New Yorkers Terribly Disappointed At Lack Of Chaos, Mayhem

I know, I know, we’re all upset that Hurricane Irene failed to shear the city in half and bring the death and destruction so widely predicted. You could see it on the faces of the young people out to brunch at whatever neighborhood restaurants were open yesterday — they were denied their Blackout moment. Most of us didn’t even lose power! Is it even a storm if you sleep through it? They’ve even got the subways mostly running again, so you probably have to go to work. And, sure, there’s some bad flooding and stuff in the suburbs, but, really, when all you’ve got to complain about is how badly the media and local authorities overstated the dangers, you really don’t have much to complain about at all, and what fun is that? Well, I have some good news for you: Future hurricanes will be much worse. Know hope.

Photo by David Shankbone