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Weather Report:  Has Anyone Else Ever Wondered...  |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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 Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 02:59:47 AM
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... if the weathermen pre-record the forecasts and weather reports? At noon yesterday, my son and I watched the weatherman reporting that at that very moment there were clear, sunny skies, no rain in sight, and showed a weather radar attesting to that fact. We got up, looked outside, and rushed to get the laundry off the line. The sky was covered with fluffy, dark-bottomed clouds as far as they eye could see in every direction, the temperature had dropped since morning, and it was sprinkling out. Honest to Pete, it was as if nobody at the news station had even looked at the sky outside. I went online to see what another local station was reporting for the weather, and it was a lot different than the other channel, and much closer to being correct. When my husband came home, we told him what had happened. I joked that it seemed like they had pre-recorded the report, using the previous day's forecast information and a recording of the radar. My husband said that he had had that same thought before, but surely they wouldn't do such a thing. I wonder, though, if they really DO? It might explain all the faulty reports, that's for sure! SO weird.
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 04:17:57 AM
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Yes, they do here. And on the radio too. All day, the same thing.
Kris
The good beekeeper is generally more or less cranky. C.P. Dadant
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com
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HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl
662 Posts
Tiana
Berkeley Springs
WV
USA
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 09:24:14 AM
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Nini, that has happened to me. LOL. Indeed! food for thought, Tiana!!!!!!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
1825 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 3:58:22 PM
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| Many radio stations buy "canned" weather and traffic reports because they can't afford special live announcers to do these cut-ins. One of the dead giveaways in the Washington DC area traffic reports is when the announcer puts "the" in front of "GW Parkway," "Memorial Bridge" and so on. Locals don't do that. And of course there are always the mispronounced towns and landmarks. If you have kids in the car, it can be a fun game to dial around on your car radio to see if you can guess who's "real" and who's canned. Sorry for the geekery. Former broadcaster. |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 3:58:53 PM
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| Many radio stations buy "canned" weather and traffic reports because they can't afford special live announcers to do these cut-ins. One of the dead giveaways in the Washington DC area traffic reports is when the announcer puts "the" in front of "GW Parkway," "Memorial Bridge" and so on. Locals don't do that. And of course there are always the mispronounced towns and landmarks. If you have kids in the car, it can be a fun game to dial around on your car radio to see if you can guess who's "real" and who's canned. Sorry for the geekery. Former broadcaster. |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9324 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9324 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 5:23:55 PM
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I have two places that I check the weather and they are never the same as each other. I know which is true at least but I like to check the other one occasionally to see if they ever get it right.
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7586 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 9:32:37 PM
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Well I don't have tv anymore but we used to have this one weather man who was pretty on the dot with the weather, but he became ill and had to quit. I get my weather on line and it is pretty good with the daily weather. But lately it is just WINDY!
take care
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2013 : 10:51:04 PM
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we live down the road from the weather station... and quit honestly... I think they would do a better job if they would just look out the window! lol!
I like the old string method,,,, tack a piece of string on the fence post...
if it's moving... it's windy,
if it's wet, it's raining
it it's white, it's snowing
if it's gone... it's been stolen... lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2013 : 02:51:17 AM
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Grace - I love that! SO true!! LOL!
I am really amazed and somewhat appalled that they would ever pre-record the weather and then report it as live coverage and "current conditions"... but it sure explains a lot! LOL!
And to think how much they pick on poor ol' Phil...
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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