After I staggered into my living room yesterday morning before the sun came up (just kidding), I turned on the TV and saw TWC (The Weather Channel) gal "Jennifer Lopez." She was matter of factly telling us that our area had a good chance for rain yesterday and this afternoon and then, without the slightest bit of urgency, said, "And we could see winds as high as 50 to 60 miles per hour later today and possibly tomorrow."
Huh? First of all, this hasn't happened and it isn't going too. Secondly, how can you possibly either believe that or, if you do, how can you not be excited about it?
I mean, Jim Loznicka will take us to DEFCON 1 at the slightest chance of pea size hail. That man knows how to play up sensationalism and I have not heard him go off about this. Because it's not enough to simply make those claims, you've got to put a little bit of panic in your voice. Maybe, just for grins, point at a part of the map and say "I expect a storm to develop here that might very well have a giant hook on the back side that could destroy Theodore-Dawes Road if the conditions become just right."
Anyway, JLo, I've been looking at my Walmart barametric-pressue-reader and those winds aren't going to happen.
Now watch it happen.
I think I'll go reinforce my crank lab just to be safe.
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