inc@fluke.UUCP (Gary Benson) (12/19/83)
Is there a newsgroup devoted simply to current weather reports? If not, does anyone besides me have any interest in getting one started? I sometimes travel, and don't always read newspapers, but I'm logged in here pretty frequently. I would suggest that if the group gets going, the subjects be kept to *only* a report of the weather at a location, not a discussion of meteorology, climate preferences or discussions of how cold/hot/wet/whatever conditions various locales are suffering under. Net.weather.d could be used for such discussions. Here's a sample posting to show you what I mean: Newsgroups: Weather Subject: Seattle/Puget Sound 12/19/83 Winter has struck the Puget Sound area today, with 1 1/2" of snow on the ground, and forecasts calling for 3 - 4 inches by night, more on the way throughout the week. Temperatures are in the mid 20s to low 30s. Traffic is slow and sanding crews have been busy since before dawn. Many schools and businesses have closed, and are advising employees and students not to attempt travel without chains, as the roads are quite icy under the dry snow. -- --- Gary Benson John Fluke Mfg. Co. Everett, WA, USA
perelgut@utcsrgv.UUCP (Stephen Perelgut) (12/21/83)
The problem with a newsgroup about weather is that everybody will talk
about it but nobody will do anything about it.
(-: G R O A N :-)
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Stephen Perelgut Computer Systems Research Group University of Toronto
Usenet: {linus, ihnp4, allegra, decvax, floyd}!utcsrgv!perelgutrigney@uokvax.UUCP (12/28/83)
#R:tpvax:-13900:uokvax:3800004:000:320 uokvax!rigney Dec 26 10:08:00 1983 A discussion about adding a new group should be carried out in net.news.group. I'm not for such a group, since the net is too slow to make this all that useful compared to Radio. If you're planning to travel, blow a quarter on a copy of USA Today, which has nation-wide weather reports. Carl ..!ctvax!uokvax!rigney
ajs@hpfcla.UUCP (12/30/83)
#R:tpvax:-13900:hpfcla:18500003:000:252 hpfcla!ajs Dec 24 18:41:00 1983 > The problem with a newsgroup about weather is that everybody > will talk about it but nobody will do anything about it. I guess that explains why it never seems to matter weather or not I keep caught up with most newsgroups. [-: G R O A N :-]