Nice story from WCNC.com Carolina's News Channel by Mike Redding/Carolina Traveler

http://www.wcnc.com/traveler/stories//wcnc-081004-al-travel_journal.62c50714.html

All my best,
Paul Conlin
Secretary,
ALF

I sure wish these online news sites could get together and share the information on age, gender, and the area code or first 3 digits of your zip code.

They don't really need to know anything else to satisfy their advertisers. It's just plain curiosity.

I don't go to those sites that create these 'blocks' to their information until you answer all the questions.

Sorry, PFC. Just one of my rants.

John, you beat me to the rant. Considering the fact that they're all owned by the same people anyway. The one that drives me nuts is USA Today. For goodness' sake, I subscribe to the paper, I'd think they know my name, birthdate, and email by now.

Anyway, nice article. Sounds like this guy is a lighthouse person. Although it took me longer to register than to read the article, and I figured out I had already registered anyway. :rolleyes:

John - I don't like to have to register with these sites either! But some of them actually do share the information. If you register for this WCNC.com you are also registered for the following:

Your membership log-in will also work on all these Belo Interactive Web sites:
Azfamily.com, Phoenix

AldiaTX.com, Dallas

Dallasnews.com, Dallas

DentonRC.com, Denton, Texas

Fox11AZ.com, Tucson, Ariz.

Guidelive.com, Dallas

KGW.com, Portland, Ore.

KHOU.com, Houston

KING5.com, Seattle

KMOV.com, St. Louis

KREM.com, Spokane, Wash.

KTVB.com, Boise, Idaho
KVUE.com, Austin, Texas

MYSA.com, San Antonio, Texas

NBC6.com, Charlotte, N.C.

NWCN.com, Pacific Northwest

PE.com, Riverside, Calif.

Projo.com, Providence, R.I.

TXCN.com, Texas

WFAA.com, Dallas

WHAS11.com, Louisville

WVEC.com, Norfolk, Va.

WWLTV.com, New Orleans