on windsurfing off my roof in my underwear. Good thing you're here to talk some sense into me 

Oakianus wrote on Aug 26^th, 2011 at 7:54pm:


Maybe a bit, but that's the way black humour works.

Sirea wrote on Aug 26^th, 2011 at 10:17pm:

Pics or it didn't happen.

wasnt offended by sale  but thought it was pretty fuckin stupid and not really funny at all.black humour would have been like 50% off raise dead and water breathing scrolls,-25% off teleport items and free water elementals. the shit they posted was humour like that retard at work tells you and you laugh just cause your trying to get along

Chelos wrote on Aug 26^th, 2011 at 9:47pm:


Followup:
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=irene+evacuations

How to board up windows for a hurricane:
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,1210347,00.html
http://www.glassdoctor.com/blog/hurricane-prep-how-to-properly-board-up-windows/

As far as I know, there were no mandatory evacuations in PA, but there have been in NC, NJ, NY, CT and RI.  I expect that there were mandatory evacuations in some areas of MD, and DE, but I don't know for sure if there were.

The biggest problem with Irene isn't really the regular hurricane wind/water problems.  It's the fact that we're already full up with water before it made landfall.  Our rivers and reservoirs are full and the ground is fully saturated.  We're going to lose a whole lot of trees just because the ground is already soggy and soft.  And the water doesn't have anywhere to go, so we'll see flooding after even an inch of water.  We've seen repeated flooding over the past couple of weeks just with our ordinary rain.

I don't expect that this will be another Agnes, but it at least has the potential for that.

Chelos wrote on Aug 27^th, 2011 at 10:01pm:


I misspoke.  He "evacuated" all state parks, etc., but the closest that he came to a mandatory evacuation was declaring a state of emergency so that he would have the power to require evacuations if it was needed later.  I didn't read closely enough and was mislead by the newspaper article title, "Connecticut, Rhode Island join Hurricane Irene evacuation list".

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Well, when you see a newspaper article that says, "Connecticut, Rhode Island join Hurricane Irene evacuation list", that probably does pertain to someone who lives in CT.  It was a shitty title since it's not actually accurate, but it does pertain to you.

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The actual projections and the actual statements that the various governors are making so far seem pretty reasonable and sound to me so far.  The talking heads on cable news obviously will blow it out of proportion, but that's kind of their job.

I think that Turbine's sale is both funny and offensive.  Unfortunately, it's more offensive than it is funny, because on a scale from 1 to 10, it scores a 3 on the offensive meter, but only a 2 on the funny meter.  I mean, even Andrew Dice Clay managed to be more funny than offensive and if you can't get a better ratio than Andrew Dice Clay, that's pretty fucking weak.

Turbine does do some really funny stuff sometimes.  Mentau the Fleshmaker is awesome.  The Rakshasa "kk omg lol" is great.  This sale is just sad.

Sigh.

Please do read the articles you guys link me.

The ONLY evacuation is in Fairfield. My city is the coastline. I live less than 5 miles from the coast...far closer than Fairfield is for the most part. Fairfield is considered one of the well-to-do areas of CT, along with Greenwich.


The news isn't whats protecting people from these "massive potential deaths". Its common sense.

Like I said, Turbine joked, and most of the people who are in the wake of this agree: It was made out far worse than it is, was, or could be, by the media. The Northeast knows when to hold em, fold em, and laugh when its weather related. The media, as a whole, does not.

Chelos wrote on Aug 27^th, 2011 at 10:01pm:

Sigh.

Please do read your own posts, fuckstick.  You said there were no evacuations for your home state.  People were evacuated in your home state.  You're a moron who can't remember his own words, and should probably gather up a bit of that common sense before banging on about it for so long.

Oakianus wrote on Aug 26^th, 2011 at 8:01pm:


Selling +4 Keen Daggers named Boxcutter?

Chelos wrote on Aug 27^th, 2011 at 11:11pm:


The news shows blow it out of proportion, but they blow EVERYTHING out of proportion.  How much relevance does a 3 year old that fell into a 12 foot dry well actually have on your life?  And yet, we'll still see three solid days of coverage when that happens (as long as the 3 year old is white).

The state governments and actual weather forecasters (i.e. real meteorologists and not the fluffy point-at-the-map-and-read-the-telepromoter chuckleheds) actually did a good job of making sure that they expressed the real dangers and warning people about what's coming without being rediculous drama queens.

Oakianus wrote on Aug 28^th, 2011 at 1:56am:


1 rich town does not a state make. My grandmother, grandfather, aunt and uncle live in Fairfield. They were given no such directive when we talked on the phone prior to.

Would you have been happier if I said the word "mass" before evacuation?


As it happens...the only inconvenience I had as a coastal city was the power went out and thus I was unable to retort in a timely manner. Some of the smaller roads prolly have some minor flooding (like they do in any heavy rain) but for the most part....it was no worse than any other storm we have weathered before.

Oak, I recommend calming down. Picking at minutia for a moot point is silly. I expected a quick round of silliness similar to the forums followed by eye rolls for all.

As for the news: I agree that the actual weather channels did a bit better job at keeping some measure of level-headedness. Elected officials for my state....not as pretty.