[yoe]

"Mr. Bastardi is one of the most influential forecasters in the business. He is referred to as "almost a legend" by colleagues. Even false reports that he has changed his outlook tend to have a noticeable effect in the natural gas pits of the New York Mercantile Exchange." - Dow Jones/AP, November 22, 2004

I began to pay attention to this man when he made reporters put the brakes on their sensationalized reports of hurricanes etc. A man you can trust.

[concrete is my business]

People in the concrete business get asked almost every day what the weather is going to do.

Unfortunately the answer is often how should I know.

Now guys like Joe Bastardi make this guess work a whole lot more accurate.