As usual, the media can be counted upon to blow everything out of proportion. Not just with Hurricane Irene but with everything weather related, or otherwise. I'm not saying having a hurricane coming at you is something to laugh at or not take seriously, no. However, if you watch the news long enough, you'll be frightened into thinking you'll be living in some sort of post-apocalyptic state. I don't know about you, but I'm not quite ready to go all Mad Max quite yet.
Then there's the recent earthquakes, one in Denver, one in Virginia, within a day of each other, around the same magnitude (in the 5 area.) Nothing that's going to rip your world apart, but enough to let you know that there's some serious business happening underneath your feet. Oddly enough, the Denver quake wasn't talked about much, in fact, when I told my husband about it, he hadn't even heard about it a day later. The Virginia quake had everyone talking though, and I just had to wonder, why would one get more acknowledgement than the other?
And then there's FEMA. While watching the Weather Channel yesterday, a FEMA commercial popped up saying how you need to have a kit, have a plan, etc... for disaster. Perhaps this commercial aired in conjunction with the hurricane footage, but I can't help but wonder, with everything being stirred around weather-wise, earthquakes, hurricanes, storms, and the comet or brown dwarf star Elenin coming nearer, I'm wondering if FEMA knows something we don't know. Because to be honest, when I was kid, I don't remember ever seeing disaster commercials sponsored by FEMA. I guess I just find it all a bit strange.
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