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General Discussion / Re: What is the last thing you bought?

« on: April 14, 2015, 11:47:04 PM »

Dr. Pepper from the vending machine at Wal-Mart.

Bought/downloaded the song, "First View" by Steve Oliver (May 2003 Playlist) from Amazon Music.

That's a good song there.  In fact, it's one of my top five favorite TWC songs.  May 2003 was a great time to be a TWC fan.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go

« on: April 12, 2015, 01:28:47 PM »

Come to think of it, Jim did in fact present one of TWC's earliest long-form series — "Storm Stories."  Not that the series was that bad, as it did at least concentrate on weather, but nonetheless I feel it was the forerunner of the network rot we have now.

All they care about are celebrities now.  You have Jim Cantore, Al Roker, and Sam Champion.  Meanwhile, the meterologists that made TWC what it was have gradually been let go.  I still haven't gotten over Nicole Mitchell being treated the way she was!    She was actually a hurricane hunter!  Kim Cunningham's departure is indeed another straw on the camel's back, and it's only a matter of time before a loud break will be heard.  Verizon's heard it on the horizon, and there's no doubt DTV and Dish can feel it coming, although the former only temporarily acted on it.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 11, 2015, 08:30:40 PM »

Mostly cloudy and 57 °F.  Winds SE at 18 mph.  A Tornado Warning is in effect!

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 08, 2015, 07:26:56 PM »

To think there was a time when this was normal (the 1 am WCL and Evening Edition West Coast before that).  If my team weren't playing tonight, then I might actually watch.  Oh well, at least I can catch a little after the game.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 08, 2015, 01:36:38 PM »

Partly cloudy and 83 °F.  Feels like 80 °F.  Winds WSW at 15 mph, gusting to 28.  A Red Flag Warning is in effect.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 06, 2015, 01:49:15 PM »

The Wall Street Journal reports Monday that The Weather Channel’s corporate parent, Weather Co., faces a “deteriorating” financial outlook. “Moody’s Investors Service on Friday downgraded the company’s debt, saying it isn’t perceived by cable and satellite companies as a ‘must have’ channel, and could therefore be dropped by more providers or face cuts in carriage fees.”

This sure puts the "WC" in TWC, dosen't it?    Although logic dictates that it should be the other way around.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 05, 2015, 08:15:19 PM »

Fair, windy, and 77 °F.  Winds S at 21 mph, gusting to 28.  A Fire Weather Watch is in effect.  We're headed for 89° tomorrow, though.

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: April 04, 2015, 10:13:59 PM »

I got my bracket perfect this year! 

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 04, 2015, 10:13:04 PM »

Mostly cloudy and 56 °F.  Winds S at 13 mph, gusting to 20.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 03, 2015, 10:42:23 AM »

It's good to step out here again and see the sunshine.  I hope nobody gets blown off the porch with this wind that I'm bringing from my area, though. 

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 03, 2015, 10:40:35 AM »

Cloudy, windy and 42 °F.  Feels like 32°.  Winds NNE at 23 mph, gusting to 31.  A Wind Advisory is in effect.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 25, 2015, 07:18:30 PM »

Sunny, windy and 64 °F.  Winds NNE at 28 mph, gusting to 34.  A Wind Advisory is in effect.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: TWC & WN on DISH?

« on: March 19, 2015, 01:13:51 PM »

I don't have Dish, but I honestly wish my provider would pick up WN even if it meant losing TWC, since TWC has reverted back to its pre-DTV-dispute state and then some IMHO.  It's good for Dish, though.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 19, 2015, 01:12:33 PM »

Foggy and 49 °F  Feels like 45 °F.  Winds E at 9 mph.  A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: VZ FiOS dropped TWC

« on: March 19, 2015, 01:08:47 PM »

If only these cable companies would show some backbone and keep TWC dropped, then it would serve TWC right.    Of course, TWC would probably find some way to blackmail them by connecting other channels to TWC.