> Try living in a country that is in almost perpetual drought, only to > hear city based weather 'talking heads' on the TV bemoaning a day of > rain....
Excellent example. We had a drought in Illinois a few years ago and the farmers were really hurting, and all the weather people were brightly "hoping" on the air that it wouldn't rain on the weekend. Must have been really irritating to be a farmer and have to listen to that. --Mike

