Precautions
Moby is not concerned. Or aware.
Gorging myself on weather news for Irene's path up the coast. I liken it to D watching the odd weekend of Formula 1 races. Harsh weather has a magnetic appeal for me. This is a guiltless pleasure , since I have no way to affect the weather. Probably a good thing.
We've been discussing the problem with proper preparation. One can never be completely sure when it works. And there will be those who decry the precautions as useless, 'it wasn't that bad.' As D says. there is more satisfaction in bemoaning a disaster that is mishandled, and the worst outcome happens. But, at least the decision to close the subways in NYC seem to have some proof to have been wise. There is more appeal to stories of people stupid enough to wade in the surf and get sucked into the hurricane. Someone killed by a fallen tree while staying at home is just sad. One is Natural Selection, the other is random, speaks to the essential unfairness of existence.
You get what everyone gets. You get a lifetime.
Labels: weather
Posted by Zhoen on Sunday, August 28, 2011
6 comments:
I really hate that. The people who complain that we prepared for something that didn't happen. Especially because you know they're the same people who'd complain if we didn't prepare and it did happen...
We've been watching the Irene coverage also. It is starting to hit our area, but of course, in a much weakened state.
I like your example of natural selection.
My guy isn't concerned or aware either. I've telephoned with an old friend in Virginia (DC area) and emailed with a good friend in Jersey. One loved one is in NYC, and I haven't heard from her yet. But she's on high ground and I expect she'll be able to ride it out with no worries. I'm glad that we seem to be paying attention to the elderly and hospitalized this time around, at least in the public arena.
I was glad I prepared and glad I didn't need to make use of any of it. Being prepared eases the mind, and a mind at ease functions better in an emergency.
I love the folks who say it wasn't necessary to shut down the NYC subway. Oh, sure, and all those trees that fell on the tracks couldn't have hurt anyone...
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