Bogus Weather Hype

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Is it just me, or does it seem like weather forecasting has gone off the
deep end?

Once again, we've been deluged with "Winter Storm Warnings" in the Midwest
that have turned out to produce a few inches of snow. As one station
(primarily the Weather Channel) starts to hype the coming "huge storm" all
the local stations feel compelled to jump on the bandwagon. They, in
turn,
start running live segments of "Doppler Radar" and serious talking heads
showing all of us that it is -- *gasp!* -- actually SNOWING outside!

Imagine! In Iowa! In January!

Then, the inevitable school closings follow, as the head of the school
board
is showed wringing his hands on live TV, pining for the "safety of the
kids." This is followed by dire warnings not to travel unless "absolutely
necessary"...

Meanwhile, the storm peters out after a few inches of snow, the kids play
outside all day, the malls are packed, and the adults laugh it off as just
another screwed up weather forecast.

Sorry, but this situation seems to have NOTHING to do with meteorology.
I
took weather classes in college, and have been a keen observer of it all
my
life. I was able to take one look at the radar and satellite pictures,
and
knew immediately that they were blowing sunshine up our butts yet again.

I think it's all about ratings, and the public is being misled on a grand
scale, at an annual cost of hundreds of millions of dollars in lost
productivity. Worst of all, NO ONE is taking their warnings seriously
anymore (except the schools, who love the paid time off), so when we
really
DO get hit with a blizzard, no one will be prepared.

When I was a kid in Wisconsin, if they had closed school every time we got
3
inches of snow, we'd have had the whole winter off!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Don't forget the "deadly" wind chill that will freeze exposed flesh in 30
seconds. It's pure BS as are the "winter storm warnings" which get
broadcast if it looks like a half inch of snow might fall. Our one foot if
snow today has amounted to 3 inches. Maybe they use a different ruler.

I wonder how our ancestors survived all these deadly weather attacks without
the benefit of modern media warnings.

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message om...
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I wonder how our ancestors survived all these deadly weather attacks without
the benefit of modern media warnings.



They didn't!

"Blueskies" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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I wonder how our ancestors survived all these deadly weather attacks
without
the benefit of modern media warnings.



They didn't!

So how did YOU get here?

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message ...

"Blueskies" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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I wonder how our ancestors survived all these deadly weather attacks
without
the benefit of modern media warnings.



They didn't!

So how did YOU get here?



I'm here...Where?


;-)

"Blueskies" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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I wonder how our ancestors survived all these deadly weather attacks
without
the benefit of modern media warnings.



They didn't!


Sure they did....

When it was winter, they *dressed* for winter... all of the time.... and not
in fancy topcoats, low shoes and thin gloves, with no hat.

They travelled by a means and at a speed that were suitable to the
conditions.

And they knew enough that there was nothing so urgent that it could not wait
for a day or two and be done later... so they stayed put until the weather
improved.

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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I wonder how our ancestors survived all these deadly weather attacks
without
the benefit of modern media warnings.
Right there you hit it pretty much on the head.

If all they said is "Kinda crappy weather...no big deal" they could not sell
subscriptions and their subsequent advertising revenue would plummet.
Hysterics sells!!

Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO