Re: [Paddlewise] Weather Radios on Sale

Rob Cookson wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Joe Pylka
> > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 1:04 PM
> > To: Jeff; PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Weather Radios on Sale
> > I wouldn't mind more sensitivity in the receiver, though....
> >
> >         What would also improve the situation would be for NOAA to go back
> > to using humans to make the announcements.  That synthesized voice is very
> > primitive, technically, and often unintelligible.
> >
> 
> I miss that human voice too.  It used to give me hope that _maybe_ there was
> someone there who could actually look out the window to confirm the local
> forecast.

I missed the regionalisms.  They must have moved those weather people
around a lot.  It was funny to hear the forecast for NYC coming through
Southern lips which just didn't fit into the locale and mispronounced 
locale names.  Also the heavy New Yorkese accents were fun to hear. 
None of them were professional speakers and sounded very human because
of this.

ralph
> 
> --
> Rob Cookson
> 
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
> deserve neither liberty nor safety"
> Benjamin Franklin
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