Each year, I usually end up with a weather gift of some kind. Last year it was a book titled "HURRICANE WATCH - Forecasting The Deadliest Storms On Earth." This year I put in for another book called "Railroads and Weather" published by the American Meteorological Society. Two years ago my sister came up with a creative idea. She had my initials stitched on a neck tie with clouds, rain and lightning bolts flying all around it. Only one problem - on TV the stitching seems like the sewing machine was drinking too much eggnog. Many years ago my parents bought me one of those "Complete Idiot's Guide to Weather" books. It's still in my desk drawer. One year it was a NOAA weather radio. A "must have" for a meteorologist, and something everyone should have. It alerts the public of approaching storms. It tells a sleeping meteorologist at 2:30 in the morning to get to work! Handheld anemometers and a variety of home weather stations are also good gift ideas. Someone in Meteorologist Brent Watts' family gave him a "scoop" of some sort last year that you stick in the snow and it makes perfect snowballs! On the other extreme, Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner tried to order a snow making machine a few years ago. There are many, many "last minute" weather gifts out there if you're still trying to wrap up your gift buying for someone special. Hope the above entry may be of some assistance! --Jay
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What's the difference between a snowman and a snowwoman? (the answer found hidden in the following comment)
The gadget you are talking about Jay is something I got last year from my parents. It has two half circles on both sides of a tong-like contraption.
It makes the perfect snowballs!
You can get them online at LL Bean, or in many department stores (once saw them at Bed, Bath & Beyond).
The only problem...you have to have the snow.
Otherwise, they work great to pick up dirty socks and underwear off the floor. Just ask my wife. (hee hee)
--Brent
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