The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.
Carl HiaasenThat dreadful alligator attack in Orlando would never have happened if Disney had put up real warning signs, like other Florida resorts do. But wild alligators don't fit the Disney image, so they were no proper warnings, and a child died for no reason.
Carl HiaasenActually it was the mark of the stupid, which is what you get for sitting under a tree during a thunderstorm.
Carl Hiaasen