The recent New England snowstorm underscored for me that Nice weather gets off far too easy in the assesment of too many!. They say the STORM caused 8 deaths in the Northeast. Most were car accidents but one guy had a heart attack while shoveling snow. The death is "STORM RELATED." Why pick just on STORMS?

Lets say on a beautiful spring day, temps in the low 70's bright sunshine, some guy goes out to do some gardening, steps on a rake that comes up and whacks him in the head Three Stooges Style and kills him, or some fella is out playing golf and has a heart attack on the back nine, a jogger out for a run gets flattened by a tractor trailer. DO they blame the NICE Weather? NOOOOOO! Just STORMS! Nice weather never caused anybody any harm!

Yeah Right, Gimme an ef'ing break. That is meteorological prejudice of the worst kind! Heck more people die in nice weather because they are out taking chances, a good storm will keep people safe at home.

So some time this spring when someone you care about is going to the store make sure you remind them to drive carefully 'cause it's really NICE out! Call your local news outlet after the next pleasant day and ask them why they don't list the weather related death toll!

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Nick