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JulieAnne81
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In Suwon, enjoying the day off. Just a rainy, windy day around here.
My coordinator informed me yesterday that I should go home and plaster my windows with newspaper and water. I definitely gave her a bit of the side eye. Then I look outside today and see the folks in the building across from me did it.
Newspaper and water? Would that honestly protect you from anything if the situation was more serious? Just wondering if this really is an effective method of typhoon proofing your home that I simply wasn't privy to prior to yesterday. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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It's a fine line for those in charge of precautions and predictions. If you don't warn people, you could have deaths and destruction on your hands. If you sell it too hard, you're called an alarmist. It's always hard to predict weather which makes it doubly difficult. I'm not going to second guess officials, because I'm in no position to do so. However, it's the constant exaggeration of weather phenomena that leads people to not take it seriously after a while. I'm not sure how it is in Korea, but in North America every storm or snow squall is treated like the end of times which leads to people being numb to advisories. I blame the media more than weather and government officials.
For myself, I've never been through a hurricane/typhoon and really had no idea what to expect besides what I've seen on TV. I got a few extra bottles of water and made some food to last a couple of days just in case power/gas lines were disrupted. Charged all my electronic doodads and made sure I had a couple of good books at the ready. Seems reasonable. Of course, if nothing happens people could say it was all for naught, but it didn't really put me out or anything. In fact, it's ridiculous that I didn't have a flashlight and extra batteries before this morning to begin with. Keeping the kids home might seem extreme, but the winds are still high and if a branch were to come through a classroom window we'd all be thankful for their absence. What did it cost us? A day at home? |
yeah pretty much dead on. After some bad experiences with other storms the Korean gov't took this one seriously and as result very few injuries etc. give them props for this
Apparently at my univ., most Korean profs canceled classes and very few students showed to those classes the went off so I'm glad I didnt go out in it for a few students. Its only day 2 of the semester so no work was missed etc.
If anything this served as a wake up call to keep some emergency supplies on hand in case something bad does happen. I now have 2 good flashlights, extra batteries and now have a portable radio.
I chalk it up as a plus |
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FloridaGator314
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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I grew up in hurricane country. Sometimes these storms come and they're nothing like this one, but you still have to make the necessary precautions, because when they're bad, they're really bad.
Storms like this are rare here but in general, if noting happens 4 times out of 5, there'll still that 5th time where you lose power for over week with no supplies and people lose their lives being out and about because it was supposed to be no big deal. |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012
Location: We Are The World!
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:15 am Post subject: |
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| I knew this was going to be a storm in a teacup. |
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Mr Crowley
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| JulieAnne81 wrote: |
In Suwon, enjoying the day off. Just a rainy, windy day around here.
My coordinator informed me yesterday that I should go home and plaster my windows with newspaper and water. I definitely gave her a bit of the side eye. Then I look outside today and see the folks in the building across from me did it.
Newspaper and water? Would that honestly protect you from anything if the situation was more serious? Just wondering if this really is an effective method of typhoon proofing your home that I simply wasn't privy to prior to yesterday. |
My wife did it, and I just shook my head and smiled. I know what is best for me. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| My wife did that too. I told her it was a waste of time but she insisted the government had told her. After after about twenty minutes the water dried up and all the sheets of newspaper fell off. What was all that about? |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| FloridaGator314 wrote: |
I grew up in hurricane country. Sometimes these storms come and they're nothing like this one, but you still have to make the necessary precautions, because when they're bad, they're really bad.
Storms like this are rare here but in general, if noting happens 4 times out of 5, there'll still that 5th time where you lose power for over week with no supplies and people lose their lives being out and about because it was supposed to be no big deal. |
With the extreme unpredictability of this one that was the entire point.
There are people who won't be impressed until the wind hurls a minivan through their living room, but here is the difference:
If I'm wrong, I've got a little extra food, water and some spare batteries
If they're wrong, people may die.
I notice that we still haven't seen Stan back to tell us what a lovely and calm time it was on Jeju.
Most of the panic and concern was raised when it was still projected to be off the coast at Category 3, full stop. Very few people here continued to show excessive concern after it was downgraded, so I'm not sure what the point is of all these people coming in and trying to act like hot shots because figured a Category 3 in Korea was no big deal.
They had no genuine foresight about the weather, and I already pointed out the consequences of being wrong above. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:54 am Post subject: |
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My coworker suggested to me, like four times, to stay late until the storm dies down before going home. I was like, "Hell no, I'm going home even if its Godzilla wrecking havoc outside."
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| I've eaten curries that created more wind than this. |
Gross, dude. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:39 am Post subject: |
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LOL dude, it was a joke. On the other site, someone posted a really funny picture of a lawn chair that had blown over, with the caption "Never Forget."
Eh. At least now I have some fancy candles. My room smells like eucalyptus right now. |
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Lazio
Joined: 15 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:46 am Post subject: |
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| People died and injured and homes are in ruins. Try to explain to them and their families how it was just a little breeze. |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| Lazio wrote: |
| People died and injured and homes are in ruins. Try to explain to them and their families how it was just a little breeze. |
OMG. Look, I sat around all day and I didn't see any flying cows, and I didn't physically see anyone die, so it was a light breeze. You're such an alarmist. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:57 am Post subject: |
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LOL dude, it was a joke. On the other site, someone posted a really funny picture of a lawn chair that had blown over, with the caption "Never Forget."
Eh. At least now I have some fancy candles. My room smells like eucalyptus right now. |
2nd that. As "I Beat Swine Flu" (that's what my T-Shirt says), you can still realize that something isn't as dramatic as its cracked up to be, while acknowledging that yes, it is a serious event. |
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JulieAnne81
Joined: 05 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| Mr Crowley wrote: |
| JulieAnne81 wrote: |
In Suwon, enjoying the day off. Just a rainy, windy day around here.
My coordinator informed me yesterday that I should go home and plaster my windows with newspaper and water. I definitely gave her a bit of the side eye. Then I look outside today and see the folks in the building across from me did it.
Newspaper and water? Would that honestly protect you from anything if the situation was more serious? Just wondering if this really is an effective method of typhoon proofing your home that I simply wasn't privy to prior to yesterday. |
My wife did it, and I just shook my head and smiled. I know what is best for me. |
Good call. I was going to post something about it on fb, but my sister-in-law is Korean, and while I don't know if she did it or not, I didn't want to take any chances of offending her. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| LOL dude, it was a joke. |
I know. Its just that you made me picture curry farts blowing all over Seoul at 30 meters/sec, and it made me gag. |
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saram_
Joined: 13 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:25 am Post subject: |
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So, the worst of it is over now!
Thankfully for most people, there wasn't a huge amount of damage!
I think the Korean government did a good job in alarming people about the probable dangers! Keeping kids at home was def the safe and correct decision!
The storm could have been a lot worse but there was still a good bit of damage around Seoul and especially in southern parts!
I'm sure the high level of awareness and concern beforehand contributed well to the low numbers of fatalities..
I find the people who are downplaying the storm a little insensitive too!
Many people were badly affected by this. If it was such a non event, then why is that so! Safety should always be the priority anyway.. |
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