This morning I awoke before 6am...early for me as I am now retired; I had thought I would get up early and go to the gym across the street from my condo. However, as I gazed out the window, I saw that snow was already falling, and I just did not feel like going out in it. So, I turned on the radio and began listening to the news. Now I usually listen to NPR...National Public Radio, out of New York, WNYC. Thus began my day with the news.
I was working on a grant and spend most of the morning completing it. I turned off the radio and turned on the television to keep me company as I finished grant number one for 2014...and began looking at grant number two and three. These are funds for programs at my church, and this is the third year I have been submitting these requests, so it becomes repetitive, but draining, so I like to have another human voice behind me to keep me company. But, boy, today I really over did spending time with various news outlets.
The winter storm that dropped eight and a half inches of wet, heavy snow on Staten Island caused many regular programs to be pre-empted by storm reporting. I was actually amazed at the absolutely inane nonsense that newscasters and pundits were sharing with the public as it was "news worthy". Let me share with you the drivel that passed muster and was shared with the viewing public.
1. A report about a documentary on NPR included the fact that the film would be aired tonight on PBS. Kind of like calling attention to yourself .
2. A report done by a research group that discovered two amazing facts. Are you ready: don't eat after 9pm; your metabolism is slower when you sleep, and you'll put on weight. If you want to get better service at the department store, go earlier in the day. Less people do, and the sales staff is more attentive.
3. Kathy Lee invited Regis and Joy to a Super Bowl party at her house. Her dog chased a flock of Canada Geese off the front lawn. Oh, Hoda was there also and had her picture taken with a dog.
4. Alternate side of the street parking regulations in New York City were suspended due to the snow. But you still had to feed the meter. So how can you do that if you take the mayor's advice and ride public transportation to your job with your car sitting in front of your building in Brooklyn? This information was repeated every hour.
5. Every station posted snow photos sent in by viewers. Dogs in the snow were a favorite of the viewing public. Anchors also said "way more" when referring to the amount of snow "way more" than necessary.
6. Reporters out in the field all had rulers to measure snow and did so every time that were on screen.
Reporters in cars were out driving around and reporting about the bad conditions on the road....perhaps they should have NOT been on the roads.
7. People who wanted to get home to Seattle and Denver were stuck with everyone else at the local airports. The Bronco fans and the Sea Hawk fans were surprisingly polite to each other. They were basically in the same boat.
8. Many kids stayed home today from school because of the inclement weather and then went out to play in the snow. And we saw many, many pictures of them making snowmen and sledding down hills.
9. Sportscasters all made the same remarks about the Super Bowl game....blah, blah, blah.10. Too many people have too many opinions about too much stuff. Hey, Al Roker, I don't need to know what the top ten "searches" on Google were this weekend, and neither do you.
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