As a Floridian, how I feel when people are freaking out about Irene

wagesj45 · 1 year

I think most commenters here are missing the fact that the northeast is not prepared for huricanes. That is why it is a big deal and bad things are likely to happen. When these things happen and you're prepared and have the infrastructure for it, no big deal. But when California ices over or Florida has an earthquake, the infrastructure can't handle it and things break down.

/rant.

assumption_bulltron · 1 year

This is bound to become a pissing contest. Here's how it is in the continental US: The gulf coast and tornado alley are the most dangerous disaster-wise. Summer is the most uncomfortable in Houston. The plains are the coldest/windiest/most variable. The northwest is the greyest. The southern California coast is annoyingly perfect and home to the biggest pussies.

5n47ch · 1 year

40mph winds and 5" of rain... we call that Thursday in Tampa

awesomeapple · 1 year

As a Floridian, I was hoping the hurricane would hit us just so I would get out of having to help my dad move furniture.

Unlucky13 · 1 year

True, some people, such as those living a 50+ miles inland are going a little overboard, but you should take into account that this hurricane is hitting every major city on the east coast and currently flooding said cities. These cities are not built to withstand hurricanes or the sheer amount of water falling from the sky over a 24+ hour time span.

That said, if it wasn't hitting New York, we probably wouldn't even be talking about it. I live in Virginia, and we got a pretty good shake out of the earthquake last week, but we probably wouldn't have been talking about it either had New York not sorta felt it.

GypsyChildren · 1 year

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aguafiestas · 1 year

It doesn't matter how this hurricane compares to the ones that hit Florida. It has the potential to cause major flooding in major metropolitan areas that aren't prepared to deal with it. It may or may not happen, but if it does, it'll be a big deal no matter what "category" it is.

ShitMoneyAndTheWord · 1 year

I'm a New Yorker who lived through "Blizzardgeddon," a.k.a. the massive snowstorm of December 2010. Municipal relief was woefully inept, streets sat three feet deep in snow for days, and entire neighborhoods were impassable. The reason people are freaking out is because of the possibility of the failure of the obtainability of basic needs like water, food, electricity, and natural gas. Most people I've spoken to in NYC are having fun with the hurricane issue whilst preparing for a worst case scenario. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has already shut down for the weekend, making the situation all the more a pain in the ass.

In conclusion, we're not pussies. Just wary of our ancient and highly susceptible infrastructure.

SpeedGeek · 1 year

Is it just me or is the media giving more attention to this Category 1 storm than they did to the tornadoes that devastated Alabama and Missouri earlier this year?

MrEli · 1 year

Wow, you are really insensitive to the situation here. In nags head, NC there is record coastal flooding threatening many people. In my hometown, people have been killed by the storm (falling trees, etc.). Hurricanes are not to be taken lightly no matter what.

compson1 · 1 year

I'm a Floridian now living in New York City, and from my experience, the preparation has not been overkill.

The urban sprawl hellscape that is Tampa/St. Pete (where I'm from) is essentially prepared for this. Toss the patio furniture in the pool, close the shutters, and make some drinks.

Here in the city though, the problem is flooding. Quite literally, the center of American industry is being covered in water right now. The subway will be closed for days. A very large percentage of the city's public housing is in the evacuation zone. All of these things, taken together, will cause a HUGE economic toll even if not 1 person is killed or 1 building damaged. Toss in the fact that we have 26 gigantic cranes that can't be lowered spread throughout Manhattan, and things get even more interesting.

The last thing we need is to pay the economic price AND have a bunch of hurricane newbies get hurt or swept out to sea.

Raplesyrup1 · 1 year

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/jwhrh/this_is_how_i_felt_this_week_after_hearing_about/

slow_toke · 1 year

My new policy: Any posts bragging about how "badass" your state is when dealing with bad weather gets an automatic downvote.

funkyskunk · 1 year

I live in Miami and I knew we were 100% safe when the Weather Channel DIDN'T send Jim Cantore to Florida. I saw some bumbling new guy in West Palm Beach and was like "ahhhh, we will be fine."

PrimusSucksOnThis · 1 year

*insert comment about how much worse the weather is here

ImInAGopherSuit · 1 year

As a dominican, thats how I feel about YOU.

ilikefries · 1 year

Freaking out should be reserved for the really big ones but keep in mind a cat 1 can still be dangerous. We had Allison which was just a tropical storm and....

The storm dropped heavy rainfall along its path, peaking at over 40 inches (1,000 mm) in Texas. The worst flooding occurred in Houston, where most of Allison's damage occurred: 30,000 became homeless after the storm flooded over 70,000 houses and destroyed 2,744 homes. Downtown Houston was inundated with flooding, causing severe damage to hospitals and businesses. Twenty-three people died in Texas. Along its entire path, Allison caused $5.5 billion ($6.7 billion 2008 USD) in damage and 41 deaths. Aside from Texas, the places worst hit were Louisiana and southeastern Pennsylvania.

P4R4D0C5 · 1 year

LOL! As a Canadian, that's how I feel when it gets cold/ snows in Florida!

rosenrot83 · 1 year

Okay, first you hipsters in California were teasing us about our earthquake, now Florida hipsters are teasing us about the hurricane. Can't the East coast catch a break? It has been a tough week.

saucisse · 1 year

Ain't no thang, the next time you get ice or snow and it wipes out your agricultural economy, we'll sit here and post witty pictures.

You'll be cool with that, right?

wollawolla · 1 year

Maybe it's because I've been playing a lot of TF2 lately, but I never realized how awesome Willy Wonka's hat is.

