I love the cold! Make me jealous with your stories of freezing weather. It is actually a cold night for Baja California, it is 8 degrees c now, almost enough for a sweater. It doesn't help that my window is broken and doesn't close :)
Third frost so far this season, and delightfully freezing :)
Quote from: Lethe on November 23, 2007, 11:29:03 PM
Third frost so far this season, and delightfully freezing :)
About -2 or -3 degrees in the English countryside overnight, so a hard frost outside.
I love cold weather, too. :)
It was stunning yesterday, bright blue sky with the sun streaming down over the frost laden Chilterns and Berkshire downs as I travelled up on the train to Oxford. Saw quite a few Red Kites rising and basking on the thermals, being mobbed by the odd crow. Very chilly in the wind, but a nice, 'clear the cobwebs' chill I thought.
Expect much British contribution to a thread about the weather!!!
:P
Quote from: Peregrine on November 24, 2007, 01:17:41 AM
It was stunning yesterday, bright blue sky with the sun streaming down over the frost laden Chilterns and Berkshire downs as I travelled up on the train to Oxford. Saw quite a few Red Kites rising and basking on the thermals, being mobbed by the odd crow. Very chilly in the wind, but a nice, 'clear the cobwebs' chill I thought.
Wonderful. 8)
QuoteExpect much British contribution to a thread about the weather!!!
:P
We enjoy nothing more than discussions about the weather. ;D What else can you expect from a nation that can easily get all four seasons in a single day?
Gestern war es etwas kuhl (5 Grad), und jetzt ist es 0 Grad. Vielleicht regnet es morgen.
Quote from: Mark on November 24, 2007, 02:03:08 AM
Wonderful. 8)
We enjoy nothing more than discussions about the weather.
With boring regularity, my step-father resorts to weather discussions within moments of us starting ANY phone conversation. If we are together he will often give me running weather reports looking out of the same window I can. Mind you I
am referring to someone who I caught watching a blue TV screen....because there was nothing on worth watching.
Mike
Presently 50 degrees F (10 degrees c) and overcast with thunderstorms on the way.
(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9809/radartq0.jpg)
It is 39°F (4°C), 20mph wind, and raining its ass off! Not what you would call a nice day... :(
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/Gurn_Blanston/11_24_0712_55CST.gif)
(I'm right there where the little circle with the + is)
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73º F with a nice moderate breeze.
Four inches of snow in the last 2 days - northern Michigan.
Quote from: Keemun on November 24, 2007, 11:15:15 AM
:P
perfect weather!
at 5 in the morning it's getting pretty cold now, less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
I never understood why anyone would talk about the weather. Of course I spent 20 years nowhere besides southern California! I lived i New England for a few months and then it hit me, some people actually have weather! It rained more in 1 weekend in Providence than it does all year in San Diego...Pretty eye opening :)
While driving through central Utah yesterday evening, the car thermometer read 15F/-9.5C at one point. Perhaps that is why the deer were at a lower elevation than usual; they were close to the towns at the valley floor, where it was about 25F/-3.9C. The elk must be more cold-tolerant; I saw them in one of the coldest places. This is my kind of weather, and I'm looking forward to many more months of cold and snow.
Heather
I'd like to travel to Iceland. A bit scary though. Wish I could go with someone ;D
(http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/11/07/Iceland_wideweb__430x320,0.jpg)
(http://elementaryteacher.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/iceland.jpg)
Reykjavik:
(http://www.art-iceland.com/image-files/reykjavik-multi-shapes-and-colors.jpg)
(http://frontpage.simnet.is/icetravel/images/Reykjavik/Reykjavik_2.jpg)
IMO, anybody living in a "cold" climate needs to have their head examined.
As we develop as fetuses, we are encased in an environment which presumably is at normal body temperature (98.60)F. When we are finally born, we are swaddled in warm blankets or other garments, to preserve the natural state of things. As we grow older and presumably more economically capable, we seek warm climates for the comforts of life (vacations and even the conducting of business).
Anybody that professes to "love the cold weather", only does so because in the back of their minds they know that they can retreat to the warm comfort of hearth and home anytime they wish. They really don't "live" in that cold climate, nor would they choose to do so if they could.
In addition the cost of living in a warm climate is far lower than that for those living in a cold climate. (unless you're an alaskan eskimo). For me the most amenable climate is located in the southwest USA. Warm (even HOT summers) gorgeous comfortable springs and falls, and very mild (even temperate) winters.
No snow to shovel, no heavy clothing to protect you from the cold, easier on your automobile and on your heating bills. All resulting in people in far better moods (year round) than those soured by the need to "fight" the elements.
Nobody moves to northern Canada or Siberia for the climate. But many move to Florida, Southern California,. Arizona or Nevada just for that reason.
Wow. I'm Canadian and I've seen it pretty cold. It's pretty cold these days and no one is grumpy. That's because we're oh...what was it, oh yeah, Canadian. Do people in Alaska, Norway, Russia fight because it's so cold? No. They were born into that climate. It's what they're used to.
If you went to those places and were grumpy I could see that because you're used to the warmness of where you live.
People in those places and here in Canada don't get grumpy because 0c isn't weather 'out of the blue'. It's normal where it should apply.
Come on Iago...
Quote from: 12tone. on November 25, 2007, 08:48:41 AM
Wow. I'm Canadian and I've seen it pretty cold. It's pretty cold these days and no one is grumpy. That's because we're oh...what was it, oh yeah, Canadian. Do people in Alaska, Norway, Russia fight because it's so cold? No. They were born into that climate. It's what they're used to.
If you went to those places and were grumpy I could see that because you're used to the warmness of where you live.
People in those places and here in Canada don't get grumpy because 0c isn't weather 'out of the blue'. It's normal where it should apply.
Come on Iago...
Yes, but if people in Alaska, Norway Russia or even in Canada (where you live) could experience the comfort zone which a warm climate (year round) provides, I doubt very much if they would opt to return to the "cold" regions. That's of course if they could afford to relocate and their governments allowed such emigration./
I recently learned a method to keep warm from a taxi driver. I haven't used it yet, since the Chicago winter has not arrived. He basically told me to relax. I should try and compose myself when I'm shivering, chattering my teeth, moving around to shake the cold. As I relax, the temperature of my body will automatically increase 2 degrees. And I won't look like an compulsive maniac. Hope it works.
A lot of people prefer year-round warmth, while others prefer changing weather. In northern climes 80% of the people cheer and their mood lightens up at the first snowfall. The novelty effect wears off after thee first 3 or 4 months of course :D, so it's time for another change! I couldn't live in a place where seasons don't change. That's probably why the northeastern states are those I prefer, and Vermont above all others!
When people get older they also then to always feel cold, so I think that the combination of old bones and availability of money is what makes the southern states so popular with senior citizens.
If only "old" people are attracted to warm climates, how come the States of Florida, Arizona and Nevada are building schools (to accommodate the influx of pupils) at a breakneck rate? People of "retirement" age don't usually have children in the public schools.
Young people are moving to those climes because those are the places that offer multiple job opportunities. The population of this country is in the midst of a shift from the northeast to the southwest. And relatively low taxes are one of the factors attracting them (except in California).
Quote from: Iago on November 25, 2007, 03:31:49 PM
If only "old" people are attracted to warm climates, how come the States of Florida, Arizona and Nevada are building schools (to accommodate the influx of pupils) at a breakneck rate?
cuz of all the Mexicans! ;D
(i'd think that people would be turned off by all the hurricanes by now)
Climate? In Florida? It feels like a rice paddy in Laos for 9 months of the year! The period from November to February is the only time the climate could be called "nice".
Quote from: Iago on November 25, 2007, 03:31:49 PM
If only "old" people are attracted to warm climates, how come the States of Florida, Arizona and Nevada are building schools (to accommodate the influx of pupils) at a breakneck rate? People of "retirement" age don't usually have children in the public schools.
Young people are moving to those climes because those are the places that offer multiple job opportunities. The population of this country is in the midst of a shift from the northeast to the southwest. And relatively low taxes are one of the factors attracting them (except in California).
I'm fairly sure, actually, that it is to accommodate the children of people in the service industries. Certainly that's true in Florida, not so sure about Nevada. Of course, there IS a shift towards warmer climates, but a lot is also going to states that aren't known especially for catering to oldsters. A prime example being Texas. Only a lunatic would come here to retire... ;)
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on November 25, 2007, 04:09:02 PM
A prime example being Texas. Only a lunatic would come here to retire... ;)
So, George W Bush is going home after he's done in the Whitehouse, then? ;)
Der Schnee is fast hier! Der kommt im Morgen!
Quote from: 12tone. on November 25, 2007, 08:48:41 AM
Wow. I'm Canadian and I've seen it pretty cold. It's pretty cold these days and no one is grumpy. That's because we're oh...what was it, oh yeah, Canadian. Do people in Alaska, Norway, Russia fight because it's so cold? No. They were born into that climate. It's what they're used to.
If you went to those places and were grumpy I could see that because you're used to the warmness of where you live.
People in those places and here in Canada don't get grumpy because 0c isn't weather 'out of the blue'. It's normal where it should apply.
Come on Iago...
I agree with Iago (particularly considering I am generally freezing at any weather below 55-60F, :-\). in NY that would mean from Mid-October to end-of-April.
There is obviously a change of attitude between people living in warm climates and cold climates. The colder climates do not necessarily induce people to fight (to the contrary in fact, warmer climates bore hot blooded people), but it does affect their general outlook on life. As a general rule, warm climate makes the people more social, as they spend more time outdoors, socializing. World's more hospitable nations are generally the ones closer to the equator (The Mediterranean, South America, Middle East in general, etc..)
Plus, people generally just look better ;D Probably due to the fact that they wear less garments and thus have to take better care of themselves.
Personally, I would not mind living in a constant 80-90F environment year-round 8)
Quote from: Corey on November 25, 2007, 03:57:13 PM
Climate? In Florida? It feels like a rice paddy in Laos for 9 months of the year! The period from November to February is the only time the climate could be called "nice".
February is horrible..... you ever wait for the bus and shiver the whole time uncontrollably, freezing to death? And have your nose running the whole time, for 2 or 3 months? And get sick once or twice a year? i hate the winter!
Quote from: EmpNapoleon on November 25, 2007, 12:02:26 PM
I recently learned a method to keep warm from a taxi driver. I haven't used it yet, since the Chicago winter has not arrived. He basically told me to relax. I should try and compose myself when I'm shivering, chattering my teeth, moving around to shake the cold. As I relax, the temperature of my body will automatically increase 2 degrees. And I won't look like an compulsive maniac. Hope it works.
If your body temperature increases 2 degrees, isn't that a fever?
Its currently 7 c degrees...wonderful! This is the coldest i can expect here. My parents think im a lunatic when I go out in such weather with just a tee shirt :) But I love the feeling and since there is no wind...its not bad at all. Just my feet, sometimes I wear 2 pairs of socks.
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z245/tapiola/Picture1-1.jpg)
weather.com says:
14F (-10C)
Feels like -2F (-19C)
>:(
Quote from: Corey on January 03, 2008, 06:13:05 AM
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z245/tapiola/Picture1-1.jpg)
ugggh don't remind us... every year you have to wear two coats one day, and a t-shirt the next, back and forth :P
In Buenos Aires, 36oC now (4.45 pm), and not a cloud
in the sky. We are all boiling here. :( :(
It seems that Baja Ca is getting some more perspiring clouds this week. Kind of strange I think.
Gorgeous weather: minus 20 , with 1.5m of snow since December 1. :D
That's what our weather looks like:
http://www.missionridge.com/webcam/Tmissioncam.jpg
Look real close and you see a ridge, look real close. The reason you can't see more clearly is because it's snowing very hard, blocking the camera! ::)
Quote from: Iago on November 25, 2007, 08:41:04 AM
IMO, anybody living in a "cold" climate needs to have their head examined.
I guess I need to make an appointment with a doctor, because I love where I live, in spite of the cold winter months. ::)
That's my front yard and driveway!
Here in Copenhagen it has just turned colder, so now it is minus 2-3 degrees during the day, and a bit lower in the night. But no snow yet. :(
Generelly the danish weather sucks! In the summer it is always too cold and gray, the same in the winter just much colder. Only 1 or 2 months during the summer time, it is actually nice.
After being pounded by rain and lightning, its a nice breezy day in baja :D I think we even got inches of rain...
Minus 24 and going down. The stars up there shine beautifully.
Quote from: Lilas Pastia on January 20, 2008, 07:10:08 PM
Minus 24 and going down. The stars up there shine beautifully.
And I thought my cross-town sufferings today in near zero temperatures would garner some sympathy.
-24? Ouch. :o (It's 6 in Chicago at the moment)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z245/tapiola/screen.jpg)
We have -9 degrees F. Forecast is for 5 - 10 inches of snow today.
Quote from: Iago on November 25, 2007, 08:41:04 AM
IMO, anybody living in a "cold" climate needs to have their head examined.
As we develop as fetuses, we are encased in an environment which presumably is at normal body temperature (98.60)F. When we are finally born, we are swaddled in warm blankets or other garments, to preserve the natural state of things. As we grow older and presumably more economically capable, we seek warm climates for the comforts of life (vacations and even the conducting of business).
Anybody that professes to "love the cold weather", only does so because in the back of their minds they know that they can retreat to the warm comfort of hearth and home anytime they wish. They really don't "live" in that cold climate, nor would they choose to do so if they could.
In addition the cost of living in a warm climate is far lower than that for those living in a cold climate. (unless you're an alaskan eskimo). For me the most amenable climate is located in the southwest USA. Warm (even HOT summers) gorgeous comfortable springs and falls, and very mild (even temperate) winters.
No snow to shovel, no heavy clothing to protect you from the cold, easier on your automobile and on your heating bills. All resulting in people in far better moods (year round) than those soured by the need to "fight" the elements.
Nobody moves to northern Canada or Siberia for the climate. But many move to Florida, Southern California,. Arizona or Nevada just for that reason.
Admittedly, humans originally evolved to live in warm climates, but we've evolved since then to adapt to cold climates as well. I grew up in Wyoming, where it's cold, and now live in southern Ontario, where it's cold. I like the cold and hate hate hot weather.
I lived in Phoenix for a while and despised it. People there don't go outdoors, they shuffle from one air conditioned corridor to another. And besides, the growth in the American south is unsustainable. Phoenix and it's 50 mile radius of sprawl will be slums in another 50 years. You think people are going to live there after we run out of oil? Not only is air conditioning every bit as expensive as heating, the lack of water is a big deal. There's not sufficient fresh water to sustain a large population. Living in really cold climates will be difficult too, so we'll all have to move to moderate climates (maybe the American southeast, the coasts and the center of the country).
Someone mentioned that people in hot climates are more social. This is true by and large, but they are also less productive from an economic standpoint. Not saying that's necessarily a bad thing, just pointing it out. The worldwide pattern is that medium cold areas are wealthy and have industry and warm climate areas have lousy economies. It's understandable though. Right now it's -15 C out, so I can't be outside too long. Instead, I'm inside working away watching the snow fall from my window.
-23 °C, windy and chilly :(
Yesterday there was a rain storm that was the loudest I've ever heard - the rain was being blown so hard against the roof and windows that it sounded like they might break. I've never heard rain anywhere near that loud before - it was like mid-North Sea weather, despite me not being anywhere near the coast.
Quote from: Steve on January 20, 2008, 07:51:03 PM
And I thought my cross-town sufferings today in near zero temperatures would garner some sympathy.
-24? Ouch. :o (It's 6 in Chicago at the moment)
That was celsius. In fahrenheit it's - 11. Conversion table HERE (http://www.energyshop.com/es/toolbox/temperature.cfm).
Very hot and humid right now. Thank goodness we have air-conditioning
33 celcius, and with the humidex it feels more like 43 celcius.
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Quote from: Brahmsian on August 10, 2010, 06:55:06 AM
Very hot and humid right now. Thank goodness we have air-conditioning
33 celcius, and with the humidex it feels more like 43 celcius.
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Don't worry, the weather is fine. Even though it feels terrible when it's hot and humid, I have it on good authority that everything is functioning normally weather-wise. I do worry about stray asteroids because of what happened in the Yucatan a while ago, but that's probably just hypochondria. I'm not really a hypochondriac; I'm only doing a test run because I'm getting older.
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It's taken a very nice turn in Boston today.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 11, 2010, 10:12:03 AM
It's taken a very nice turn in Boston today.
The best part of the year. What was tough in Boston and NYC for me was the ~5 months of truly cold weather, with the middle 3 very bitter.
I wonder if the weather has been usually cold everywhere. Here in Beijing, the lows has been -15 or so for the past 3 weeks or so. The high has been well below zero. They just predicted a "warming up" in the coming week, which means the high will be around -1 and low in the single digits below zero. Typically, we get maybe one week like this the whole winter.
Quote from: springrite on January 05, 2013, 06:48:24 AM
I wonder if the weather has been usually cold everywhere. Here in Beijing, the lows has been -15 or so for the past 3 weeks or so. The high has been well below zero. They just predicted a "warming up" in the coming week, which means the high will be around -1 and low in the single digits below zero. Typically, we get maybe one week like this the whole winter.
Time for an extended vacation in Saigon, I think. :)
Our previous year of weather has been very close to the long-term averages. The flipside of that is that we have been divergent from the long-term averages for so long (last 15 years) that 'normal' seems really odd. :)
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The weather will never be normal until Bernanke ends QEInfinity....(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/angry.gif)
Oh wait, wrong Universe....(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/cheesy.gif)
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
Is it just me or do the squirrels look fat?
We put a little Christmas gourd out in the yard for a squirrel to eat. It's still there, hours later. Perhaps the face I painted on it is unnerving.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3051/3110705053_e3810f7b88_b.jpg)
Squirrel with non-seasonally adjusted gourd. (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/cheesy.gif)
We brought the gourd back in to spare it further embarrassment. It's glowering at me now.
That squirrel just got trolled. :o
Just about to go into a heatwave here in SE Queensland. For the next 6 days the temp will not drop below 32C and will reach 40 at some stage. For you guys who don't use Celcius, 38C is 100F. The temps in themselves are not remarkable but the continuous period is. Thank God I've got aircon.
We are bracing ourselves for possibly the worst bushfire day in decades (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-07/nsw-faces-27worst-ever27-fire-danger-day/4455368?section=nsw), here in Canberra, Australia. Sydney is expecting 43°C (about 106°F) and high winds.
We have had temperatures in the high 30's (thats about 100 °F for our US friends) for the last week, and the heatwave is expected to last at least a week more.
Tomorrow, high winds will make perfect bushfire condition.
Most of the state is declared Extreme fire danger, with several areas near us declared Catastrophic (http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_TOBAN_HTML.cfm).
We have our Bushfire Plan in place ("grab children, dog, photos, hard drive and get the ^%$^# out of here")
All-in-all a typical summer's day in climate-change Australia.
If I don't post for a while, you can assume my computer and/or I are out of action.
cheers
Rob
Quote from: Dungeon Master on January 07, 2013, 01:45:31 AM
If I don't post for a while, you can assume my computer and/or I are out of action.
God forbid! Good luck in overcoming the challenge!
Move your server to Holland, the wettest country in Europe it seems.
Quote from: Holden on January 07, 2013, 01:14:16 AM
For you guys who don't use Celcius...
Quote from: Dungeon Master on January 07, 2013, 01:45:31 AM
high 30's (thats about 100 °F for our US friends)
Save us some typing time, US --
this (https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-metric-system-standard-united-states-instead-imperial-system/FndsKXLh) is your chance! ;D
I love casually studying the weather and think its patterns are quite fascinating, especially here in Pittsburgh, where the high temperatures dropped from the lower 90s to the lower 60s in a matter of days a couple weeks ago. This weekend has been a chilly one. The highs have been around 62 both today and yesterday. We received a lot of welcome rain yesterday (we've been in a mild drought). It's supposed to be a gorgeous week, with temperatures climbing from the mid-60s tomorrow to the mid-70s by Wednesday with sun every day! September and October are such beautiful months here. :)
It's autumn here in Oulu, Finland - rain and some hail today, too. 50-60 F. A great weather for spending time inside... But yes, very beautiful, what with the autumn foliage.
Quote from: North Star on September 22, 2013, 03:41:18 PM
It's autumn here in Oulu, Finland - rain and some hail today, too. 50-60 F. A great weather for spending time inside... But yes, very beautiful, what with the autumn foliage.
Hail in 50-60 degree temperatures? Finland must have some really weird weather! :D I've actually only encountered hail twice in my lifetime-once when I was riding a train, and the other when I was driving and had to pull into a nearly-flooded supermarket parking lot for safety!
We are only 20-30 minutes from Boulder, CO, but we were spared flooding in our neighborhood. Some serious road damage about two miles from us. Closed my wife's school and my son's. Simply brutal in some parts. We had more rainfall on our lawn in a day than we have in some years.
I'm glad that you and your family are alright Bill.
Quote from: DavidW on September 22, 2013, 06:24:52 PM
I'm glad that you and your family are alright Bill.
Thanks, David. You know with your time in OK that droughts can be at their worst when heavy rains follow. It got a bit rainy tonight, but not even approaching where it was.
Quote from: Bogey on September 22, 2013, 04:30:44 PM
We are only 20-30 minutes from Boulder, CO, but we were spared flooding in our neighborhood. Some serious road damage about two miles from us. Closed my wife's school and my son's. Simply brutal in some parts. We had more rainfall on our lawn in a day than we have in some years.
Glad to hear you and your family are safe, Bogey. :) I've heard about the flooding in Colorado and it looks and sounds terrible. :( My prayers go out to everyone who has to endure such a disaster.
Quote from: kyjo on September 22, 2013, 06:58:22 PM
Glad to hear you and your family are safe, Bogey. :) I've heard about the flooding in Colorado and it looks and sounds terrible. :( My prayers go out to everyone who has to endure such a disaster.
Many thanks.
The deal is this. When I got married back in '92 we moved into the house my wife grew up in. Every spring our sump pump when run almost non-stop because we are near and underground river. I mean it
ran. Then a decade went by and one spring nothing. Dry. Has stayed like that since. So in short, we were experiencing a drought. Our average rainfall is 15-17 inches (which includes snow). Boulder has had 30 this month alone. Decent short article here. Read down to the bullets.
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/flood-ravaged-boulder-colorado-sets-annual-rainfall-record-16481
Just a random comment: I HATE it when the meteorologists predict the weather to be PARTLY cloudy yet it turns out to be COMPLETELY cloudy. Today was a perfect example of this. This must be the tenth day over the past couple months where this situation has occurred.
Quote from: kyjo on September 30, 2013, 02:26:22 PM
Just a random comment: I HATE it when the meteorologists predict the weather to be PARTLY cloudy yet it turns out to be COMPLETELY cloudy. Today was a perfect example of this. This must be the tenth day over the past couple months where this situation has occurred.
Personally, I've never understood the min/max on 'partly' in both 'partly sunny' and 'partly cloudly'. After all, unless you're having a day like you had, with complete cloud cover, there's always at least some sun and some clouds, so almost every day qualifies as partly sunny and partly cloudly.
I have observed, btw, that in Florida, when the rain chances are described anywhere between 30 percent and 60 percent, there will always be rain at some point in the day. When it's over 60 percent, that means it will rain all day long.
But at least I know what the percent means in that--that X percent of the forecast area will receive rain in some amount at some point during the day. Apparently, I always end up in the X percent part.
It was a pretty warm day in Pittsburgh today. Got up to around 85 I think. Bet this will be our last day above 80 until April or so!
The weather is only interesting when it's extreme, unless you're sharing it. Is it cloudy with showers in the afternoon 20 miles south of Hog's Breath, Iowa? I fail to wonder. (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/rolleyes.gif)
I find the idea of Finland appealing. I'll bet it has weather. (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
Quote from: kyjo on October 06, 2013, 06:37:37 PM
It was a pretty warm day in Pittsburgh today. Got up to around 85 I think. Bet this will be our last day above 80 until April or so!
In unrelated news, Pittsburgh Pirates beat the hell out of the St. Louis Cardinals today. They were tied up for awhile but Pirates pulled it out. Pirates just need to win one more against the Cardinals to advance.
Quote from: drogulus on October 06, 2013, 08:50:55 PM
The weather is only interesting when it's extreme, unless you're sharing it. Is it cloudy with showers in the afternoon 20 miles south of Hog's Breath, Iowa? I fail to wonder. (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/rolleyes.gif)
I find the idea of Finland appealing. I'll bet it has weather. (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
Our weather is definitely varying, and all four seasons are pretty much equal here. Some years we have four feet of snow by Christmas, and ten years ago, when our family moved to this house after we'd built it, the grass sprouted in mid-December. :o
WHen I left Beijing, I know my second stop, Taiyuan, just had three nights in a row with lows in the 30's (34F, 1C). So I was well prepared for the cold. But when I arrived four days later, it is 80F (27C). Because of the cold of the past week, signalling that cold weather had arrived, the hotel had turned off their central air conditioning system. It is HOT in my room! I am not happy about paying for a five star hotel but the conditions are so uncomfortable!
How will the weather be in LA and Phoenix? I leave on the 10th...
Quote from: springrite on October 06, 2013, 09:52:55 PM
WHen I left Beijing, I know my second stop, Taiyuan, just had three nights in a row with lows in the 30's (34F, 1C). So I was well prepared for the cold. But when I arrived four days later, it is 80F (27C). Because of the cold of the past week, signalling that cold weather had arrived, the hotel had turned off their central air conditioning system. It is HOT in my room! I am not happy about paying for a five star hotel but the conditions are so uncomfortable!
How will the weather be in LA and Phoenix? I leave on the 10th...
I'm in San Diego. October weather is generally some of the nicest in the Southwest.
Quote from: Daverz on October 06, 2013, 10:30:22 PM
I'm in San Diego. October weather is generally some of the nicest in the Southwest.
I may drive by SD on my way back. Most of SoCal was like my backyard for 22 years. May spend a night at Torey Pine (Ritz) just to relax.
Quote from: North Star on October 06, 2013, 09:49:15 PM
Our weather is definitely varying, and all four seasons are pretty much equal here. Some years we have four feet of snow by Christmas, and ten years ago, when our family moved to this house after we'd built it, the grass sprouted in mid-December. :o
What time does it get dark in the summer?
I was in Paris last May and it didn't get dark until 9:00pm or thereabouts, maybe later. I never thought of Paris as north of Boston, but it's approx. 450 miles closer to the North Pole.
Quote from: drogulus on October 07, 2013, 12:09:17 AM
What time does it get dark in the summer?
I was in Paris last May and it didn't get dark until 9:00pm or thereabouts, maybe later. I never thought of Paris as north of Boston, but it's approx. 450 miles closer to the North Pole.
Depends on where you are, in the very northern Finland the sun doesn't go down for a couple of months 8)
Much of the summer it doesn't really get dark here (500 km south) either.
And OTOH, in the very Northern Lapland, the the Polar night lasts about 40 days.
Quote from: drogulus on October 07, 2013, 12:09:17 AM
What time does it get dark in the summer?
