On the Spot Storm Reporting

Whoever does the online weather reporting for the Oregonian deserves a pat on the back and a beer. Maybe a raise; I don't know what he/she/they make. But in addition to a brief description to the day's forecast, there is generally some amusing anecdote, and sometimes a vid clip. Today's extra was a gem. I should include the same disclaimer that the writer did: disastrous storms aren't funny. Nevertheless, this storm is, well, pretty funny. I always wondered about those guys- you know, "Don't put yourself in harm's way, but if you happen to get yourself into a horrific situation and you want to give us your video for free, so we don't actually have to pay one of our reporters to stand out there in Hell manifest on earth, here's how you do it." I guess the reporters normally set the can on the ground so it's not in the shot.