But it wasn't even a traditional tall wave. It wasn't a wall of water that people could see for miles, it was just a very very high tide, that kept coming in further and faster than usual. Had there BEEN a tall wave, then maybe people would have not just stood there watching it come in, but would have run for the hills and high ground instead of standing like complete arseholes with their cameras running.

Incidentally, there was a news report about a rescue plane that came under attack as it tried to land on a small, inhabited island. It was scouting to see if the inhabitants, a fairly primitive (by modern day, Western standards) tribe, had survived. The plane was attacked by warning shots with bow and arrow, so it seems the population was OK. The theory is that being more reliant on nature and less inclined to be complete arseholes (see above), they took notice of the local fauna and scarpered.

But it's a good song, regardless, and when has truth ever got in the way of a good song!

LTS