Nice n sunny in California  

Posted by Dusty

(Outside of DC)

Can you go punch Sinkler for me?  

I'm in Pennslyvania and almost all of Pittsburgh had off today... Unfortunatly i didn't... There was SO much rain and a little bit of flooding.  

Posted by Winter

It dipped south at the last moment, I was in the same spot. 7.4 million people without power due to Sandy and I got some flickering lights and annoying winds. Trees were ripped up near me, nearby boardwalk destroyed, but Seaside Heights seems to be a victim of large impact.

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Oh the childhood memories.. :/

X_x I was just there two summers ago. That sucks. What also sucks is one of the buildings that got demolished by the storm in New York is where my aunt works, so I'm not sure how that might impact her just yet. Hoping for the best outcomes of this >.< we may also have to cancel our trip the NY this Thanksgiving if everything is still in bad condition.  

Fun fact: Super storm is nothing close to a proper meteorological term. It means nothing, its just something scary the media used to get people to watch their networks.  

Posted by Pimpsy G.

Fun fact: Super storm is nothing close to a proper meteorological term. It means nothing, its just something scary the media used to get people to watch their networks.

Maybe, but it's the largest hurricane on record(not strength, but size), so the media created a term to convey that. Of course the media sensualizes everything; is there anyone out there actually surprised by this? The only sad part is that the media gets more out of making things worse than they actually are, which can be completely misleading. However calling it a "super storm" is probably one of the least misleading things out there in the media.  

Well, it is a hybrid storm. Or, so I've heard.  

Posted by Dusty

Maybe, but it's the largest hurricane on record(not strength, but size), so the media created a term to convey that. Of course the media sensualizes everything; is there anyone out there actually surprised by this? The only sad part is that the media gets more out of making things worse than they actually are, which can be completely misleading. However calling it a "super storm" is probably one of the least misleading things out there in the media.

Sure, it was big. That's part of my point. Its a very large or powerful storm. Or, a post-tropical cyclone with a remarkably low barometric pressure. But that by no means warrants almost every single news network to act like superstorm is some sort of scientific classification. It really is a scare factor BECAUSE they are trying to convey this size to people, regardless if it actually warrants the scare or not. I have no idea why this would be one of THE least misleading things in the media. That's ridiculous.

The main reason I'm so upset about this is because when Rita (4th most powerful atlantic hurricane ever) was headed directly for Houston (where I live) it was considerably threatening. They tried to convey that it was a horrible, horrible storm by saying it would be a "Category 6" hurricane if there was one. Since this was the first legitimate hurricane to hit Houston and Galveston in decades, everyone bought the scares and evacuated. It caused chaos. There was so much gridlock on the highway that I can't even describe it. It was like independence day (The movie). Guess what? It missed, died off, and hit Louisiana. That's besides the point though. Even if it did hit at full force, the media should not have influenced that mass reaction by saying stupid things. Scare factors like that do not help anything.  

You know what really sucks? The area effected by the storm usually doesn't get any massive storm systems like this. They weren't ready for anything like this. Floridians are used to storms. It sucks and you cope with whatever future that comes.  

Posted by Pimpsy G.

Even if it did hit at full force, the media should not have influenced that mass reaction by saying stupid things. Scare factors like that do not help anything.

Better safe than sorry. Why take such a high risk when it can be mostly avoided? Besides, you should never trust the media for 100% accurate information. Such a minimal aspect really doesn't need all that much attention. Some people actually react to those types of storms more than ones simply put as "Category 6" or something similarly plain. More accurate, yes. But the little nickname grabs more attention.

Also, I have been hearing more and more about people in towns near me who have been killed by falling trees, branches, and even sometimes power lines. I really don't want to hear anyone talking about "how the storm wasn't serious" or some stupid statement like that. It ended lives, and that fact cannot be overlooked. Jokes aren't really funny..

(Aimed at nobody in general, it just had to be said. It bothered me..)  

Lost power, still no power today after 6 daysh  

...because my first reaction to something huge and threatening headed towards my family and I is to criticize the media rather than do something about the potential dangers.  

My power never went out. I wanted it to because I love it when the power goes out.