Our local media hypes warm, wonderful weather 24/7, even when they know differently. Prior to the weekend, it was all about the warming trend, the temps well into the 70s, and fair skies with slight breezes. Yes, there was a weather pattern up north, which could literally be anywhere from NoCal to Canada, but certainly not poised to bring any hint of anything less than perfect desert weather conditions for holiday shopping, golf, gambling and delicious dining. For those people up to their kneecaps shoveling snow, this sounds like holiday paradise, but perhaps the media is adjusting the truth to accommodate the spirit of the season.
For instance, it's 7:00 am on Tuesday. The skies are darkened with clouds that appear to be heavily laden with potential precipitation. The moderate winds are blowing the clouds into the valley, accompanied by the booming of the thunder and the flashes of lightning. The temps are well into the low 60s and falling, which may seem warm to people who are dealing with the 20s, but are a decided drop from the weather forecast. All in all, the picture painted by the weather prognosticators is definitely not the view from my living room window.
I'll be surprised if we don't have a day filled with nasty weather, but I'm sure the weather reporters will spin it into fair skies and a warming trend by the 6 pm news. When the highway up the hill was shut down a couple of weeks ago due to blizzard conditions, the media reported a "light snowfall" coming down from the mountains, sure to bring excellent early season skiing! I'm sure it did, but no one could get to the ski resorts because the BLIZZARD shut down all the roads, but hey, I don't do winter sports, so whatever.
I have errands to run, a casserole to make for the holiday party, and more tidying up to do after the construction. Rain, for me, is just another reason to bake cookies. As the old Christmas favorite says, "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."
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Updating: my friend from up the hill just called to cancel our meeting this morning. It's too windy, the rain is falling steadily, and it's colder than she wants to be out in. She has my Christmas tamales, but I guess they'll be my New Year's tamales this year!!!
I have often commented to M about how much more accurate the weather forecasters here are than where I grew up. They are generally spot on and are genuinely apologetic if they miss their forecast. Whereas in SoCal it is "75 and sunny" regardless of what your thermometer or looking outside tells you.
*ingesse
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