[Labyrinthos]

I never stated that I am not interested or that you shouldn't pay attention. My point is that that the major news organizations and their local affiliates have a history of acting like the "boy who cried wolf" in order to drive up ratings even though they know that the storm they are reporting on is unlikely to have nearly the impact that they once thought.

We are now nearly halfway through the Atlantic hurricane season and the global warming alarmists at TWC have an unremarkable hurricane season to hype so far and therefore, they will continue to report Irene as an imminent threat with the potential for catostrophic damage even as the data points more and more to a storm that is likely to move further off the east coast and away from land.

[jpsb]

Starting to get a little concerned about the N.E. NYC in particular, if these forecasts hold it is going to be very close.

[Gabz]

I would rather there be over hype than an ignoring of the potential problem. there are far too many people that don’t have enough common sense to come in out of the rain and that is the audience to whom what you call hype is directed.

Even if it stays 200 miles off the coast, the potential for severe problems is not something to sneeze about. I am of the school of thought that too much info is far better than not enough. Your mileage may vary.

[Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness]

It may be that the December ice storm of 2008, where we were without electricity for 8+ days, and no telephone for 2 weeks, is still fresh in my mind, so please forgive me for taking this storm seriously.

We hill folk in central Massachusetts know what inches of rain in a short time can do to the quaint streams that abound here.

Most New Englanders live in the woods, and with trees in full leaf being blown by high winds, it can become nasty real quick here. A web search of New England hurricanes might give you an idea what can happen here.

Thanks for trying to temper my concern, I hope for our sake that you're right.

[don-o]

My point is that that the major news organizations and their local affiliates have a history of acting like the "boy who cried wolf" in order to drive up ratings

Some of us choose to not even have a television and are thus spared from the torture which you obviously inflict upon yourself.

The internet is a wonderful for self selecting exactly what I wish to learn about. I highly recommend it.