"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:15:13 -0500, Eisboch wrote:


.... is they are constantly in disagreement.

Economists are second only to weather forecasters, IMO. Half call for
rain, the other half
for sunshine.

Only when there's a foot of it, do they all agree it's probably snowing.

Weather forecasters? I can't think of any field where you get paid so
much, to be wrong so often. Granted, it's very difficult under the best
of circumstances, but... True story, years ago I did some work for the
weather forecaster for a national morning show. He wasn't the talking
head, but the behind the scenes forecaster. Anyway, I told him I had a
bone to pick with his accuracy. He explained to me, the powers that be,
sometimes told him to shade his forecasts.

Since then, I've noticed the first snowfall of the season is generally
talked up into more than it is. Later, when we are all sick of snow,
they are talked down. And for the morning shows, especially, they like
to send you off with a cheery mood. The scary part, if they are willing
to shade something as simple as weather, what do you think they are
willing to do with the news? I've since stopped watching television for
anything more important than a football game.


Oh, so true. And re-runs of the Andy Griffith show. Helen Crump was hot.

Eisboch

Have Gun, will travel was on tonight.