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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread

« on: June 14, 2008, 07:19:36 AM »

During the Weekend View teaser at 6 AM CT, Julie Martin called WV  Your Weather Today.

And, talking about the floods, Bill Keneely was showing the Cedar Rapids info, then to the Des Moines flooding issue, the map had it on Des Moines, but the text said Cedar Rapids.

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General Discussion / TIM RUSSERT DEAD

« on: June 13, 2008, 03:57:21 PM »

Tim Russert (political commentator) has died....

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06132008/news/nationalnews/tim_russert_dies_from_apparent_heart_att_115384.htm

  OH MY GOSH!

That guy is amazing. Such a talented person.  He will greatly be missed, and is a HUGE loss to the broadcast industry, and NBC

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 13, 2008, 03:10:41 PM »

I'm starting off between $6.50 & $7.00 an hour

That's it?

Well, Dan, Texas' minimum wage is a lot lower than the lucky ones in Illinois.

I believe Illinois min. wage goes up to $7.75 July 1st   The highest Minimum wage is $8.07 in Washington.

In Texas it is the same as the federal, 5.85.  So, technically, because Al is under 18, he is getting paid pretty okay, since kids under 18 do not have to get paid minimum.

well yeah, not very experienced - first job...it was better than what other places were offering me... $6 an hour.

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The Game Room / Re: State I .D. game

« on: June 13, 2008, 11:49:33 AM »

Indiana. Gary is a city down there.

Yes, but it is a suberb of a larger city, which would be Chicago, in Illinois

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The Game Room / Re: State I .D. game

« on: June 13, 2008, 11:29:05 AM »

I'll also join in this game, and say Illinois

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 13, 2008, 11:06:39 AM »

haha..for sure.  Well, we were quite busy, as I mentioned before.  After the last order, and the call to go to the cooler was issued, we had to stop serving customers, which they were okay.  Some people asked if we were serving, we said no, and they said "that's what I thought" ha..

But yea, It wasn't a good business night.  I think labor was at 21%, and a good/avg night should be 16/17%

Oh yea, and Kanye West, Rhiana, and some other band were at the local arena last night, and NO BODY had any idea what was going on.  I talked to a couple of friends who went, and they said EVERYTHING around the arena was in water...CARAZY

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 13, 2008, 02:33:45 AM »

Congrats on the job, AL

What a night I had.  I left my house around 3:30, because I had a meeting at work at 4.  Everytime before I go to work, I check the weather.  It was muggy, with a tornado watch til 8.  Okay..whatever.  So, I go to work, and during the meeting, it starts to rain..whoo.  Then..it's just cloudy.  Then around 8 PM, it starts getting kind of dark..okay.  Then, we notice street lights coming on.  I was taking an order, and all of the sudden I hear tornado sirens going off..and all of the sudden, my phone goes off.  Couldn't answer it..b/c I was dealing with customers.  Then, we got a call for one of the managers saying GO TO THE COOLER...so.. after going outside, me and another employee went out there, the wind picked up..and very vivid cloud-to-ground lightning.  So, we go to the cooler.  Well..then i get a call on my phone from a friend of mine saying that there is a tornado in RI, then another call saying that there is a funnel at the airport..YIKES.

So, after that ends, we turn the lights back on.  Boss calls and says McDonald's parking lot is flooded, so we will probably get busy.  And we did.  Then... we slow down a bit, and I am back on dishes, and all of the sudden I heard more sirens (this was like 1.5 hours later)  I go outside..and all I see is lightning, no rain, and the wind as CALM as could be.  (There really is a calm before the storm).  So, Boss calls and says GO TO THE COOLEr..well, of course, I didn't.  I went out the door.  So I told the manager I was with to come out here, and all the sudden I said HOLY SHIT!  I could have sworn I saw a funnel cloud.  I wasn't 100% sure, but it sure did look like it.  So not even 2 or 3 minutes later,my uncle (General Manager) calls the store and I answer, and he says that there was a tornado reported on the ground at TPC (a golf course..which is 10 minutes away from where work is), and I was like I KNEW IT.  I COULD HAEV SWORN I SEEN A FUNNEL.  So, I definitely did see the beginnings of that tornado. 

Soo, I headed home, and there is MAJOR flooding in my neighborhood.  I have a nice pond in my back yard.  Tonight was exciting, but would have been more exciting if I wasn't working .

So..point of story, there was 2 tornado warnings out tonight, which has never happened here to my knowledge, since I can remember.

Sorry for the book.  If you even read it, THANK YOU

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The Game Room / Re: Say something about yourself

« on: June 11, 2008, 11:29:13 AM »

I am sun burnt

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: "Yeah, let's do that."

« on: June 11, 2008, 11:27:46 AM »

What an imagination you have, Steve.  At first I thought this was real, until the end of the first paragraph

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 11, 2008, 11:26:35 AM »

I need ice for my burn.

Uggh..I get the dumbass award for the year.   I didnt wear sun screen today..and yes..im a lobster   I wanna hit myself.  haha

Well, hitting your self certainly wouldn't help your burn any.

Feels much better today..still kind of stiff though.

I'm pretty excited, because today is my job shaddow up at the news station..YAY

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 11, 2008, 01:13:53 AM »

I need ice for my burn.

Uggh..I get the dumbass award for the year.   I didnt wear sun screen today..and yes..im a lobster   I wanna hit myself.  haha

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread

« on: June 10, 2008, 11:15:39 AM »

I didn't quite catch the whole segment, and I am pretty sure this was at 12:50 CT..or 11:50, during the tropical update, Rich couldn't forward the map, so they brought Sharon in the picture, and showed the trade-off of clickers.

I'm not sure if they already had the camera zoomed out..b/c as I mentioned, I didn't catch the whole segment, only the tradeoff..

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Alexandra Steele

« on: June 10, 2008, 11:10:01 AM »

I miss Tony Perkins..I don't like Sam Champion...just thought I'd point that out

Alexandra looks different, but still looks like alexandra, with different hair..length, style.. color

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 10, 2008, 10:59:04 AM »

  The last one I had was a bit too sweet, but most of them time, there isnt too much sweet, nor is there too little.  I also like 2 lemons in mine

Did you all hear about the tomato salmanela?  It sucks.  I work in fast food, and people who come through for BLT's (our bacon is delicious), get really mad, and just drive right on through.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 10, 2008, 10:52:46 AM »

The only thing I like at McDonalds, is their dollar McChicken sandwitch, and their Dollar sweet tea...the sweet tea is to DIE FOR!

I'm super excited.  Today is my first day off from work since summer started, so I actually get to do something all day and all night

Tomorrow, I have a job shaddow at my local ABC afilliate, from 1-6 PM, and he said that there is a female intern there .  This will be my third time at this station, but so much has changed since I was there 5 years ago.  I'm excited!!!!!!!