Come Rain or Shine?
When did the evening TV weather report become a full-blown production adopting a style more suitable for a National Geographic feature? And, when did the TV weather people start treating me like an idiot. Do you notice how they usually start their evening telecast with a commentary on that day’s weather? Like..”well today was a beautiful day…sunny and warm…” I know what the weather was today! I don’t live in a submarine. I want to know what it’s going to be tomorrow! And I want to know what it’s going to be here…not in Casper, Wyoming or Sioux Falls, Idaho or where ever. And if it’s going to be hot tomorrow, I don’t need to know why…high pressure area over Coos Bay? Air masses? Station pressures?? I don’t care. Just tell me how hot it will be and is it going to rain?? Period.
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July 6th, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Dear Wry one,
I have been doing the weather report on this station (WOLD-D-D-D) for many too many years. Basically here is how it works. 1. I have two basic weather reports, the first is it will be partly sunny today followed by darkness tonight and scattered daylight tomorrow morning. 2. Radar has picked up a line of thunder showers heading our way later today BUT they have also picked up a squadron of Russian ICBM’s so I wouldnt sweat the thundershowers!.
Remember its never just a game when you are winning!
July 6th, 2010 at 12:46 PM
P.S.
A 50% chance of rain means you get 10 weathermen in a room and 5 say it is going to rain!