Hey, I’ve got the best spot. They flew me in here so I could be the best responder of bad news.
Oh, there’s no wind or rain and only minimal flooding? Put me on the phone with someone who is suffering. OK, thank, you ma’am. Darn it, I’m not getting anything.
No rain or wind or surge? This is NYC, for heaven’s sake, center of the world! Get me something. Oh, I’m so glad you and your cats were saved, now to more news.
The news is that, son of a b there’s no news here and I’m stuck as an anchor interviewing stooges placed inappropiately on beaches up the coast. There’s no story here dang it.
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My take on the situation even before it hits NYC is to stop swimming out there, stop walking the streets, make sure you’ve survival gear. Just in case the storm hits.
Don’t you have a crank-up radio? That’s the first thing we get in hurricane land. The Mayor has been good with telling folks what to do. Watch CNN or the Weather Channel until the power goes out, then every couple of hours wind up that radio to the emergency channel.
Perhaps y’all will think that people who live outside of the NYC area may have information you might need, like right about now. Wishing all the best on the Eastern Seaboard. Dee
Cooking with Dee 
The first bit was based on Anderson Cooper’s lame CNN report. He was brought in to be the culmination, the fat lady singing and he got bupkus. The second was common sense from someone who’s been there. Folks in NC, PA, DE, NJ and elsewhere keep up the pressure on locals and feds and especially FEMA. The media have a short memory. As soon as they find Khadafi this hurricane will be “Irene what?”