On 03/01/2014 18:30, John Hall wrote:
In article ,
Col writes:
I see you (and quite a few others) completely ignored the advice
to stay away from the sea in such conditions.

I noticed on the one o'clock news that the BBC's reporters didn't seem
to think that the advice to stay away from the sea applied to
themselves. How much risk were they justified in exposing themselves and
their cameramen to in order to get good footage? Not much sign of an H&S
culture there, so Lawrence should have been pleased.


Perhaps the reporters have more experience of how close they can get
without putting themselves at needless risk than the average member of
the public. It is part of their job after all to report on these events.

A bit like storm chasers in the US who criticize those who do the same
who are ignorant and take stupid risks, that doesn't make the storm
chasers hypocritical.

I don't think the advice to stay away from the sea in such conditions is
unreasonable, bearing in mind it is aimed at the public in general. It
is not exactly an essential activity to go and take photos and if people
get it wrong then it means the emergency services or the coastguard
having to put themselves at risk to bail them out.