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Baclava

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12. yes - TWC - they need weather disaster porn in the winter to keep up their ratings

Reply to progressoid (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 10:34 AM

Nov 2013

"Why are we paying all these big money personalities to sit around all winter, I KNOW - we'll start naming snowstorms!"

sending Jim Cantore out in a down jacket to get flurries in his eyes is the new hotness

TWC is bigger than weather

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Powerful storm system blasts US West; 8 killed [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2013 OP

Winter Storm "Boreas" ErikJ Nov 2013 #1

Seems they started this year. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #4

Actually TWC started it last year. progressoid Nov 2013 #8

It think it's just the Weather Channel doing this. progressoid Nov 2013 #7

yes - TWC - they need weather disaster porn in the winter to keep up their ratings Baclava Nov 2013 #12

It's been cold, cloudy, and blustery here in SoCal. kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #2

Willie Nelson's bus hit a pillar... truthisfreedom Nov 2013 #3

Be wise to listen to the wooly worm report this year libodem Nov 2013 #5

More reliable than the TWC. Seems it's gonna be bad here, but they quote NOAA saying it won't be? freshwest Nov 2013 #9

It's been at least 10 years of very mild winters libodem Nov 2013 #10

Oh great... ReRe Nov 2013 #6

Beautiful here in SoCal! PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #11