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Old 09-26-2022, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by dougjb View Post
So, even though I am a native Floridian, I urge you to follow the advice of the pros...even though the news channels really seem to go overboard. I love it when they say during an anticipated normal summer thunderstorm that winds will gust to 80 miles an hour. What? Sinclair Broadcasting, a conservative nationwide owner of tv and radio stations once demanded that their weather people to spice up the weather forecasts with such extreme forecasts. I always have a pound of salt ready when I listen to the television news.
Remember this from the Weather Channel during Florence? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tocuyJ1Fu7U
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