As I was getting my hot cocoa in the lunchroom today, a coworker came in for her morning cup and remarked that she was achy. I smiled, and told her that my mother accurately predicts when it will rain, how much we'll get, and how long it will last.
"She has arthritis?"
"OH yeah."
A knowing smile and nod.
Let's have an alternative weather channel, staffed by AARP members and armed with the knowledge that comes from within. Can't you just hear it now? "Listen, Mr. Steve Badabingo on Channel Eight, I don't care how many degrees you have. My sciatica is the worst it's been in three or four years, and we're getting at least eight inches of snow by tomorrow night! Young whipper snappers think they know it all. Humph."
Some of these folks might even volunteer their time or work for salaries that are quite reasonable compared to the usual. This network would really pull its weight in entertainment value. People would tune in so they could debate the veracity of the oldsters' predictions as compared to the classically educated meteorologists on those "other" channels.
C'mon, who's willing to take this on as a startup?
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