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Chester is struggling from Heat Wave v2010. It has been very hot and humid here in the Great Lakes State and Chester has been sweating like a stray heifer in a ring full of bulls.

The constant TV news coverage always yields the obligatory "safety tips" and therefore Chester's favorite News Bit: A reporter, usually the new chick, gets a microphone and a thermometer and heads outside into the studio parking lot to demonstrate just how dangerous the heat can be. She will place the thermometer in either a car with the windows rolled up or directly on the asphalt surface to illustrate the seriousness of the conditions. This bit is usually followed up with an interview shot earlier in the day at a local ER with Dr. Facetime on TV pontificating: "make sure to stay well hydrated and try to stay in a well air conditioned areas. if you show any signs of heat-related illness, its best to get checked out". Then they go back live to the reporterette who is now holding the thermometer that reads 20 degrees higher than the air temp because of the asphalt and she declares Chesters favorite tag-line: "... it only took 3 minutes for the conditions to become very dangerous, take precautions....and don't forget to check on the elderly"

a close 2nd is just before the 4th of july... the same reporterette will be at a fire station where the firefighters demonstrate the dangers of fireworks by exploding a watermelon... "now imagine what that will do to your hand!"

What's your favorite News Bit??

my favorite one is the one that happens every winter. the storm of the century, of the year, of the week!!! it always stories from back east; x ft of snow, school closures, tempuatures in the teens, pandalerium!! snow up to your knees??!! whoever heard of such a thing?

usually, the "storm" that warrants so much coverage is a typical winter day in Montana.

Hurricane season and they always send some 120 lb reporter to the eye of the storm

The "obesity in America" stories. Always show the guts and butts of obese people walking down the street wearing spandex or something that doesn't fit right, but blur or hide their faces. Yet, in any other news story that's non-obesity related, they can film the same people and not blur their faces. PC at it's finest! I earned my beer gut, I want to be recognized for it!

My favorite news bit....(a couple bad words, so use your own discretion)



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Oh man HC95, that is WIN! Well done!

It's more common in print than TV, but when rain is pouring down, ducks are swimming in my front yard, and the sun hasn't been seen for days-there has to be a report about a drought.

My favorite is either:

Fire season potentially the worst ever because there's a drought.

OR

Fire season potentially the worst ever because there was too much spring precip.


In either case, we spend million's........what a racket if there ever was one.

My favorite is the weatherman, after reporting the amount of moisture received in inches, that we are x amount of inches behind the average. We never, ever, ever seem to get to the "average" so how is it the "average"?

This one got to me.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A car full of people dressed as zombies crashed on Interstate 84 near downtown Portland on Friday, causing initial confusion by people who witnessed the crash.

Portland Police said the car was swerving in the eastbound lanes of the freeway just east of the Lloyd District just after 9:30 p.m. when it rolled over and crashed onto its top.

Emergency crews took five victims from the crash to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said that in their investigation they learned that the people inside the car were dressed as zombie costumes and they were headed to a party at the time of the crash.

Sgt. Greg Stewart said people who witnessed the crash initially thought the victims' injuries were much more serious, because of the zombie costumes.

CapitalCityCat wrote:The "obesity in America" stories. Always show the guts and butts of obese people walking down the street wearing spandex or something that doesn't fit right, but blur or hide their faces. Yet, in any other news story that's non-obesity related, they can film the same people and not blur their faces. PC at it's finest! I earned my beer gut, I want to be recognized for it!

YES!! the stock footage of all the fatties struggling / wobbling down the street as a backdrop during a "health report".

another yearly one just happened... 4th of july and boat safety. reporterette standing on a docked boat wearing a life jacket telling us that the coast guard (or equivalent for inland lakes in MT) will be making sure that boaters have the proper number of life jackets and fire extinguishers onboard. along with the warning about stepped up patrols looking for those drinking-while-boating.