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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: January 14, 2011, 11:19:20 AM »

Man, I am ready for a huge snow storm or something.  15 Degrees/Mostly Cloudy.  Possible lt. snow tonight. 

An inch or two of snow Sunday, and it looks like a few inches of snow Monday.

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General Discussion / Re: Recent music purchases

« on: January 14, 2011, 11:16:31 AM »

Bonnie Tyler- Total Eclipse of the Heart
Glee Cast- Total Eclipse of the Heart (yes, I just became a Glee fan  )
Glee Cast- Push It
Black Eyed Peas- Dirty Bit
Timbaland- The Way I Are
Akon- Smack That
Akon- Right Now
the Ready Set- Love Like Woe
Bruno Mars- Grenade
Counting Crows- Colorblind
Five for Fighting- 100 years

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 14, 2011, 11:10:27 AM »

Cell phone companies here are all over the place.  We've got Sprint here and there, Verizon Wireless, US Cellular (my carrier), iWireless, AT&T.  Those are some of the main carriers.  Not sure which one is used the most, however.  I just have an LG Banter.  I am considering going off my parents' contract when it expires and go with a Verizon Droid, but I am still not sure. 
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Tyler- lake effect snow is very interesting.  I would love to go somewhere around the Great Lakes and experience it. 

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Alexandra Steele Let Go

« on: January 12, 2011, 10:55:22 PM »

Tyler is correct.

I am thinking that Alexandra asked to go part-time and when NBC said no, Alexandra probably decided to leave, which would cause legal problems because she violated her contract.

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General Discussion / Re: Your Career Choice

« on: January 12, 2011, 12:38:49 AM »

I'm really wanting to become a broadcast meteorologist(with degree of course), but having trouble really getting started. Is it really a good future? Some people make fun of me for it, but should I really get into this?

Don't worry about what other people think.  It's your life, not their's.

It isn't the highest paying job in the world, but if it is really what you want to do, go for it.  Broadcasting can be stressful at times.  But is also rewarding when you put out a great product.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: January 11, 2011, 12:17:55 PM »

25 Degrees with light snow.  About 2.5" in my backyard..nothing big.  I am getting sick of these baby snowfalls.  I am ready for a 1 to 2 foot snowfall!

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: January 09, 2011, 02:04:33 PM »

26° mostly cloudy (NWS observation) WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7PM MONDAY NIGHT   We bottomed out at a low of 18° this morning.

Have fun with the snow!  Unless, of course, you hate it .

Weather here is boring.  Partly sunny, 24 degrees.  Possible 1-3" of snow tomorrow/TuesdaY, with locally higher amounts.

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 09, 2011, 02:02:24 PM »

According to the Memphis NWS, there is a chance of thundersnow there. So snowfall rates could be of excess of 2-3 inches an hour if that occurs which I believe is likely, there looks to be a lot of lift with the development of this storm atm.

I actually had some thundersnow today

Lucky.  That's one phenomenon I want to see, sooo bad!  I always think of Jim Cantore's reaction from the 90's

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

« on: January 09, 2011, 01:58:34 PM »

Starbucks....this stuff has drugs in it!
Mountain Dew

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 09, 2011, 01:57:34 PM »

CityVille on Facebook is a lot of fun...

Never had the patience for those types of games

Me either.  I think I tried Farmville once, because everyone would send requests so I figured it had to be fun.  I did not like it .

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 08, 2011, 12:34:44 PM »

Want a tip? ALWAYS buy books from Amazon. Amazon has the books you're looking for, and the prices are astonishingly cheap. (ex. My Dreamweaver textbook costs $55 at IVC's bookstore. At Amazon: $34). I am never buying books from the bookstore again.

Yes, I highly recommend Amazon, and ebay as Patrick suggested.

However, renting books have become quite popular.  All you have to do is pay for shipping and handeling, and maybe 30 to 40 bucks to rent, and then you send it back after 12-16 weeks of using it.  However, since I only need two books, I am just going to buy it from my school's bookstore.

And you are right Al, C's can ruin that GAP as well.    Shooting for a 4.0 this semester

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Everything Else TWC / Re: What would you do to improve TWC?

« on: January 08, 2011, 12:29:18 PM »

Bring more live weather.  That's pretty much it.  I am fine with the way Local on the 8s already is, so no need to change that.  Get rid of the chyron graphics that are constantly on the bottum of the screen showing headlines/breaking news.  Seems too cluddered with the LDL at the bottum of the screen.  I would keep Wake Up With Al, since it is a highly rated show, but the news has got to go; that's why there is GMA and TODAY, and cable networks. 

MORE WEATHER!

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Where is Jim Cantore?

« on: January 08, 2011, 12:20:33 PM »

Stephanie Abrams posted on Facebook that she will be in Atlants from 6AM-Noon EST covering the snowstorm.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 07, 2011, 04:16:44 PM »

I just finished up my "minimester" today, a 16 week course condensed into 12 days.  It's pretty intense, but it's a great feeling when it is done.  I start back on the 18th.

Fortunately, since I've taken summer and winter courses, I only need three more classes for my Associates degree.  I am re-taking a class I got a D in my freshman year, because that crushed my GPA.  So, I only need two books, so it will not cost me much.  But like Al and Martin mentioned, BUYING BOOKS SUCKS!!!

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General Discussion / Re: Your Career Choice

« on: January 04, 2011, 10:32:12 PM »

The only problem I have is money for college

I was on the same boat.  Community college would probably be a good route.  Fortunately I was able to get a scholarship that covered most of my tuition at the community college.  I'd apply for any scholarship you can get your hands on, and if that doesn't work out there is always student loans.