Hurricane Coverage
Who's tired of the hurricane coverage?
I don't want to seem insensitive at all, but back-to-back massive storms in two hugely populated areas has resulted in wall-to-wall coverage.
And there really isn't a lot to say.
Evacuate.
Hunkered Down.
Ghost Town.
We've seen the stories of horror, of course, and it's heartbreaking to know that this is a life-altering event, but do these poor people need a microphone shoved in their faces as they pick through the ruins of what had once been their lives.
"Looks like you lost your home, your cars, and your dogs. How do you feel?"
"You've decided to stay at your home when all reports say that if you stay you'll die, aren't you worried?"
"Now that you're broke and homeless do you think you'll be able to recover?"
I don't know.
I guess you have to find the story, but those reporters out searching for a shot of devastation could also be kind of dangerous, right?
"Here I am standing in a river of water next to a downed power line. People need to watch out because they might get electrocuted."
"The wind is blowing down these trees left and right. Some of these trees are huge and if they fall down on your head you could get crushed."
The sound goes off. The announcer back in the studio says:
"Make sure you're careful out there, Brian!"
"Yeah!" He yells. "It's really rainy but the big problem is the wind. It's really windy!"
And the stats.
"It's a category 4!"
"The winds are 185 MPH!!"
"There are 700,000 people evacuated!!!"
It's all so exciting, I guess...
...to someone.
I've had enough.
And maybe it's because I've tired of the utter sadness, and the horrible images.
It's just all too much.
"Back to you out there in the middle of the storm!! Be careful, Brian."
I don't want to seem insensitive at all, but back-to-back massive storms in two hugely populated areas has resulted in wall-to-wall coverage.
And there really isn't a lot to say.
Evacuate.
Hunkered Down.
Ghost Town.
We've seen the stories of horror, of course, and it's heartbreaking to know that this is a life-altering event, but do these poor people need a microphone shoved in their faces as they pick through the ruins of what had once been their lives.
"Looks like you lost your home, your cars, and your dogs. How do you feel?"
"You've decided to stay at your home when all reports say that if you stay you'll die, aren't you worried?"
"Now that you're broke and homeless do you think you'll be able to recover?"
I don't know.
I guess you have to find the story, but those reporters out searching for a shot of devastation could also be kind of dangerous, right?
"Here I am standing in a river of water next to a downed power line. People need to watch out because they might get electrocuted."
"The wind is blowing down these trees left and right. Some of these trees are huge and if they fall down on your head you could get crushed."
The sound goes off. The announcer back in the studio says:
"Make sure you're careful out there, Brian!"
"Yeah!" He yells. "It's really rainy but the big problem is the wind. It's really windy!"
And the stats.
"It's a category 4!"
"The winds are 185 MPH!!"
"There are 700,000 people evacuated!!!"
It's all so exciting, I guess...
...to someone.
I've had enough.
And maybe it's because I've tired of the utter sadness, and the horrible images.
It's just all too much.
"Back to you out there in the middle of the storm!! Be careful, Brian."
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