Hey, Tim (and others)
 

On Jan 29, 8:10*am, Tim wrote:
As of the news this morning, we're under a "Winter Weather Advisory"

Now, doesn't that tell you a lot?

In the Atlanta area we have two types of meteorologists. One type
tends to over-state every weather event in order to boost ratings, and
then there are those that just do a damned good job with the facts.
One of the later this morning was talking the possibility that Monday
night or Tuesday morning we may be in for an ice/snow event that would
be at least 70% of the one that pretty much crippled the city several
years back. Too far into the future to get a good fix on it, though.
Hope it changes.

Hey, Tim (and others)
 

On Jan 29, 11:54*am, wrote:
On Jan 29, 8:10*am, Tim wrote:

As of the news this morning, we're under a "Winter Weather Advisory"

Now, doesn't that tell you a lot?

In the Atlanta area we have two types of meteorologists. One type
tends to over-state every weather event in order to boost ratings, and
then there are those that just do a damned good job with the facts.
One of the later this morning was talking the possibility that Monday
night or Tuesday morning we may be in for an ice/snow event that would
be at least 70% of the one that pretty much crippled the city several
years back. Too far into the future to get a good fix on it, though.
Hope it changes.

Around here, they seem to be paid off by the advertisers to hype
everything... Like clockwork if they say we are getting 10", it will
be 2-1/2". If they say 4 it will be 1. They get the stores filled up
though and folks buy stuff they normally wouldn't buy.. Works out real
good for Walmart and Stop and Shop, Geisslers, Walgreens, etc.. People
get in wrecks, spend money they don't have, get hurt real bad, but the
TV stations don't really care, it's all bucks for them. Also of course
they get folks to tune in for a day or two before the "rain storm" to
see if we are all going to die!!!. I have a great time telling my kids
we will only get 25% of what they predict, I haven't been wrong in
years.. On the other hand it makes it nice for me. I went shopping
last night after the "big one" and nobody was in the store at all. Got
a couple of nice trout for $1.99 a pound cause they needed to sell
them. Bit 'em in the ass this time. Dad, The Mouse, and I had a great
dinner of "SeaKittens" ummmm..... Tonight Swordfish..;)