Storm Thread: Photos, Jokes, Vids, & Panics

[Mr. Sandman]

Other than some flooding...there was no real hurricane damage, A few trees that should have been thinned out fell down, and a few streets flooded but no real hurricane damage. How many roofs were ripped clean off the house? TWC was focused on a house that was going to loose a few shingles!!! Most beaches are in decent shape. If a real hurricane ever makes it up here, you will see some damage. Poor Jim Cantore could not find a breeze to fly a kite in that storm.

The over reaction from Katrina is what caused all of this. Following that storm, Way too much gov money was spent to prepare for storms.
I thought fishermen exaggerated...weathermen are far worse. NOT ONE of the weather people would say the storm was weakening..not one. And it was breaking apart. They kept saying it was going to strengthen..it didn't.

I still think they should be held accountable for their public forecast, and then we should rank who the most accurate forecasters are...they hire forecaster's now for the best cleavage and whitest teeth. Just give me the facts and put your clothes back on.


Even Right now on CDD the headline says:
Weakened Irene still threat

IMO the gov has instructed the liberal media to follow their lead.

And don't give me better safe than sorry garbage...get it right.

[likwid]

New Bedford/Fairhaven is a mess. (atleast 10 boats have broken loose, im sure more by now)
Padanaram is the usual mess with boats on the beach.

Saw gusts up to 70, 40-50 sustained at Fairhaven Shipyard about 2 hours ago now.

And seriously?
Go pay Commanders or Locust for weather Sandman, you would have spent the same money for the same "liberal media" event you so seem to be obsessed with.

Don't you have googan gaffs to laugh at?

[Goose]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

...they hire forecaster's now for the best cleavage and whitest teeth. Just give me the facts and put your clothes back on.

Would you feel that way if Giada where to broadcast the weather?

[spence]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

I thought fishermen exaggerated...weathermen are far worse. NOT ONE of the weather people would say the storm was weakening..not one. And it was breaking apart. They kept saying it was going to strengthen..it didn't.

This just isn't true.

There was talk it might gain some strength after it hit the ocean again after NC but every analysis I saw (perhaps 8+ different sources) reported it was getting weaker after that.

Pretty much every meteorologist I saw said the legacy of this storm would be the rainfall which looks to have been accurate.

The wind forecasts for RI seem to have been pretty much on target if just a bit high.

The consensus was that while this wasn't a violent storm, the size and ability to impact a large number of people was a real danger.

While there are certainly parts of the media that will sensationalize anything to generate some interest, I think a lot of people make their own hype by watching too much coverage on cable tv and online.

It's self inflicted...

-spence