LTV: An angry Lieutenant Colonel

October 9, 2010
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Here is a pretty snappy email from a Lieutenant Colonel in Tucson, Arizona in response to a recent forecast:

How about forecasting the actual weather and not this misinformation in the daily star of NO CHANCE OF RAIN.

YOU IDIOTS OWE ME A CAR WASH AND IT IS AN $85,000 DOLLAR CAR. I can’t believe you people. I went through this with (omitted) some years ago. The hell with the airport, we got drenched on the northwest side. I can tell the weather just by looking outside. WAKE UP!

 

Lt. Col. J.D.

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