It is October 28, 2012 and the folks on the Weather Channel are living it up. Let me just say, I appreciate getting the warnings about Hurricane Sandy. Do I need to hear anyone call it Frankenstorm? Probably not. However, I live in Maryland and since dear little Miss Sandy is going to hit us, I am happy to hear up to the minute updates.
The forecasters at the Weather Channel are close to peeing their pants with excitement about this storm. I suppose if my job were to forecast the weather, this would be truly exciting for me, too. Obviously this is the type of storm forecasters wait for while telling boring forecasts about a cloudy day or a partially sunny sky. The people at Weather Channel are flipping out right now.
The problem with the entire Frankenstorm / Hurricane Sandy thing is the Hurricane Irene situation. Anyone that was not hit hard by Hurricane Irene is not paying as much attention as needed to Hurricane Sandy. The folks at the Weather Channel are all but bouncing off the walls trying to insist this is going to be worse than Hurricane Irene. I understand they want us to take it seriously, but perhaps they should take it down a notch on the panic level.
Most of us have already gone out and bought food, batteries, flashlights, etc. We know! Thanks Weather Channel for helping us. But please stop trying to freak out people more than they already are freaked out. Furthermore, how about you let that nice gal that is standing on the beach in Nags Head, NC go back inside? We get it... it is windy. We don't need her to get blown away just to prove that point.
Important websites to visit if you live on the east coast:
Weather Channel - Disaster Supply Kit
American Red Cross - Disaster Checklists
FEMA's website
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