>I fondly recall past trips up off the Maine coast, waiting out a gale force >storm on the islands. There was nothing more comforting than the guys >broadcasting as "The voice of NOAA weather radio". If this change was due >to cost-cutting, I would happily contribute to a salary fund to get the guys >(& gals) back. Does anyone know why the change was made? >Debbie Reeves > Probably not cost cutting, since presumably the same meteorologists are still there.... IIRC, it took away from their forecasting duties to make the recordings every 1/2 hour or so. I miss some of the voices, too. There was one out of NYC who would slip in unexpected comments now and then. It Was a more human thing. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 10 2000 - 05:22:22 PST
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