Hurricane Irene

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    Ok, so I get that the people of NY think they are more important than anyone else on the planet, but they aren't. This is only a category 1 hurricane. That is smaller than Ike, and way smaller than Katrina. The people there need to be careful and safe, but this is not a very big storm, and certainly not historic in any way
     
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    I always thought it was people from Texas who think they are more important than anyone else. :D
     
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    If the media was not (mostly) situated in the New York/WDC area, I don't think this would have been the media circus it was/is.
     
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    There are a shit ton of people in this Hurricane's path. NY subway getting shut down is unheard of.

    I think your cynicism is not warranted.
     
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    It's basically a tropical storm at this point.
     
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    Still, it can do a lot of collateral damage. Dams, dykes, power outages... give weather its due respect.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    The people saying NBD should be thankful, not sarcastic.
     
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    We got power back last night.
    There was mostly wind damage here
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    Playground completely obliterated by the wind.
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    Vinyl siding blown off the side of my apartment.

    My parents didn't fare too well 100 miles north of me. Their basement flooded and they have 3 trees down in their yard. They expect to get power back in the next 2-3 days.
     
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    Did FEMA or the power company restore power?
     
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    bluefrog Go Blazers, GO!

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    Probably the power company. There were company trucks all over town.

    How would I know if FEMA did it?
     
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    You'd still be without power.
     
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