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madmumbler
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Re: FSU product discussion
      Fri May 26 2006 03:46 PM

I think the bottom line is they are worried, as is nearly everyone now and days, about getting a) their hind ends sued, or b) getting their hind ends chewed out by some reporter. So some wussie administrator got a wild hair when they finally realized they were offering something like that and said heeeeyyyyyy! We can't do that -- might get sued/reported on!

Liability. CYA. Bad press. Etc.

And all that. Yes, I'm that cynical. Or maybe I need to borrow that tin foil hat I saw floating around in someone else's post. *LOL*

Remember the outcry about the LBL in the models? Heck, even the NBC affiliate here down in Lee/Collier county that we watch the most has stopped using the LBL, instead opting for a "wind swath" graphic.

Fudge that. I want the LBL. I KNOW it's not "reliable." But I like having it there. It saves me the aggravation of drawing my own in.

If they're going to worry that much abouit liability, they might as well quit using all the break points. Start saying, "Okay, if you're from Key West to Sarasota, batten down."

It's all about liability.

Actually, I don't remember seeing much about the FSU model last year? I remember it from years past, but even my dh had commented on it sometime last year. The sites we were normally visiting didn't seem to show it like they used to. I'm not saying it wasn't out there. I'm just saying the few sites I usually rely on, I remembered seeing it a few years ago, and don't remember seeing it last year. Unless they started abbreviating it differently and I missed it.

Which is quite possible. *LOL*

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Subject Posted by Posted on
* FSU product discussion Clark Fri May 26 2006 03:46 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion GuppieGrouper   Fri Jun 09 2006 07:46 AM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion Hootowl   Fri Jun 16 2006 11:28 AM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion Margie   Fri Jun 16 2006 11:45 AM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion madmumbler   Fri May 26 2006 03:46 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion Random Chaos   Fri May 26 2006 06:08 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion madmumbler   Sat May 27 2006 09:25 AM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion GuppieGrouper   Fri May 26 2006 06:40 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion madmumbler   Sat May 27 2006 09:35 AM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion Clark   Sat May 27 2006 03:37 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion madmumbler   Thu Jun 08 2006 07:22 AM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion Margie   Sun Jun 04 2006 02:10 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion GuppieGrouper   Sun Jun 04 2006 04:08 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion Clark   Sun Jun 04 2006 05:53 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion CaneTrackerInSoFl   Sun Jun 04 2006 04:27 PM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion madmumbler   Sat May 27 2006 09:27 AM
. * * Re: FSU product discussion Hootowl   Fri May 26 2006 12:10 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... RedingtonBeachGuy   Thu May 25 2006 08:10 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... wereallgonnadie   Thu May 25 2006 10:34 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... Random Chaos   Thu May 25 2006 10:51 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... winterwx   Thu May 25 2006 11:53 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... firestar_1   Fri May 26 2006 12:09 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... Hootowl   Thu May 25 2006 06:22 AM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... Steve H1   Thu May 25 2006 09:38 AM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... Margie   Thu May 25 2006 02:51 PM
. * * dark day? HanKFranK   Thu May 25 2006 03:45 PM
. * * Re: dark day? Major7   Thu May 25 2006 05:45 PM
. * * Re: dark day? Margie   Thu May 25 2006 06:05 PM
. * * Re: dark day? Major7   Fri May 26 2006 09:15 PM
. * * Re: dark day? Bloodstar   Thu May 25 2006 07:36 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... Wingman51   Thu May 25 2006 09:34 AM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... leetdan   Wed May 24 2006 06:52 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... Bloodstar   Wed May 24 2006 07:12 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... danielwAdministrator   Wed May 24 2006 07:53 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... Clark   Wed May 24 2006 08:29 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... CaneTrackerInSoFl   Wed May 24 2006 06:13 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... cdm-orlando   Wed May 24 2006 05:28 PM
. * * You beat me to it. Margie   Wed May 24 2006 03:33 PM
. * * Re: A dark day in meteorology... CoalCracker   Wed May 24 2006 03:07 PM

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