tpratch
(Moderator)
Fri Jul 08 2005 03:38 PM
Re: Key West

Quote:

FOX news just said that the Keys will be getting a direct hit with winds at 150 mph...




Just remember to temper that statement with knowledge of the source.

That network does hurricane coverage in a highly melodramatic way. My friend in Connecticut remarked after watching Fox coverage of Frances, that he was surprised that I
A) stayed in my block-contrstucted house
B) wasn't blown away by the high winds
C) wasn't having to tread water due to the storm surge
D) was alive at all

Bear in mind, of course, that I was in Brevard County and about 1 mile inland from the river in an area with solid drainage.

Don't get me wrong, I get a kick out of watching that station, but I'm not so sure about the Keys getting a direct, 150mph hit...



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