This has been one brutal winter. It's freezing in Northern Mexico, the Northeast has had record snows. Somehow, I still believe we are damaging our planet enough, and global warming is real.
But let's talk about the real problem. Weather forecasting. CNN, The Weather Channel, NOAA, Fox News, weather.org...pick your poison. These people are guessing. I'm sure they all went to college, got a PhD in weather sciences, but let's be honest. Their last semester they were given "the secret". A dartboard. Yep, no different than you will find in any fine honky tonk or bar across our great nation.
So I am proposing some changes. I want these people paid on commission.
A). the forecast is 100% accurate (yeah, that'll happen)= $10,000.
B). the forecast is so far off we all brought our umbrellas to work....to keep out of the sun? Oh I think not! minimum wage for 8 hours that day.Yes, Jim Cantore, this is how the other half lives.
Exceptions:
hurricanes. These storms can actually turn on a dime. However, should a forecaster get the location of landfall exactly right (after all, this would allow people to prepare and evacuate) $1,000,000. Yep, just like hitting the lotto.
Should a forecaster not make mention of an oncoming 100 mph breeze, no monetary penalty, BUT, the weather person and their immediate family (nothing like a little incentive from the home front) must live for 1 year (365 days and nights) on Ridge A. This homey spot is located within the Antarctic Plateau. The average winter temp is MINUS 94 F. Bring a coat.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/antarctica/6121866/Scientists-identify-coldest-place-on-earth.html
Shall we take a vote????
But let's talk about the real problem. Weather forecasting. CNN, The Weather Channel, NOAA, Fox News, weather.org...pick your poison. These people are guessing. I'm sure they all went to college, got a PhD in weather sciences, but let's be honest. Their last semester they were given "the secret". A dartboard. Yep, no different than you will find in any fine honky tonk or bar across our great nation.
So I am proposing some changes. I want these people paid on commission.
A). the forecast is 100% accurate (yeah, that'll happen)= $10,000.
B). the forecast is so far off we all brought our umbrellas to work....to keep out of the sun? Oh I think not! minimum wage for 8 hours that day.Yes, Jim Cantore, this is how the other half lives.
Exceptions:
hurricanes. These storms can actually turn on a dime. However, should a forecaster get the location of landfall exactly right (after all, this would allow people to prepare and evacuate) $1,000,000. Yep, just like hitting the lotto.
Should a forecaster not make mention of an oncoming 100 mph breeze, no monetary penalty, BUT, the weather person and their immediate family (nothing like a little incentive from the home front) must live for 1 year (365 days and nights) on Ridge A. This homey spot is located within the Antarctic Plateau. The average winter temp is MINUS 94 F. Bring a coat.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/antarctica/6121866/Scientists-identify-coldest-place-on-earth.html
Shall we take a vote????
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