SlyScorpion · 1 year

Florida had Hurricane Ivan AKA the Double Punch Hurricane. It rolled through once and then rolled back through again just make sure it got ALL the houses in its path.

theMethod · 1 year

When I see shit like this it makes me think of someone living in the desert, scoffing at people experiencing a drought.

So you're used to the natural disasters of your area... Fuck you, because when it happens to places that don't experience it, they aren't ready for it.

Railz · 1 year

Give us a call when your town shuts down after 5 inches of snow.

azajay · 1 year

That's great. When it snows in florida and you start bitching about it i'll be sure to bring this up.

zombie_apologist · 1 year

as a Pennsylvanian, would it be wrong to create a meme mocking Floridians the next time they experience a storm complete with fatalities, tornadoes, strong wind, massive power outages, and flooding?

RogueRaven17 · 1 year

This is how I feel when people complain that "Life's not fair".

iFrostyB · 1 year

New Orleanian here! Welcome to Hurricanes :)

Tubastard · 1 year

big-up From Louisiana. Hurricane Alley!

misfitx · 1 year

As a Minnesotan, I am unaware of what hurricanes are. Carry on.

The_Freeeman · 1 year

hurricane party ! !

Nithlack · 1 year

Have the same feeling about Floridians moving to Minnesota and having to deal with their first snow storm.

bobdoyle80 · 1 year

Florida goes a long time without any hurricanes, then we get slammed like some cheap wh .... granted we had both Frances and Jeanne (billy?) in a limited time-frame in 2004. Both being a pain in the ass, from that perspective if it aint a cat 3 it's laughable in my view. It's like those people on the west coast laughing at you bitches making a shit storm over a 5.8 earthquake. 5.8 earthquake aint shit for those in japan bro. Get over it.

D-mon · 1 year

Hey! That's the exact same thing we think when you get snow. Get off your high horse.

tejanabena · 1 year

...You know, I get that people think the Northeast isn't 'prepared'; but, I'd like to paint a picture for people.

A while back a Cat 1 by the name of Hurricane Juan hit the Maritime Provinces of canada. Further North than NY for damn sure. It came in on the end of a front, hitting with the force of a Cat 3. A lot of change was brought by it; but, Halifax, Nova Scotia was up in relatively short order. I'm from Texas, have lived in Louisiana, so Hurricanes for me aren't new. My parents were living at the harbor. We were all fine. So were most of the folks.

I'd like to point out that the people in these provinces ignored the Hurricane and all of the warnings because in the past, they've veered off at the last minute.

The NE Coast (NC, NY, NJ) were far more prepared for this than Canada was. And there has been a substantial amount of fear mongering. It's not about infrastructure. It's about common goddamned sense and appreciating your life more than a house or a car.

BTW - My friends on the Island, in NYC area are fine. My friends in NYC are fine. Drinking Margaritas after tying things down. I think I'm more frustrated by the fear mongering by the people who aren't even there to experience it than really, anything else.

sir_wooly_merkins · 1 year

Great. First we catch shit from California for having an earthquake, now we're catching shit from Florida for getting a hurricane with tornados in it.

vadergeek · 1 year

I live in the best part of Florida for hurricanes. We don't actually get flooding or anything, but we get rain and clouds, which is kind of wonderful in a Florida summer, and maybe a day off school.

SeanGone · 1 year

as a someone who spent 20 years in Florida i take this shit very seriously

this_is_weird · 1 year

I feel the same when a country shuts down every airport, highway, and public transportation for days because of 2cm of snow, while over here planes take off in the most hellish snow storms and nothing ever closes because of weather (except schools when they fear that making the kids walk to their bus stops is too dangerous).

It's just a matter of preparedness. We have the snowplows, the snow dumps, the training, and people are used to driving over the snow and ice.

Dubzil · 1 year

As a visitor to Florida during a tropical storm, I feel this is not very accurate. Locals were freaking out and it wasn't even a hurricane.

dannydale · 1 year

I'm from New Orleans. I moved out after Katrina to central Louisiana. Hayooooo Rita!

BurnHerAnyway · 1 year

Part of the problem is that hurricanes are rated according to wind speed rather than actual threat level which would encompass things like size and the type of geography about to be affected. I'm a Floridian who used to be a Pennsylvanian. Also note, Reddit, that I am a girl. Thank you! I'll be here all week!

Scotty2tuff · 1 year

This just in: People freak out about stuff and other people gloat about how it's not a big deal and how they totally have it worse.

kavalierorclay · 1 year

Thank you! Fellow Floridian here and so so true.

myGRUDGE · 1 year

we summon parties instead of evacuations

Hoffspeaks · 1 year

The only ones I've sympathized for are the Puerto Ricans. Mutha Fuckin Shark!

for_the_record · 1 year

New York City accounts for a sizable portion of the entire US's GDP and is also not prepared for hurricanes like Florida, so yes, it matters. Any disruption from storm surge flooding (note that Wall Street is in flood zone) will cost a metric fuck-ton of money.

idiogeckmatic · 1 year

I feel the same way, then I look at how houston reacts whenever we get snow.

clp321 · 1 year

Funny think is the yanks say the same thing about how we treat snow

WasabiBomb · 1 year

In one year, here in Maryland we've had a hurricane, an earthquake, and two feet of snow. Good day, sir!

I said, "Good day, sir!"

Sturmvogel · 1 year

But when Californians mock the East-coasters about freaking out about a measly 5.8 earthquake we're a bunch of cocky assholes.

Whatevs. Haters gonna hate.

kr3wTraveLeR · 1 year

Say the people who drive cars off the road during less than a mm of snow :p

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