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Main sentiments of the semester as progressing thus far: Ugh.
Minor (rhetorical if need be) musing on current southern weather situation: So I suppose if you lived in Hurricane Central and heard that a Category 2 was on its merry little way to visit, this might be considered a semi-normal hurricane season occurrence and perhaps first instinct might tell you it's possible to ride it out. But upon hearing weather reports saying the spectacular storm is the size of your state (Texas) and that its storm surge could possibly submerge your city without blinking and that the forecasters are saying something along the lines of "Evacuate or die", wouldn't common sense tell you to revise your opinion? I mean, I understand that some people just aren't able to evacuate, but still. Couldn't they get help or something? But I bet you that at least some of the 140,000 people that chose to ride out Ike and now need to be rescued just didn't think it would be that bad. This is not something I understand, but I suppose growing up far from the threat of hurricanes doesn't lend me much of a reference frame.
But that note aside, isn't Ike rather pretty in and of itself? They've been saying that though it may be a few categories lower than Katrina or Rita, but it is potentially worse than both of them solely because of its massive size and the storm surge it can build up. Apparently places as far away from the main landfall area as Mississippi were getting huge surges even 2 days before this. But for someone who knows the stats, here's a guy that can really tell you what's what. I just think it's pretty.
Minor (rhetorical if need be) musing on current southern weather situation: So I suppose if you lived in Hurricane Central and heard that a Category 2 was on its merry little way to visit, this might be considered a semi-normal hurricane season occurrence and perhaps first instinct might tell you it's possible to ride it out. But upon hearing weather reports saying the spectacular storm is the size of your state (Texas) and that its storm surge could possibly submerge your city without blinking and that the forecasters are saying something along the lines of "Evacuate or die", wouldn't common sense tell you to revise your opinion? I mean, I understand that some people just aren't able to evacuate, but still. Couldn't they get help or something? But I bet you that at least some of the 140,000 people that chose to ride out Ike and now need to be rescued just didn't think it would be that bad. This is not something I understand, but I suppose growing up far from the threat of hurricanes doesn't lend me much of a reference frame.
But that note aside, isn't Ike rather pretty in and of itself? They've been saying that though it may be a few categories lower than Katrina or Rita, but it is potentially worse than both of them solely because of its massive size and the storm surge it can build up. Apparently places as far away from the main landfall area as Mississippi were getting huge surges even 2 days before this. But for someone who knows the stats, here's a guy that can really tell you what's what. I just think it's pretty.