Before I go any further… I must say that I totally do not have an addictive personality… but…
I REALLY LOVE COFFEE!!!!
The past 23 days — as we’ve endured a landfalling tropical storm (Fay), two minor scares (Gustav, Hanna), and one major scare (Ike) — days off have been few and far between. Matter of fact, the evening of my one day off the past month I got a call from NBC in New York saying they needed help covering Gustav. A few hours later, I was at the airport heading north…
So, aside from the love & support of my awesome family… how have I (and all five of us for that matter) gotten through??? COFFEE!!!
Lots of coffee…
My beautiful wife brews a pot of Peet’s Coffee (from Seattle — it’s great) each morning as I hop on the computer to check out the latest tropical outlooks. I’ll grab a latte either after working out or just before heading into NBC6. Usually, I’ll call into the weather office to make sure everybody else has their caffeine jolt. If not, it’ll be a big order at Starbucks or It’s A Grind. Later in the evening, another coffee usually is in the works.
It has been a huge team effort in the NBC6 Weather Office… and the team’s “sixth man” has been the carafe of coffee in the corner!
That said, it has been a pleasure working so much the past several weeks. John, Ryan, Trina, and Jennifer are awesome people — and professionals — to work with… and you, the viewer, have been amazing in the questions you have e-mailed us… and in asking for the non-hyped tropical coverage we are happy to deliver.
We’ve got a few more months of hurricane season to go — and we promise you that we’ll be there every step of the way.
Most likely holding a fresh cup of coffee…
– Paul
