“If you look at a real catastrophe like Katrina, and you look at the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what happened here that’s really a storm that was just totally overpowering, nobody’s ever seen anything like this — and what is your death count as of this moment? 70? 16 people, certified. 16 people versus in the thousands. … You can be very proud of what’s taken place.” – Donald J. Trump
TAX THE BILLIONARES, SAVE AN *OLD FROG!
If you could specify your tax dollars’ use, mine would probably go to whoever predicts the paths of hurricanes.
I don’t why, that’s just me.
Near the coast. In a old tin box. Hobbled.
Imagine you are an old man. Third thing you might do first thing in the morning is turn on the weather report. Part of your superannuated survival strategy.
Like the first two.
Florida’s meteorologists – and advertising sales departments – are hitting hard about the need to prepare.
My favorite is the special segment on buying a generator, followed by an ad for a generator, then a feature on maintenance of a generator. Now a tragic story of a family’s loss when the generator malfunctioned.
Crime stopper report on stolen generators.
In 2025, Florida has a 65% chance of being impacted by a hurricane and a 35% chance of experiencing a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher). NOAA projects an above-normal season with 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes, and 3-5 major hurricanes.
Meanwhile, Project 2025’s job cuts at NOAA drive concerns about extreme weather forecasts, as climate change worsens natural disasters.
Overnight low was 72, that’s on the Freakinhot Scale for you Canadians. Just wait ’til summer gets here.
But no need to wait. Almost hurricane season already. (Coastal towns not recovered yet from last year.)
Gubmint moved the date up a month due to GLOBAL WARMING.
We actually have become the slow boiling frogs.
Don’t even bother to ask about FEMA.
What if I promise to call it ‘The Gulf Of America?’
*The “slow boiling frog” is a metaphorical fable illustrating the dangers of gradual decline that goes unnoticed until it’s too late. The story posits that a frog placed in boiling water will immediately jump out, but if it’s put in lukewarm water that is slowly heated, it will boil to death without realizing the danger.
This parable is used to explain how people might fail to react to slowly changing negative conditions or threats until they reach a point of no return. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and responding to subtle warning signs before they escalate into a crisis.
“Subtle warning signs?” What would those be, I wonder.
