After last weekend's rain, we were blessed with a few days of sunshine before the rain returned this evening. If there's one thing we know about the weather in Oregon, it's that it's liable to change.
Dave Thurlow, host of The Weather Notebook, said this in 1997:
Dave Thurlow, host of The Weather Notebook, said this in 1997:
A weather saying that is common in New England goes, "if you don't like the weather, then just wait a minute." New Englanders tend to be proud of their changeable weather; however, they don't always understand that weather is just as changeable in other parts of the country.
We've found the same saying applied to the weather in Texas, Missouri, Alabama, Michigan, and Washington. California, of course, has the saying that "if you don't like the weather, you're crazy." This business about "liking" weather has significant meaning to people in many parts of the country, not just New England. People not only like their weather, they seem to be proud of it. So why are some people so tuned in to the weather?
In this day and age, it's not like we have to run home and tend to the livestock at the first sign of a storm. Cars and planes are slowed down by the weather only about five percent of the time. There has to be something about weather that transcends the daily comings and goings of life.
Maybe it's our full menu of weather treats across the country. Maybe it's the joy of the changing seasons. Or maybe we feel that something that is most familiar and shared with our neighbors, such as the weather, is something we pay attention to. So, if you didn't like today's weather, then just wait until tomorrow. (www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/1997/04/24.html)
No comments:
Post a Comment