whats this talk about a superstorm

[{Ru}Lord_Slayer]

out on the east coast

[{Ru}Zog]

It's supposed to be a pretty brutal storm. Lotsa wind, full moon which means higher tides, warm air and cold air systems colliding. It sounds like the "perfect storm" on many levels, but i hope it doesnt get that bad. Aside from leaving the area, i dont know how you can prepare for something like this.

[{Ru}EINHANDER]

Don't live in a flood plain.. the areas hit hardest are just a few feet above sea level. If you believe all the talk about global warming, then they should have done something about it. Most of the people affected on the coast line are not exactly poor and probably have insurance. If we have a massive earthquake here, I highly doubt that we'll get as much support as what the financial sectors and coastline residence will be getting in the next few months.

If you are told to evacuate.. get out. If you don't, then the consequences are on you I think. I don't see how we could evacuate from an earthquake or a tornado. If we had news reports 3 to 4 days in advance of something like that coming, I'm sure I'd be ready for it; however, there are many people (doesn't really matter where you are at) will not do anything until the last minute. The only thing I hate to hear about for the victims of this storm is the cold weather. You can just take so much destruction without freezing your ass off trying to get your shit together. What I'm pleased the most about this storm is you didn't see any wide spread looting like you had seen in Katrina. I wouldn't wish hardships on anyone but hopefully this has a silver lining for the people in the end (better flood barriers/walls.. better built homes on stilts/mounds.. etc.). What I think is the most troublesome is the news people acting like this is equal to the tsunami that hit Japan at the beginning of last year. I keep hearing how the coast line has changed.. or things will never be the same (property.. not people). I've yet to see that be factual with anything except the amusement park but it was also built right on the water too. Most people's homes were damaged and maybe pushed at most 10' off the foundation. In Japan, entire cities are gone along with those that lived there. In Mississippi, entire towns were swept under debre and you can still see evidence of it today, years after Katrina.