BHS03 99 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 http://www.wvva.com/story/15203330/wvvas-reporting-of-90-degree-temperature-100-accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuraiders 10 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 win that argument via nws.noaa.gov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 A cosmic battle of lack of wits, folks. The high temperature in Bluefield hasn't been relevant since it was moved to the Mercer County airport circa late-1980s. That place has probably the coolest temperatures in Mercer County aside from the top of East River Mountain. IIRC, Bluefield did this because of that heat wave in the Summer of 1988, and the CoC got tired of giving out so much lemonade. If the "high" for the day is 91, it's probably 93-95 everywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 The official temperature has always been at the airport...has been since I was a kid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 How DARE the BDT screw up in print only and not share it with the whole world? This needs to go in their "Seriously?! Stories of the unique and unusual " section... "No one at daily paper knows how to find the daily high temperature for their city". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,453 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I think they should dress chickens up in BDT and WVVA gear and have them fight to the death at the half of Beaver/Graham game to settle this beef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I think they should report the news instead of worrying about whether or not we're getting free lemonade. I haven't seen a story yet about all of the car break ins in my neighborhood (mine twice)...... How about we report some real news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHS03 99 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I think they should report the news instead of worrying about whether or not we're getting free lemonade. I haven't seen a story yet about all of the car break ins in my neighborhood (mine twice)...... How about we report some real news? WVVA reported it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) WVVA reported it. No, not the break ins in my neighborhood (off college Ave in Bluefield) they didn't....this has been going on for over a month. Several car windows smashed out.... They should report that the police didn't even bother to come by either time that I called them to even fill out a report. They said they were overwhelmed with calls and couldn't send an officer out.... Maybe they should report on how overwhelmed the police dept. is that they can't even send an officer to speak to you. I was given the option to call back between midnight and 8 a.m. if I wanted to speak to an officer. To get news about anything bad happening in Bluefield, I have to watch Fox 59. WVVA only reports about weather.....and lemonade.... Edited August 5, 2011 by futbolking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 The official temperature has always been at the airport...has been since I was a kid... Point still remains, using that reading as the high temperature for the entire city is dishonest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 well, the playing field just tilted back towards level... WVVA just said Richlands opens their season 8/19 @ Bassett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 well, the playing field just tilted back towards level... WVVA just said Richlands opens their season 8/19 @ Bassett. I'm assuming that's the benefit game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 No, not the break ins in my neighborhood (off college Ave in Bluefield) they didn't....this has been going on for over a month. Several car windows smashed out.... They should report that the police didn't even bother to come by either time that I called them to even fill out a report. They said they were overwhelmed with calls and couldn't send an officer out.... Maybe they should report on how overwhelmed the police dept. is that they can't even send an officer to speak to you. I was given the option to call back between midnight and 8 a.m. if I wanted to speak to an officer. To get news about anything bad happening in Bluefield, I have to watch Fox 59. WVVA only reports about weather.....and lemonade.... Yeah that happened to BeaverBaseball. We both live right off college in Bluefield too. I've had mine broken into and had my ipod stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghs73 157 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Point still remains, using that reading as the high temperature for the entire city is dishonest. better question is where do you get a temp for blfd. from a bank in downtown where it is much hotter because of asphalt and concrete or in blfd va. do you go to the walmart area kmart area. where would you suggest that you would get a accurate temp for this. the temp will vary from area to area. but using downtown in either town would not be anymore accurate than the airport. i would suggest using a average from different parts of both communities. this should not be to difficult to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 better question is where do you get a temp for blfd. from a bank in downtown where it is much hotter because of asphalt and concrete or in blfd va. do you go to the walmart area kmart area. where would you suggest that you would get a accurate temp for this. the temp will vary from area to area. but using downtown in either town would not be anymore accurate than the airport. i would suggest using a average from different parts of both communities. this should not be to difficult to do. Bluefield High School would be the first guess I'd have. It's away from the downtown heat while not in the cooler valleys or on top of a mountain. Seems like a place that would be a happy medium. Otherwise, I like the idea of taking an average of the hottest and coolest places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Yeah that happened to BeaverBaseball. We both live right off college in Bluefield too. I've had mine broken into and had my ipod stolen. Whoever is doing it is awfully brave, they have to come way down in my driveway, right next to the house to break in.... I'm thinking of installing a security camera. One question, did the police have you file a report? Nothing of great value was stolen from me....they didn't even come to my house.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Buy you one of these...should get you a pic of any activity in and around your vehicle... http://www.cabelas.com/trail-cameras-1.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) No, not the break ins in my neighborhood (off college Ave in Bluefield) they didn't....this has been going on for over a month. Several car windows smashed out....... I also live off of College Ave in Bluefield by the community center. Thought mine might have been the only one. Last month on July 3rd I woke up to a shattered front windshield. They left the 15-20lb rock laying right beside the car. Called the cops just to file a report, not expecting them to actually catch the person. I'm pretty sure I know who the person is. Some wanna be thug from the high school. He tried to start a fight with my 60 year old next door neighbor a few weeks ago. Edited August 6, 2011 by beaverbaseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Whoever is doing it is awfully brave, they have to come way down in my driveway, right next to the house to break in.... I'm thinking of installing a security camera. One question, did the police have you file a report? Nothing of great value was stolen from me....they didn't even come to my house.... When I called the responder said an officer would be by shortly to file a report. After sitting outside for about an hour I gave up. About 5 hours later, a officer arrived. I'm guessing they weren't to busy since it was a Sunday. The only funny part about it was these exact words from the officer: "Well I'll take the rock with me for evidence just in case we find other car windshields smashed by the same type of rock. Maybe we can find where they are getting the rocks from and catch them" Bluefields Finest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Buy you one of these...should get you a pic of any activity in and around your vehicle... http://www.cabelas.com/trail-cameras-1.shtml My brother has some property in Bland Co. He uses something similar to this to take pics. He has a corn spreader on his land and took pics of 15 different Bears last fall... The cornspreader is 9 feet above the ground. One of them stood on it's hind legs and grabbed it and shook it...pretty big bear. Edited August 6, 2011 by futbolking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I also live off of College Ave in Bluefield by the community center. Thought mine might have been the only one. Last month on July 3rd I woke up to a shattered front windshield. They left the 15-20lb rock laying right beside the car. Called the cops just to file a report, not expecting them to actually catch the person. I'm pretty sure I know who the person is who is going around at night doing it. Some wanna be thug from the high school. He tried to start a fight with my 60 year old next door neighbor a few weeks ago. My car was broken into that same night....and again this past week. I wanted to file a report for the same reason. I stay up late some nights...I might just sit out on my deck in the dark, toss back a couple Brewski's and throw a rock at his head, if I see him...lol. Cops wouldn't come to my house either time. Told me they were "overwhelmed". Thing is, if they park their happy carcASS somewhere and chew on some dougnuts for a while, they might just catch somebody. Can't be too hard to notice people walking up and down the streets in the middle of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I might just sit out on my deck in the dark, toss back a couple Brewski's and throw a rock at his head, if I see him...lol. For the past month or so i've actually done the exact same lol. I try to pick one night out of the weekend and relax with a few cold ones on my front porch. So far not much activity at night except a few suspicious cars driving back and forth down the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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