The local weathermen were having their monthly luncheon. Supposedly, it was to talk meteorology. Actually, it was to bitch about not getting respect. People can’t believe they are paid to tell viewers and listeners what the weather is going to be and get it wrong.

“Well, I had enough of that”, said Channel Three. “When that freeze came through. I laid it on. Heck, only two things I get to say is. ‘Hot and Humid’ or, ‘Fair and warm’. Well, I had one for them that day. I told them we were getting a hard freeze. Ha!”.

“I remember that. Heard your lines were overloaded. That was a good one. I couldn’t resist using it myself. I had people calling in a panic. ‘What do I do?’. ‘Do we have to evacuate?. Man, they were climbing the walls”, Channel Five added.

“I told them to protect their water pipes. Wouldn’t want one of them breaking in a wall”, Channel Nine chimed in with. “I heard that insulation and duct tape sales boomed. Then everyone was calling asking what to do with the stuff”.

“I told them to check their heating units. Some of my callers didn’t know if they had one. I told them to look at their gauges. If they saw heat, they had one and should turn the switch that way.”

Channel Three went on with his story. “I had one guy ask if having a running toilet counted as letting water flow. That’s my favorite”.