You all should be ashamed of yourselves.....Just about a week ago you were beating your chests on how you were ready for this summers outages and now you can't even let people know what the hell is going on. You all shotld be ashamed of yourselves....is your power on? I bet it is .....Now who is going to pay for all the food we had to throw out.....or when we don't pay our bills on time...then you want to put late fees on our bills....somehow you big wigs forgot what it is too be hunger...you forgot who you work for...ashamed is all I can say because this is an open forum.....

It’s called survival of the fittest and the most prepared. Why do you people continue to wait on government to step in and fix everything? Be prepared for anything electrical outages, snow storms, floods any natural disaster. Stock up on canned food and water (oh forgot toilet paper), have a stand by generator and gasoline ready, arm yourself to protect your family and property if thing go bad. These are the simple things one can do to be ready and not sit on a computer and complain.

Lilkunta
People have money for a computer and the internet service. Hmmmmm. One must have priorities in life and be able to provide for ones family when needed.

Being un prepared in todays world is just plain stupid! Between the changes we have seen in weather patterns the past few years and the turbulence thru out the world we now live in you are a fool if you are not prepped.

I am not necessarily advocating a fall out shelter, but food water and power, come on; these are things we need to survive every day.

Spend your money wisely and get some supplies and a small generator, or a larger one if you can afford it, and prepare your family for the worst!

@Dave

People should be prepared in today's world...just like in yesterday's world.

There has been no cyclical change in weather patterns that you can attribute to this past storm or any in your lifetime.

While I am no meteorologist, I can say that the weather pattern has changed over the past 50 years or so.

As a child 40 plus years ago we never had 80 degree days in late October. WE also didn't have days of freeze warnings in mid may. Heck in 50 more years we can celebrate Christmas, on the Beach in Ocean City (provided it hasn't washed away) in shorts and tank tops in 80 degree weather!

We also never had so many Tornado sightings as we do now (granted there are more technological ways of looking at the weather these days) I can only remember a few times that we had such wind damage in our state and it was generally related to Hurricaine's or Tropical Storms...

Like I said, not scientific but it has changed.

As for preperation, I agree whole heartedly. People today want to place the blame on government and big buisness, rather then accepting the facts that what happened the other night was a rare and devastating event.

I am no friend of BGE nor of our current government be it state or federal!

Ignoring the usual garbage spewing from the climate change debate...

Everyone should be prepared. This concept that we should be able to rely on the power companies and the government is naivety and ignorance. Although these organizations are supposed to be there to help society, in the end the only person you can 100% trust is yourself. Don't necessarily rail against them, but don't rely solely on them either.

Worse are those who state that they cannot afford to be prepared. Do you think the poor had to "afford" to be prepared pre-WW2 or earlier? What do you think they did when it was sweltering hot or freezing cold? I am sick of driving through places like East Baltimore and seeing run-down houses with DirectTV dishes and brand new SUVs parked out front.... then hearing about how poor people are.

If you're having problems affording canned food, then stop eating out. If you can't save up for a generator, then cancel your cable subscription for 6 months. If you can't afford gas for said generator, then take the bus or sell your gas-guzzling vehicle for something more efficient.

Don't blame others or your situation for your unpreparedness; look to yourself to see what you can "sacrifice" for your own good.

Hans,
Forgive me for my illiterate posting as to meteorology and climatology. My point was made valid by you and I really don't know why it is changing, but AS YOU stated it is changing, and has been for millions of years!

So drop the holier then thou attitude as you just proved my point!

@Dave

Man-made climate change is not a proven threat to the planet.

@Paul Amirault

97% of climatologists believe smoking cigarettes and the production of baby formula both contribute to climate change.

Climate change - whether you think it is man-made or not - is not a threat to the planet. The planet will adapt. With or without us.
And, yes, there have been swings in the temperature of the earth in the past. But those swings took eons, not merely years.

It's funny how hard it is for some people to accept the fact that both sides of this argument hold validity. While it is asinine to think that we are solely responsible for the changing climate, it is equally asinine to think we have no impact. Of course our actions have consequences and very complex effects on our ecosystem. Perhaps not to the degree to which the fear-mongering green machine would have you believe, but our decisions definitely play a part.

I say let's roll the dice baby, let's get the party going and heat up the house. So what if we are wrong and we are cooking ourselves, it'll be someone else's problem. If we ruin the planet, it will adjust, just without us.

Nick, Happy Pollyanna to you and your ridiculous beliefs. The huge majority of scientists say you are wrong, the minority sponsored by oil companies agree with you.

"Storm Death Toll Hits 8"
38 comments so far and not one about the story topic. Amazing.

Thanks Other Tim, people always seem to miss the point.
I am sure the family of the 8 could care less about the climate, just the result of the current situation that caused the loss.

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