Hurricane badge

I think that tv news people must have a merit badge system, where they have to have certain shots in their resume if they're going to get anyplace. One of these is a shot of them battling wind and rain in the middle of a hurricane. I really don't get why they put these people out there every time in areas where mandatory evacuations are ordered. It's dangerous, it is contrary to the message of "get the hell out" that authorities are trying to send, and it just makes them look stupid.

Not quite as idiotic as rebuilding on a fault line though!

There are alot of stupid people out on the streets, we just need a stupid person badge.
That way we all know who to avoid.

tet1953 said:

I think that tv news people must have a merit badge system, where they have to have certain shots in their resume if they're going to get anyplace. One of these is a shot of them battling wind and rain in the middle of a hurricane. I really don't get why they put these people out there every time in areas where mandatory evacuations are ordered. It's dangerous, it is contrary to the message of "get the hell out" that authorities are trying to send, and it just makes them look stupid.

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Agreed. The main person that comes to mind is Anderson Cooper. That douche always seems to think that he is going to look like more of a hardcore/dedicated reporter by putting himself in these dumb situations. "Ooooooohhhhhhh I might get me some kind of fancy award for being this stupid, YIPPEE!"

I saw a video of a lady reporting on a storm in Asia. She had a rope tied around her waist to keep her from flying off.

There is no media in any mandatory evacuation area for this storm or any other. They go to the suggested ones not the mandatory as if they are out in the open they are told to leave and or arrested. People that stay behind in mandatory areas hide in their homes and lose their lives or get rescued and then cited for the infractions.

I agree it is dumb for anyone to be even close to any of these places but it is no dif than storm chashers, a dif breed for sure. With that said I stayed in Galveston for three tropical storms when I had a home there and it is a fucking rush that is off the hook

chrishydro said:

There is no media in any mandatory evacuation area for this storm or any other.

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So I guess they're lying when they say, "this area where I'm standing now is under a mandatory evacuation order.."
Sure looks deserted, except for the stupid reporters.

i dont want to hear a single person bitch when this hurricane fucks your house up. you were told to leave or warned. new orl was fucked once before and they had people come get you and you still bitch,not op. and now its happening again i swear the first person in new orl who bitches about this hurricane is the dumbest mother fucker. what di you not get from the first hurricane that made you come back for more? are you that fucking stupid. you live in a ditch that has levis holding out water and you want my tax money to help you and want my pity. FUCK YOU DUMB ASS
NEVER INTENDED FOR THE OP.

Have you seen what they've done down there since Katrina? Over 14B spent so far. They built huge gated walls of steel and concrete around NO proper. Some of the outlying areas still have old levees, but those will be relaced too.

I agree that it seems stupid to go back to these areas. But really what is the alternative? Abandon NOLA? That just isn't possible. It would make no sense to find such an area and say, "let's build a city here!", but NOLA came to be over many decades, before much was known about hurricanes and geology. Just the way it is. They have to protect it if it is possible to do so, and by the looks of the new structures it is. They have one pumping station that can pump out over 150,000 gallons per second.

silasraven said:

i dont want to hear a single person bitch when this hurricane fucks your house up. you were told to leave or warned. new orl was fucked once before and they had people come get you and you still bitch,not op. and now its happening again i swear the first person in new orl who bitches about this hurricane is the dumbest mother fucker. what di you not get from the first hurricane that made you come back for more? are you that fucking stupid. you live in a ditch that has levis holding out water and you want my tax money to help you and want my pity. FUCK YOU DUMB ASS
NEVER INTENDED FOR THE OP.

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lol I never took it to be intended for me, but exactly who are you talking to?

any person who wants to bitch about living in a hurricane prone area. or tornado prone area as well. they need to be smarter

silasraven said:

any person who wants to bitch about living in a hurricane prone area. or tornado prone area as well. they need to be smarter

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Not everyone can fit to live with you in your mother's basement dip shit.

i love how you think i still live with my parents like you do. been out for years. no one diserves to be pitied for living in any area where your house is going to be destroyed possibly every season. they hate it, pack the fuck up and leave. i met a dude who by the grace of god went where ever and walked or ran to get where he needed. just a back pack full of cloths and some food. that MAN when i see him again will get more from me than any person who just happens to live in a disaster prone area. if you dont get it then you really missed the point.

I get it.

What you don't get is that natural disasters happen everywhere. Whether it's a hurricane flooding your streets, or a fire that burns down your home and everything that surrounds you. You think that when someone is stranded on top of their roof they are asking for pitty? Or when someone who did evacuate has their business flooded and nothing left to earn money from, that's asking for pitty as well? Pull your head out of your ass and stop acting as if people are lesser because of where they choose to live. La. is not where I call home nor is it a place I prefer to be, but it is rich in cultural heritage and it would be a shame if people didn't live there because it is different from much of the country.

Now go ask your mom to heat you up a hot pocket and fan your ass out over a game of cod, child.

Yeah, that would be like blaming me for living in earthquake country. It's not our fault!! cn

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TheChosen said:

I get it.

What you don't get is that natural disasters happen everywhere. Whether it's a hurricane flooding your streets, or a fire that burns down your home and everything that surrounds you. You think that when someone is stranded on top of their roof they are asking for pitty? Or when someone who did evacuate has their business flooded and nothing left to earn money from, that's asking for pitty as well? Pull your head out of your ass and stop acting as if people are lesser because of where they choose to live. La. is not where I call home nor is it a place I prefer to be, but it is rich in cultural heritage and it would be a shame if people didn't live there because it is different from much of the country.

Now go ask your mom to heat you up a hot pocket and fan your ass out over a game of cod, child.

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there was a man who once knew a flood was coming and prayed GOD save me save me. this man walks up and says hey bro theres a flood coming lets book it, man says no thanks im waiting on god to save me. the dude says ok and leaves. the waters rise even more. again eh prays GOd save me save me, the waters keep rising and he see this dude walk by with a camel, the dude stops says hey brother why dont you hop on my camel and well get out of here. an says no thanks im waiting on god to save me. dude looks at him strange and shakes his head says ok and leaves. the water rise to the point where he has to get onto his house and prays GOS GOD GOD SAVE ME SAVE ME this dude in a canoe comes riding by and tell him bro jump in and we will ride out of here safe.- man says no im waiting on god to save me. dude says ok and leaves. the man drowns and gets to heaven and is pissed at god and yell GOD WHY DIDNT YOU SAVE ME!!!!!! GOD replies i sent you the neighbor, i sent you the camel, i sent you the canoe. what more did you want?

Shove your religious diatribe into a sinful area and come back when you're ready to have a logical discussion.

to put it in enough words that you can comprehend. if i live in oklahoma right in the middle of tornado alley i better have a storm shelter attached to my house or im going to be homeless. make sense enough for you?