Bob's World with Bob Welch
By Bob Welch
Bob's World with Bob WelchMay 03, 2024
5/17 What's in an airport name?
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WHAT’S IN A NAME…. A LOT SAYS MONTREAL’S AIRPORT AUTHORITY
THAT’S WHY THEY’RE GOING TO COURT…
I’M BOB WELCH…. THAT STORY… NEXT…
5/16 Ontario clamps down on impared driving
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YOU KNOW IMPARED DRIVING IS DANGEROUS… THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO IS MAKING IMPARED DRIVING PENALTIES EVEN MORE SEVERE…
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY… NEXT..
5/15 - Dick Summer
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LEGENDARY BOSTON RADIO PERSONALITY DICK SUMMER HAS DIED..
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY NEXT…
5/14 Improving Brooklyn's Waterfront
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THE CITY OF NEW YORK IS IMPROVING 120 ACRES OF BROOKLYN’S COASTLINE…
I’M BOB WELCH THAT STORY… NEXT.
5/13 River Otters coming back in higher numbers to the Delaware Valley
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 100 YEARS, A NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER WAS SPOTTED AT SPECIAL SPOT IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY NEXT…
VISIT THE WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST HTTPS://WCTRUST.ORG/
5/10 In an Albany, NY college campus the only constant is change
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I KNOW COLLEGE CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY HAD STUDENTS JUST GOING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.
THIS STORY IS DIFFERENT… YES, IT HAS STUDENTS SAYING GOODBYE TO EACH OTHER AS THEY CLEAR OUT FOR SUMMER. BUT, IN THIS STORY OUT OF ALBANY, NEW YORK… NOBODY’S RETURNING IN THE FALL..
I’M BOB WELCH.. THAT STORY NEXT..
A WONDERFUL REPORT FROM WNYT-ALBANY IS HERE https://wnyt.com/top-stories/saint-rose-students-pack-up-as-college-shut-down-begins/
5/9 The TV Times they are a changin'
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IT WOULD APPEAR STREAMING SERVICES JUST AREN’T MAKING THE MONEY THE COMPANIES WHO LAUNCHED THEM… INITIALLY ANTICIPATED…
SO COMPANIES ARE COMING TOGETHER TO OFFER BUNDLES OF APPS TO VIEWERS..
I’M BOB WELCH… DISNEY TEAMS UP WITH WARNER BROTHERS DISCOVERY.. THAT STORY NEXT..
5/8 Feds Charge Leader of Huge Ransomware Group
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THE FEDS SAY THE LEADER OF THE WORLD’S MOST PROLIFIC RANSOMWARE GROUP HAS BEEN INDICTED IN NEW JERSEY FEDERAL COURT.
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY NEXT
5/7 Boeing's got so many issues, it's got a subscription.
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THE UNITED STATES AVIATION REGULATOR IS OPENED A PROBE INTO BOEING.
I’M BOB WELCH, THAT STORY NEXT..
5/6 Ken Squier's Celebration of Life
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A Celebration of Life for Ken Squier
I'm Bob Welch, that story next.
The printed story will be available at the Northeast Radio Watch site in a day or so if not right now. https://www.fybush.com/
5/3 Family waiting for word on missing NL trucker in ON
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THIS IS ONE OF THOSE STORIES WHERE EVERY EAR CAN BE SOMEONE WHO COULD HELP… IT’S OF A MISSING LONG-HAUL TRUCKER WHOSE FAMILY IS IN NEWFOUNDLAND… BUT, HE WAS LAST SPOTTED AT AN EASTERN ONTARIO TRUCKSTOP….
I’M BOB WELCH.. DETAILS.. NEXT.
5/2 New York's fight against organized retail theft
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YOU’VE HEARD OF THE RISE IN ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
NEW YORK STATE’S GOVERNOR HAS A 5-POINT PLAN TO FIGHT IT..
I’M BOB WELCH.. THAT STORY… NEXT…
5/1 CT doesn't want you pulling a Kramer & Newman with your empties
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AND SOMETIMES A NEWS ITEM BRINGS TO MIND… A SEINFELD EPISODE..
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT EPISODE IS… THE BOTTLE DEPOSIT…
DETAILS ON CONNECTICUT TRYING TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES BRINGING THEIR EMPTIES IN…. TO CASH-IN… NEXT..
4/30 New Jersey County says code officer stole city permit cash
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EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE AN EXTREMELY LOCAL STORY… STANDS OUT.
I’M BOB WELCH
COMING UP… BY A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ON THE JERSEY SHORE IS ACCUSED OF STEALING MONEY INTENDED FOR CITY PERMITS
4/29 Spotted Lanternflies are Buggin' The Great Northeast
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WE’RE STEPPING ON THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY, AND IN THE GREAT NORTHEAST… THAT MEANS SPOTTED LANDERNFLIES ARE GOING TO BE A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AGAIN…
I’M BOB WELCH DETAILS IN A MOMENT..
https://dec.ny.gov/nature/animals-fish-plants/spotted-lanternfly
4/26 It's like the old radio station money game only bigger.
