Rain and Irony

So, after consulting the weather forecast provided by the NOAA website, we
deployed our 4 wheeled unit to take a day trip to Marin for some oyster
eating , bird watching, surf casting and light hiking. Now of course if I
had KNOWN it wasn't going to rain ( not really after all) I would never have
chosen the car as our way of going on this excursion. I would have much
rather ridden the R1100RS, which really likes to do two up trips to Marin
for oyster eating and such stuff, and doesn't even mind a drop of rain or
two for that matter.

So what use is the NOAA after all? I mean if I can't make a reasonably
informed decision based on the information they provide based on data
collected by the kajillion dollars of hard earned tax payer money, then what
do they really DO with all that stuff? And is there something wrong that
they can't just look out the dam window and see what the weather is?

Next time I am going to do just that.
As Bob Dylan would say " You don't need weatherman to know which way the
wind blows."
And then again, tomorrow is another day.

--
Jim Stinnett
VTR!000
R!!00RS
YZF R!
http://moto-rama.com

 

[snip NOAA rant]

Sir needs one of these. See No. 10

http://www.ehow.com/tips_3024.html

 

That's why my 4-wheeler is a convertible. If it doesn't rain, it's
still a fun trip, and no helmet hair. ;-}

Rich, Urban Biker

 

Out of curiosity, where are you eating the oysters?

A fair point re: the money spent on weather forecasting and it's
efficacy, but I don't think Dylan was being literal, and sorry to say, I
don't see any hint of irony in your tale.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irony

1.
1. The use of words to express something different from and
often opposite to their literal meaning.
2. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast
between apparent and intended meaning.
3. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or
rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit1.
2.
1. Incongruity between what might be expected and what
actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation
she most hated” (Richard Kain).
2. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such
incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.
3. Dramatic irony.
4. Socratic irony.

 

I

Irony: When you coulda ridden a motorcycle but it looked like rain so you
didn't but you drove the car it was an almost sunny day and ....

 

Irony: a prosthetic leg joint which rusts