Analysis: Irene not over-hyped.

How so? A lot of people in Manhattan are stating the storm was overhyped, meanwhile millions of people were without power for days and had/have flooded homes on the East Coast and in inland areas. In Queens alone over 300 trees are down. Just because some people were relatively dry does not mean this was a storm to take lightly. Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene was the size of Europe. As upstate New York, Vermont, New Jersey, and other locales know, it's not just the wind, it's also the deluge of rain that can injure and kill. It hit New York City during high tide--we were relatively lucky.

The comments dismissing Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene remind me of a friend's relative who informed me that people should be over 9/11. It's so easy to have a forensic analysis when you have not been affected. I'm sure the people who lost family members, pets (I saw a dead dog floating in the Hudson) and property think Irene was a serious weather event.

Article is actually saying that the storm was NOT overhyped wavedeva. Overreact much?

over rated

Note that two here did not even read the article.

Maybe if they gave it a more masculine name, like Hurricane Irving, it would have gotten more respect.

"Maybe if they gave it a more masculine name, like Hurricane Irving, it would have gotten more respect."

wrong. because then the build up/let down jokes would just write themselves. 2 pump chump irving? come now.

>2 pump chump irving?

??

it's too dirty for your delicate sensibility. never you mind.

@FreebirdNYC
Not referring to the article. "How so?" refers to the "Funny" comment of the OP. Reading comprehension? End of.

"End of"

wavedeva, you say this all the time. do you say this in real life? and if you do, how is that working out for you? weirdo

@lucillebluth. You calling me a weirdo? LOL!!!! I have better things to do then try to communicate with a troll. Bye bye.

didn't you just communicate that to me?