Re: [Paddlewise] New Bill Would Ban Public NOAA Weather Data

From: alex <al.m_at_3web.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:33:26 -0700
> I really don't see the problem with this. All we have to do is carry a
> satellite dish  and watch The Weather Channel. The bonus is that we'll
> be able to camp on isolated beaches and still keep up with Desperate
> Houswives.  The entertainment abilities of VHF have always been
> marginal, at best. Except for the occasional dramatic rescue on
> Channel 16.

Listening to Desperate Housewives over VHF seems like a nightmare indeed.
But VHF weather channels are available, and they are not US government
funded - at least, not all of them.  Hopefully I'll still have Victoria and
Vancouver VHF weather  channels in the event if that bill would've been
given a green light.
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