I know, I get really annoyed at Weather Channel too when they turn up the hype machine - named winter storms, Fat Guys in the Woods, Prospectors - but the Atlantic Hurricane season is picking up apparently and there are times I really appreciate their experts. When short-lived Danny was a Hurricane, there was a really interesting short piece where they explained how the hurricane hunter planes use a form of radar to measure the strength and properties of a storm, and the way it used to be done via some kind of wave measurements back around 1900 or so. I don't live - generally - in a hurricane prone area, which is to say I live in New York City and was very lucky to not be affected at all personally by Sandy, though I didn't leave my apartment for several days, I didn't even lose power or my cable (I was the only person in my family so lucky). However, what I wish WC would acknowledge, or at least the Powers that Be at WC would acknowledge, is that in the age of climate change, why should you have to hype anything?, Shopping Channel Shows Shopping Channel Shows Due to multiple reports of conduct that does not align with our community values of respect, diversity, and inclusivity, this forum will be shut down on 3/1/24., Bob ️ Abishola (Bob Hearts Abishola) .