Traffic Reporting
This now forms part of FNN's bulletins and is usually read by the weatherman prior to his going into the forecast. Roherum finds this demeaning and takes every opportunity to say so but for the weatherman it is more time on air (and correspondingly less time for Roherum to be on the air) so this can only be a good thing.
The realm is divided into 7 regions and the main points of the traffic news are listed for each region. As with Earth, there are notorious local black spots but we do not have warnings telling us to beware of witches gathering in strength near so-and-so. In the magical realm this is vital information. Only an idiot would want to disrupt a gathering of witches and it also warns folk the skies around this particular area are likely to be crowded for some time. There isn't a witch yet that doesn't like to show off their flying skills given the opportunity.
Locals are encouraged to report traffic problems they come across. The "eye in the sky" system has been adopted here though the flight machine of choice in the Fairy Kingdom is a broomstick and not a helicopter. Traffic bulletins are broadcast live and occasionally the entire realm has been entertained by the sight of various magical folks fighting on air as they disagree about the causes of the accident they are reporting or who is to blame for the latest hold up.
The Queen and her Council are not entertained by this though Eileen, when still resident in the realm, thought it a useful forum for airing differences (she took the view such fights showed her who the trouble makers were in a particular village or town so when she went there on a mission for the Queen, she was well prepared to deal with said trouble makers if they dared to try to argue with her).
The standard bulletins are at 8.00 a.m., 8.30 a.m, 9.00 a.m. and again from 3.30 p.m. (school run), 4.30 p.m., 5.00 p.m., 5.30 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. There is never any shortage of material for the bulletins as if the skies aren't crowded, there are bound to be problems somewhere along the Kingdom's system of yellow brick roads.
Roherum always wraps up the traffic report line up with some sort of quip. All wishes he wouldn't, his puns really are dreadful, but in his case Roherum has no ability whatsoever to see himself as others see him. It may be as well. What he'd find out would only depress him.
This now forms part of FNN's bulletins and is usually read by the weatherman prior to his going into the forecast. Roherum finds this demeaning and takes every opportunity to say so but for the weatherman it is more time on air (and correspondingly less time for Roherum to be on the air) so this can only be a good thing.
The realm is divided into 7 regions and the main points of the traffic news are listed for each region. As with Earth, there are notorious local black spots but we do not have warnings telling us to beware of witches gathering in strength near so-and-so. In the magical realm this is vital information. Only an idiot would want to disrupt a gathering of witches and it also warns folk the skies around this particular area are likely to be crowded for some time. There isn't a witch yet that doesn't like to show off their flying skills given the opportunity.
Locals are encouraged to report traffic problems they come across. The "eye in the sky" system has been adopted here though the flight machine of choice in the Fairy Kingdom is a broomstick and not a helicopter. Traffic bulletins are broadcast live and occasionally the entire realm has been entertained by the sight of various magical folks fighting on air as they disagree about the causes of the accident they are reporting or who is to blame for the latest hold up.
The Queen and her Council are not entertained by this though Eileen, when still resident in the realm, thought it a useful forum for airing differences (she took the view such fights showed her who the trouble makers were in a particular village or town so when she went there on a mission for the Queen, she was well prepared to deal with said trouble makers if they dared to try to argue with her).
The standard bulletins are at 8.00 a.m., 8.30 a.m, 9.00 a.m. and again from 3.30 p.m. (school run), 4.30 p.m., 5.00 p.m., 5.30 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. There is never any shortage of material for the bulletins as if the skies aren't crowded, there are bound to be problems somewhere along the Kingdom's system of yellow brick roads.
Roherum always wraps up the traffic report line up with some sort of quip. All wishes he wouldn't, his puns really are dreadful, but in his case Roherum has no ability whatsoever to see himself as others see him. It may be as well. What he'd find out would only depress him.
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