It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Whether or not the weather is good or bad the local news, well even the national news inevitably do the same stories every friggin day. Why do they spend money sending out camera crews and covering the same stories over and over?
Here comes the snow. So what can we expect? The reporter standing on the side of the road looking at traffic commenting how cold it is. We then go over to the hardware store were people are running to get snow shovels. Then we hear how snow blower sales are up this time of year. Oh and let's stop this driver and ask him how the road conditions are? Then my favorite, they always stop a salt truck driver and ask him how many hours he has worked and if he is tired.
I'm Captain Obvious reporting live by the side of the road where ice is slippery.
The real kick in the a$$ is how this is overdramatized each and every time! If drivers are so stupid they can't handle the weather, they deserve the result whatever it may be. And it isn't just snow the chickenlittles overreact to; it's rain, heat, wind, etc... The SKY IS FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood point! I think you call the problem solvers and tell them they need to a story on how their news crews waste money on doing weather reports. They could just film it once and replay it annually.
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