I heard on the radio this morning that today is the first official day of hurricane season. That‚Äôs right in case you didn’t know, you heard it here first: Today is the first official day of hurricane season. I bet all you people out there in California and beyond had no idea of that fact. Can you believe that? An actual first day of hurricane season?
So now we add hurricane season to the growing list of famous first days:
Opening day (baseball)
Opening day (fishing season – unless of course you fly fish)
The first day of spring
The first day of summer
The first day of fall
The first day of winter
The first day of the rest of your life
Did I miss any?
Why is it necessary to have a first day of hurricane season? Is there a tornado season complete with a first day in the mid-west? Is there a rainy season in the north-west (dumb question, of course there is). Is there a first day of smog season in the LA area?
What are we to do on the first day of hurricane season? Should we board up the windows, batten down the hatches, trim the hedges and have a hurricane party? What do you wear or bring to a hurricane party? I’m surprised the retail industry has not been swept up in hurricane fever. I can see the circulars now: “Everything you need to look good and to enjoy the upcoming hurricane season”
Do the meteorologists and other hurricane specialists argue over what names to include in the A-Z hurricane list? I bet they exchange money under the table to include the given names of someone they know. “Good news sweetie, they’re going to name the next hurricane after you.” How long will it be till some company licenses the hurricane naming system. Imagine the newscast: “In other news today, hurricane Bounty, the quilted quicker picker upper tore through downtown Miami beach . . .”
Now I know that hurricanes are serious. I’ve been in a few. I just thought it was funny that there would be an official first day of the hurricane season. I’ll be interested to hear the take from the Florida contingents as to their thoughts on the first day of Hurricane season.
