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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 07, 2012, 08:51:28 PM »

At :48, I saw that my STAR displayed the tides screen in place of the marine forecast screen   

Is the tides product supposed to be seen during 60-second flavors for coastal STARs? 

Here we only see the Marine Page on the 60 second.

Me too here in Long Beach/Astoria. The only time I ever see the tides screen is only during the 2-minute flavors which happens during the morning hours, so I'm guessing that the appearance of that particular screen on the 60-second flavor must a rare sight to see 

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 07, 2012, 07:52:38 PM »

At :48, I saw that my STAR displayed the tides screen in place of the marine forecast screen   

Is the tides product supposed to be seen during 60-second flavors for coastal STARs? 

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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions

« on: August 07, 2012, 12:42:23 PM »

Because it's trying to be like you and me 

Why is the earth always turning?

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 06, 2012, 10:45:55 PM »

The chime's on the siren are what the bell's at my school sound like. 

Yep, the Westminster Chimes are commonly heard nowadays. My high school back in Spokane also had them on their bell system. My parents have a clock in their living room that also play the chimes.

Those loud chimes really startled me when I was trying to cover my ears from the loud noise while filming the siren pole. After the verbal message that played after the chimes, there was this guy who worked at a nearby motel, and he said to a child (whom I'm guessing was staying there) and then soon afterward to myself "That'll wake you up, won't it?"    I think you can hear him say that to the child (just barely) near the very end of this video clip.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 06, 2012, 03:30:23 PM »

Monthly Tsunami Siren Test- Seaview, WA- August 6, 2012

Here it is, folks. My video footage of the monthly tsunami siren test in Seaview.

Standing a little too close to the siren pole, the Westminster Chimes scared the crap out of me when they went off. You can see here that I accidentally shook my camera because of that      

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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions

« on: August 06, 2012, 11:36:54 AM »

Yes, because it's afraid of the dark 

What is the opposite word of stop?

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The Game Room / Re: Yes or No Question

« on: August 06, 2012, 11:12:57 AM »

Not too much. The nearest Wal-Mart from my house is about 80 miles away 

Are you happy when it rains?

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 06, 2012, 11:11:14 AM »

The Long Beach Peninsula has a monthly testing of their tsunami siren system, which occurs on the first Monday of every month at noon, my time. The Westminster Chimes are played for about 10 seconds followed by a 15-second verbal statement saying that it was only a test. Sometime once every year, the actual warning tone is played for about three minutes, and this occurs if an actual emergency was happening.

Today at noon, my time, I will attempt to record a video of the monthly test using my camera at one of the peninsula's siren poles located in Seaview, WA (the closest one I live near, which is about a mile from my house in LB.) If I successfully get a video, I'll post it here. Wish me luck   

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Local Forecast / Re: August 2012 Playlist

« on: August 05, 2012, 10:29:51 PM »

I don't suppose anyone here might have the list for the August 2012 playlist? 

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General Discussion / Re: Your favorite scenes and/or quotes from any TV show

« on: August 05, 2012, 08:18:24 PM »

As a kid, I also enjoyed the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons, like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P3rsvXQrI0

One of my favorite Daffy Duck cartoons, this one made me laugh a lot when I was little 

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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions

« on: August 05, 2012, 01:23:45 PM »

Because your side of the earth is upside down 

Do mice eat cheese?

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The Game Room / Re: Yes or No Question

« on: August 05, 2012, 12:27:46 PM »

No, I don't like their food IMO 

Do you believe in the 2012 Apocalypse phenomenon?

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 05, 2012, 12:08:19 PM »

Was watching a NASA Watch Party forecast for Times Square on TWC at around 8:55AM PT and the forecast for one time (the time escapes me at the moment) tonight said 66º with rain and snow! 


Did anyone else catch that?

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: August 04, 2012, 10:06:31 PM »

Astoria did not set a record high of 92º today, breaking the old record of 88º which was set back 80 years ago 

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The Game Room / Re: Yes or No Question

« on: August 04, 2012, 11:15:20 AM »

No, but my former county (Spokane County) had been under a tornado warning once in 2004 

Do you like crowded places?