Forecasting the Weather
Today was one of those very rainy days except for when I was outside. We have this running joke on the train about me and the weather. You see, the secretary carries an umbrella when she thinks it is going to rain (today for instance). Here is how the conversations usually run...
Secretary: It is suppose to rain today.
Me: You won't need your umbrella today.
Secretary: The weatherman says we will get rain.
Me: You won't need the umbrella.
Later in the day, it started pouring down rain. The thunderstorm was tearing up roads and cats and dogs were mating in the streets. It was terrible. I then received an email from the Secretary informing me that it is raining. I again affirmed, she will not need an umbrella.
She made it to the train dry and never needing the umbrella. While on the train, she received a call from her son telling her that the cats and dogs were mating together at her home as well.
I informed her she would not need an umbrella...and she didn't.
This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). Who really knows about the weather? Do you think the meteorologist really have ANY idea as to what they are forecasting?
Take for instance this...
The Blackfeet asked their Chief in autumn, if the winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing the answer, the chief replies that the winter was going to be cold and that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
Being a good leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth and called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is this winter to be cold?" The man on the phone responded, "This winter was going to be quite cold indeed."
So the Chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again, "Is it going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man replied, "its going to be a very cold winter."
So the Chief goes back to his people and orders them to go and find every scrap of wood they can find. Two weeks later he calls the National Weather Service again and asks "Are you absolutely sure, that the winter is going to be very cold?"
"Absolutely" the man replies, "the Blackfeet are collecting wood like crazy!"
So who are you going to trust? A Native or someone who watches the Native to determine the weather? Meteorologist are second hand information.
By the way...No need for an umbrella tomorrow.
Did you know...
Believed to be the rainiest place in the United States, Seattle averages 158 days of rain per year. The place that has the most rainy days per year is Mount Wai-'ale'ale on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It has up to 350 rainy days annually.
Secretary: It is suppose to rain today.
Me: You won't need your umbrella today.
Secretary: The weatherman says we will get rain.
Me: You won't need the umbrella.
Later in the day, it started pouring down rain. The thunderstorm was tearing up roads and cats and dogs were mating in the streets. It was terrible. I then received an email from the Secretary informing me that it is raining. I again affirmed, she will not need an umbrella.
She made it to the train dry and never needing the umbrella. While on the train, she received a call from her son telling her that the cats and dogs were mating together at her home as well.
I informed her she would not need an umbrella...and she didn't.
This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). Who really knows about the weather? Do you think the meteorologist really have ANY idea as to what they are forecasting?
Take for instance this...
The Blackfeet asked their Chief in autumn, if the winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing the answer, the chief replies that the winter was going to be cold and that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.
Being a good leader, he then went to the nearest phone booth and called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is this winter to be cold?" The man on the phone responded, "This winter was going to be quite cold indeed."
So the Chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again, "Is it going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man replied, "its going to be a very cold winter."
So the Chief goes back to his people and orders them to go and find every scrap of wood they can find. Two weeks later he calls the National Weather Service again and asks "Are you absolutely sure, that the winter is going to be very cold?"
"Absolutely" the man replies, "the Blackfeet are collecting wood like crazy!"
So who are you going to trust? A Native or someone who watches the Native to determine the weather? Meteorologist are second hand information.
By the way...No need for an umbrella tomorrow.
Did you know...
Believed to be the rainiest place in the United States, Seattle averages 158 days of rain per year. The place that has the most rainy days per year is Mount Wai-'ale'ale on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It has up to 350 rainy days annually.
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