Carmageddon

I moved to Cowlifornia in July of 2000, unaware of the Media Frenzy that happens with some special event that I took for granted.  You know, things like rain showers, freeway closures.  I recall in September, 2000 when it started to sprinkle in Southern Cowlifonia.  News readers were breaking into TV shows, Radio Broadcasts with "STORMWATCH 2000!"  broadcasts.  News snippets from street corners throughout the greater L.A. area (the TV camera zooms in on Ed Hardy in Burbank who's wearing a raincoat, holding an umbrella in one hand, microphone in the other, no rain to be seen anywhere:  "I'm standing at the corner of High and Main, waiting for the deluge of waters from above.  Nothing yet but we are prepared.  Back to you, Stephenie").  Scene after scene like this throughout SoCal (as it's known) and it was just a tenth of an inch of rain.  Hell, in Ohio, you get two inches in ten minutes, flash floods and film at eleven, but not 50 reporters watching and waiting.
Flash forward eleven years.  They have to demolish a bridge over Interstate 405 July 15-17.  That means closing the '405' for 53 hours.  Granted, the intersection of the '405' and '101' is the busiest intersection in all of 50 states but the Media Frenzy has made it all the way to National Network News on every station.  OMG!  You'd think an atomic bomb was going to go off.  I guess to some, it will when they close the 405 for 10 miles.  The real hassle is trying to get to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) during that time.  Hey, change your plans, stay home, go for a walk, ride a bike.  Quit whinning, Damn it! 
I just find it hard to believe some people can't deal with it.  Even Hitler can't take it.  Check it out here:

Hitler Rants about Carmageddon