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Weathergasm
December 09, 2006
From today’s Holland Sentinel:
Miss: Hype and cliches on winter weather. Winter weather has barely begun, and we’re already tired of the TV meteorologists’ hype that makes every coming storm sound like Armageddon. We’re also sick of people saying that people “braved” the cold to do something or other. There’s nothing brave about going out in 30-degree or 20-degree weather if you’re dressed reasonably. For goodness sake, this is Michigan.
It’s just like Oklahoma… every spring storm is treated like some new phenomena that each weather guy has never seen before. I’ve seen the locals weather guys stay on air for 6 hours in a row tracking possible storms. We call them weathergasms.
Also, it’s a function of where we live, just like the Sentinel says. It’s Michigan. Deal with it. Or, this is Oklahoma, it’s going to be hot and stormy. Deal with it.
Posted by paul at December 9, 2006 07:44 AM
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