Tropical Storm Hilary Rolls into San Diego with Rain, Winds, and Media Hysteria
Yesterday, as I did my weekly grocery run at a store near my San Diego home, I noted that the lines were long, and the cases of water were rolling out the door steadily. While not quite the same level as the covid-induced panic buying of March 2020, Southern Californians were certainly preparing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Hilary, which had been a hurricane until it hit the Baja peninsula on Sunday morning.
Presently, my area is experiencing light winds and steady rain, which is a far cry from the massive hurricane the media was preparing us for Friday.
It’s water! And it’s falling FROM THE SkY!
The media reaction to the bit of rain and wind we had over the weekend was downright hysterical, both in the sense of pathologically exaggerated, and hilarious. Now local politicians are congratulating themselves for their caution and prudence for their “abundance of caution.” All this does not make me confident they would deal well with a genuine disaster.