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Irene is just a hurricane, which will be a tropical storm by the time we get here. It will be windy and rainy. And then it will be over. I can't believe there's a state of emergency being activated.
And all the weather people say there will be nothing on the islands, yet they're setting up an emergency shelter on Nantucket.
I am so confuzzled.
And just to note, I've lived through a hurricane, in MD. So it's not like I'm from Nevada and never saw one.

Our little Irish rose came to us on March 5, 2010
Don't drink the water.
Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.
Re: Am I just naive?
They are always overzealous and overly cautious when it comes to weather. But I also think that they are taken extra precautions because this area doesn't usually deal with hurricanes. I'm sure it will all be OK, but better safe than sorry.
Stay safe and stay dry everyone!
Since we don't have hurricanes often, it'll be like when areas that don't get snow often get 1 inch and everyone goes into a panic. After Irene comes through, the news will show every single branch that fell and ever powerline that went out.
I also think the media just gets off on inciting mass hysteria. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe this storm will be horrible in MA... But I tend to doubt it.