More Hurricane Hyperbole...
As Dennis loomed off the coast of Alabama and Florida, I warned people to chill the hell out. Common sense trumped the FX/NBC Primetime approach to meteorology and Dennis, thankfully, petered out before it made landfall near Pensacola.
It seems some folks never learn.
Granted, I don’t doubt Katrina will be bad news for New Orleans. And, yes, I’m glad I’m not on Bourbon Street right now. However, can we please back off the predictions of 40,000 deaths and mass destruction. Remember when the Nagin administration complained about not having enough body bags for Ivan? Well, they’re being a little more measured this time, as should everyone else.
These are not hick, stereotypical towns built out of plywood, beer cans, and tobacco chawls. Mobile, New Orleans, and Pensacola have been preparing for these situations for ages and will have every controllable factor in hand. Also, Ivan and Dennis cleaned out most of the loose debris: think of it as Darwinism for carpentry.
Pray, prepare to send aid, and throw a finsky to the Red Cross if you must. But, let’s ease off on the doomsday scenarios.
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