May 15, 2006

NEED THE RAIN -- by Steve Nadis

We've gotten upwards of 9 inches of rain in the past few days--and double that in hardest-hit areas to the north. I know this from watching TV news, plus from meteorological experiments I've conducted on my deck with implements from my children's play kitchen. On the news tonight, the weatherman on Channel 7 (I don't know his name; they change so fast I can't keep track of them) said we "NEEDED more than an inch of rain overnight to get more flooding," as if "renewing the flooding," as he put it, was a good thing. If your house if full of water and your furniture is floating away, it's definitely not a good thing. But for TV weathermen, renewed flooding is a great thing--the best thing that could ever happen to them. It's career-building stuff that puts them right at the top of the news, as the lead story of the day. And on those rare days when weather rules, we don't even get to hear about where the biggest fire was. Come to think of it, I haven't heard about any fires for days.
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1 - Snake, stay safe. I hear it's getting ugly up north with all the rain. (Comment this)

Written by: Oldroses at 2006/05/16 - 01:44:40
2 - "Renewing the flooding". Interesting perspective. The water might get stale and full of tadpoles in someone's house. (Comment this)

Written by: Flubberwinkle at 2006/05/16 - 04:15:40
3 - There was some "renewal" this morning, FW, though perhaps not as much as "needed." Thanks for the note, Roses. It's safe where I live, just soggy, but some towns are not so lucky. (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2006/05/16 - 07:42:55
4 - Massive hurricanes along the gulf coast, daily tornados in the Midwest and now flooding in the Northeast. Yup, this whole "global warming" theory is just a crock. (Comment this)

Written by: DrMax at 2006/05/16 - 11:00:56
5 - Sorry Doc, did you say something? I must have missed it on account of all the water in my ears. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/05/16 - 11:11:52
6 -


....CAPTAIN MY CAIPTAN ..... (Comment this)

Written by: ZARDOZ at 2006/05/16 - 16:03:52
7 - Not to worry Z. After a solid week of rain, the sun came out briefly tonight--just in time for sunset. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/05/16 - 21:18:30
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