All over the news and on timelines of social networks are comments about the storm and I’m just sitting here watching Everybody Loves Raymond and drinking hot chocolate with extra fluff. I don’t think many people know exactly what we should be expecting from Sandy. So far Massachusetts hasn’t seen much damage. Just rain and heavy winds. A day before the storm was supposed to hit, I went to Costco with my mom the other day to stock up on food and water and there weren’t any more cases of water left. The checkout lines we’re flooded with people and their overflowing carriages. I know the weather in New England has been crazy the past year, but is this storm really supposed to be as bad in Massachusetts like the weathermen say or are people just freaking out because of the weather we’ve recently had?
We’ve had schools, stores, and work places shut down for two days, before the storm even arrived in Massachusetts. Obviously everyone is happy that we don’t have school or don’t have to go into work, but everyone overreacting about the storm, in result of the weathermen freaking out.
Do the weathermen know what they’re talking about or is it mandatory that they tell everyone it’s going to be worse than it is, so that if it does end up being bad, they won’t be to blame? Granted, it is better to be more prepared than not at all but nothing has happened in Western Mass. Hurricane Sandy is supposed to be “the perfect storm”, when about a year ago we’ve had a snowstorm that left us with more damage and without power for days on end. We have been told to stay off the roads and I’ve been out driving during the day and there’s been nothing but light rain and winds. Where art thou Sandy? She’s nowhere to be seen New England.
It's understandable to think that weathermen could be overexxagerating about the weather for their own good. However, their job is to inform us on what they discover. They did not paint a picture of what Sandy looks like in their doppler radar, did they? No, so why would weathermen want to cover their behinds? Maybe from the wind and rain, but that's it! Im sure, just like many others, weathermen were out buying lots of food and water JUST INCASE. It is true, you can never be to careful. Even though Sandy might not have been so bad, doesn't mean she couldn't have been. Safety is important to everyone and although lots of people are out driving, some (thinking of all audiences) are in different circumstances.
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ReplyDeleteI guess this is a marginal improvement over an angry mob sacrificing virgins to the angry volcano gods...