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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: November 07, 2010, 08:12:49 PM »

$2.99 at several gas stations in Monroe, MI. Remember to round that off to $3 because the prices are actually $2.999. I expect those prices to remain the same through the holiday/travel season, then lower by January.

I hope you're right, but with these recent moves by the Federal Reserve (and subsequent weakening/devaluing of the Dollar), I fear that we may soon see new highs.

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General Discussion / Re: Election Day Discussion & Coverage

« on: November 06, 2010, 09:36:18 PM »

I doubt Obama is going to be one of them.

I think Hillary's going to knock him out in the primaries.   

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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: November 06, 2010, 09:28:31 PM »

One week ago it was $2.60.

Today: $2.99.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Chicagoland Weather

« on: November 06, 2010, 09:23:38 PM »

1-2 inches of snow yesterday between Gary and South Bend.

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General Weather Chat / Re: When Do You Expect the First Snowfall to Happen In Your Area?

« on: November 06, 2010, 09:20:47 PM »

About an inch or two fell yesterday 5 miles to my east.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Chicagoland Weather

« on: October 31, 2010, 08:26:22 PM »

How strong were the winds?

30-40 sustained
gusts up to 70

We've had stronger winds than this associated with severe storms, but this lasted for over 2 days. 

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Your Local Weather / Re: Chicagoland Weather

« on: October 30, 2010, 08:21:51 PM »

Here's some 411 on our recent storm...

Was the October 26th storm record breaking??

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Your Local Weather / Re: Chicagoland Weather

« on: October 29, 2010, 09:02:28 PM »

Huge storm coming through…

That wind was insane.   

Had our first freeze.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Chicagoland Weather

« on: October 23, 2010, 09:10:58 PM »

We had a little bit of rain today (.16").

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Your Local Weather / Re: Chicagoland Weather

« on: October 14, 2010, 08:53:57 PM »

The past few weeks have been pretty weird weather-wise. A few weeks ago, it was cold, then it go warm, and cold again, and back to warm, and now borderline cold/warm.

And now it's back to warm.


Back to cool today…

One month later, and we're still in the same pattern. 

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Your Local Weather / Re: Southern Indiana Weather

« on: September 08, 2010, 09:07:16 PM »

60 mph winds, no major damage.

40 mph here.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Summer 2009 Heat Compared to Summer 2010

« on: August 27, 2010, 09:13:20 PM »

Here's an interesting assessment of summer 2010 in Chicago.

Record Stretch of Warmth & Record Stretch of No Real Heat

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Jeff Mielcarz

« on: August 20, 2010, 09:16:24 PM »

WeatherVentures.

Thanks.   

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: New OCM- Bryan Norcross

« on: August 20, 2010, 09:12:57 PM »

Why does TWC need a hurricane "expert" AND a hurricane "specialist"? What is the difference between the two? Bryan was on WC tonight giving an update, but what he did was something Dr. Knabb could easily do, too.

Not a new concept for TWC.  They had John Hope and Steve Lyons.

Two is (sometimes) better than one.  From the way it sounds, this Bryan Norcross sounds great, and Dr. Knabb is also.

I forgot about Hope and Lyons.  It still seems a bit unnecessary though.

I like Dr. Knabb a lot, but he doesn't seem to have the kind of personality that would attract viewers en masse.  And like it or not, it's all about ratings.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: New IntelliSTAR Product Suggestion: River Stages

« on: August 18, 2010, 09:48:39 PM »

EDIT: I guess showing something like that during a Flood Watch would be the best time to show it, it shouldn't be shown on a regular basis imo.

Agreed.  If a local river gets at or near flood stage, we already get a crawl across the bottom of the screen.

Neat idea, but most people don't care when rivers are at normal levels.  Those who do already visit this site...
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