The weather is bringing the idiots again

[I Love Spreadsheets]

There are some massive storms battering the country right now. Major bridges are out of actions, trucks are being blown over, buildings damages and even a wind turbine rated to deal with hurricanes are blowing up under the strain.

Yet, as always when this weather arrives, the press is full of pictures of people walking along harbour walls trying to battle the 20-30 foot waves hitting them with a flimsy umbrella.

Why are these people walking along the wall in the first place? Why are they not walking on the side furthest from the sea? They are obviously not locals or fisherman so what the hell are they doing there.

At some point they are going to get washed out to sea (a) taking the person they dragged out to see the waves with them and (b) forcing the RNLI to send people out in the worst conditions to try and rescue them.

Sometimes I think when people do things as dumb as this the rescue services should be excused from having to rescue them.

The other ones that put themselves in to similar situations are those armature hill walkers that go walking up mountains over the Christmas period in a jeans and an old pair of trainers.

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Unless it is a stock image of course.

 

[Esk247]

i think it was quite amusing yesterday when a local news reporter was on tv, battling the worlds most extreme weather, her face being battered around by torrential rain, the camera was wobbling, she was screaming down the microphone....but behind her people were just watching in amazement, it was only a bit of rain, not the end of the world love.

calm down dear.

 

[I Love Spreadsheets]

Vvaannmmaann - Thats what I thought at first but they all carry captions that indicate that the photo was taken today or yesterday. There of course is the slim chance that the press tell the odd lie or two ;-)

Esk247 - I saw something similar in Swansea a while back. There is a foot subway that is locally famous because it acts like a wind funnel. All around will be wind and rain etc, but when it hits this subway the wind seems to multiply by a factor of 3 or 4 as it passes through it. Any decent wind and the police close it down. However its a magnet for the press. They will stand there in front of it getting buffeted by the wind as the rest of the world in the background gets on with life as normal

 

[vvaannmmaann]

A "slim chance"? I admire your faith in human nature.

 

[Root 66 Woodshop]

MY eyes are failing me again

the OP wrote

Yet, as always when this weather arrives, the press is full of pictures of people walking along harbour walls trying to battle the 20-30 foot waves hitting them with a flimsy umbrella.

I read...

Yet, as always when this weather arrives, the press is full of pictures of people walking along harbour walls trying to battle the 20-30 foot hitting them waves with a flimsy umbrella.

And I was about to reply with... they wasn't hitting them, they were defending themselves from them... with the flimsy umbrella.

 

[internetspaceships]

MY eyes are failing me again

the OP wrote



I read...

Yet, as always when this weather arrives, the press is full of pictures of people walking along harbour walls trying to battle the 20-30 foot hitting them waves with a flimsy umbrella.

And I was about to reply with... they wasn't hitting them, they were defending themselves from them... with the flimsy umbrella.

Time for a lie down mate?

 

[mit74]

the press? making a big drama out of nothing? surely not?

Whenever we get storms... THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE ON THIS SCALE AND YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE AND IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT!!
Whenever we get snow... THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE ON THIS SCALE AND YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE AND IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT!!
Whenever we get baking sunshine...THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE ON THIS SCALE AND YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE AND IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT!

Damn media are a joke.

 

[td2011]

Unless it is a stock image of course.

Ha Good point
I've often wondered why myself.