Hurricane Irma

larryz

larryz

I'm Just A Tourist!
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Jordanaous said:
The look on his face says it all. He doesn't know where to begin with a mess that size!
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"Let's start at the beginning, a very good place to start..."
 

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AEfx

AEfx

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ABQ said:
That dipwad Jim Cantore was in Miami and appeared genuinely disappointed when the storm veered westward and avoided a direct hit on Miami. Sorry Jim, Mother Nature wasn't in the mood to contribute to the sensationalism of The Weather Channel and their hashtag style of reporting.
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I have been stunned by the complete exploitation and insensitivity I have seen on just about every major televised outlet and this event. They get in peoples faces in shelters and try to goad them into telling dramatic stories, and the reporters/harassers are visually upset when rushing around like idiots trying to get people to say live on the air what they want - and when it's "we left, came to the shelter, made it fine" they keep rushing around during their 2-minute allotment until they can get someone with a "better", more dramatic story they can then re-run all day to show their reporters/harassers "in the thick of it".

If there was any question whatsoever that criticism of our media was somehow a political issue, this very non-partisan event and the coverage of it has sealed that answer up with a big bow on top.

At least they are getting called out on it...

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worldfanatic

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Jim Cantore is a bit overly dramatic sometimes, and it's undoubtedly helped him become a "celebrity" in the weather field.
But if you watch him during non-storm coverage, it's very clear that he's extremely knowledgeable about weather. Far beyond your average local weather man or weather woman.

And I have zero doubt he's already forgotten more about weather than all the clowns criticizing him on this thread have ever known about it.
 
21stamps

21stamps

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AEfx said:
I am not going to bog down this thread with this but if that's your opinion - that it's not a concern to ostracize children socially to their classmates (or not meet *your* expectations of "100% participation") who can't afford to bring $5 a day for a week to school in addition to having separate "high school", "college", and "NFL" wear - means that it's a rich kids prep school and you don't realize that it's not the norm and to think otherwise is the height of snobbery.

It would be a horrible thing to do at a public school - do you realize how many kids in this country have to get assistance just for lunch money? Saying "let the kids...who can't, don't" is cruel, and you should know that if your school requires uniforms - one of the primary reasons which schools do uniforms is to prevent kids from being judged by their appearance.

If you were just asking for "small donations from those who can" and everyone was allowed to participate regardless, that might be one thing (though the very specific "uniform" of NFL, College, etc. is still problematic) - but to post the way you have suggesting that everyone should do this at their schools shows and screw the kids who couldn't afford it is just...terrible.
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It's a wonderful way to raise money and get kids involved. Have them do chores to help. Doesn't matter what the amount is.. do a minimum of 25cents if need be.
I'm glad to hear from other people on this thread that their schools are doing the same.

My suggestion was a quick mention to all parents here who's schools may not be doing so. It appears to be working very well.
 
Dubman

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worldfanatic said:
Jim Cantore is a bit overly dramatic sometimes, and it's undoubtedly helped him become a "celebrity" in the weather field.
But if you watch him during non-storm coverage, it's very clear that he's extremely knowledgeable about weather. Far beyond your average local weather man or weather woman.

And I have zero doubt he's already forgotten more about weather than all the clowns criticizing him on this thread have ever known about it.
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He is just a big ole weather nerd like me! hahahaha

Would love to be in his shoes and flown all over the country to cover extreme weather. ;)
 
AEfx

AEfx

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worldfanatic said:
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And I have zero doubt he's already forgotten more about weather than all the clowns criticizing him on this thread have ever known about it.
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No one is questioning his credentials or claiming to be weather experts themselves - it's the crass insensitivity that he and others reporting on this event in the media are blatantly showing.

This storm isn't here to provide an exciting newscast for his reel - people are dead, more are coming, and countless lives (including regular members and moderators on this very board) are still in danger - not to mention the potentially millions of homes that are damaged or destroyed and who will be dealing with the devestating effects for possibly years to come.

To express anything but relief and thankfulness that some areas managed so far to avoid the worst (especially when so many have experienced the worst and we still don't know what is yet to come) is something that he should be fired for, regardless of his knowledge of the weather.
 
AEfx

AEfx

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DoubleJ21 said:
Any guesses on how long cleanup will take? (Fallen trees cleared, landscaping restored, lampposts fixed, etc.)
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The resort itself? Likely a few days for the big stuff. Weeks/months until all landscaping is totally resorted. But overall evidence it happened? Potentially years, depending on how things end up.

The actual resort will likely be fine and everything will be up and running in a day or two depending on (crossing fingers) no significant damage to structures, but the after effects may very well be visible for a long time.

So anyone worrying about a vacation even by this weekend is needlessly worrying.

@marni1971 - how many years were those uprooted trees visible from the monorails after Katrina?
 
ABQ

ABQ

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AEfx said:
The resort itself? Likely a few days for the big stuff. Weeks/months until all landscaping is totally resorted. But overall evidence it happened? Potentially years, depending on how things end up.

The actual resort will likely be fine and everything will be up and running in a day or two depending on (crossing fingers) no significant damage to structures, but the after effects may very well be visible for a long time.

So anyone worrying about a vacation even by this weekend is needlessly worrying.

@marni1971 - how many years were those uprooted trees visible from the monorails after Katrina?
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I think you mean hurricane Charley of 2004. I visited in December that year and downed trees were visible in the wooded areas, but none out in the open.
 
marni1971

marni1971

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AEfx said:
The resort itself? Likely a few days for the big stuff. Weeks/months until all landscaping is totally resorted. But overall evidence it happened? Potentially years, depending on how things end up.

The actual resort will likely be fine and everything will be up and running in a day or two depending on (crossing fingers) no significant damage to structures, but the after effects may very well be visible for a long time.

So anyone worrying about a vacation even by this weekend is needlessly worrying.

@marni1971 - how many years were those uprooted trees visible from the monorails after Katrina?
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Absolutely. Most areas will just look how some of us remember them with less foliage.

Barring any last minute hitches, MK will open in the morning.
 
disney4life2008

disney4life2008

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AEfx said:
I have been stunned by the complete exploitation and insensitivity I have seen on just about every major televised outlet and this event. They get in peoples faces in shelters and try to goad them into telling dramatic stories, and the reporters/harassers are visually upset when rushing around like idiots trying to get people to say live on the air what they want - and when it's "we left, came to the shelter, made it fine" they keep rushing around during their 2-minute allotment until they can get someone with a "better", more dramatic story they can then re-run all day to show their reporters/harassers "in the thick of it".

If there was any question whatsoever that criticism of our media was somehow a political issue, this very non-partisan event and the coverage of it has sealed that answer up with a big bow on top.

At least they are getting called out on it...

(warning: language)

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Lol i didn't see this. Similar thing here in Orlando. On the west side, pine hills area a sinkhole developed last night and over 200 people were emergency evacuated. Well of course a news station showed them arriving at the shelter. Middle of the night people were in underwear, night clothes shoeless yet they got cameras and asking for interviews. I absolutely hate it.

But this is sensationalism at its best. Unfortunately news journalists are only as good as the overreacted story.
 

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