Hello from Lawton

**LIVE Super Doppler 4** · 08-09-2002, 09:25 PM

Well howdy everyone...I hope all of you are doing well. I am doing quite good.

Things in Oklahoma and at KSWO are going great. I couldn't ask for a better station to start at. The management has been with me every step of the way and there are a lot of benefits such as free cable, internet, free checking account, etc. that are not common. The station also gave me a laptop to use since I could not fit my computer in my car.

I will start my third weekend on-air tomorrow. The morning guy during the week is going on vacation and I'll be in for him next week and the week after, so I have a lot of on-air time coming up the next couple of weeks that I'm looking forward to.

The strange thing is the severe weather coverage. Stations out here break in and go wall to wall for the common variety thunderstorm. This is so weird to me, because back home if you did that the public would have a hissy fit. Apparently the public here is so scared of tornadoes that stations have to go wall to wall in order to reassure them that the storms are not severe. We have a good chance for storms tomorrow, so my hunch is I'll have to do some cut-ins. My first weekend we had a tornado warning for one of our Texas counties. I had help from the other two mets that first weekend, so they did the cut-ins so I could observe.

Another thing I've had a problem with is the pronunciation of town names. A lot of the names are of Indian origin and are pronounced differently than they look.

It has been so hectic trying to get settled in my apartment and change my address with the lovely bill collectors that I've not had much time to email.

Humm...let me see if there is anything else...I've starting to have people come up to me when I go out in public which is kind of cool. Best of all I am really, really enjoying my job and it is a dream come true. A good friend from UNCA is the morning meteorologist at KSWO, so it is also nice to have a familer face and someone to hang out with. Also, if you sent me an email wanting a tape I hope to dub them and get them in the mail this upcoming week. If you didn't email me for one but would still like one, just email me.

God Bless,
Eric

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**heartlvrs** · 08-09-2002, 09:27 PM

I am VERY happy that YOU are happY!!!! Will email again soon

**Tasha405** · 08-09-2002, 09:35 PM

I'm glad you like your new job

**stresseater** · 08-09-2002, 11:18 PM

Well howdy neighbor, I am not in your viewing audience but wlecome to Oklahoma. Yes the reason they break in so often is the fear of tornado's. After you've been through a few you'll understand. We also have a lot of groung striking lightning.
I hope things work out for you here in your new home.

**GuineaBaby** · 08-09-2002, 11:19 PM

Tornados? Eeek! I'll stick with my earthquakes!

**TheLtsLady** · 08-10-2002, 12:25 AM

Hi Eric!
Glad to hear things are going well for you.

**janelle** · 08-10-2002, 12:42 AM

Hey glad you are settled and doing so great. Sounds like you are enjoyng yourself.

Personally we hate the break ins. Seems like every time a dark cloud comes up they have to break in on the program and tell us we might be in for it. Use to scare me when I was little, now we try to ignore it. I hate those clanging noises they make. I don't think most of us are frightened of the maybe tornadoes and lightening. We live with it and get use to it. The noise they make on the TV is worse then the noise outside but I guess you have to do your job and sometime it may be the real thing. I think we are being decensetized by it though.

The real tornado I was in had no warnings from anyone, not even the sirens. My father was looking out the back door and saw the clouds swirling around. He said head for the basement. then I knew we had a problem. the tornado came down about ten blocks from us and missed our block but I heard electric wires snapping. It was really kicking up outdoors and they kept saying nothing was in the area. It was hailing and the trees were blowing ever which way, back and forth.

They said the tornado formed right over the city so the radar couldn't pick it up. That was years ago so I hope the radar is better now.

Anyway have fun with our crazy weather and be prepared to work long hours if they see a dark cloud. No I think they will be more sensible than that but when it gets bad you will spend most of the night at the station.

Oh yeah, find out how to pronounce the local names for the cities. We can always tell a newbie when they mispronounce the local places. Sounds funny. You'll learn. LOL

**Queensown** · 08-10-2002, 01:07 AM

Sounds like your station really knows how to take care of their employees! Have a great time, and hope you get the hang of all the local names!

**mesue** · 08-10-2002, 03:29 AM

Hi there glad you like your new job, since you are in an area where tornados come through pretty often better make you own plans for what to do when one shows up, I live in an area where they don't generally come through, well one showed up anyway, uprooted 200 year old trees and nearly blew my house away with me in it, Is there any place in the US that doesn't have crazy quirks like tornadoes, hurricane, earthquakes? Let me know I might want to move there.

**intrigued** · 08-10-2002, 05:38 AM

WELCOME BACK!!!

Looking forward to seeing that tape.

{{{{{{Hugs and Smooches to you}}}}}

**juliegirl78** · 08-10-2002, 06:53 AM

{{{Eric}}}

Sooo glad to hear that you are enjoying yourself out there!
Bouncing smilies just for you! LOL

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