Originally Posted by
qcpmsame
Exactly my POV about the commercial weather doomsayers, too much like broadcast news or newspapers, "if it bleeds it leads" school of journalism and meteorology. The WC for example is now owned by NBC, they want to make it a force in programing rather than sticking to the simple weather information we actually need. If it can be sensationalized it will be broadcast, loudly. It is pretty much a matter of checking the thermometer we have outside, walking around in the clear to judge the winds and watch the sky a few minutes before kitting up and heading out, for me. I am the prototypical dinosaur, I suppose.
Bill
I was pondering this today.
Here is a post on the "did you ride today" thread: I had a nice spin 6 miles to the office. On the way home I picked up some groceries. It's all good.
Here is the American Mainstream Journalism coverage of the same ride: AN EPIC RIDE FOR THE AGES!!!!! TODAY I MOUNTED MY SWIFT STEEL STEAD OF DEATH, I HOPPED POTHOLES THE SIZE OF THE GRAND CANYON AND CURBS THE SIZE OF THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA!!!!! I CAUTIOUSLY ENTERED MY PLACE OF EXPLOITATION, UM EMPLOYMENT WHERE MY EVIL CORPORATE OVERLORDS SUCKED THE LIFE FORCE OUT OF ME, TOSSED ME BACK ON THE ROAD TO STRUGGLE MY WAY HOME, AND CANCELLED MY HEALTH INSURANCE!!!! ON THE WAY HOME I WAS PASSED BY GASGUZZLING SUVs WHOSE DRIVERS MAY HAD ILLEGALLY OBTAINED FIREARMS AND CONSIDERED SHOOTING ME!!!!! I BOUGHT GROCERIES TAINTED WITH PESTICIDES AND POLLUTION FROM FRACKING!!!! I GOT HOME ONLY TO FIND MY FAMILY WATCHING FOX NEWS!!!!! OH THE HUMANITY..........