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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2013

« on: June 03, 2013, 08:42:21 AM »

Invest 90L has been deactivated, Invest 91L has a 20 chance of development over the next 48 hours.

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1. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWESTERN YUCATAN
PENINSULA TO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA
OF CLOUDINESS AND DISORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS.  ANY DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR DUE TO MARGINALLY
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW
CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT DRIFTS GENERALLY NORTHWARD.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: June 02, 2013, 10:26:23 PM »

Has the song "Deep Sea Sharp" by Kenny Kilgore been used on TWC before? It sounds familiar...

http://www.gettyimages.com/music/download-songs/pop-rock-52069-deep-sea-sharp

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Local Forecast / Re: Create your own playlist

« on: June 02, 2013, 07:20:46 PM »

toxictwister00’s Best of June
(Top 40) Music Playlist: 1989-2000
Morning
Artist - Song – CD - Year Played on TWC
David Benoit – Sailing Through the City – Urban Daydreams - 1989
Chet Atkins – Daydream – C.G.P - 1989
George Benson & Earl Klugh – Mimosa – Collaboration - 1989
David Benoit – Houston – Inner Motion - 1991
John Nilsen – From the Sky – From the Sky - 1991
Strunz & Farah – Zumba – Primal Magic - 1991
Mark Sloniker - Dance For Eight Fingers & Two Thumbs – Perfectly Human - 1991
Don Grusin – Tribe – Zephyr - 1991
Kevin Eubanks – Breeze – The Searcher - 2000
Pat Metheny Group – The Awakening – Imaginary Day – 2000

Daytime
Artist - Song – CD - Year Played on TWC
The Rippingtons – Tourist in Paradise – Tourist in Paradise - 1989
John Tesh – That Ole Demon Meanness – Tour De France - 1989
Max Groove – Fiesta Sol – Midnight Rain - 1991
Don Grusin – Hattie Mae – Zephyr - 1991
Tommy Nehls – Right Now – N/A - 1991
Don Grusin – Zephyr – Zephyr – 1991
Joyce Cooling – China Basin – Keeping Cool – 2000
The Yellowjackets – Freedomland – Live Wires – 2000
Norman Brown – Stay Strong – Celebration – 2000
Rippingtons – Welcome to St. James Club - Welcome to St. James Club – 2000

Primetime
Artist - Song - CD - Year Played on TWC
The Dixie Dregs – Free Fall – Free Fall - 1989
Joe Sample – In All My Wildest Dreams – Rainbow Seeker - 1989
Bobby Lyle – Love Eyes – The Journey - 1991
The Crusaders – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Healing the Wounds - 1991
George Howard – Broad Street – Love and Understanding - 1991
Strunz & Farah – Tierra Verde – Primal Magic – 1991
Joe Sample – Oasis – Oasis – 2000
California Guitar Trio – Classical Gas – Pathways – 2000
Pat Metheny Group – 5-5-7 – Letter from Home – 2000
Wayne Gerard – Nitevision – Outside In – 2000

Overnight
Artist - Song – CD - Year Played on TWC
Dan Siegel – Just for the Moment – Northern Lights- 1989
Omar Hakim - Constructive Criticism - Rhythm Deep - 1989
The Rippingtons – Let’s Stay Together – Tourist in Paradise - 1989
Peabo Bryson – Can You Stop the Rain – N/A - 1991
John Nilsen – Ports O’ Call – From the Sky – 1991
Mark Sloniker – Harpo’s Tune – Perfectly Human - 1991
Vince Guaraldi – Ginza Samba – Greatest Hits - 2000
Eddie Reasoner – Sea Breeze – N/A – 2000
Kevin Eubanks – The Storyteller – The Searcher – 2000
George Howard – When Summer Comes - When Summer Comes – 2000

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2013

« on: June 01, 2013, 07:20:02 PM »

I give it a 40% chance of becoming a sloppy, disorganized, messy Andrea at some point over the next several days.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Mike Bettes in Tornado Accident

« on: June 01, 2013, 07:15:42 PM »

The local media in OKC better thank their lucky stars they're weren't massive fatalities because of that dumb advice.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2013

« on: June 01, 2013, 10:56:51 AM »

Today is officially the start of Hurricane Season and we have our first CODE YELLOW area to start the season off.

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1. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR
DUE TO UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND PROXIMITY TO LAND.  THIS
SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL
CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 31, 2013, 11:25:51 PM »

Just came out of work today and had to say it was the worst day of work so far, a customer comes to my register to purchase 2 Walmart Gift Cards (one for $25 and another for $10) i go to do the Scan/Swipe the cards then when i go to enter the amount i press 25 and enter (i was supposed to press 2500) which then came up as .25 cents.

The Customer says you put in 25 cents instead of 25 dollars then i start getting really nervous and start apologizing. i then try to enter in the prices for the other card and the customers says rudely "i don't need this card" and goes to get another one. when she comes back she says "Enter this one as $25" which i did with the help of another cashier and the total came out to $35 dollars which she then gives me $40 dollars. after pressing total an error on the screen came up saying "Supervisor required" which is because i tried to void out the other card which then locked up the touchscreen.

i keep apologizing to the customer and she says "i'll take my money back and here's the cards" this was after no supervisor that showed up after a 10 minute wait at my register. then another cashier tried to help me go through the steps to fix the transaction which we both tried to do which failed and the other cashier couldn't believe the computer wouldn't finish the purchase.

after trying to help me fix the error the other cashier directed the customer to try and see if she could do a new transaction at a different register. which i looked and saw the customer got her gift cards and went on her way. after what happened i felt very nauseous and almost passed out (felt like an anxiety attack) but i caught myself and took some deep breaths to calm myself down after the ordeal. then one of the supervisors came up to me an hour later to tell me it's my 15 minute break which was a relief because i would be able to explain what happened to the supervisor. i explained the above to my supervisor and she said when i come in at 10am tomorrow for my shift i should look for my manager and discuss the situation with her or if i don't see my manager wait until 11am until she (my supervisor) comes in so we both can meet with my manager and tell her what happened tonight.

