This is like New Orleans all over again with people finding out way after it happened.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/weather/29025735/detail.html

I hope these people get some relief. All I can think is that could have been us. There are places around us that look similar with eroded roads. I heard rumor yesterday that we had 50 trees down just in the city limits of Chesapeake Beach. North Beach is just a mile north of us and they still have some roads closed and flooded homes.

airlifts have started, they're completely cutoff

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/30/ ... s-millions-without-power/

If things are so devastated, then why are people making jokes and things about the LACK of devastation? This is horrible for those involved.

Letty - Don't know why people are making jokes... I guess because the storm actually had less wind power than originally expected. Although, it still dropped a good bit of rain. It was downgraded to a Cat 1 hurricane and even a tropical storm by the time it hit New England. So some assholes that were not in its direct path thought it was a lame duck, however if you were in its path the results were devastating depending on your situation.

I'm thinking that we were so lucky because we were near a large body of water and the streams and rivers all drain toward us. However, if you live in a low lying area near one of those swollen streams or rivers you could be in a world of hurt as all the rain waters collect and make their journey to the sea or wherever...

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Same reason they made jokes after the challenger explosion, or after 9/11, or after any tragedy. #1 humor is a coping mechanism #2 some people are just a-holes.

Regardless, there was a lot of damage and still had many lives lost for nothing. I feel for all who were affected.

Matthew