I was in Paris last May and it didn't get dark until 9:00pm or thereabouts, maybe later. I never thought of Paris as north of Boston, but it's approx. 450 miles closer to the North Pole.
Here in Bergen at about 22.30 in midsummer ;D. And at 15.30 in midwinter :(.
Quote from: Mirror Image on October 06, 2013, 09:10:08 PM
In unrelated news, Pittsburgh Pirates beat the hell out of the St. Louis Cardinals today. They were tied up for awhile but Pirates pulled it out. Pirates just need to win one more against the Cardinals to advance.
Didn't know you followed sports, John (I don't, for the most part), but yeah, the Pirates are kicking some major ass this year. We call it Buctober. 8)
Quote from: springrite on October 06, 2013, 10:32:00 PM
I may drive by SD on my way back. Most of SoCal was like my backyard for 22 years. May spend a night at Torey Pine (Ritz) just to relax.
It's raining very nicely here now. Should clear up by Thursday night according to Wunderground.
Quote from: kyjo on October 07, 2013, 11:25:45 AM
Didn't know you followed sports, John (I don't, for the most part), but yeah, the Pirates are kicking some major ass this year. We call it Buctober. 8)
I don't usually follow sports, but my Dad and I have gotten into the MLB Playoffs this year. By the way, Pittsburgh got creamed tonight by St. Louis and I'm happy they did. I hate Pittsburgh. No offense of course. :)
Ugh! What a truly miserable day here in the Burgh! Highs only in the low 40s with on-and-off rain showers. How I dread the thought of the upcoming winter! :(
Quote from: Mirror Image on October 09, 2013, 07:26:31 PM
I don't usually follow sports, but my Dad and I have gotten into the MLB Playoffs this year. By the way, Pittsburgh got creamed tonight by St. Louis and I'm happy they did. I hate Pittsburgh. No offense of course. :)
Just saw this post! No offense taken, but why do you hate Pittsburgh? Or do you mean you just hate the Pirates?
Quote from: kyjo on October 23, 2013, 11:55:51 AM
Just saw this post! No offense taken, but why do you hate Pittsburgh? Or do you mean you just hate the Pirates?
It must be the endless polls.. ::)
Quote from: North Star on October 23, 2013, 12:15:58 PM
It must be the endless polls.. ::)
What does that have to do with it?
Quote from: kyjo on October 23, 2013, 12:27:00 PM
What does that have to do with it?
Oh, absolutely nothing, I was just
kidding,
Kyle.
Quote from: North Star on October 23, 2013, 12:31:25 PM
Oh, absolutely nothing, I was just kidding, Kyle.
And I thought I was cutting back on the polls! ;D
Quote from: kyjo on October 23, 2013, 11:55:51 AM
Just saw this post! No offense taken, but why do you hate Pittsburg?
I'm from northeast Ohio. Hating Pittsburgh comes with the territory 8)
Sarge
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on October 23, 2013, 01:00:55 PM
I'm from northeast Ohio. Hating Pittsburgh comes with the territory 8)
Sarge
Random, but did you ever hear of Sweetest Day?
Do you know why Kyjo posts so much on the Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Gorecki and Szymanowski threads?
Because he loves the Poles. :D :D :D
Quote from: Brian on October 23, 2013, 01:10:04 PM
Random, but did you ever hear of Sweetest Day?
Of course. I thought it was national. It isn't? ??? :D
Sarge
Quote from: DavidW on October 23, 2013, 01:13:42 PM
Do you know why Kyjo posts so much on the Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Gorecki and Szymanowski threads?
Because he loves the Poles. :D :D :D
:laugh:
Nippy, even for Winnipeg at this time of year.
Currently: -14 Celcius, with windchill feels like -28 Celcius.
translated for Americans: 6.8F, -18.4F with windchill. :)
Quite mild and rainy in Boston, a balmy 42°.
First snow is on the ground, temperature at -2oC (28 oF)
Well, right now the weather sucks, but soon it won't. Actually, I have a question for my fellow weather buffs;
When the hell did we start naming winter storms as though they were hurricanes? What rocket scientist came up with this idea? Our current little disturbance is officially called "Cleon", the one that is moving in is called "Dion". Really? ::)
8)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on December 06, 2013, 09:55:39 AM
Well, right now the weather sucks, but soon it won't. Actually, I have a question for my fellow weather buffs;
When the hell did we start naming winter storms as though they were hurricanes? What rocket scientist came up with this idea? Our current little disturbance is officially called "Cleon", the one that is moving in is called "Dion". Really? ::)
8)
Undoubtedly part of THE END IS NEAR marketing by TV stations, so that viewers will become obsessively glued to their broadcasts! Every snowstorm "could" be DANGEROUS, and every heat wave also "could" be DANGEROUS, so keep listening to us, because you really are an idiot, and your parents were idiots also, and so you never learned what to do when the weather is cold or hot! (And did you know that you should wear gloves and boots and dress warmly when it is cold? And did you know that you should drink plenty of liquids and put on sunscreen when it is hot?)
Part of the Nanny State mentality gone berserk!
Quote from: Cato on December 06, 2013, 10:06:40 AM
Undoubtedly part of THE END IS NEAR marketing by TV stations, so that viewers will become obsessively glued to their broadcasts! Every snowstorm "could" be DANGEROUS, and every heat wave also "could" be DANGEROUS, so keep listening to us, because you really are an idiot, and your parents were idiots also, and so you never learned what to do when the weather is cold or hot! (And did you know that you should wear gloves and boots and dress warmly when it is cold? And did you know that you should drink plenty of liquids and put on sunscreen when it is hot?)
Part of the Nanny State mentality gone berserk!
Well, I can easily accept that as the facts. Sad commentary on our times when something so mollycoddlingly outrageous is so easily acceptable as The Truth... :( But really, Cleon? ::)
8)
I think that trend has only been in place a couple of years (could be wrong). But yes, I also wondered how Cleon got on the "master list" of names for this year. 8)
--Bruce
Cleon and Dion? Is the next one Eon?
Quote from: Brian on December 06, 2013, 10:37:37 AM
Cleon and Dion? Is the next one Eon?
It'll stop 'em when they discover that Freon has been discontinued though.... :D
8)
We felt the effects of hurricane (Orkan) Xaver last night. The storm pummeled the north coast of Germany but was rather mild here in the southwest (65 KM winds and just a little rain).
Sarge
I think The Weather Channel is the one to blame for naming winter storms. Obviously they needed something to keep themselves busy from December to May.
Thread duty:
Highs in the mid 80s, low chance of precipitation , strong breeze allows me to keep the windows open and not turn on the a/c so I can fully enjoy it. Warm temps and low humidity is not a combination that occurs very often here.
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Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on December 06, 2013, 12:51:55 PM
I think The Weather Channel is the one to blame for naming winter storms. Obviously they needed something to keep themselves busy from December to May.
Thread duty:
Highs in the mid 80s, low chance of precipitation , strong breeze allows me to keep the windows open and not turn on the a/c so I can fully enjoy it. Warm temps and low humidity is not a combination that occurs very often here.
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I was afraid of that. This is where I saw it, last night they were actually showing a weather report, as opposed to their usual run of "reality" programming, and there it was staring me in the face; Winter Storm Cleon!! :o :o
8)
The two last days we have had storm and hurricane and much flood. The water level in many towns is the highest ever measured. (Measurements have been made regularly during the last hundred years).
We're experiencing warm temperatures here in NE Georgia, which is unusual for this time of year. Also, rain, rain, and more rain. :)
Quote from: Mirror Image on December 06, 2013, 06:24:54 PM
We're experiencing warm temperatures here in NE Georgia, which is unusual for this time of year. Also, rain, rain, and more rain. :)
I greatly enjoy rain, except when it is like it was here, 34° and windy! 'cause as much as I like rain, I hate ice storms!! >:(
8)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on December 06, 2013, 06:32:23 PM
I greatly enjoy rain, except when it is like it was here, 34° and windy! 'cause as much as I like rain, I hate ice storms!! >:(
8)
Yes, I'll take rain over ice any day of the week. People here seem to freak out at even the sight of a snow flurry, but snowstorms aren't completely uncommon where I'm from.
Quote from: Mirror Image on December 06, 2013, 06:38:33 PM
Yes, I'll take rain over ice any day of the week. People here seem to freak out at even the sight of a snow flurry, but snowstorms aren't completely uncommon where I'm from.
Does Atlanta still grind to a halt when it snows? When I was at Emory, there was a total of three days in four years on which snow actually fell. Everything pretty much closed down completely. We were told the city kept almost no snow plows--it was felt the expense of keeping them was not worth the one time a year they might be used.
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on December 06, 2013, 06:43:36 PM
Does Atlanta still grind to a halt when it snows? When I was at Emory, there was a total of three days in four years on which snow actually fell. Everything pretty much closed down completely. We were told the city kept almost no snow plows--it was felt the expense of keeping them was not worth the one time a year they might be used.
I don't live in Atlanta, but things do seem to 'freeze in time' whenever snow arrives. :) Like I said, snow isn't uncommon in the NE part of the state, but people just act like it's the apocalypse when something like this happens and it's pretty ridiculous. I can understand Atlanta not wanting to invest in snow plows. It just wouldn't be worth the expense. GDOT does get out on the major highways and put salt and gravel down on the roads, but obviously back roads and such don't get touched and people are left to fend for themselves.
The trees in Northern Virginia are right now covered with icicles...it's gorgeous.
Right now, it's rain, rain, and more rain. The temperature is about 40 °F. Will be glad when the rain passes over.
Now we are talking deep freeze temperatures! :D This is pretty damn cold, even for Winnipeg! 8)
Currently: -37C or -34F
Windchill factor: -49C or -54F
Stay warm, Ray!
Clear and cold in Boston (not Winnipeg-cold); we hear tell of some heavy snow coming in later this week.
Quote from: karlhenning on December 31, 2013, 06:23:31 AM
Stay warm, Ray!
Clear and cold in Boston (not Winnipeg-cold); we hear tell of some heavy snow coming in later this week.
I do report that although it is incredibly chilly today, it is a cloudless, sunny sky. I love a bright, winter sunny day! The sundogs will be out in full force, I'm sure. :)
After a few cold days, it is really heating up in most of China for New Year's Day. Tomorrow will be 10C (50F) for the high. I am thinking T-shirt!
Quote from: ChamberNut on December 31, 2013, 06:18:59 AM
Now we are talking deep freeze temperatures! :D This is pretty damn cold, even for Winnipeg! 8)
Currently: -37C or -34F
Windchill factor: -49C or -54F
Jesus Christ.
Quote from: ChamberNut on December 31, 2013, 06:39:47 AM
:D
Now I don't feel so bad knowing that there are even crazier people living in even more brutal climates. ;)
Quote from: Metal Dave on December 31, 2013, 06:46:00 AM
Now I don't feel so bad knowing that there are even crazier people living in even more brutal climates. ;)
Haha! :laugh: +1
Quote from: ChamberNut on December 31, 2013, 06:18:59 AM
Now we are talking deep freeze temperatures! :D This is pretty damn cold, even for Winnipeg! 8)
Currently: -37C or -34F
Windchill factor: -49C or -54F
Beauty! Sounds a mite air-ish to me, but you take what you can get. Here it was a balmy 0°F this AM, sounds almost tropical compared to you! :)
8)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on December 31, 2013, 08:06:05 AM
Beauty! Sounds a mite air-ish to me, but you take what you can get. Here it was a balmy 0°F this AM, sounds almost tropical compared to you! :)
8)
Yes, that is suntanning weather for us! ;D
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on December 31, 2013, 08:06:05 AM
Beauty! Sounds a mite air-ish to me, but you take what you can get. Here it was a balmy 0°F this AM, sounds almost tropical compared to you! :)
8)
Yeah, that sounds like a good winter temp. I can't stand "winter heat" like this. I need a bit more bite!
Quote from: mn dave on December 31, 2013, 06:38:21 AM
Jesus Christ.
Yep - let's blame him for that Canadian weather! ;) ;D
Piedmont, North Carolina - 49F and sunny - suppose to be in the low 50s & cloudy next 2 days - but like the comments about Atlanta & Georgia, ice storms are what we hate around here; snows are infrequent, but as expected most everything shuts down (schools are even closed the night before an expected storm which sometimes never occurs!). There is just not a LOT of $$ invested in equipment & supplies needed like up north. Dave :)
Quote from: ChamberNut on December 31, 2013, 06:18:59 AM
Now we are talking deep freeze temperatures! :D This is pretty damn cold, even for Winnipeg! 8)
Currently: -37C or -34F
Windchill factor: -49C or -54F
Ouch! Perhaps later in January we'll get to have similar temperatures again - or at least around -32
oC. During the last couple of weeks, the temperature's been around 0
oC here.
I'll phrase this gently.
the rain, which has been hovering over us for the last two weeks or so, again ruined my plan to go for a walk on the beach this afternoon. That, and a sore throat that means my body can't decide if it's coming down with a cold or not.
Temperatures would have been fine for the beach, if too cool to go in the water--in the 70sF--just all the windy rain that keeps dropping in.
And annoyingly, the rain has not visited us tonight, so I'm subjected to all the neighbors who can think of nothing better to do on Change Your Calendar Eve than light firecrackers all over the street.
Right now, it's a cloudy night sky with a temperature of 53°F. Not bad at all at least compared to my northern neighbors. :)
Quote from: Mirror Image on December 31, 2013, 06:12:10 PM
Right now, it's a cloudy night sky with a temperature of 53°F. Not bad at all at least compared to my northern neighbors. :)
This.
Here in the Boston area this morning, the temperature is 2 degrees F. (-16c) with a windchill of -18F (-28c). We have about a foot (.3m) of snow outside and it's still coming down. Relatives on the coast not too much farther north have twice as much. Luckily, no work today so my feathered friends are glad to have me home to keep the birdfeeders full while I peruse GMG.
A cold December in Winnipeg, and Manitoba. As cold as Mars apparently, according to this CBC news article. :D
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-deep-freeze-as-cold-as-uninhabited-planet-1.2479967 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-deep-freeze-as-cold-as-uninhabited-planet-1.2479967)
Quote from: ChamberNut on January 03, 2014, 05:01:48 AM
A cold December in Winnipeg, and Manitoba. As cold as Mars apparently, according to this CBC news article. :D
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-deep-freeze-as-cold-as-uninhabited-planet-1.2479967 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-deep-freeze-as-cold-as-uninhabited-planet-1.2479967)
I already hate this winter.
Quote from: mn dave on January 03, 2014, 05:14:29 AM
I already hate this winter.
I'm not much fond of
any winter. This one is no exception. >:(
8)
Let's all purchase a tropical island together and start a community: Good Weather Island.
Quote from: mn dave on January 03, 2014, 05:42:15 AM
Let's all purchase a tropical island together and start a community: Good Weather Island.
I prefer Good Weather and Good Music (with sophisticated gadgetry and oustanding listening stations) Island. I'm sure there is more that should be put in parentheses! :)
Pretty freaking cold here this morning in NE Georgia: 21 °F. Brrrr....
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 03, 2014, 06:00:42 AM
Pretty freaking cold here this morning in NE Georgia: 21 °F. Brrrr....
Same thing here. 21° sucks. I know there will be some whining about that from the Northern contingent, but they chose to live in an icebox. I didn't move here to freeze my ass off. Supposed to be 13°F overnight Monday. >:(
Quote from: mn dave on January 03, 2014, 05:42:15 AM
Let's all purchase a tropical island together and start a community: Good Weather Island.
Put me down for a half acre. :)
8)
Quote from: mc ukrneal on January 03, 2014, 05:59:38 AM
I prefer Good Weather and Good Music (with sophisticated gadgetry and oustanding listening stations) Island. I'm sure there is more that should be put in parentheses! :)
We'll have to put it to a vote.
No, I allow my friends south aways to complain about 21° F. I mean, it's not your feel-good temperature. But a strong frost now and again is good for killing off some bacteria in the environment ;)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 03, 2014, 06:10:43 AM
Same thing here. 21° sucks. I know there will be some whining about that from the Northern contingent...
We do not "whine". We chortle.
Quote from: karlhenning on January 03, 2014, 06:15:05 AM
No, I allow my friends south aways to complain about 21° F. I mean, it's not your feel-good temperature. But a strong frost now and again is good for killing off some bacteria in the environment ;)
Actually, cold weather makes it easier for viruses to do their thing (not to mention the dryness).
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 03, 2014, 06:10:43 AM
Same thing here. 21° sucks. I know there will be some whining about that from the Northern contingent, but they chose to live in an icebox. I didn't move here to freeze my ass off. Supposed to be 13°F overnight Monday. >:(
I'm sure our Northern neighbors are having a good laugh at my post, but I just don't dig winter at all. I love autumn and spring. One can keep the other two seasons. 8) Summers here are brutal sometimes but probably not as bad as Texas. It's the humidity in the summer that seems to make it worse than it actually is.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 03, 2014, 06:55:37 AM
I'm sure our Northern neighbors are having a good laugh at my post, but I just don't dig winter at all. I love autumn and spring. One can keep the other two seasons. 8) Summers here are brutal sometimes but probably not as bad as Texas. It's the humidity in the summer that seems to make it worse than it actually is.
Yes, your summers are pretty bad. Ours are only slightly hotter here in East Texas. However, we are humid too. Central/West Texas is much hotter, but as Mn Dave says, it's dry.... ::) As far as winter goes, I was born and raised in Vermont, so there is nothing I haven't endured on the winter weather front. That's why I don't live there now, to get back to that. :D
8)
In Rheinhessen today: overcast but dry, 45°F (7°C).
Sarge
Boston, NYC & Winnipeg's weather made it into our TV news today. I wish we had snow here. :-\
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 03, 2014, 07:17:45 AM
Yes, your summers are pretty bad. Ours are only slightly hotter here in East Texas. However, we are humid too. Central/West Texas is much hotter, but as Mn Dave says, it's dry.... ::) As far as winter goes, I was born and raised in Vermont, so there is nothing I haven't endured on the winter weather front. That's why I don't live there now, to get back to that. :D
Like
Gurn, I grew up in a 'bad winter' state, i.e. Michigan - but as a kid getting 8-10 days off of school wasn't bad - could play in the snow w/ friends or ice skate on a golf course creek for miles - but being in North Carolina since '71 has been just fine w/ us (Susan was form NJ) - today in Winston Salem, high to 37F w/ clear skies! Dave :)
I actually had to put on a heavy jacket this morning for my weekly grocery run. Temperature was about 58F this morning when I woke up, and allegedly won't get out of the upper sixties today.
BTW, if any of you are ever tempted to visit Florida, I do have a sofa bed in the living room. But the CD player is in my bedroom, so you'll have to bring your own.
74 and sunny here.
I don't know how I survive.
Quote from: The Six on January 03, 2014, 11:43:54 AM
74 and sunny here.
I don't know how I survive.
To be fair, you are coming off from the driest year in recorded times, with a mere 3" of rain last year in your city. You have your own issues to deal with, or soon will when fire season begins in earnest! :-\
8)
Quote from: The Six on January 03, 2014, 11:43:54 AM
74 and sunny here.
I don't know how I survive.
Where do you live and do you have a room available?
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 03, 2014, 07:17:45 AM
Yes, your summers are pretty bad. Ours are only slightly hotter here in East Texas. However, we are humid too. Central/West Texas is much hotter, but as Mn Dave says, it's dry.... ::) As far as winter goes, I was born and raised in Vermont, so there is nothing I haven't endured on the winter weather front. That's why I don't live there now, to get back to that. :D
8)
Ah, okay so you being from Vermont, you're accustomed to being blasted by arctic fronts. ;D Yes, I can see Texas being rather hot in the summer in general, but this past summer here in NE Georgia it rained...and rained....and, you guessed it, rained some more. I don't think I've ever seen such a damp, wet summer. I certainly didn't miss the heat, though. 8)
From what I understand, the South hasn't even felt the effects from this cold front yet. Oh dear and it's 27 °F right now.
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on January 03, 2014, 11:16:29 AM
I actually had to put on a heavy jacket this morning for my weekly grocery run. Temperature was about 58F this morning when I woke up, and allegedly won't get out of the upper sixties today.
And I think it was 80something-F yesterday or a few days ago during the day...
beats -40F.
26 below F on the drive into work. :(
...with killer 60 below wind chills to liven things up!
Quote from: mn dave on January 06, 2014, 05:07:26 AM
26 below F on the drive into work. :(
...with killer 60 below wind chills to liven things up!
Do you still have all your toes, Dave?
Sarge
Quote from: mn dave on January 06, 2014, 05:07:26 AM
26 below F on the drive into work. :(
...with killer 60 below wind chills to liven things up!
:o
Same here, Dave.
-33 C, windchill of -45 C
or
-27 F, windchill of -49 F
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on January 06, 2014, 05:12:44 AM
Do you still have all your toes, Dave?
Lessee...1, 2, 3...9. 9!!
Yep, all there.
Quote from: ChamberNut on January 06, 2014, 05:14:05 AM
:o
Same here, Dave.
-33 C, windchill of -45 C
or
-27 F, windchill of -49 F
We are now officially part of Canada. :) (Some people seem to think we are anyway.)
Quote from: mn dave on January 06, 2014, 05:19:05 AM
We are now officially part of Canada. :) (Some people seem to think we are anyway.)
Wear that Maple Leaf with pride, Dave!! ;D
Quote from: ChamberNut on January 06, 2014, 05:22:08 AM
Wear that Maple Leaf with pride, Dave!! ;D
I will! Actually I am on another forum which is Canadian-based. :) I've always liked Canadians. Nice people.
Bizarre warmth has come in to Boston this morning . . . drizzle, which on its own merits, plus melting some of the snow, is making for wicked deep puddles. Current temperature is 52° !!!
Quote from: mn dave on January 06, 2014, 05:18:08 AM
Lessee...1, 2, 3...9. 9!!
Yep, all there.
Somebody cooked Dave's 10's!Stop by and say "Hi!" to Bullwinkle in Frostbite Falls!
Quote from: karlhenning on January 06, 2014, 05:25:55 AM
Somebody cooked Dave's 10's!
Please see the "What are you eating?" thread. :D
:)
(http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/Frozen%20Jack%20Nicholson.jpg)
Quote from: karlhenning on January 06, 2014, 05:25:05 AM
Bizarre warmth has come in to Boston this morning . . . drizzle, which on its own merits, plus melting some of the snow, is making for wicked deep puddles. Current temperature is 52° !!!
It's rather balmy in Germany too. 48° today with a forecast of 52° tomorrow.
Sarge
Quote from: mn dave on January 06, 2014, 05:07:26 AM
26 below F on the drive into work. :(
...with killer 60 below wind chills to liven things up!
Yikes! Damn...I don't know how you guys stand it up there. Stay warm, Dave.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 06, 2014, 07:29:55 AM
Yikes! Damn...I don't know how you guys stand it up there. Stay warm, Dave.
Well, this isn't normal. I mean it's usually bad, but not this bad.
I'm too old for this shit. ;D
Quote from: mn dave on January 06, 2014, 07:33:29 AM
Well, this isn't normal. I mean it's usually bad, but not this bad.
I'm too old for this shit. ;D
:P
Right now in NE Georgia, it's 27 °F but I imagine it warming up a bit more later on in the day.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 06, 2014, 07:50:42 AM
Right now in NE Georgia, it's 27 °F but I imagine it warming up a bit more later on in the day.
22°F in East Texas. It's midday, probably won't go up much from here. Supposed to get to 13 overnight. I hate this stuff. :P
8)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 06, 2014, 08:00:17 AM
22°F in East Texas. It's midday, probably won't go up much from here. Supposed to get to 13 overnight.
You've got
Dave thinking,
T-shirt weather!
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 06, 2014, 08:00:17 AM
22°F in East Texas. It's midday, probably won't go up much from here. Supposed to get to 13 overnight. I hate this stuff. :P
8)
Yeah, it's supposed to get down to the teens here tonight as well. I actually don't mind Georgia's winter, it's just the snow/ice that I can't deal with, but I don't like when the temperatures get in the teens either with the wind blowing hard...ah who am I kidding? I HATE THIS SHIT!!!! :P ;D
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 06, 2014, 08:00:17 AM
22°F in East Texas. It's midday, probably won't go up much from here. Supposed to get to 13 overnight. I hate this stuff. :P
8)
It's 16 here in Dallas already. Heck, it was like 30 when I got to work!
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 06, 2014, 07:50:42 AM
Right now in NE Georgia, it's 27 °F but I imagine it warming up a bit more later on in the day.
Poor babies! When we lived in Atlanta for 10 months in 2006, we went to a high school football game in late September.
The temperature was about 60 degrees. The crowd (my colleagues at the school and parents) wore hats, zipped up jackets, and even winter coats! ??? ??? ???
We showed up in short sleeves and were constantly asked: "Aren't you cold?!"
One of my colleagues was an immigrant from Sierra Leone: I recall him being huddled and shivering! 8)
Here in central Ohio it is
Zero, but the sun is shining and is not too bad. I swept off the driveway and sidewalk and things felt fine. We had -25 about 20 years ago, and similar temperatures now and then in the good ol' days.
And yet, here we are, still alive! 0:) What we did NOT have back then were Weather Preachers on TV chastising the flock for being on the road, for not remembering to put on gloves and hats, for being in general too dumb to know what to do when the weather gets cold, or hot, or when it rains, or when the wind blows, etc. etc. etc.
Quote from: Cato on January 06, 2014, 08:49:13 AM
Poor babies! When we lived in Atlanta for 10 months in 2006, we went to a high school football game in late September.
The temperature was about 60 degrees. The crowd (my colleagues at the school and parents) wore hats, zipped up jackets, and even winter coats! ??? ??? ???
We showed up in short sleeves and were constantly asked: "Aren't you cold?!"
One of my colleagues was an immigrant from Sierra Leone: I recall him being huddled and shivering! 8)
Here in central Ohio it is Zero, but the sun is shining and is not too bad. I swept off the driveway and sidewalk and things felt fine. We had -25 about 20 years ago, and similar temperatures now and then in the good ol' days.
And yet, here we are, still alive! 0:) What we did NOT have back then were Weather Preachers on TV chastising the flock for being on the road, for not remembering to put on gloves and hats, for being in general too dumb to know what to do when the weather gets cold, or hot, or when it rains, or when the wind blows, etc. etc. etc.
I know all that is true, but not sure if it hits the mark; when I lived in Vermont we got this weather all the time, it was a normal part of life there and frankly, we loved it. However, it is NOT a normal part of life in East Texas (or Georgia) and so for us, now, it sucks the juice out of bull-poop. We hate it. >:(
Our houses aren't built to keep out the real cold because it wasn't cost effective to do that. And many of the people down here haven't a clue how to drive on ice or snow. They scare the hell out of me. My thought is, if I'm going to freeze my ass off anyway, might as well go back to Vermont where I can buy warm clothes and live in a warm house! :D
On the up side, it is supposed to be 67°F here Thursday, overnight low of 53. Now,
that's Texas winter weather! :)
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 06, 2014, 09:19:04 AM
And many of the people down here haven't a clue how to drive on ice or snow. They scare the hell out of me.
