As Hurricane Sandy loomed closer to the Northeast coast on Saturday afternoon, Governor Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency in preparation for power outages, coastal flooding, and beach erosion that could rock the New England region.
The Bay State will begin feeling the hurricane’s effects Sunday evening, said National Weather Service meteorologist Kim Buttrick, but not its full force until Monday.
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I don't quite understand. The meteorlogist is comparing this storm to the 1938 hurricane (when I was ten). The big oak tree next to our house lost one of its huge branches and was dancing on the ground with the force of the wind. This storm, the article says, has been reduced to about 50-75 miles' wind velocity. You can't compare these velocities with the well over one hundred miles per hour winds of 1938.
Poor Deval - has to stay home and assume the responsibilities as Governor . . . actually, that is what he is getting paid for - right? I haven't heard anything that he is not accepting a salary for NOT being in his office - who knows- what will be Obama's payment to him.
Gov. Mitt Romney did not accept a salary, although, he was one of the most honest and hard-working politicians who has ever held office in Massachusetts.
Hard Working? I guess that's whay he vetoed 800 bills and spent more time out of the state than in the state.
Sandy should declare a state of emergency for Patrick.
State of emergency is an overreaction by Coupe Deval. No one will die in Massachusetts, property damage will be minimal, just another storm.
I hope I can get me some FEMA cards for free stuff though. It's only fair.
The state of emergency declaration _prevents_ deaths. You sound like those people who think that vaccines are useless because "nobody gets whooping cough anymore." Both of these things are preventative measures.