So much for the National Weather Service

[Roundybout]

 

[Homelander]

Another win for Putin

 

 

[Roundybout]

On 3/2/2025 at 7:54 AM, aristocrat said:

I don’t see how they need more than one person per state, east coast, gulf coast west coast weather and then a handful or more people just roving around helping. If not these people need to learn modern tech and how every other industry is using it to downsize employees but not these morons. 
 

I mean my weather report is still wrong half the time so should we be funding them?

 

How about the guys who fly hurricane planes? Those are going away too.

 

[4th&long]

On 3/2/2025 at 7:54 AM, aristocrat said:

I don’t see how they need more than one person per state, east coast, gulf coast west coast weather and then a handful or more people just roving around helping. If not these people need to learn modern tech and how every other industry is using it to downsize employees but not these morons. 
 

I mean my weather report is still wrong half the time so should we be funding them?

Wow. This is what the we are up against. And they want to do away with the dept. Of education. 

[Wacka]

Tell me how educational levels from the early 70s compare to today. Carter established the Dept of Ed in the late 70s. Has it done a single thing except make us dumber?

[4th&long]

1 hour ago, Wacka said:

Tell me how educational levels from the early 70s compare to today. Carter established the Dept of Ed in the late 70s. Has it done a single thing except make us dumber?

You mean Maga dumber. 

[Roundybout]

2 hours ago, Wacka said:

Tell me how educational levels from the early 70s compare to today. Carter established the Dept of Ed in the late 70s. Has it done a single thing except make us dumber?

What does this have to do with NWS 

[sherpa]

Anybody know what is the correct amount of hurricane fly ins?

Seems to me that not only can this be done with telemetry, but I've not seen a case made for what is required for protection.

[Roundybout]

 

 

Soundings are the most basic and important measurements of atmospheric stability. Oh well, probably woke. 

[Wacka]

I am surprised that the only Meterorology major in the SUNY system is in Albay and not in Buffalo. That was the case in 1980 but I don't know if it is true now i do know that the most desired post in the NE is here.

Edited Friday at 11:42 PM by Wacka

[Orlando Buffalo]

2 hours ago, Roundybout said:

 

 

Soundings are the most basic and important measurements of atmospheric stability. Oh well, probably woke. 

Two points-this is for the headlines not because it takes any special training to launch a weather balloon. Who ever is still staffed can do it but won't for political points only. Secondly when helium got expensive they went without launches for several months in 2022 and 2023, but none of y'all cared, because it was not political points 

[AlBUNDY4TDS]

48 minutes ago, Orlando Buffalo said:

Two points-this is for the headlines not because it takes any special training to launch a weather balloon. Who ever is still staffed can do it but won't for political points only. Secondly when helium got expensive they went without launches for several months in 2022 and 2023, but none of y'all cared, because it was not political points 

He's a government employee, so he's naturally gonna piss and moan over every single cut.

 

[Roundybout]

12 hours ago, Orlando Buffalo said:

Two points-this is for the headlines not because it takes any special training to launch a weather balloon. Who ever is still staffed can do it but won't for political points only. Secondly when helium got expensive they went without launches for several months in 2022 and 2023, but none of y'all cared, because it was not political points 

1) fair, but it DOES take special training to properly process and interpret the data. 
 

2) Remaining staff is already overworked. 
 

3) A helium shortage is not the same thing as DOGE deliberately gimping government agencies for no reason.

[Wacka]

Roundy: Holy underwear! Sheriff murdered! Innocent women and children blown to bits! We have to protect our phoney baloney jobs here, gentlemen! We must do something about this immediately! Immediately! Immediately! Harrumph! Harrumph! Harrumph!

[Orlando Buffalo]

2 hours ago, Roundybout said:

1) fair, but it DOES take special training to properly process and interpret the data. 
 

2) Remaining staff is already overworked. 
 

3) A helium shortage is not the same thing as DOGE deliberately gimping government agencies for no reason.

Special training to interpret data on site? How about send it all to one clearing house where a few dozen actual smart people interpret it and see if it means anything. 

[Roundybout]

10 minutes ago, Orlando Buffalo said:

Special training to interpret data on site? How about send it all to one clearing house where a few dozen actual smart people interpret it and see if it means anything. 

A “few dozen” people is not sufficient for data across every single NWS station in the United States. 

1 hour ago, Wacka said:

Roundy: Holy underwear! Sheriff murdered! Innocent women and children blown to bits! We have to protect our phoney baloney jobs here, gentlemen! We must do something about this immediately! Immediately! Immediately! Harrumph! Harrumph! Harrumph!

MAGA idiots not understanding what actually goes into jobs always amuses me. 

[JDHillFan]

2 hours ago, Roundybout said:

2) Remaining staff is already overworked. 

How many hours does the typical NWS employee work? Do they get comp time or overtime pay?

[Orlando Buffalo]

12 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

A “few dozen” people is not sufficient for data across every single NWS station in the United States.

Only the meta data needs to be looked at, it is not as if we need to discuss a change day to day. What topic do you think takes more than a few properly selected smart people to analyze the data? 

[Roundybout]

6 hours ago, Orlando Buffalo said:

Only the meta data needs to be looked at, it is not as if we need to discuss a change day to day. What topic do you think takes more than a few properly selected smart people to analyze the data? 

 

Again, you are grossly underestimating the amount of work the NWS does. They do multiple soundings a day to analyze changes in the atmosphere and predict storms. 

[Orlando Buffalo]

26 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

 

Again, you are grossly underestimating the amount of work the NWS does. They do multiple soundings a day to analyze changes in the atmosphere and predict storms. 

No I do not underestimate, I simply feel that the number of private companies that do the same thing are sufficient and feel the federal government should only be working on topics of vital national security. If you feel they do only vital things we can stop arguing because you believe politicians in general are looking out primarily for their constituents.