True: when we lived in Atlanta, cars and trucks went flying through the air with a heavy rain!
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 06, 2014, 09:19:04 AM
On the up side, it is supposed to be 67°F here Thursday, overnight low of 53. Now, that's Texas winter weather! :)
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Here we are looking at 45 degrees for Sunday!
Quote from: karlhenning on January 06, 2014, 05:25:05 AM
Bizarre warmth has come in to Boston this morning . . . drizzle, which on its own merits, plus melting some of the snow, is making for wicked deep puddles. Current temperature is 52° !!!
When I left for work this morning, there was close to a foot of snow in my yard. I just came home and it's all gone! The warm temperature and heavy rain washed it all away.
It's supposed to go back down below freezing overnight, so the roads will be skating rinks tomorrow.
Went to the store to get a few groceries and the wind that whipped up in that parking lot made it feel a lot colder than it actually was. I had on a sweater, a leather jacket, and a scarf and I was still freezing my ass off. The temperature right now is 21°F but the wind was blowing 20 mph. I still don't see how my Northern neighbors stand this weather! This ol' Georgia boy can't take this shit! :D
Quote from: Szykneij on January 06, 2014, 11:22:13 AM
When I left for work this morning, there was close to a foot of snow in my yard. I just came home and it's all gone! The warm temperature and heavy rain washed it all away.
It's supposed to go back down below freezing overnight, so the roads will be skating rinks tomorrow.
Oof.
Well it's 12°F right now, which was expected, but I hope it warms up tomorrow and that damn wind subsides. I can deal with a cold that's still, it's the wind that gets me every time. But, thankfully, we've had no rain and it's been nothing but a blue sky. The snow and ice can stay in Minnesota (sorry Dave). 8)
I can hear the wind, so I readily credit the weather report of 15°, feels like -2°.
There's lots of wind on this site, I often hear it.
(* chortle *)
I hope each and every North American GMGer is alive and well. You must keep in mind that, as the current Romanian president Traian Basescu once said, the winter is nothing like the summer. So lift your hearts and cheer up, there is a summer to come. :D
Quote from: Florestan on January 07, 2014, 05:02:50 AM
I hope each and every North American GMGer is alive and well. You must keep in mind that, as the current Romanian president Traian Basescu once said, the winter is nothing like the summer. So lift your hearts and cheer up, there is a summer to come. :D
"the winter is nothing like the summer..." No wonder he got to be president! That would work here, too, being relatively non-controversial. :D
Hey, Florestan. Thanks for the cheering up. I know when I thaw out I will look back and appreciate it even more.
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Well, it's 8°F right now and I'm hating every minute of it. I'm happy to be inside, and warm, but my goodness spring can't get here soon enough.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 07, 2014, 05:46:19 AM
Well, it's 8°F right now and I'm hating every minute of it. I'm happy to be inside, and warm, but my goodness spring can't get here soon enough.
We got a little bit lucky in that the center of the Polar Vortex (don'tcha love having a name for everything?) came down east of us. So you guys got shithammered while we just got backdoored. Anyway, this AM they were predicting 13°F, but it only got to 17, so it was rather luxurious. :)
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 07, 2014, 05:49:42 AM
We got a little bit lucky in that the center of the Polar Vortex (don'tcha love having a name for everything?) came down east of us. So you guys got shithammered while we just got backdoored. Anyway, this AM they were predicting 13°F, but it only got to 17, so it was rather luxurious. :)
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You lucky bastards. :P Well, it's supposed to warm up throughout the week, so here's for hoping warm temperatures come our way as the week progresses.
-9F right now. High is 2 I guess.
Quote from: mn dave on January 07, 2014, 06:53:38 AM
-9F right now. High is 2 I guess.
Ooch...yeah and here I'm complaining about 8°F weather when you guys are feeling the brunt of this so called 'Polar Vortex.' :-[
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 07, 2014, 06:56:59 AM
Ooch...yeah and here I'm complaining about 8°F weather when you guys are feeling the brunt of this so called 'Polar Vortex.' :-[
We're sorta used to it. :) It's all relative anyway; to you, 8 degrees is like 50 below! ;D
Quote from: mn dave on January 07, 2014, 07:02:54 AM
We're sorta used to it. :) It's all relative anyway; to you, 8 degrees is like 50 below! ;D
That's true and thankfully there's no wind chill (right now), but having a strong wind chill would be the perfect cherry on top of this cold as shit f***** up morning. :P
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 07, 2014, 07:06:28 AM
That's true and thankfully there's no wind chill (right now), but having a strong wind chill would be the perfect cherry on top of this cold as shit f***** up morning. :P
Oh yes, the wind chill is what cuts through you.
Quote from: mn dave on January 07, 2014, 07:22:26 AM
Oh yes, the wind chill is what cuts through you.
...like a knife.
Well it's a nice, as they say balmy, 43°F right now with a clear sky. Beautiful day. Looks like this arctic blast is behind us. Now, the weather wizards say it's supposed to rain the rest of the week. ::)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdcM4jSCEAAjYoc.jpg)
Quote from: The Six on January 09, 2014, 07:29:32 AM
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Watching weather on CCN. WHen are they going to give weather reports like this? At least try it late at night!
1C to minus 9C (34F to 14F or so) here.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 08, 2014, 10:29:07 AM
Well it's a nice, as they say balmy, 43°F right now with a clear sky. Beautiful day. Looks like this arctic blast is behind us. Now, the weather wizards say it's supposed to rain the rest of the week. ::)
Yep in Piedmont, NC, we're back into the 40Fs today & cloudy - dipped below 10F a few nights ago (rare here) - the cartoon below might have been appropriate! Dave :)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-xJQzXD7/0/O/Screen%20Shot%202014-01-09%20at%2012.14.57%20PM.png)
Here in NE GA we're back up to normal temperatures for this time of the year. It's 41°F with partly cloudy skies. Another beautiful, and thankfully, warmer day.
Saw this on Facebook today.
Slightly photoshopped to keep GMG's Google status safe from profanity
In case any of you didn't hear about this through the news whether in live broadcast or read about it online, Georgia was hit pretty hard yesterday with snow averaging about 2'' to 3'' and what makes this particularly hard on us is the fact that everything froze overnight creating large sheets of ice along streets and interstates. Also, on I-85 (going through Atlanta) there were vehicles, including buses full of schoolchildren, stranded out there for 11 hours. Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency and now the National Guard are involved trying to get food and water to these people that have been stranded there all night.
Let's all hope everyone involved gets home safely. This state is not prepared for this kind of weather, though it's not completely uncommon, it's still a difficult situation for everyone.
I had heard this arctic front moved all the way from Texas to the Carolinas, I wonder what the weather is like for Gurn and Sonic Dave?
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 29, 2014, 06:40:06 AM
I had heard this arctic front moved all the way from Texas to the Carolinas, I wonder what the weather is like for Gurn and Sonic Dave?
I would think it is worse for you than anyone. At least if you are close to Atlanta, which is virtually paralyzed. It cleared out of here yesterday AM, and we missed the frozen precip by less than 10 miles!! Got colder than heck though (15°F). Better now! :)
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 29, 2014, 07:03:41 AM
I would think it is worse for you than anyone. At least if you are close to Atlanta, which is virtually paralyzed. It cleared out of here yesterday AM, and we missed the frozen precip by less than 10 miles!! Got colder than heck though (15°F). Better now! :)
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Missed by 10 miles? You're quite the lucky fellow. ;) Yeah, it's bad in Atlanta or so I keep hearing on the news anyway. I live about 45 miles NE of Atlanta and, though we've been hit with snow and ice, it's nothing like what Atlanta must be feeling now. Still, I wasn't able to make it into work today because of the ice and the hills I have go up and down in order to get there. Just not worth risking an accident. Good to hear it's okay on your end of the country. :)
Quote from: sanantonio on January 29, 2014, 07:28:25 AM
I heard this morning about your area as well as Alabama, where I went to UA and have many friends. Hope you get through it without any harm.
Spring is on the way!
Thanks, sanantonio. I'm going to stay indoors and try my best not get behind the wheel until a lot of the snow has cleared up.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 29, 2014, 07:08:40 AM
Missed by 10 miles? You're quite the lucky fellow. ;) Yeah, it's bad in Atlanta or so I keep hearing on the news anyway. I live about 45 miles NE of Atlanta and, though we've been hit with snow and ice, it's nothing like what Atlanta must be feeling now. Still, I wasn't able to make it into work today because of the ice and the hills I have go up and down in order to get there. Just not worth risking an accident. Good to hear it's okay on your end of the country. :)
So you didn't miss by much either. Can't beat that! What puzzles me is that this was the second storm in a week to drop heavy freezing precip between us and the coast. In my 30 years here I have never even seen this even once before, let alone twice in a week! :o
My guess is Sonic Dave & Sue got smacked pretty good, it seemed to be really wanting to take the turn and head their way. :-\
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Quote from: Mirror Image on January 29, 2014, 06:40:06 AM
I had heard this arctic front moved all the way from Texas to the Carolinas, I wonder what the weather is like for Gurn and Sonic Dave?
Hello
John - we were lucky, most of the heavier snowfall was east of us - I was out an hour ago just brushing off the cars and took a pic of the front of the house - probably just over an inch of snow on the cars and already melting w/ the sun out. The other pic shows the snowfall in North Carolina - I put a blue dot on Winston-Salem; Greensboro is just east in the adjacent county - looks like the Outer Banks around Hatteras received 2-3 inches (which would be a 'shocker' for them!).
Now come spring in April-May, we'll return to the azaleas & the dogwoods blooming - bottom pics, the same snow covered yard a few years ago at a much more pleasant time of the year - Dave :)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-BskbVvF/0/O/SnowJan14.jpg) (http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-FqFJRC9/0/O/Screen%20Shot%202014-01-29%20at%2011.19.51%20AM.png)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-BWTQvJk/0/M/Azeleas_Front-M.jpg) (http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-TSrRx5w/0/M/Dogwoods_Front-M.jpg)
Quote from: sanantonio on January 29, 2014, 07:43:11 AM
I just got off the phone with my sister who is a little north of Dallas and she said their weather was cold but no ice, but it was weird when San Antonio and Houston have ice and snow and not Dallas. Usually it is the reverse.
Precisely. We got the same as Dallas, but just a few miles south of us, heavy ice and snow on top, lots of wrecks etc. We got 0, which is even better than Dave's 'dusting'! :)
Good on ya, Dave. ;)
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 29, 2014, 07:40:11 AM
So you didn't miss by much either. Can't beat that! What puzzles me is that this was the second storm in a week to drop heavy freezing precip between us and the coast. In my 30 years here I have never even seen this even once before, let alone twice in a week! :o
My guess is Sonic Dave & Sue got smacked pretty good, it seemed to be really wanting to take the turn and head their way. :-\
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Yes, I suppose it's all the global warming doing it's annual trickery. ;) ;D
Quote from: SonicMan46 on January 29, 2014, 07:42:32 AM
Hello John - we were lucky, most of the heavier snowfall was east of us - I was out an hour ago just brushing off the cars and took a pic of the front of the house - probably just over an inch of snow on the cars and already melting w/ the sun out. The other pic shows the snowfall in North Carolina - I put a blue dot on Winston-Salem; Greensboro is just east in the adjacent county - looks like the Outer Banks around Hatteras received 2-3 inches (which would be a 'shocker' for them!).
Now come spring in April-May, we'll return to the azaleas & the dogwoods blooming - bottom pics, the same snow covered yard a few years ago at a much more pleasant time of the year - Dave :)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-BskbVvF/0/O/SnowJan14.jpg) (http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-FqFJRC9/0/O/Screen%20Shot%202014-01-29%20at%2011.19.51%20AM.png)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-BWTQvJk/0/M/Azeleas_Front-M.jpg) (http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-TSrRx5w/0/M/Dogwoods_Front-M.jpg)
Good to hear you didn't receive any of this winter mayhem, Dave. 8) Nice pictures also! Yeah, I bet those people in Greenville are having a blast trying to figure out what to do with this weather.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 29, 2014, 07:45:29 AM
Precisely. We got the same as Dallas, but just a few miles south of us, heavy ice and snow on top, lots of wrecks etc. We got 0, which is even better than Dave's 'dusting'! :)
Good on ya, Dave. ;)
Hi
Gurn - well as you can see, we lucked out although there were a lot of accidents in the area last night - but hey I'm now retired, so will just stay in the house, listen to music, and do some reading!
Our only problem is our maid service cancelled, so I'll have to help Susan change the sheets on the beds - otherwise we'll just let the house go down hill until 2 weeks from now! ;) :D Dave
P.S. BUT the mailman just showed up - I'll see if there are any CDs for me! ;D
Gov. Deal just announced that Ga. State offices will be closed tomorrow, and he urges area businesses to do the same.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 29, 2014, 08:01:10 AM
Good to hear you didn't receive any of this winter mayhem, Dave. 8) Nice pictures also! Yeah, I bet those people in Greensboro are having a blast trying to figure out what to do with this weather.
Hi again
John - Greensboro is near the white-pink line so probably just a little more snow than we got - BUT, in the blue zone (i.e. 4-7 inches) extending to Albemarle & Pamlico Sounds (those big inlet estuaries just west of the Outer Banks) - they will likely be shut down for a number of days (just don't invest in snow removal/equipment there) and likely a bunch of accidents due to ignorance in driving in that type of weather - Dave :)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on January 29, 2014, 08:28:47 AM
Hi again John - Greensboro is near the white-pink line so probably just a little more snow than we got - BUT, in the blue zone (i.e. 4-7 inches) extending to Albemarle & Pamlico Sounds (those big inlet estuaries just west of the Outer Banks) - they will likely be shut down for a number of days (just don't invest in snow removal/equipment there) and likely a bunch of accidents due to ignorance in driving in that type of weather - Dave :)
Oh okay, yeah, I can't imagine anyone being equipped to handle this weather due to the abnormality of it for even for this time of the year.
Quote from: karlhenning on January 29, 2014, 08:08:40 AM
Gov. Deal just announced that Ga. State offices will be closed tomorrow, and he urges area businesses to do the same.
Good idea, but I doubt area businesses will take the word of caution. Money is the root of all evil of course.
Some thirty odd years ago, I was a college kid in Atlanta (Emory)
Freshman year, we had one day in which snow stayed on the ground. That same day was the day when snow flurries were experienced in Miami for the only time on record.
Sophomore year, one day.
Junior year, two days.
Senior year, zero days.
The amount of snow on the ground was not very much in any of those instances--pretty much enough to cover the grass and make a bother on the roads, and nothing more. Certainly nothing like the current storm.
And then people wonder why they bother with snow plows in Georgia....
BTW, the low tonight in South Florida will apparently be about 60F.
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on January 29, 2014, 05:23:15 PM
Some thirty odd years ago, I was a college kid in Atlanta (Emory)
Freshman year, we had one day in which snow stayed on the ground. That same day was the day when snow flurries were experienced in Miami for the only time on record.
Sophomore year, one day.
Junior year, two days.
Senior year, zero days.
The amount of snow on the ground was not very much in any of those instances--pretty much enough to cover the grass and make a bother on the roads, and nothing more. Certainly nothing like the current storm.
And then people wonder why they bother with snow plows in Georgia....
BTW, the low tonight in South Florida will apparently be about 60F.
I remember several instances of snow here in NE GA. My earliest recollection was in 1987 when the whole neighborhood was involved in a 'snow fight.' Another one happened around '91 or '92, which I remember being pretty bad and for some reason I remember Oprah being on television crying about something. I see little has changed. :) Another one was in '96 (I think). We again had another one in '04 or '05 and this one caused a lot of power outages. I believe half the city was shut down due to these outages. Then we had another one in '09 and a White Christmas in '12. Now, we're getting over this one. Considering the frequency of snowstorms here, I don't see any reason to invest a lot of money into snow plows either, but I'm thankful for the Georgia DOT for doing what they can. There's a saying 'Every little helps' and I think that aptly applies here.
Just as a contrast, we are in our second record-breaking heatwave here in south-eastern Australia:
Temperatures in the 38-42°C range (thats about 100 to 108°F) for the last 4 days, and 2 more days to go. No rain since November. Some parts of Australia are hitting almost 50°C (about 122°F).
While Australia is always hot in summer, never before have we had heat waves so hot, and for so long. This year already, we have had 2 of them lasting over a week.
January 2013 is the hottest month on record in Australia.
And our politicians, who don't have a science degree between them, still don't get the hint. Our recently elected conservative government is planning to remove a very effective carbon tax put in place by the previous government. In fact, they were largely elected on that promise.
Quote from: Dungeon Master on February 01, 2014, 11:56:52 AM
Just as a contrast, we are in our second record-breaking heatwave here in south-eastern Australia:
Temperatures in the 38-42°C range (thats about 100 to 108°F) for the last 4 days, and 2 more days to go. No rain since November. Some parts of Australia are hitting almost 50°C (about 122°F).
While Australia is always hot in summer, never before have we had heat waves so hot, and for so long. This year already, we have had 2 of them lasting over a week.
January 2013 is the hottest month on record in Australia.
And our politicians, who don't have a science degree between them, still don't get the hint. Our recently elected conservative government is planning to remove a very effective carbon tax put in place by the previous government. In fact, they were largely elected on that promise.
Frustratin', isn't it? We have some states here (North Carolina jumps to mind) that have enacted laws making it illegal to even discuss 'global warming'! We have finally come to the point where the morons have taken over. They were always lurkers, of course... :-\
Parts (most of, really) California are having the driest winter on record. Total rainfall in Los Angeles for the month of January was 0.00". :(
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I hope all my Northern neighbors stay safe during Winter Storm Nika. Take care of yourselves.
Uncomfortable here rather than dangerous, though more severe weather warnings around the coast and the Somerset Level's villages have been flooded continually now for weeks. Last night the rain and wind so severe that water was comeing in through the front windows and the noise was so loud I decanted to a bedroom at the back of the house. Today, trains cancelled so far, but when I do get to London, here is the picture.....
http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/4728126?utm_hp_ref=tw
I may just work from home and hope I can get in tomorrow, though the forecast is getting worse with 12 mm of rain due in about eight hours tomorrow.
Mike
Expecting 6 to 12 inches of snow here in the Boston area by the end of the day.
We've already got half a foot here.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/05/dejeduje.jpg)
On Monday it looked somewhat similar here.
We had 6 inches and then a thin layer of ice last night: Snow Day today from school, our 5th this year! An entire week down the drain!
Anyway, while shoveling the driveway at 6:45 A.M., I heard a very merry and quite possibly very crazed cardinal chirping away as if it were the month of May.
To be sure, not one other bird responded: possibly they were readying a birdie strait-jacket for the much too happy fellow! 0:)
It would be wonderful if it snowed here too, I love snowy landscapes very much; instead it has rained for several days, no snowflakes. :(
It is beautiful; I hope it stays cold so that the snow remains light, and thus easy to move :)
Yeah, snow does have its benefits
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/12318156885_30c017b591_z.jpg)
The trouble with snow is it melts into slush, which I hate furiously, then it freezes and makes walking to the bus stop for work treacherous.
I don't want to die of a brain hemorrhage in the Walgreen's (WAG (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WAG)) parking lot for the crime of wanting a roll of Tums and a lemon lime soda, though the soda is surprisingly good considering it's a store brand.
Well, apparently we're in for another snowstorm in NE Georgia. Damn winter. >:( Come on spring! Come on!
Well, it's snowing here and it's 32 °F. I really hope this is the last snow we get this winter. I'm really, really hoping. Us Southerners aren't cut out for this stuff.
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 11, 2014, 05:23:18 AM
Well, it's snowing here and it's 32 °F. I really hope this is the last snow we get this winter. I'm really, really hoping. Us Southerners aren't cut out for this stuff.
Snowing? I'm at the airport and can't see any windows at the moment. It was just rain this morning.
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on February 11, 2014, 05:32:06 AM
Snowing? I'm at the airport and can't see any windows at the moment. It was just rain this morning.
Well, it's snowing up here and we're supposed to get about 3-7''. Yeah and you can guess what it will do overnight. :)
BTW, Greg, don't worry the snow is coming your way. According to the Weather Channel anyway. It just hasn't hit you guys yet.
Frosty, but clear.
Remember what I was telling you Monkey Greg about the snow? Well, to paraphrase a line from Poltergeist, "It's here!!!" :) Anyway, I haven't seen a snow this rough since probably '93. It never ceases to amaze me that people actually are getting out in this weather and finding their vehicles soon in a ditch. ;D Seriously people, stay home! Don't risk your life or the chance of damaging your vehicle. It's just not worth it. Stay warm and safe.
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 12, 2014, 04:12:04 AM
Remember what I was telling you Monkey Greg about the snow? Well, to paraphrase a line from Poltergeist, "It's here!!!" :) Anyway, I haven't seen a snow this rough since probably '93. It never ceases to amaze me that people actually are getting out in this weather and finding their vehicles soon in a ditch. ;D Seriously people, stay home! Don't risk your life or the chance of damaging your vehicle. It's just not worth it. Stay warm and safe.
So, will you be joining in on the winter cycling effort,
John? 8)
Quote from: North Star on February 12, 2014, 04:13:54 AM
So, will you be joining in on the winter cycling effort, John? 8)
What kind of cycling are we talking about here? :) No, I'm probably not going to be joining anyone with anything outside today, although, I might trek up to the grocery store today which isn't far from my house. That will be my daily exercise. 8)
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 12, 2014, 04:17:03 AM
What kind of cycling are we talking about here? :) No, I'm probably not going to be joining anyone with anything outside today, although, I might trek up to the grocery store today which isn't far from my house. That will be my daily exercise. 8)
https://www.facebook.com/WinterBikeToWorkDay
I don't think many Georgia US citizens are going to cycle on snowy roads anyway.
Too cold for snow in Boston this morning, 5° F . . . although the snows are to begin falling tonight, so we look forward to the heat wave ;)
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 12, 2014, 04:12:04 AM
Remember what I was telling you Monkey Greg about the snow? Well, to paraphrase a line from Poltergeist, "It's here!!!" :) Anyway, I haven't seen a snow this rough since probably '93. It never ceases to amaze me that people actually are getting out in this weather and finding their vehicles soon in a ditch. ;D Seriously people, stay home! Don't risk your life or the chance of damaging your vehicle. It's just not worth it. Stay warm and safe.
No snow here, just ice. But power went out at 7:30 this morning. We are watching trees in our backyard leaning close to a 90 degree angle.
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on February 12, 2014, 05:05:47 AM
No snow here, just ice. But power went out at 7:30 this morning. We are watching trees in our backyard leaning close to a 90 degree angle.
Oh, that's right, I forgot you live just outside of Atlanta. It was said that you guys would get a lot of ice. That sucks about your power being out. I hope all is well with you. Stay safe and warm.
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 12, 2014, 05:38:45 AM
Oh, that's right, I forgot you live just outside of Atlanta. It was said that you guys would get a lot of ice. That sucks about your power being out. I hope all is well with you. Stay safe and warm.
Thanks, same to you.
UK weather is never extreme but its the heaviest rain for 200 years or something. Whole areas of the South West are flooded and even the edges of London are under water which is really wierd to see. Train lines have been washed away, 100 mph winds, the army has been drafted in etc etc.
It's reached the point where the loonies have blamed gay marriage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-26152345
Quote from: jut1972 on February 12, 2014, 07:13:06 AM
UK weather is never extreme but its the heaviest rain for 200 years or something. Whole areas of the South West are flooded and even the edges of London are under water which is really wierd to see. Train lines have been washed away, 100 mph winds, the army has been drafted in etc etc.
It's reached the point where the loonies have blamed gay marriage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-26152345
8) (http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/jan/21/how-same-sex-marriage-causes-floods)
No good for you, of course, but I am relieved that not all the loonies are stateside . . . .
Quote from: drogulus on February 09, 2014, 10:02:32 PM
The trouble with snow is it melts into slush, which I hate furiously, then it freezes and makes walking to the bus stop for work treacherous.
I don't want to die of a brain hemorrhage in the Walgreen's (WAG (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WAG)) parking lot for the crime of wanting a roll of Tums and a lemon lime soda, though the soda is surprisingly good considering it's a store brand.
... and then as the giant frozen mounds in the parking lot begin to melt, their brilliant whiteness turns into the ugly black and brown hues of the dirty, dusty, detritus originally plowed up with the snow.
Just started snowing in Piedmont North Carolina - will continue into much of tomorrow during the day - 4-6 total inches expected - covered our cars w/ some tarps just to avoid cleaning them off! Just hope that we don't get much ice and lose power - it is cold out! Dave :)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 12, 2014, 09:22:44 AM
Just started snowing in Piedmont North Carolina - will continue into much of tomorrow during the day - 4-6 total inches expected - covered our cars w/ some tarps just to avoid cleaning them off! Just hope that we don't get much ice and lose power - it is cold out! Dave :)
Yeah, I think the bulk of the storm has already hit (hopefully). Some areas (Atlanta and a bit south of Atlanta) have gotten nothing but ice whereas the area I live in about 40 miles NE of Atlanta had nothing but snow. It's beautiful, but I really hope it doesn't get any worse than it already is. Here's hoping you and yours stay warm and safe during this difficult time.
As I've written before, it's not uncommon to receive snow here and, while it does look nice on the ground, make no mistake this isn't driving weather and I urge everyone to stay inside and only get out if you absolutely have to.
There is time, and the forecast may change yet again . . . but it almost looks as if we aren't expecting all that much snow up here, but snow changing to rain, which will just be a mess . . . .
The ice is so heavy on the trees that about every 30 minutes a large branch breaks off. It's done damage to two spots to our fence. These trees are about 70-90 feet tall.
Ice storms are the worst. There was one winter when a massive ice storm walloped Rochester, Ny, and Cleveland . . . but somehow missed Buffalo in between . . . .
Quote from: karlhenning on February 12, 2014, 08:04:40 AM
No good for you, of course, but I am relieved that not all the loonies are stateside . . . .
my favourite loony story was saying "all these floods... it's the immigrants weighing the country down and pushing it below sea level".
And then people saying damn right!!
...idiots.
Stay safe people.
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on February 12, 2014, 10:04:25 AM
The ice is so heavy on the trees that about every 30 minutes a large branch breaks off. It's done damage to two spots to our fence. These trees are about 70-90 feet tall.
Hi
Greg - sorry to hear about the ice - so far we're just getting fluffy snow - nearly 2 inches as of 4 PM - pic below from my living room bay window - our cup-de-sac is covered and the blue tarp seems to be working well on my car - hope you the best, especially in keeping your power! Dave :)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-Sh2Fmj3/0/O/P1010650.jpg)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 12, 2014, 12:36:48 PM
Hi Greg - sorry to hear about the ice - so far we're just getting fluffy snow - nearly 2 inches as of 4 PM - pic below from my living room bay window - our cup-de-sac is covered and the blue tarp seems to be working well on my car - hope you the best, especially in keeping your power! Dave :)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-Sh2Fmj3/0/O/P1010650.jpg)
Ah, this is the way this storm started off yesterday. The roads were absolutely fine, but by 5 AM this morning it was a completely different story. I think we had about 5-6'' of snow. Supposedly, this storm is supposed to move northward. I only hope it looses strength by the time this happens (around Friday or so).
