Hurricane Gustav

[mbulriss]

I agree that the media makes everything into major events, but given
the fact that it was a category 4 when it crossed Cuba and was huge in
area when it hit the Gulf, the media should have ignored it? Wolf cry
and prudence are two different things. The families of the people
that died probably don't think it was a false alarm.

The fact that the Gulf Coast dodged a big one doesn't make it a false
alarm or non-event, not when coastal areas outside of NOLA got hit
hard and hundreds of thousands are without electricity and will be for
many days. It could have just as easily been a cat 4 or 5 when it hit
land. Looked like even one more foot of storm surge on those levees
might have written an entirely different story.

People that left for the holiday weekend were prudent.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
wrote:
>
> The media is making weather events into a wolf cry. too much money
> in continued coverage advert time. Saw coverage of a trash can being
> blown down the street hitting news van after news van. They work you
> folks up. the big story will come when everyone stops listening to
> the false alarms.
>
> Greg
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Peggy & Ed McStay"
> wrote:
> >
> > ED AND PEGGY MCSTAY REPORTING THAT LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA HAS
> SURVIVED
> > THE HURICANE WITH LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. WE HAVE
> JUST
> > GOTTEN IN FROM KILGORE AND TALKED TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT
> STAYED AND
> > THEY ALL SAY THE WINDS NEVER GOT OVER ABOUT 45MPH HERE. I CAN TELL
> THAT
> > TO BE TRUE BECAUSE OUR YARD IS NOT A MESS. OUR BUSINESS IS FINE
> AND SO
> > IS OUR HOME. I DONT KNOW IF "LONESOME DOVE" WILL SURVIVE THE BLACK
> BUGS
> > THAT WE GOT IN TEXAS. WE HAVE BEEN WASHING AND SOAKING AND WASHING
> AND
> > SOAKING FOR A FEW HOURS NOW AND WE STILL HAVE A MESS. OH WELL WE
> WILL
> > GET IT CLEANED UP TODAY AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT ONE. THANKS TO
> ALL
> > THAT CALLED AND EMAILED CHECKING ON US.
> >
> > ED AND PEGGY MCSTAY
> > "LONESOME DOVE"
> > LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
> >
> > WE SAW A 1983 35 FT BIRD FOR SALE IN NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS AT ENCORE
> RV
> > WILL GIVE SOME MORE INFO LATER..................
> >
>