Between this and not being able to obtain current weather information (“Storm Stories”, “It Could Happen Tomorrow”, “When Weather Changed History”, other doom and gloom programs, MSNBC news [if I wanted that I’d change to MSNBC], and their talking, discussing, and editorializing about non-weather topics [climate, recycling, being green, going green, staying green], and the abundance of commercials), it’s a wonder they pass on any weather information at all.
All I need (want) from The Weather Channel is… weather. But it’s been a long time since they were a 24 hour weather information channel. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve tuned in for a forecast, or much needed information on an approaching weather system, only to find myself in the middle of a program about hurricanes of the last century or the plight of Greenland’s glaciers.
In the time it has taken to write this, I have learned nothing new from The Weather Channel concerning the approaching storm. But I do know all about the weather for the upcoming Winter Olympics (three times over), the current temperature and snow cover details for the White House, a new show called “Weather Proof”, today’s forecast for Boston (too bad I live in the mountains of Virginia), and the top ten romantic drives in America. I take comfort in the fact that, before I change to a local channel to obtain the weather information I desire, The Weather Channel has brought me up-to-date on the charges being filed against Michael Jackson’s doctor, the Super Bowl score from last night, and the current temperature in the French Quarter (43 degrees).
In the time it has taken to write this, I have learned nothing new from The Weather Channel concerning the approaching storm. But I do know all about the weather for the upcoming Winter Olympics (three times over), the current temperature and snow cover details for the White House, a new show called “Weather Proof”, today’s forecast for Boston (too bad I live in the mountains of Virginia), and the top ten romantic drives in America. I take comfort in the fact that, before I change to a local channel to obtain the weather information I desire, The Weather Channel has brought me up-to-date on the charges being filed against Michael Jackson’s doctor, the Super Bowl score from last night, and the current temperature in the French Quarter (43 degrees).
