I just came back today from visiting my brother in Stone Harbor NJ. We played in the surf with my eleven-year old great nephew. We were body surfing and the waves were coming in at only about 4 feet and they knocked me senseless a few times. That’s just good fun but the ocean is a powerful force and the force of the ocean and hurricanes and the storm surges they produce need to be respected.
My prayers go out to the people in this storm’s path and for the emergency personnel who will deal with the storm’s effects during and after.
While I hope it is media hype, I fear that that time has run out and the evitable worst-case scenario could come to fruition this time – a major urban city, sitting below sea level with an old infrastructure and a lot of tourists; complacent residents and a good number of poor and homeless without either the sense or means to get out of the way.
You know... I've been thinking that same thing all day. I am listening to wall to wall coverage from FOX NEWS on my radio as I work outside, and although some of their statements sound too fantastic to believe, it really has me wondering that maybe this time...(I am doing hit and run here to keep up with ya'all.)
I was just out in Maine and marveled at the force of the ocean. For a Midwesterner it can humble you pretty quickly. I tried kayaking in some choppy water in the bay we were in, and I turned back.