ranting about the weather

[maddmike]

you know...these weather forecasters in SoCal are just about the stupidest people ever. i'm checking my local forecast for the week, and the weather prediction for Saturday calls for a 12% chance of snow in Santa Monica. The high is predicted to be 61 and the low 47.

Has it ever snowed in Santa Monica, EVER? Answer: i think once in the past 100 years. And further, has anyone ever seen it snow at 47 degrees? NO. these people must be on crack because this is absolutely ridiculous.

they should just predict 68 degrees and partly cloudy every freakin' day and they'd get it right more than actually trying to predict what it's going to do outside and then just get it wrong anyway.

argh. :angry:

[sarah]

maybe just turn off the news when it comes to the weather segment?

p.s. global warming results in global cooling, hence the snow prediction!!

[Schmo]

Hey Mike,

Glad to hear that I'm not the only one! But believe me when I tell you that the weather "forecasters" are just the tip of the iceberg. By morning the other anchor idiots will be lined up on random street corners around the city as if we need a visual to remind us that rain is that wet stuff that falls from the sky. It's gotten so bad that I now resort to hurling insults and expletives at the TV. For me this really helps, but then again I'm pretty whacky and actually enjoy a good tirade with my coffee and news each morning!

[steelman]

[CENTER] [COLOR="Red"]STORMWATCH 2008![/COLOR]


You'd think it had never rained here before. You can definitely tell when there are slow news days around here. [/CENTER]

[RAT]

I'm in Seattle and Portland right now. They have a forcast of rain for the next two weeks, non stop. Maybe some Sun on Monday. Noone is freaking out up here

[USMC 0369]

I actually hope we get some of this rain out here. Being on the east side of the mountain(s) sucks! If we don't get the rain, the flowers wont come out again this spring...

[JJsKJ]

Hoping for snow in the BB mtns so we can go snow wheelin'! IT was just a muddy mess on 3n16 on NYD.

[Old Fart]

Actually, if it bypassed the entire west side of SBNF I wouldn't mind a bit, as I'm teaching a class on Saturday - and not really looking forward to 4-6" of rain in Lytle Creek

[Mr. Orange]

Can't even stand the news anymore....it's not really news anyway.....

It goes from a tragic death of small child, to 'what's the haps in sports, and I hear some rain's a comin', that means .....'

Oh shut up already!!!....:poop:

Thanks for the venting post... :thumbs_up
I've always been a fan of hating the news.. :tongue:

You want to know the weather?? Look outside the window in the morning...

[Mike]

Actually, if it bypassed the entire west side of SBNF I wouldn't mind a bit, as I'm teaching a class on Saturday - and not really looking forward to 4-6" of rain in Lytle Creek

Aawww, come on Jeff. There are plenty of 'high ground' paths that lead out of Lytle Creek. Heck, 2N57 is right next to the Ranger Station, of course, so is the creek....

[NAILER341]

i vote yes.

[Old Fart]

Aawww, come on Jeff. There are plenty of 'high ground' paths that lead out of Lytle Creek. Heck, 2N57 is right next to the Ranger Station, of course, so is the creek....

Yeah, but _you_ didn't have a student show up for an Area Orientation in a Prius

I'll have to see if I still have any of the pictures from the "big rain" we had 3-4 years ago. Think Minivan completely vertical into Lytle Creek...

[Paul B]

I'm in Seattle and Portland right now.

That's a cool trick. When I learn how to be in two places at once, I'll be able to earn money at work and be on the trail too!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kodiak Spirit]

the trick is to be at work with your mind on the trail... :bonk:

of course, I don't work with flammables... :fire: just electricity :bolt:

[Old Fart]

Tried that once at work - having my mind on the trail. Do you have any idea how BIG a 747-400 engine is when it's pointing straight at you?