Comments on: Ike means business http://www.dustbury.com/archives/4781 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/4781/comment-page-1#comment-10667 CGHill Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:37:02 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=4781#comment-10667 Once drowned, twice shy? Once drowned, twice shy?

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/4781/comment-page-1#comment-10663 McGehee Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:47:21 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=4781#comment-10663 Back when they issued something similar for Katrina, I thought it was a hoax because it sounded too hysterical. I soon learned they'd adopted a policy to use strong language because people were too prone to ignoring, or at least underestimating the potential danger of, warnings that merely described impending conditions. Then again, they didn't need to sound hysterical to get people to leave New Orleans for Gustav. I wonder why? Back when they issued something similar for Katrina, I thought it was a hoax because it sounded too hysterical. I soon learned they’d adopted a policy to use strong language because people were too prone to ignoring, or at least underestimating the potential danger of, warnings that merely described impending conditions.

Then again, they didn’t need to sound hysterical to get people to leave New Orleans for Gustav. I wonder why?

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/4781/comment-page-1#comment-10662 fillyjonk Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:04:48 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=4781#comment-10662 when I heard the "facing certain death" thing, I assumed it was typical news-speak* hyperbole. But if the NWS is saying it, well, holy crap then. (*to differentiate from Newspeak, which is a different (but not entirely) thing) when I heard the “facing certain death” thing, I assumed it was typical news-speak* hyperbole. But if the NWS is saying it, well, holy crap then.

(*to differentiate from Newspeak, which is a different (but not entirely) thing)

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