March 31, 2005
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So, we had a tornado watch (later upgraded to a warning……..upgrades
are always good, except in weather) yesterday, which got me to
thinking: why is it called a tornado watch? Shouldn’t it be a tornado
alert? Saying watch sends the wrong message, like you should watch the
tornado as it runs a path of destruction through your
neighborhood…………you know, point at it and wave. An alert woudl
seem to send more of a sense of urgency, as if to say “a tornado alert,
if you see it, run.” The term watch is never bad. Wrist watch. Watch
tv. Watch animals doin’ it. Watch a baseball game. See, none of that is
bad (well, the animals doin’ it really isn’t good, just really creepy)
but now look at the word alert. Red Alert. Alert the authorities. Stay
alert. See, now that makes more sense. That way, you won’t stand there
saying to yourself “well, a watch isn’t that bad, even though there is
a funnel shaped cloud in my neighbors backyard.” Whereas, if its an
alert, you would be like “HOLY HELL!!! ITS A TORNADO ALERT!!!! SWEET
MERCIFUL CRAP, GET IN THE BASEMENT!!!”Well, I finally got the damn promotion today…………2 fucking
months later! This means I will have to keep this position for the next
6 months. Unless, they offer me a promotion.
