Wake Up With Al and The Weather Channel...A Less Than Dynamic Duo

Early Tuesday morning, I was thinking about the July 20th debut of The Weather Channel’s, Wake Up With Al show…again.

Thinking about my boycott of said show, I began pacing (I think better when I pace) through the Bagwine digs, when something caught my eye.

Upon looking out of my window, I was struck by a beautiful view. I went outside and snapped the picture that you see to the right.

Between the delicate pastels of the sky, the cooing of a mourning dove, and the low hum of the traffic, I felt at ease.

It was a feeling that I hadn’t experienced since I was but a mere fetus swirling, swooshing and swimming around within the warm, moist comfort of my mother’s vodka laden amniotic fluid.

Because of this feeling, I temporarily eschewed my displeasure with TWC and my loathing of Al Roker. With a summery smile upon my face and a spring in my step, I went back inside.

I sat down at my computer, opened my e-mail, and read the following:

Hi Matt,

Thank you for your letter. Clearly you are a passionate, long-time viewer of The Weather Channel, and we are grateful for that. We appreciate your honesty and willingness to share your feedback about some of the things we are doing. As you might imagine, we cannot please every viewer with everything we do, so our goal when we make changes is to appeal to as many viewers as possible. The majority of our research and viewer feedback indicates we are moving in the right direction.

I understand that this may not include you and may not address your specific concerns, but please know that we have reviewed and considered them, as we take all viewer feedback seriously, including those I will get due to your blog direction.

Thank you again for contacting us. I do hope you may, in time, reconsider tuning to The Weather Channel, but we are always happy to hear from our viewers and appreciate you relaying your position.

Sincerely,
Melissa Medori
Public Relations Associate Manager
The Weather Channel
www.weather.com/press

I thought that was incredibly nice of Ms. Medori to respond to my letter of intent to boycott and to check out my blog. And, in such an incredibly quick manner I might add.

I gave second and even tertiary thoughts to my proposed boycott after reading her well thought out response. She seems so sincere and nice, and…I bet she’s hot.

I mean, I went to High School with five chicks named Melissa and all of them were good looking…but I digress.

Maybe, I thought, I should give Al “Global Warming Is The Result Of The Vapid Carbon Emissions That Emanate From My Mouth Whenever I Speak” Roker another chance. But, later in the day I snapped a picture of this:

It’s a picture of cirrocumulus clouds obstructing the sun and forming a mackerel sky. I knew then, that we in Bagwine, Ohio may be in for some storms within 12-24 hours.

Which made me ruminate…If there is a severe storm threat between 6 and 7 A.M. during the weekdays…

Do you want Al “Now, Tell Me Again…What’s The Difference Between a Warning and a Watch” Roker helping out the smart and uber-pleasing to the eyes meteorologist, Stephanie Abrams, or would you rather have another well-informed meteorologist manning that Doppler?

I think the answer is clear, and it leads me back to my original position. I will boycott The Weather Channel as long as NBC’s corporate clown and shill, Mr. Roker is employed by TWC.

I’ll find my forecast and warnings elsewhere…I hope you’ll join me, and if you have a second, be sure to email the most kind and responsive Melissa Medori at:

mmedori@weather.com

and let her know that you are, Just Saying No to Roker. Or if you're in a hurry, just type in, Just Saying No-ker.

Knowing that you have let your opinion be heard will keep me singing in the rain…

Lastly, I want to let you know that this boycott is being joined by the one and only Cynical Bastard hizzelf, Jay.

Yes, Jay has become, like me, a TWAT. Those Wanting Al Tossed.

For the mighty Viking of Arkansas’ take on this and his open letter to Ms. Medori, stop on over to his site by clicking HERE.

Remember folks…Take shelter when a tornado warning is issued. Never play golf during a thunderstorm, and never…And I mean NEVER, Wake Up With Al.

Cheers!!