I have empathy for the people who have problems...but look, after the hype that preceded this storm, it IS bullcrap.
Ever been through a REAL hurricane, though? Obviously not, because right now you’ve got internet.
Try livin’ for 9 days without electricity, no ice, limited communications (we did have phone sporadically), and do it in a sub tropical climate. We did that a few years back when a hurricane blew through.
Sounds to me like ya’ll are dealing with what a bad blizzard might do...and while I’ve been through those, too, I believe you’ll get back on your feet.
So don’t think I’ve not faced it either. I have. And I empathize. But this wasn’t a major disaster. Not by a long shot.
Agreed. This whole thing is kind of embarrassing.
Makes us sound like a country full of pussies.
Been there, done that. Try it in December with temps in the teens.
Let me know if bob (cat 3) or Gloria (cat 4) count as “real” hurricanes. Blizzard of 78?... That count? Been there, got the t-shirts.
What’s real is a damn 60 foot monster with exposed roots about to crush the back of my house in addition to the ones that narrowly missed as they fell. Real enough for me thank you.
Btw, as for the Internet, there’s this thing called a cell phone where you don’t need grid power to go on line. Or is that not roughing it enough?
Hype or not, we got our butt’s kicked pretty darn good to make it a moot point; it’s a disaster in my personal book.