I keep thinking that by evacuating everyone

[babsbunny]

You will be limiting many eye witness accounts as to how bad this Irene actually was. They are creating their own reality???

[GoneOffShore]

1. Uh - no.

Lots of folks who didn't evacuate.

[eleny]

2. How an area looks after it's over will speak loud and clear about how it was

[Cleita]

3. Maybe you are being paranoid, and if it's that bad

the destruction to buildings and other infrastructure will be quite visible just like it was in NOLA. I hope that these precautions don't take the human toll Katrina did.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. There are many who did not

and a few... hopefully in single digits, will pay for that... decision.

[PoliticAverse]

5. And a few dead eye witnesses... n/t

[cwydro]

7. At least two of those who died in NC

were NOT in the evacuation area.

So that is kind of heartless. Shit happens in big storms.

[cwydro]

6. Oh just turn on the weather channel

People are surfing, swimming (earlier), driving around, standing around watching the reporters, etc....

PLENTY of people did not leave.

[babsbunny]

8. I guess I mean Irene was not as bad as they thought, and I am glad

But they will continue to try to scare the hell out of us.

[lillypaddle]

20. That seems to be the meme

in freeperville - and on Drudge.

[CreekDog]

9. Dead men tell no tales

:fail:

[aquart]

10. Oh, good freaking bloody grief.

Take a look at government doing every fucking thing right for once.

[a la izquierda]

11. I, for one, am happy my sister evacuated. Because of the hype.

She's extremely pregnant and the "hype" got her out of there. She could go into labor at any moment, and did not need to be a block from the beach.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. thumbs up

I am happy for you and your sister...

[NNN0LHI]

12. You think they evacuated people because there is a conspiracy to hide how bad the hurricane is?

Who would gain from such a thing? What would be the point?

Don

[babsbunny]

14. no, to hide how lame it was.

compared to the hype.

[pipi_k]

18. So they hype up a hurricane....

so authorities have to work almost round the clock and they have to spend millions getting people out just so they can hide how lame it was after they hyped it up?


Seriously?

[lillypaddle]

21. What's the matter with you

:spank:

[liberalmuse]

13. Spoke to my daughter this morning...

As of then, the storm was predicted to be a Cat 1, but the media has been reporting it a Cat 3. She's on a NOAA ship, which has just been secured (is double tying secure??) in NYC off of Staten Island, I think. She's going to ride this out on the ship. She's been told they may be involved in rescue efforts if this is as bad as feared. Let's hope not.

[kdmorris]

15. No.. they don't evacuate people for reasons like that.

They evacuate people because letting them stay there could possibly result in the loss of their life.

[eShirl]

16. What's really sad is this isn't even the dumbest thread of the day.

[October]

17. OMG, so true. Best post. /nt

[October]

22. Someone's bored and needs to stir things up?