OT - These Weather Channel guys are nuts!

epcotisbest

Watching the Weather Channel coverage of Harvey and they have three different reporters right out in the middle of it, standing in water, barely able to stand up in the crazy winds, and they are about to get blown away.
They could easily take shelter, with the storm in the background, and report it just as well, actually better because you could then probably understand what they are saying.
I suppose it makes it more real with them standing there fighting to stand up, wiping their eyes, trying to report it live. I still think you could take shelter and report the events as they are happening. OK, so one just went behind the hotel, out of the wind. Wonder how long till he goes right back out.
"Boy it is nice to get out of that wind for a few minutes," he just said. 
Somebody is gonna get killed by blowing debris, live on TV one of these days.
Baffling. 

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Wonder if they get hazard pay 

bgebrent

BS ratings race.  And usually embellished.  Another form of reality tv and just as pathetic.

nolaegghead

I like it.

bgebrent

nolaegghead said:

I like it.

Masochist.

nolaegghead

...reporters reporting on a storm from in the storm they are reporting on....  OH THE HORROR!!!

nolaegghead

Don't get me wrong, where you have an isolated case like the reporter in the boat in 12 inches of water and they guy walking across the street....that violates ethical conduct.  I have a bunch of friends in the media and they're always talking about not being able to influence subjects or story lines in any way.  Some of these people won a Pulitzer for Katrina coverage.  Including my old friend Brett who took this one:

epcotisbest

nolaegghead said:

...reporters reporting on a storm from in the storm they are reporting on....  OH THE HORROR!!!

My point was the reporter could report on the storm from the sheltered area they just stepped out from under in order to go to the live shot instead of jumping right into the unprotected 100 mph wind and driving rain. And tell the same story.
I hope you are safe where you are. 

Eggcelsior

dsrguns

Ouch!! Mother nature always has the upper hand.

blasting

I'm with Brent.  Listening to these fools gleefully informing us of all of the worst case scenarios... unwatchable.

Botch

The Iraqi War "Scud studs" set a high bar.  

DoubleEgger

Botch said:

The Iraqi War "Scud studs" set a high bar.  

Lol. Wolf hiding under the desk will forever be engrained in my memory. 

Botch

Me too.  

northGAcock

Kind of like statues....if you don't like them...don't look at them I guess.

epcotisbest

northGAcock said:

Kind of like statues....if you don't like them...don't look at them I guess.

Except it is nothing like statues. I have never been concerned about the physical safety of a statue. These weather channel guys had me worried they were going to get hurt just to get a little closer to action.

Legume

epcotisbest said:

northGAcock said:

Kind of like statues....if you don't like them...don't look at them I guess.

Except it is nothing like statues. I have never been concerned about the physical safety of a statue. These weather channel guys had me worried they were going to get hurt just to get a little closer to action.

They will, eventually.  Then the whole biz will reexamine what they are doing and...not really change anything.

DoubleEgger

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9mJQR_ZRjps

DoubleEgger

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Venh12bBAKk

Gulfcoastguy

Yes they're "special".

henapple

Can't fix stupid 

DoubleEgger

henapple said:

Can't fix stupid 

Nothing more than ratings whores just like every other station on TV

BikerBob

This time they have a real storm and can do real coverage. They must practice standing at an angle to look like the wind is blowing them because I see them leaning into a 20 kt wind. Who was it said, "If there's no news, go make some?"
I was away from TV during Matthew so got to miss their coverage.
The road from Savannah to Tybee Island will flood with a spring tide and a NE wind, many other coastal roads are the same, leave it to Weather Channel to act like it is a big thing. I blame them for a lot of people staying where they shouldn't because they've cried wolf so many times.
I notice none of the coverage was from the barrier islands. There is probably a lot of damage there. Any news on the oil refineries?  People watch, rating go up and advertising sells.

Off the soap box now
Bob