‘Sorry for the yucky weather, I’ll bring you good weather by the end of the week’ Fuck you, you’ll report on whatever weather happens to be present or pending at the time. I don’t need a reporter to aplologize for reporting bad news, and I don’t look for an apology from the weather reporter for ice storms. I certainly don’t appreciate smugness from weather personalities taking credit for fabulous weather. Tell me if I need a goddamn scarf or umbrella or extra sunblock but please refrain from any hint of personal responsibility for seasons and weather events. If I see one more weathercaster go whipped pup on live TV because of some ice I will scream, shrilly and long.
And while we’re at it, how about all you weather forecasters quit giving your opinions? YOU might think it’s “yucky” when it rains, but I happen to love it. YOU might think that it’s gorgeous when it’s sunny, but I hate it. When you say that we’re all looking forward to a sunny day and the end of the clouds, I want to punch you in your smug little face, ok? Just stick to the meteorology and let me make up my own mind whether or not to like it.
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A-fucking-men.
“Looks like we’ll be getting up to ninety-seven or ninety-eight today, Jim, with full glaring sun, one hundred per cent humidity and a dewpoint in the eighties!”
“Mmmmmm! Sounds GREAT, Ginger!”
How about if I tie the two of you down by your ankles and wrists across a pair of active anthills? You can have a nice bask in the rays, then.
Or how about when the bastards have the nerve to say “Good night” at the end of a broadcast?
Fuck you! Maybe I don’t want to have a good night. Maybe I’m looking forward to having the shittiest night of my life! Don’t make me come down to the studio and rip your throat out!
Hi Mod! Spooky here in the pit. I understand that TV folk say goodnight. I get the creeps at the happy face/sad face broadcaster with the ol’ orphan found a home/car crash w/fatalities stories that come back to back.
TV Weather personalities across the board have somehow taken responsibility for the weather, as if they can control it. This really chews at my vas deferens for reasons I can’t comprehend. “I’ll try to bring you good weather in a couple of days”. Well, thanks. While you’re at it could you reduce the national debt, feed the hungry, and put an end to infectious disease? 'preciate it.
Amen to that. Nothing better than a thunderstorm.
:):)
It’ll be cold and sunny today :):)
So fucking what? I HATE the cold. Who gives a shit if it’s sunny or not? Take that stupid smiley face sun down off the map.
And, while you’re at it, stop that “cute” banter with the news anchor. Neither of you are cute or funny. Bad weather related puns make the both of you look even dumber than we already think you are.
Second that. Those awful segues – “Speaking of murder, the commute home will be murder tonight, due to the snow.”
Yikes.
This is the worst…most of the nation suffered under a terrible drought this summer. Here in Alabama, it was the worst drought in at least 50 years. Farmers were going bankrupt. Crops were scorching in the fields. We were over 30 inches of rain short for the year. The temperature climbed into the 100’s and stayed there. On the rare, rare occasions that some form of precipitation fell from the sky, the reporters always said something like, “Well it sure was a nasty day out, but don’t worry, we’ll be back in the sun tomorrow!” Insert smarmy, stuffed-suit smile. Listen genius, this already poor part of the country is about to dry up and blow away in another Dust Bowl! The least you can do is not fucking gloat about it!
Regarding the OP:
While I can’t speak for every weathercaster out there, I believe you may be reading a tad too much into what they’re saying. When they say they’re sorry while reporting weather that they consider to be bad, I belive they’re sorry to bring you bad news. It’s like “I’m sorry your grandfather was crushed by a failling piano. I mean, I didn’t drop the piano, but I’m sorry to have to tell you this.”
I don’t think they’re playing/acting like god when they say this stuff, they’re just talking about bringing you the news of t he weather, not the weather itself.
Of course, I don’t watch the weather reports on the news and such because I rely more heavily on looking out the window; it’s often more accurate than the news can be.
Beautiful, dustMagnate! The folksy, happy-face idiocy is insulting. I’m w/ Opal: just report the meteorology data and cut the crap.
Reminds me of a character in a Sharyn McCrumb novel (not a warm-fuzzies author): the Weather Princess. A pretty half-wit is elevated to local TV celebrity because of her warm, personal way of reporting the weather. It was scathing and funny and so deadly true.
Veb