Phineas Blogg

Dear Weather-People,

I have a simple request- please, tell me what the temperature is. Don't give me a number and then tell me it feels like a different number. The temperature either is something or it isn't. If it's 97º but it feels like 105º then it's 105º. I know that you don't have a very good job, you are wrong about 1/2 the time, and when you are right it's just by the sheerist luck but really, the only thing I want you to do it tell me what the temp is *right now*. You don't even have to guess (or perhaps you prefer the word predict), all you have to do is look at a thermometer. That's it. It must seem like you need to make up work to look like what you know what you are talking about and I suppose that's fine...but do it with something else. Just tell me how hot I'm going to be.

Thank you,
Muncher Woods

ps. When it's raining outside you can also say 100% chance of rain instead of 85%.