Some people believe that all the worrying about Hurricane Irene was nothing but a bunch of overblown, paranoic hype. So after decades of fear-mongering for fun and profit, too much hurricane preparation is where we're choosing to draw a line and get upset?
Okay, fine.
But just for the sake of perspective, I'd like to point out that when a potentially catastrophic tropical storm fails to deliver the expected level of catastrophiness, you end up with some extra bottled water and canned goods. However, when it does live up to the billing, you end up with this...

So heat up a can of SpaghettiO's and shut your yap.