Looking Out the Beach House Window...

Local "weather wannabe guru," and this title is used VERY lightly, Dick Rice of TV9 has to be ecstatic. The government has decided to start issuing weather warnings on cell phones. Now wait just a damned minute: This is wayyyyy out of control. The same warning system that the beach house has always used is still in operation and will not become obsolete as long as a tornado doesn't sweep me away. It's called a window. Here's the drill: I look out. Sun shines - weather good. I look out. Sun doesn't shine - then look out said portal more often. That's it. Read more about this AWFUL invasion of privacy at PCWorld.

Try this test. Go to bed, leave the TV on with the volume so low that you cannot understand what is being said. If the weather looks bad over a 1000 miles away in Texas at 3:00AM don't worry. You'll know. As a matter of fact you'll leap out of the bed to turn down Mr. Rice prattling further about how the front is moving into New Mexico or Japan. They increase the volume of these things!!!! And not by just a notch or two!! Horrible does not suffice as a description.

Beach house cell phone chatter is always held to a minimum. It remains on 24/7/365. I hope and pray this despicable "service" doesn't come about in my world. Actually, I've been thinking about cutting off cable TV and using just the internet service since their "weekly" national weather warning gobble-de-gook screeches at me on a daily basis. If I miss the few minutes critical to a plot then I'd rather read a book. That weather announcement from hell seems to always interrupt during the major storyline or the laugh that makes the show. Last week the long anticipated Battlestar Galactica season opener was interrupted by one of these things. Hey, it's hard spending good money on TV service that is constantly trashed by this junk. Know what? This is my first complaint about cable service. Other than these annoying announcements they do a tremendous job. Enough is enough, though. If we get a petition going will it help?

No doubt some people are probably lined up with hundred dollar bills in their hands wanting this service now. That's fine with me. Go right ahead and get your bowl full of daily interruptions. I don't want it!!!!! K, after further research some believe that this will be an optional service. Let's hope and pray. Now, anyone got any ideas about how to make Dick Rice optional? Maybe that gorilla from yesterday's post will snatch him.

"Why doesn't everybody leave everybody else the hell alone?"
~Jimmy Durante

MONKEY UPDATE: It looks like our gorilla roaming West Tupelo is a prank. Danza Johnson has a follow up article at the DailyJournal.


2nd UPDATE: I am NOT mad at anyone. Since Sunday night after losing a championship match to a 70 pound battery backup the spine has been cranky. In order to accomplish daily tasks with a smile and not endanger anyone by taking drugs while driving, my downtime has been spent asleep or in a Flexiril purple haze (hate this drug!). Yes I've seen the phone calls and text messages. Business stuff has been addressed (I hope) and will try and get in touch with everyone this weekend. Ashby, effort will be made to get that equipment to you during the day or tomorrow AM. Haleth, Laxen, Forest, and Eli, I'll return your calls, if the Good Lord is willing! Sorry.