jordanmills wrote:storms NC wrote:MBismyPlayground wrote:wwhooaaa, something I can respond to and reason to actually log in.... Welcome All New Peoples! I am another who doesn't bother to log in much as I tend to read and lurk... of course, we get a biggie, then that is subject to change....
But very few will even post if it a Southeast coast storm. You can look back over the years and when one come our way they don't bother. But the ones who does I thank them for keeping us up dated. I did come on and post then learned to just sit back a read.
What can we add that you don't already get from the NHC et al?
I guess here at Storm2k we all appreciate the "human element". Little hints and such from others who have already experienced the fury of these storms. Also, for those of us who HAVE been involved in some of these damaging storms, there is a HUGE support system.
Jordan, you are very new so unless you go WAY back in the archieves you wouldn't know, but during for example Katrinia, many of the members here kept track of one another, searched for one another if they did not check in, actually a check in system that I assume is still in place. (in case of a huge storm) NHC does not offer this