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Everything Else TWC / Re: Has TWC lost its way?

« on: June 06, 2010, 10:30:30 AM »

You should rely more on a NOAA weather radio

Mine's been going crazy with the recent severe thunderstorm and tornado advisories.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2010

« on: June 06, 2010, 12:13:17 AM »

GFS goes into fantasy land about 300hrs out Ill wait a bit

LOL!  Well said!! 

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Has TWC lost its way?

« on: June 06, 2010, 12:11:01 AM »

And this reason is exactly why I 100% DESPISE all of TWC's ads promoting how they actively cover severe weather, etc.  Like everyone else here, I would NEVER turn to TWC for any type of severe coverage in my area. Do you think any average viewer tunes into TWC for severe coverage, or do they tune-in to all the long-form?

Actually, the local Boston stations rarely have in-depth coverage of severe weather, except for blizzards and the rare hurricane.  And even in the case of blizzards, we're so used to them that the coverage tapers off after a couple of hours.

In terms of severe thunderstorms, however, the most you'd expect from a Boston station is a couple of minutes at the :00 and :30 before returning to regular programming.

I was in the Orlando area this winter, and their local stations suspended all programming to cover severe weather from the first second until the all-clear.  The Boston area had a tornado watch for most of the afternoon, but there was hardly a peep about it on the local stations, except for during the regular news broadcasts.

So, in my case, I do turn to The Weather Channel during severe weather, because they're more likely to have more coverage on it.  Well, that was until The Weather Channel became an entertainment network, but at least now there's Weatherscan, so I can read the warnings on the bottom of the screen and watch the storms move on radar.

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan frozen

« on: June 04, 2010, 07:46:09 PM »

The Metro Boston/Southern New Hampshire Weatherscan is also working fine.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2010

« on: June 03, 2010, 06:14:37 PM »

Keep in mind of the 05 and 03 hurricane seasons.

Just because it happened before doesn't mean it's not quite unusual.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: June 02, 2010, 08:44:11 PM »

My favorite playlist was in the early 1990s, at the end of the "You need us for everything you do" era.  I still remember my favorite songs.  I can't identify them here, but if I heard them, I'll immediately be able to tell you which ones.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: Numerous Weatherscan Problems

« on: May 30, 2010, 04:43:21 PM »

As we previously stated, problems are likely for a while after first recieving Weatherscan.

I'm sure you can understand someone's frustration when a new product is made available... but still hasn't started working properly yet.  Besides, "for a while" is an incredibly vague term that doesn't do much to reduce someone's anxiety.

All I was saying is that some of the products that he listed have been reported to be Temporarily Unavailable for up to 3 weeks. I wasn't trying to be mean, if that's what you were thinking. 

No, I wasn't thinking "mean," but maybe "impatient because of one's own prior experiences."  Wow... that's a mouthful.  Anyway, I occasionally find myself getting impatient because I happen to know something, even if someone else doesn't.

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: May 30, 2010, 11:21:02 AM »

Any ways that are visible more often than the once-in-a-blue-moon boot screen?

The STAR team could get that info for you, but I wouldn't ask unless you had an issue with it and ask what the ID was to go along with that.

Since knowing the ID number of my Weatherscan unit isn't high up there on my list of priorities, I don't think I'll be asking anytime soon. 

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Programming and Graphics / Re: "Flick > Forecast"

« on: May 30, 2010, 11:19:59 AM »

Hmm, I have been wondering this for a while.  Where does the "forecast" part in "Flick and a Forecast" come in? I am assuming it's just Local on the 8's?

Correct.

You know this for sure after contacts with TWC?

Is there any other answer?  "Flick and a Forecast" has existed for a while now, and if there happened to be another part of the "Forecast," wouldn't we have found out by now?

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Programming and Graphics / Re: "Flick > Forecast"

« on: May 30, 2010, 08:42:50 AM »

Hmm, I have been wondering this for a while.  Where does the "forecast" part in "Flick and a Forecast" come in? I am assuming it's just Local on the 8's?

That, and the LDL, when it's on.  I've never watched "Flick and a Forecast" for more than a few seconds at a time, but there have been times when I tuned in and even the LDL was gone!  In fact, that's when the TWC logo was made transparent.  So, it was basically just "Flick" with not even the remotest idea of a "Forecast" anywhere.

Isn't that what the LDL is supposed to do... provide weather information?  On The Weather Channel?  And some big wig exec came to the decision that the LDL is now superfluous, what with all that weather information distracting from a fine feature film in NBC's library?! 

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: Numerous Weatherscan Problems

« on: May 30, 2010, 08:40:28 AM »

As we previously stated, problems are likely for a while after first recieving Weatherscan.

I'm sure you can understand someone's frustration when a new product is made available... but still hasn't started working properly yet.  Besides, "for a while" is an incredibly vague term that doesn't do much to reduce someone's anxiety.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: Numerous Weatherscan Problems

« on: May 30, 2010, 08:39:34 AM »

I hope they can fix your problems for you soon.  I remember when my area upgraded to the WeatherStar XL.  It had numerous problems, and there was at least one product that was "unavailable" at all times.  During the morning programming up until about 10:00 am or so, at least half of the products were "unavailable," though they started to reappear throughout the day.

I think this is why my cable company upgraded to Intellistar at the first opportunity - our WeatherStar XL was just a dud, and its high expense just made the cheaper, newer, and more reliable Intellistar seem like a more sensible solution.

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: May 30, 2010, 08:36:47 AM »

How do you guys find out the Local ID for your weatherscan?

The ID in on the Weatherscan boot screen.

Any ways that are visible more often than the once-in-a-blue-moon boot screen?

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Local Forecast / Re: New Intellistar version?

« on: May 28, 2010, 11:08:15 PM »

So what color do you want them to make it? Most colors won't look good with the current design.

HOT PINK! Problem solved. Thank me later TWC 

Lol, I think I'd want to make a date with the Intellistar if it were that color. 

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: May 28, 2010, 11:05:50 PM »

Poor Escanaba... covering the title bar like that on the radar.