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AND THIS SOUNDS REMINICENT OF THE OLD RADIO STATION CONTEST WHERE YOU LOOK FOR THE STATION’S DIAL SETTING IN THE SERIAL NUMBER OF DOLLAR BILLS IN YOUR WALLET.
I’M BOB WELCH…. IN THIS CASE… THE JACKPOT IS MUCH MORE THAN THE OLD STATION CONTEST. THAT STORY NEXT…
4/25 The story I stumbled upon at midnight
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YOU’VE LIKELY PASSED THOUSANDS OF HIGHWAY SIGNS … BUT ONE IN MINNESOTA WAS NOT LIKE ALL THE OTHERS…
I’M BOB WELCH
NOT JUST ANOTHER STORY… ABOUT A HIGHWAY SIGN IN LINDSTROM, MINNESOTA… NEXT..
4/24 An update in the biggest gold heist in Canadian history
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A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN A YEAR…
WHILE WE’VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO A YEAR’S WORTH OF OTHER THINGS… THERE’S BEEN A DEVELOPMENT IN THE PEARSON AIRPORT GOLD HEIST IN TORONTO LAST APRIL.
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY NEXT..
4/23 Faith-based hate has no friend here.
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WHERE HAS OUR CIVILITY AND DECENCY GONE…. ?
I’M BOB WELCH….
MORE IN A MINUTE…
4/22 The things that get lost on planes, trains, and automobiles
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FROM THE MUNDANE TO THE ODD.. THINGS PEOPLE LEAVE BEHIND AT AIRPORTS AND ON PLANES….
I’M BOB WELCH
COMING UP… THE STORY OF A STORE THAT BUYS UNCLAIMED LOST AND FOUND AND RESELLS IT…
4/19 The Facebook meme that was actually accurate
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FOR THE MOST PART, I SCROLL ON BY WHEN I SEE SOMEONE SHARE A MEME ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
I DID SOME DIGGING WHEN I SAW ONE LAST NIGHT… AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG WHILE.. IT WAS LEGIT…. AND EXTREMELY IRONIC..
HOW IRONIC? YOU’LL FIND OUT… NEXT…
4/18 Leader of New England Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Pleads Guilty
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THE SOURGE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS THAT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS IN COMMUNITIES ALL OVER WILL HAVE ONE LESS PERPETRATOR TO DO THE DEED… THAT’S BECAUSE A RINGLEADER OF A THEFT RING IN NEW ENGLAND HAS PLEADED GUILTY
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY NEXT..
4/17 NYC to ban non-essential chopper flights from city.
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IN A CITY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NOISE IS TO BE EXPECTED.
IN A CITY LIKE NEW YORK THAT AMOUNT.. IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT MORE
I’M BOB WELCH
NEW YORK CITY TRIES TO BAN NON-ESSENTIAL HELICOPTERS FROM LANDING AT ITS HELIPORTS…. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CUT BACK…. A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NOISE….. NEXT..
4/16 Grants Proposed to Combat Youth Suicide
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AND THIS IS A DIFFICULT TOPIC… BUT ONE WHICH NEEDS TO BE HEARD… CHILD SUICIDE PREVENTION…. AND SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO PROVIDE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO PREVENT YOUTH SUICIDES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
I’M BOB WELCH… MORE NEXT..
4/15 This is Patriots’ Day
WITH BOB’S WORLD I’M BOB WELCH
THE STORY OF THIS HOLIDAY WHICH IS CELEBRATED IN SOME… U-S STATES BUT NOT OTHERS.. IN A MINUTE
4/12 New York's New Barnacle and some stories...
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NEW YORK CITY… FAMOUS FOR ITS SPECIAL BRAND OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT… IS UNVEILING A NEW TOOL IN THAT CATEGORY.
I’M BOB WELCH.. THAT STORY.. AND A FEW STORIES FROM ME… NEXT..
4/11 What is the Supercore Inflation Reading?
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THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX READING CAME OUT YESTERDAY MORNING..
IT RATTLED MARKETS…
I’M BOB WELCH WE’RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT AN EVEN MORE SPECIFIC DATA SET WITHIN THAT INDEX… NEXT
4/10 US Labor Dept's Price Index Due This AM
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A CLOSELY WATCHED U-S LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORT IS DUE THIS MORNING.
IT’S EXPECTED TO SHOW THE BATTLE TO BRING DOWN INFLATION HAS BEEN TOUGH OF LATE.
I’M BOB WELCH.. THAT STORY NEXT.
4/9 A Busted Romance Scammer is in the Clink
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THE GOOD NEWS IS THE SCAMMER’S BEHIND BARS..
