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August 30, 2005
Learning the language?
Yesterday morning, NPR news said that there was a 100% chance of rain for Athens in the afternoon. Silly me, I thought that meant we would be getting some rain, so I brought my umbrella.
But apparently, "100% chance of rain" is just some crazy Southern-talk for "sunny and hot".
So today, when NPR news told me that Athens had a 70% chance of rain for the afternoon, I took my umbrella out of my satchel and left it at home.
Which turned out to be a pretty good call, because that seems to mean "hot, humid and windy".
So, what will they say when it's going to rain?
Posted by jodi at August 30, 2005 08:59 PM | categories: athens : canadians love to talk about the weather
Comments
Probably something like, "STORM WATCH 2005" and there will be lots of shots of the weather girl standing outside in a drizzle being all, "We hear it's going to POUR DOWN RAIN any second now." At least, that was what it was like in LA.
Posted by: Cyn at August 30, 2005 10:24 PM
Welcome to GA, hope you don't have a yankee accent! Not kidding...be careful out there! I like your posts too much!
Posted by: Christine at August 30, 2005 11:12 PM
There will be no notice. We like to keep our visitors from the north on their toes.
Posted by: chip at August 31, 2005 03:42 AM
I find out the weather from the security guard at work who has an elbow that aches when the baraometric pressure changes. He can also sense tornados and dips in the stock market. He is a powerful man.
Posted by: Anne Marie at August 31, 2005 10:37 AM
Yep, that's pretty much par for the course. Wait until the University closes for a snow day and then it's sunny. That is FUN TIMES.
Posted by: Carrie at August 31, 2005 04:19 PM
I lived in Atlanta for a while and no one *ever* trusted the weather forecasts there, either. It's a bit better here in Texas, but they have a pretty good chance of getting the summer right "hot and humid" - yeppers.
Posted by: Liz at September 1, 2005 11:52 AM
"Tornado"
Posted by: NWJR at September 2, 2005 05:58 PM
Watch out for a forecast of 0% chance of precipitation. That definitely means rain! (This was the forecast for my wedding day when we were very surprised by an afternoon shower...)
Posted by: stephanie at September 3, 2005 05:27 PM