Tour de Valley

Felt like old photoging days on a Tuscaloosa weekend, where I have half of the show...seriously, I shot and edited 5 of the first 6 minutes of the show, that's half of A-block!
Justin baled on me, took a long weekend to Atlanta I believe, so with no reporter there was much to do, and it was surely VObite patrol for me today.

-I started out by going south to Ditto Landing to get some video and sound with of people putting in boats and safty measures that they are taking.
-Procceded north on 231 (which is a familiar name from my 7 years in Dothan, AL) to Hazel Green down a road (I kid you not) Joe Quick Rd that lost power due to weather, HU out there putting up a new pole..there was also a flooded road over there.
I had to Joe quickly take that back to the station (about 25 minutes at 4:30) I'm not used to having anything on weekend but 10 still, due to my 3.5 years at WVUA. But I made it and cut it too before the show, I got it to the tape roller during the show open! It was top story
-Then right down Monte Sano to a cemetary that will have memorial day cerimonies, had US flags flying on many of the graves sites for military vets and police and fire vets as well.
-Get the call to go ahead and travel to Decatur to Point Mallard for Memorial Day festivities there...mostly people just goofing off frisbee or football or kite flying, later the hot air ballon glow (which is an impressive thing to see, couldn't stay for it this time, but saw one in Fayette, AL, about 2.5 years ago when working in Tuscaloosa. That was the night before I actually got to go back and take a ride in one the next morning, which was also amazing) and fireworks OF COURSE!!! eveyones favorites..I would've liked to have stayed for the festivities but had to get back and edit...took me just under 1.5 hours to edit those 7 or 8 tapes

And then came home to enjoy leftovers warmed up in my new microwave!! The little things in life! Oh yeah!

But I think I drove at least 90 miles today, wow! I got a nice tour of the valley, a good geography lesson, expanding my knowledge of my new home.