"Urgent Wind Chill Advisory"

We (in the upper Midwest) are in the grips of some cold weather right
now. This is not surprising, since the last week of January is
statistically the coldest week of the year.

Despite this commonly known fact, the National Weather Service has
felt compelled to issue a urgent "Winter Weather Advisory" for
"extreme wind chills". My desktop weather (courtesy of the Weather
Channel) is now blinking red, warning me (and millions of others) to
dress warmly, and to not go outside. Heavens, what will we all do?

We are, of course, planning to fly to Wisconsin today, and Mary's been
at work for several hours. I'll be leaving shortly with the kids.

Honestly, will this "Nanny State" we've created ever right itself?
We're paying hundreds of meteorologists, in the employ of the Federal
Government, under the auspices of the National Weather Service, to
issue WARNINGS TO DRESS WARMLY...

It is to weep...
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In article .com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

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"extreme wind chills". My desktop weather (courtesy of the Weather
Channel) is now blinking red, warning me (and millions of others) to
dress warmly, and to not go outside. Heavens, what will we all do?


The NWS issued a wind chill warning for Melbourne FL last week. It
was so "cold" I could actually see my breath! :-)

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lawyers will hate

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
We (in the upper Midwest) are in the grips of some cold weather right
now. This is not surprising, since the last week of January is
statistically the coldest week of the year.

snip

Honestly, will this "Nanny State" we've created ever right itself?
We're paying hundreds of meteorologists, in the employ of the Federal
Government, under the auspices of the National Weather Service, to
issue WARNINGS TO DRESS WARMLY...

It is to weep...
--
Jay Honeck

The nanny state lives. Roadside signs are (at least to me), the most common
expression. E.G.: "Bridge May Ice in Winter", "Slippery when Wet". Who
knew???

Imagine the possibilities for signage. At the beach: "Don't look Directly
into the Sun.", "Sun Exposure causes Skin Cancer", "Danger: Water"...

The possibilities are endless. I think I'll start a sign business.

KB

On Jan 28, 8:51 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
We (in the upper Midwest) are in the grips of some cold weather right
now. This is not surprising, since the last week of January is
statistically the coldest week of the year.

snip

It is to weep...

The "nanny attitude" is pervasive, isn't it? I get lots of snide
comments from co-workers because I routinely walk a short distance
from my car to the door of the office without a coat on (unless the
snow is blowing around). Every time I hear such as "where's your
coat?" or "you'll freeze to death" I wonder how humanity survived
thousands of years without any of what we consider "modern
necessities".

This reminded me of a PBS series from some years back called 1900
House

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house/

in which a Brit family spent 3 months in a time warp. As I recall it
was hilarious to watch.

GrtArtiste

Jay:

Let me know if you get stuck and need a hangar overnight.

JN

Jay:

Let me know if you get stuck and need a hangar overnight.

JN

On 1/28/2007 8:51:30 AM, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

Despite this commonly known fact, the National Weather Service has
felt compelled to issue a urgent "Winter Weather Advisory" for
"extreme wind chills". My desktop weather (courtesy of the Weather
Channel) is now blinking red, warning me (and millions of others) to
dress warmly, and to not go outside. Heavens, what will we all do?

The Weather Channel Desktop Weather utility can be customized to show only
severe weather alerts, such as severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings, thus
removing these trivial statements if you so prefer.

--
Peter

On 2007-01-28, GrtArtiste wrote:
coat?" or "you'll freeze to death" I wonder how humanity survived
thousands of years without any of what we consider "modern
necessities".

Generally, it didn't - well, not long after reproduction age at least.

Some of these 'nanny' things like warm coats, better diet, knowledge
about avoiding certain disease, hygiene etc. mean we now live on average
close to 80 years instead of 35 years.

While some of it is patently ridiculous (such as the attempts at
absolute sterility in a lot of things, which I think will probably have
a deleterious effect through reduced immune systems)
quite a lot of these modern conveniences has greatly increased our
quality of life and life span.

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On 2007-01-28, Jay Honeck wrote:
Honestly, will this "Nanny State" we've created ever right itself?
We're paying hundreds of meteorologists, in the employ of the Federal
Government, under the auspices of the National Weather Service, to
issue WARNINGS TO DRESS WARMLY...

I doubt you are paying hundreds of meterologists to do anything of the
sort. It's likely these warnings are automatically generated by a
computer when a certain threshold is reached. I know you don't like
government employees, but try visiting one of the forecasting sites -
you might be surprised about what they do and don't do.

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GrtArtiste writes:

The "nanny attitude" is pervasive, isn't it? I get lots of snide
comments from co-workers because I routinely walk a short distance
from my car to the door of the office without a coat on (unless the
snow is blowing around). Every time I hear such as "where's your
coat?" or "you'll freeze to death" I wonder how humanity survived
thousands of years without any of what we consider "modern
necessities".

I've noticed that many people dress for the season, not for the
weather. If it's winter, they wear lots of warm clothing; if it's
summer, they wear cool clothing. The only problem is that they never
actually look at the thermometer, so they are often improperly
dressed.

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