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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 02, 2013, 01:21:48 PM »

Quote from: beanboy89 on June 01, 2013, 11:54:03 PM

Those touchscreen registers are nothing but trouble. We have one in electronics, and it's the worst, most laggy thing ever. Thankfully our store didn't get a remodel this year like we were supposed to, so they didn't take away all of our old-style registers.

Does your store by chance use IBM ACE? I noticed some Walmarts have been switching to those. We have them at my work as well, and they're a pain in the ass sometimes. The most frequent problem is when it fails to communicate with the pinpads.

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Local Forecast / Re: May 2013 Playlist

« on: June 01, 2013, 11:19:20 PM »

I don't know if I'm just watching at the wrong times, but in the last two days I have only been hearing like 3 songs... one is Montana Girl and then two new age songs.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 01, 2013, 09:36:24 PM »

Quote from: twcclassics on June 01, 2013, 01:38:34 AM

College was a big waste of time and money for me. All I got out of it was a piece of paper that told my former employer that it was safe to hire me. About 95% of what I use every day at work I either learned on my own or on the job. My programming classes only taught the basics, which by then I already knew for the most part.

I think the only reason why more and more employers require a degree is to just slow the hiring process, and nothing about personal experience. If I could go somewhere with a good paying job in the IT industry without some piece of paper then I would have most definitely not gone to college. So far it's been a waste of time for me. Right now I have no intention to go past an associates degree since the field I'm studying is still growing rapidly to this day anyways. Not to mention I don't have the time and money to go to a four year university without getting loans, which are a PIA to deal with.

Also Alex... I work as a cashier too and can't count how many times customers blame me over a wrong price. I do not control the prices, the store does.

In fact one customer ticked me off so much when they called us "full of crap" over a too high of a price. I offered her to speak to a manager and she still got pissy. I, uncontrollably, said "I do not control the prices." I may have likely lost a customer but it is unacceptable for one to say that in front of everyone. At least I didn't get in trouble for it. I care about the store and customers but when they don't explain their issue in a clear, calmly matter it's hard for us to solve their issue.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 27, 2013, 08:17:46 PM »

Hi Zach! Glad to hear you've been making out well. Can't believe you're almost graduating!

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 27, 2013, 06:57:55 AM »

Quote from: jtmal0723 on May 27, 2013, 06:29:28 AM

My mom passed away Sunday. She was pronounced dead at 19:19 EDT, however she may have passed earlier than that. I'm going to be busy with a lot of responsibilities I have to take care of, so I do apologize in advance if I don't get to messages right away or seem snippy. RIP mom .... July 27, 1956 - May 26, 2013.

Completely understood Jesse. Very sorry to hear about your loss, and if you need anything from me please let me know.. you know where I am.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: May 21, 2013, 11:32:42 PM »

Quote from: Adrian on May 21, 2013, 06:06:04 PM

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings-millions-turn-to-cable-news-following-oklahoma-tornado_b180243

TWC Ratings for Tornado Coverage:

4PM: 925,000
5PM: 1,273,000
8PM-11PM: 1,245,000

While those numbers may seem high, they're not nearly as high as they were in the mid 2000s before we had smartphones like we have today.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: New OCM Coming March 2013 - Alexandra Wilson

« on: May 21, 2013, 08:01:06 PM »

I noticed that on TWC people are referring to her as "Alex Wilson." Do you guys think it was her choice or TWC forced her to be referred to as Alex? Her voice also seems drastically different on TWC then she did on FOX Carolina.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 21, 2013, 07:55:08 PM »

Quote from: phw115wvwx on May 21, 2013, 05:31:14 PM

Seeing how the Moore, OK tornado became a subject of its own here, I have moved all of those posts to the Severe Weather section of the boards so you all can continue there. If it warrants a topic on its own, we can certainly accommodate.

To be honest, yes. This event is going to be memorable enough to warrant its own topic.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: May 20, 2013, 10:06:36 PM »

Quote from: WeatherWitness on May 20, 2013, 09:21:41 PM

I do not mean to be rude, but Chris Warren with Carl Parker is ruining everything. Chris is consistently interrupting Carl with questions and comments, and it's hard for me to get anything out of this. Carl was doing a fine job in the GFC by himself. I do not know why Chris needed to join Carl.

I'm definitely not a Chris fan, and this is one of many reasons why. Same with his companion Crystal.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Thank You TWC!!!

« on: May 20, 2013, 10:04:25 PM »

Quote from: IceManNYR on May 20, 2013, 09:32:46 PM

I understand the coverage is the most important and TWC is doing a good job though by now they should have switched to more appropriate instrumental music on the LOT8's.

Who cares about the music. This is a tragedy occurring in an area that was already devastated 14 years ago.

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Local Forecast / Re: Emergency Feed Sightings

« on: May 20, 2013, 09:46:03 PM »

I don't mind the graphics, but it's distracting when the map tilts in between each daypart. And the icons, please, make it so they're all in sync with each other.