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 12, 2014, 12:36:48 PM
Hi Greg - sorry to hear about the ice - so far we're just getting fluffy snow - nearly 2 inches as of 4 PM - pic below from my living room bay window - our cup-de-sac is covered and the blue tarp seems to be working well on my car - hope you the best, especially in keeping your power! Dave :)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-Sh2Fmj3/0/O/P1010650.jpg)
Interesting that you and Dave both covered your cars with tarps. What's the reasoning behind doing so? That's not something that's done up here where it snows regularly.
Snow in Charm City.
Well, it's 28 °F right now. Hopefully, tomorrow and Friday bring warmer temperatures so all of this snow and ice will start melting down.
Big Impressive Thing: Let there be ice and snow and freezing rain to plague the miserable sinners of Massachusetts.
Miserable etc: Oh woe is us can we have Subaru's at least?
B.I.T.: Without objection so ordered.
(http://tylergourley.com/files/gimgs/33_transportationtylergourley0219.jpg)
Quote from: drogulus on February 12, 2014, 07:40:28 PM
Big Impressive Thing: Let there be ice and snow and freezing rain to plague the miserable sinners of Massachusetts.
Miserable etc: Oh woe is us can we have Subaru's at least?
B.I.T.: Without objection so ordered.
(http://tylergourley.com/files/gimgs/33_transportationtylergourley0219.jpg)
My family in Boston (two uncles and an aunt) put off their annual visit to Florida from January to February. This allowed them to avoid the big airport messes last month.
But the date they chose to fly down is February 13. So winter weather will get its chance to screw up their trip anyway.
I like to watch the citizens of the South on the TV news trying to drive on the interstate through ice and snow.
Ohh noooo, why are we going that way? (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/laugh.gif)
Quote from: drogulus on February 12, 2014, 08:20:35 PM
I like to watch the citizens of the South on the TV news trying to drive on the interstate through ice and snow.
Ohh noooo, why are we going that way? (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/laugh.gif)
I do too. :) In fact, I like to watch anyone drive on ice who doesn't have the proper tires for it.
Looks like the 4"-6" band that we're in; so it's in to the office for me . . . chances are fair that there will be no great interference.
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 12, 2014, 09:43:00 PM
I do too. :) In fact, I like to watch anyone drive on ice who doesn't have the proper tires for it.
Not only about the tires, many southerners don't know how to drive in this weather. I see too many drivers begin to lose control and immediately begin slamming the breaks or gas.
Got some nice snow over night, already above freezing so it's turning to slush pretty quickly. But another nice snowy white blanket view this morning...
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/13/4abe9are.jpg)
It looks so lovely, before it degrades to slush :)
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on February 13, 2014, 06:55:23 AM
Not only about the tires, many southerners don't know how to drive in this weather. I see too many drivers begin to lose control and immediately begin slamming the breaks or gas.
Got some nice snow over night, already above freezing so it's turning to slush pretty quickly. But another nice snowy white blanket view this morning...
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/13/4abe9are.jpg)
I know I can't drive in it, which is why I stay home. :) Hopefully, today and tomorrow will bring all of this to a close and people can start getting back out on the roads.
Quote from: karlhenning on February 13, 2014, 05:28:18 AM
Looks like the 4"-6" band that we're in; so it's in to the office for me . . . chances are fair that there will be no great interference.
And, going by JetBlue's flight status page, Logan is only 30-45 minutes behind schedule.
Here in Florida, we just got the very tail end of the system coming through as some squalls last night and this morning: one squall was strong enough to tear a frond off the small palm tree in my back patio. Meanwhile, when I woke up this morning the temperature was approximately 70F; after the last squall line came through at about 8-9AM, temperatures started dropping, and are now (I think) about 65F. For us a typical cold snap--one cold night, one night not so cold, and then back to normal.
(Well, cold by Florida standards--overnight lows about 50F)
Quote from: Szykneij on February 12, 2014, 04:07:42 PM
Interesting that you and Dave both covered your cars with tarps. What's the reasoning behind doing so? That's not something that's done up here where it snows regularly.
Hi
Tony - I usually don't cover the cars but the prediction initially was up to 6 inches or more - really hate now @ my age to clean off cars w/ that much snow (and ice on the windows) - our last snow was just under 2 inches and did not bother w/ the tarps.
We normally average about 8 inches for the winter season (mainly 3-4 months) so our typical snows may be less than an inch or just a couple of inches - still snowing here into the second day and I believe there will be about 4-5 inches total around my house which is a lot for just one snowfall. Added a pic from an hour ago - the tarp is working fine (held in place w/ just 4 bungee cords). Dave :)
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-kC7WxkJ/0/O/P1010654.jpg)
It appears that things are thawing out now and the snow is turning into a very drivable slush. 8) The only thing I fear is if temperatures drop below freezing tonight, then we're dealing with ice at that juncture. But if the sun keeps shining, like it's doing now, then hopefully by tonight the bulk of this slush will be gone.
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 13, 2014, 09:37:32 AM
Hi Tony - I usually don't cover the cars but the prediction initially was up to 6 inches or more - really hate now @ my age to clean off cars w/ that much snow (and ice on the windows) - our last snow was just under 2 inches and did not bother w/ the tarps.
We normally average about 8 inches for the winter season (mainly 3-4 months) so our typical snows may be less than an inch or just a couple of inches - still snowing here into the second day and I believe there will be about 4-5 inches total around my house which is a lot for just one snowfall. Added a pic from an hour ago - the tarp is working fine (held in place w/ just 4 bungee cords). Dave :)
Around here, we just scratch out a peephole on the windshield and take a spin up the highway to get the snow cleared off ;D
(http://karenpetkau.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/snowy-car1.jpg)
Sure, that looks safe enough!
It was a messy return homeward. Glad to have a hot mug of tea at my elbow.
73 degrees and sunny. When will the horror end? Darn you, polar vortex?
Hey Monkey Greg, do you have power yet?
Quote from: Szykneij on February 13, 2014, 10:55:40 AM
Around here, we just scratch out a peephole on the windshield and take a spin up the highway to get the snow cleared off ;D
(http://karenpetkau.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/snowy-car1.jpg)
Yesterday I was watching the weather channel -
Jim Cantore was in Augusta, GA - he commented that it was a traffic violation if ice flies off the roof of a vehicle and hits another one - hmmm; not sure how many states have that particular law (one story HERE (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/18/connecticuts-ice-missile-law/4581121/)) - Dave :)
Gorgeous and warm in San Diego, which hides the fact that severe water shortages are ahead.
I envy all your snow photos. But then, as a recompense, I get to go out in 18C/65F weather and sip my coffee looking at this:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13995830/2014-02-10%2012.51.11.jpg)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 14, 2014, 08:06:52 AM
Yesterday I was watching the weather channel - Jim Cantore was in Augusta, GA - he commented that it was a traffic violation if ice flies off the roof of a vehicle and hits another one - hmmm; not sure how many states have that particular law (one story HERE (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/18/connecticuts-ice-missile-law/4581121/)) - Dave :)
Yes, I passed by a sign near a state police station yesterday stating it's a $200 fine for not cleaning the snow off of your vehicle before driving. It's a bit difficult to clear the roof of the Ford Explorer I drive now because of its height and roof racks, but still easier than the Dodge Ram pickup I used to drive. My wife's Volvo is a piece of cake. It's a good idea to stay well back of 18-wheelers on the highway, though.
Quote from: Wanderer on February 14, 2014, 11:57:05 AM
I envy all your snow photos. But then, as a recompense, I get to go out in 18C/65F weather and sip my coffee looking at this:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13995830/2014-02-10%2012.51.11.jpg)
Of course, you might have other things to worry about ...
(http://greece.greekreporter.com/files/volcano2.jpg)
:)
Piss off, rain.
Exactly Dave, it is dire.
Mike
Quote from: knight66 on April 28, 2014, 07:28:53 AM
Exactly Dave, it is dire.
Mike
What is this? London? Seattle?
Oh, it's Minneapolis. :'(
Beautiful day in Boston.
And I am grateful . . . I took the train back from New York this morning.
Quote from: mn dave on April 28, 2014, 08:05:59 AM
>:(
Don't feel bad,
Dave - it's beautiful here, too :)
Quote from: North Star on April 28, 2014, 08:09:13 AM
Don't feel bad, Dave - it's beautiful here, too :)
>:( >:( :(
Tough crowd, Dave! 8)
It's partly cloudy here, but the sun seems to breaking through. It might rain here, though, which is nothing new of course as Georgia weather is known to turn on a dime.
Smoggy, as always, to be improved after the bubble bursts and the economy collapses.
Quote from: mn dave on April 28, 2014, 08:11:53 AM
>:( >:( :(
I think I can see a cloud in the horizon. 0:)
Quote from: North Star on April 28, 2014, 08:18:17 AM
I think I can see a cloud in the horizon. 0:)
You're welcome.
A beautiful clear bright day, with pollen that could bring down anyone. I'm looking forward to the rain to settle down the pollen again.
Tornado warning for southern Manitoba! ???
Partly cloudy today with a little cool breeze which is a welcome relief from the usual Southern heat of summer. BTW, Ray, a tornado warning in Manitoba? That's interesting. I hope nothing comes of it, though.
Quote from: ChamberNut on July 05, 2014, 12:01:29 PM
Tornado warning for southern Manitoba! ???
Umm, hate to see tornado warnings that far north. It's like in Minnesota; they don't get a lot of tornadoes, but by and large they are serious ass-kickers. Hope it gives you a wide berth, Ray. Manitoba is huge though, it could easily miss by 200 miles.... :-\
8)
Quote from: Mirror Image on July 06, 2014, 06:39:44 AM
Party cloudy today with a little cool breeze which is a welcome relief from the usual Southern heat of summer. BTW, Ray, a tornado warning in Manitoba? That's interesting. I hope nothing comes of it, though.
Fortunately, nothing did come of it. It did look ominous out there yesterday afternoon.
Quote from: Mirror Image on July 06, 2014, 06:39:44 AM
Party cloudy
Visiting Colorado,
John? ;)
77 Fahrenheit here in Oulu. 8)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on July 06, 2014, 06:46:50 AM
Umm, hate to see tornado warnings that far north. It's like in Minnesota; they don't get a lot of tornadoes, but by and large they are serious ass-kickers. Hope it gives you a wide berth, Ray. Manitoba is huge though, it could easily miss by 200 miles.... :-\
8)
We don't get a lot of tornadoes in Manitoba, Gurn. However, they do occur every now and then, but usually nothing really catastrophic.
Do a google search for tornado in Elie, Manitoba (about 1/2 hour west of Winnipeg), back in early-mid 2000s. That was a corker!
It appears that a tornado touched down in Revere, Mass., a scant seven miles from the office. Here in Boston, we only enjoyed the rumble of thunder and the occasional lightning flash.
Quote from: karlhenning on July 29, 2014, 04:22:39 AMHere in Boston, we only enjoyed the rumble of thunder and the occasional lightning flash.
Similar weather during the weekend here, with a good deal of rain. No tornados anywhere near, though. 0:)
Quote from: karlhenning on July 29, 2014, 04:22:39 AM
It appears that a tornado touched down in Revere, Mass., a scant seven miles from the office. Here in Boston, we only enjoyed the rumble of thunder and the occasional lightning flash.
Yeah, I saw that on the local news here! We just drove through Revere not even a month ago. The pictures looked pretty bad, but they said that surprisingly no one was seriously injured. It was very windy here yesterday, but beautiful.
I cannot remember a wetter July here in the Denver area. Beginning to remind me of last fall when many areas had to deal with flooding.
Just a day after tornadoes touched down in the Denver metro area, another wave of dangerous weather swept into northern Colorado, this time, hitting close to areas swamped in what was described as "biblical flooding" last fall.
Cities north of Denver were already dealing with major flooding by Tuesday evening.
The National Weather Service in Boulder estimates between 3-5 inches of rain fell across eastern Larimer and western Weld counties in just a few hours. Interstate 25 in the Loveland/Fort Collins was at a standstill in several places, according to 9 News in Denver. In Harvard Gulch Park, two girls were stranded and one had to be rescued by rope.
Today in South Wales a comfortable 7° with a hint of spring in the air, getting me out into the garden for the first serious bit of tidying-up of the year. And in the NE USA?...
Quote from: DaveF on January 27, 2015, 12:13:41 PM
Today in South Wales a comfortable 7° with a hint of spring in the air, getting me out into the garden for the first serious bit of tidying-up of the year. And in the NE USA?...
"Fuck you", he explained.
(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
Quote from: DaveF on January 27, 2015, 12:13:41 PM
Today in South Wales a comfortable 7° with a hint of spring in the air, getting me out into the garden for the first serious bit of tidying-up of the year. And in the NE USA?...
We're out for tidying, too!
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/27/a61747f0f75e85fafaa7ac38c8287296.jpg)
My street today.
Braved the elements and went for a walk through what would usually be a traffic-filled downtown (driving ban was in effect.)
This inconsequential-looking snow covered roadway heading south to Boston is the bridge that goes "Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandfather's House."
Quote from: Szykneij on January 27, 2015, 02:33:47 PM
This inconsequential-looking snow covered roadway heading south to Boston is the bridge that goes "Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandfather's House."
Arghhh! Your pictures make me want to go back to Mass!
Quote from: EigenUser on January 27, 2015, 02:39:57 PM
Arghhh! Your pictures make me want to go back to Mass!
Bring your shovel. :)
Mostly sunny and 22º C here in Southern California. But despite a bit of rain lately, we're still in a severe drought.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA
Quote from: Daverz on January 27, 2015, 02:52:21 PM
Mostly sunny and 22º C here in Southern California. But despite a bit of rain lately, we're still in a severe drought.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA
Send me your address and I can ship you several tons of solid water by U.P.S. (c.o.d. of course). :)
Daverz is an amateur. It was 26º C (78+) here in Dallas today!!
Quote from: Brian on January 27, 2015, 03:05:01 PM
Daverz is an amateur. It was 26º C (78+) here in Dallas today!!
Well, I'm not using the tube amps today.
Quote from: Szykneij on January 27, 2015, 03:03:49 PM
Send me your address and I can ship you several tons of solid water by U.P.S. (c.o.d. of course). :)
Wait a few years and it might be cost effective.
It is in the 50s for overnight lows here in SoFla almost all this week!
Meanwhile, this low level chuckle shared on FB.
Quote from: Szykneij on January 27, 2015, 02:29:57 PM
Braved the elements and went for a walk through what would usually be a traffic-filled downtown (driving ban was in effect.)
Tony, where do you live? I know there might be a generic look to regional architecture, but that looks almost exactly like the buildings just down the road from my uncle's house (the road in his case being Trapelo Road in Belmont).
Quote from: drogulus on January 27, 2015, 01:24:15 PM
"Fuck you", he explained. (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
Hey, some guys have got 26°. F*** them first! :)
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on January 27, 2015, 07:44:23 PM
Tony, where do you live? I know there might be a generic look to regional architecture, but that looks almost exactly like the buildings just down the road from my uncle's house (the road in his case being Trapelo Road in Belmont).
I'm not far from there, Jeffrey. The pictures are of Medford, just a few miles east of Belmont. If you were to take a right onto Route 16 in the last picture I posted, you'd get to your uncle's house in about 5 to 10 minutes.
Quote from: Szykneij on January 28, 2015, 01:59:37 AM
I'm not far from there, Jeffrey. The pictures are of Medford, just a few miles east of Belmont. If you were to take a right onto Route 16 in the last picture I posted, you'd get to your uncle's house in about 5 to 10 minutes.
Almost neighbors!
70+ in Denver yesterday. :D *ducks*
Well, we now have another foot of snow on top of what he already had. The good news is, my "Who's Who in Baseball 2015" is supposed to be delivered today (provided the UPS truck can make it down the street.)
Spring can't be too far away!
Quote from: Szykneij on February 03, 2015, 05:12:57 AM
Spring can't be too far away!
I like winter too, but I don't have anything against spring. 8)
The record for the most snow in Boston in a 30-day period has just been set in a little over two weeks, with the current storm not expected to end until tomorrow and another on the way! Staying inside with my cup of coffee for a while.
Definitely an indoorsy day, Tony.
What nonsense - those are the best days to go outside. (unless it's not a choice. . .) The cup of coffee will taste much sweeter after a exposing one to the weather, too.
Quote from: North Star on February 09, 2015, 04:46:48 AM
What nonsense - those are the best days to go outside. (unless it's not a choice. . .) The cup of coffee will taste much sweeter after a exposing one to the weather, too.
Yes, but it's still early in the morning here so I'm going to relax on the couch for a bit longer before putting the boots on.
Quote from: Szykneij on February 09, 2015, 04:41:25 AM
The record for the most snow in Boston in a 30-day period has just been set in a little over two weeks, with the current storm not expected to end until tomorrow and another on the way! Staying inside with my cup of coffee for a while.
And as I understand, there is yet another scheduled for Thursday... Reminds me of my youth; misspent in snow country! >:D
8)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 09, 2015, 04:57:00 AM
And as I understand, there is yet another scheduled for Thursday... Reminds me of my youth; misspent in snow country! >:D
8)
Luckily, the temperature is cold so the snow is light. Moving it isn't too hard, but finding a place to put it is the challenge.
Gurn, we're you around here for the Blizzard of '78?
Quote from: Szykneij on February 09, 2015, 05:12:04 AM
Luckily, the temperature is cold so the snow is light. Moving it isn't too hard, but finding a place to put it is the challenge.
Aye.
Quote
Gurn, we're you around here for the Blizzard of '78?
I was in northern Jersey. Massachusetts got it much worse, of course, but it was no picnic down yonder, either ;)
Ah '78. Now THAT was a great snow year. We had ice storms too, and the electricity was out for almost a week. I remember our neighbor had a generator and he ran a cord across the street to our house (which we just 'buried' by putting water and ice over it so that is wouldn't move when cars drove over it) and we were able to watch the super bowl. We had no lights, but the fridge was working and the TV. I remember about 25-30 people crammed around the tv. I think it was Cowboys/Steelers (or maybe it was a playoff game), but I don't recall exactly. It was the only time I remember snow high enough to build a short sled 'run', because of all the snow piled up. Was also the only time we had enough snow for a fort.
Quote from: Szykneij on February 09, 2015, 05:12:04 AM
Gurn, we're you around here for the Blizzard of '78?
The Great Blizzard of '78 (Ohio) (aka the
White Hurricane) happened two weeks before your blizzard. An ice storm with very strong winds preceded the snow. Unnoticed by Mrs. Rock and me, the wind forced the door to our balcony open (a sliding glass door). The ice froze the door in place; we couldn't get it closed. When the snow arrived, we had a blizzard in our living room ??? ;D The snow actually piled up on the rug. It was two days before we were able to close the door.
Sarge
Gosh, what a story!
Quote from: Szykneij on February 09, 2015, 05:12:04 AM
Luckily, the temperature is cold so the snow is light. Moving it isn't too hard, but finding a place to put it is the challenge.
Gurn, we're you around here for the Blizzard of '78?
Yes, in Vermont. We hardly noticed it in the background noise. Go back another 10 years though and we had one to remember; 3' of snow in 24 hours, on top of 30" already on the ground. Only time I can ever remember shutting down the Interstate hwy. Back where we lived, 180"/year was about right. Back then, trips to Boston usually involved seeing the grass for the first time in a month or 3... :)
8)
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on February 09, 2015, 06:25:41 AM
The Great Blizzard of '78 (Ohio) (aka the White Hurricane) happened two weeks before your blizzard. An ice storm with very strong winds preceded the snow. Unnoticed by Mrs. Rock and me, the wind forced the door to our balcony open (a sliding glass door). The ice froze the door in place; we couldn't get it closed. When the snow arrived, we had a blizzard in our living room ??? ;D The snow actually piled up on the rug. It was two days before we were able to close the door.
Sarge
Geez! Now,
that sucks! :P You know, if you just smooth out the snowpack from the inside, it will produce an igloo effect and won't allow it to get any colder than 32°F. Just sayin'... :)
8)
Comparing our current situation to 37 years ago, the Blizzard of '78 was much worse. This picture was taken at the time. The shoveled-out area was the opening to our driveway. The street (if you could see it) actually runs to the left and right.
I get sentimental about sepia-toned snow, too (j/k)
Quote from: karlhenning on February 09, 2015, 09:37:20 AM
I get sentimental about sepia-toned snow, too (j/k)
That photo was taken by me with my spiffy Yashica Electro 35 gsn camera (probably while I was wearing my trendy striped bell-bottoms). I guess the photo finisher should have left the prints in the fixer a bit longer. :)
It started snowing timidly yesterday (surrounding mountains were already clad in white, but it was not cold enough in the city for the snow to stay on the ground) and it went on with varying degrees of intensity all day today. It snows properly now (car rooftops and vegetation are already snow-covered) and, should it continue through the night, I might have enough material for a snowman tomorrow. 8)
Quote from: Szykneij on February 09, 2015, 07:58:26 AM
Comparing our current situation to 37 years ago, the Blizzard of '78 was much worse. This picture was taken at the time. The shoveled-out area was the opening to our driveway. The street (if you could see it) actually runs to the left and right.
And yet you now have had more snow in a 17 day period than you did in a 30 day period then. And they are predicting more. In case anyone is not following, there is a lot of snow in the northeast!!
The snow is higher than I am (she must be thinking, among other things) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9cWJr-CQAAJcEZ.jpg:large)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 09, 2015, 06:55:54 AM
Geez! Now, that sucks! :P You know, if you just smooth out the snowpack from the inside, it will produce an igloo effect and won't allow it to get any colder than 32°F. Just sayin'... :)
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But when it snows like that, it relects the sunligh/heat back and cools down faster, thus making it harder to get rid of it. For those who live there, head down to sunny Florida or something!
Recent pictures taken inside an abandoned mall (Rolling Acres, Akron Ohio) near my hometown. So weird. So sad.
(http://photos.imageevent.com/sgtrock/feb2015/rollingacres1.jpg)
(http://photos.imageevent.com/sgtrock/feb2015/rollingacres2.jpg)
Sarge
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on February 10, 2015, 01:10:39 PM
Recent pictures taken inside an abandoned mall (Rolling Acres, Akron Ohio) near my hometown. So weird. So sad.
(http://photos.imageevent.com/sgtrock/feb2015/rollingacres1.jpg)
(http://photos.imageevent.com/sgtrock/feb2015/rollingacres2.jpg)
Sarge
Looks like
Twelve Monkeys . . . .
Quote from: karlhenning on February 11, 2015, 05:12:01 AM
Looks like Twelve Monkeys . . . .
How are things in Greater Boston,
Karl? Is it the calm before the (next) storm? :-\
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Waiting for more (though, hopefully, not so much at once as we've been pummeled with)
My view while waiting for the train (which was not terribly late, but was terribly crowded):
Quote from: karlhenning on February 11, 2015, 06:41:32 AM
My view while waiting for the train (which was not terribly late, but was terribly crowded):
As long as the trains are running, civilization continues... :)
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I left it on the knees of the gods this morning; I went to the train station, and figured, if the train comes, I'll board it ... if it's irredeemably late, it's back home to work off the network ....
Make it stop! :o
In the middle of another blizzard. This is the view outside our living room window. The fence (which you can no longer see) between our house and our neighbor's is over 5 feet high!
A meme my cousin in New Hampshire posted to FB.
I grew up in the Boston area and feel for those folks still stuck there. Here in Albuquerque, the temps. have been mainly in the high 60's which is pretty unusual for February. When it comes to climate, it's hard to beat the southwest U.S.
Quote from: Sammy on February 15, 2015, 02:45:57 PM
I grew up in the Boston area and feel for those folks still stuck there. Here in Albuquerque, the temps. have been mainly in the high 60's which is pretty unusual for February. When it comes to climate, it's hard to beat the southwest U.S.
+1
We had 78°F yesterday, a more realistic 58 today. Oh well, I knew there was a solid reason I left New England 37 years ago... >:D
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Quote from: Szykneij on February 15, 2015, 05:30:52 PM
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Looks a mite airish there, Tony... say, you don't subscribe to all that 'wind chill' crap, do you? 0:)
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My dad who lives in Maine was recalling the blizzard of '62.
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/01/02/the-weekly/blizzard-of-62-shut-down-bangor-50-years-ago/
Quote from: Bogey on February 15, 2015, 06:39:59 PM
My dad who lives in Maine was recalling the blizzard of '62.
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/01/02/the-weekly/blizzard-of-62-shut-down-bangor-50-years-ago/
Where in ME? My dad is from Waterville. I was there twice last year visiting family.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 15, 2015, 06:15:59 PM
Looks a mite airish there, Tony... say, you don't subscribe to all that 'wind chill' crap, do you? 0:)
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...except it isn't crap when you are standing outside at 5:05AM in near-zero temperatures and 30mph winds and the person opening your university's gym hasn't shown up yet (true story). Not even whistling the first few bars of the
Feuersymphonie will keep you warm (they're all A's, anyways, if I recall correctly)...
The wind chill here in DE is -16F right now, so we aren't doing any better temperature-wise, Tony. Some snow would be nice (can we have some of yours?!). We are supposed to get 3-5 inches tonight, but they always say that.
Right now, my biggest fear is that there will be a major snowstorm just before the all-Ligeti concert I'm going to in NYC on the 25th. I should buy some snowshoes just in case. I do have a pair of racquetball racquets that could work...
Well, Denver is finally getting some snow. Nothing like you in the East, but still a respectable snowfall, about a foot so far. 8)
Quote from: Bogey on February 15, 2015, 06:39:59 PM
My dad who lives in Maine was recalling the blizzard of '62.
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/01/02/the-weekly/blizzard-of-62-shut-down-bangor-50-years-ago/
I don't remember the Blizzard of '62 (perhaps it wasn't as big a deal this far south), but I now acknowledge there is more snow on the ground here in the Boston area than there was during the Blizzard of '78.
If there is any bright spot to the bone-chilling windchill it's that it keeps the white stuff light and fluffy (no heart-attack snow) and the high winds have blown most of it off of my pitched roof. Several structures in the area with flat roofs (or rooves as my grandparents would have said) have had collapses. Not a wise construction choice for New England.
