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Offline Mike M

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Health Maps
« on: February 22, 2008, 10:59:07 AM »
Does anyone remember the days when TWC use to frequently show the pollen index and other health maps? I remember seeing it all the time during the LifeStyles segment. I found them useful since I get allergies and head colds a lot during the spring. I haven't seen them do this since around 2003. Apparently now TWC thinks the weather forecast is the only thing that's important.

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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2008, 11:18:52 AM »
Yeah I remember those. I don't understand why they stopped showing those things. All are very important, and all are affected by (or are an effect of) the weather.

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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2008, 11:45:46 AM »
Yeah I remember that segment. Why did they stop it? I'm sure it was useful

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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2008, 11:52:47 AM »
They still show these maps occasionally, but not on a regular basis like they once did.
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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2008, 10:23:59 PM »
They just showed the influenza map, which BTW had every state highlighted in pink (widespread), except for Florida.

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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2008, 11:15:36 PM »
Yep I do believe the flu season is currently at peak. Hopefully we'll begin to see it lighten up from here.

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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2008, 11:24:40 PM »
Yep I do believe the flu season is currently at peak. Hopefully we'll begin to see it lighten up from here.
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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2008, 11:35:06 PM »
Yep I do believe the flu season is currently at peak. Hopefully we'll begin to see it lighten up from here.
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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2008, 09:27:43 AM »

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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2008, 11:57:24 AM »
i usually see the map at: 15 after

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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2008, 12:11:18 PM »
i usually see the map at: 15 after

Are you talking about when they do that three-split box with a health map in the big window, and the other two windows show what's coming up next? That's done only during Day Planner, BTW.
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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2008, 12:13:01 PM »
i usually see the map at: 15 after

Are you talking about when they do that three-split box with a health map in the big window, and the other two windows show what's coming up next? That's done only during Day Planner, BTW.
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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2008, 12:15:08 PM »
Back before the 2003 relaunch, I use to see them a lot during the early evening hours of Weather Center.

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Re: Health Maps
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2008, 12:50:35 PM »
Are you talking about when they do that three-split box with a health map in the big window, and the other two windows show what's coming up next? That's done only during Day Planner, BTW.
They also used to do that on Weather Center before the September 2006 schedule change. :yes: