People hate the weatherman, but not because he’s wrong about the weather. Here’s the real reason:
“How the weatherman makes you his bitch in 10 easy steps”
1. You’re watching some cheesy sitcom, reality show, or very serious legal drama. During the commercial break, the weatherman interrupts with some intriguing weather-related information
2. So, you sit through a couple of hours of bad television, just in case there are any important updates. Then the news finally starts and you have probably blown the import of “unseasonably cool” out of proportion.
3. The news starts promptly at ten and the anchors begin the evening with stupid banter about the local college football team. One minute turns into two turns into ten. You’re on the edge of your seat, 100% certain your tomato plants will die tonight.
4. Finally, the weatherman comes on, but apparently he’s only teasing
5. Finally, the commercial break ends and the news comes back, with the weatherman! But to your amazed bewilderment, the weatherman is telling you information about weather that already happened and is of absolutely no use to anyone.
6. Then, in a special report, the news anchor comes on to talk about a bank robbery that happened that day.
7. Finally, the weatherman comes on again. But this time, he just gives you information you could find out for yourself.
8. Then the weatherman finally acknowledges your reason for watching. Namely, discussing something that might happen in the future.
9. And once again he dashes your hopes with his cruel teasing
10. At this point you would probably be willing to pledge your firstborn child if the weatherman would just @#$%& tell you how cold it’s getting tonight.
And now, you are officially his bitch.
[I didn’t realize until after I’d pretty much written this post that is has a lot in common with this post by the fabulous Allie Brosh over at Hyperbole and a Half. I promise I had no intention of copying her. It just came out that way. But one is about the weather and the other is about sandwiches, so I think we can keep the peace pretty easily. Allie, if you disagree, please don’t beat me up.]
Girl Normal 
Suzanna
September 14, 2010
This is why I just go to weather.com
girl normal
September 14, 2010
Ah ha. That’s an important distinction I should have made. I don’t have internet at home…otherwise this whole process could be avoided.
jerseymomsblog
September 14, 2010
You rock. So funny.
marinasleeps
September 14, 2010
And another difference between you and Hyperbole is you use snowmen. Your snowmen watch. That is actual the nationality in Antartica. Snowpeople.
They would be flattered knowing you are trying to bring awareness to their kind.
marinasleeps
September 14, 2010
Sorry I meant your snowmen rock!
Agatha82
September 14, 2010
I loved some of the facial expressions on your snowmen. So funny…
Oh and yeah, this is why I just looked at the weather online now because of all that teasing!
Bob
September 14, 2010
You know it’s not just the Weather people that engage in this tactic, the Sports guys and the Entertainment chick always keep the best stuff till last. Like they are in some kind of weird game to see who can stress people out the most.
Same kind of thing goes on at electronic stores “Blowout Sales” the Betamax you had been saving for months for finally goes on sale and you get there and they tell you that only ten were availible at that price “Chain Wide”. ARRRRGGH but they would be more than happy to sell you one at a slightly higher price.
7.75
September 15, 2010
In the UK they like to use superfulous (sp?) and incredibly vague descriptions when talking about the weather. My favourites are “scattered showers”, “bright skies” and “sunny spells”. As if rain fell in waves, the sun didn’t shine and it would be pure magic if it appeared…
jerry
April 25, 2011
My complaint is tha the weatherman on the 1 hour news has to repeat the same weather forecast at least 5 or 6 times an hour.
They have 3 hours of news which means they will repeat the same weather forecast 5 or 6 times more.