Comments on: Florida Keys Ordered Evacuated for Hurricane Rita

By: Multiple Mentality

Multiple Mentality — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:54:34 +0000

Another Casualty of the 24-Hour News Cycle

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By: Josh Cohen

Josh Cohen — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:28:57 +0000

The evacuation thing happens every time. It's the same process. When I lived in SFL, we didn't really believe Andrew would hit us. I was at the gym with my dad that morning, and when we got home, we decided we should put up some wood or something. We spent the night in the hallway on the lawn furniture, listening to WIOD.

The next spring, we had a shutter system installed. And we put it up whenever we thought a big storm was coming.

Fast-forward to Katrina. The only shutters my parents put up were on the big windows at the back of the house. Of course, it didn't hit SFL quite that badly, but still.

I think the 24-hour news cycle is at fault. When we get saturated with the news, we get inured to it more quickly, and we forget more easily.

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:11:32 +0000

Hurricane Warnings Posted for Florida Keys

Officials ordered residents evacuated from the lower Florida Keys on Monday as a strengthening Tropi

By: Pug

Pug — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:03:58 +0000

The National Weather Service has this one tracking straight for Houston. Get your gas now, while you still can.

By: LetÃ¢â¬â¢s Blame Bush!! » Bush responsible for another hurricane

LetÃ¢â¬â¢s Blame Bush!! » Bush responsible for another hurricane — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:38:55 +0000

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By: Val Prieto

Val Prieto — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:09:45 +0000

This is SOP here in South Florida and has little or nothing to do with the devastation by Katrina up north. Getting hit by 2, 3 and sometimes 4 or 5 hurricanes a year ensures that outr local and state officials are prepared. Beforehand.