This Blows!
Topic: You Call This News?
For those who do not know, I work in Safety Administration for La-Z-Boy Logistics. As such I have been closely following the track of hurricane Frances all week trying to anticipate how this will effect next weeks delivery schedule in the South East. Were it not for the gravity of the situation the images of network news people peppering the Florida beach fronts in their colorful little rain slickers would be amusing. I am convinced that they actually evacuated hundreds of thousands of Florida residents to make room for an equal number of field correspondents who have set up live feeds at 2 ft intervals up & down the coast, each one hoping against hope to be the one to catch that ever elusive shot of beloved characters plucked out of Disney World flying haplessly into the side of a crumbling luxury condo. While we may never know where Mickey or Minnie end up I think we ALL know where Goofy and Daffy are right now ... LOL! I don't mean to beat a dead horse here but didn't it seem that the news readers appeared upset when NOAA officials announced that the storm had weakened slightly? I guess 100 mph sustained winds don't compare to 110 mph sustained winds when it comes to good ratings share. I actually heard one of the Fox Network's News Waitresses ask a Hurricane Center Rep with a tinge of disappointment in her voice, "It could strengthen though, couldn't it"? Geez!