People seem to be upset that Hurricane Irene didn't live up to expectations, and are bitching at the government and media for its doomsday evacuation demands. I won't even entertain the idea of defending the media, since we know how they love their hurricanes, but to now be mad at the government because they suggested taping your windows and taking a 10-minute car-ride further inland is absurd. First of all, better safe than sorry - would you rather now be pissed that the government did NOTHING while you're on top of a palm tree hoping you don't fall on a shark? Secondly, we all know this was the first DO THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY DID DURING KATRINA chance the government (at least in the Northeast) has had, so of course they're gonna cover their asses over and over.
But lastly, this shit happened on the weekend, and as New Yorkers, let's not pretend we didn't welcome an opportunity to "hunker down" with a Hurricane Party. I know I did.
Hey, I'm sorry you didn't die and your house is still standing. Get over it. There's actual bad things that happen to people, and then there's this.
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