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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 25, 2011, 02:07:24 PM »

Well, time for another vacation. I'll be gone for a couple of weeks while I visit my grandparents lake house in southwest Michigan. This should (hopefully) be a good place to escape the 100+ heat. See you all when I return.

I would sure hate to live in Dallas. I couldn't stand the day after day triple digit heat with no relief from rain and thunderstorms.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: This month's featured content

« on: July 24, 2011, 10:08:24 PM »

I've often thought it would be cool (but likely impossible) to pin down dates of use for things like that.

It shouldn't be so hard.  So long as there's video evidence that can be dated, then it's pretty easy to realize what background was used when.

Almost all of my images and videos are dated. How would I be able to determine a start and end date from that?

In this case, just put 1992, rather than 1993, or 1991-1993 would be better. Then, you can look at BTF videos on you tube and it'll tell you the year this BTF aired, then look at other videos of it, that will give you a hint.

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

« on: July 24, 2011, 07:06:05 PM »

A birthday card was the last thing I bought.

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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday to the most awesome kitty on TWCT!

« on: July 23, 2011, 09:08:01 PM »

Happy Birthday!

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: July 23, 2011, 08:57:41 PM »

I never use the computer.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: This month's featured content

« on: July 23, 2011, 08:54:37 PM »

I guess that would qualify as a comment. BTW, Miami used that backdrop as early as late 1991, FYI. In 1993 they changed the backdrop to the one with the swimming pool.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / This month's featured content

« on: July 23, 2011, 05:56:42 PM »

I noticed that the Miami background for the Weekend/Business Travel Forecast is said to be from 1993. That was the backdrop at the time of Hurricane Andrew. IIRC, they were still using that one in early 1993, but they changed it at some point a little later that same year.

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Everything Else Classic TWC / Re: Best weather radar

« on: July 21, 2011, 06:14:24 PM »

How bout the weather radar in this video?

Former TWC OCM Dave Schwartz

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Cindy

« on: July 21, 2011, 05:56:11 PM »

Cindy will disappear in no time.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Congrats to Jim Cantore

« on: July 19, 2011, 10:12:40 PM »

Good stuff bro. I've been watching him for 23 of those 25 years.

I've been watching him for 22 of those 25 years.

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: July 19, 2011, 06:14:22 PM »

Texas is not in a drought.

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Local Forecast / Re: Late 1980s LF song with meowing cats

« on: July 18, 2011, 08:56:13 PM »

That music sure is peculiar. 

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Depression 2

« on: July 17, 2011, 06:58:13 PM »

Via TWC/NHC

  Shucks, I was hoping it would move across the southern Florida peninsula, cuz they need the rain on both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.  We can't control it.

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Everything Else Classic TWC / Re: Best weather radar

« on: July 17, 2011, 06:25:08 PM »

Which weather radar is being used in this video? (Wait until about 3:08)

More Severe Wx Coverage on TWC (part 2)

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: July 14, 2011, 06:45:07 PM »

Our economy is not in serious trouble.