Kim's Interview with Jim Klein of the National Weather Service got headline billing in the Employment Times.
An interview with Jim Kline of the National Weather Service
originally published in the Employment Times, May 19, 2003
By Kim Davis © 2003
All of us who are involved with any aspect of the travel industry are deeply affected by the weather. As a marine biology student-come-sailor, a significant part of my education involved the weather, both on the job and in the classroom. Our lives often depend on our being prepared for the violent forces of nature, and without the help of the world’s professional meteorologists, our chances of surviving the terrible storms we encounter would not be nearly as good.
This week, Jim Kline, of the National Weather Service, took the time to answer some questions for us about his fascinating job as a professional meteorologist.
Two super-sized vampires ran the red light
Looking neither left nor right.
Brandishing big pick-up trucks like weapons,
They raced to beat the sun so bright.
Lips stained red on snow-white faces
They didn’t see us there.
We daytime people held our places
Afraid to take the dare.
a poem by Kim Davis
Why do people drive around in the fog with no headlights on? Do they think they are immortal? This morning we had to go through a thick fog on the way to school, which makes me nervous to begin with. I mean it’s one thing when I’m alone in the car, but when my children with me I worry much more. There is always about 1 in every 4 cars with no lights on driving through the pea soup. Now I don’t know about the rest of the country, but most vehicles where I live are HUGE. For example one particular “immortal” I passed this morning was driving a 1-ton, dual wheeled pick-up truck. To make matters even worse, it was a BLACK pick-up truck, and it was about 6 feet from me when I eventually saw it. YIKES!
