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Old 02-01-2011 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
Great show, hope it comes back soon.


Sure was better than watching the Pro-Bowl. I bet it got higher ratings too.
Old 02-01-2011 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
Good luck (honestly) but, watching loads, it would seem DTW is a lot easier to commute to than ATL, unless you drive in from the South side of town.

But you'll get a bid without a seat lock out of the deal if they convert the category.
I'm going from 1 non-stop CRJ per day to 11, so it has to be an improvement. Depending on the month they throw in an 88 or two per day. Added bonus, I can drive it if I have to, and short calls are only 12 hours. Those 24 hour short calls were killin' me in DTW.
Old 02-01-2011 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueMoon
Not a DL guy, but up here in the D they lowered the expectations from 12-18 inches to 8 to 12 inches and it sounds like it will occur mostly overnight (tues into weds). So I would guess no sweeping ATL armagedon type cancellations here, when it hits NYC, watch out.
As of 0930 this morning, DTW metro area is under a Blizzard Warning, 7pm Tue - Wed morning. 12-15 in of snow, 40mph gusts., vis 1/4. I don't see much flying going on tomorrow here if it is as bad as they say. I have a 9am trip tomorrow, still shows on sked. I don't think many people will even be able to make the drive to the airport unless they have one of those Michigan redneck monster trucks. I predict DTW is a ghost town until Wed night at least.
Old 02-01-2011 | 05:51 AM
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Blizzard warning in effect from 7 pm this evening to 7 pm est wednesday... The national weather service in detroit/pontiac has issued a blizzard warning...which is in effect from 7 pm this evening to 7 pm est wednesday. The winter storm watch is no longer in effect. * heavy snow...strong gusty winds...and widespread blowing and drifting snow will make travel dangerous tonight and wednesday. * white-out conditions with visibilities of one-quarter of mile or less due to intense snowfall and blowing snow. * quickly accumulating snow and blowing and drifting snow will make roads very hard to clear. * untreated roads will become slippery...snowpacked...and dangerous
Old 02-01-2011 | 06:02 AM
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DFW was closed, now open again.

LIVE NOW: DFW Airport Open, Hundreds of Flights Delayed | NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
Old 02-01-2011 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Scoop
We don't, management hates them. They have been saying that since about 2005/6.

Delta Management says: "We hate RJs."

Delta Management actions:

"Hey, Bubba, lets lock ourselves into some more long term RJ leases, where we guarantee our competitors a profit no matter what fuel costs."

"Sounds good Billy Bob, I'll order us up some RJ's lickety split."

Scoop
You forgot the next two parts of the conversation Scoop!

Delta Pilots: This outsourcing has to stop!

DALPA: Don't worry, management says they hate RJ's.

Carl
Old 02-01-2011 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
AA cancelled 1,400 flights thus far. Flights landing, but none departing.
Old 02-01-2011 | 06:35 AM
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Blizzard Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
425 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL LIFT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...SPREADING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL BECOME INTENSE
TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...AS SNOWFALL RATES REACH 1 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR. VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH COMBINING WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FREELAND TO BAD AXE. SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BECOME LIKELY WITH THESE
WINDS...HELPING TO CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. FURTHER
NORTH...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS OVER MIDLAND AND
BAY COUNTIES...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CREATING LESS WIDESPREAD
ISSUES WITH BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITIES. SNOWFALL AND
WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
SNOW TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 8 AND 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-69 CORRIDOR. THOSE RESIDING IN OR
PLANNING TRAVEL TO THIS REGION ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING NECESSARY
TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PREPARE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT TO TAKE WITH YOU.


MIZ060>063-068>070-075-076-011730-
/O.UPG.KDTX.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.BZ.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON...
HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT
425 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* HEAVY SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER OF MILE
OR LESS DUE TO INTENSE SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

* QUICKLY ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE
ROADS VERY HARD TO CLEAR.

* UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY...SNOWPACKED...AND DANGEROUS.

* HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

* WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 0 AND -5 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND
BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND
WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
COINCIDE BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY.

* HEAVY STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 0 AND -5 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$
Old 02-01-2011 | 06:48 AM
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Blizzard Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
425 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL LIFT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...SPREADING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL BECOME INTENSE
TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...AS SNOWFALL RATES REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COMBINING WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FREELAND TO BAD AXE. SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BECOME LIKELY WITH THESE WINDS...HELPING TO CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. FURTHER NORTH...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS OVER MIDLAND AND BAY COUNTIES...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CREATING LESS WIDESPREAD ISSUES WITH BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITIES. SNOWFALL AND
WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 8 AND 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-69 CORRIDOR. THOSE RESIDING IN OR PLANNING TRAVEL TO THIS REGION ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING NECESSARY TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PREPARE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT TO TAKE WITH YOU.


MIZ060>063-068>070-075-076-011730-
/O.UPG.KDTX.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.BZ.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON...
HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT
425 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HEAVY SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER OF MILE OR LESS DUE TO INTENSE SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

* QUICKLY ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS VERY HARD TO CLEAR.

* UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY ...SNOWPACKED...AND DANGEROUS.

* HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

* WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 0 AND -5 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO COINCIDE BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY.

* HEAVY STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 0 AND -5 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$
Old 02-01-2011 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Columbia
AA cancelled 1,400 flights thus far. Flights landing, but none departing.
Kind of a bad week for Dallas to have an ice storm
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