Its like a hurricane....

All the speculation, fear, bad news, dissent, proposed government intrusions, war talk, etc is analogous to what it must of been like before a hurricane hit pre-radar times.

You see some ominous clouds start forming, then the wind picks up a little. Waves start rolling onto the beach. Most people don't give it a second thought.

Then the wind gets a little stronger, waves are higher, people start "feeling" the storm coming but will it be a big one? The fisherman start coming into port, people start boarding up their windows and take some food & blankets down into the cellars. The community elders are getting together discussing emergency measures.

This is where we are at right now.

Are we facing a Category 5 or a tropical depression? Without radar we can only prepare and wait it out. Big ones don't hit often but when they do, it is usually devastating.

[edit on 16-9-2009 by I_am_Spartacus]

[edit on 16-9-2009 by I_am_Spartacus]

We've been waiting for the storm front to arrive for a long time. Seems it
continues to get stalled just off shore, over and over again.

The light wind and rain brings fear and bad news daily. But we see the
whitecaps forming on the water. We see the surf getting stronger and
angrier. We anticipate ominous weather patterns. We know the big one is
coming, we don't know when.

Will we be ready ?

The clouds are getting darker and heavier.