The Hyping of Hurricane Irene

[Trip McNeely]

I drive 2 hours to some of my customers up in the northeast corner of PA (northeast of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) and they got it pretty bad. The Susquahanna River runs up that way and it completely washed out a few bridges and pretty much wiped one town out. Theres also powerlines down and huge trees down everywhere. There was mud everywhere and it cut under and washed out a lot of roads. Since in this state there's only 2 roads that go to any town, now I get to detour 30 miles for a normal distance of 2 miles. It sucks. But yeah theres a definite line. We didnt get shit where I live.

Ill see if I can get pictures tomorrow. I saw a huge Oak tree on a house today.

[samuel642000]

I drive 2 hours to some of my customers up in the northeast corner of PA (northeast of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) and they got it pretty bad. The Susquahanna River runs up that way and it completely washed out a few bridges and pretty much wiped one town out. Theres also powerlines down and huge trees down everywhere. There was mud everywhere and it cut under and washed out a lot of roads. Since in this state there's only 2 roads that go to any town, now I get to detour 30 miles for a normal distance of 2 miles. It sucks. But yeah theres a definite line. We didnt get shit where I live.

Ill see if I can get pictures tomorrow. I saw a huge Oak tree on a house today.

It wasn't that bad in Scranton, we were out working wiring some exhaust fans in it. If that tells you anything about it.

[Trip McNeely]

Northeast of Scranton-Wilkes Barre. I was up in Montrose and they got hit hard.

[grove rat]

only guy that had fun after the 'catastrophic hurricane'



**hit mute and play something else in the background**

[slow99]

If it weren't hyped and then really fucked shit up, George Bush would've hated Puerto Ricans.

[samuel642000]

Northeast of Scranton-Wilkes Barre. I was up in Montrose and they got hit hard.

Oh, damn this skim reading and the key points I miss

[EW]

That river floods all the time. My dad is from Shickshinny.

[jluv]

Where's my quote on the hurricane from last week? Something along the lines of assholes making a big deal out of a storm that is weakening by the minute.

I also love how Obama declared a State of Emergency two days before the tropical storm even struck, yet with half of our great state on fire and the Governor asking Obama to declare a state of emergency, he never did. Fuck you, Mr. President.

Half of our state is on fire?!?!

I agree with you about assholes making a bigger deal out of stuff! Buncha drama queens!

[jdgregory84]

There was a hurricane on the east coast? Oh well.

[GrayStangGT]

Half of our state is on fire?!?!

A few months ago it was

[jluv]

A few months ago it was

No, it wasn't.

[KBScobravert]

I think the problem is with the 24 hour news channels. Remember the days when the news came on twice an evening. They reported the facts and let you go back to watching MASH and Hill Street Blues.

Now with the channels dedicated to NOTHING but what is going on around the world they have to makes shit out to be more than it its just to fill their time slot of 24 damn hours.

Look at all the people the media employs now vs back then too. They have to keep all those people busy and every reporter is out to make a name for himself in the field in hopes of being the next Hannity, Geraldo, etc.