Showing posts with label backyard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backyard. Show all posts

Monday, March 23, 2015

The Perfect Backyard Weather Station

Everyone complains about the weather, even me. Although, I have a bit more tolerance than most for a couple of reasons: one, never complain or worry about things you cannot control; two, donot put all your eggs in one basket with the local weather guys. There is a better forecast from the National Weather Service, which the weathermen take their cue and add their spins. But the best forecaster that I have found is in a pole with a piece of tube or metal bolted to it. From the metal is hung a string with a stone suspended in a string sling. A sign near by list in one column the conditions and in the second column  the forecast. It is basically 99% accurate.


conditions                                                             forecast
stone is wet                                                                             rain
stone is dry                                                                     not raining
shadow on ground                                                                                sunny
white on top                                                                               snowing
can not see stone                                                                                       foggy
swinging stone                                                                                         windy
stone jumping up and down                                                                                   earth quake
stone gone                                                                                           tornado

This way, you know for sure! Happy Forecasting.

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