[BC] TV Weather

[Dana Puopolo]

I was living in PGH at that time and had come to Boston for the weekend. I saw
the forecast and decided to leave on an earlier flight back to PGH. That
flight was the last one for several days. We were in the air and were supposed
to stop in Harrisburg. The flight attendant came on and asked how many were
stopping there. All but two hands went up. Then she informed us that
Harrisburg airport had been closed due to the storm. We actually got into PGH
a bit early. There was no snow there. The mountains had effectively blocked
it.

-D

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Received: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:11:01 AM EST
From: "Sid Schweiger" <sid at wrko.com>

In Boston, the only thing the TV weather forecasts are good for lately
is panic.  Most people over a certain age remember the Blizzard of 1978,
when the Boston area got 31 inches of heavy, wet snow in 24 hours,
resulting in an order from then-Governor Michael Dukakis that
effectively shut down all non-emergency use of public roads.  All but
one of the TV weather folks got the forecast wrong, and many people
ended up unable to get food or water because they were prohibited from
driving for the better part of five days.