Year after year, national weather services show a storm right where we’re living and say it will threaten Chicago or, heaven forbid, the northeast where anyone of consequence lives.
I’m up in the middle of the night (husband is snoring loudly) and saw a portion of Rick Steve’s England and Wales where he says the English pushed all the undesirables off to Wales, Scotland and Ireland. I’ve Brit and Irish in me, and my husband has some Scot so we fit right into the outer colonies.
When in the Rockies weather weenies all talked about how a storm was affecting the Pacific northwest, then how the storm would affect Chicago and the northeast. Then, they’d gloss it over by saying “snow in the Rockies.”
Now they show a storm center right atop us and tell us how it’s going to affect the northeast. Is that so Al Roker (love you, Al) et al can get on their Wellies and yellow rain gear and stand out in the middle of a major storm? Are we just a ratings punch line?
People live in San Diego and hear LA weather. Glad I’m not in SD right now with the Mayor’s hand on my leg during a Council meeting. Move to the Rockies and you have to know where to get your morning traffic/snow report online because the news will never tell you.I learned to look it up by individual interstate traffic cams so I knew when those plows were coming through.
Do you know how much damage Hurricane Ike did to Houston? We already had the poorest of the poor from New Orleans, Katrina victims, living there and that city would not lift a finger to help us. We had no power, water or food for weeks and FEMA just made things worse. No-one helped us. But there’s plenty of $$$ out there for NY/NJ and “Sandy.” Let’s help those rich folks who stupidly built houses without stilts directly on the beach!
I’ve had the privilege of living in many places and the US and overseas. During Ike every loft in our building was damaged, except ours. My husband and dog slept through the entire hurricane while I blogged through it until the power went out. I sat there, alone, in front of the windows watching the Bayou flood and trees sway like God never meant them to sway. Most of the windows in the skyscrapers 1/4 mile away and in view, had all their windows blown out.
All the news could talk about is that Ike might hit New Orleans. Dear Weather Reporters: People live in the mountains and in the midwest. You can tell us what is going to happen to us as well as those NYC folks.
I’ve coats and boots for every weather issue and even made the time to greet ice fishers by walking on Lake Michigan this past winter. There are actually interesting stories between Pacific time and east coast time. Be in touch. I’m a good cook and will also show you around. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 