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Bloggers Hold Ticker Tape Parade for NAM
Dec 18, 2007 | 7:47 AM
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A giant representation of the NAM
is carried in the parade on Wednesday
The streets of downtown St Louis were littered in confetti yesterday as businesses closed and children were taken out of school by their parents to witness the ticker tape parade given by area bloggers for the NAM forecast model. The parade was kicked off by Mayor Francis Slay proclaiming Wednesday as "NAM Day" and he drank a bottle of champagne to celebrate. The NAM was declared the most accurate of all the models in predicting this past weekend's historic snow storm. A huge representation of the NAM was carried by Channel 2's Angela Hutti and Mark Geldmeier. Shriners drove tiny "weather" cars and careened precariously close to the small children sitting in the gutter watching the parade. Other huge parade balloons delighted the parade-goers.
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One of the many giant balloons in the NAM parade on Wednesday, was "Edward from the Alchemist"

At the end of the parade, when bloggers marching in the parade were informed that the NAM predicted rain for Christmas, they quickly burned the effigy of the NAM. Chaos ensued.
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Little is left of the NAM after it was burned in effigy
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hage read my blog
Dec 18, 2007 | 8:26 AM

I have tears in my eyes and my stomach hurts. Where do you come up with this stuff?
Peagcu read my blog
Dec 18, 2007 | 10:49 AM

The people are fickle indeed. NAM just tries to give us the truth. Just a messenger. It does not create weather.
jeepers4559 read my blog view my photos
Dec 18, 2007 | 7:18 PM

Hage, from my experience, you have to get up and walk around bit, lest you risk pulling a muscle. LOL
airbusking read my blog view my photos
Dec 18, 2007 | 8:41 PM

Now that is good - NAM parade .... . Very good!
hage read my blog
Dec 19, 2007 | 7:53 AM

I'll try that next time jeepers. Thanks for the advice!
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