I am 70 and have witnessed a dozen winter events much worse and my state is not north. 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' was not about a wolf. The MSM are criminal liars and sadly the weather 'reporters' have fallen to the point of SHOCK/scare weather, instead of actually giving a Weather report. Their trust and reputation is about zero.
My wife has been noticing the hype in weather reporting. Things that were just normal weather events are now all catastrophes waiting to happen. Its almost like they want you afraid of absolutely everything.
Just calm down, use some common sense (like its 10 degrees here, which is not normal, so don't spend a lot of time outside. or bundle up if you do.)
I delivered newspapers as a kid during a Chicago blizzard in the 70's. Just threw an extra pair of pants and socks on and had to ditch my bike for a sled, due to the snow drifts. A non-event in my eyes.
Notice the weather maps show 80 degree areas of the country as "red", nowadays. Red used to indicate danger. Now its "the norm"? When did 80 degrees in the summer warrant any kind of red warning? (several people have already posted pictures between then and now in the US and UK, so check those out.) Sensationalism at its best.
Not to downplay a hurricane or anything referenced here. I was in Hurricane Sally, a piddly Cat 2 but my 22 year old truck is the worse for wear as far as paint. My wife and I went outside when the winds stopped to survey damage and were going to walk around the neighborhood to see what happened, then the winds picked up. We were just in the eye at that point. Another 5 hrs later it finally went over and died down. No laughing matter, there folks.
Tornadoes are a very bad thing. Whip through with 180+ MPH winds in minutes and wreak havoc and destruction in a nice small line instantly,. A hurricane pounds you for hours and then changes wind directions, like mother nature just screwing you over every which way. Slow, very painful torture. Was in Hurricane Katrina when it went over Miami on its way to New Orleans. Scared me and my wife to death. I had never heard the wind moan across a window all night long before. Sandbags on the hotel doors to keep the water out... it didn't. A newly erected bridge segment was installed over the toll road there, got lifted up from the winds and slammed down on the road just like that. WOW!
But these areas are used to this kind of weather, always have been, and recover in days. Work crews go out and handle it all in stride. Help them where you can because when your neighbor's electricity is restored, so is yours. Just do the right thing and help them out. Common sense.
Only Hurricane Sally was recent. Most happened over 30 years ago. None of this is new or unusual. Florida managed to pull of an election days after Ian. Shake it off, rub some dirt on it, get over it and live your life.
So, I will shut up now and not get in to the 7.2 Earthquake, 50 miles from epicenter, underwater, on a submarine. Is God trying to tell me something?
Ian made land just shy of a Category 5. I would say it was once in a generation. But I do agree the media hyped this storm to a ridiculous degree. I say that from sunny south Florida, lol.
I am 70 and have witnessed a dozen winter events much worse and my state is not north. 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' was not about a wolf. The MSM are criminal liars and sadly the weather 'reporters' have fallen to the point of SHOCK/scare weather, instead of actually giving a Weather report. Their trust and reputation is about zero.
My wife has been noticing the hype in weather reporting. Things that were just normal weather events are now all catastrophes waiting to happen. Its almost like they want you afraid of absolutely everything.
Just calm down, use some common sense (like its 10 degrees here, which is not normal, so don't spend a lot of time outside. or bundle up if you do.)
I delivered newspapers as a kid during a Chicago blizzard in the 70's. Just threw an extra pair of pants and socks on and had to ditch my bike for a sled, due to the snow drifts. A non-event in my eyes.
Notice the weather maps show 80 degree areas of the country as "red", nowadays. Red used to indicate danger. Now its "the norm"? When did 80 degrees in the summer warrant any kind of red warning? (several people have already posted pictures between then and now in the US and UK, so check those out.) Sensationalism at its best.
Not to downplay a hurricane or anything referenced here. I was in Hurricane Sally, a piddly Cat 2 but my 22 year old truck is the worse for wear as far as paint. My wife and I went outside when the winds stopped to survey damage and were going to walk around the neighborhood to see what happened, then the winds picked up. We were just in the eye at that point. Another 5 hrs later it finally went over and died down. No laughing matter, there folks.
Tornadoes are a very bad thing. Whip through with 180+ MPH winds in minutes and wreak havoc and destruction in a nice small line instantly,. A hurricane pounds you for hours and then changes wind directions, like mother nature just screwing you over every which way. Slow, very painful torture. Was in Hurricane Katrina when it went over Miami on its way to New Orleans. Scared me and my wife to death. I had never heard the wind moan across a window all night long before. Sandbags on the hotel doors to keep the water out... it didn't. A newly erected bridge segment was installed over the toll road there, got lifted up from the winds and slammed down on the road just like that. WOW!
But these areas are used to this kind of weather, always have been, and recover in days. Work crews go out and handle it all in stride. Help them where you can because when your neighbor's electricity is restored, so is yours. Just do the right thing and help them out. Common sense.
Only Hurricane Sally was recent. Most happened over 30 years ago. None of this is new or unusual. Florida managed to pull of an election days after Ian. Shake it off, rub some dirt on it, get over it and live your life.
So, I will shut up now and not get in to the 7.2 Earthquake, 50 miles from epicenter, underwater, on a submarine. Is God trying to tell me something?
God isn't the author of fear. Devil is though.
Fear is the dis-ease of mind.
5" of snow max. We had more at Thanksgiving.
Ian made land just shy of a Category 5. I would say it was once in a generation. But I do agree the media hyped this storm to a ridiculous degree. I say that from sunny south Florida, lol.
You think a near cat 5 is supposed to happen once in a generation??
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I'm old but I remember so many bad weather alerts and nothing happened weather related. It was used to cover up/distract from some political event.
There's also the 'once in a generation storm' of migrants blamed on title 42 lapsing.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11570833/Kamala-Harris-lashes-media-failing-cover-strengths-VP-gushing-interview.html
Weather is media and should be viewed with the same lack of trust as the rest. They have an agenda.