Charles Kuralt was an anchor on CBS News from the ’50s to the ’90s and much beloved for his feature, “On the Road.”
In his book, “A Life on the Road,” he writes about how he and his TV crew were in a motorboat one hot–“boiling hot and muggy”–day deep in the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia. They were craving for something refreshing.
The soundman, Cosgrove, said, “What I would give for a Budweiser right now!” This was his beverage of choice on a hot day; he was a devoted fan.
They saw something glinting in the water. Cosgrove reached over the boat and lifted up a 6-pack of Budweiser! He popped open the top, swallowed the beer, and said, “Could be a little colder!”
In 1985, Kuralt purchased land and built a cabin on the Big Hole River. He loved it.
How would he feel now about it when we’re seeing the Big Hole with its lethal temperatures and low flows that are endangering the fish and causing the river to be closed (see “Approaching Lethal,” The Montana Standard, 8/7/24, p. A1)?
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I think he’d be heartbroken.
I want to have our politicians and those running for office relieve us of our craving. Offer us all something cool and refreshing – like Cosgrove’s 6-pack – and work on climate solutions.
We’re all stuck deep in a swamp. We’re all in the same boat. We all need to work together and stabilize our climate. See https://citizensclimatelobby.org/.
