Although I join my friends in laughing at this situation, it draws immediate focus on the overblown media hype we can expect to be subjected to in any disaster situation. Each of us needs to be prepared to not only deal with the disaster, but also the barrage of misinformation the "media" will churn out at light speed.

Case in point, Andrew was one of the worst and most devastating hurricanes to ever hit South Florida. South Florida had enjoyed many years of quiet summer topics, and Andrew put a deep scare through anyone in the area. It was, however, a rather unique Category 5 storm, the likes of which was not seen again anywhere in the US until over a decade later, Katrina.

But for years after Andrew, anytime a wisp of air did anything more than counterclockwise quarter turn south of Key West, the local news casters would use the "A word" (Andrew) whipping the public into a hysterical panic and causing people to pile onto I-95 and head for Jacksonville. These were all weak tropical storms and category 1 storms which did not end up making landfall in South Florida. But this irresponsible journalism cost lives. People died in car accidents on I-95 fleeing from weak storms that they could have easily waited out in their homes (storm surge evacuation zones being the exception).

My point is not only prepare for the event, prepare for irrational and inaccurate information overload that will come during and after the event. Make note of the "tabloid" news outlets and stay away from them. Realize that not everyone that posts on Twitter or Facebook is looking to be helpful. I don't know who I will trust when the "big one" hits South Florida, but I do know I am going to take everything that is presented with a grain of salt.