06/30/06 Rain broadcasts

Rain Broadcasts Hey! Its pet peeve day, and I have one. I'm Jeff Keane; I'll be back right after this to tell you what it is. Like all pet peeves this one will seem kind of silly to a lot of you, but it's my pet peeve, so here goes. Maybe it's just my perception, but have you ever noticed the tone of radio announcers' voices when they report the weather and have to tell everyone it's raining or going to rain? Their voices sound like they are telling us their best dog just got thoroughly whipped by an alley cat. Then there are the television weather forecasters that not only use saddened voices, but a body language that makes you think they have to announce a common ranch horse just outran all the perfectly-bred thoroughbreds at the Kentucky Derby. Now I don't blame these announcers, after all, most people want all sunny days and not a cloud in the sky so they have to play to the majority, and I do have to sympathize with orchardists that have a cherry crop ruined by rain just before harvest. But if you live in the driest part of your country like we do, a rain is like getting money from home so rainy, cloudy days are beautiful days to me. They remind me of rainy days when I was a lot youngerwe would all end up in the warm ranch house kitchen, playing games, and waiting for the fudge Mom had just made to cool. That must be why I have this overwhelming urge to eat about five pounds of fudge every time it rains. Well, rain has cancelled some good days, like branding day, but like the old-timers say"It's doing more good than we can, let it rain. I'm Jeff Keane.