{"id":11311,"date":"2012-06-16T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/16\/twitter-updates-for-2012-06-16-2\/"},"modified":"2014-02-15T15:05:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T20:05:21","slug":"twitter-updates-for-2012-06-16-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/16\/twitter-updates-for-2012-06-16-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter updates for 2012-06-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"aktt_tweet_digest\">\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/pablorenoir\" class=\"aktt_username\">pablorenoir<\/a> I don&#039;t think that&#039;s fair. He didn&#039;t need and didn&#039;t want it. It was forced on him.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/pablorenoir\/statuses\/213906256501551104\" class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\">in reply to pablorenoir<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213952392062963714\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I&#039;ll also try to post a couple of screenshots  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213828744572452864\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Well, that&#039;s all for tonight. It was a great show. I know a few people who were there tonight, so I&#039;ll try to get their perspective  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213828619351494656\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The broadcast is over  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213828139019808768\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How can you pray for help when you are doing something so risky? God gave me this ability and provides a way  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213827809347510272\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&quot;The only technology this guys needs is a pole&quot;  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213827529440632832\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What&#039;s next? The Grand Canyon!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213827138195955713\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaireMacCMS\" class=\"aktt_username\">ClaireMacCMS<\/a> I&#039;m pretty sure there is supposed to be. Probably have to wait for the broadcast to be over due to the sound  in reply to ClaireMacCMS <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213826881533906944\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He called his grandmother  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213826562850701312\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How does he kneel on the wire?!?!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213826449864536064\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thank you to the Niagara Parks Commision for allowing the walk to happen  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213826129365188608\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I wonder what Jay Cochrane thinks of all of this  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213825735390011393\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Here come the commercials again  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213824971921829888\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I love you Dad  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213824862790230016\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The family legacy has been increased  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213824691859763201\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The male broadcaster talks way too much  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213824437324226562\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What is the purpose of your trip, sir? To inspire people around the world!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213824327982919680\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He&#039;s checking in with customs  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213824086453915650\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>My wife just asked if he was going to go back the other way  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213823828193853441\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fantastic show! Way to go Nik  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213823640788152320\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He ran to the end \ud83d\ude42  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213823558076481536\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He&#039;s almost there  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213823349258854402\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He just waved at the crowd and kneeled  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213823207004844034\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He&#039;s hearing the crowd now over the roar of the Falls  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213822939634741248\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He&#039;s drained. His hands feel like they are going numb  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213822780855156737\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&quot;the mist was thick&quot;  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213822418391797760\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He is now officially in Canada  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213822241643831296\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wow, does he ever look focused  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213822163621388288\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He&#039;s walking uphill now  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213821785450360833\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He feels like an idiot wearing the harness  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213821585382060032\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sometimes it is hard to tell if his &quot;oh God&quot; comments are praise or if something bad is starting to happen  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213821510249492480\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/scottandros\" class=\"aktt_username\">scottandros<\/a> Did they not divert the water tonight?  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/scottandros\/statuses\/213820667852890112\" class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\">in reply to scottandros<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213820998468894722\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He looks drenched  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213820726329884672\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The shots showing the sag in the wire are amazing  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213820465439981570\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He just complained about the weather station on one of the pendulums  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213820252260278274\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I didn&#039;t think the Maid of the Mist went out at night  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213820087700959232\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10 minutes in&#8230; So far so good  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213819914060959744\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He&#039;s hitting the mist now  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213819772427714560\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He can&#039;t see the wire move because of the other movement in his field of view  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213819610699530240\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Great camera shot as he is over the brink!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213819165335756800\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>They are asking Nik questions live!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213819061975531523\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You can really see the wire move when they show the shot up the wire  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213818943540965378\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No mist yet. No insects. Harness feels fine  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213818622580232192\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He is obviously a very religious man  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213818490476433408\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The birds flying around must be distracting  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213818420557398018\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I&#039;m at the edge of my chair! Really!