I don't mind the forecast being wrong as long as they are honest about their doubts. Saying "40 percent chance of" makes sense to me. My complaint is saying "It's a beautiful sunny day" when in fact it's pouring cats and dogs. I keep seeing them do this. They spend all their time in windowless bunkers relying on computer models, and never step outside I guess.
I'm aware of the budget cuts (of which I heartily disapprove, like everything done by the current administration) and the attempt to completely eliminate the weather service that was floated by a couple of idiots two years ago. They proposed to "privatize" it by leaving it in the hands of the Weather Channel, et al. As if those guys didn't depend on NOAA data, and as if they were any better, which they aren't. It was, as usual, a Republican attempt to force more money into the hands of wealthy shareholders.
Still, it really gripes me when they say "three inches maximum" when there is already five inches on the ground. That's just plain idiotic. The official chart now shows up to 12 inches in some of the area that was covered by that report. Getting the forecast wrong I understand, but trying to deny the truth when you've already been proven wrong I can't grasp.
I'm aware of the budget cuts (of which I heartily disapprove, like everything done by the current administration) and the attempt to completely eliminate the weather service that was floated by a couple of idiots two years ago. They proposed to "privatize" it by leaving it in the hands of the Weather Channel, et al. As if those guys didn't depend on NOAA data, and as if they were any better, which they aren't. It was, as usual, a Republican attempt to force more money into the hands of wealthy shareholders.
Still, it really gripes me when they say "three inches maximum" when there is already five inches on the ground. That's just plain idiotic. The official chart now shows up to 12 inches in some of the area that was covered by that report. Getting the forecast wrong I understand, but trying to deny the truth when you've already been proven wrong I can't grasp.
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