the evidence is in...the media blew this event way way way out of proportion..I am reading now that the precautionary measures are costing cities and states exponentially more than the storm damage....
this ranks up there with OJ’s Bronco ride...the unmerited fixation and hype..and to see liberal and conservative media make it all about “them-them-them” for days was a bit much for us down here who get ignored (me Nashville flood last year for example)
and those of us down here who know about storms could see this was the case fairly early on...a mild storm moving into colder water and grazing or entering landmass...none of which builds monsters
You guys have worse winter gales than this was...far worse.
That was my point and I’m sticking to it.
It is not about my hurricane is worse than your’s. It was about what I said..the media..given where the storm was headed (where they live...Beltway and NYC types) decided to maximize exposure and politicians from Bloomberg and Christie all the way up to Obama decided to join in the hysteria. I believe that is a logical observation of the treatment of this storm and I am quite happy you guys did not have a cataclysmic event. Given your demographics, loss of life would have been high and the civil unrest..again...given your urban demographics would have dwarfed Katrina.
I wonder were Joe Bastardi is today?
btw...the media has overblown storm intensity here too...but not to this degree and with less political go along and eating up the news cycle 24/7 for 5 days out
This thread is for storm reports.
The verdict is still out as far as the cost of the damage is concerned. In addition to the coastal damage, there is ongoing and significant inland flooding underway threatening lives and property.
It doesn't have to catastrophic to be bad.
Christie estimates billions of dollars in property and business losses in NJ alone - that's just one of a dozen or so states that have been or will be involved.
Part of what feeds the news cycle is the response of government entities. After Katrina, there's no way mayors, governors, etc. are going to be nonchalant. When you have mayors and governors holding news conferences all the time, ordering evacuations, warning about dire circumstances, the 24/7 media is going to pick up the tone and exaggerate it.
and those of us down here who know about storms could see this was the case fairly early on...a mild storm moving into colder water and grazing or entering landmass...none of which builds monsters
You use the term “us” as though someone agrees with you. You’re full of it from square one.Did the media hype it? Yeah it’s the east coast. Was it over hyped? probably not.You can’t compare a gulf hurricane to one like this. Gulf storms pretty much go straight in, you’re either on the dirty side or clean side. This storm was dirty side all the way up the eastern seaboard. Wind wasn’t the problem, storm surge was. As is usually the case. It is like a cat one storm hit at Brownsville Texas and ran the coast to Biloxi
the evidence is in...the media blew this event way way way out of proportion..I am reading now that the precautionary measures are costing cities and states exponentially more than the storm damage....
The media coverage was just like you get from the local stations when one is coming in anywhere. Problem is the local media was in Washington, Philly,NY, and Boston.