What is it with my parents and the Weather Channel?

[ThoughtCriminal]

It seems to be on every waking hour at their house. Is it a retirement thing? They're in their 70's and apparently this practice is not unique to them. The first 5 minutes of every conversation is about the weather.

OK, I understand that certain weather makes them uncomfortable and occasionally there can be tornado excitement, but this goes on even when it is sunny, calm and comfortable.

[Tikki]

1. Weather sure played a big part in my in-laws lives...

They were farmers, raised by farmers and when weather reports came to them (electronically) in an instant...
they were entranced.

When the Weather Channel was new to TV my f-i-l used to argue the weather prediction and if he
was correct you would hear about it. :)

Tikki

[Arugula Latte]

2. My in-laws are very weather-oriented too (former farmers)

Once in awhile my MIL will call up and say: "Are you all okay? Are you flooded?" or something like that because she's seen that someplace in the northwest had some heavy rain. :) Sweet of her to care about us.

[Neshanic]

3. It's folksy, plus the subliminal messages are only recieved by people over 70.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. My mom (age 87) is capable of watching it for hours at a time

:shrug:

[Lars39]

5. They are secretely rockin' out to the music.

:D

[Haole Girl]

6. Do their children live far away from them?

Maybe it helps them feel connected.

Just a pet theory I have.

I could be completely wrong of course!

[ThoughtCriminal]

8. I do, but my brother lives in the same town.

I think it fills the time.

[lunatica]

7. Weather is fascinating. It's not just about what the local weather is

You can see what the weather is anywhere in the US. And what used to be a mystery is now explained by the people on the weather channel.

Sometimes I have it on for long periods of time in the background. There's always something interesting going on. I just wish we had more world wide weather. Here in California weather is not very exciting. It's always so perfect. Eat your hearts out you non-Californians!

:evilgrin: :bounce: :smoke:

[kaiden]

9. Crap. Walk into any bar or restaurant in Southeast Kansas.

All but one of the televisions in the place is tuned to The Weather Channel Out of five televisions in a bar, you might have ONE dedicated to the game at hand.

[unsavedtrash]

10. I love watching the Weather Channel

and I'm only 39.

[mnhtnbb]

11. I love the Weather Channel. When living in the midwest where weather can change

in a matter of minutes, I got hooked. I don't usually leave it on all day now, though. I'll check
the radar on-line for precip before going for a walk if rain's expected.

On edit: I'm 57.