Talking about the weather

The weather is an almost inexhaustible subject for conversation. What it’s like today, what it was like yesterday, how it’s supposed to be tomorrow, how we wish it would be like, how it was around this time last year, how those clowns at the weather forecast never get it right, etc.

And only in the rarest occasions do we talk about it in a positive light. Either it’s too cold, too hot, too dry, too wet, too windy, etc. But boy, if you think that normal people can complain about the weather, try talking to a farmer! My grandfather-in-law was a farmer, and because we don’t really have that many subjects in common, my first question to him is always what he thinks about the weather. I can hardly remember a time when he wouldn’t find something to bemoan, because even if the weather is good for one crop, it might be bad for another.

Anyway, I understand that the weather is something very important, if your livelihood depends on it. I guess pilots also have a much closer relation to the weather than regular folks!

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3 comments on “Talking about the weather
  1. reynard61 says:

    “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it.” – Mark Twain

  2. Denton says:

    A vegan, a crossfitter, and a pilot walk into a bar… I know because they told everybody before they sat down.

  3. RG2Cents says:

    Well, I did maintenance of weather sensing equipment, so I worked pretty close with AWS (Air Weather Service). I guess that’s why I still watch the weather pretty close.

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