Overall a very bad night at work and i was shaking and very nervous and after i told my supervisor i'm not comfortable being a cashier anymore she completely understood with all the stress involved in working in the front end of the store. hopefully i can talk to my manager tomorrow and look for a new position in the store and continue to work at walmart and continue to help out customers who shop there daily.

I've never worked as a cashier (and never want to), but I'm sure it takes a lot of patience and tolerance to do because I can tell it's very stressful whether you're a newbie or a veteran. You really have to love helping people as a second nature like you seem to in order to handle it.  Hopefully you'll be able to move to a different position that will better suit you there while at the same time allow you to interact/help customers.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Mike Bettes in Tornado Accident

« on: May 31, 2013, 10:21:51 PM »

Well you know what?! When I created the Topic I looked in every part of this website to see if there was a post about it already and there was NOT!!! So I created one!!! Thank you very much!!!! 

Dude, chill. It's not that serious. He was just letting you know there was already a discussion thread on this topic already. The two threads can be merged.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: May 31, 2013, 08:36:08 PM »

Andy mentioned this before, but it wasn't until tonight I realized how incredibly annoying this man really is. Those constant outbursts and interruptions while Dr. Forbes was talking mid-sentenced irritated me just enough to turn my head away from the TV and stop watching TWC in less than 2 minutes. It's good thing Dr. Forbes is a class act and professional when on-air because if I was in his shoes I would have been told Chris to STFU with his annoying squealing. I know that might seem extreme, but I have a pet peeve about people constantly interrupting people mid-sentence especially in a case like this when that said person is trying to explain to viewers what's happening and they can't get past a sentence without being asked a dozen other questions. It's a really bad habit I don't like.

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

« on: May 31, 2013, 04:10:28 PM »

Cloudy and 88 °F.  Winds S at 9 mph. Add me to the "too hot" crowd.

Ditto, it wouldn't feel so hot right now if the dewpoints were more in line with the humidity (low 40s).

86 F, Partly Cloudy
DP: 61 F
Wind: SE 10 MPH (G: 18 MPH)

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Emulator Videos / Re: Weatherlover's Emulations

« on: May 31, 2013, 03:58:54 PM »

WeatherSTAR4000 Emulation:  May 31, 2013 (After Effects CS6 Project)
D Flavor - 1992-1995

All weather data is 100% valid and provided by the NWS and intellicast.com

Things made in AE
- Gradient Orange/Purple Banner (Made one piece with the Pen Tool; duplicated it 9 additional times, changing the colors using the Eye Dropper tool)
- Gradient Background
- Blue Template (Latest Obs, Local Forecast, etc.)
- Top Blue Bar
- Bottom Blue Bar
- Time Ticker (Used key-frame animations to get the seconds to tick as displayed in the video)
- Ad Crawl
- Current Radar Banner (Done partially in the same way as the Orange/Purple Banner)

Things made in MS PP 2010; Imported into AE
- Black/Greyish-Blue Line (On top of the Bottom Blue Bar)
- Radar (courtesy of www.intellicast.com), Interstate Lines, Interstate Markers, County Outlines, and City Markers

Things Made in MS Paint (2012)
Regional Map - I'm gonna redo it over at some point though.

Song: Destination: The Outer Rings by Clifford Marshall Van Buren (April 1993 Playlist)
Source: TWC Classics (http://www.twcclassics.com/local-forecast/playlists/april-1993)

WeatherSTAR4000 Emulation: May 31, 2013 (After Effects CS6 Project)

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2013

« on: May 30, 2013, 11:26:03 PM »

So... running out to buy a kitchenful of canned goods and bottled watter before everything disappeared from the store shelves was a bad idea?

No, but panicking and being all doom and gloom thinking it will definitely affect you directly when it's too early to tell and going by one model, which hasn't been right too often lately was not necessary. It was not a bad idea, better safe than sorry, but it may just be remnants of Barbara in the eastern Pacific and not even become Andrea, and even if it does, it's not like you have a hurricane, let alone a major hurricane bearing down on you.

Tropical Storms can be be just as dangerous and deadly as any major hurricane. Allison (2001) and Fay (2008) are the best examples, especially the latter for Florida.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: May 28, 2013, 02:05:28 PM »

There are two legacy STARs I'll be working on off and on this Summer. Can you guess what the first one of the two will be? 

video attachment below

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 27, 2013, 08:59:58 PM »

Hey y'all, long time no post!

i really apologize that I haven't posted in a long while.. school has kept me busy and its just that i havent had the same interest in the weather channel that I used to have but needless to say i am out of school now and i graduate in less than a week

looking forward to getting my drivers license soon and hopefully a summer job

And Jesse, i am really sorry to hear about the loss of your mother my condolences go to you and your family

Ah graduation, good times, good times. Enjoy and bask in that momentous day.  It's a joyous jumpstart to the next chapter of life.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 27, 2013, 01:05:09 PM »

I'm sorry to hear of your loss Jesse , I know how rough it can be losing a close family member. My heart, thoughts and prayers are with you.