[Rennes Templar]

To hype or not to hype, that is the question.

[SF_Redux]

not enough damage yet?

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I don’t know what to think! My daughter called me at 10 pm last night crying that she heard at the Wawa, that the storm surge was going to be 12 feet and that their cute little first home was going to be destroyed. I’m sure she was having visions of Katrina! I had to assure her that they had insurance and whatever happens, everything was going to be fine. She lives in Little Egg Harbor, NJ.

Poor kid, she has assured me that they will evacuate inland. I told her not to wait too long and to come to “home” to N. Jersey (I begged her).

It’s really nerve racking for us up North!

[Prospero]

It may be "hype" to storm and crisis junkies, who look upon the world as entertainment, but me and my neighbors in eastern NC, not on the Outer Banks, who've endured twelve of these storms without federal aid since the middle 90's - are 8 miles northwest of the center of circulation right now, seeing our houses enduring wave action right now.

If the storm had been as strong as forecast even 24 hours ago, lives would have been lost.

I understand those who want to experience these storms first hand. I felt the same way, once. The really terrible part is the day after, when all the storm chasers have moved on, and the power's off, often for weeks. It get's old.

You no longer fuss when the forecasters get it wrong, and the storm loses strength, believe me.

[jerseyrocks]

Don’t know if I would come to that conclusion yet. The major concern of the storm will be the flooding and surge. I think one will have to wait for the tides to pass before dismissing this as hype. I clearly remember Shepherd Smith stating that the worse of Katrina had passed, then we all know what happened. The full damage of this storm will not be known until Monday.

[TShaunK]

Media fraud to build up Obama and his unquestionable leadership during the storm of the century.

I live in Ma. just checked out accuweather for Columbia N.C. where the storm is....40 mile and hour winds expected up to 60....wooooh.

I’ve been in nor’easters in the middle of Jan. where you could not either stand or see.

[Brilliant]

Obama: “If not for my policies, it would have been worse.”

[La Enchiladita]

I had to turn off ABC this morning, as the drama queen guy reporter stood in the blowing rain shreiking about nothing. The strongest winds are caused by the newsreaders hyperventilating.

[Nachoman]

Four people have been killed so far. How many deaths are required for the storm to be considered serious?

[redhead]

"To hype or not to hype, that is the question."

If you have watched the Weather Channel at any time in the last week and a half, you would see the absolute WORST HYPE on this I have ever seen. It is nauseating. 24-hour wall-to-wall frantic handwringing, warning, desperation, and playing the same few video loops repeatedly, ad infinitum, ad nauseam...