• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, February 13, 2014

I know I shouldn't shoot the messenger, but The Weather Channel isn't high on my love list, thanks to an abundance of snow that appears on a semi-regular basis. No Valentine for you. To illustrate its passion for everything weather, The Weather Channel created a four-minute video running online, with a shorter version made for TV that meshes weather with a love story more than 50 years old. Viewers meet the Richmonds, a couple from Ohio who have been married 57 years. We watch as Bob weathers wintry conditions to purchase roses for his wife and how important temperature plays in keeping flowers healthy and vibrant once they're cut, especially around Valentine's Day. From the grower with a greenhouse filled with roses to the refrigerated truck delivering the fresh flowers to Kroger's, weather and temperature are key factors in ensuring the product arrives in stellar condition. The video ends with Bob surprising his wife with roses while she bakes a pie. "It's amazing out there," closes the video, seen here and created by Blue Chalk.