Although even pitched roofs aren't safe ...
http://www.lmtonline.com/featured-ap/article_2c667466-ffcd-5992-a626-94a21308c3ba.html (http://www.lmtonline.com/featured-ap/article_2c667466-ffcd-5992-a626-94a21308c3ba.html)
Mayor Walsh tried to nip the new sport of snow diving in the bud....http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/02/17/mayor-urges-knucklehead-bostonians-not-to-jump-out-of-windows-and-into-the-snow/?tid=sm_fb
On Monday, the power went off around 10 PM and it didn't come back on until 3 PM today. All of this due to an ice storm that apparently knocked out some transformers near our neighborhood. Pretty annoying, but that's nature for you. My dad built a fire so it was quite toasty inside. :) It seems this storm left many other people without power as well. The roads were clear, though, so my mom and I went to go get some Mexican food for all of us and this also warmed us up rather quickly. ;)
When in Boston, don't take someone else's shoveled-out parking spot (especially if you're a Yankee's fan). :)
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/02/18/boston-man-gets-revenge-on-driver-who-parked-in-shoveled-spot/?icid=maing-grid7|maing11|dl15|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D615053 (http://www.autoblog.com/2015/02/18/boston-man-gets-revenge-on-driver-who-parked-in-shoveled-spot/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing11%7Cdl15%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D615053)
Coldest night of the year....overnight lows in the upper thirties Fahrenheit, wind chills lowering that to the lower thirties or even upper twenties.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/sfl-things-that-happen-when-it-gets-too-cold-in-southflorida-20140106-photogallery.html
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on February 19, 2015, 07:21:46 PM
Coldest night of the year....overnight lows in the upper thirties Fahrenheit, wind chills lowering that to the lower thirties or even upper twenties.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/sfl-things-that-happen-when-it-gets-too-cold-in-southflorida-20140106-photogallery.html
I am going to Naples next week, and see there is a frost warning there tonight. :o
We originally thought about going this week!
3° F here in Woburn, Wonder of the North. (And the air is fairly still.)
Quote from: Bogey on February 15, 2015, 06:39:59 PM
My dad who lives in Maine was recalling the blizzard of '62.
That was a good one! In Dayton I recall it was -17 during that!
I went sledding! :D
Here in central Ohio temperatures range this morning from -9 to -13. It was
-18 in Athens (in
southern Ohio).
Yeesh, yer makin' us feel downright toasty here in the Bay State!
Quote from: karlhenning on February 20, 2015, 04:22:52 AM
Yeesh, yer makin' us feel downright toasty here in the Bay State!
I worked up a sweat yesterday, while I was shoveling snow in -3/ -12 wind chill. When it rose to 9, things felt pretty warm!
After a few days, you become accustomed: 25 tomorrow (12 degrees below normal) will feel downright balmy!
Yes! Surprises you how that happens!
Quote from: karlhenning on February 20, 2015, 04:37:05 AM
Yes! Surprises you how that happens!
I forgot to mention the plump
robin who landed, chirped, and hopped around right next to me on the blacktop for a few moments. I hope he has a nice nest!
North of the border (Canada) 10ºC /50ºF in Vancouver this afternoon, crocuses were out last week, daffodils and ornamental cherries this week. Photo off the web of Jericho Beach at low tide.
Quote from: listener on February 21, 2015, 02:20:19 PM
North of the border (Canada) 10ºC /50ºF in Vancouver this afternoon, crocuses were out last week, daffodils and ornamental cherries this week. Photo off the web of Jericho Beach at low tide.
Brings back fond memories of my visit to Vancouver during the 1986 World's Fair. ;D
Possible new snow accumulation tonight of one to three inches (which is nothing); and apart from that, the forecast for the week is clear. Whew!
From my apartment balcony 15 minutes ago.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/s9m8gqvujyqnxmb/Photo%20Mar%2005%2C%2012%2054%2001%20PM.jpg)
Quote from: EigenUser on March 05, 2015, 09:15:58 AM
From my apartment balcony 15 minutes ago.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/s9m8gqvujyqnxmb/Photo%20Mar%2005%2C%2012%2054%2001%20PM.jpg)
Gorgeous view! Whip up some hot cocoa and enjoy!
Quote from: Szykneij on March 05, 2015, 09:26:52 AM
Gorgeous view! Whip up some hot cocoa and enjoy!
Hey Tony, did you go over the record mark yet? Looked like it would be this week...
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Well, I have been posting smug comments about Denver's spring-like weather, but I should have known better. For the last two weeks we've been getting slammed too, and we actually set a new record for most snow in February, breaking the old one from 1912! :o :-[ :laugh:
Dear fellow, I don't fault you for enjoying the mild weather while it lingered . . . .
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on March 05, 2015, 10:03:12 AM
Hey Tony, did you go over the record mark yet? Looked like it would be this week...
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We're close, but not there yet.
Quote from: Szykneij on March 05, 2015, 11:54:13 AM
We're close, but not there yet.
Well, I hope you get hammered then. It would be a shame to have endured all this snow without setting any records while you are at it... :D
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on March 05, 2015, 12:06:38 PM
Well, I hope you get hammered then. It would be a shame to have endured all this snow without setting any records while you are at it... :D
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Another big snowstorm and I'll need to get hammered! ;D
Bring the scotch to Symphony!
Dewars it is!
Some pretty big icicles (yesterday morning).
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/3z10lnr53ts37sy/Photo%20Mar%2007%2C%206%2047%2029%20AM.jpg)
Then again, I've seen some monstrous icicles when I went to Lake Tahoe 15 years ago. They really can look quite vicious.
It's simply gorgeous weather here. It's partly cloudy with a temperature of 68°F. Spring is approaching.
The sky is grey and the air chilly but clear. I've been for my morning run (well, 'trundle' is perhaps more accurate...) and wouldn't have been surprised to find puddles to negotiate on my way home.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on March 05, 2015, 12:06:38 PM
Well, I hope you get hammered then. It would be a shame to have endured all this snow without setting any records while you are at it... :D
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We set the record for snowfall in Boston with 2.9 inches last night -- 108.6 inches for the season.
Made for a slushy ride home from "my" concert yesterday!
Quote from: Szykneij on March 16, 2015, 11:00:28 AM
We set the record for snowfall in Boston with 2.9 inches last night -- 108.6 inches for the season.
Huzzah! Something to tell your Grand-kids about (if you can dig them out of the snow drift!) :D
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on March 16, 2015, 11:38:44 AM
(if you can dig them out of the snow drift!) :D
"I can. I just choose not to."
Another gorgeous day here. It's 81°F with a clear sky. Spring is around the corner.
Susan & I are on a short vacation to southern Florida (East Coast) this time - left North Carolina a few days ago in the rain and temp @ 45 F; been sunny and in the 80s in FL - enjoying! Dave :)
Record snows - still there in July: http://news.yahoo.com/boston-snow-summer-161226044.html# (http://news.yahoo.com/boston-snow-summer-161226044.html#)
96°F / 36°C and sunny here in East Texas. Freakin' humidity is through the roof, though, due to the great rains we had all winter and spring. Once that dries out it'll be perfect!
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Denver's yearly norm on rainfall: 14.3
It's only July and we are already at 11.55
Here you go:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/weather/weather-blogs/rainfall-in-denver-is-4-inches-above-normal
Quote from: Bogey on July 08, 2015, 12:35:26 PM
Denver's yearly norm on rainfall: 14.3
It's only July and we are already at 11.55
Here you go:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/weather/weather-blogs/rainfall-in-denver-is-4-inches-above-normal
Yeah, but Dude, we had 20+" in May alone!!! :o :o
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Gosh, suddenly it is pouring.
(And, yes, we do need the rain.)
Getting walloped with snow. 70 yesterday and out doing spring yard work in short sleeves. Now, we are looking at 14 inches and it did not kick in until 4 A.M.
Zowie. We had not much snow at all overnight Sunday into Monday, and the weather has turned milder right away.
Soon I won't need my heater.(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/cheesy.gif)
Quote from: Bogey on March 23, 2016, 09:27:11 AM
Getting walloped with snow. 70 yesterday and out doing spring yard work in short sleeves. Now, we are looking at 14 inches and it did not kick in until 4 A.M.
Typical Colorado weather. Reminds me of the Mind Eraser roller coaster at Elitch Gardens! 8) :laugh:
Quote from: jochanaan on March 25, 2016, 02:59:30 PM
Typical Colorado weather. Reminds me of the Mind Eraser roller coaster at Elitch Gardens! 8) :laugh:
;D
15-20 oC (59-68 oF) and partly cloudy for a good long while.
It's cloudy, overcast and no longer hot - hooray! :) :) :)
This week the weather has been beautiful - apart from today. More exactly...
...I've been on jury service since Monday. I could have got out of it relatively easy due to being self-employed, but that wouldn't sit right with me. So all week I've been at the court. I walked there (two miles) and walked back (different route and so almost two and a half miles) every day apart from this one, because as soon as we'd been discharged and I stepped outside the building it began to rain heavily. It's still raining and if anything heavier than before.
An aside: despite my perhaps somewhat colourful life, this was my first time in a courtroom. When we arrived they put us in a basement area with tables and chairs, but no windows and so everyone was sweating. Ah, "just like in 12 Angry Men". Remember the scene where the fan doesn't work? With that in mind I volunteered to stand on a chair and switched on the air conditioning. It didn't work.
In St. Louis, autumn does not so much "arrive" as summer just exhausts itself. On our street, dried-up leaves drift along the thorough-fare creating an autumnal scene, but temps remain in the 80s and low 90s. It's Labor Day today and so am being laborious: the creeping jenny (ground cover) in our rose circle gave-up the ghost several weeks ago and so I'm going low maintenance and covering the area with weed carpet and stone. Prob. look better anyway.
TO all our southeastern US members, stay safe! Hopefully, you'll miss the brunt of things from Hurricane Matthew, but it's looking like some of you might get a sideswipe at a minimum.
Quote from: mc ukrneal on October 05, 2016, 01:47:09 PM
TO all our southeastern US members, stay safe! Hopefully, you'll miss the brunt of things from Hurricane Matthew, but it's looking like some of you might get a sideswipe at a minimum.
Thank you!
I live in the southern edge of the Hurricane Warning area, and will certainly get at least tropical storm conditions even if the core of the storm stays at sea. I am expecting to lose power at some point Thursday night/Friday early AM.
Availability of bread, water, batteries, and gas for cars this morning was like a scene from Venezuela: bare shelves, gas stations out of gas, etc. I think a lot of people were panic buying.
Susan & I just returned from a 4-day trip to the NC coast (Atlantic Beach-Morehead City-Beaufort) - tip of the arrow that I put on the map below - Matthew is predicted to come through the area as a Cat 2 hurricane - there are a lot of low-lying properties there - hope for the best, a beautiful area to visit - back home in Winston-Salem and suspect just some rain and wind, hopefully not too bad?
ADDENDUM - just in! See second pic - :laugh: Dave (showed up on my FB page a few minutes ago).
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-wBSsSGm/0/L/1538088_1280x720-L.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-XMDKT9j/0/O/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-05%20at%206.26.59%20PM.png)
During my run the sky was cloudy and the temperature around 48° F/9° C - not terribly cold, but I think I'll be wearing an extra layer tomorrow morning.
Rather cold and humid, autumnal. And I´ll be off to the South and Madrid tomorrow, and forecasts say rather miserable there too.
Then I´ll be going to the Soria province, and they say cold, but quite dry up there.
Ï am one of those relatively few people who enjoy rain. It hasn't rained here for quite some time now and it's a bit depressing. It's still cold, though. :-\
I like it too. It;s quiet. No one hanging around. No open windows with noisy music pumping out of them. No noisy construction work....and definitely less! If it wasn't for the leak in the roof!! ??? :( Cold weather helps even further.......except for the heating bills! :(
I wish this mild snap would end! ;D
Just been out for my morning run and the weather is decidedly dreich (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dreich).
To anyone in the path of Harvey, stay safe!
Quote from: mc ukrneal on August 25, 2017, 06:10:36 AM
To anyone in the path of Harvey, stay safe!
Harvey looks ominous. Here in Glasgow we have a mere pish of rain... :(
Quote from: mc ukrneal on August 25, 2017, 06:10:36 AM
To anyone in the path of Harvey, stay safe!
Thanks, Neal. To my Texas friends; don't underestimate what 30+" of rain can do! We've seen it before, we don't expect a lot of wind (I don't), but I am ready for 15" of rain. Since I am further north of Houston, that should be about it. If you are south of Houston and reading this from home, WTF? :o
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Im in Hou, not much to see, but the city is stocking up for the storm
(http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/65/00/02/13893779/5/1024x1024.jpg)
http://m.chron.com/news/houston-weather/article/In-preparation-for-Harvey-Houston-gets-boozy-11957142.php?cmpid=fb-mobile#photo-13893779 (http://m.chron.com/news/houston-weather/article/In-preparation-for-Harvey-Houston-gets-boozy-11957142.php?cmpid=fb-mobile#photo-13893779)
Man, nab that Dos Equis, stat!
Can't wait for it to rain again. I'll see less of my neighbour! The only downside. Heating bills,and water trickling down the upstairs wall. But less of my neighbour! Heating bills and leaking roof? Bring 'em on!! :) :) :)
Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 25, 2017, 06:39:49 AM
Im in Hou, not much to see, but the city is stocking up for the storm
http://m.chron.com/news/houston-weather/article/In-preparation-for-Harvey-Houston-gets-boozy-11957142.php?cmpid=fb-mobile#photo-13893779 (http://m.chron.com/news/houston-weather/article/In-preparation-for-Harvey-Houston-gets-boozy-11957142.php?cmpid=fb-mobile#photo-13893779)
Remember 2001 when Allison dumped 30+" on you guys, what a freaking mess! If it turns to that, I hope you have some ideas... :-\
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 25, 2017, 06:45:19 AM
Man, nab that Dos Equis, stat!
Too late, Karl, me and the girls already have them all. Bwa-ha-ha :D
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Quote from: cilgwyn on August 25, 2017, 06:51:02 AM
Can't wait for it to rain again. I'll see less of my neighbour! The only downside. Heating bills,and water trickling down the upstairs wall. But less of my neighbour! Heating bills and leaking roof? Bring 'em on!! :) :) :)
Are you in a seasonal type of area? Or just having a drought?
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on August 25, 2017, 06:54:39 AM
Remember 2001 when Allison dumped 30+" on you guys, what a freaking mess! If it turns to that, I hope you have some ideas... :-\
Yes, but that 30+ was all in one day, this is going to be spread out over several days.
Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 25, 2017, 07:01:39 AM
Yes, but that 30+ was all in one day, this is going to be spread out over several days.
Well, almost. But yes, this time it looks like a whole week of it, which is way better than it sounds to outsiders. We are one of the best-drained places I've ever seen. Still, I'm glad to have my hilltop. :)
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It's not 30 inches of rain, but it it is enough to make staying indoors and listening to music the most reasonable option today
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/invest-92l-southeast-coast-florida-tropical-subtropical-development
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on August 25, 2017, 09:08:28 AM
It's not 30 inches of rain, but it it is enough to make staying indoors and listening to music the most reasonable option today
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/invest-92l-southeast-coast-florida-tropical-subtropical-development
That is
always a "most reasonable option". :D :D
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on August 25, 2017, 08:18:18 AM
Well, almost. But yes, this time it looks like a whole week of it, which is way better than it sounds to outsiders. We are one of the best-drained places I've ever seen. Still, I'm glad to have my hilltop. :)
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I am 72 feet above sea level, which qualifies as a hilltop in Houston
Practically the Washington Monument!
Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 25, 2017, 09:21:23 AM
I am 72 feet above sea level, which qualifies as a hilltop in Houston
Yeah, really! I didn't know there was anything that high down there. Here, it isn't tidal surge, it's rain. It would have to be of biblical proportions for me to be concerned. Now I have plenty of gas for the generator and a few cases of water, we're good for a month. :)
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Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 25, 2017, 09:21:23 AM
I am 72 feet above sea level, which qualifies as a hilltop in Houston
Hey neighbor! What part of town? We're on the west side, near Fondren/Westheimer.
Not worried about direct flooding to our residence, just hoping the power stays on, we may be stuck here for a while when everything else floods.
This was pretty funny - no one here likes Chicken and Waffles Lay's apparently -
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIBoS8GUQAArziZ.jpg)
Quote from: Senta on August 25, 2017, 01:06:31 PM
Hey neighbor! What part of town? We're on the west side, near Fondren/Westheimer.
Not worried about direct flooding to our residence, just hoping the power stays on, we may be stuck here for a while when everything else floods.
This was pretty funny - no one here likes Chicken and Waffles Lay's apparently -
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIBoS8GUQAArziZ.jpg)
Im in Katy, our power was out for about 6 hours after IKe, so not really worried about this one
Quote from: Senta on August 25, 2017, 01:06:31 PM
This was pretty funny - no one here likes Chicken and Waffles Lay's apparently -
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIBoS8GUQAArziZ.jpg)
It would take more than a hurricane to get me eating those rascals! :o :D
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on August 25, 2017, 01:52:30 PM
It would take more than a hurricane to get me eating those rascals! :o :D
Would nuclear conflagration do the trick?
Zombie Apocalypse.
Maybe.
Quote from: Scarpia on August 25, 2017, 01:53:58 PM
Would nuclear conflagration do the trick?
You think El Tupé works for Lays? :D
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 26, 2017, 05:10:58 AM
Zombie Apocalypse.
Maybe.
When is that scheduled, BTW? I may need to run out and stock up on whatever is left from the hurricane and the nuclear conflagration... :o :o
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Silence on this thread has become unnerving. I hope our Texas members are safe.
I think we're just all in the same boat, completely stressed out :o
I'm sure many of you have been watching the news - "horrific" is an understatement.
Popping by here as we've kind of done all we can do preparation-wise right now, it's just waiting out a marathon of hell.
Thankfully we are on the second floor so our residence is safe, just worried about our cars right now. There are thousands and thousands in so much worse shape right now, cutting out of their roofs being rescued by boat.
In the five years I've lived in this location, we never had water up near us through several massive floods, but this time the bayous are out EVERYWHERE. It's just unimaginable devastation, looks like it will be even worse than TS Allison in 2001, and that was apocalyptic.
SW Houston is under a tornado warning right now, in areas where people are currently in rising water hoping for rescue.
I don't really have any more words for the situation taking place right now, all the way from the Hill Country to Louisiana.
Please take a moment to send some good vibes/prayers/anti-rain dances - anything positive our way, for the next several days.
"Oh, there's a flood down in Texas . . . "
Be sure and check your house for rat'lers, coral snakes, moccasins, copperheads ...... they'll be seeking dry conditions.
Probably curled under the Haydn symphony box-sets.
I am north of Austin and only getting rain and some wind.
Things are nothing here like they are down south. The latest report I saw is that they are now expecting 50" of rain in some places. 50"! That's freaking incredible. It has been raining here since noon yesterday, but it isn't a hard rain, just steady. We had only 3" when I checked it before dark. That's nothing. I just talked to a friend in Humble, which is north of Houston, where the airport is. She says her street is flooded but not up to her house yet. Plus she still has electricity and water. Millions don't, apparently.
Things on the prediction front would have to change a lot here before I would be concerned. I know a lot of people down that way though... :-\
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on August 27, 2017, 06:10:32 PM
It has been raining here since noon yesterday, but it isn't a hard rain, just steady. We had only 3" when I checked it before dark.
BUT your forecast calls for rain for the next three days (non-stop?)
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c6/f1/d9/c6f1d9ae6dc03af3bef2decf07fe41a2.jpg)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on August 27, 2017, 06:10:32 PM
We had only 3" when I checked it before dark. That's nothing. I
Thursday afternoon, when that 3" has turned into 16" . . .
(http://renewservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2013-09-05-at-10.10.17-AM.png)
^ box of Gurn's Haydn string quartet collections . . .
Quote from: Scion7 on August 27, 2017, 06:21:20 PM
BUT your forecast calls for rain for the next three days (non-stop?)
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c6/f1/d9/c6f1d9ae6dc03af3bef2decf07fe41a2.jpg)
No, the next 4 days... :-\
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Quote from: Scion7 on August 27, 2017, 06:29:31 PM
Thursday afternoon, when that 3" has turned into 16" . . .
(http://renewservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2013-09-05-at-10.10.17-AM.png)
^ box of Gurn's Haydn string quartet collections . . .
No worries, I live on top of a 50' hill, about 75' above the nearest water level. The one thing which would be a problem would be if I had to leave home for some reason. That might be a little trickier. :)
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It's not the wind, it's not the rain, it's not the tornadoes . . .
it's those pesky man-eating sharks swimming down the streets.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d1/2e/e2/d12ee2f34ad89589091d481a236e4c4c.jpg)
Quote from: Scion7 on August 27, 2017, 06:50:16 PM
It's not the wind, it's not the rain, it's not the tornadoes . . .
it's those pesky man-eating sharks swimming down the streets.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d1/2e/e2/d12ee2f34ad89589091d481a236e4c4c.jpg)
Yup, that'll do it. Between that and those Lays Chicken & Waffles Potato Chips which are all that's left on the shelf, this storm is gonna be a bitch! :o :o
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on August 27, 2017, 06:32:36 PM
No, the next 4 days... :-\
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Killeen Tx is expected to get rain 3 out of the next 4 days.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on August 27, 2017, 06:52:37 PM
those Lays Chicken & Waffles Potato Chips which are all that's left on the shelf
Use it as shark repellent!
At least conditions are good for fishing here right now -
https://www.youtube.com/v/qQ2E8o1kahM
Quote from: Scion7 on August 27, 2017, 06:55:47 PM
Use it as shark repellent!
But . . . what if it
attracts them?
Of the handful of people I know in Houston, at least two are flooded in their house to the knee. A third is not responding to anyone, so the hope is that the cell tower near them is down or some other similar reason for not responding (and not because they are in dire trouble). A fourth has some water leaking in, but they consider themselves lucky!
Quote from: Senta on August 27, 2017, 05:53:42 PM
I think we're just all in the same boat, completely stressed out :o
I'm sure many of you have been watching the news - "horrific" is an understatement.
Popping by here as we've kind of done all we can do preparation-wise right now, it's just waiting out a marathon of hell.
Thankfully we are on the second floor so our residence is safe, just worried about our cars right now. There are thousands and thousands in so much worse shape right now, cutting out of their roofs being rescued by boat.
In the five years I've lived in this location, we never had water up near us through several massive floods, but this time the bayous are out EVERYWHERE. It's just unimaginable devastation, looks like it will be even worse than TS Allison in 2001, and that was apocalyptic.
SW Houston is under a tornado warning right now, in areas where people are currently in rising water hoping for rescue.
I don't really have any more words for the situation taking place right now, all the way from the Hill Country to Louisiana.
Please take a moment to send some good vibes/prayers/anti-rain dances - anything positive our way, for the next several days.
Glad to see you all are OK, The flood control tech is amazing, been monitoring creek levels online through the whole storm. With my house at 117' about a mile west of GB Park / Barker reservoir and about 10' higher than the levee walls, I am lucky to be in a good location.
what pisses me off is the news reports saying the city should have been evacuated. You cant just wave your hands evacuate millions of people. The only reason to evacuate is for a storm surge, not potential rain fall. The proof is that while the property damage is extensive, the death toll in a city of 6 million people is less than 10. Would that have been the case with millions of people clogging the freeways trying to get out of town in the unpredictable path of a major hurricane?
Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 28, 2017, 06:00:45 AM
what pisses me off is the news reports saying the city should have been evacuated. You cant just wave your hands evacuate millions of people. The only reason to evacuate is for a storm surge, not potential rain fall. The proof is that while the property damage is extensive, the death toll in a city of 6 million people is less than 10. Would that have been the case with millions of people clogging the freeways trying to get out of town in the unpredictable path of a major hurricane?
If you are in a place that floods if you get 4 inches of rain in a day what would you expect if they were forecast is for over 20 inches and now is going to be for over 50? Tell people to stay and hope it does not happen?
A tiny note found somewhere in the massive, global news feed about the Harvey hurricane:
while all media attention is on that, 8 million people are fleeing floodings in Bangladesh.
Ghastly.
Quote from: Turner on August 28, 2017, 08:53:03 AM
A tiny note found somewhere in the massive, global news feed about the Harvey hurricane:
while all media attention is on that, 8 million people are fleeing floodings in Bangladesh.
But thankfully we have morally superior people on the Internet to remind us of these things
Quote from: Johnnie Burgess on August 28, 2017, 06:30:38 AM
If you are in a place that floods if you get 4 inches of rain in a day what would you expect if they were forecast is for over 20 inches and now is going to be for over 50? Tell people to stay and hope it does not happen?
Last time Houston told its citizens to flee, the traffic looked like this:
(https://www.kingwood.com/message_board/forumimgs/826577952559773.jpg)
And more people died in the traffic - when waters rose on the roadways and left them trapped in cars - than died at home.
Quote from: Brian on August 28, 2017, 09:05:06 AM
Last time Houston told its citizens to flee, the traffic looked like this:
(https://www.kingwood.com/message_board/forumimgs/826577952559773.jpg)
And more people died in the traffic - when waters rose on the roadways and left them trapped in cars - than died at home.
yes, but actually there was no water - the storm (Hurricane Rita) veered east and left the city high and dry. Over 100 people died from heat exposure, traffic accidents and other issues completely unrelated to weather. If these storms had hit people on the road like there would have been a catastrophic loss of life.
Quote from: Brian on August 28, 2017, 09:05:06 AM
Last time Houston told its citizens to flee, the traffic looked like this:
(https://www.kingwood.com/message_board/forumimgs/826577952559773.jpg)
And more people died in the traffic - when waters rose on the roadways and left them trapped in cars - than died at home.
Well, that would have been catastrophic this week.
The flooding will expand, and it will be slow to recede. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/harvey-impact/?hpid=hp_hp-banner-low_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.5271a396dd8a)
Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 28, 2017, 09:07:17 AM
yes, but actually there was no water - the storm (Hurricane Rita) veered east and left the city high and dry. Over 100 people died from heat exposure, traffic accidents and other issues completely unrelated to weather. If these storms had hit people on the road like there would have been a catastrophic loss of life.
What was particularly ironic is that many of those people were heading up here to Nacogdoches and Longview. I was in Nac at the time; we got our asses kicked! The eye, still at 75mph when it got here, passed withing a mile of downtown, and took out thousands of acres of forestland and the other things up here that got in its way. In addition, all of the stores and filling stations got emptied out in record time and many people couldn't even get gas to get back home again!
No point in coming all the way up here just to be in time for the storm to
really hit. :-\
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Sounds like the news reports I've been reading are not exaggerated. The quantities of rain being forecast are impossible for me to even imagine.
The worst weather experience I've had was 7 years ago. Two snow storms came through and dropped 30" of snow in the space of 48 hours. Then the power went out for 4 days. It stayed very cold for the following week. Temperature was down to 40 degrees (5C) in the house and 15 degrees (-10C) outside. Couldn't get the car out for 5 days. But we had enough food and could cook on the gas stove. Seems like an idyllic vacation, in comparison.
Quote from: Scarpia on August 28, 2017, 09:33:21 AM
Sounds like the news reports I've been reading are not exaggerated. The quantities of rain being forecast are impossible for me to even imagine.
