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Yeah, it's increasingly looking like that is the case, and I got suckered into it.
I don't think this is the media sensationalizing. This is a case of a storm that had serious potential that ended up taking a slight turn and losing a little bit of steam. It's still dangerous.
I think the doomsday predictions by the hurricane watchers were on the "worst case" side to minimize the number of idiots who stuck behind and got themselves killed. In this day and age, with people throwing "hurricane parties," you have to be a little long on your estimates. Otherwise, if they said "it'll probably be okay, just be careful" nobody would take it seriously.
Of course, I do get sickened by the way news organizations milk the story with their flashy "Your Hurricane Headquarters" graphics and their hyperbole, but in this case, I think the potential was definitely there, and still is to some extent.
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