Weather

Just as Washingtonians have not learned to enjoy a good storm, Los Angeles’ simple TV weathermen have not. Every time the temperature drops below 75 degrees in Los Angeles and a cloud dares to cross the sky, weathermen moan and anchor persons agree.

I think they prefer smog to any natural act of weather. How wonderful to be showered with rain, to be washed of smog for a few days, to build a fire and listen and read.

Weather is a gift, as Bill Stall says in his article (Editorial Pages, Jan. 27), “Grim Washingtonians Miss a Great Storm.” Sunny days are beautiful, but rain and clouds are also part of the plan. And anything is preferable to smog--even hail. I pray for rain in my native Los Angeles.

Thank you, Bill Stall, for honoring and appreciating nature instead of fearing it and complaining about it. Remember nature?

MELISSA HOLMES LEBO

Pasadena