"You'll need your winter coat tomorrow; it's going to rain."
So claimed the weatherman on the evening news earlier this week. Having lived in the Midwest for over 22 years, this puzzled me. If it were cold enough for your winter coat, shouldn't the precipitation be snow (or at least a wintry mix)? Likewise, if it were going to rain, wouldn't you want your raincoat, not your winter coat? It wouldn't surprise me if this weatherman is the person who, by some similar misstatement in the past, started the trend of using umbrellas when it snows (for more about this trend, refer to list item #3 in my December 5 post).
I've decided that if there's one thing I'll never get used to in this area, it's the weathermen and their winter forecasts. For example, the weathermen who are predicting up to 4 inches of snow today despite that:
1) it was 45 degrees yesterday
2) it isn't supposed to go below 34 at any point today
3) the snow is supposed to switch over to rain at some point this afternoon
Right, that makes perfect sense guys...
So claimed the weatherman on the evening news earlier this week. Having lived in the Midwest for over 22 years, this puzzled me. If it were cold enough for your winter coat, shouldn't the precipitation be snow (or at least a wintry mix)? Likewise, if it were going to rain, wouldn't you want your raincoat, not your winter coat? It wouldn't surprise me if this weatherman is the person who, by some similar misstatement in the past, started the trend of using umbrellas when it snows (for more about this trend, refer to list item #3 in my December 5 post).
I've decided that if there's one thing I'll never get used to in this area, it's the weathermen and their winter forecasts. For example, the weathermen who are predicting up to 4 inches of snow today despite that:
1) it was 45 degrees yesterday
2) it isn't supposed to go below 34 at any point today
3) the snow is supposed to switch over to rain at some point this afternoon
Right, that makes perfect sense guys...
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