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The coming storm in Florida, is the media and the experts creating panic instead of helpful advice?
"Stay and you will die" a meteorologist breaking down in tears on the news because the pressure has dropped x amount of millibars, a tidal wave of 15ft coming shown on a cgi generated image behind the news presenter.
Now some of those who fled a potentially safe place find themselves in a car out on the open road short of fuel and supplies.
 
balkan tiger said:
The coming storm in Florida, is the media and the experts creating panic instead of helpful advice?
"Stay and you will die" a meteorologist breaking down in tears on the news because the pressure has dropped x amount of millibars, a tidal wave of 15ft coming shown on a cgi generated image behind the news presenter.
Now some of those who fled a potentially safe place find themselves in a car out on the open road short of fuel and supplies.
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It's a once in a 100 year storm from I've read so it seems sensible to take precautions and evacuate if that's what the meteorologists are recommending.

On the flip side I heard an evangelical Christian telling a reporter she was staying put as god would protect her.

I guess each person gets to choose who they trust for advice in these circumstances.
 
Stockholm Tiger said:
It's a once in a 100 year storm from I've read so it seems sensible to take precautions and evacuate if that's what the meteorologists are recommending.

On the flip side I heard an evangelical Christian telling a reporter she was staying put as god would protect her.

I guess each person gets to choose who they trust for advice in these circumstances.
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There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour that's refusing to move, saying god will protect him.

I'm expecting him to be on the RIP thread later.
 
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Stockholm Tiger said:
It's a once in a 100 year storm from I've read so it seems sensible to take precautions and evacuate if that's what the meteorologists are recommending.

On the flip side I heard an evangelical Christian telling a reporter she was staying put as god would protect her.

I guess each person gets to choose who they trust for advice in these circumstances.
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My Cousin lives in Florida, he's out of there PDQ.
 
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originallambrettaman said:
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour that's refusing to move, saying god will protect him.

I'm expecting him to be on the RIP thread later.
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I read that in the style of one of those stories where the next person has to add the next bit...

There's a one-legged bloke
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour that's refusing to move
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour that's refusing to move, saying god will protect him.

There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour that's refusing to move, saying god will protect him, as the wind grows stronger...
 
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Ernie Shackleton said:
I read that in the style of one of those stories where the next person has to add the next bit...

There's a one-legged bloke
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour that's refusing to move
There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour that's refusing to move, saying god will protect him.

There's a one-legged bloke in a boat in the harbour that's refusing to move, saying god will protect him, as the wind grows stronger...
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The pessimist in me would've stopped at line 2.

There's a one-legged bloke,dead in a boat...
 
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Four for a penny, Blackjacks were little chewy sweets wrapped in greaseproof black and white paper wrappings and a favourite for the old mixed-bag selection. More like a chalk grey than jet black, too many of them would turn the inside of your mouth and tongue a nasty black colour, much to the dismay of many mums. Because of this, it wasn't a good sweet to sneakily eat at playtimes. Blackjacks often used to be mixed with 'Fruit Salad', a chew sweet or around the same size with a distinct favour and bright yellow and red wrappers.
 
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Four for a penny, Blackjacks were little chewy sweets wrapped in greaseproof black and white paper wrappings and a favourite for the old mixed-bag selection. More like a chalk grey than jet black, too many of them would turn the inside of your mouth and tongue a nasty black colour, much to the dismay of many mums. Because of this, it wasn't a good sweet to sneakily eat at playtimes. Blackjacks often used to be mixed with 'Fruit Salad', a chew sweet or around the same size with a distinct favour and bright yellow and red wrappers.
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There is a shop near me opened up selling blackjacks, fruit salads, liquorice torpedoes and other stuff from that era. Nostalgia ain’t cheap though.
 
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