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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: January 06, 2019, 08:21:10 PM »

$1.94   

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General Discussion / Re: Commercials You Loathe

« on: January 06, 2019, 08:19:22 PM »

That Plexaderm ad is starting to get on my nerves.   

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Eboni Deon

« on: January 06, 2019, 08:16:01 PM »

Cool.  I always liked her.

Thanks for the update.   

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TWC Today News / Re: Martin's passing and the future of TWC Today

« on: December 13, 2018, 09:37:54 PM »

Not much activity on this forum these days. 

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General Discussion / Re: What is the last thing you bought?

« on: December 13, 2018, 09:33:13 PM »

A pair of replacement earpads for my Sony MDR-ZX100 headphones.

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Local Forecast / Re: Christmas Music 2018

« on: December 13, 2018, 09:22:32 PM »

A few of these songs... aren't very good.   

I wish they'd play the Vince Guaraldi Peanuts songs.   

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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: December 04, 2018, 08:56:30 PM »

Ever since the most recent oil bubble burst, gas prices have been tumbling.

Just over $2.00 here.

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Local Forecast / Re: Christmas Music 2018

« on: December 04, 2018, 08:51:54 PM »

Normal playlist today.

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General Discussion / Gale-Farce Winds

« on: September 15, 2018, 09:12:47 PM »

I'm not 100% sure what to make of this video.  This isn't necessarily a shot at TWC per se, because EVERY media outlet is guilty of this (some more than others).

There is a LOT of wisdom in what Mike Rowe says here.  Don't automatically believe ANYTHING you hear or read.  If somebody isn't embellishing a situation for ratings, they may be trying to propagandize an unsuspecting public.

Gale-Farce Winds

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General Weather Chat / NOAA Revises 2018 Hurricane Forecast

« on: August 10, 2018, 09:14:02 PM »

Now favoring "below average"

NOAA forecasters lower Atlantic hurricane season prediction

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Local on the 8s Major Change Beginning Tomorrow

« on: April 29, 2018, 09:45:29 PM »

hmm it appears they still have a local on the 8 segement, but only  at the 18's and 48's.. with the live feed version on the other 8's..

Really not a fan of this move, but I'm used to it now so I'm cool with it.

I love that they extended Weekend Recharge by an hour.   

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Your Local Weather / Re: Chicagoland Weather

« on: April 13, 2018, 08:02:50 PM »

Spring, WHERE ARE YOU?   

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Programming and Graphics / Re: The Weather Channel Acquired by Entertainment Studios

« on: March 31, 2018, 09:57:48 PM »

Longform does not necessarily need to go away completely.

From 2-5 AM, a taped loop of the prior hour would air.

I wouldn't mind longform if there was a LOT8s (with current radar) every 10 minutes.  Why is there an L-Bar (or reverse L-Bar) during live coverage but not during longform?  That's infuriating... a complete slap in the face.

Are there really enough viewers in the middle of the night to justify paying OCMs and an entire crew?  Let the interns run the show from 2-5.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: TWC Being Bought By Comedian and Mogul Byron Allen

« on: March 28, 2018, 09:27:09 PM »

At least the channel itself will soon be off the hands of the NBCUniversal/Blackstone/Bain consortium. Will we see some improvements like the return of live 24/7 weather?

I wonder how this will affect the coverage of global warming?  When it was NBC alone, they were really in-your-face about it.  After all, General Electric (parent company of NBC) is HEAVILY invested in so-called "green" energy, so it only makes sense that they'd use the outlet to indirectly promote their products.  The news division of NBC was always more than happy to comply for political reasons.

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General Discussion / Re: Commercials You Love

« on: March 19, 2018, 09:40:44 PM »

That GEICO commercial  with McGruff cracks me up... especially when the lady asks him if he's "gotta go take a poo poo?"