As I Said, "Doom and Gloom"

Hey folks,

As I said back on August 18th in the daily article titled "Gloom and Doom"

"We made it for another week. But how long will we have left? The world could end any day now. You better run and hide under a table somewhere. We are all going to die.

At least we are if you listen to the news. If what we eat does not get us, you have flooding rains, mud slides, wild fires. The hurricanes here in Florida are more intense than any other time in history. Of course, all this is caused by "Global Warming"."

Here you go folks, Ernesto is a clear example of this. Actually, Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, is a perfect example. He said,

"Frankly, I am surprised it has not strengthened. But for all those thousands and thousands of people with blue-tarped roofs, that's good news."

Here is what I mean. He continued and said,

"As a homeowner, I'm very happy. As a forecaster, I'm not very happy."

NOT VERY HAPPY??? So Max Mayfield is not happy that Ernesto didn’t turn into a cat. whatever storm and cause mass damage????? Not very happy that no one died?? Are you kidding me? He is not happy that there will be no doom and gloom.

Actually the whole AP article sounds as if they are actually depressed that Ernesto didn't form into some sort of dreaded death machine. It says,

"Tropical Storm Ernesto sloshed rather than slammed ashore — surprising forecasters by failing to strengthen Tuesday as it approached Florida and providing relief to hurricane-weary residents.

Briefly a hurricane Sunday, Ernesto lost much of its punch crossing mountainous eastern Cuba. The storm crossed the Florida Straits with top sustained winds of 45 mph and was expected to move through Florida overnight as a weak tropical storm."

Then it tells you, it never really was as big a problem as they lead you to believe. They say,

"There were no reports of damage or deaths in Cuba. In an unusual public acknowledgment of the cooperation that has long existed between U.S. and Cuban weather services, the hurricane center thanked Cuba's government for permitting reconnaissance aircraft "to fly right up to their coastline to gather this critical weather data.""

OK, do not get me wrong here. I understand hurricanes can be unpredictable. I understand that you should always be prepared for anything. But all this "Doom and Gloom" reporting did was cause panic. Long gas lines, fights, people fleeing to shelters. Governments shutting down. It was and is, in some areas still, crazy.

Now I understand that it is important to report and forewarn the public about pending hurricanes and natural disasters. But how about the facts. How about NOT being disappointed that it goes away? How about a little less, "doom and gloom’.
Peter