Nice work by the weather forecasters once again, where they have predicted the worst and, like all of us, hoped for the best.
Last week, they introduced possible tornadoes, or in fact multiple possible tornadoes, predicted in the southeast, with, of course, possible golf ball-sized hailstones.
To be fair, down south and west, both technically in our weather zone here, got pumped.
Maybe I’m wrong, but I can’t remember the term ‘multiple tornadoes’ being used before.
Cyclonic, gale-force and damaging are all out of the forecaster playbook, but tornadoes, and multiple tornadoes, must be new additions to make sure we are prepared for the very worst nature has to offer and what the boffins must throw at us to tick all their boxes.
Like any good English student, their sentences are stocked full of adjectives that could possibly arrive on our collective roofs and I am starting to wonder if they can come up with any more.
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Add to that the new BOM website, which also adds to the challenge of figuring it out for yourself, and it all becomes a possible challenge at the best of times.
School pick-ups are also a challenge and put added stress on the unwashed majority, who are guided by those qualified people to keep them informed.
Add to that outdoor weddings, sporting events and fundraising events, and it all becomes very stressful.
Imagine the stress of the bride when she starts reading what the weather could possibly toss up on her big day.
I can relate to that, actually, and have also been impacted by poor weather and worse forecasts.
Old mate at home has become addicted to using the clothes dryer every afternoon when rain and tornadoes are a possibility.
The electricity bill has risen substantially, a bit like my blood pressure, which doesn’t need any help.
The dryer is seeing clothes that it normally never sees because of possible rain, and I am pretty sure my big boy pants (long pants only worn on special occasions), which never see the dryer normally, have all shrunk.
The alternative is I may have possibly put on weight, but I am far more comfortable blaming the weather people.
Ashley Robinson is Metropolitan Caloundra Surf Club CEO, chairman of Thunder Netball and a lifetime Sunshine Coast resident. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sunshine Coast News.
