Hurricane Irma Was Fake...

[d21lewis]

NintendoPie said:

d21lewis said:
Obviously not fake and it's better safe than sorry but as a resident of Southeast Georgia, it was quickly apparent that some things were being blown out of proportion. So many conflicting news reports and too many reporters seemingly enjoying getting people riled up. I went to work and my wife stayed home but many people in my area evacuated.

We even stocked up on supplies but I didn't think anything major would come of it--at least in our area. Savannah got flooded a little but it takes nothing to flood those streets.

Your neighborhood not getting it as rough doesn't necessarily equate to the media blowing the whole thing out of proportion. Besides, I do agree that the media tried to hype this up somewhat, but in this case they should. If they just released statements like "Hurricane Irma might, maaaybe ruin your home" no one would take it seriously. It's better to overplay things like this than underplay them.

No argument here.

I know Florida and of course the islands got pounded. And, like I said, better safe than sorry. We had people hording water etc in my area and gas stations running out of gas (with inflated prices, no less). Irma was reported as "The biggest hurricane ever" or something to that extent.

 

I'm not disappointed. I just watched a lot of sources and some were acting like it was the end of the world while others where saying someone more along the lines of "Be careful and do what's best for the safety of your family. If you think you'll be okay, you don't have to evacuate."

 

I'm in Georgia, though. I figured we were far enough away from the coast to be okay. Only had a power outage for about a day.