kudos to the East Coast Governors

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Katiana

What? The east coast is typically not the direct hit? N. Carolina gets hurricanes quite frequently. I've been in NC at least twice when it got hit on the Outer Banks. A hurricane went up the east coast the weekend of my outdoor wedding in Frederick, Maryland. (Everything turned out fine.) The "residual rainfall" is something I saw a lot of living in Pittsburgh, about 500 miles from the coast.

I consider NC part of the South, not the northeast or east coast. Remember your Mason-Dixon line.
The South is used to hurricanes.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I consider NC part of the South, not the northeast or east coast. Remember your Mason-Dixon line.
The South is used to hurricanes.

North Carolina is most assuredly the east coast of the US. I don't have to be reminded of the Mason-Dixon line. I lived near it as a kid.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I consider NC part of the South, not the northeast or east coast. Remember your Mason-Dixon line.
The South is used to hurricanes.

Soooo......the part of NC that touches the Atlantic doesnt count as the East Coast?
By that logic, one can only suppose that the part of FL that is on the Atlantic doesnt count either.
Hmmmmmmm.

[Informed Info]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I consider NC part of the South, not the northeast or east coast. Remember your Mason-Dixon line.
The South is used to hurricanes.

There's a south coast?

[Informed Info]

Originally Posted by evilnewbie

Doing the right thing? Doing the right thing also involves knowing better than overdo the right thing which then becomes a wrong thing...

How so?

How does one predict on cue what a hurricane is going to do? You know, in order to not "overdo" it?

You can't. So you prepare for the worst and hope for the best. What would you prefer? Prepare for nothing and end up like NO?

You have a better solution? Maybe you should share what it is.

[Informed Info]

Originally Posted by evilnewbie

That's just stupid as saying the west coast governors should of done the same thing so its "safer" even though the hurricane is on the east coast... I guess I prefer people who didn't do things so they get re-elected and I rather them do things that is just plain smart... is it raining outside? Better tell people to stay in their homes and stop driving cause driving in a rainstorm is dangerous... in fact, why don't we outlaw driving when its nighttime... better safe, right?

Huh?

You really think the governors of the states affected by Irene acted in the way they did only to get re-elected? It would have been different if it weren't an election year?