Complainers Make Me CRANKY

Regarding folks complaining that Irene was over-hyped by local and state government agencies, listen to Administrator of FEMA Craig Fugate's stone-faced response to Wolf Blitzer's question: "My condolences to the families that lost lives, with homes that have been destroyed; to the communities that have been flooded. We work from a forecast with not so much precision that we can say whose house will be impacted and whose not." (Kudos on his subtext of "Guess what, a world exists outside your backyard." My new hero!) And when asked if they operate under the theory of "better safe than sorry", he responded, "We operate under the theory that you can't change the outcome if you're not ready." <-- THIS!

People who are complaining need to get out there and go see where the "over hype" landed a lot of folks in other Areas, sometimes even in the next town over! And maybe lend a hand in the massive rebuilding of lives and communities that is going to be taking place. And they need to remember all the times they moaned "They should have been ready for this!" How about a little recognition of lessons finally learned? And this, for the "over-hyped" crowd:

"What you see is farms destroyed, crops destroyed,
businesses underwater, houses eroded or swept away and
widespread devastation." GOV. PETER SHUMLIN, of
Vermont, on the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene

Humans as a whole can sure be short-sighted. As the article linked below says, this storm left an "1100 mile trail of destruction", even if one didn't lose power in one's OWN house.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/29/hurricane-irene-trail-destruction