This is from a story posted on Portland's independant media web page. (a good read)
One of the local news stations here in Portland had a woman repoter stationed on one of the local bridges on New Years reporting on the snow fall we recieved. She stopped a man to ask him what he thought about the snow and found herself reporting on a whole other story.
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/01/277698.shtml<snip>
During live television 'team coverage' of the weather, an ironic thing occurred on Portland's KPTV-12. One local reporter had staked out her spot on a Portland freeway overpass with a cameraperson, a satellite feed to the broadcast room, and a stack of pre-made snowballs, which she continually threatened to unleash on any ne'er-do-wells who might happen by.
As one man passed the reporter's spot on the bridge, she jabbed the microphone in his face and breathlessly inquired what the man thought of the snow.
"I'm homeless!" he responded, before adding that, "You people in Portland don't know what snow IS!"
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Unfortunately I was not watching when this happened, but I would gladly pay for a tape of it...:)