Living in Florida makes you well aware of hurricanes and potential storms in our vicinity. But my problem isn't with storms it's with... the weatherman.
This is what's going on today storm-wise:
(image via National Hurricane Center)
I'm not by any means a hurricane expert but I have experienced my far share of them. I survived the year of hurricanes that wreaked havoc on Florida in fall of 2004, have gone to more hurricane parties than I can count, and have probably missed at least a month of classes/school due to hurricane. I've lived in Florida my whole life but the rest of my family lives in Mississippi and Louisiana, yes that's right my entire family is in hurricane territory, we're no strangers to destruction and thankfully haven't been severely effected by any of the major hurricanes that have ventured into our cities.
But no matter how many hurricanes I experience or track online, I've never understood why weatherman are so excited about a hurricane coming. Seriously, what is good about a hurricane? Heavy rainfall? High winds? Storm surge? Oh yes dear weatherman these are all things that are wonderful and we would love to have happen to us.... um thanks but I'll pass! Nothing is good about a hurricane except for maybe a day off work. Today while watching the weather channel and the people on the weather channel were uber excited about the three storms out in the Atlantic. Hurricanes are like crack for weatherpeople. Well as the segment progressed, I was shocked to hear this..."hurricane igor was an almost perfect, beautiful hurricane." He was talking about how the hurricane was formed of course but still, a hurricane beautiful, I can't agree with that at all.
So my question for yall is do you think a hurricane is beautiful?
Haha! Weathermen are insane sometimes, huh?? I have zero experience with hurricanes so I can't say if they're beautiful or not---I will vote NO!! I can tell you everything you need to know about blizzards, however....and I am not talking about DQ blizzards (though I am far too familiar with THOSE as well!) HA!! I hope the hurricanes become unbeautiful SOON :)
ReplyDeleteWe're a Texas Gulf Coast family. My grandmother's house was devastated by Rita and then Ike. We suffered some damage ourselves in Houston from Ike in Houston. Ironically, I moved to Austin and this year we just survived Hermine!!!
ReplyDeleteIn Houston, they seem to be IN LOVE with hurricanes. They will take any opportunity to get on the air and stay on the air talking hurricanes.
I have to say, though, as horrendously destructive as they are, my husband an I commented today that the pictures of Igor from space were stunning.
Wishing you and yours a quiet, dry remainder of hurricane season.
:-)
Traci