New York, calls state of emergency ?

[Operator]

Hi,

Hurricane Irene just past the Caribbean and is still at the Bahamas.
Since hurricanes make all kinds of turns and last minute changes I ask myself
if the Governor isn't a bit too eager to declare a state of emergency.


NEW YORK - The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, on Thursday declared a state of emergency in preparation for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene this weekend. Therefore potential aid measures quickly get going.

In New Jersey, on the other side of the Hudson River, are residents of coastal lowlands have been told they must leave their homes. These civilians in the vicinity of Cape May, in the extreme southeast of New Jersey. Local media say that hundreds of thousands of people in the area should take account of storms and floods.

(translated with Google - Original Dutch article: http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/10428473/__NY_roept_noodtoestand_uit__.html?p=3,1)

Residents are already told that they must leave their homes ? :noidea:

[dddanieljjjamesss]

At least it's better to be safe than sorry.

[Operator]

At least it's better to be safe than sorry.

Well I am not so familiar with all the US practices but it was made pretty clear by a lot of US members and other US
bloggers on the web that 'state of emergency' doesn't seem to be all that 'safe'. :p

[White Rabbit]

so did CT, I caught the gov talking about it on the 6pm news... some friends who live on the water are leaving for inland... we'll just have to wait and see here...

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At least it's better to be safe than sorry.

Well I am not so familiar with all the US practices but it was made pretty clear by a lot of US members and other US
bloggers on the web that 'state of emergency' doesn't seem to be all that 'safe'. :p

yea, I hear ya on that... a state of emergency kinda gives t(local yokal)ptb carte blanche...

[norman]

Perhaps they have been threatened by some foreign gov' or group that the hurricane is being steered towards them and therefore they are bracing themselves for the success of the opponents and their threats.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Perhaps they have been threatened by some foreign gov' or group that the hurricane is being steered towards them and therefore they are bracing themselves for the success of the opponents and their threats.

This. it could be so imo.

[Operator]

Well maybe the US IS under threat by other power groups ... not many people know this but on
september 11th 2001 (indeed the event of 10 years ago) another hurricane threatened New York
also ... Hurricane Erin http://www.drjudywood.com/articles/erin/

It looks like it was steered towards New York as a kind of backup ... if pieces of the plan would have failed
they could possibly still erase some tracks with a hurricane. If you look at the tracks of Erin you will see
that it makes all kinds of weird turns (almost 90 degrees). First to get it on course to New York and then on
the last moment away from New York.