[opendtv] Re: The Weather and do these people have NO shame?
- From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:21:02 -0700
Do you think that $2 per flight will cover the bill for accuweather to sell
(what is now free NWS weather data) to the airlines?
tinstaffl -- there is no such thing as a free lunch
John Willkie
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Smith" <wsmith@xxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:07 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: The Weather and do these people have NO shame?
>
>
>
> Weather data is in the public interest... When I fly I want the airlines
> to have the best data available period.
>
> I don't think any one entity that deals with weather could afford the
> weather satellite network required to gather the data to make the
> forecasts and issue alerts.
>
>
> Good weather data helps in predicting disasters and we all pay for the
> clean up of those through FEMA..
>
> (I survived the 1974 April 3-4 tornadoes when I was 9)
>
> Weather information is priceless as it can and does save lives...
>
> I hope you never need that "free" weather information... I would hate to
> have to set through a "This tornado alert brought to you by Charmin,,
> when the big one hits your going to need us,," EAS alert.
>
> I guess in your eyes they have to shutdown NOAA weather radio as well..
>
>
> Imagine the gall of breaking into a 60 minute music sweep to warn
> people... that would get a person fired at most stations.
>
> We are pulling that free weather data and other specialized weather site
> (Such as University of Kentucky's Ag weather) for transmission to
> Emergency personnel, weather spotters, and other users via our
> datacasting system. We wrote our own display Lapp for dispatch centers
> and the like)
>
>
> William
>
>
> Mitch Cardwell wrote:
> > I think this is foolish and Santorum is a tool, but I couldn't help but
> > notice your remark: "free weather information is a necessity for many."
> > If it's a necessity then it has value, they ought to pay for it and
> > they are, through their taxes. The problem is, so am I and I have
> > absolutely zero need for it. We paid for the infrastructure, but the
> > Feds could sell that off to a private entity to reimburse us for that
> > and then only those who need weather data would have to pay for it.
> >
> > Why should my tax dollars be funding free weather data for the
> > airlines, tv stations and the Weather Channel?
> >
> > Mitch
> >
> >
> > On Apr 26, 2005, at 10:36 AM, John Willkie wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Accuweather is in State College, PA, so Rick Santorum is the Senator
> >>from
> >>Accuweather.
> >>
> >>I have issues with governmental agencies competing with private
> >>insterests.
> >>However, Accuweather and TWC entered this environment, and now they
> >>want to
> >>change it. Also, free weather information is a necessity for many.
> >>After
> >>this goes through, many people -- I don't mean farmers; they pay for
> >>much
> >>more detailed weather/climate informaton than anybody else -- will
> >>only be
> >>able to get weather information from free radio and tv.
> >>
> >>Let's call it for what it is: greedy overreaching by commerical
> >>interests
> >>that want to change the rules of competition that were in place when
> >>they
> >>entered the marketplace.
> >>
> >>John Willkie
> >
> >
> >
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