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Originally Posted by rh71
as in nobody's coming for you should anything happen. I just saw on the news a dad and his son went surfing in NJ and promptly got swept out about 300 yards. Coast Guard couldn't get him but a sport-fishing boat was able to. Lucky... and stupid, for risking others' lives. Dad-of-the-year award winner right there too.
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Yeah, I've seen someone here and there within the shot of coastal news crews. Maybe there's an underground Darwin Award contest? ;-p
What was a boat doing out there? Was it just the rescue crew?
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Originally Posted by lubby
News is now saying that it will get worse starting 3:00 pm into 3:00 am
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That's supposed to roughly be the worst period, yes. According to the WeatherBug forecast I'm looking at, the wind forecast has been revised downward slightly, at least.
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Originally Posted by Jdawg8181
Look I evacuated, I'm not one of the stupid ones... BUT i evacuated for Irene and nothing happened and it was like "I evacuated for THIS??". I think a lot of ppl are hesitant this time as Irene turned out to really be nothing like they said it would be.
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There's a tendency for government people to overstate problems. I would think that they have a caution-leaning personality, and they want to cover their butts, which I understand. I wouldn't think it necessarily crazy to ignore an evacuation warning if you're really informed of the situation; I'd guess that most people aren't.
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