The worst weather experience I've had was 7 years ago. Two snow storms came through and dropped 30" of snow in the space of 48 hours. Then the power went out for 4 days. It stayed very cold for the following week. Temperature was down to 40 degrees (5C) in the house and 15 degrees (-10C) outside. Couldn't get the car out for 5 days. But we had enough food and could cook on the gas stove. Seems like an idyllic vacation, in comparison.
I've been in those in Vermont (I grew up there). We didn't lose electricity usually, which is what makes the difference, but the rest of it was pretty regular. I have only peripherally dealt with flooding, and that was bad enough. I've been around a little bit, and I agree, the whole concept of 50" of rain simply boggles the mind. The only possible exaggeration I can see with this coverage is the idea that it is equally bad everywhere. There are many "islands in the stream", but even for them, there is not really a way out right now. :-\
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Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 28, 2017, 09:01:39 AM
But thankfully we have morally superior people on the Internet to remind us of these things
The source was a Red Cross official.
Wasn't my intention to be morally superior, but the international media focus on the US regarding most issues isn't a balanced policy, and quite tiring to some.
Quote from: Scarpia on August 28, 2017, 09:33:21 AM
Sounds like the news reports I've been reading are not exaggerated. The quantities of rain being forecast are impossible for me to even imagine.
The worst weather experience I've had was 7 years ago. Two snow storms came through and dropped 30" of snow in the space of 48 hours. Then the power went out for 4 days. It stayed very cold for the following week. Temperature was down to 40 degrees (5C) in the house and 15 degrees (-10C) outside. Couldn't get the car out for 5 days. But we had enough food and could cook on the gas stove. Seems like an idyllic vacation, in comparison.
1 inch of rain = about 13 inches of snow, but at least here you don't have to worry about exposure
Looks like we are now at about 10:00 on the hurricane, rain is coming from the East rather than the South and slowing as the dirty right side slowly moves past. Now the issue is the rivers and reservoirs
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on August 28, 2017, 09:48:23 AM
I've been in those in Vermont (I grew up there). We didn't lose electricity usually, which is what makes the difference, but the rest of it was pretty regular. I have only peripherally dealt with flooding, and that was bad enough. I've been around a little bit, and I agree, the whole concept of 50" of rain simply boggles the mind. The only possible exaggeration I can see with this coverage is the idea that it is equally bad everywhere. There are many "islands in the stream", but even for them, there is not really a way out right now. :-\
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Our storm was in a region not accustomed to heavy snowfall (DC) and even got a nickname (Snowmaggon). It was very egalitarian, everyone was socked in. Very different from Houston where those on high ground will be relatively fortunate and will only have to wait for the water to drain away. Others will have overwhelming damage to their homes and loss of property.
Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 28, 2017, 09:54:35 AM
1 inch of rain = about 13 inches of snow, but at least here you don't have to worry about exposure
...and you don't have to shovel it. For a month there were dump trucks with license plates three states away rumbling past our house, hauling snow to the outskirts of town.
Quote from: Scarpia on August 28, 2017, 10:11:12 AM
Our storm was in a region not accustomed to heavy snowfall (DC) and even got a nickname (Snowmaggon). It was very egalitarian, everyone was socked in. Very different from Houston where those on high ground will be relatively fortunate and will only have to wait for the water to drain away. Others will have overwhelming damage to their homes and loss of property.
...and you don't have to shovel it. For a month there were dump trucks with license plates three states away rumbling past our house, hauling snow to the outskirts of town.
Ah, I remember that; Snow-mageddon or sommat such. You're right, it all depends where you grew up on how much of an ordeal it is. And when, for that matter. It has been several years since Vermont had that sort of weather, although when I was in my early teens, I recall a stretch of 180 hours below zero F which actually made the papers. I got a rude reminder of that last February when I went up for my father's funeral and we got 16" of snow overnight. Just like old times. :)
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Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 28, 2017, 09:57:40 AM
Looks like we are now at about 10:00 on the hurricane, rain is coming from the East rather than the South and slowing as the dirty right side slowly moves past. Now the issue is the rivers and reservoirs
That can only be a good thing, although not so much for Louisiana, I reckon. It was originally predicted to pass over us on the way out, but now it looks to be more easterly. Still raining here though...
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The area under Harvey got 3.6 times as much water dumped on it over the last 120 hours than flowed into the Gulf from the Mississippi River
https://spacecityweather.com/harvey-almost-certainly-the-biggest-us-flood-storm-of-all-time/ (https://spacecityweather.com/harvey-almost-certainly-the-biggest-us-flood-storm-of-all-time/)
By the way, I in fact did evacuate Houston. My friends and I were visiting on vacation, and we left not out of necessity, but just because we wanted to be careful that we got back to work Monday (today). When we made the decision to leave, not many people in Houston believed it would get this bad - the hotel desk clerks were joking with me that other guests had simply ordered a couple bags of groceries so they could stay the weekend. They were a little surprised when we asked to check out early. Traffic leaving the city Friday around 10:30 a.m. was very light.
We did evacuate a friend of ours who packed and rode back in my car. He's staying in Dallas for at least a week, looks like.
I'm not sure ending a vacation early counts as "evacuation." :)
Quote from: Scarpia on August 28, 2017, 11:56:04 AM
I'm not sure ending a vacation early counts as "evacuation." :)
well...fair enough :)
Despite efforts to control release, second Houston dam expected to overflow (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/28/houston-releases-water-from-two-dams-in-attempt-to-prevent-uncontrolled-overflow/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_dams-1210pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.1d27c008b27c)
I must apologize if a previous entry of mine gave the impression that I thought the Harvey hurricane wasn´t a particularly serious incident. Obviously it has been proved to be that. The main reason for my entry was the media tendency to exaggerate small weather stories, extremely common in my country too, and the tendency to focus on less important material from the US at the expense of other stories, such as celebrity gossip and recently when an unidentified bag was found outside the White House, literally producing headlines globally just a few minutes later.
I took you as simply pointing out another terrible and similar disaster elsewhere, exactly for the reason you say: A lot of "news" air-time in the US gets taken up with the latest Snooki sighting, e.g.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 30, 2017, 03:21:34 AM
I took you as simply pointing out another terrible and similar disaster elsewhere, exactly for the reason you say: A lot of "news" air-time in the US gets taken up with the latest Snooki sighting, e.g.
Thanks.
Quote from: Turner on August 30, 2017, 02:08:26 AM
I must apologize if a previous entry of mine gave the impression that I thought the Harvey hurricane wasn´t a particularly serious incident. Obviously it has been proved to be that. The main reason for my entry was the media tendency to exaggerate small weather stories, extremely common in my country too, and the tendency to focus on less important material from the US at the expense of other stories, such as celebrity gossip and recently when an unidentified bag was found outside the White House, literally producing headlines globally just a few minutes later.
I knew that. On the subject of Bangladesh, my office mate is Bangladeshi and I asked him what was going on. He says the problem isn't any rain in their country, it is the monsoon rains back up against the Himalayas. They swell the rivers, and the excess water is caught up in flood control dams in India. By treaty, India is able to release this water when reservoirs are full. The timing of the release is ungoverned, and this time they just decided to do them all at once, since there is nothing downstream but Bangladesh anyway. 8 million people may have been affected by this, but they didn't necessarily evacuate in the sense the news media may have given. There is no place for them to go, so they just hunkered down until it is all over and will rebuild. So really, this was more a manmade disaster which would have been an act of war if the combatants were equal...
OT, you probably now know and care more about it than Trump ever will. MAGA.
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Quote from: Turner on August 30, 2017, 02:08:26 AM
I must apologize if a previous entry of mine gave the impression that I thought the Harvey hurricane wasn´t a particularly serious incident. Obviously it has been proved to be that. The main reason for my entry was the media tendency to exaggerate small weather stories, extremely common in my country too, and the tendency to focus on less important material from the US at the expense of other stories, such as celebrity gossip and recently when an unidentified bag was found outside the White House, literally producing headlines globally just a few minutes later.
Sorry I was a little caustic, things have been tense around here
Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 30, 2017, 06:39:57 AM
Sorry I was a little caustic, things have been tense around here
No doubt. Be strong!
So, an update:
We did turn out fine in west Houston, cars even okay too, never lost power.
My parents live where right now on CNN they are desperately doing boat and air rescues so they didn't fare so well.
About 4 inches of water in the house, at least they had a second story to go to, it is receding and now they begin a long cleanup.
Had a cousin get rescued by boat this morning (with a baby and toddler!) after water coming waist deep in the space of just hours middle of the night.
Awful! Time to just move maybe, doubt I could get my parents to though (and they really need to), but all the family is around this area.
Mother Nature sucks. If not hurricanes here, elsewhere it's flash floods/wildfires/earthquakes/tornadoes/too much snow or something!
Quote from: Senta on August 30, 2017, 11:12:25 AMMother Nature sucks.
The alternative is worse.
Glad you are ok, and hopefully your family has survived the worst of it.
Whatever doesn't kill you makes you str.... that's bullshit and we all know it.
I knew this song when I was a kid, but it never made sense to me until much later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fpbCLNyPUA
Quote from: Senta on August 30, 2017, 11:12:25 AM
So, an update:
We did turn out fine in west Houston, cars even okay too, never lost power.
My parents live where right now on CNN they are desperately doing boat and air rescues so they didn't fare so well.
About 4 inches of water in the house, at least they had a second story to go to, it is receding and now they begin a long cleanup.
Had a cousin get rescued by boat this morning (with a baby and toddler!) after water coming waist deep in the space of just hours middle of the night.
Awful! Time to just move maybe, doubt I could get my parents to though (and they really need to), but all the family is around this area.
Mother Nature sucks. If not hurricanes here, elsewhere it's flash floods/wildfires/earthquakes/tornadoes/too much snow or something!
Glad to hear everyone is OK, sorry about your parents' flooding.
Quote from: Senta on August 30, 2017, 11:12:25 AM
So, an update:
Thanks for the update. I'm sure I'm not the only one who was concerned for your safety.
Sarge
A "bomb cyclone" doesn't really sound very good, does it? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/01/02/monster-storm-to-blast-east-coast-before-polar-vortex-uncorks-tremendous-cold-late-this-week/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_cwg-vortex-405pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b611a857322c)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 03, 2018, 04:46:18 AM
A "bomb cyclone" doesn't really sound very good, does it? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/01/02/monster-storm-to-blast-east-coast-before-polar-vortex-uncorks-tremendous-cold-late-this-week/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_cwg-vortex-405pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b611a857322c)
Best of luck to you and your family. It's going to be quite a storm.
I think "bomb cyclone" is what used to be called a "nor'easter", or "winter storm." ::)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 03, 2018, 04:46:18 AM
A "bomb cyclone" doesn't really sound very good, does it? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/01/02/monster-storm-to-blast-east-coast-before-polar-vortex-uncorks-tremendous-cold-late-this-week/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_cwg-vortex-405pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b611a857322c)
Indeed. It doesn't sound good at all nor does it look good on the radar:
(https://www.sciencealert.com/images/articles/processed/wind-pressure-cap2_1024.jpg)
I hope everything turns out well for you and your family, Karl. Godspeed, kind sir.
I don't know, it seems that in the age of the weather channel weather rhetoric has just gotten out of control. I looked at the forecast for Boston. 8-12 inches of snow and wind up to 30 miles per hour. They had to make up a new word (bomb cyclone) for that? It will, however, get impressively cold for a day after that (not getting above 5 degrees F on Saturday). It will be like being transported to Buffalo, New York for a day. :)
Not much snow here in Pittsburgh, just cold. Looking foward to a balmy high of 9 degrees on Friday 8)
And yeah, I agree with Scarpia, the Weather Channel does tend to blow things out of proportion with their dramatic rhetoric. That said, it's better that they over-hype things so people are prepared than the other way around.
Quote from: Baron Scarpia on January 03, 2018, 02:10:38 PM
I think "bomb cyclone" is what used to be called a "nor'easter", or "winter storm." ::)
Well, in this case it's coming up from the sou'east.
Snow emergency in Boston in effect 7am. I am sheltering in place up in Middlesex County.
Quote from: kyjo on January 03, 2018, 03:49:09 PM
Not much snow here in Pittsburgh, just cold. Looking foward to a balmy high of 9 degrees on Friday 8)
And yeah, I agree with Scarpia, the Weather Channel does tend to blow things out of proportion with their dramatic rhetoric. That said, it's better that they over-hype things so people are prepared than the other way around.
I never go near the Weather Channel (I think it was they who started naming winter storms as a market gimmick).
It's the National Weather Service (http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.3559&lon=-71.055&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=digital) for me, or nothing.
Many here have made a habit of visiting the Norwegian weather office´s detailed forecast for Denmark, since the Norwegian www.yr.no folks tend to do it better than our local one www.dmi.dk ... Still, even today´s forecast can be quite wrong from time to time, especially as regards rain.
Not much of a winter here yet, hardly any frost, and no snow ...
Quote from: Baron Scarpia on January 03, 2018, 02:31:37 PM
I don't know, it seems that in the age of the weather channel weather rhetoric has just gotten out of control. I looked at the forecast for Boston. 8-12 inches of snow and wind up to 30 miles per hour. They had to make up a new word (bomb cyclone) for that? It will, however, get impressively cold for a day after that (not getting above 5 degrees F on Saturday). It will be like being transported to Buffalo, New York for a day. :)
Bombogenesis is a real thing, and there are certain conditions that must be met to be called a 'bomb' (like falling air pressure of 24 millibars or more within 24 hours). On the other hand, the whole 'bomb' thing is often misused or refers to other things in other countries.
Quote from: Turner on January 04, 2018, 05:54:52 AM
Many here have made a habit of visiting the Norwegian weather office´s detailed forecast for Denmark, since the Norwegian www.yr.no folks tend to do it better than our local one www.dmi.dk ... Still, even today´s forecast can be quite wrong from time to time, especially as regards rain.
Yes, and this applies even more to me, who live in the northern part of the country.
Quote from: (: premont :) on January 04, 2018, 06:25:11 AM
Yes, and this applies even more to me, who live in the northern part of the country.
I always double check with www.yr.no, and this also applies to one of my (municipal) employers, when we are to do any outdoor field work ... Both services have forecasts with very detailed, hourly developments, which is a nice, modern feature - when they function ;D Normally however, when abroad, I´d check out the local, national weather office for reliability ... I guess that say in the US ther are many, competing services.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 04, 2018, 04:55:48 AM
I never go near the Weather Channel (I think it was they who started naming winter storms as a market gimmick).
It's the National Weather Service (http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.3559&lon=-71.055&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=digital) for me, or nothing.
Karl - stay safe and warm! :) I'm watching the
Weather Channel at the moment - enjoy a lot of the people out in the 'storms' like Jim Cantore - brother in-law in the Montauk house which is under blizzard conditions at the moment - he'll likely post a pic or two on FB. The Carolina coastal area is getting snow and wind but in the Piedmont we are just in a cold spell and sunny. Looks like we are up to 'Winter Storm Grayson' - Dave
(https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/winter-names-2017-2018.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0)
I do remember, Dave, days when I did watch The Weather Channel with the girls, and Jim Cantore and Mike Seidel always seemed to find astonishing storm photo settings 8)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 04, 2018, 04:54:16 AM
Well, in this case it's coming up from the sou'east.
Snow emergency in Boston in effect 7am. I am sheltering in place up in Middlesex County.
Nor'easter describes the direction of the wind, with would be from the North-east in a cyclone approaching the U.S. east coast from over the Atlantic ocean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter)
The current storm seems to be a particularly severe example of this type of storm.
Quote from: Baron Scarpia on January 04, 2018, 07:45:44 AM
Nor'easter describes the direction of the wind, with would be from the North-east in a cyclone approaching the U.S. east coast from over the Atlantic ocean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter)
The current storm seems to be a particularly severe example of this type of storm.
I expect you are right.
Sounds nasty. I hope everyone is hiding inside with a nice hot chicken soup.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 04, 2018, 07:51:11 AM
I expect you are right.
Yes, the system moving SW to NE but its rotation counterclockwise so that the winds come from the NE. Learned the phenomenon well when I lived in Boston. Here in the Adirondacks we are largely out of range of this one but look forward to below zero highs for the weekend. Burning lots of wood.
Unless they are gigantic systems, the weather in Montreal is generally different from that of nearby New England. The Appalachians stand in between, so what we normally get originates from the west or southwest (the Great Lakes) instead. Sometimes, as has been true for the last 10 days it's a direct onslaught from the arctic north. Our eastern neighbours in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, though, usually get the brunt of northwestern atlantic storms.
Phase I of digging out the cars was not bad (snow is dry and light), but there was too much work for an hour's effort, which was as much as I could reasonably manage. Will head out later to finish the task . . . by which time, my landlord may have cleared off the driveway, too.
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Warming up here, looking forward to the beginning of Spring next month
Quote from: bwv 1080 on January 05, 2018, 07:56:51 AM
Warming up here, looking forward to the beginning of Spring next month
??? Spring starts the month after next.
Quote from: Baron Scarpia on January 05, 2018, 08:13:32 AM
??? Spring starts the month after next.
St Valentines day is basically the first day of Spring in Houston
Quote from: bwv 1080 on January 05, 2018, 08:17:15 AM
St Valentines day is basically the first day of Spring in Houston
If you are going to go by temperature, there is no winter in Houston. 75% of the year is summer and spring directly follows autumn. For me the most significant thing about the seasons is light. The first day of winter is the shortest day of the year, the first day of Summer is the longest day of the year. Spring and autumn are defined by the equinoxes, temperature not withstanding. :)
Quote from: Baron Scarpia on January 05, 2018, 08:24:19 AM
If you are going to go by temperature, there is no winter in Houston. 75% of the year is summer and spring directly follows autumn. For me the most significant thing about the seasons is light. The first day of winter is the shortest day of the year, the first day of Summer is the longest day of the year. Spring and autumn are defined by the equinoxes, temperature not withstanding. :)
None of that is relevant in a tropical climate. Houston is subtropical so it's fuzzy and I was just using the term casually, but Mid Feb is the time you start to plant around here
Was in the high 20s a couple days ago and a much more civilized high of 72 forecast today
Supposed to get into the low 80s here next week. 8)
Still no snow here in Vienna. It's raining today but the temps here have been warmer than usual (in the 40s F mostly). New Year's Eve we got up into the 50s F. According to The Weather Channel the next 10 days here will be in the 40s F. In the 24 years that I have been living in Austria, this is the warmest winter so far. Being a native Los Angelino I am quite happy not having to deal with the snow in Vienna. 8)
It's 41°F here with light rain. Not bad and quite happy that the below freezing temperatures have subsided (for now).
Emerging out of the sharp frost, today's 40° feels like T-shirt weather here in Boston.
It's raining, winter has finally started.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 09, 2018, 07:14:27 AM
Emerging out of the sharp frost, today's 40° feels like T-shirt weather here in Boston.
And a welcome relief I'm sure! :)
About a foot of snow here. Country grinds to a halt.
Unseasonably warm, though at present only mildly.
Quote from: vandermolen on February 27, 2018, 04:15:25 AM
About a foot of snow here. Country grinds to a halt.
If it is any comfort, Tennessee grinds to a halt if there is half an inch of snow.
The polar vortex we endured in January brought us -30 celsius temperatures. It has now moved east and Europe is under its spell. My sister-in-law sent us pictures of her Provence garden under 4 inches of snow. Unreal !
It is not all that cold in Germany although it is cold for late February and compared to most winters of the last years: 10-15 below freezing at night and 3-5 below during the day despite sunny blue skies. Somewhat colder in the eastern parts. And, unfortunately, a biting wind.
It has just started snowing here in Bournemouth, a rare event, hope it doesn't settle. Earlier in the month I was in Brittany and a couple of centimetres of snow made headline news in the local newspaper in Pontivy; it had nearly all gone by late afternoon.
Winter got here very late, but now we are sharing a Siberian weather delivery with a lot of Europe, typically minus 5 -10 degrees Celsius but also strong, icy winds and a bit of snow. One of my jobs implies cycling 3-4x 45 minutes per day, a cold experience. But a good deal of sun, which is refreshing compared to earlier. There has been a public call for volunteers willing to share their homes with the homeless, some of them immigrants, for the night - to avoid fatalities.
Its quite cold here (not that cold by André's standard !). But this leads to rather unusual and beautiful view of snowy cities. The Colosseum under the snow is something I had never seen before.
(https://media.ouest-france.fr/v1/pictures/a9ce47ccab18744cdaa92534a19a997f-rome.jpg)
Btw, in spite of a bit of European winter, temperatures in the Arctic are no less than 20 degrees Celsius above average, and at the northernmost weather station the other day they measured 4 degrees plus.
The general warming notwithstanding, things will get erratic locally.
As I said, the only somewhat unusual thing is such late cold and sunny weather after a mostly mild and very grey winter. The weather would not be unusual at all between late december and early february but overall such cold has become rare and winters greyer and milder.
Oh yes, the greyness ... not so nice.
It's absolutely gorgeous here with a blue sky and with a current temperature of 55°F.
scattered showers, afternoon high 81F, overnight low predicted to be in the low 60s.
It rained yesterday, winter is resurgent!
Currently 27 degrees and sunny. Will probably reach a maximum of 31 by the afternoon.
Quote from: jessop on February 27, 2018, 02:44:15 PM
Currently 27 degrees and sunny. Will probably reach a maximum of 31 by the afternoon.
Centigrade?
Quote from: Baron Scarpia on February 27, 2018, 04:01:52 PM
Centigrade?
Yes, at least I hope it's centigrade/celsius otherwise I would be a block of ice right now
Quote from: jessop on February 27, 2018, 06:04:17 PM
Yes, at least I hope it's centigrade/celsius otherwise I would be a block of ice right now
Indeed or you might as well move to Siberia. ;D
Here in Vienna it has been very chilly indeed. Today's high should reach 22°F if we're lucky. This is way too cold for Vienna but by next Monday it should be back in the low 40°s F which is normal. Since the beginning of Nov. it has only snowed here 3 times and if it stuck around at all it was only for one day. The last couple of days here we have had very light snow flurries but it isn't sticking. The snowflakes are so tiny you can barely see them.
I'll just be so glad when winter is over. Even though I have lived in Vienna for almost 25 years I still hate the winters here. I am a native SoCal gal where it's pretty much summer all year round. You can take the gal out of SoCal, but you can't take SoCal out of this gal. ;) 8)
It's -23 °C/-9.4 °F (-28 °C/-18 °F with windchill) here and it's cold enough for me.
Quote from: North Star on February 27, 2018, 10:29:58 PM
It's -23 °C/-9.4 °F (-28 °C/-18 °F with windchill) here and it's cold enough for me.
That sounds painful
Quote from: North Star on February 27, 2018, 10:29:58 PM
It's -23 °C/-9.4 °F (-28 °C/-18 °F with windchill) here and it's cold enough for me.
If only we had your climate.
Every year an Elfstedentocht / Eleven Cities Race.
Dutch madness.
Yet in a positive way.
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Quote from: Marc on February 28, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
If only we had your climate.
Every year an Elfstedentocht / Eleven Cities Race.
Dutch madness.
Yet in a positive way.
Yeah the winter's been quite nice and mild really, apart from these couple of days, and some similar temperatures earlier in Feb/Jan.
Last summer was the coldest in 55 years or so here, not a fan of that..
Quote from: Marc on February 28, 2018, 02:31:05 AM
If only we had your climate.
Every year an Elfstedentocht / Eleven Cities Race.
Dutch madness.
Yet in a positive way.
(https://images2.imgbox.com/1d/3a/XEXl2oB4_o.jpg)
I am surprised that the last one was in 1997. In Germany both (especially) 2009/10 and 10/11 were long and frosty, apparently not enough in the Netherlands. I do not remember 1997 well enough, though.
Quote from: Jo498 on February 28, 2018, 03:07:54 AM
I am surprised that the last one was in 1997. In Germany both (especially) 2009/10 and 10/11 were long and frosty, apparently not enough in the Netherlands. I do not remember 1997 well enough, though.
In those winters there was a chance, but due to several reasons, a.o. influence of salty sea water, snowfall, et cetera, they didn't manage to realize it. Mind you: the route is 200 kilometers, and there are 16.000 competitors.
So, we dreamt for a while, but it never became reality.
You should have lived in the Little Ice Age :D
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We even had a visiting army of Swedes crossing the sea back then ...
And, about that "Chinese hoax":
Europe is so cold now that the Arctic appears to be a warm escape
As London and Rome — which rarely see freezing weather — get buried under snow, the Arctic is witnessing one of its warmest winters ever. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/02/28/europe-is-so-cold-now-that-the-arctic-appears-to-be-a-warm-escape/?utm_term=.d05c48bf6730)
Quote from: jessop on February 27, 2018, 06:04:17 PM
Yes, at least I hope it's centigrade/celsius otherwise I would be a block of ice right now
For a lot of people 27 F would be warm. I had to look up your profile, determine what hemisphere you are in, determine that it is summer at your location and evaluate both unit options to surmise that it was centigrade. That's a lot of work.
Quote from: André on February 28, 2018, 05:09:38 AM
You should have lived in the Little Ice Age :D
(https://ka-perseus-images.s3.amazonaws.com/a031c22880a58664654cfebdc79f2fd3f4fdf00d.jpg)
Yeah.
Warming ourselves in the Amsterdam Nieuwe Kerk, with JP Sweelinck playing the organ. :)
Quote from: Baron Scarpia on February 28, 2018, 07:29:49 AM
For a lot of people 27 F would be warm. I had to look up your profile, determine what hemisphere you are in, determine that it is summer at your location and evaluate both unit options to surmise that it was centigrade. That's a lot of work.
I am not really used to converting to F when the majority of the world doesn't use it. :-\
Quote from: jessop on February 28, 2018, 02:39:27 PM
I am not really used to converting to F when the majority of the world doesn't use it. :-\
I'm not suggesting you convert, just that you supply the units with the number.
No water here since Saturday morning. Thawing out water pipes have burst. Local water company delivering bottled water to the village and surrounding area. Makes you realise how much water you usually use. Just had to use a fortunately full watering can to flush the loo (toilet) - probably too much information :o.
Follow that camel!
Quote from: vandermolen on March 05, 2018, 01:38:00 AM
No water here since Saturday morning. Thawing out water pipes have burst. Local water company delivering bottled water to the village and surrounding area. Makes you realise how much water you usually use. Just had to use a fortunately full watering can to flush the loo (toilet) - probably too much information :o.
Follow that camel!
Ouch. Hopefully a speedy recovery ...
Quote from: Turner on March 05, 2018, 02:15:21 AM
Ouch. Hopefully a speedy recovery ...
Very many thanks.
Quote from: vandermolen on March 05, 2018, 01:38:00 AM
No water here since Saturday morning. Thawing out water pipes have burst. Local water company delivering bottled water to the village and surrounding area. Makes you realise how much water you usually use. Just had to use a fortunately full watering can to flush the loo (toilet) - probably too much information :o.
Follow that camel!
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Carle
van Loo, Vandermolen's favourite painter ;D
Quote from: André on March 05, 2018, 06:06:52 AM
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Carle van Loo, Vandermolen's favourite painter ;D
LOL
Yes, another undeservedly neglected figure from the arts world.