I’M BOB WELCH….
COMING UP A TWISTED STORY INVOLVING ROMANCE, WIRE FRAUD, AND MONEY LAUNDERING…
4/8 The Art & Science of seeing a total eclipse
AND THIS IS… ECLIPSE DAY…
I’M BOB WELCH
AND WHETHER YOU THINK IT’S OVERHYPED OR YOU THINK THE HYPE IS… JUST RIGHT… THIS MOMENT IN INTERPLANETARY ALIGNTMENT IS HAPPENING AND IN THE PAST DAY OR SO PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED THEIR TRAVEL PLANS… MORE IN A MINUTE..
4/5 Snow in April, in the Boston area? Yes
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TWO TOPICS THIS FRIDAY… WHICH AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT ARE CONNECTED… YES, IT HAS SNOWED BEFORE IN APRIL IN THE GREAT NORTHEAST OF THE USA….
PLUS… LOOK TWICE AT THE PICTURE YOU’RE ABOUT TO SHARE… IT MIGHT JUST BE A-I
I’M BOB WELCH… COMING UP… A COMMENTARY OF SORTS.. NONE OF WHICH HAS BEEN GENERATED BY A-I..
4/4 Canada Captures Stolen Cars in Montreal
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CANADIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE RECOVERED NEARLY 600 CARS AT THE PORT OF MONTREAL DESTINED FOR WHO KNOWS WHERE…
WE’VE HEARD STORIES OF CARS STOLEN… AND WINDING UP OVERSEAS… NEVER OF THEIR RECOVERY…
I’M BOB WELCH THAT STORY NEXT…---------
4/3 New Yorkers say so long to the MetroCard
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THE END OF AN ERA IS COMING FOR MILLIONS OF NEW YORK COMMUTERS…
I’M BOB WELCH
COMING UP…. I’LL SHARE WITH YOU AN EMAIL FROM NEW YORK’S TRANSIT AUTHORITY WHICH I AND MANY OTHERS ALSO RECEIVED AND I’LL EXPLAIN IT ALL NEXT…
4/2 Who wants soon to be available Macy's locations?
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YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS THAT AMERICAN DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN MACY’S IS CLOSING 1-HUNDRED-AND-50 STORES ACROSS THE US IN THE COMING YEARS.
I’M BOB WELCH
COMING UP… WHO IS INTERESTED IN ALL THAT RETAIL SPACE…
4/1 The Key Bridge Collapse, What's Next
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YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT BALTIMORE’S FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE WAS HIT BY A BARGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING… FOLLOWED BY A SUBSEQUENT COLLAPSE OF THAT BRIDGE…
BUT… WHAT COMES NEXT….
I’M BOB WELCH… SOME THOUGHTS ON THE WAY…
3/28- REPLAY -6/30/2023 Ottawa Streetcar Replica Dodges Eviction Notice
THE FOLLOWING IS A RETRANSMISSION OF BOB’S WORLD
ORIGINALLY PRODUCED FOR JUNE 30, 2023
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THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH
IN CANADA’S CAPITAL CITY… A REPLICA STREET CAR HAD AN EVICTION NOTICE… THE DATE TO GET OUT WOULD’VE BEEN TODAY…
THAT STORY IN A MINUTE…
3/27 - REPLAY 2/11/22 Inventor of the synclavier synthesizer, Jon Appleton
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I’M TAKING A FEW DAYS OFF AND REGULAR EPISODES WILL RESUME MONDAY, APRIL 1ST.
THERE WILL BE NO EPISODE ON FRIDAY, THE 29TH.
FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW… YOU WILL HEAR A REPLAY OF AN EPISODE WHICH RECEIVED AN AWFUL LOT OF ENCOURAGING FEEDBACK
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR NEXT WAS ORIGINALLY PREPARED FOR FEBRUARY 11, 2022.. THE STORY OF JON APPLETON, THE INVENTOR OF THE SYNCLAVIER SYNTHESIZER
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YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF THE INSTRUMENT… OR ITS INVENTOR… BUT YOU’VE HEARD IT….. USED… ALL OVER THE PLACE..
WITH BOB’S WORLD.. I’M BOB WELCH
COMING UP… THE STORY OF JON APPLETON.. WHO INVENTED THE SYNCLAVIER SYNTHIZISER … IN A MINUTE..
3/26 Vermont's Contractor List
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COUNTING IN THEORY IS EASY… WE LEARN TO COUNT AT AN EARLY AGE… HOWEVER THE STATE OF VERMONT IS HAVING A DIFFICULTY COUNTING…. THE NUMBER OF HOME CONTRACTORS IN ITS STATE.
