Well first of all I'll say that I have every sympathy for all those who have been flooded. Their lives must have been turned upside down and will most likely take months to put everything right....
BUT....
How many more times do we need to see a reporter in wellies/waders plodging about in some street going on about how deep the water is? We get it... the streets are flooded... If it's not the reporter up to his knees in water, it's the reporter interviewing the local who assures you "I've lived here 15 years and it's never been like this". Well no shit Sherlock - if it was common for it to be 'like this' you wouldn't have your 5 minutes of fame because the media wouldn't be interested!
So yes - we've had a lot of rain and there are about 6000 homes flooded. Does that really mean we need non-stop coverage every night showing us exactly the same scenes?And dare I say it - if it were 'up North' having the flooding would it get more than a quick couple of minutes just after the really important story about the cat that was lost for 37 minutes?? Probably not....
Could the media for once please not take a story and do it to death? How about some real objective reporting rather than the inane and frankly insulting "Oooh look at that - the water is almost up to the letter box" - too much to ask?? Sadly I think it is....
