send it on down, send it on down, send the rain down

[chestnutcurls]

Attention, everyone! It's National Severe Weather Awareness Week! So...get aware. :)

I am a Skywarn spotter. Or I used to be. I haven't been through training since 1999, but I'm planning to attend a class next month at the library. It's not like we have much severe weather to spot anyway. Just rain. And rain. And rain. I've figured out that our above-average snowfall this year has been more about excessive precipitation than colder temperatures. And I don't even have my meteorology degree! I ought to call the Weather Service and demand a job right now! :P

I was hoping to get a recycled laptop with my tax return money, but I did my taxes and I'm not getting nearly enough back. I guess I could take some money out of savings, but it seems stupid to do so when I hardly use my computer at home, and it works fine when I do. Although when I tell people it's a 1997 Acer, they kind of freak out. :)

Why are garbage trucks so loud with the cranking and the beeping? And why do they always come at 5 or 6 in the morning? How hard could it be to pick up the garbage at 10 or 11, when everyone is awake and/or at work? Sometimes I wish I had listened to my parents and stayed out of the city.

Comments

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

I don't get that about garbage trucks either! But it doesn't stop if you move out of the city. :) They are everywhere.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I guess I'm just thinking of the general cacophony. The constant sirens, the beeping garbage trucks, the LOUD ANNOYING NEVER-ENDING train horns...these are the days (or nights) of our lives. :)

[aardwolf.livejournal.com]

How much money did you get back? Laptops can be waaaay expensive, but you can get a top of the line computer for under $800. Also, you could always take a class with that money. That would give you the perfect opportunity to see if you want to continue your education. :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

I'm getting $300 back, which is nothing to sneeze at, but not enough for a computer. But if it is as you say...I might be willing to take the extra amount out of the bank.

I already saved my bonus money for a class! How responsible do I have to be? *weeps*

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[aardwolf.livejournal.com]

How big is your current monitor? I'll price a new system for you...

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

I don't know. And I don't want another computer. I want a laptop, so I can sit in my bed and IM people and stuff, instead of sitting in an uncomfortable chair in bad light, removing the cat from the keyboard every 30 seconds. :P

Thanks, though.

[calypsobard.livejournal.com]

I get to pay the Internal Robbery service... er I mean internal robbery service this year. Quickly followed by my donation to the Grizzlies in the form of outrageous car tags. Surely you are all thrilled by that increase!

I want to be a skywarn spotter! Do you have to preregister or just show up at the library? Increased parcipiation thanks to our jolly good friend El Nino. Those low pressure systems are trekkin right across Texas and into our area. NWS should hire both of us! Get paid for staring at weathermaps all day.... mmmm..... :) I have a cousin who's at the University of mississippin working on a meteorology degree. I'm so jealous I didn't and didn't even think of it!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

I thought about it, but they concentrate on broadcast meterology and that isn't really my thing. I want to do the hard-core weather stuff. But since I can barely add and subtract, I doubt it'll ever happen. :(

As far as I know, you can just show up for the classes. I'm planning to go to the March 15th one...you should come too! :)

[calypsobard.livejournal.com]

You're right, the math is definatly a deterant. I do good to occasionally have my checking account balanced. I alwasy thought it would be fun to be the one at NASA that says nope, the space shuttle can not lift off today.... or just the one who gives the TV weathermen the information of what's going on. It is so great to talk to someone who loves the weather as much as I do! I tell peopel I only have cable for the weather channel.

[lifeofpatrick.livejournal.com]

I laptops are not something you would want to buy used.
you could get a wireless mouse and keyboard to type from bed.