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213818136280039424\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He&#039;s approaching the lip\/brink  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213817962363228161\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Being able hear what his father is saying is cool  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213817564940353536\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The harness does look like it would be a drag (literally)  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213817332437491712\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&quot;see you on the other side guys&quot;  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213817195220840448\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Here we go!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213817119886942209\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>He&#039;s waving  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213817026030993408\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>That seemed like a long 2 minutes  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213816908481433600\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I wonder if the Niagara Falls Ribfest was helped or hurt by the crowds heading to Table Rock  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213816440288059392\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 minutes to go&#8230; The last of the commercials&#8230; Yay!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213815717739499520\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How can Wallenda not be nervous ?!?!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213815583362400256\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I would definitely say a prayer, too!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213815189580156928\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>5 minutes to go  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213814971275022337\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How can you have a broadcast about a wire walk in Niagara Falls and not mention Blondin?!?!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213814909606170625\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>David Blaine apparently wished him luck  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213813967661965313\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>They just said the walk would be shown without commercials  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213813801173254144\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10 minutes to go  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213813706457481218\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Are there really 100,000 people there in Niagara Falls?  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213813619564085248\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The lighting ABC brought in sure lights up the Falls nicely  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213813363761876993\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&quot;I love what I do&quot; &#8211; Nik Wallenda  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213813157574086656\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I also thought CTV would jump in every once in a while to say their own thing, but it seems to be all simulcast other than the commercials  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213812817764163584\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paintvrules\" class=\"aktt_username\">paintvrules<\/a> I knew the time had been changed, but hadn&#039;t heard he would be watching  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paintvrules\/statuses\/213811426396094464\" class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\">in reply to paintvrules<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213812002672492544\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It just occurred to me that they are probably showing all the commercials now so they can show the walk uninterrupted  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213811679757205505\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The first Wallenda&#039;s performed in 1780  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213811504477241344\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No goggles  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213811335820083200\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There are rescue baskets at each end of the wire  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213811188369334273\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nik feels that the harness is holding him back  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213811040016805889\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I didn&#039;t realize Nik Wallenda was younger than me  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213810949981876226\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Just over 20 minutes to go  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213810727499210754\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ABC also could have talked about Niagara Falls NY and how they are suffering  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213810644506513408\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I wonder how the Ringo Starr concert was tonight and if he will be watching the walk  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213810415346524160\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The segment about the science of the walk was also pretty cool  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213810182092881920\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The segment about the Wallenda family and their history was good.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213810063901605889\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I also thought they would mention other Niagara Falls daredevils. Again, nothing so far.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213809926663970817\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There are A LOT of commercials!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213809613131366400\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/adamwhite\" class=\"aktt_username\">adamwhite<\/a> I still thought something would be said about Niagara Falls as a place to visif  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/adamwhite\/statuses\/213808917921275904\" class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\">in reply to adamwhite<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213809444730052608\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There have been a couple of gorgeous shots of the Niagara SkyWheel  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213809067871834112\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I don&#039;t watch much TV, so I&#039;ve never heard of the weather guy and the male co-host. I remember Hannah Storm from NBA broadcasts  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213808967657324544\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I&#039;m sick of all the DQ and MMVA commercials!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213808034407915521\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>An hour and a half into the broadcast and they mentioned the harness for the first time  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213807851485921280\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I thought that ABC would show more of the things to do in Niagara Falls (SkyWheel, Marineland, Bird Kingdom, etc). So far nothing.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213807555850412032\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The top twenty stunts of all time shown on ABC was interesting. Some of those stunts were crazy!!!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213806925228412928\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What&#039;s the right hashtag&#8230; #wirewalk or #walkthewire ?  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213806657375969280\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In case anyone is wondering, we decided to avoid the crowd and watch the show at home. So far Niagara Falls looks pretty good tonight!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nfblog\/statuses\/213806471325040640\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@pablorenoir I don&#039;t think that&#039;s fair. He didn&#039;t need and didn&#039;t want it. It was forced on him. in reply to pablorenoir # I&#039;ll also try to post a couple of screenshots # Well, that&#039;s all for tonight. It was a great show. I know a few people who were there tonight, so I&#039;ll try&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1586],"tags":[10411,1583,1582,1578],"class_list":["post-11311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-niagara-falls-blog-twitter-updates","tag-nfblog","tag-niagara-falls-info","tag-tweets","tag-twitter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}