I’M BOB WELCH
THE DIFFICULTY IN COUNTING CONTRACTORS… FOR A HOME CONTRACTOR REGISTRY… NEXT…
3/25 Flood, Ice, and Snow in the Great Northeast in Spring
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ALLEGED WINTER… HAS MORPHED INTO ALLEGED SPRING… AT LEAST IN THE GREAT NORTHEAST
I’M BOB WELCH
A WINTER STORM JUST DAYS INTO SPRING… THAT WAS BIGGER THAN ANY THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN WINTER IN A MINUTE.
3/22 The Cost of a New Car These Days
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THE COST OF A NEW CAR IS COMING DOWN BUT… EXPERTS SAY WE’RE NEVER GOING TO BACK TO THE GOOD OLE DAYS PRE-2020 AGAIN
I’M BOB WELCH
THAT STORY NEXT
3/21 The man and the water tower
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YOU LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM SOMETHING YOU CONSIDER TO BE OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE… AND YOU WANT TO BUY IT… TO SAVE IT
I’M BOB WELCH
THAT’S WHAT ONE MAN IS TRYING TO DO IN THE ATLANTIC PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK.. CANADA.
THAT STORY NEXT..
3/20 Brianna Maitland disappeared from Vermont 20 years ago yesterday
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VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE FROM A VERMONT TOWN… 20 YEARS AGO YESTERDAY
I’M BOB WELCH
COMING UP THE STORY OF BRIANNA MAITLAND AND THE NEW REWARD ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ON HER DISAPPEARANCE.
---- IF YOU CAN HELP INVESTIGATORS, CALL 1-800-CALL-FBI OR THE VERMONT STATE POLICE TIP HOTLINE AT 1-844-84-VTIPS.
3/19 Animal Stories
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WITH NOT ONE… NOT TWO… BUT THREE ODDBALL STORIES IN FRONT OF ME INVOLVING ANIMALS…. ONE OF WHICH WAS A HUMAN DRESSED UP AS AN ANIMAL…
THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING TO DO…
I’M BOB WELCH
COMING UP… MY PERIODIC PROFESSIONAL NOD TO THE WLS RADIO PERSONALITIES TOMMY EDWARDS AND LARRY LUJACK…. FOR AN INSTALLMENT OF ANIMAL STORIES… IS NEXT….
3/18 Waiting Area Etiquette
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A REPORTER POSTED A PICTURE ON HER INSTAGRAM THE OTHER DAY… THAT HAD NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE NEWS.. AS SHE WAS HEADED OFF ON VACATION..
I’M BOB WELCH
I DON’T KNOW WHETHER THIS GOES UNDER THE CATEGORY OF DECORUM WHILE TRAVELING… OR… SOCIAL AWARENESS…
WHATEVER IT IS … IT’S COMING UP…
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The inspiration for today's episode is WABC-TV New York reporter Kemberly Richardson's Instagram pic while at Kennedy Airport waiting for a flight.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C4iPrZRrDiu/
3/15 Montreal's short-term rental unit problem
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IN QUEBEC, THERE ARE RULES ABOUT HOW SHORT-TERM RENTAL HOSTS CAN OPERATE AND IN MONTREAL… IT’S TURNING DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE THE LAW.. IN ONE CASE LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A DEADLY CONSEQUENCE
I’M BOB WELCH
TRACKING DOWN ILLEGAL SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN MONTREAL… NEXT..
3/14 PI Day
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AND THIS.. IS A DAY TO RECOGNIZE PI.
I’M BOB WELCH
BUT, PUT THE FORK DOWN…….. FOR THIS IS A DAY ABOUT MATH AWARENESS AND LESS ABOUT PASTRIES.
3/13 The Organized Retail Theft Crackdown
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A FEW WEEKS BACK I HAD A STORY ON ABOUT SUCH A THING AS ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
I’M BOB WELCH
TODAY’S STORY IS… ONE OF THE KINGPINS OR IN THIS CASE A QUEENPIN… WAS CLOSED IN ON …………………
3/12 Newspaper chain on the brink in Atlantic Canada
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A COMPANY THAT OWNS NEARLY TWO DOZEN NEWSPAPERS IN ATLANTIC CANADA HAS DEBTS OF ALMOST $100 MILLION AND IS FILING FOR CREDITOR PROTECTION.
I’M BOB WELCH… THAT STORY COMING UP…
3/11 Hello Darkness, my old friend. It's just after 7am
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NOTHING QUITE SAYS WELCOME TO SPRING LIKE TURNING THE CLOCKS AHEAD… AND THEN GETTING A PUSH ALERT FOR A WINTER STORM WARNING…
I’M BOB WELCH…
MY ANNUAL GRUMBLE… WHICH I’LL KEEP BRIEF… IN A MINUTE.
3/8 Battling the Porch Pirates
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THE BATTLE AGAINST PORCH PIRATES….
I’M BOB WELCH
THE LASTEST FRONT IS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
THAT STORY COMING UP…..