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Dear Reader:

This is one of those entries, where my need to impart my opinion has overcome my patience to wait for the quesiton. I have, in fact, taken it upon myself to decide to opine a topic which I know many will realize, upon reflection, was worthy of my time.

I, like many of you, rely on www.weather.com or www.weatherbug.com to imbue their professional weather opinion. I, like many of you, believe (as much as any weather related forecast can be believed) what they tell me... with a rough, "can't-believe-the-weatherman" frame of mind.

What I can't stand. What I just can't abide.... is the person that .... goes from the 3 day forecast.... to the DOPLER RADAR, which shows a 30 minute stretch of storm front... and THEN THEY PROCEED TO EXTRAPOLATE THE AFFECTS ON OUR LOCAL WEATHER!

COME ON.... if the trained professionals, who provide me with the hour by hour forecast, aren't going to get it correct.... How the F ... (deep breath) ..... I mean... for the love of everything holy, the freaking websites let you put in your zip code! YOUR ZIP CODE!!!!!

In an effort to understand why someone would prefer to see the northern hemisphere and the various shades of swirling masses of color moving across the planet.... as opposed to a forecast specifically provided for your ZIP CODE.... I go to my "Making and Using your own Weather Station" book, by Beulah Tannenbaum and Harold E. Tannenbaum

(side note: as funny as those names are.... and as funny as it sounds that I have this book... I actually have this book and those are the actual authors names.)

I'm not going to read any of the book, I'm just going to look at the chapter headings and see if there is any clue as to what would drive... the Home Weatherman.

Chapter One: Weather around the World
Chapter Two: Air is Real
Chapter Three: Hot Air, Cold Air
Chapter Four: Moisture in the Air
Chapter Five: Winds and Clouds
Chapter Six: Storms
Chapter Seven: Recording and Predicting the Weather

Well I think that pretty much covers it... and explains it all.

In closing, I say to you Home Weatherman...., the 2 hour nice weather window between the isolated thunderstorms tomorrow that you anticipate based on your indepth analysis and tracking of the available dopler clips may or may not occur.... but right now, the sun is shining... so MOW THE LAWN TODAY!

And all that is just my opinion.