Dunno if it was that report – there was another report a few days ago with a reporter standing in a field of water, explaining that this used to be a car park but was now under “a lot” of water. Very convincing until the Nissan Micra drove past, showing it was about 2″ deep 😉
I’m guessing the way I works is:
Editor: “Drama at Christmas is a great story – go find a big flood and stand in it”
Reporter: “But boss, it’s only an inch deep!”
Editor: “Don’t worry about it – no-one can tell with muddy water anyway. Can you find some dwarfs to wade through it?”