Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for August 19, 2019

“It’s called eyewitness weather, Andy. I stick my head out the window and… witness the weather.”

Could be worse. My mother swears it rains in her front yard and not the back all the time. Dementia sucks.

You’re wise to ask first, Arlo.

Man visits another man, noticed a knotted rope hanging just outside the window. “What’s that?” he says. “That’s my weather indicator.” the other man replies. “How does it work?” “When it swings back and forth, it’s windy. When it gets wet, it’s raining.”

Reminds me of the old jokes about- Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?

My husband swears by the weather from a certain weatherman.

We have been having more rain than usual. Husband likes to go to the Lancaster, PA area on Fridays for a farmer’s market. We were not able to do so from January until May or June as it rained every Friday either here or there – and the local weatherpeople were even talking about same.

Husband will also yell at the radio when the temperature they give is not the same as the one where we are – he will not understand that there is difference from NYC to where we are.

You want the truth, Janis? You can’t handle the truth!

Can you “GOOGLE” it ?

“Who are you going to believe your phone or your lying eyes?” with apologies to Groucho Marx.

Hit refresh!

Well, when my cats go out the front door and see it is raining, they often go out the back door to see if might not be raining there. Of course, they have brains the size of walnuts.

Check you settings, Janis. Is location ON?

Smart phones are notorious liars.

Where it’s raining has a certain area*. Virga will show or radar. etc I don’t follow any one source blindly.

/I have a degree in meteorology. But I’m also old and retired.

*except that one time where it rained everywhere according to one book

Actually happened to me recently. It was actually raining outside and absolutely no evidence on my radar apps.

I’ve actually had this conversation with people. Same thing with people who have to look at an App to see if they got any sleep the night before. Amazing!

Janis, the app’s a sap…

Dont trust the Internet especially when personal experience differs.

Reminds me of bob dylans Subterranean Homesick Blues, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

What does the “i” in “iPhone” stand for?

iDiot.

There’s an app to fix that. There is always an app!

Weather has limits. Some where they end/begin. Once I got to see it rain on the other side of the street, not on our home. Nothing “weird” just happenstance.

When weatherman has forcasted a storm…I get confirmation by looking at our patio to see if the ants have built more ant hills (means Rain IS coming) …works 75% of the time

Ah, what a career! 50% correct 50% of the time, pulling in six figures plus !!

Local weather guy was just commenting on that. Shower was so isolated you couldn’t see it on radar unless you zoomed way in. Part was hidden under the city name.

No, thanks

I have the same issue with my weather app and also with the weather on TV. sometimes it’s like, just stick your head out the window.