8)
1) After Irma, I was under a boiled water order. It is true. You don't realize how much water you use until you can't just turn on the faucet.
My solution was to half fill up juice bottles as I used them, and stow them in the freezer until needed. Some experiment is required to find the ratio that gets a relatively full bottle but allows for expansion of water as it freezes.
2)Karl, did you have any trouble after this weekend's nor'easter? My uncle in Belmont lost a tree but otherwise had no real problem.
Quote from: vandermolen on March 05, 2018, 01:38:00 AM
No water here since Saturday morning. Thawing out water pipes have burst. Local water company delivering bottled water to the village and surrounding area. Makes you realise how much water you usually use. Just had to use a fortunately full watering can to flush the loo (toilet) - probably too much information :o.
Follow that camel!
Sorry to hear about this, Jeffrey. I hope everything gets straightened out for you soon!
Quote from: Mirror Image on March 05, 2018, 06:46:20 PM
Sorry to hear about this, Jeffrey. I hope everything gets straightened out for you soon!
Thank you John! As the other Jeffrey says you don't realise how much water you use until you don't have any! Hope to be reconnected in the next day or two but the whole thing has been a bit of a shambles to say the least.
Looking out of the window now and it's snowing here in Vienna. This is only the 4th time since the biginning of Nov. that it has snowed here. Of course it had to snow today since it's our regular grocery shopping day. Nothing like dragging our little shopping cart through the snow. Unfortunately we don't have any tiny chains for the 2 cart wheels. :(
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on March 05, 2018, 06:41:48 PM
1) After Irma, I was under a boiled water order. It is true. You don't realize how much water you use until you can't just turn on the faucet.
My solution was to half fill up juice bottles as I used them, and stow them in the freezer until needed. Some experiment is required to find the ratio that gets a relatively full bottle but allows for expansion of water as it freezes.
2)Karl, did you have any trouble after this weekend's nor'easter? My uncle in Belmont lost a tree but otherwise had no real problem.
Not by us; the coast was a different matter (I saw a photo of the Aquarium T stop at the end of State Street under water). Trees down here and there all over, though none of them interfered with my own movements.
We were fine power-wise, as well; a number of my friends here and there, though, suffered outages, some of them prolonged.
Now, Wednesday night we seem to be expecting up to 8" of the nasty wet sort of snow. Thursday may prove interesting . . . .
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 06, 2018, 01:11:36 AM
Now, Wednesday night we seem to be expecting up to 8" of the nasty wet sort of snow. Thursday may prove interesting . . . .
In the event (and, there is still a light snow falling) we have more than a foot, and yes, wet and heavy. Too much to try to move, and then get to church tonight, so I've canceled choir rehearsal.
Before the night is through, we shall see almost two feet of snow. So I am not sure what to expect tomorrow morning, either (in terms of clean-up, reliability of public transportation, &c.)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 13, 2018, 05:44:57 AM
Before the night is through, we shall see almost two feet of snow. So I am not sure what to expect tomorrow morning, either (in terms of clean-up, reliability of public transportation, &c.)
Keep safe
Karl.
The water is back on here and the water company is giving us £100 off our bills.
Quote from: vandermolen on March 13, 2018, 06:39:30 AM
Keep safe Karl.
The water is back on here and the water company is giving us £100 off our bills.
Thank goodness you've got water back!
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 13, 2018, 05:44:57 AM
Before the night is through, we shall see almost two feet of snow. So I am not sure what to expect tomorrow morning, either (in terms of clean-up, reliability of public transportation, &c.)
Best of luck to you and your family!
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 13, 2018, 06:41:41 AM
Thank goodness you've got water back!
Was off, in the end for four days. Came back very late on last Tuesday. One of my work colleagues was cut off until Sunday this week.
Quote from: Mahlerian on March 13, 2018, 06:43:32 AM
Best of luck to you and your family!
Thanks! You, too!
Quote from: vandermolen on March 13, 2018, 06:43:55 AM
Was off, in the end for four days. Came back very late on last Tuesday. One of my work colleagues was cut off until Sunday this week.
How trying!
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 13, 2018, 05:44:57 AM
Before the night is through, we shall see almost two feet of snow. So I am not sure what to expect tomorrow morning, either (in terms of clean-up, reliability of public transportation, &c.)
My cousin was visiting here in Florida this past week, and scheduled to fly back today (Tuesday) to Boston. She reported on Facebook this morning that not only was her flight cancelled, but the first available flight will not be until Friday!
It's a mess. Most of my work yesterday was rebooking/cancelling travel.
Since today, anyway, I can enjoy it from homey comfort — it's a beautiful day.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180313/947727cfdf9aabf8e53843384d7766ca.jpg)
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Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 13, 2018, 09:42:42 AM
Since today, anyway, I can enjoy it from homey comfort — it's a beautiful day.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180313/947727cfdf9aabf8e53843384d7766ca.jpg)
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Beautiful picture.
I came through to Glasgow for a concert this afternoon (a chamber recital - ' Celebrating Debussy'- which was good and 8) ) and found that it has snowed again. At the moment I'm temporarily using crutches and so navigating the snow and ice from door to taxi and then taxi to concert hall was a thrill. It now seems to be alternating between snow and hail, although the most recent forecast promises more pleasant weather.
The high was 60F today. I hate cold weather!
Snow again here is SE England.
Quote from: NikF on March 18, 2018, 09:08:48 AM
I came through to Glasgow for a concert this afternoon (a chamber recital - ' Celebrating Debussy'- which was good and 8) ) and found that it has snowed again. At the moment I'm temporarily using crutches and so navigating the snow and ice from door to taxi and then taxi to concert hall was a thrill. It now seems to be alternating between snow and hail, although the most recent forecast promises more pleasant weather.
Sorry to hear constant irritation of the weather, but glad you enjoyed that Debussy chamber concert. 8) That had to be thrilling. Do you remember who the musicians were and what pieces they performed? If I ever heard his
Sonata for Flute, Viola, & Harp live, I'd probably faint. Not because of horror but because the music is not of this earth and I doubt I could even bear it. :)
Quote from: Mirror Image on March 18, 2018, 02:53:53 PM
Sorry to hear constant irritation of the weather, but glad you enjoyed that Debussy chamber concert. 8) That had to be thrilling. Do you remember who the musicians were and what pieces they performed? If I ever heard his Sonata for Flute, Viola, & Harp live, I'd probably faint. Not because of horror but because the music is not of this earth and I doubt I could even bear it. :)
Thanks. Yeah, it was well worth going out and getting there. A great Sunday afternoon.
They're all musicians from the RSNO and/or The Royal Academy.
Katherine Bryan - Flute
Scott Mitchell - Piano
John Cushing - Clarinet
Tom Dunn - Viola
Pippa Tunnell - Harp
Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp 8)
Ravel: Piece en Forme de Habanera (transcr. Larde)
Debussy: Syrinx
Debussy: Petite Suite for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
Debussy: Il pleure dans mon coeur
Debussy: Bilitis
Messiaen: La Merle Noir
Quite a stretch of bitter cold here in greater Boston. Presently 22°, and that is a good bit warmer than the low overnight . . . .
Edit :: minor typo / I blame autocorrect
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 19, 2018, 04:04:00 AM
Quite a stretch of bitter cold here in greater Boston. Presently 22°, and that is a good bit warmer than the low overnight . . . .
Edit :: minor typo / I blame autocorrect
^
Hats, coats and scarves and then more hats, coats and scarves for you and yours.
Meanwhile, this morning our local weatherman Irving Berlin says -
Blue skies smilin' at me,
Nothin' but blue skies, do I see.
Now, if it can stay that way until tomorrow for the first recital of the Preludes & Fugues of
Bach and
Shostakovich series, and then until I'm back in Embro afterwards, it will be cool and good.
Still freezing here, later in Spring than usual, but sunny and not much wind. I have some outdoor work, but generally it's ok, however I forgot to wear two pairs of socks when out this morning ... ❄️
Quote from: NikF on March 18, 2018, 03:25:43 PM
Thanks. Yeah, it was well worth going out and getting there. A great Sunday afternoon.
They're all musicians from the RSNO and/or The Royal Academy.
Katherine Bryan - Flute
Scott Mitchell - Piano
John Cushing - Clarinet
Tom Dunn - Viola
Pippa Tunnell - Harp
Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp 8)
Ravel: Piece en Forme de Habanera (transcr. Larde)
Debussy: Syrinx
Debussy: Petite Suite for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
Debussy: Il pleure dans mon coeur
Debussy: Bilitis
Messiaen: La Merle Noir
Awesome, program! A Debussyian dream. :)
Quote from: Mirror Image on March 19, 2018, 06:11:08 AM
Awesome, program! A Debussyian dream. :)
My thoughts as well!
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 19, 2018, 04:04:00 AM
Quite a stretch of bitter cold here in greater Boston. Presently 22°, and that is a good bit warmer than the low overnight . . . .
Edit :: minor typo / I blame autocorrect
Back to the weather channel :D
-10 C here (14F), with a chill factor of -16 (3F). Just back from walking the dogs, rosy cheeks but well energised :D
Quote from: André on March 19, 2018, 06:58:52 AM
Back to the weather channel :D
-10 C here (14F), with a chill factor of -16 (3F). Just back from walking the dogs, rosy cheeks but well energised :D
It rather felt like that, the time I was there for a visit!
'Tis a bright, sunny day, so I had to get out for a walk on my lunch break. But, gosh, it is cold out there.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 19, 2018, 07:28:27 AM
It rather felt like that, the time I was there for a visit!
Indeed, it was very cold. But was it in March ?
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 19, 2018, 04:04:00 AM
Quite a stretch of bitter cold here in greater Boston. Presently 22°, and that is a good bit warmer than the low overnight . . . .
Edit :: minor typo / I blame autocorrect
Same temperature here...in Celsius 8)
Here in in SoFla, after being unseasonably cool for most of last week, it was unseasonably hot today...high roughly 90F.
Meanwhile, a local DC politician has revealed the ugly truth, then eventually retracted
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/379056-dc-councilman-apologizes-for-promoting-conspiracy-theory-that/
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on March 19, 2018, 05:06:31 PM
Here in in SoFla, after being unseasonably cool for most of last week, it was unseasonably hot today...high roughly 90F.
Meanwhile, a local DC politician has revealed the ugly truth, then eventually retracted
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/379056-dc-councilman-apologizes-for-promoting-conspiracy-theory-that/
Here in my corner of the Adirondack Park at 1,100ft., the snow cover has been holding at about a foot. I've been getting out most days on snow shoes. Below freezing day and night for the last week with just a few hours above. Intense sunlight today with reflection off the snow. Gorgeous weather but — running out of fire wood.
I am not at all sorry to report that the snow was a non-event here in Boston (though highly bothersome in New Jersey and NYC).
The customary reliability of the NWS does not change the fact that the weather can be volatile. And with global warming, the volatility will only increase, I suppose. So . . . even though, when I hit the hay last night, we were still led to expect 7-11" of snow, I am relieved that we are looking at <2" of wet snow, which will wash away in the change to rain mid-afternoon.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 22, 2018, 04:52:35 AM
I am not at all sorry to report that the snow was a non-event here in Boston (though highly bothersome in New Jersey and NYC).
The customary reliability of the NWS does not change the fact that the weather can be volatile. And with global warming, the volatility will only increase, I suppose. So . . . even though, when I hit the hay last night, we were still led to expect 7-11" of snow, I am relieved that we are looking at <2" of wet snow, which will wash away in the change to rain mid-afternoon.
Good stuff. I suppose the volatile weather will eventually become something we all learn to live with. People are good at adapting.
It's back to the usual rain here. So my journey home should proceed with nary a hitch, impediment, and not even a soupçon of a snag.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 22, 2018, 04:52:35 AM
I am not at all sorry to report that the snow was a non-event here in Boston (though highly bothersome in New Jersey and NYC).
The customary reliability of the NWS does not change the fact that the weather can be volatile. And with global warming, the volatility will only increase, I suppose. So . . . even though, when I hit the hay last night, we were still led to expect 7-11" of snow, I am relieved that we are looking at <2" of wet snow, which will wash away in the change to rain mid-afternoon.
My Wednesday morning flight to North Carolina was canceled due to that non-event. United rebooked me for late evening. I was in Raleigh a midnight >:(. Weather here is nice. No snow cover, sunny with temperatures in the mid fifties (10 C).
Best to all our friends who may be in the path of the incoming Florence. It looks like it will be a whopper. I hope SonicDave and anyone else who may be in the vicinity will stay safe.
Minus 22 C, winds at 40km/h, 25 cm of ❄️snow❄️ for the next 24 hours. ☃️
Quote from: André on January 19, 2019, 05:26:49 PM
Minus 22 C, winds at 40km/h, 25 cm of ❄️snow❄️ for the next 24 hours. ☃️
We have a cold front coming tomorrow. So the low on Monday is forecast to be 47°F (8.333°C). No snow.
I appeal to your sense of patriotism. Visit us here in Florida. Quebecois have a reputation for being cheap old farts. Prove them wrong!
I've been here in the West of Scotland most of the week and at 04:15 as I wait for the Pacquiao v Broner WBA welterweight title fight to start it's -
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Quote from: NikF on January 19, 2019, 07:19:17 PM
I've been here in the West of Scotland most of the week and at 04:15 as I wait for the Pacquiao v Broner WBA welterweight title fight to start it's -
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You're welcome to visit too... :P
Quote from: JBS on January 19, 2019, 07:20:37 PM
You're welcome to visit too... :P
What a kind offer. Cheers, mate. 8)
Wet, windy and cold (relatively speaking) in East Sussex yesterday - looks a bit brighter today.
cold about -6° Celsius in the morning but blue skies and sunny, very little snow remaining in shadowy places.
Sunny, -27 °C (-16.6 °F), -35 °C (-31 °F) with windchill
Quote from: North Star on January 20, 2019, 02:40:58 AM
Sunny, -27 °C (-16.6 °F), -35 °C (-31 °F) with windchill
Wow... ???
Very hot in my City today: 41 C
A bit too hot to go outdoors - spent just about all day inside with the Air-Con going.
Quote from: JBS on January 19, 2019, 06:19:59 PM
We have a cold front coming tomorrow. So the low on Monday is forecast to be 47°F (8.333°C). No snow.
I appeal to your sense of patriotism. Visit us here in Florida. Quebecois have a reputation for being cheap old farts. Prove them wrong!
I wish I could. Love northern Florida (Btw Daytona and St Augustine). Such lovely memories...
Quote from: North Star on January 20, 2019, 02:40:58 AM
Sunny, -27 °C (-16.6 °F), -35 °C (-31 °F) with windchill
Four airlines offer nonstop flights between Helsinki and Miami. Flight time is given by Google as 11 hours 10 minutes.....
:P
Quote from: JBS on January 20, 2019, 08:37:06 AM
Four airlines offer nonstop flights between Helsinki and Miami. Flight time is given by Google as 11 hours 10 minutes.....
:P
You want to come ice fishing? 0:)
Snow turning to rain and then ice on the way from Inverness to Glasgow. Not the longest (three hours) or worst journey, but it has been a while since I've driven that kind of distance. I prefer to take the train.
It's colder than a witch's ass here, although you non-Texans might snicker. 0 deg. C (32F), 20 knot NNW wind. We got 2" rain overnight so it is very damp; in short, it's just plain nasty. I don't complain though, no, not me... :-\
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I'm about to head out for a morning run in sweatpants and hoody weather. And while the weather forecast for next week doesn't look bad there's a growing temptation to grab a cheap flight/hotel deal for a few days in the sun.
e: Gran Canaria.
The high today in the inland areas of San Diego was about 80F (27C). 8)
Nice, but I do wonder what that going to mean when August rolls around...
It's 41°F right now with a clear night sky. It's a little chilly, but I'm not outside so I don't really know how cold it really is. It's suppose to get colder here beginning early in the week since there's a cold front moving in. I'm not expecting anything major in the way of snow or ice, though, as it's been a bit above freezing.
It is now colder in Chicago than in Antarctica and Pt. Barrow, AK (northernmost town in the US)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/30/chicago-deep-freeze-extreme-cold-wind-chill-warning-temperature-records/
My plan:
1) stay indoors
2) listen to VW's 7th Symphony (Sinfonia antartica)
Zero degrees Fahrenheit and colder here in central Ohio!
I LOVE this weather!!! 8) (No sarcasm!)
In the winter of '63, a snowstorm hit with temperatures of -10 to -20. One of my school friends called and said "Let's go sledding at the orphanage!" (The orphanage was a Catholic one perched on a high hill (Dayton is on the edge of Appalachian foothills in the northern edge of southwestern Ohio.)
My mother was skeptical, but said only: "Make sure you bundle up!" I recall not staying very long (a 6-block walk or so through drifted snow) but...it was fun!
Now the nanny's on television are warning everyone to say inside, huddle in a corner, wrap blankets around yourself, drink hot cocoa, etc. etc. etc. To be sure, my adventure did not involve much wind, but I do not believe "wind chill" had been invented in '63! ;) So it was no problem!
Yes, I find the winter invigorating, exhilarating! Summer to me is somewhat depressing, especially if it is warmer than 75 or so. ???
Around 10F supposed to get down to 5F or so overnight in Queens, NY.
Quote from: Cato on January 30, 2019, 02:57:06 PM
Zero degrees Fahrenheit and colder here in central Ohio!
I LOVE this weather!!! 8) (No sarcasm!)
In the winter of '63, a snowstorm hit with temperatures of -10 to -20. One of my school friends called and said "Let's go sledding at the orphanage!" (The orphanage was a Catholic one perched on a high hill (Dayton is on the edge of Appalachian foothills in the northern edge of southwestern Ohio.)
My mother was skeptical, but said only: "Make sure you bundle up!" I recall not staying very long (a 6-block walk or so through drifted snow) but...it was fun!
Now the nanny's on television are warning everyone to say inside, huddle in a corner, wrap blankets around yourself, drink hot cocoa, etc. etc. etc. To be sure, my adventure did not involve much wind, but I do not believe "wind chill" had been invented in '63! ;) So it was no problem!
Yes, I find the winter invigorating, exhilarating! Summer to me is somewhat depressing, especially if it is warmer than 75 or so. ???
Sounds fun! (totally being sarcastic) ;) I can't stand cold weather. Well, to be certain, anything below 25°F is too cold for me. I think the perfect temperature for me would be between 65°F and 70°F. Summer is depressing for me, too. It's so hot here and it's the worse kind of heat you can have, a heat with a high humidity. Talk about feeling like your roasting over an open flame. :D
Cold and damp here in Bournemouth, UK. No sign of snow yet but some possibly expected later. I was in Bruges, Belgium over the weekend and it was cold and raw, intermittent heavy rain and a chilling wind - Bruges still looked beautiful though.
Indeed, Bruges can be beautiful in winter.
Today, here in Antwerp, it is very sombre, cold & wet. The last snow disappeared.
(https://www.climatestotravel.com/images/Antwerp.jpg)
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 30, 2019, 08:39:18 PM
Sounds fun! (totally being sarcastic) ;) I can't stand cold weather. Well, to be certain, anything below 25°F is too cold for me. I think the perfect temperature for me would be between 65°F and 70°F. Summer is depressing for me, too. It's so hot here and it's the worse kind of heat you can have, a heat with a high humidity. Talk about feeling like your roasting over an open flame. :D
We lived in Atlanta for 10 months some years ago: huge mistake on all kinds of levels, although my wife enjoyed the lack of a "real" winter. I believe it went down to 32 degrees once, while we were there. With great relief we were able to come back to Ohio.
I still recall going to a high-school football game there in early September. The temperature was about 65 degrees, and so my wife was wearing short sleeves and pedal pushers, and I had a short sleeve shirt on. Most of my colleagues had coats and hats and - yes! - even gloves on!
One of them looked at us in complete disbelief, as if we had just come off the Mother Ship from Ice Planet Hoth, and said: "Aren't you cold?!" 8)
Quote from: Cato on January 30, 2019, 02:57:06 PM
I LOVE this weather!!! 8) (No sarcasm!)
It's yours!!! :)
Quote from: pjme on January 31, 2019, 01:34:10 AM
Indeed, Bruges can be beautiful in winter.
Today, here in Antwerp, it is very sombre, cold & wet. The last snow disappeared.
(https://www.climatestotravel.com/images/Antwerp.jpg)
Thanks for the beautiful picture of Antwerp, I must visit some day.
That picture is not recent.
Today is more like this:
(https://loemedia.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/regen.jpg)
nippy ;D
Quote from: Cato on January 31, 2019, 01:59:08 AM
We lived in Atlanta for 10 months some years ago: huge mistake on all kinds of levels, although my wife enjoyed the lack of a "real" winter. I believe it went down to 32 degrees once, while we were there. With great relief we were able to come back to Ohio.
I still recall going to a high-school football game there in early September. The temperature was about 65 degrees, and so my wife was wearing short sleeves and pedal pushers, and I had a short sleeve shirt on. Most of my colleagues had coats and hats and - yes! - even gloves on!
One of them looked at us in complete disbelief, as if we had just come off the Mother Ship from Ice Planet Hoth, and said: "Aren't you cold?!" 8)
Your second mistake, with living in Atlanta being your first, was going to a a high school football game. ;) ;D Anyway, 65°F is nothing. That is jeans and t-shirt weather for sure!
Quote from: Cato on January 31, 2019, 01:59:08 AM
We lived in Atlanta for 10 months some years ago: huge mistake on all kinds of levels, although my wife enjoyed the lack of a "real" winter. I believe it went down to 32 degrees once, while we were there. With great relief we were able to come back to Ohio.
I still recall going to a high-school football game there in early September. The temperature was about 65 degrees, and so my wife was wearing short sleeves and pedal pushers, and I had a short sleeve shirt on. Most of my colleagues had coats and hats and - yes! - even gloves on!
One of them looked at us in complete disbelief, as if we had just come off the Mother Ship from Ice Planet Hoth, and said: "Aren't you cold?!" 8)
In contrast to that, a lady I went to high school with here in Fort Lauderdale now lives in Colorado with her husband. Like her, he is a native of Florida.
When it snows, he shovels the driveway dressed in t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops. And has done so for all 30plus years that they have lived there.
But having gone to college in Atlanta, I can say that snow there is rare enough, and the terrain hilly enough, that driving is no pleasure there when it does snow.
Quote from: JBS on January 31, 2019, 07:46:47 AMBut having gone to college in Atlanta, I can say that snow there is rare enough, and the terrain hilly enough, that driving is no pleasure there when it does snow.
The driving is no pleasure when it doesn't snow. One of the worst cities for traffic in the Southeast. Like, for example, if you have to be at work at 8 AM, you need to go ahead and get there three hours early, because, otherwise, you'll be be three hours late for work.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 31, 2019, 07:50:52 AM
The driving is no pleasure when it doesn't snow. One of the worst cities for traffic in the Southeast. Like, for example, if you have to be at work at 8 AM, you need to go ahead and get there three hours early, because, otherwise, you'll be be three hours late for work.
Fortunately for me, I had no car and never needed one thanks to MARTA.
But I have endured worse traffic jams in Miami, Houston, and the DC area. In the afternoon rush hour, the whole stretch of I95 from about fifteen miles south of Baltimore to thirty miles south of Alexandria is one long crawl. When I worked in Miami, I purposely stayed an hour late every day at work, and arrived home at the same time I would have arrived if I left work on time.
Quote from: JBS on January 31, 2019, 07:57:49 AM
Fortunately for me, I had no car and never needed one thanks to MARTA.
But I have endured worse traffic jams in Miami, Houston, and the DC area. In the afternoon rush hour, the whole stretch of I95 from about fifteen miles south of Baltimore to thirty miles south of Alexandria is one long crawl. When I worked in Miami, I purposely stayed an hour late every day at work, and arrived home at the same time I would have arrived if I left work on time.
Yeah, but have you been in Atlanta in the last 15 years or so? You'd be whistling a very different tune now.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 31, 2019, 07:09:32 PM
Yeah, but have you been in Atlanta in the last 15 years or so? You'd be whistling a very different tune now.
No. Not been back since graduation in 1980.
And to add to the absurdity, I had a minor accident that will put the car in the shop (literally a fender bender, and the other driver is no doubt convinced it was my fault as I am convinced it was hers). Thank God nothing seems hurt that was not a fender.
Quote from: JBS on January 31, 2019, 07:16:25 PM
No. Not been back since graduation in 1980.
And to add to the absurdity, I had a minor accident that will put the car in the shop (literally a fender bender, and the other driver is no doubt convinced it was my fault as I am convinced it was hers). Thank God nothing seems hurt that was not a fender.
That stinks! Good to see nothing happened to you and you are alright. The last accident I had cost me around $450 around 8-9 years ago. I forget the exact circumstances now.
Was -20F Wednesday morning so worked from home. Way too much for someone who used to think 40F Florida winters were horrible when waiting for the school bus in the morning.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 31, 2019, 07:50:52 AM
The driving is no pleasure when it doesn't snow. One of the worst cities for traffic in the Southeast. Like, for example, if you have to be at work at 8 AM, you need to go ahead and get there three hours early, because, otherwise, you'll be be three hours late for work.
This was 12 years ago, but we had parents who literally got the kids up at 4:00-4:30 A.M. to get them to our school by 7:30. A 25-mile drive could take 75 minutes to 2 hours, depending on accidents and weather, usually the former.
And why did they live so far away? They could not afford the million-dollar dumps near our school!
Quote from: Cato on February 02, 2019, 03:24:12 PM
This was 12 years ago, but we had parents who literally got the kids up at 4:00-4:30 A.M. to get them to our school by 7:30. A 25-mile drive could take 75 minutes to 2 hours, depending on accidents and weather, usually the former.
And why did they live so far away? They could not afford the million-dollar dumps near our school!
:P
Quote from: greg on February 01, 2019, 10:37:48 AM
Was -20F Wednesday morning so worked from home. Way too much for someone who used to think 40F Florida winters were horrible when waiting for the school bus in the morning.
Yikes! :o Yeah, it's going to take some getting used to for sure, but since you weren't born into cold winters, I'm not sure how many years it's going to take to get used to the weather.
It seems several of our members will be in for some heavy weather the end of this week
(https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT13/AL132019_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png)
I was in Paris for Heat Wave 1 which was less severe than predicted. Shortly after I came home Heat Wave 2 arrived, and that was really bad.
My next trip to Paris will be in May, I think. It won't matter much if it's warmer or colder than expected.
I survived the bomb cyclone. There are leaves all over the street. Last night the power flickered infinitesimally with no interruption to the MSNBC screed in the background while I was saving the world.
Last weekend we enjoyed one of the most gorgeous Thanksgiving weekends I can recall :)
Today:gusting winds, pouring rain, felled trees, power failures. And 15cm of snow in some areas expected tomorrow ???
Quote from: André on October 17, 2019, 04:02:19 PMToday:gusting winds, pouring rain, felled trees, power failures. And 15cm of snow in some areas expected tomorrow ???
