T and I: seeding of the clouds

I is impressed by T's prescience.

I had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of a series of "strong" thunderstorms on the fourth of July. It had been predicted in the weather channel as well as by Accuweather.

The temps have been dancing in the mid nineties and I had momentarily morphed into the pied crested cuckoo a bird that craves the rain to come and break a spell of intense heat.

But all along T had confidently predicted that no thunderstorm would appear on the U.S. horizon on a 4th of July. Nature might have its course, but military technology has the power to disperse that course.

The truth of the matter according to T: The nation has the technology to manipulate the weather. July 4th is an auspicious day and in these economically and otherwise forlorn times the nation cannot afford to have its parades rained on on July 4. The skies have to be picture perfect clear; the weather has to be optimum for the backyard grills to sizzle and for the fireworks to dazzle. So, if thunderstorms are part of nature's plan, then technology has to be used to scuttle that plan, at least for the day.

Thus went T's narrative. It could be tentatively entitled "The Seeding of the Clouds."

Today, was a relentlessly hot day. No thunderstorms came; the clouds had been seeded. Sitting in my living room, I hear the fireworks in full bloom.

Hail to thee T.

An update: T says that the technology of cloud seeding is in its nascent stage. Upon hearing this, I shudders. If a technology in its developing stage can knock out "strong" thunderstorms, then what could it not do in its fully developed form?

Another update: I just checked the weather forecast. Several thunderstorms are predicted for this coming Saturday, July 7. Shoot! thinks I; she has apartment-hunting plans for the day. Wished she could seed the clouds away just for Saturday...