Dolly the Weather Dog

One of the compromises in living in the country is the limited access to cable and internet providers. We have DSL now, and it annoys me that the weather channel doesn’t show our local forecast on the “8’s”. Instead, you get a handful of selected cities, none of which are anywhere near us. We are nothing if not resourceful. We have delegated weather reporting to “Dolly the Weather Dog.”

Each morning, I send her out and she comes back with local conditions. If she is wet, we know that it is raining. If she is covered in snow, I look out to see how deep her footprints are. Today’s forecast reported 3 inches of snow and light precipitation. She looks forward to her treat for accurate reporting.

I will say that she is 100 per cent accurate on the current weather and there is no 15 minute delay like the weather channel has. So there are some benefits to living in the country.