Locator: 46657SNOW.
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And then this:
Never forget! "Polarized" cap? What the heck is that?
Shortest driving route through all 48 lower states: link here. It would be nice to see locations off EV charging points along this route:
Locator: 46771NFL.
Two breaking stories at the end of the day.
Climate change: link here.
Televising NFL: link here.
From the linked article:
Amazon will stream its first-ever National Football League playoff game next season exclusively on its Prime Video service.
Last month, NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service had an exclusive playoff NFL game, which drew 23 million viewers and accounted for 30% of web traffic, making it the most streamed U.S. event ever.
Amazon had been offered the playoff game this season, but passed.
NBCU, a unit of Comcast , snagged the rights to it in a deal valued at least $110 million.
NBCU sought to keep the streaming-only playoff game next season, but Amazon had a clause as part of its deal to stream the NFL’s “Thursday Night Football” that allowed it to claim the game.
The NFL’s decision to put a playoff game on a streaming platform upset some fans and lawmakers, who saw it as a step toward more sports being offered on a pay-per-view type basis.
The game was available on local TV in the markets of the two teams playing—the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins.
Wouldn't it be a hoot if the Dallas Cowboys ended up in that Amazon Prime playoff slot. LOL.
And then this:
Comcast hasn’t disclosed how many people in the U.S. signed up for Peacock ahead of the Chiefs-Dolphins game, but subscription analytics firm Antenna put that number at 2.8 million over a three-day period, which it said made it the single biggest subscriber-acquisition moment it ever measured.
Comment: I certainly don't want "pay-per-view" if it's going to cost me more money, but the biggest obstacle to PPV for me is clicking through the process. I feel uncomfortable sending my credit card information over an unknown pay site with which I don't have a relationship. I work very hard to minimize the brick-and-mortar sites and the virtual sites where I use my credit card.
However, with Amazon Prime Video I find it incredibly easy to PPV -- I never, never, never used do it but now, once every week or so, I'm either renting or buying a movie from Amazon Prime with my Amazon Prime credit card. It's two clicks: the first click to say "yes," and the second click to "start the movie."
I don't own shares of Amazon -- I've talked about that before -- but if I ever do invest in Amazon (AMZN), I will definitely be a strong proponent of PPV. LOL. Seriously.
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Meanwhile: Costco Named America's Favorite Supermarket
But the bigger story! HEB! Whoo-hoo!
Trader Joe’s has lost the top spot as America’s favorite supermarket chain.
That’s according to the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index Retail and Consumer Shipping Study. Despite receiving the same score it got in 2023, the Monrovia, California-based supermarket is now in fourth place behind the three chains tied for first: Costco, Publix and H-E-B.
Rounding out the top five is the Walmart-owned wholesale retailer Sam’s Club.
Locator: 46522COLD.
Cold: 5:45 am Tucson time: Kalispell (-30 degrees). -45 degrees windchill temp; Williston (-30 degrees) -59 degrees windchill temp!
The Bakken:
Kalispell, Montana:
Locator: 46476GW.
Submitted by Greta, Germany's laser-focused agenda to stop global warming is working:
For the Bakken, -30°C (-22°F) is sweater weather.
Locator: 46423WEATHER.
Global warming? Keep it coming!
Locator: 45460GW.
I particularly enjoy the comments from the Algore crowd. How does one spell the plural of doofus?