Comments on Do People Call You To Talk To You About The Weather?

Go to The Flatliner DiariesAdd a commentGo to Do People Call You To Talk To You About The Weather?

Probably not, food4thought. But it flurried here in Atlanta today,
according to a couple people.  I saw a few white blossoms blowing around, but no snow.  Who knows?  It's March.  But I don't mind the occasional aside or casual remark.  It's the constant inclusion of weather as if it really merits consideration.  The only times weather merits conversation is if it's flooding, a hurricane is coming through, or there's a tornado watch. 

posted by saul_relative on March 24, 2008 at 3:53 PM | link to this | reply

My mother in law...
And I talked about the weather this morning, but then I was at her house and we were getting ready to go outside and it was freaking snowing!  That we talked about.  I'll bet it wasn't on the weather channel though since it was in Canada.

posted by food4thought on March 23, 2008 at 8:28 PM | link to this | reply

Well, Azur, remarking about the weather when it is a pain in the ass
and noteworthy is one thing.  Using it for a conversational prop is boring.  Calling people up and making oneself a nuisance to relate the weather... well, how pathetic...

posted by saul_relative on March 22, 2008 at 1:35 PM | link to this | reply

Yes, it is funny isn't it. All that talk about something that just is
something that can't be changed. But then I find I am more tolerant of weather than a lot of people  know. Ie - I couldn't give a **** either. Though after six weeks of solid rain over Christmas I did begin to tire of it, and may have even remarked upon it once

posted by Azur on March 22, 2008 at 9:23 AM | link to this | reply

I rarely answer the phone (I have caller ID) and call people back I wish to

talk to, elysian.  As for haiku for therapy -- it wouldn't work.  I would hate to ruin that beautiful poetic form with far too many caustic syllables.  After one of my conversations such as the one posted, my haiku would look like this:

Telephonic Communication Haiku (Aftermath)

*##^@**%($(*#)&*))&(&!

mailto:#$**%^%%$$%$#@$#@@@%^^!!!!

*&&&$$##^&$&)!!$$#@#@%$!

 

posted by saul_relative on March 21, 2008 at 8:42 AM | link to this | reply

ROTFLOL...oh my but, I can relate to this rant ~  My son has told me the same:  Ma, Don't listen to the weather channel... and on and on... I've since moved my TV out - in a back room, for background noise - on a local station that runs ads...with some dribble of music, all for my dog's entertainment.  ---oh about the munchkins ROTFLOL... oh my: my suggestion --- let it ring --- Photobucket--- breathe deeply - and write a haiku ~  Elyse

posted by elysianfields on March 20, 2008 at 8:33 AM | link to this | reply

I live to be agreed with, Ariala...

posted by saul_relative on March 19, 2008 at 11:07 AM | link to this | reply

Don't even get me started on watching music videos, iPods, and the state of
MTV, northsage.  My language would devolve from one or two curses per sentence to thousand-word sentences with only about one percent being non-epithets.

posted by saul_relative on March 19, 2008 at 11:07 AM | link to this | reply

Your closing comment is a gem! No one has ever called me about the weather, but with a desert it is most obvious!  sam

posted by sam444 on March 19, 2008 at 11:05 AM | link to this | reply

lol, I couldn't agree with you more

posted by Ariala on March 19, 2008 at 4:32 AM | link to this | reply

A good and funny posting!

     I didn't expect to get any laughs from reading a posting about weather. Don't DO any weather, stay inside at the computer. Stick with what you are good at doing, Saul. I'm looking forward to reading what you have to say about watching music!

Guy

posted by northsage_45 on March 19, 2008 at 4:22 AM | link to this | reply