Traffic

For my posting debut, I would like to call to your attention something that has troubled me for some time. Most mornings (when I wake up on time), I turn on the morning news on my favorite local channel. I enjoy the local headlines and the weather report, then on to the Today Show! Anyway, a few months ago, the traffic reporter went on to bigger and better things and the station hired a new girl. On her first newscast, she managed to stumble through the update letting us know that the roads were okay. I didn't think too much about it since it was her first day and quite possibly her first job. Everybody gets nervous. I mean, 30 seconds is important.

However, as the days and weeks progressed, I noticed that "traffic girl" is really bad at reporting. I thought the kicker was the day she referred to someone as a "moron." No, I'm not kidding. She said that roads were looking good all morning, "until some MORON ran into another MORON, but everyone is okay." Seriously?!?

Believe it or not, today's newscast wins the award for worst EVer. It's 8am and the main guy gives us the headlines, then heads over to "Jane" with traffic. Then, I hear her say, "I've been practicing and here's my rap." Yes, I said rap. She proceeds to rap the entire traffic report complete with gangsta-like hand motions. Then, when it's time to cut over to "Alex" with the weather report, she refers to him as a "weather girl" immediately followed by a "yeah boooy." Needless to say, weather guy corrects her. "By the way, that's 'weather guy'." Ouch.

At 8:30, when the local news returns, I'm obviously anxious to see if she will give us an encore. No such luck. But who knows what tomorrow may bring...