Friday, September 23, 2005

*Umbrella Corporation, Where Are You?

Give the man an umbrella. Just watched getting Shep Smith getting smacked around in Galveston. Geraldo almost getting his nose broke again, this time from Mother Nature. My props to all the news reporters who have and are braving the elements out there in the hurricane weather. Sopping wet broadcasting live reporting the torrential conditions with debris, 100 mile wind and rain slapping your face around like a red headed stepchild. I can't imagine going out there at this time. I admire your work ethic, charging forward, the drive to grab the top story first hand. Some might say you're stupid. I say, way to go man. It's actually just probably part of the job description. Part and parcel of the reporter gig. Be there as it happens, when it happens, regardless of the conditions, no matter how horrid. I salute you. Stay safe. But heed my advice Shep, Anderson, if you see that 50 foot wave coming in towards you, RUN LIKE THE WIND!!!

Now the tornado and storm chasers, yous guys are certainly crazy. Maybe. But I sure love watching your specials on the Discovery Channel, showing the flying cows and farm tractors, just miles from massive tornadoes tearing up everything in its path. The sheer blackness in the sky is dang creepy that's for sure. That nature is such a spontaneous and unremorseful destruction machine. It's nature, not that it hates ya. It's gotta take some dedication and no fear to be chasing things like this for a living. I bet it's gotta be a rush to be so close to this beast that could suck the life right out of you in no time. I have a friend who lives in Oklahoma, smack in the middle of Tornado Alley. Scary for me to think bout living there, something could materialize at any time. But hey I guess we have the technology to track these things now. So maybe no worries? I don't know. We're not in Kansas anymore. Anyways if I was you, if you like see a big black thing that looks like a big big twister down the road, RUN LIKE THE WIND!!!

* Resident Evil video game reference.

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