Thread: Hurricane Harvey

I live in Chambers county. Up on the top of Trinity bay. No parties around here though. I could use one. No wind here from Harvey, but the feeder bands just won't stop. Saw that they are going to start releasing water from Addicks at 2am, then Barker later as both are nearing capacity. You guys in Sugarland have been getting hammered all day.

Stay dry my friend.

One day shy of landfall, a relative of mine was quoted as saying the news media were playing up the potential devastion that could be unleashed by Harvey, so therefore "fake news."

How dumb do you have to be to question the veracity of weather forecasts?!

Originally Posted by Speedster

One day shy of landfall, a relative of mine was quoted as saying the news media were playing up the potential devastion that could be unleashed by Harvey, so therefore "fake news."

How dumb do you have to be to question the veracity of weather forecasts?!

I have to laugh at news media because they're so afraid the other tv stations or radio stations are going to outdo them so sometimes they just get downright stupid by jumping to conclusions & assuming before they know the real truth. They assume things, then when they are wrong, they act as if they did nothing wrong. They really amaze me at times but they can assume so much at times that when watching the news, someone holds up a board for them to read an update & then they get tongue-tied

News can be very useful if presented properly. The way the news media do things, well, that's why I rarely watch it, to much BS and not enough actual facts..........

Originally Posted by Speedster

One day shy of landfall, a relative of mine was quoted as saying the news media were playing up the potential devastion that could be unleashed by Harvey, so therefore "fake news."

How dumb do you have to be to question the veracity of weather forecasts?!

As Don Henley says in his hit song, "Dirty Laundry" about the news media "Kick em while their up Kick em while their down".

They have to portray worst case or they get blasted like 'Why didn't you warn us?'

Already hearing, 'You should have given us more notice...'

I lived in that area for a long time. Storms come in. They are bad sometimes. Make preparations.

I am most concerned for the home-bound without adequate transportation or caregivers to help them evacuate. As far as the others, I have little empathy. Life's tough. And it's even tougher if you're stupid.