frazdaddy Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Just came in from a most enjoyable mowing of my yard. Last Wed I was on an operating table all afternoon while my cardiologist blasted areas inside my heart with ultra-high-frequency radio waves to attempt to stop the spurious electrical impulses that have been causing V-tach to the point where my defibrillator knocked the **** out of me. Today was a better Wednesday. Maybe the most perfect weather day of the year here. Or maybe it was just my noticing it more. Glad you are ok. Keys are in the mower, beer is in the barn fridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Glad you are ok. Keys are in the mower, beer is in the barn fridge Beer first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Beer first? By all means. Before, during and after. If you fall off the mower quits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Welcome back, jburns! You came back yesterday, Tony Stewart will be racing at Richmond this weekend! Surely this is an omen of wet weather on the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Two questions. When can we get red tags on here and where is the best online college/university to get your meteorology degree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Two questions. When can we get red tags on here and where is the best online college/university to get your meteorology degree? 1) when one graduates 2) idunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Two questions. When can we get red tags on here and where is the best online college/university to get your meteorology degree?Ask Isohomey .Waycross Institute of Technology (WIT)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I got my SKYWARN certification and have YET to receive my red tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 I got my SKYWARN certification and have YET to receive my red tag.I've got my master baiter certificate for fishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Two questions. When can we get red tags on here and where is the best online college/university to get your meteorology degree? The best met program is Iowa State University. Hey you can get one of those spiffy orange tags now tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 The best met program is Iowa State University. Hey you can get one of those spiffy orange tags now tho! Thanks. Might as well get my degree while I'm in and the airforce is paying for it. Who should I message about my orange tag?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Thanks. Might as well get my degree while I'm in and the airforce is paying for it. Who should I message about my orange tag?? probably Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Looks like rain again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I want a weather lawyer when will the American people wake up and demand reasonable forecasts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I want a weather lawyer when will the American people wake up and demand reasonable forecasts?? I'm serious man, write your congressman. NOAA will not go to bat for you. Just email your gridded verification scores to your representative and heads will roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I'm serious man, write your congressman. NOAA will not go to bat for you. Just email your gridded verification scores to your representative and heads will roll. Why is my congressman not getting a report card like parents do with their children in school? Who are the parents of the NWS? Do they not care when the grade goes from an A+ to a D-? What about when they receive an F where is the confidential meetings to correct this type of behavior does anyone care?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 This morning should be considered a homework assignment that needs to be redone or wasn't done at all and a phone call needs to be made. Test grades will be for actual weather events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 As a tax payer I want to know the full name of the guy who made that forecast update yesterday evening in Blacksburg and his credentials and re-discuss his salary and or disciplinary actions including up to termination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 As a tax payer I want to know the full name of the guy who made that forecast update yesterday evening in Blacksburg and his credentials and re-discuss his salary and or disciplinary actions including up to termination. Lol. As a taxpayer...I am my own boss! I want a raise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Why is my congressman not getting a report card like parents do with their children in school? Who are the parents of the NWS? Do they not care when the grade goes from an A+ to a D-? What about when they receive an F where is the confidential meetings to correct this type of behavior does anyone care?! Eastern Region HQ gets all our public fcst verification scores. File a complaint with them. Congress gets periodic reports on our GPRA goals for POD/FAR/CSI for severe warnings and aviation products, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubiksDestroyer Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Why is my congressman not getting a report card like parents do with their children in school? Who are the parents of the NWS? Do they not care when the grade goes from an A+ to a D-? What about when they receive an F where is the confidential meetings to correct this type of behavior does anyone care?! Maybe they're homeschooled. They don't have grades; it's just the effort that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I FROZE this morning expecting temps not far from 50......patchy frost should not form around 48. If I catch pneumonia due to my heat not being turned on because of a forecast who is responsible for my medical bills? Maybe the American people will wake up one morning when their tomatoes are killed by a reckless forecast. What about the cats and dogs that were left outdoors because the forecast showed near 50 but 37 is animal abuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I FROZE this morning expecting temps not far from 50......patchy frost should not form around 48. If I catch pneumonia due to my heat not being turned on because of a forecast who is responsible for my medical bills? Maybe the American people will wake up one morning when their tomatoes are killed by a reckless forecast. Quit complaining and just calculate all your verification data including percent error, bias, and Heidke skill score showing 30/60/90 day averages for each fcst period, then send it up to ERH. They'd be glad to get the info. They may want to see your data and methods, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Quit complaining and just calculate all your verification data including percent error, bias, and Heidke skill score showing 30/60/90 day averages for each fcst period, then send it up to ERH. They'd be glad to get the info. They may want to see your data and methods, however. Tax payers should not have to be a scientist as a parent shouldn't have to be a student to do others work for what should be self improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Tax payers should not have to be a scientist as a parent shouldn't have to be a student to do others work for self improvement. You just sound like your're at your wits end. I'm just suggesting an active and constructive solution. Otherwise, just file a complaint with your congressman. You'll still need good data for that tho, so I'm not sure what you can do really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 You just sound like your're at your wits end. I'm just suggesting an active and constructive solution. Otherwise, just file a complaint with your congressman. You'll still need good data for that tho, so I'm not sure what you can do really. I bet there's a 99% chance the guy will never think twice he even missed the forecast coming back into work. No note will be left from any member of management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I bet there's a 99% chance the guy will never think twice he even missed the forecast coming back into work. No note will be left from any member of management. I bet you're right. I bet there isn't a a note when he/she gets the fcst right either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 If I was the boss I would **** on his family give him the boot out the door tell him to find a job like Mc Donalds where when he's wrong he will know immediately and it will be corrected right there and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I bet you're right. I bet there isn't a a note when he/she gets the fcst right either. His note is his paycheck I pay for doing the job right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 If I was the boss I would *** on his family give him the boot out the door tell him to find a job like Mc Donalds where when he's wrong he will know immediately and it will be corrected right there and then. "**** on his family"? Lol...what's that mean? For missing a low temp fcst? Are you out of coffee this morning? Seem a little cranky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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