Storm Hysterics

[billski]

Post your sensational headlines here:

"ALERT: Historic, Crippling Blizzard Ahead - The Weather Channel

[h=2]Snowstorm could be epic - Boston Globe[/h]Boston Bullseye for Two Feet of Snow Accuweather

[h=2]Blizzard to Bury New England at Week's End - Accuweather[/h]

 

[St. Bear]

They're not wrong, though. Boston's snowfall record is like 27", so it's looking to be historic.

 

[Puck it]

I got my bread and milk all ready.

 

[BenedictGomez]

They're not wrong, though. Boston's snowfall record is like 27", so it's looking to be historic.

I dont think Boston hits 27"

 

[WinnChill]

Take a drink every time you hear "epic".

 

[gmcunni]

I got my bread and milk all ready.

the Big Y was packed with "gray hairs" as my wife likes to call them.

 

[wa-loaf]

Topped off the washer fluid in the car for the drive up tomorrow.

 

[St. Bear]

I dont think Boston hits 27"

Does it have to break the record? #3 or #4 on the all time snowfall list isn't historic?

 

[Warp Daddy]

Big Yawn , no big deal , here in the Tug Hill Plateau we got 77 inches in ONE. 24 hr period Jan 11' 1997 i have also seen 104 inches in one storm system over 3/4 days .

this storm IF it hits here will be a jr varsity event 7/ 15 inches , dun but no big deal

 

[Warp Daddy]

Hey no disrespect WINN, but the TV weather guessers get order from headquarters to JACK up the HYPE , Pump up the numbers , Pumpup the jam and Thus pump up the Nielsen ratings , advertising prices, and got to be in cahoots with hose who sell milk bread beer n munchies and PIZzA and wings .

IT is ALL Theatre guys !! Ma natch wil do what shell do in spite of this circus , chill out , what ever will be will be and no friggen amt of this BS will amt to a tinkers damn , Ski when u can and dont sweat the small stuff hahahahahaha

 

[drjeff]

I think that the hype with this one IS warranted because of a few factors. #1 - if it plays out as it looks like it wants too, you're going to have an area basically inside the I-495 corridor where with the big snowfall totals and even bigger winds, the plows won't be able to keep up with the storm, and there's a crap load of people who live in that area who won't heed the warning to be prepared. That's just asking for major trouble with cars stuck on the roadways and plows unable to get by the cars. If this storm wasn't targeting a major metropolitan area, while significant, it wouldn't be as big a deal. Unfortunatelty more people living there also equals more STUPID people living there and that's just going to screw things up for longer for more folks after the storm is done and it's time to dig out!

 

[St. Bear]

I'll never forget one of the stupidest things I've ever read on the internet (and that's saying something). After NYC got their huge storm a few years ago (~22" or so right after Xmas), on one of the articles discussing all their problems, someone made a comment to the effect of, "I can't believe they're having problems with 2 feet of snow. Alta, UT averages over 500" of snow a year, and they have no problems."

 

[WinnChill]

Hey no disrespect WINN, but the TV weather guessers get order from headquarters to JACK up the HYPE , Pump up the numbers , Pumpup the jam and Thus pump up the Nielsen ratings , advertising prices, and got to be in cahoots with hose who sell milk bread beer n munchies and PIZzA and wings .

IT is ALL Theatre guys !! Ma natch wil do what shell do in spite of this circus , chill out , what ever will be will be and no friggen amt of this BS will amt to a tinkers damn , Ski when u can and dont sweat the small stuff hahahahahaha

I'm in agreement with parts....show producers will dictate the tone of storm segments which equals hype. I don't care for the non-degreed weather folks on big networks trying to sell the weather--makes me puke. On a local level, the degreed mets, I believe, are genuine and just call it as they see it--they probably dislike the hype just as much as we do, but I really don't think they try to BS things.

And I also agree--ski when you can!!!!!

 

[o3jeff]

I got my bread and milk all ready.

Better go get more just to be sure!

 

[BenedictGomez]

I'm in agreement with parts....show producers will dictate the tone of storm segments which equals hype. I don't care for the non-degreed weather folks on big networks trying to sell the weather--makes me puke. On a local level, the degreed mets, I believe, are genuine and just call it as they see it--they probably dislike the hype just as much as we do, but I really don't think they try to BS things.

On some level, I feel it all went downhill when big breasts seemed to become a job requirement. Yet on some other level, I feel it all got pretty awesome at that same point.

 

[billski]

Hey no disrespect WINN, but the TV weather guessers get order from headquarters to JACK up the HYPE , Pump up the numbers ,

It would be entertaining if they didn't generate so much panic with traffic jams, runs on stores. Etc. Believe it or not, I find during stores is a great time to go shopping. You get rock star parking, personal service and no waiting! Of course the employees are all grumbling they have to work.

Now warp, you know as much as I that small towns, with wide open spaces can handle a foot of snow, which a metro area, which isn't set up to handle snow, will entirely seize up, discounting panic attack.

I'm turning off the lights and heading north now. Decided to do my shopping when I get there. Things should be a lot closer to "normal".

Enjoy the turns.

 

[billski]

I'm in agreement with parts....show producers will dictate the tone of storm segments which equals hype. I don't care for the non-degreed weather folks on big networks trying to sell the weather--makes me puke. On a local level, the degreed mets, I believe, are genuine and just call it as they see it--they probably dislike the hype just as much as we do, but I really don't think they try to BS things.

And I also agree--ski when you can!!!!!

When Matt Noyes used to stream the back room all the time, it was like night and day - what he was thinking versus what he actually said on air. Weather wonk suppression!

 

[TheBEast]

On some level, I feel it all went downhill when big breasts seemed to become a job requirement. Yet on some other level, I feel it all got pretty awesome at that same point.

Nice.....I think I would agree here ....but the pretty face on one station locally here is just a ditz!! Total transplant to this region with a complainer type attitude when it comes to reporting the weather. Needless to say she sucks as a weather chick other than the looks.

 

[Abubob]

 

[bigbog]

Hey no disrespect WINN, but the TV weather guessers get order from headquarters to JACK up the HYPE , Pump up the numbers , Pumpup the jam and Thus pump up the Nielsen ratings , advertising prices, and got to be in cahoots with hose who sell milk bread beer n munchies and PIZzA and wings .

IT is ALL Theatre guys !! Ma natch wil do what shell do in spite of this circus , chill out , what ever will be will be and no friggen amt of this BS will amt to a tinkers damn , Ski when u can and dont sweat the small stuff hahahahahaha

Certainly right Warp......they want something for the resume sayin' something whose film cuts will replace the blizzard of 78' in the vaults...

...ROTFL Abubob