The news would broadcast morons standing on unstable piers during high winds - "surfers" trying to take advantage of a surge ... people trying to drive through ten feet of water ..... WTF?!?!?!?
One elderly woman in NJ called 911 when her car got stuck in a flooded street. Minutes later, they lost contact with her only to have found that she unfortunately drowned in her car in
16 feet of water. 
Some dingbat in Massachusetts decided to walk out on a flimsy dock when the hurricane hit. He's okay, but wtf was he thinking??? People always seem to underestimate the power of Mother Nature.