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11-02-2009, 12:36 AM
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Suburban enthusiast
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Phoenix/Tucson
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If you're looking for local weather, you should definitely go to NW's website.
They offer VERY detailed forecasts for EVERY area of the country. NWS is responsible for issusing all severe watches/warnings across the United States.
The Weather Channel actually used to be an enjoyable channel in the 90s. Now, it's extremely unwatchable.
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11-03-2009, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Feb 2009
240 posts, read 125,477 times
Reputation: 124
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Originally Posted by Ynot
I absolutely hate the Weather Channel, um, excuse me, I mean the Commercial Channel with weather breaks! Sheesh, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, NBC got control and, you guessed it, the WC got worse!
We live in an rural area with no local stations. There are stations in the surrounding area with a short weather forcasts, but we have always relied on the WC for our weather forcast. Sure, the WC always had the commercials, etc., but they have gotten so much worse. Since coming under NBC/MSNBC's umbrella  , they've added business reports.....oh come on now. Do you think there may be another channel out there providing business reports??? They keep showing the same old tired shows over and over again, i.e., When Weather Changed History, Storm Stories, etc.! Give me a break!! Gid rid of 'em! It's just old and worn out news!
Then last night when there was severe weather moving into the area, don't bother tuning into the WC because they were showing a MOVIE!!! Yep, seems with all the other junk they dish out, instead of actual weather, they have added movies! Oh sure, it was a weather related movie -- The Perfect Storm -- but it's an OLD movie, and one I could have viewed on any number of other MOVIE stations! I want to see WEATHER on the WC, not movies!
Hello, Weather Channel.....it's about the weather, not entertainment for pete's sake! Catch a clue NBC, have the Weather Channel focus on weather -- there MUST be a reason it was named THE WEATHER CHANNEL!
Just me venting here.....but I know I can't be the only one who HATES the Weather Channel!!! Sheesh......I'm feeling better now......
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I agree 100%. I would always watch TWC especially with severe storms. But like you said; all we get is either a Movie, When Weather changed history, News or commercials. My Mother refuses to watch it anymore because of all the Commercials. When I told her about the other, she fell out laughing and wanted to know why they bother to call it The Weather Channel. It should be only Weather live. That's why it's called TWC.
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11-04-2009, 08:25 AM
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Living in Exile
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: WV and Eastport, ME
1,332 posts, read 663,830 times
Reputation: 893
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kentuckydad95
Our local on the 8's is useless because we have Dish Network. It just shows the national map.
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With Direct TV, local weather comes in based on the Zip code in the receiver. |
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11-05-2009, 01:26 AM
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Fretless Bass Forever
Status:
"Honda V65 Sabre"
(set 4 days ago)
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Fort Worth, TX
3,927 posts, read 2,429,031 times
Reputation: 1299
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I used to like TWC a lot more than I do now. It's turning into Weather Entertainment Weekly. I want weather information, not a bunch of froofraw.
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11-05-2009, 04:05 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Ohio
1,485 posts, read 946,750 times
Reputation: 1808
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I hate TWC.
Used to be you could GET THE WEATHER.
They have ruined it. Hopefully it will get so many bad reviews it will lose sponsors.
Maybe then it will be TWC again if enough people raise their voices to protest the junk they have on there now.
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11-05-2009, 12:10 PM
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Around The Way Girl
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"I do it cause I could"
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Somerset, NJ
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Al Roker creeps me out...everytime I see him I think of that episode of the Proud Family
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11-05-2009, 06:05 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Simpsonville, SC
212 posts, read 54,139 times
Reputation: 146
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robhu
I hate TWC.
Used to be you could GET THE WEATHER.
They have ruined it. Hopefully it will get so many bad reviews it will lose sponsors.
Maybe then it will be TWC again if enough people raise their voices to protest the junk they have on there now.
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It just adds to my stock of "when I was your age" stories.
"When I was your age - The Weather Channel actually showed the weather!!"  |
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11-06-2009, 06:01 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ridgway, Colorado
259 posts, read 107,792 times
Reputation: 307
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TWC is showing a movie tonight. A movie???????? I guess there isn't any weather going on...anyplace.
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11-08-2009, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member
Status:
"Happy New Year! 2010 will be MY year!"
(set 5 days ago)
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Where suburbia meets the backwoods, NC
1,237 posts, read 824,105 times
Reputation: 1026
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I loved it back when I was a child and it was all about the weather. Then it became too commercialized and lost its character. When they got rid of Cheryl Lemke, that was it for me. I watch it on occasion, but I can always watch the local news and weather radars for weather. Not just Atlanta's.
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11-08-2009, 06:20 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Florida
709 posts, read 94,495 times
Reputation: 252
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TWC is just MTV for old people
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