{"id":8377,"date":"2009-03-03T07:11:57","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T12:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=8377"},"modified":"2009-03-03T13:18:41","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T18:18:41","slug":"why-i-hate-the-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=8377","title":{"rendered":"Why I hate the local news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have to suffer through crap like this on your local news – the crap that assumes you’re an uneducated moron that has never had to scrape ice from you car, or put on gloves or anything until their broadcast?
\nCheck out these “9 tips to help you have a smooth commute” (I changed the video to this link<\/a> because the damn thing comes on as soon as you arrive at the page and that drives me nuts);<\/p>\n

Wake up an hour early and you can save yourself from some back-breaking work. If you wake up to your car still buried under snow that’s turned into ice, you have two options. Either use a lot of muscle to scrape it off or “I’d rather wake up early and use the defrost,” says one man in Rockville. That way the ice will melt on it’s own. Why work hard if you don’t have to? That would be my number 2 tip.<\/p>\n

Coming in at number 3, it pays to spread the de-icer or ice-melt on side-walks. The pavement may look clear but keep in mind, “everything’s melted. so now there’s water. and it’s going to re-freeze overnight,” says Chuck Kelley, the manager of Strosniders Hardware in Bethesda.<\/p>\n

Tip number 4, before you head out, choose the appropriate footwear. Or create it yourself by attaching a set of YAXTRAX for extra traction. “I haven’t seen anything like it. They’re fascinating,” says Eileen Solomon of Bethesda, adding, “it looks like you got stuck in a bear trap.”<\/p>\n

Tip 5, if you want to avoid having to buy new wipers, make sure to leave them upright so they won’t freeze overnight, which leads us to tip number 6…don’t forget to refill the wiper fluid.<\/p>\n

And for Tip number 7, take that extra time to clear the snow on top of your car. Otherwise, once you hit the road, you could be a real danger to the driver behind you. “If you’re driving at least even 30 miles an hour and suddenly you can’t see anything, it’s very unsafe. I highly urge people to clear the tops of their cars, says driver Suzette Tanen.<\/p>\n

And tip number 8, if you’re a student who is still up late because you’re counting on being out of school Tuesday…you better hit the sack because chances are you’ll be in class. To find out the latest information, we encourage you to heed tip number 9…watch 9 News Now beginning at 4:30am and log onto our website wusa9.com.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, where do they find these producers that come up with these brilliant programming ideas?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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