The above headline is actually for the NBC5 Higher Ups. Aka, Bosses. They tricked me, and now I am calling them a bunch of low down, dirty monkey scratchers. Imagine waking up Christmas Morning only to find a bunch of boxes wrapped in pretty paper, but when you open the boxes there’s nothing inside!
I walked into our Fort Worth news room the other day and quickly noticed the NBC5 Weather Radio Display. It is the same one you can find in most Walgreens across North Texas. I said to myself, “What a great company, they want us to be safe to and are giving away these radios to employees.” So I bounced on over to the radio display and grabbed my radio. Much to my surprise the box was lighter then an empty pack of Tic-Tacs.
My disappointment hit me like a tornado landing on a mobile home. Turns out the display was a hoax, a fake, a prop, a phony display meant only to deceive me! There would be no weather radio for me to take home to ensure my family’s safety. The boxes were all empty! I quickly learned NBC5 throws around free weather radios like manhole covers!
Oh well, I ended up buying one for $29.99 at my local Walgreens. Still a good deal, and actually a great service to the public. I should of known better anyway. My 8th grade economics teacher once told me, “there is no such thing as a free lunch.” Add weather radio to the list.
