Humor: Carl Hiaasen explains how to cover a hurricane

[yzerfan]

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/mi ... 592077.htm

"What to do when the hurricane actually strikes: Obviously the sensible move is to broadcast from the protected lee of a strong building, but for that you could get fired.

Your producer will instead order you to step into the teeth of the storm, where you risk being clobbered by flying glass, coconuts, shingles, patio furniture or surfboards.

This is an act of utter derangement, but it makes for amusing television. If you survive, your next mission will be to find and film a major piece of hurricane debris -- the money shot.

Remember, your viewers' expectations are high. They've watched that big slow mother whorling across the Doppler for a week, and they've been primed for devastation on a biblical scale.

Take no chances. Proceed immediately to the nearest trailer park, being extra careful not to crash into other TV crews on the way."

[nomolos]

haha...funny thing is, it seems to be true.

[wjs3]

Thanks for the post. A must read for anyone on the board is Hiaasen's "Stormy Weather". It's set in South Florida after a fictional hurricane strike.

It's based on Hurricane Andrew and much of the story recounts actual happenings after Andrew. Things like roving bands of monkeys, wild animals escaped from the zoo, and toher crazy stuff that happened after the storm.

As many of you know, Hiaasen is a native S Floridian, so "gets" what Hurricanes are about. I think it's one of his best books.