Why does Jim Cantore Always "Miss" The Storm

[Displaced Bama Fan]

Mike Siedel is always in the heart of the storm. Cantore usually camps out 50 to 100 miles from the storm, but puts on the act that he's in the heart of the storm....

 

[SirCrimson]

Mike Siedel is always in the heart of the storm. Cantore usually camps out 50 to 100 miles from the storm, but puts on the act that he's in the heart of the storm....

He has more on the job experience than this girl in Galveston, so she has to pay her dues so she can move up the corporate ladder.

 

[BamaLuver]

DBF: You should be counting your blessings that you're still watching Jim Cantore! I'd be willing to bet it won't be long before you'll be in the dark.

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

BL - Yeah, I know. I am. Glad the AC is still running and the kids are watching cartoon network not thinking about it.

When Rita hit, we never lost power (fingers crossed), but cable went out mid-day the following day...bizarre!

 

[Relayer]

Maybe he's smarter.

It always strikes me as particularly useless (if not stupid) to see the obligatory on-scene reports with the guy/gal outside wearing their storm gear, leaning against the howling wind trying to make reports that are barely understandbable.

"Look, there goes a big piece of (debris) flying down the street just behind me!!"

Get out of the wind and rain. You look ridiculous.

 

[crmsnrevelation]

Jim Cantore is a pawn. The weather channel is nothing but propaganda taken up a notch. Dont get me wrong I understand what a hurricane is but man they try and beef these things up to EPIC proportions. They even tried putting dramatic symphony music in the background at the top and bottom of the hours. It happens but not often and its subtle. Listen to how many adjectives Cantore uses and how he says them.
I know its all for ratings but man PLEASE quit trying to scare the hell out of people. And if people dont wish to evacuate dont call them crazy. THIS IS THE LAND OF THE FREE!!!


PAWN!!!!!

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

I prefer to call him a shill instead of a pawn.

 

[RedStar]

I'm really surprised SNL has never done a skit of the weather channel.

I don't want to sound mean, and maybe I'm the only one who thinks this way, but does anyone else wish that just once, a big sign or something would smoke one of these guys standing out in the 70 MPH winds telling us not to go out in them? I mean, I don't want death or even injury, I hope if it happens they pop back up and keep on reporting, but just to see them get laid out on national TV would make my day.

 

[RedStar]

Wow, that was awesome, WISH GRANTED! A guy didn't get hit with anything, but he def. got blown over and looked like a complete idiot in the process, sweet!

2nd wish, 2008 National Title. . .

 

[Jack Bourbon]

I'd give him props for skipping the wig but in covering hurricanes he could not really make it work. I don't hate his voice, though, so good luck to him.

 

[dennychimes76]

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And if people dont wish to evacuate dont call them crazy. THIS IS THE LAND OF THE FREE!!!

And the home of the BRAVE - the police, firemen, Coast Guard who respond to the calls of the idiots who didn't wish to evacuate and are calling to be rescued. If someone wants to ride out a Cat. 3 (or a strong Cat. 2) then fine but don't cry to be rescued when the water rises and the wind blows at 100 mph. However, I do heartily agree about the media hyping the storms! :BigA:

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

And the home of the BRAVE - the police, firemen, Coast Guard who respond to the calls of the idiots who didn't wish to evacuate and are calling to be rescued. If someone wants to ride out a Cat. 3 (or a strong Cat. 2) then fine but don't cry to be rescued when the water rises and the wind blows at 100 mph. However, I do heartily agree about the media hyping the storms! :BigA:

Amen. Harris County Judge Emmet said on the news a little while ago they had 4,700 calls for rescue. He said they have to wait. Can't blame him for protecting the men and women that serve us.

 

[crmsnrevelation]

O yeah i am completely fine with that as well. Pay the repercussions for decisions you make. And if you cant get rescued then o well you cant sue someone.

And Cantore with goggles on his head is just really lame. I sometimes think he has a little buddy just out of the frame tossing up paper or not so dangerous items to make it look more intimidating. So everyone is like "O NO look out Jim Cantore"

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

O yeah i am completely fine with that as well. Pay the repercussions for decisions you make. And if you cant get rescued then o well you cant sue someone.

Yep.

 

[crmsnrevelation]

I'm really surprised SNL has never done a skit of the weather channel.

I don't want to sound mean, and maybe I'm the only one who thinks this way, but does anyone else wish that just once, a big sign or something would smoke one of these guys standing out in the 70 MPH winds telling us not to go out in them? I mean, I don't want death or even injury, I hope if it happens they pop back up and keep on reporting, but just to see them get laid out on national TV would make my day.

Fast Forward to 4:50

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_nm5guuLLE"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

You know, if the media didnt turn every storm into the "STORM OF THE CENTURY", maybe when something big really comes along, people will be more likely to evacuate. I mean, how many times have these people heard.. THIS IS THE BIG ONE! only to have it turn out to be not that damaging. These people probably think it isnt going to be that bad this time either, so why evacuate.

 

[crmsnrevelation]

Nagin called Gustav the Mother of all storms and said it would be twice as big as Katrina... No joke.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPq0w_psbxs"]YouTube - Ray Nagin's Mother of all Storms[/ame]


http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2008/08/nagins_mother_of_all_storms.html

 

[BamaNation]

DBF - did you 'hunker down' or evacuate? I'm assuming the latter since you're online - unless you have a satellite connection

I heard cantore say this morning that this was the first time in 16 years he's been in the eye.

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

DBF - did you 'hunker down' or evacuate? I'm assuming the latter since you're online - unless you have a satellite connection

I heard cantore say this morning that this was the first time in 16 years he's been in the eye.

We rode it out in Katy like we did Rita. Lost power for 1 hour from 5 am to 6 am. Otherwise, we are fine. Winds kicked up around 2 am from 5 am. We had a lot of palm tree limb/leaves down, but we cleaned up our yard and helped several of our neighbors. That's what neighbors do.

No damage to the house...a couple of shingles lost, but nothing major. One section of fence blew down, but it needed to be replaced any way. Most of western Harris County/Katy has power...still 1.9 million customers are without power which is sad.

It makes you realize the little things you take for granted such as AC. We were blessed...

 

[RedStar]

We rode it out in Katy like we did Rita. Lost power for 1 hour from 5 am to 6 am. Otherwise, we are fine. Winds kicked up around 2 am from 5 am. We had a lot of palm tree limb/leaves down, but we cleaned up our yard and helped several of our neighbors. That's what neighbors do.

No damage to the house...a couple of shingles lost, but nothing major. One section of fence blew down, but it needed to be replaced any way. Most of western Harris County/Katy has power...still 1.9 million customers are without power which is sad.

It makes you realize the little things you take for granted such as AC. We were blessed...

I saw the pictures from the Houston Chronicle. What it did to the JP Morgan building was unbelievable. I'll post the pictures in a seperate thread. Also, glad to see you made it through ok!