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    Mid to Long Range Discussion ~ 2022

    in Southeastern States

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    3 hours ago, PantherJustin said:

     Why is he so smug now? He used to be so cool…. Now it’s like all he wants to do is “I told you so” forecasting like he has something to prove by being First to Say something won’t happen…. Brad, You’ve got 100K followers on Twitter we know you’re reliable man don’t be like that. And as annoying as it is, for the love of god can Mets stop adding “Not a Forecast” or, “Stop Sharing These Deterministic model runs”  like yea no sh*t, I’m sorry if someone is stupid enough to believe a model that says 30” of snow in Augusta GA like the storm a few weeks ago….. well that’s natural selection imo. But it’s like all but Maybe 2-3 Mets just copy and paste each other’s “nothings coming” catch phrases now. Only a few that don’t and 1 is nice enough to post on this board from CLT. I mean be unique man so you’re own thing…… Sorry rant over 

    I don’t think he is being smug or doing any “I told you so” here. He does this to paint a picture on why model forecasting in most cases doesn’t work, especially in the long range. He is a TV met who probably got constant questions on social media and probably everyday life about the what the GFS or Euro snow map looked like 7-10 days out over the past few months. This helps people understand that those maps are useless, and tbh this board follows those maps heavily.

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    Southern Sanitarium

    in Southeastern States

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    3 hours ago, Avdave said:

    Greg Fishel got a new gig.  Good for him :)

    20211201-mdp03104*90xx1227-1636-286-0.jp
    By Laura Brummett  –  Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal
    5 hours ago
     

    Greg Fishel, the former longtime chief meteorologist at WRAL who left the station nearly three years ago, has a new job in North Carolina — and it’s with an HVAC company.

    A favorite among WRAL viewers for decades, Fishel resigned from the station in February 2019. Since then, he has worked as a senior atmospheric scientist, moved to Florida, started a Facebook page dedicated to the weather and moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, according to his social media accounts.

    His newest role is as a spokesperson for Blanton’s Air, Plumbing & Electric, a Fayetteville-based company with operations in the Triangle. As an HVAC company, much of Blanton’s services rely heavily on weather forecasting, said Madison Creech, Blanton’s marketing coordinator. The company also installs generators, another seasonal business dependent on weather, she said.

    “We thought that having our own weather person would be a fun way to get customers engaged,” she said. “Also, I think most people who grew up in this area know and love Greg Fishel, so that's kind of where the idea came from.”

    Fishel couldn't be reached for comment.

    He has already shot a commercial for the company. In it, he appears to be on a beach acting as Tom Hanks’ character in the film "Cast Away." Complete with a Wilson volleyball friend, Fishel is “found” by Blanton’s mascot, Coolidge. He then returns to what looks like a TV station and gives a weather report, shouting out Blanton’s heating technicians.

    Screen shot of a commercial featuring Greg Fishel for Blanton’s Air, Plumbing & Electric.

    BLANTON'S C/O FACEBOOK

    Fishel most recently worked for Priogen Energy as a senior atmospheric scientist from October 2019 till July 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile. In October 2020, he started a Facebook page titled “The O'fishel Weather - and other stuff PAGE.” The description says he uses it to share weather, climate and critical thinking tidbits to the page’s 20,000 followers.

    Some of his posts describe him traveling across North Carolina and beyond “chasing” weather events. Most posts get thousands of likes, followed by hundreds of comments expressing users’ love for Fishel and his content. Many include his humor, such as this Jan. 15 post, “Snow in the Triangle is like the Mets winning the World Series. It's not unprecedented, but darn is it hard to pull off!”

    Fishel started at WRAL in 1981 and became chief meteorologist in 1989. His sense of humor and weather reporting won the hearts of thousands of North Carolinians, making his departure from WRAL in 2019 shocking to many. At the time, Fishel gave a statement announcing that his resignation had been accepted.

    “I have been facing many personal challenges over the last year, and these issues have impacted my ability to work effectively and professionally,” he said at the time. “I take full responsibility for my actions and intend on meeting these challenges head on.”

     

     

     

    Lawd… just the link would of been fine.

    Southern Sanitarium

    in Southeastern States

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    28 minutes ago, NCsandhills said:

    I just ventured into the MA forum / storm thread for the first time. What. A. Shitshow. I'm glad we have actual mods here. The MA forum is 90% spam, 10% tracking.

    There is actually a lot of good info in their storm thread to be honest. I don’t really see what you are saying. 
    And compared to our storm thread which has a bunch snowfall maps, radar maps, and “BOOM”…

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    Southern Sanitarium

    in Southeastern States

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    2 hours ago, jburns said:

    It certainly better than the NFL.

    My biggest pet peeve is when people say “Well they could of stopped them!”… 

    Sure Buffalo could of stopped them from scoring a touchdown… but the argument is we NEVER got to see if the Chiefs could stop the Bills. 

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