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freshwest

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4. Fear is like a drug and it's contagious. They're excited because they're overpaid.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 04:45 PM

Oct 2012

This is like entertainment, a movie they're producing, hoping to be part of histroy. So in a way, they're on a trip. Don't go there with them, just get what you need. No one can afford to dismiss the data. But the roller coaster, yes, they're on it and it affects the viewers, as well. TWC was sold some time back and is going into 'entertainment weather' like the other stations went into 'entertainment news.' I'm sure Fox is whipping up the terror as we speak.

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Does it seem that when these weather news guys are reporting bad news they sound very [View all] busterbrown Oct 2012 OP

yep. Do you remember the Balloon Boy story from a couple years ago? Whisp Oct 2012 #1

Was just watching and Separation Oct 2012 #2

Unfortunately yes but it's the nature of being a meteorologist. Avalux Oct 2012 #3

I remember watching a TV weather forecaster in San Diego nichomachus Oct 2012 #7

San Diego would be the worst place to be a meteorologist! Avalux Oct 2012 #8

Fear is like a drug and it's contagious. They're excited because they're overpaid. freshwest Oct 2012 #4

That's what they do for a living. Out of the ordinary weather is exciting to them. I get it.nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #5

Go read the NWS raw warnings nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6

Fear mongering is half of what they do. KurtNYC Oct 2012 #9

Don Henley nailed it years ago with "Dirty Laundry" Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #10