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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (12695)	8/27/2011 4:24:07 AM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26025

The hype over Hurricane Irene is overblown, predicts the CEO of Advanced Forecasting Corporation. o The demise of Irene has already begun. There is no visible eye. The storm intensity is down to 99 mph. This would be a low-end category 2 or a strong category 1 storm, while 36 hours ago some predicted a catastrophic category 4 storm. Air Force Reserve aircraft have found that Irene's eyewall has collapsed, and the central pressure has risen -- rising pressure means a weakening storm. o The reduction in storm intensity likely confirms that this storm is not going to be as monstrous as it has been publicly forecast to be. o Yes, it will be windy. However, north of Delaware most hurricane force winds will very likely be gusts, not sustained winds. gplus.com

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (12695)	8/27/2011 4:28:15 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26025

It's a mad house around here in CT. People are going nuts looking for generators, flashlights, "D" batteries, and bottled water. I'm all for preparedness, but unless you have an industrial size generator, the $600 ones Home Depot is selling generate only 5000 watts for five hours on five gallons of gas. Have fun keeping that going for an extended power outage considering the gas pumps run on electricity. Flashlights are fine, but never in my entire life have I ever experienced the water shutting off. In any event, here's a picture of the local Stop & Shop picked clean of water. Note how the soda is still fully stocked. - Jeff

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (12695)	8/27/2011 3:15:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26025

Yes, because its expected to do considerable amount of damage along the heavily populated eastern coast where much of the media is centered.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (12695)	8/31/2011 1:57:12 AM
From: John Vosilla	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26025

'this is the most hyped Hurricane in history of the US..' the latest from Cantore in Vermont bing.com more evacuations in NJ almost three days later vosizneias.com