I am sitting here, watching it rain on my new deck. It is Sunday morning and the weather forecast calls for partly sunny skies and 20% chance of rain.
Yesterday, there was a 90% chance of rain -- so we went to a movie. Everyone who didn't watch the forecast went to the pool and hung out in the sun all day.
We were planning a big party a few weeks back. About a week and a half out, we started getting phone calls and emails wondering if we were going to reschedule the party. When we asked why we would do that, everyone said the 10 day forecast was showing 80% chance of rain and cool temperatures for that day. We didn't cancel and it turned out to be 75 degrees and sunny (maybe a little windy).
As you can well imagine, living at a resort, the weather is a hot topic. What I find interesting is that NO ONE ever actually gets mad at the weather man. They just shrug their shoulders and say, "you can't do anything about the weather, can you?" Of which I am well aware, but this world's history is drenched in the blood of hapless messengers. Why do weathermen get a pass?
I have a theory. Most of the weathermen you see on TV look like they could be former party clowns. Or if she's female, her tight sweaters distract you from what she is saying. Either way, I think weathermen (weatherpeople? weatherpersons? weatherbabettes?) are hired because they are found to have no credibility during their interview. If no one takes them seriously in the first place -- who will get upset when they turn out to be wrong?
Besides, you can't do anything about the weather, can you?
3 comments:
At one time weather forecasting was very inaccurate, however while the weather forcasters have next to no credibility they have been able to devise a scheme where they have nearly always been currently right. Weather is no longer predicted with certanty since it doesn't take long for people to stop beleiving in their predictions the same way you gave up believing in more credible things like Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. Now weather is given in percentages so that no matter what happens, they are inevitably correct. Example: "Today there is a 30% chance of rain." If it rains they are correct and if it does not rain they are still correct. So now instead of getting a prediction, you end up getting the odds on what may end up being the weather. If you want to get mad at something you have to pin it down. You can't do that with the weather "people" because by giving the percentages, you really have nothing to pin them down with. The big wonder is why the weather people have not gone into politics more since their credibility parallels that of our political figures though we know that our political figures are 100% full of BS but the weather people get by only giving us the percentage of BS they are spewing.
Try living in New England if you want to experience unpredictable weather and inaccurate weatherpersons.
Good morning John, were you trolling at the local shopping ctr again? That was quite a story, where did the blood come from? Did you hook your own manhood?
Your friends at camp...Coby & Gailey.....see you this weekend
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