Right in the face of of the fart-misters and their hot wind:
"Massive storm barrels toward the East Coast; Holiday travelers seek alternatives; parade on alert" by Meghan Barr | Associated Press, November 27, 2013
NEW YORK — A sprawling storm bearing down on the East Coast with a messy mix of snow, rain, and wind that threaten[s] to snarl one of the busiest travel days of the year and ground giant balloon versions of Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants in the Macy’s parade.
The iconic characters that soar through the Manhattan skyscrapers every year may not lift off Thursday if sustained winds exceed 23 miles per hour and gusts exceed 34 miles per hour, according to city rules enacted after fierce winds in 1997 caused a Cat in the Hat balloon to topple a light pole and seriously injure a spectator....
Balloons have only been grounded once in the parade’s 87-year history, when bad weather kept them from flying in 1971.
No Thanksgivukkah this year!
The good news is that the storm is supposed to pass through the Northeast before Thanksgiving Day, with the weather mostly clearing up by Wednesday evening.
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Meanwhile, meteorologists warned that the storm, which has moved across the country, would almost certainly upset holiday travel plans on Wednesday for those hoping to visit loved ones in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Many travelers were moving to earlier flights, taking advantage of airlines’ policies to waive their normal change fees....
Most airlines are hoping the storms won’t be too severe, allowing them to continue operating a nearly full schedule with few cancellations, but heavy rain and breezy conditions were in the forecast Wednesday from the Carolinas to the Northeast, with ice and snow a possibility in the Appalachians, western Pennsylvania, and western New York.
The storm system, already blamed for at least 11 deaths, could also spawn an isolated tornado in the Florida Panhandle.
Gotta be global warming (or government attempts at weather control? Military base is nearby!).
The Southeast is set to face soaking rain in the coming days, primarily in Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky....
Which reminds me, I would like to wish my southern friends and all fellow citizens a Happy Thanksgiving this season.
If you want to argue with the airlines be my guest by reading more.
Related: NOAA Already Wrong
The exception is being right when it comes to government these days.
