OT..so, I missed the monster storm..BUT
02-01-2011, 08:12 PM
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OT..so, I missed the monster storm..BUT
I got stuck in an ice storm in Dallas where this sucker started. Have been trapped in hotel since yesterday..inches of ice outside and will be here at least thru tomorrow.......
02-01-2011, 08:19 PM
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Ahh, you appear to be staying right off of Highway 114, just N/E of the airport.
Blame the Green Bay fans, they brought this crap with them.
Blame the Green Bay fans, they brought this crap with them.
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02-02-2011, 01:42 PM
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snow!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y62TiIY8a14
special thanks to the media for telling my employees to stay home for the day....Where do I send my bill?
special thanks to the media for telling my employees to stay home for the day....Where do I send my bill?
02-02-2011, 03:44 PM
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More alarmist forecasts. Both the resort and bus for my ski day got cancelled for naught. Only took 10 minutes to shovel walk in Y&E. Maybe 5"'s max of pretty light stuff.
02-02-2011, 04:03 PM
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Weather news attracts viewers/eyeballs and is very inexpensive to produce in comparison to real news stories. The more dramatic equals more viewers/better ratings equals more dough and at less cost.
I was in Syracuse in December...71 inches of snow in one week...I can just imagine the hysteria here.
I was in Syracuse in December...71 inches of snow in one week...I can just imagine the hysteria here.
02-02-2011, 04:24 PM
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CBC radio, being publically funded, has poorly reported this whole issue and has caused me a direct cost within my company.
I will admit that there is an advantage to having less volume of cars on the road, but to have all of the radio hosts calling it "snowmaggeddon" and interviewing Police with leading questions to get them to suggest "staying home", is completely unreasonable.
So, I have employees that have both stayed home and came to work. How do I deal with the division of responsibilty?
For the people who stayed home, do I pay them or have it as one of their paid sick days (that I pay for)?
For the people who came to work, do I give them an extra day off to make it fair for everyone?
What about the lost revenue to public transit and all of the service industries that rely on those commuters? Add the cost of all of the perishable foods that were stocked on the shelves in the transit stations.
What ever happened to, leave early, drive slowly and be careful on your way to work today.........
I will admit that there is an advantage to having less volume of cars on the road, but to have all of the radio hosts calling it "snowmaggeddon" and interviewing Police with leading questions to get them to suggest "staying home", is completely unreasonable.
So, I have employees that have both stayed home and came to work. How do I deal with the division of responsibilty?
For the people who stayed home, do I pay them or have it as one of their paid sick days (that I pay for)?
For the people who came to work, do I give them an extra day off to make it fair for everyone?
What about the lost revenue to public transit and all of the service industries that rely on those commuters? Add the cost of all of the perishable foods that were stocked on the shelves in the transit stations.
What ever happened to, leave early, drive slowly and be careful on your way to work today.........