Do you hate Mike Thompson (weathermen)?

I am trying to watch American Idol tonight, and that camera attention grabbing Mike Thompson keeps interupting every 2 minutes to tell me about a storm on the missouri and Iowa border! Seriously, he must have cut in 5 times somtimes talking for like 15 minutes at a time just babbaling about this stupid storm. He even had the balls to cut in at the end so he could screw up the end of the show. I was so pissed. I was so glad the Bachelor was on channel 12 cause Busby is nice enough to flash in accross the bottom instead of cutting in to the show.

Unless it is an emergency, it should be against the law to cut into a show. I just feel they could wait to tell us about a bad widdle thunder storm during their own segment during the news.
I also hate it when they have that storm county tracker on the side of the tv. No sane person could possably know what the hell this thing even is trying to represent, yet it is this annoying blob blocking everything on the right of my TV.

Oh yea, I have issues! Major issues! Here is my tv watching schedule then you can judge for yourself:

Monday-King of Queens, Yes Dear, Everybody Loves Raymond. Monday Night Football.

Tuesday-American Idol, 24.

Wed- American Idol, The Bacholer.

Thurs-Survivor, CSI.
Sun- Sopranos.

Other shows are sprinkled in, but these are the regulars I never miss.

By the way Iowanian and PennyWise, I am not gay. I am getting ready to get a plasma tv. I can't wait to watch Survivor on it.
Really, I promise I am not gay.

[Mark M]

Originally posted by ChiefsKing
Oh yea, I have issues! Major issues! Here is my tv watching schedule then you can judge for yourself:

Monday-King of Queens, Yes Dear, Everybody Loves Raymond. Monday Night Football.

Tuesday-American Idol, 24.

Wed- American Idol, The Bacholer.

Thurs-Survivor, CSI.
Sun- Sopranos.

Other shows are sprinkled in, but these are the regulars I never miss.

Ths issue is not the shows you watch, but the way in which they are watched.

If you get angry because the phone rings or the weatherman pops on, then ... well, IMHO that's just not healthy.

These are TV shows, nothing more.

You see, I have a sister who spends 90% of her time parked on the couch in front of the TV, 5% working and 5% sleeping. You could come up to her with $100 billion and she'd just say "That's nice" and continue to watch her show. From what you've posted on this thread, you seem like a person who'd get pissed for someone doing that.

But hey, that's just my impression ...

MM
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Yes, I do and did get angy at the weatherman popping in for an hour. I don't like Mike Thompson or Joe Loria, I don't want to listen to them when they are on the news and really don't want to listen to them when I am watching another tv show. I don't mind if it is information I need, but I clearly did not need their input last night. Maybe others did though, so I don't mind if it is for 5 minutes or if it is scrolling on the bottom telling where it is and where it is headed. I personally didn't see last night as any different from 100 other storms we get. Maybe it was worse, that is fine, I just don't want to hear about it for an hour. I turned it around and most stations did cut in briefly. I am fine with that in an emergency. But I don't want him to cut in to tell about a storm that is far away, or to just drag it on for an hour when everything could be summed up in 5 minutes.

[Mark M]

Originally posted by ChiefsKing
Yes, I do and did get angy at the weatherman popping in for an hour. I don't like Mike Thompson or Joe Loria, I don't want to listen to them when they are on the news and really don't want to listen to them when I am watching another tv show. I don't mind if it is information I need, but I clearly did not need their input last night. Maybe others did though, so I don't mind if it is for 5 minutes or if it is scrolling on the bottom telling where it is and where it is headed. I personally didn't see last night as any different from 100 other storms we get. Maybe it was worse, that is fine, I just don't want to hear about it for an hour. I turned it around and most stations did cut in briefly. I am fine with that in an emergency. But I don't want him to cut in to tell about a storm that is far away, or to just drag it on for an hour when everything could be summed up in 5 minutes.

Since you'll obviously never understand why they cut in and why they must continue to do so, even though it's been explained to you repeatedly, I'm done with this conversation.

It's a sad statement that fiction is more important to you than reality.

MM
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Mark I see your point, I just don't agree with it. Do you see any at all of my point? Maybe just a little bit?

[Mark M]

Originally posted by ChiefsKing
Mark I see your point, I just don't agree with it. Do you see any at all of my point? Maybe just a little bit?

Nope. Not at all.

There is not a single TV show that I "have" to watch or care that much about.

MM
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[Talisman]

I think everyone's missing the worst part of these types of storm situations...

You tape a show on the night of a storm and finally sit down to watch it a week later or so. You've completely forgotten about the fact that there was a storm. You get the popcorn popped, you fast forward through the opening part that's always the same, and then the weather dude comes on.

What are you supposed to do then? You can't call the station to tell them to stop it. The people who were in danger are safe now, a week after the fact. There is no point to interrupting my taped show!

That, my friends, is the real tragedy. Tape delayed weathermen save no one...

Talis
~tongue so far in cheek it hurts a little

It's a sad statement that fiction is more important to you than reality.

Dude, my Dad lives in Florida with the hurricanes, my other relatives live in Cali with the earthquakes, floods, fires, crime, everything else. I care about what happens with the weather. I also don't slam on my brakes just cause it rains and drive 40 mph in the fast lane. I am not saying what is going on outside my little world is less important. I just don't watch the tv soley based on the news or weather and think there is a better way to inform than to cut in and talk about it for an hour. If it is bad, stop watching tv and go to the basement, and get back to regular schedualed programming.

[shakesthecat]

Talisman,
If that ain't grounds for a lawsuit, I don't know what is.

[Ultra Peanut]

Originally posted by Talisman
That, my friends, is the real tragedy. Tape delayed weathermen save no one...

Talis

I was traumatized simply by reading that horrifying post.

[Archie F. Swin]

damn . . . y'all take yer whevur seriously 'round herr, huh?

Mike Thompson must be a real cock smuggler to interrupt the Simon Cowel show . ***** Mike and everyone that looks like Mike.

There's a greasy haired rim rider that thinks he owns the airwaves down here too. Come to think of it, that bitch is from Missiouri Too!

Mutherfuhker!

[Ultra Peanut]

Originally posted by Chief Red Pants
damn . . . y'all take yer whevur seriously 'round herr, huh?

Mike Thompson must be a real cock smuggler to interrupt the Simon Cowel show . ***** Mike and everyone that looks like Mike.

There's a greasy haired rim rider that thinks he owns the airwaves down here too. Come to think of it, that bitch is from Missiouri Too!

Mutherfuhker!

[htismaqe]

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[BigOlChiefsfan]

Originally posted by Chief Red Pants
damn . . . y'all take yer whevur seriously 'round herr, huh?
There's a greasy haired rim rider that thinks he owns the airwaves down here too. Come to think of it, that bitch is from Missiouri Too!

I heard tell that THAT particular weathergoon was so confused he even voted once for a democrat AND actually bragged about it afterwards. To a bunch of republicans. But just to prove he's not completely insane, he'll drive out of state to buy Boulevard Beer. AND he roots for the CHIEFS. So even if he says it's gonna be sunny and it really rains...at least he got 2 out of 3 right.