KANSAS CITY MetroRegion WEATHER: Don't Put Away The Winter Clothes Yet

Mother Nature seems to be fascinated with winter this year and I'm fascinated too- right here on my left arm. (Okay- that's vaccinated.)

My point is after a 40-mile detour that we MAY be due more temperatures around the freezing mark. Examination of the weather models (the ONLY models Ms. Rittenhouse don't mind me looking at) shows a cold-core closed low pressure center coming close to if not over us Friday.

Under that closed low center are temperatures of around 0-degrees Celsius (32-degrees F). Yeah- we could see some flakes around too- just stay away from the River Market area (g) .

Then I see- this is unreal too that I can see atoll- more 32-degree readings in an air mass forecast to encroach on us at the end of the month (April 29-30).

Between these storm systems and cold air will be A LOT of moisture.

It's beginning to look like another July planting of the tomatoes- but we so love that dull- red December ripening and self-freezing (not).

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California Earthquakes: It's San Andreas'- Not The Scientist's Fault

Giving a "99.7 chance of a 6.7-magnitude or greater earthquake" in California "within 30 years"- as some scientists predict in this AP story- is too easy.

Not to be outdone- your Captain will bet- with a 100% certainty- there's: a) a major tornado- b) a very significant ice and snowstorm- c) a killing flash flood event- d) thunderstorms-rain- hail- snow- sleet- graupel & fog- in the Kansas City MetroRegion by 2038.

Since I plan on cremation- if I lose you'll have to come collect ME to collect your winnings.

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MERGER

It's reported that Delta and Northwest Airlines will merge to form one BIG flight delay/cancellation.

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Government Says You're Guilty - Prove Your Own Innocence

That's the way the law seems to have slipped slowly but inexorably the past 20 years or so.

The government comes in and accuses of you of whatever- then it's YOUR stress and financial ruin to prove YOUR innocence.

At least that's the way it seems with the State of Texas- and their once-every-decade (it seems) run-ins with "religious cults."

Someone just has to drop a dime on you and accuse you of anything anonymously- then it's off to the races defending yourself against what can often be totally baseless accusations.

I've long thought virtually all religions are "cults"- so I can assume no sect is safe anymore.

God save you as the government surrounds you- takes your kids and cell phones too!

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Nebraska Furniture Mart Makes Things Right

Okay- I posted my dissatisfaction with an online ordering experience with Nebraska Furniture Mart last week.

We had ordered a digital camera that was incomplete upon arrival. Subsequent parts were sent incorrect.

Well- yesterday we received personal service from NFM in the form of Curt Burney- a representative of their store in KC-KS.

Mr. Burney personally came by to pick up the incomplete camera. Not only that- but he insisted Ms. Rittenhouse keep- free of charge- an extra memory card we'd ordered as well as keep a $25 gift certificate.

Now I said I don't know if I'd do business with Nebraska Furniture Mart again- but I HAVE to change my mind with the personal attention that our little problem brought.

Nebraska Furniture Mart seems to be intent on PERSONAL customer service- by God that's rare in this age- and I'll surely consider NFM for any future purchase.

And thank you Curt Burney and NFM- must say that I'm impressed....

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Get Well - Toni Braxton

Toni had chest pains and has had to cancel her shows this month- says this AP article..

Get well Soul Lady!

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"News" Seems To Be Where And Who It Happens To

I read a whole few paragraphs in the Monday STAR- of the incident on I-70 near the Sports Complex Sunday morning where someone shot into a family's SUV- killing one and wounding all but an infant occupant.

I would think that a freeway homicide of what appears to be innocent people would be front page news in the Local section- not a few paragraphs on Page 3.

Would the coverage been a little more in-depth had this occurred on I-35 or U.S. 69 in Johnson County- and the family had been white?

Also- Channel 4's photographers (or somebody down there) seem to be asleep- there was only "locater" video taken of the shooting- in the daylight.

I realize this wasn't a Britney Spears story- but damn people- come on!

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Let's Take Away Your Bottled Water Too

This appeared in the Monday morning STAR- somebody else is trying to do away with usage of a legal product for (you name the) reason.

Of course the claim is that all those bottles use up valuable petroleum and when empty- those bottles take up real estate.

Can't have either of those things happening with the SUV crowd!

Hope this comes up for a local vote- then I can vote to abolish the water bottles and get back at the health socialists who did away with the LEGAL cigarettes the bartender said I was welcome to smoke (in March) in his establishment.

Then on to the fat people....

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A VERY Telling Story Of Why Our Occupation Of Iraq Won't Work

Little reported on the electronic media on this- but the Iraqi government has "fired" 1300 Iraqi troops who were sympathizers of "anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr"- according to this Associated Press story.

Iraq's native leader- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki- is also a Shiite- so this should clue Americans of just how deep the faction divisions are.

Brother- what some mess our idiot leaders got us into....

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A Recent Mid-April Snowfall In The Kansas City Metro

If the cold weather and the snowflakes of yesterday and today bother you- I take you back- in this image reproduction- of cold weather and accumulating snow from a year ago Monday.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, April 13, 2008

*** FREEWAY HOMICIDE IN KC-MO ***

***A shooting into a vehicle containing a family on westbound Interstate 70 near the Truman Sports Complex has left one person dead and 3 others injured- at least 1 critically.

The call came in at 12:09am Sunday morning- a person in a vehicle was getting shot at on I-70 near Blue Ridge Cutoff. The vehicle shot at- containing the victims- reportedly crashed thereafter near Stadium Drive.

Police arrived quickly- reporting 3 people shot and one person dead.

Of the 3 Hispanic-speaking victims transported by MAST-EMS- two were female- one in her mid-20's and another 19-years-old. One of those victims was reportedly the mother of a 1-year-old child who was also in the vehicle but not injured.

No suspect info was available- and westbound I-70 was closed almost 3 hours for the investigation.

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** MAN SHOT IN KC-MO **

*** A shooting early Sunday morning occurred in the 5900 block of Prospect shortly after 1:30am.

The male victim was reported by MAST-EMS to have been shot in a leg by a shotgun. He was taken to a city trauma center in critical condition.

Police as yet have no suspect nor any other information on this incident.

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** SERIOUS WRECKS **

...Sunday morning crashes:

* Douglas County KS near Baldwin City around 12:30am - 2 vehicles at the intersection of East 1800 & North 150 roads. A 19-year-old female is flown to a Metro trauma center with serious injuries.

* At 2:27am- a male is found unconscious after walking away from his wrecked pickup truck on 223rd Street west of Antioch in Miami County KS. The 40-year-old was flown to a Metro trauma center in serious condition..

* Injuries are reported severe to a person ejected from a vehicle in Johnson County MO just after 4am at Southwest 1351 and 400 roads in the southwest part of the county. A medical helicopter again evacuates the patient- again to a KC-area trauma center.

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<><><> OVERNIGHT WEATHER <><><>

Snow showers- temperatures like February and cold northwest to north winds prevailed overnight through the MetroRegion.

The cold air will hang on through Monday- with a possible freeze by sunrise Monday morning. Temperatures then recover to near-seasonable averages of mid-60's highs and mid-40's lows.

The next storm system is expected Wednesday into Thursday- but no cold air like this weekend is expected.

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Kansas City's Breaking News Leader - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.

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