A Forecaster's Final Farewell

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
300 PM TUE MAY 30 2006

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ONE FINAL NOTE...AFTER ALMOST 17 YEARS IN THE NWS AND WORKING MY
DREAM JOB AS A WEATHER FORECASTER...I MUST LEAVE THIS CAREER TO
FOCUS ON MY BATTLE WITH PARKINSON DISEASE. HAVING GROWN UP IN
SACRAMENTO AND SPENDING MOST OF MY LIFE HERE...IT HAS BEEN A GREAT
PLEASURE TO COME BACK HOME TO SPEND OVER A DECADE FORECASTING IN MY
BACKYARD. AS THE OFFICE WEB MASTER...I WAS GLAD TO BE ABLE TO
ANSWER THE THOUSANDS OF E-MAILS SENT TO THIS OFFICE. AND AFTER
WORKING THE MANY CRAZY SHIFTS AND MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS...IT IS TIME
TO REJOIN THE NORMAL WORLD. THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE GIVEN ME ADVICE
AND HELP ALONG THE WAY. SO NOW I HEAD TOWARDS AN AREA WHERE THE
GRASSES ARE GREEN AND WHERE THE HERD OF LAMS MAY RUN FREE. IF YOU
EVER PASS A HERD OF LAMS NEXT TO THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY...GIVE A WAVE
HELLO. ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS ONE LAM HOLDING A SLING PSYCHROMETER.

THE LITTLE LAM

[all_we_know_is_FALLING]

Aww! That's so sad!