Everyone talks about it but no one does anything

The WEATHER, everybody talks about it, but no one does anything! I find this statement to be a bit humorous. Especially since, for the last several years, people (scientist, activist & AL GORE) have been trying to convince us that weather is our enemy and people can fix it.

The thing that makes me say “HMMM” is, how did that become our best conversation starter? Have you ever noticed, no matter what is happening outside, someone doesn’t like it? Do Hawaiians complain about the weather in Hawaii? Do Eskimo’s complain when it snows? I live in Texas where we have a wide variety of weather, so there is plenty to complain about. It’s too windy, too hot, too humid, too rainy, too cold…I don’t know, too weathery! It’s crazy!

So the moral of this story is not, be happy you woke up and could enjoy the weather at all… although that’s not bad either. But rather, isn’t there a better conversation starter? ‘How’s the weather’ used to be a safe, non controversial topic, before global warming.

Now, we need to establish a better, more positive, non controversial way of breaking the ice. People have tried, ‘how are you today’, and then ended up with an earful of how they really are, so that one is avoided. ‘When are you due,’ is only a good idea if you know for sure they are really pregnant. ‘How is your family,’ will only work if you know their family… but I might be tempted to use it anyway. ‘What time do you get off work,’ is a bit stalkerish. I think random information is great, like; ‘so what’s your favorite tv show’ or ‘what’s your favorite restaurant’… although the identification of crazy may follow you after that.

How you greet someone is obviously up to you. I challenge you to be positive and ask questions that bring a positive response. Have a great day and enjoy whatever weather you are experiencing.