The weatherman who cried "Wolf"

vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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Here's the problem with the newsbots, etc overreacting to these storms: people learn to ignore them. I know they do it for eyeballs and clicks, and to a lesser degree to err on the side of caution, but honestly the verbiage and hysteria is just too much. Rather than listen to those kooks I watch NOAA and the radar myself. Also we have a terrific weather guy at one of the local TV stations who is heavy into FB updates - he is cautious without kirking out and so far what he's said would likely happen is what happened.

But really, the language these other people use - "potentially CATASTROPHIC!!" "potentially HISTORIC DEVASTATION!!" And then there are the doom goblins on social media who act like they *want* the city to be destroyed by a massive hurricane. "Oh, it's projected to landfall 2 hours east of us, but IT MAY VEER WEST AND KILL US ALL!!" They say this every single time, even when the storm path isn't even close to PCB.

I'm going to be killed one day because I'll ignore the hysterics and click-baiters the one time they happen to be right. It's super annoying that everyone can't just calm the **** down and act like they have some sense.

That said, I'm prepped to ride out the storm or bug out, whichever seems most appropriate tomorrow. I thought about taking off anyway just because a road trip might be fun. We'll see in the morning....
 
stgislander

stgislander

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vraiblonde said:
Here's the problem with the newsbots, etc overreacting to these storms: people learn to ignore them. I know they do it for eyeballs and clicks, and to a lesser degree to err on the side of caution, but honestly the verbiage and hysteria is just too much. Rather than listen to those kooks I watch NOAA and the radar myself. Also we have a terrific weather guy at one of the local TV stations who is heavy into FB updates - he is cautious without kirking out and so far what he's said would likely happen is what happened.

But really, the language these other people use - "potentially CATASTROPHIC!!" "potentially HISTORIC DEVASTATION!!" And then there are the doom goblins on social media who act like they *want* the city to be destroyed by a massive hurricane. "Oh, it's projected to landfall 2 hours east of us, but IT MAY VEER WEST AND KILL US ALL!!" They say this every single time, even when the storm path isn't even close to PCB.

I'm going to be killed one day because I'll ignore the hysterics and click-baiters the one time they happen to be right. It's super annoying that everyone can't just calm the **** down and act like they have some sense.

That said, I'm prepped to ride out the storm or bug out, whichever seems most appropriate tomorrow. I thought about taking off anyway just because a road trip might be fun. We'll see in the morning....
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Did you stock up on pizza, Chinese food, and Coke/Pepsi products?
 
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DaSDGuy

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vraiblonde said:
Here's the problem with the newsbots, etc overreacting to these storms: people learn to ignore them. I know they do it for eyeballs and clicks, and to a lesser degree to err on the side of caution, but honestly the verbiage and hysteria is just too much. Rather than listen to those kooks I watch NOAA and the radar myself. Also we have a terrific weather guy at one of the local TV stations who is heavy into FB updates - he is cautious without kirking out and so far what he's said would likely happen is what happened.

But really, the language these other people use - "potentially CATASTROPHIC!!" "potentially HISTORIC DEVASTATION!!" And then there are the doom goblins on social media who act like they *want* the city to be destroyed by a massive hurricane. "Oh, it's projected to landfall 2 hours east of us, but IT MAY VEER WEST AND KILL US ALL!!" They say this every single time, even when the storm path isn't even close to PCB.

I'm going to be killed one day because I'll ignore the hysterics and click-baiters the one time they happen to be right. It's super annoying that everyone can't just calm the **** down and act like they have some sense.

That said, I'm prepped to ride out the storm or bug out, whichever seems most appropriate tomorrow. I thought about taking off anyway just because a road trip might be fun. We'll see in the morning....
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Fill the car with gas, pack a bug out bag, then relax.
 
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DaSDGuy

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A sign of the apocalypse -

Waffle House has reportedly closed all its locations in Tallahassee, battening down the hatches in preparation for Hurricane Helene. It has also closed Waffle House #2468 in neighboring Crawfordville. This has put Hurricane Helene at a red on the Waffle House Index — the most severe rating on the restaurant-based disaster scale, and a strong indication that the community is likely to suffer significant damage.
 
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