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Flashbacks with Jerry Jackson

Flashbacks with Jerry Jackson

Sharing my personal experiences with weather in the Carolinas.

-- Jerry Jackson, AMS Certified Meteorologist

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BEWARE THE GLOPPY MONSTER OF MOLASSESS SWAMP

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 11:13pm.

Does anyone remember the fictional locations "Molasses Swamp", "Gum Drop Mountains", and the "Ice Cream Floats"?

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UNSCREW THAT CAP AND TAKE YOUR CHANCES

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 10:05pm.

"Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view". I'll be impressed if anyone can name the character who uttered those famous words.

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STAND BACK, SAID THE ELEPHANT- I'M GOING TO SNEEZE

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 11:03pm.

A sneeze is no laughing matter for some, especially to monkeys who befriend pachyderms.

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WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD...

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 10:35pm.

Growing up in rural North Carolina, we didn't have cable TV- that was a luxury reserved for my city friends.

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LIVING LARGE AT CAMP TUSCARORA

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 11:22pm.

The words "summer camp" conjure up all kinds of images. For some reason, I can't help but think about Jim Varney in "Ernest Goes to Camp".

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DOES ANYONE REMEMBER TG&Y?

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 10:57pm.

I wonder if any of you remember the TG&Y stores?

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SOMETIMES, WE NEED TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 12:04am.

Over the last three months of 2011, our Weather Lab received a major overhaul.

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AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT...

Submitted by Jerry Jackson on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 12:05am.

I've been a forecaster for nearly 20 years now, but I can still remember my first Christmas as a meteorologist.

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