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General Weather Chat / Re: Watch/Warning Thread

« on: April 22, 2010, 04:05:58 PM »

Wow, what a string of Freezes and Frosts here. Got a Freeze Watch for Saturday nite (which was upgraded to a Warning on Saturday), another Freeze Warning Sunday nite, a Frost Advisory Monday nite, another Frost Advisory last nite, and yet another tonite. In effect from 2 to 9 tomorrow morning...

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Frost Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
311 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

MIZ064>067-071>074-230315-
/O.NEW.KGRR.FR.Y.0003.100423T0600Z-100423T1300Z/
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...
LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
311 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* A FEW HOURS OF FROST ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE PRONE TO A FEW HOURS OF TEMPERATURES
BELOW FREEZING.

IMPACTS...

* SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD SUFFER SOME DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING
THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE
ADVISED
AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...
POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT
INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

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Local Forecast / Re: New May 2010 Playlist

« on: April 22, 2010, 03:07:20 PM »

So which one is this?


Local Forecast with Frost Advisory- 4/21/10 10:39 PM EDT

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 21, 2010, 08:12:32 PM »

Rummaging through my picture albums from the past couple of months, picking out sun pictures, I found a couple more interesting ones

This pic was taken on St Patrick's day... when from the exact spot where I stand to take the pictures, the sun appeared to be shining directly through the State Capitol. I know the picture is not the best, but the capitol is almost 3/4 of a mile from Sparrow

And here's another peaceful one...

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 21, 2010, 07:17:40 PM »

Quote from: phw115wvwx on April 21, 2010, 06:49:01 PM

Alex, I don't understand why Comcast has taken so long for you to put up more HD channels like TWC. I've had TWC HD for two years either by Time Warner Cable when I was in NY or by DirecTV in WV now. I see all these ads portraying who has the most HD channels, and I'm really starting to wonder what's really true.

Patrick, even you haven't seen the worst of it when it comes to those HD ads. I can't tell you how many ads Comcast airs claiming they have more [HD] content and programming than InDirecTV... and there appears to be a fierce battle between InDirecTV and Dish on that same subject. I've only had [HD] channels technically for two months now... but the setup I have on it may be causing me problems.

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