Hurricane Brings Out the Idiot in Some

September 13, 2008 by Pelikan
Filed under: Hurricane Ike 

While first responders spend the day saving lives and prioritizing calamities, there are a few self-absorbed idiots in Texas who are just adding to the noise and confusion.

I couldn’t believe my ears when watching local coverage of the Hurricane Ike this morning when TV journalists from KHOU reported on the air that 911 call centers were inundated with calls – many of them from people who evacuated and were just checking in back home on their properties. KHOU reported one lady called 911 to report that a skylight in her house had blown in.

KHOU on-air talent beseeched the evacuees and those sheltering in place to only call the authorities in the event of a life threatening emergency or downed power lines. I don’t have to be politic or polite in my announcement:

Attention self-absorbed jackasses who believe that in the midst of a huge natural disaster in the nation’s fourth largest city that the local constabulary is going to go check your house for damage – or gives a crap about your windows: Shut the fuck up and stay off the phone.

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  1. colin syme on Sat, 13th Sep 2008 12:27 pm

    2. You always get, “nobody tells me what do do!”—–followed by, “help! l’m in trouble!”

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