Square Wheels Posted July 24, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 24, 2014 I need to decide the night before if I am going to ride in to work. I am commuting with my son for the summer. Last night the weather fools said there would be close to 90% chance of thundershowers in the morning and 80+% chance of rain during the time I'd be leaving to go home. This morning was warm and dry. As of now it's still warm and dry. I am weak and did not want to brave the rain and traffic in the dark. I missed out on a nice ride. I need a job like this. Who holds these people accountable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted July 24, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 24, 2014 Not stupid at all really. Get a good job where you can be wrong 50% of the time and still keep working and smiling. And get the same info from the same place all your competitors do. Pretty smart actually. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted July 24, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 24, 2014 I like it when they get it right, they come on the next day and remind you how accurate their forecast was, but when they get it wrong, they hardly mention it in the follow-up broadcast. Well, at least, that's what my local weather guys do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted July 24, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 24, 2014 The spanish speaking channels always have the hottest weather chics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destination Posted July 24, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 24, 2014 You'll remember the weather predictions that didn't work out and not the ones that did. Our forecasters do quite well on the short-term forecasts, but their accuracy drops after just a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted July 24, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 24, 2014 Not stupid at all really. Get a good job where you can be wrong 50% of the time and still keep working and smiling. And get the same info from the same place all your competitors do. Pretty smart actually. ;-) You shot low again... it is more then 50% wrong most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 24, 2014 Share #7 Posted July 24, 2014 As I heard it said once - "If you switch all the weather men with all the economists, nothing will change." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted July 24, 2014 Share #8 Posted July 24, 2014 You shot low again... it is more then 50% wrong most of the time. I'm trying to be nice... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted July 24, 2014 Share #9 Posted July 24, 2014 The forecasters are very accurate in my area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted July 24, 2014 The forecasters are very accurate in my area I can even do that. Today: Hot Tomorrow: Hot Other days in the future: Hot Pretty close? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 24, 2014 Share #11 Posted July 24, 2014 SquarePerson, it missed you by this much. Stop your griping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 24, 2014 Share #12 Posted July 24, 2014 here's the deal...if you are going to fuck up a weather forcast, you always want to fuck up on the side of it DIDN'T storm nobody (usually) gets bent out of shape when a storm doesn't show up now if you said "Sunny and beautiful" and got thunderstormed on, THAT's how weathermen get fired so unless you want to be doing the weather reports for WNOM in Nome Alaska, you better guess stormy if you have to guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted July 24, 2014 Share #13 Posted July 24, 2014 I can even do that. Today: Hot Tomorrow: Hot Other days in the future: Hot Pretty close?Light, followed by dark, with periods of high heat and a possibility of some wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted July 24, 2014 Share #14 Posted July 24, 2014 The forecasters are very accurate in my area Dry and hot....difficult forecasting you got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted July 24, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 24, 2014 Ride in the rain, like I do. Hell, I ride in any weather. Don't be such a baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted July 24, 2014 Share #16 Posted July 24, 2014 <----- Big assed baby here. I hate riding in the rain. Glasses get wet...I can't see and then I fall. That just sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted July 25, 2014 Ride in the rain, like I do. Hell, I ride in any weather. Don't be such a baby. I would if I had a 1.2 mile commute like you with no cars. Riding into the city is dangerous enough, doing it in the rain is just plain stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted July 25, 2014 Share #18 Posted July 25, 2014 I would if I had a 1.2 mile commute like you with no cars. Riding into the city is dangerous enough, doing it in the rain is just plain stupid.hey, sometimes she takes the long way home and it becomes a 2 mile commute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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