The Weather

I feel like society places way too much emphasis on the weather. For a substance we can't control we spend hours of time trying to predict it, avoid it, and talk about it. Most conversations with strangers deal with the weather and almost all of them are fairly boring. I feel that there are several exceptions in terms of allowing the weather to enter a conversation.

1. A rare event such as a massive storm with snow, tornado like winds, or any deaths are allowed 

2. If the weather has been abnormally amazing/bad, such as 60-70 degree weather in January, low 30s in July etc. 

3. If the weather has been consistent for a record number of days ex. it hasn't rained in a month

4. If you are talking to any female and can not think of anything else to talk about

5. If you are trying to end a conversation by boring the other person to death

Those are my basic rules for weather in everyday conversation

Another thing weather on TV should not be used as a way for me to watch your stupid news cast for 4 hours. If there is a storm I expect to see the weather report right away. Dangle it in front of me like a carrot so that I will watch your amazing coverage of a local sewer main bursting and I will go online and find out what I want to know it two clicks. 

Finally, the migration of the American population from the "bad weather" northern states to the "nice weather" south/ southwest. I find the northern weather exciting. There are snow days, leaves falling, burning summer days, and rainy May days. This compared to the boring hot and nice weather from our southern friends. Give me a break. If you don't have the balls to handle any fluctuations in weather then please leave because your weakness is holding us northern states back. If our forefathers/mothers (I am very PC) could handle this weather with no air conditioning and heat then we should have no problem. I mean come on they have heated steering wheels now!