The possibly-scary but definitely fascinating weather event of the season almost closed its doors before its debut. The National Hurricane Center temporarily downgraded Hurricane Sandy from a category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm early on Saturday morning.
As Hurrisnowmafrankenmegastormcane Sandy bears down on the Eastern Seaboard, there's plenty we can do to prepare ourselves, but what about those loved ones, especially parents, who live in non-storm-threatened places who will of course watch the doomsaying news and figure we'll all soon be struggling to survive The Day After Tomorrow?
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