Weather Steroids

 Around here in Northern Alabama it is spring time, and along with spring comes spring storms. In the last week we have had three days that have been rainy and sometimes a little stormy. Also around here the weather forecaster seem to be on steroids about this whole weather thing to the point of insanity in my opinion.
 Growing up I remember standing in the hallways at school or drills or warnings and it was never a big deal. I remember riding home on the bus watching the sky light up. I remember playing softball and having to huddle in the concession stand! I don't remember ever being let out of school for silly reasons short of an actual tornado on the ground, a blizzard, or summer vacation! I know this was I am not going to admit how many years ago many years ago but still with the better prediction center and all the technology out there things have got to be safer, easier, and better. At least you would think so, right?
 Not so, not here. Weather paranoia is on a rampage, although they would prefer if you called it weather aware. Today it is raining, sometimes thundering, but mostly rain and those who had school this week (most had spring break) have been let out of school....or rain! I kid you not! This system has a history apparently from yesterday producing way more in other states before it moved through here...while it moved through here it has been weak and sad. That doesn't stop the weather forecasters on the news from pumping the weather steroids into everybody's veins! Oh no they started pumping this storm system up on Wednesday evening! They quickly had tv commercials playing throughout the day Thursday about how bad it will be today. All day today they have cut into tv shows to tell you about the weather. I am not shitting you, they have gone off the deep end around here! It's RAINING!!!!!!!!! Oh lordy lordy lordy we must button down the hatches!
 They are calling today an event ...really it's spring rain and this is an event?! The noon news is on currently, guess what is this biggest story? ....yes it is the major storms!

 Weather Steroids!

Apocalypse NOW RUN!!!!!!!!!

 Now I can take a flip side look and see that this storm system has produced some damage overnight in other states while making it's way to us. I can understand why parents would want to pull kids out of class because of a bad storm, maybe, I personally would not. I can understand why we need to be weather aware, to a point. I do not understand why we have to be weather paranoid.

 The whole weather paranoia thing is having an opposite effect than they intend, I have stopped paying attention to their cries of wolf. It is starting to annoy me actually, stop crying wolf! These storms coming around lately are a normal part of spring time weather and we should all pull our big girl panties on and deal with them. Stay safe yes but stop with the annoying paranoia already please! What is this teaching our kids that we keep pulling out of school simply because what if... well I tell ya it's teaching them nothing good. First of all the majority of kids need to be in school, Alabama has such a high drop out rate and horrid test scores that i personally feel these kids need as much school time as they can get. Mentioning now that they have already missed so much this year for the snow storms they are so behind. Try not to take offense to that, i did not say your kid/s are stupid just saying they need all they can get because of statistics.Also another shameless plug for homeschooling...you can have an awesome weather lesson today!!!  Secondly if we keep pulling them out and being paranoid what does that get them?....to be frightened and paranoid as well over nothing really. Kids don't need any stress, why can't we teach them how normal this is and explain why this is happening? Ladybug and Mister know about thunder and we makes jokes about what those clouds are so angry about that they have to talk so loud! They are perfectly fine with storms, just the way it should be in my opinion.

 I must say that I personally love this weather. It's perfect napping, cuddle in blankets, and last warm soup of the seasons type weather! I think that storm chasing is something fun and I would in a heartbeat sign up for one of those "vacations" that take you out during tornado season to chase tornadoes! I vow to one day have my own photos of a tornado in my photo arsenal!

 So dear weather forecasters, while you certainly are making us knowledgeable about weather coming our way put the syringe down and take a few notches off the hype of normal spring time weather. Thank you!