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orleans

(34,056 posts) Sun Aug 31, 2014, 12:27 AM Aug 2014

stupid weather dot com!!!

puts an ALERT: Damaging Winds, Large Hail, Tornado Threat Ahead
in a red bar across the top of the page
i think: oh shit! what the hell's going on outside???
i look at my hourly weather--all nice & peaceful & perfect
i click on the ALERT: bar & it's no where near where i'm at--not even in the same state!!!

i don't need their scare tactics!

now i need a drink just to calm down

good excuse, right?

but seriously--when i was trying to type this it started out:
ALERT! DAMING WINGS, LARGE HAIR, TORN THREAD A HEAD

see? that's how jittery it made me

i'd better have two drunks...i mean drinks!

no, wait!

(whatever this means...)

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stupid weather dot com!!! (Original Post) orleans Aug 2014 OP

I use a firefox addon for localized weather. blogslut Aug 2014 #1

I prefer wunderground.com, fwiw nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #2

thanks for future reference orleans Aug 2014 #3

I Know What You Mean Leith Aug 2014 #4

I skip the repackagers and go straight to the source ... Scuba Aug 2014 #5

me too Kali Aug 2014 #8

i cut the Weather Channel cord when LiberalElite Aug 2014 #6

I drink you'd better have three thinksh! lastlib Aug 2014 #7

blogslut

(38,002 posts)

1. I use a firefox addon for localized weather.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 12:32 AM

Aug 2014

There's bunches of desktop widgets and browser extensions that will give you personalized weather so you won't have to visit the weather site unless you want to.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

2. I prefer wunderground.com, fwiw nt

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 12:48 AM

Aug 2014

orleans

(34,056 posts)

3. thanks for future reference

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:10 AM

Aug 2014

meanwhile, i'm on drink two.

Leith

(7,809 posts)

4. I Know What You Mean

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 02:05 AM

Aug 2014

There was one yesterday that said "Flood Alert!" and I got all worried. Come to find out, it was 2,000 miles away.

I used to have local alerts on my phone. One day I got an Amber alert. It was the first alert I got and it scared me. An Amber alert! Let's look for the car!

It was for San Diego. I live in Las Vegas. It's about a 6 hour drive. It's like being in Detroit and getting an Amber alert for Indianapolis. I shut them off after that.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

5. I skip the repackagers and go straight to the source ...

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 09:13 AM

Aug 2014

http://www.weather.gov/

Kali

(55,013 posts)

8. me too

Reply to Scuba (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 05:55 PM

Aug 2014

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=32.01739159980399&lon=-110.10360717773437&site=twc&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text#.VAOZsGPyQWc

(I am not stalking you!

)

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

6. i cut the Weather Channel cord when

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 09:27 AM

Aug 2014

during the Direct TV brouhaha good company man Jim Cantore did an ad claiming people would die as a result of Direct TV not carrying TWC. Yo, weather man - it's not 1982 anymore.

lastlib

(23,244 posts)

7. I drink you'd better have three thinksh!

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 05:18 PM

Aug 2014

(Now ya gotsh ME doin' it!)

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