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And call me old fashioned, but I still use Internet Explorer 8. I can't STAND the new one!
Matt, did you take down your classic TWC classics archive? When I go to classic.twcclassics.com, the URL remains the same but I get the main website instead of the classic TWC Classics archive..
I, too, thought it was kind of neat to look at an archive of the forums, but I think Matt said a lot of the links were broken, or that he lost most of the site.
I have to rant as I'm hearing people and the media complaining that they were unprepared as it was only a tropical storm and later a Category 1 hurricane. Apparently, they forgot that the categories only refer to wind as described in the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which NHC posted on their website months ago. Every tropical storm and hurricane is dangerous, which is why NHC issues warnings for all of them! The hurricane watches and warnings were even extended 12 hours compared to previous seasons. There are people trapped in areas that were under mandatory evacuations for the past two days.
Maybe Isaac will finally get the point across that you don't need a major hurricane like Katrina to cause extreme problems. Because Isaac is a large cyclone and is being blocked by an upper-level ridge to the north, it's going to spin over LA for the next 24 hours while dumping tons of rain and pushing lots of water onshore. It will finally move northward once the ridge clears to the east, but Isaac will continue to bring major flooding issues far inland. I'm really glad all of you in this forum are far more intelligent and know what to do with dangerous weather conditions, but I'm really shocked at how poorly the general public doesn't understand or care.
This is exactly what our meteorology professor was telling us yesterday. A rating on the Saffir-Simpson scale almost means nothing as it just refers to wind speeds, and he said the NHC finally updated the storm to a hurricane just so people would act differently (because, as he mentioned, it's likely that people will take more precaution when they hear the word "hurricane" than when they hear the word "tropical storm.") Yeah, at the time it was upgraded winds were probably at hurricane strength, but still. The main problems of this thing are going to be flooding/storm surge, which can be more catastrophic than winds.Maybe TWC feels vocal music isn't fitting for a hurricane or something? It is odd that even TWC thinks the vocals are tacky when they have many viewers so they're backing off the vocal music for now. I just find that suspicious, especially if the vocal music returns immediately after the Isaac hype dies.
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) and with the expert talking nonstop to try to cover everything, they have to do it.
Way too many commercials and background story crap in my opinion. (Is it embarassing that I recorded the Olympics, and was able to catch up to watching it live on TV after starting watching the recording about two hours prior?) Plus, when it comes to gymnastics and other "rountine" sports, they are only showing the U.S. and barely focusing on any of the other countries. It would be nice to see some routines from other countries to see what we're actually up against! I am hoping that future Olympics will not be as bad as this. The only thing I can surmise to explain the poor coverage is that they can't show anything live from London during primetime because of the time difference.
In case any of you were wondering why you haven't heard from me in awhile, it's because I was on vacation in Michigan; my grandparents have a lake house on a small lake about 45 minutes northwest of Kalamazoo in southwest Michigan. It was definitely a cool, refreshing vacation, though ironically it was 101 degrees there the day I arrived.
) Jim, that post threatening to "kill" someone was completely uncalled for. Next time behavior like this happens, warnings will be issued. NO exceptions! 
You are no longer a fan of the current network if you no longer have anything positive to contribute towards it. Sorry but thats simply how I see it. If you no longer like something you can't call yourself a fan of it. This forum was established to find like minded people who enjoyed various aspects of The Weather Channel... not to complain about how its not being run to your satisfaction. Some of you dislike the programming, OCMs, music, local forecasts (or lack thereof), etc. What do you actually like then? This board has a close community that likes to interact about personal and off topic issues. While thats fine it can't be the main reason the forum exists. If there are no longer any fans of The Weather Channel then this forum serves no purpose and should cease to continue operation or at least become archive only. You all should try to look on the bright side of the changes since there is little you can do to turn back the clock.But, we can still talk about classic TWC in a positive matter, right? I'm not longer a fan of present TWC programming and haven't since probably 2007 (only watched for LFs after that), but that doesn't mean my interest in classic TWC will ever go away.
Dats odd, because Wunderground updated the ob at KDAL by the time you posted to light rain!Reported at Downtown Dallas...holy cow!!!Andy, out of curiosity, where are you getting that observation from?
83°F Blowing dust squalls/windy
Winds: NE 31 mph gusting to 52 mph
This is a result of an outflow boundary ahead of the thunderstorms moving southwest through the Metroplex.I can't find it at any of the Dallas area airports. area airports.
That observation came out of Dallas Love Field, which is practically next to Downtown Dallas (so the observations are usually the same). This was according to the hourly ASOS station update by the NWS. Check their website HERE, and you may still be able to see the observation. They update at :53 past the hour. If you can't see it, check the 3-day history.
Basically, I was just trying to point out the strong wind gusts that were being reported as a result of the outflow boundary.
Reported at Downtown Dallas...holy cow!!!Andy, out of curiosity, where are you getting that observation from?
83°F Blowing dust squalls/windy
Winds: NE 31 mph gusting to 52 mph
This is a result of an outflow boundary ahead of the thunderstorms moving southwest through the Metroplex.
