Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Hurricane Gustav
I really dig freaking hurricanes. Not because to of the destruction they create, though that can be fun too. I like them for the coverage on the news.
Take the pics about for instance. Brian Williams is climbing a ladder on a wall next to an industrial canal. Essentially a river. The day before water was pouring over that wall because of the storm surge during the hurricane. Ok, that is news. But why the hell did he need to climb the ladder? I don't know and I don't care, I just love it.
I used to always like watching Dan Rather during a storm. No matter where the storm was he would be there in the middle of it, showing that he wasn't going to let Mother Nature stop Dan Rather from bringing you the News, dammit!
There is no one as good as Danny boy anymore but every time there is a storm they send out teams of reporters to cover the chaos. Hopefully, these crews will be able to document the destructive forces of nature and it's impact on the affected communities. One thing they will definitely be able to do is send in some cool pictures of reporters being blown around by the wind and rain. That is the best stuff. Sometimes the reporters get blown right off camera. Or there are times when you can see the panic in there eyes when they realize they are in the middle of a fucking hurricane. I am waiting for the day when one of the reporters gets take out by a toothpick or some other object moving at a hundred miles per hour. That is good TV.
From what I got from the news, this hurricane caused damage, one person may have died, but all in all it didn't hit New Orleans as hard as it could have. The bad news is there are like 3 tropical systems lined up that may become hurricanes and who knows where the target will be. Should make for good TV whatever happens. Laterzzz...
Labels: hurricane, reporters, TV
