Irene Over Jacksonville, Florida (Image Courtesy of Heath Riccobono)
In an Email Dated August 26 at 11:48 AM, Heath Said:
I took a picture on the way to work this morning – something you guys in NY can look forward to…coming your way. Here [you can see] the outer band over JAX – bright and sunny to the west, black to the east. Hope you guys stay safe! I know we got lucky here.
It is no secret that citizens of NYC were running around in their underwear today because it was suddenly so “hot” outside. When I got back in the house at around 3:00 PM this afternoon, I posted the following status update on my FaceBook page:
“40 Degrees in NYC: it’s like fucking Florida out there, complete with the swamps!”
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What I love most about the man in the above image is that he looks just like my friend David Lee Beowulf!
Right now, we’re in the early stages of a full on blizzard here in NYC. Normally, I’d be all about the snow. But today is one of the busiest holiday travel days of the year. So I say, “Fuck the Snow.” American Airlines has already canceled my 2:15 flight to Burbank and if I’m very lucky I’ll make it out on a flight leaving after 8:00 PM tonight, getting me in to LAX around Midnight. At least it’s a direct flight. Now . . . if it can just get out of NYC I’ll be happy, and snow will be off my shit list.
For a couple of years now, I’ve had this great idea for a way to make the morning weather reports much more accurate and fun, which I call “The Coat Report.” Basically, in addition to telling the temperature, the news guy would suggest the most appropriate outerwear to have on when leaving the house, so that you would have the best chance of staying warm and dry in your local region.
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