Pete Delkus: Power crazed meteorologist

Pete Delkus is a rather harmless-seeming local weather man.  He puts on a tie and points at a green screen with the best of them.  He gets a little out of hand on Twitter, though.  Whenever the weather turns rough and school districts announce closures, good old Pete seems to take on the role of the great and powerful Oz.  His Tweets are quickly becoming the stuff of legend.

Sure, he'll share a radar map, as you may expect, but he will also send out messages about the schools he has closed.  I'm shutting down Irving ISD.  Any more you want closed, kiddies?  It's just a little funny.  I hadn't expected to be entertained by the Twitter feed of a local weather man.

Coppell ISD... you're next.  Closed.  Followed by My next closure... Denton ISD.  It's clear the guy gets a kick out of announcing these things.  And his followers on Twitter are getting a kick out of it, too.  They are asking Pete to close their schools, as though he actually holds some kind of sway over the decisions of the Superintendents of these districts.

There is actually something to admire, here.  This is a TV weather man doing the mundane task of reporting these school closures one by one, but he seems to have decided to do it with flair.  He even looks a little badass in the photo...

I'm just waiting for good old Pete to let me know what he decides for Dallas ISD.  I have seven days left in my observation window.  (Still waiting for Godot)  If school is cancelled tomorrow, that leaves only 36 possible times the evaluation crew could stop by.  If not, there are still 42 opportunities.  

Gaze into the crystal ball, Delkus.  What'cha got?  Pete, don't fail me now.