Sounds like the welcoming of the long Canadian winter is ahead. :)
Snow is falling and I expect around 3-4 inches. I don't expect this snow to last much longer, though. It's supposed to freeze over tonight when the temps drop even more. As a consequence, I didn't go into work today. I definitely would be afraid to drive if the snow ends up icing over tonight (I work the 2nd shift).
I imagine other parts of the world would laugh at 80 mph winds but I am worried. They usually cop it up north but this is forecast to hit the South East at 6am Sunday morning. A carefully erected metal frame covered by a net to keep birds off my broccoli is likely to take off and land at anyone's guess!
Quote from: Irons on February 08, 2020, 09:09:44 AM
I imagine other parts of the world would laugh at 80 mph winds but I am worried. They usually cop it up north but this is forecast to hit the South East at 6am Sunday morning. A carefully erected metal frame covered by a net to keep birds off my broccoli is likely to take off and land at anyone's guess!
In my part of the world 80mph is a Category 1 hurricane. Far from the worst weather, but definitely nothing to laugh at. Forget about your broccoli net, and check on your roof.
Quote from: Irons on February 08, 2020, 09:09:44 AM
I imagine other parts of the world would laugh at 80 mph winds but I am worried. They usually cop it up north but this is forecast to hit the South East at 6am Sunday morning. A carefully erected metal frame covered by a net to keep birds off my broccoli is likely to take off and land at anyone's guess!
Hope the broccoli survive. We're trying to maintain the Dunkirk spirit here ;D
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 08, 2020, 08:22:28 AM
Snow is falling and I expect around 3-4 inches. I don't expect this snow to last much longer, though. It's supposed to freeze over tonight when the temps drop even more. As a consequence, I didn't go into work today. I definitely would be afraid to drive if the snow ends up icing over tonight (I work the 2nd shift).
Do you no longer live in Georgia, John? If you do, I must say, surprising weather. It stayed above freezing here in East Texas, not much, but enough. Cold, windy, rainy... better now though. :)
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 08, 2020, 11:31:55 AM
Do you no longer live in Georgia, John? If you do, I must say, surprising weather. It stayed above freezing here in East Texas, not much, but enough. Cold, windy, rainy... better now though. :)
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It's actually not surprising to get weather like this as I live in the NE part of the state. What would be surprising, however, is if the snow stuck around for a week. But it's usually gone by the next day. I have to say the National Weather Service got this one wrong as they only predicted heavy rain, but their forecasts in Georgia are usually Atlanta-centric and often don't consider there are other parts of the state. ::)
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 08, 2020, 11:38:19 AM
It's actually not surprising to get weather like this as I live in the NE part of the state. What would be surprising, however, is if the snow stuck around for a week. But it's usually gone by the next day. I have to say the National Weather Service got this one wrong as they only predicted heavy rain, but their forecasts in Georgia are usually Atlanta-centric and often don't consider there are other parts of the state. ::)
Ah, gotcha. I've been close by there before, drove on I 20 to Birmingham, turned north on I 59 to Chattanooga, and then to Knoxville etc. When I was approaching TN from AL, one could look to the right and behind a little bit and see Stone Mountain, IIRC. It was certainly not down in the flatlands, you knew there was the potential for some wintry weather there.
They got our prediction here pretty right. It only got to 35 while it was still raining, so when it got down in the high 20's later on, the precip was gone. So that was good. :D
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 08, 2020, 01:22:01 PM
Ah, gotcha. I've been close by there before, drove on I 20 to Birmingham, turned north on I 59 to Chattanooga, and then to Knoxville etc. When I was approaching TN from AL, one could look to the right and behind a little bit and see Stone Mountain, IIRC. It was certainly not down in the flatlands, you knew there was the potential for some wintry weather there.
They got our prediction here pretty right. It only got to 35 while it was still raining, so when it got down in the high 20's later on, the precip was gone. So that was good. :D
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Very nice. There are certain points where I live where the Appalachians are clearly visible and in the horizon. I've never been to Texas before. The furtherest west I've been has been Louisiana. I'd like to get out to Texas at some point. The state is practically a country within itself.
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 08, 2020, 01:47:20 PM
Very nice. There are certain points where I live where the Appalachians are clearly visible and in the horizon. I've never been to Texas before. The furtherest west I've been has been Louisiana. I'd like to get out to Texas at some point. The state is practically a country within itself.
I don't flatter us when I say "Louisiana is the South; Texas is the West". It is surprising how you can note the difference as soon as you cross the Sabine River; the terrain changes, the vegetation changes, and damn sure the people change! :D That said, however, the cities are like big cities anywhere in America, maybe a bit cleaner and more spread out. If you are interested in countryside though, there is plenty of it! :)
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After a couple of months of 'fire weather' the tables have turned. We've had consistent rain since Thursday and it looks as if this is going to continue well into next week. This is Australia folks, as Dorothea Mackellar opined in her patriotic poem 'My Country' - "...a land of drought and flooding rains."
The rains have affected most of eastern Australia and all the bushfires will have been extinguished before the sun rises tomorrow.
Quote from: Irons on February 08, 2020, 09:09:44 AM
I imagine other parts of the world would laugh at 80 mph winds but I am worried. They usually cop it up north but this is forecast to hit the South East at 6am Sunday morning. A carefully erected metal frame covered by a net to keep birds off my broccoli is likely to take off and land at anyone's guess!
We made it round a park with the dogs a couple of hours ago when it was wet and windy enough but now the rain is really lashing down and the wind has just destroyed a fence panel >:(.
Four of us running idiotically down Piccadilly earlier in the wind and rain to the Royal Academy. I gave up and dragged everybody into a high end clothes shop where we had to pretend to be interested in expensive suits until the rain passed.
Quote from: steve ridgway on February 09, 2020, 02:15:39 AM
We made it round a park with the dogs a couple of hours ago when it was wet and windy enough but now the rain is really lashing down and the wind has just destroyed a fence panel >:(.
The last time we had high winds here (N.London) the patio fence was absolutely trashed, and the neighbourhood had to endure the sight of my very Heath Robinson response to the situation for a while. There's a kind of back passage serving three houses that acts like a wind tunnel mercilessly seeking out any weaknesses, and recently I had the fencing and gate replaced by some not so confidence-inspiring builders, so was very relieved when it withstood the onslaught.
Looking at the weather forecast we might have to leave the row of bins blocking the dogs' entrance to next door's garden till Wednesday before risking a spare fence panel. Loud thunder with lightning about an hour ago but at least no flooding unlike some places not too far away.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 08, 2020, 04:21:50 PM
I don't flatter us when I say "Louisiana is the South; Texas is the West". It is surprising how you can note the difference as soon as you cross the Sabine River; the terrain changes, the vegetation changes, and damn sure the people change! :D That said, however, the cities are like big cities anywhere in America, maybe a bit cleaner and more spread out. If you are interested in countryside though, there is plenty of it! :)
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Indeed. I've read a good bit about Texas and there's wide-open country for days. I wouldn't mind going to Austin and San Antonio. Strangely, I don't have much interest in Dallas.
We in the UK are enduring the second "named storm" within two weeks - last week it was Ciara, with damaging winds and flooding, this weekend Dennis, with perhaps less wind although considerably more rain and even worse flooding. Heartbreaking pictures on the news of whole communities in Wales and the north of England under water. Luckily for me I'm OK here, but the river (Usk) in town is over its banks, Brecon (20 miles upstream) is badly flooded and a small village near here (Skenfrith) has been evacuated. I allegedly moved house on Friday, but so far my wife is stuck in the new property and I'm in the old one (luckily in the circumstances not sold yet). We are being told not to travel unless absolutely necessary, but a spouse trapped by floodwater (again, luckily, not actually flooded) and down to her last half-bottle of Prosecco is pretty damn serious, if you ask me.
But there is a wryly funny side: this weekend Abergavenny Symphony Orchestra were supposed to be putting on our annual orchestral workshop (Elgar 2 this year), conducted by our much-loved and soon to be retiring chief conductor, Dennis Simons. I expect if we reschedule it for next week it will fall victim to Storm Edward...
I think that a helicopter air-drop of Proseco might be needed. Hope you both keep safe. We are up a hill here but only 30 miles from the coast and Storm Dennis made its presence felt last night. The council were out very early last week cutting down the branches of a tree (immediately outside the house) which had fallen into the power/telephone lines outside.
Some very high rivers round here but still inside the big banks.
It seems the hurricane season is starting a bit early this year.
(https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/90L_geps_latest.png)
By about this time tomorrow, it may have reached tropical storm status. The name will be Arthur.
Torrential rain just now. The garden needs the water as it has been unseasonably hot. As a Hay Fever sufferer I don't like it at all. We went out for a walk on the South Downs this morning - luckily got back just in time. Now I shall relax and read the Sunday Times with a nice glass of red wine - although I'll probably be given an onerous domestic chore before long. Worryingly my wife has been saying, disapprovingly, 'are you texting your music group again?' whenever I'm on my iPad.
:-\
PS there is now a storm going on. BBC Weather suggest that this might be the case around 4.00pm, so they don't always get it wrong.
As of June 7 at noon, my locale has had 7.2 inches of rain for the month. That's an inch a day.
For perspective, our year to date total is 32 1/4 inches.
Hot
More like April than June. Moderately warm, very unpredictable with occasional rain showers but overall not too bad.
Was horribly hot and humid a few days ago, but now thankfully, it's much cooler, sunny, and crisp...delightful!
We did also get a good downpour several days ago....needed the water, so pleased about that!
PD
Amazing weather in Helsinki! They say this will become the warmest June since 1961*! :o 8)
* Juri Gagarin happened to visit Finland that summer.
Quote from: 71 dB on June 22, 2020, 06:13:16 AM
Amazing weather in Helsinki! They say this will become the warmest June since 1961! :o 8)
[Goes outside in t-shirt and shorts and realizes it's still too f****** cold!] :P
Quote from: 71 dB on June 22, 2020, 06:13:16 AM
Amazing weather in Helsinki! They say this will become the warmest June since 1961! :o 8)
How warm did it get for you today? I see (according to weather.com) that it's supposed to get up to 73 tomorrow. Is that an abnormal high for you? Sounds lovely to me! What are normal temps for you this time of year?
Supposed to get into the 90's today here.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 22, 2020, 06:35:27 AM
How warm did it get for you today? I see (according to weather.com) that it's supposed to get up to 73 tomorrow. Is that an abnormal high for you? Sounds lovely to me! What are normal temps for you this time of year?
Supposed to get into the 90's today here.
As you may know, Helsinki is located in the southern Finland by sea (Gulf of Finland) which has a cooling effect during the first half of summer before the sea water warms up and temperatures are typically a few degrees higher in "inner" Finland. It can be nice in Helsinki in June on a few days, but it can also be cold (something like +10°C/+50°F). Something like +18°C/+64°F is typical. Today it was +21°C/+70°F and it will get warmer this week so +23°C/+73°F for tomorrow is correct. Thursday should be +27°C/+81°F which is "hot as hell" for us and in inner Finland even +32°C/+90°F is possible. June in Helsinki is like winter in Florida. ;D
+23°C/+73°F is not abnormally high in June, but typically rare, much more common in July when the cooling effect of sea has ended. Now we are having a lot of warm days in June which is "abnormal."
+32°C/+90°F is about the warmest I have experienced in Finland. AC is a bit rarity in Finland for obvious reasons (but central heating works miracles in the winter) and warm weather makes apartments really hot. I have +29°C/+84°F inside at the moment. :P
Quote from: 71 dB on June 22, 2020, 07:49:09 AM
As you may know, Helsinki is located in the southern Finland by sea (Gulf of Finland) which has a cooling effect during the first half of summer before the sea water warms up and temperatures are typically a few degrees higher in "inner" Finland. It can be nice in Helsinki in June on a few days, but it can also be cold (something like +10°C/+50°F). Something like +18°C/+64°F is typical. Today it was +21°C/+70°F and it will get warmer this week so +23°C/+73°F for tomorrow is correct. Thursday should be +27°C/+81°F which is "hot as hell" for us and in inner Finland even +32°C/+90°F is possible. June in Helsinki is like winter in Florida. ;D
+23°C/+73°F is not abnormally high in June, but typically rare, much more common in July when the cooling effect of sea has ended. Now we are having a lot of warm days in June which is "abnormal."
+32°C/+90°F is about the warmest I have experienced in Finland. AC is a bit rarity in Finland for obvious reasons (but central heating works miracles in the winter) and warm weather makes apartments really hot. I have +29°C/+84°F inside at the moment. :P
Hi dB,
Thank you for the further details. Your Finnish summer temps are lovely as far as I am concerned--normally anyway. Agree though, anything over 80 feels hot to me these days....though my nightshades love it and I, them! By the way, is a lot of the gardening/farming in Finland done in things like high tunnels and greenhouses and not certain what else....thinking in terms of vegetables and fruit that need warmer conditions to grow and produce well? Or are a lot of things like that imported from other European countries and elsewhere?
I did see an article on the BBC's website today about conditions in the Arctic Circle having higher than ever temps. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53140069
Gave in and turned on the A/C today. Are A/Cs units readily available for purchase in Finland? Or hard to come by? It sounds like central air conditioning isn't though. Do you have some decent fans? They can help a great deal.
Stay cool (and hydrated!),
PD
The Low countries: it will be far too hot this week - about 32°C.
We had a few unusually fierce rainstorms.
The combination of all the Covid problems, another scorching summer, water shortage and failed harvests ....is deeply disturbing and frightening.
To hot for me in the UK this week. They are predicting 27-30 degrees C. Most people probably love it.
Quote from: 71 dB on June 22, 2020, 06:13:16 AM
Amazing weather in Helsinki! They say this will become the warmest June since 1961
Apparently in eastern Siberia, north of the Arctic Circle, they've been having temperatures of 35°. (I know that's probably about the same distance from Finland as Brazil is from the UK, but it shows that something is very wrong in the Arctic regions and thereabouts.)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 22, 2020, 03:42:23 PM
Hi dB,
Thank you for the further details. Your Finnish summer temps are lovely as far as I am concerned--normally anyway. Agree though, anything over 80 feels hot to me these days....though my nightshades love it and I, them! By the way, is a lot of the gardening/farming in Finland done in things like high tunnels and greenhouses and not certain what else....thinking in terms of vegetables and fruit that need warmer conditions to grow and produce well? Or are a lot of things like that imported from other European countries and elsewhere?
I did see an article on the BBC's website today about conditions in the Arctic Circle having higher than ever temps. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53140069
Gave in and turned on the A/C today. Are A/Cs units readily available for purchase in Finland? Or hard to come by? It sounds like central air conditioning isn't though. Do you have some decent fans? They can help a great deal.
Stay cool (and hydrated!),
PD
Yep, the Northern Finland has been hot. We have AC units of course available to buy but they are not popular because the hot periods are so short typically. I have a fan, but it circulates hot air so it doesn't help much.
I'm afraid you are asking the wrong guy as I know very little about agriculture, but obviously greenhouses are used to produce certain things and of course bananas, coffee beans (Finns drink most coffee in the World), coconuts and other exotic things are imported. ;D
Quote from: pjme on June 22, 2020, 11:58:32 PM
The Low countries: it will be far too hot this week - about 32°C.
We had a few unusually fierce rainstorms.
The combination of all the Covid problems, another scorching summer, water shortage and failed harvests ....is deeply disturbing and frightening.
PJME,
What happened with the harvests?
Quote from: DaveF on June 23, 2020, 01:33:04 AM
Apparently in eastern Siberia, north of the Arctic Circle, they've been having temperatures of 35°. (I know that's probably about the same distance from Finland as Brazil is from the UK, but it shows that something is very wrong in the Arctic regions and thereabouts.)
Dave,
I know! Scary news. I don't know whether you saw it or not, but I had linked to an article on the BBC's website earlier?
Speaking of which, I need to move the soaker hoses...
PD
Quote from: vandermolen on June 23, 2020, 01:10:41 AM
To hot for me in the UK this week. They are predicting 27-30 degrees C. Most people probably love it.
I don't love it, 20 degrees is fine for me.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 23, 2020, 04:43:40 AM
PJME,
What happened with the harvests?
I should have written: another scorching summer means water shortage (for the third year in a row) and will lead to failed harvests.
Ground water levels are already alarmingly low - for the third year in a row.
Peter
Close to perfect here, about 25-27°C with a light breeze and cool nights and mornings. There was quite a bit or rain last week and earlier, so I think that at least my region is not in danger of drought. It's supposed to get warmer towards the weekend but I doubt we will hit 30°, so still not too hot.
Quote from: 71 dB on June 23, 2020, 04:30:51 AM
Yep, the Northern Finland has been hot. We have AC units of course available to buy but they are not popular because the hot periods are so short typically. I have a fan, but it circulates hot air so it doesn't help much.
I'm afraid you are asking the wrong guy as I know very little about agriculture, but obviously greenhouses are used to produce certain things and of course bananas, coffee beans (Finns drink most coffee in the World), coconuts and other exotic things are imported. ;D
I guess I was thinking more of what I think of as common things that one could grow with much more protected conditions like tomatoes, peppers and maybe eggplant for folks that live in northern climes vs. things that grow like in the tropics...like bananas. ;-)
Quote from: pjme on June 23, 2020, 09:12:00 AM
I should have written: another scorching summer means water shortage (for the third year in a row) and will lead to failed harvests.
Ground water levels are already alarmingly low - for the third year in a row.
Peter
.Ouch! Three years in a row? :(
Quote from: Jo498 on June 23, 2020, 09:59:48 AM
Close to perfect here, about 25-27°C with a light breeze and cool nights and mornings. There was quite a bit or rain last week and earlier, so I think that at least my region is not in danger of drought. It's supposed to get warmer towards the weekend but I doubt we will hit 30°, so still not too hot.
Glad that you are comfortable! :)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 23, 2020, 10:22:27 AM
I guess I was thinking more of what I think of as common things that one could grow with much more protected conditions like tomatoes, peppers and maybe eggplant for folks that live in northern climes vs. things that grow like in the tropics...like bananas.
Sure, tomatoes and eggplants are grown in Finland, but also imported.
Quote from: 71 dB on June 23, 2020, 11:21:33 AM
Sure, tomatoes and eggplants are grown in Finland, but also imported.
Must admit, it's the gardener-grower in me that likes to know how people in cooler climates cleverly grow things. All kinds of new technology these days along with different tricks for keeping warm-weather plants happy. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 23, 2020, 12:29:37 PM
Must admit, it's the gardener-grower in me that likes to know how people in cooler climates cleverly grow things. All kinds of new technology these days along with different tricks for keeping warm-weather plants happy. :)
PD
I think it comes down to having the types of tomatoes etc. that are fine with colder weather (I don't know the terminology...) Nowadays you can even genetically modify and what not... but of course you can do it biologically, concentration, refinement, selective breeding... whatever the correct term is...I told you I don't know agriculture...
Quote from: 71 dB on June 23, 2020, 02:26:07 PM
I think it comes down to having the types of tomatoes etc. that are fine with colder weather (I don't know the terminology...) Nowadays you can even genetically modify and what not... but of course you can do it biologically, concentration, refinement, selective breeding... whatever the correct term is...I told you I don't know agriculture...
[/quoteThat's o.k. db, if I feel further compelled, I'll do some googling. ;)
Best wishes,
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 24, 2020, 03:21:35 PM
Quote from: 71 dB on June 23, 2020, 02:26:07 PM
I think it comes down to having the types of tomatoes etc. that are fine with colder weather (I don't know the terminology...) Nowadays you can even genetically modify and what not... but of course you can do it biologically, concentration, refinement, selective breeding... whatever the correct term is...I told you I don't know agriculture...
[/quoteThat's o.k. db, if I feel further compelled, I'll do some googling. ;)
Best wishes,
PD
As part of the potato family blight is a major problem with growing tomatoes. Blight resistant types have been cultivated and I have grown Crimson Crush for the last three years. Far as I am aware the one element for the successful production of toms is sunshine.
Quote from: Irons on June 25, 2020, 07:21:22 AM
As part of the potato family blight is a major problem with growing tomatoes. Blight resistant types have been cultivated and I have grown Crimson Crush for the last three years. Far as I am aware the one element for the successful production of toms is sunshine.
Yes, sunshine IS very important! This year, I'm growing 2 X Jet Star (a reliable one and very popular), 1 X Big Beef (don't think that I've grown this one before but was recommended to me by a farmer), 1 X Green Zebra (a really cool looking and tasty green-striped tomato (in a large pot--am going to try trellising it) and 2 Dwarf varieties (1 each of Cyril's Choice and Confetti). Miss not having cherry tomatoes, but as far as I know, those all turn into huge and sprawling plants!
Next year, I'll check and see if anyone is growing Crimson Crush around here....or maybe order some seeds--if I get organized in time!
Stay cool! And drink plenty of water too. :)
PD
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Temps in the 90s (Fahrenheit) but the humidity will push the "feels like" to over 100.
We've had no water in the village since last night due to a burst water mains. Great in the current baking temperatures! The water authority have at least delivered bottled water to the village.
Lousy July, hot and summerly August - pretty much sums it up here in DK ...
Quote from: vandermolen on August 12, 2020, 09:19:56 AM
We've had no water in the village since last night due to a burst water mains. Great in the current baking temperatures! The water authority have at least delivered bottled water to the village.
??? :o So sorry to hear that Jeffrey. How are the repairs going?
Hot hear too though not as bad as what I've been hearing from you gents in Europe!
PD
Quote from: vandermolen on August 12, 2020, 09:19:56 AM
We've had no water in the village since last night due to a burst water mains. Great in the current baking temperatures! The water authority have at least delivered bottled water to the village.
I saw that on the BBC website.
Gary Walker, from Warninglid, said he had been forced to "manually remove waste from the toilet and bury it in the garden". ???
We've been having thunderstorms and heavy rain showers the last few nights. It's been high 20s and unpleasantly humid this week but looks like it might be starting to return to normal soon :).
Quote from: steve ridgway on August 12, 2020, 08:12:40 PM
We've been having thunderstorms and heavy rain showers the last few nights. It's been high 20s and unpleasantly humid this week but looks like it might be starting to return to normal soon :).
Same here on the south coast though even hotter. The last four days have been hot, overcast (most of the time) and humid. Just a few minutes ago it finally started raining with distant rumbles of thunder. Hopefully, it will be a cooler night.
I noticed on the BBC website that there's a chance of flooding rains now after the heatwave and drought? :(
PD
Belgium: still swelteringly hot at around 35° C. Clouds are forming. We may get another thunderstorm and heavy rain - for a short moment.
It is very unpleasant.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 12, 2020, 10:38:56 AM
??? :o So sorry to hear that Jeffrey. How are the repairs going?
Hot hear too though not as bad as what I've been hearing from you gents in Europe!
PD
Thank you PD for the characteristically thoughtful enquiry. :)
The water company reported last night that they had 'completed the repairs' but there was still no water due to air locks in the system.
The water final came back on a couple of hours ago but whether it lasts remains to be seen. We are expecting heavy storms with thunder and lightning very shortly.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 13, 2020, 06:37:18 AM
I noticed on the BBC website that there's a chance of flooding rains now after the heatwave and drought? :(
PD
Yes, sadly there was a fatal train derailment in Scotland due to a landslide.
Quote from: vandermolen on August 13, 2020, 07:04:58 AM
Thank you PD for the characteristically thoughtful enquiry. :)
The water company reported last night that they had 'completed the repairs' but there was still no water due to air locks in the system.
The water final came back on a couple of hours ago but whether it lasts remains to be seen. We are expecting heavy storms with thunder and lightning very shortly.
Yay water! Are you worried about old town pipes? Hope that your power stays on!
Quote from: vandermolen on August 13, 2020, 07:07:18 AM
Yes, sadly there was a fatal train derailment in Scotland due to a landslide.
Oh, dear! I noticed an article about a train derailment in Scotland, but hadn't yet read it. :(
PD
A crack of thunder yesterday afternoon that was extremely scary. My wife in another room was momentarily blinded with lightening that lit up the room - the power of nature can be awesome.
I was told this morning of a chap up a ladder cleaning out his gutters at the same time. He shot up in the air as I did but thankfully, unlike him, I was sitting in a chair at that moment! He managed to cling on but not an experience he will forget anytime soon.
Quote from: Irons on August 14, 2020, 07:20:11 AM
A crack of thunder yesterday afternoon that was extremely scary. My wife in another room was momentarily blinded with lightening that lit up the room - the power of nature can be awesome.
I was told this morning of a chap up a ladder cleaning out his gutters at the same time. He shot up in the air as I did but thankfully, unlike him, I was sitting in a chair at that moment! He managed to cling on but not an experience he will forget anytime soon.
Crikey, I bet that cleaned out his gutters :o.
Quote from: Irons on August 14, 2020, 07:20:11 AM
A crack of thunder yesterday afternoon that was extremely scary. My wife in another room was momentarily blinded with lightening that lit up the room - the power of nature can be awesome.
I was told this morning of a chap up a ladder cleaning out his gutters at the same time. He shot up in the air as I did but thankfully, unlike him, I was sitting in a chair at that moment! He managed to cling on but not an experience he will forget anytime soon.
Eek!! ???
PD
Quote from: Irons on August 14, 2020, 07:20:11 AM
A crack of thunder yesterday afternoon that was extremely scary. My wife in another room was momentarily blinded with lightening that lit up the room - the power of nature can be awesome.
I was told this morning of a chap up a ladder cleaning out his gutters at the same time. He shot up in the air as I did but thankfully, unlike him, I was sitting in a chair at that moment! He managed to cling on but not an experience he will forget anytime soon.
I'm glad that your wife is ok Lol.
Quote from: vandermolen on August 14, 2020, 01:56:38 PM
I'm glad that your wife is ok Lol.
She is fine Jeffrey, thanks. We live in Mole Valley and storms often skirt around the edge of valley. This was right above us with a massive single clap of thunder then lightening, again just once, followed by the heavens opened with hailstones. The M23 flooded in minutes and closed.
Quote from: Irons on August 16, 2020, 01:07:19 AM
She is fine Jeffrey, thanks. We live in Mole Valley and storms often skirt around the edge of valley. This was right above us with a massive single clap of thunder then lightening, again just once, followed by the heavens opened with hailstones. The M23 flooded in minutes and closed.
Hope that the hail didn't do a lot of damage? Particularly to your allotment! ???
PD
p.s. I must admit, I get antsy and jumpy during a thunderstorm.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 16, 2020, 05:24:40 AM
Hope that the hail didn't do a lot of damage? Particularly to your allotment! ???
PD
p.s. I must admit, I get antsy and jumpy during a thunderstorm.
My garden is heavy clay and suffered flooding in the past. This time it has been so hot and dry the lawn and flower beds acted like a sponge. Great for allotment, as I don't need to water at 7.30 am as I had to do during this hot spell.
Storms must freak out pets and wildlife.
We've had great weather for almost 3 weeks, following a bad July. The late-summer Danish landscape presents itself at its most beautiful - here it's from the Bisserup coast near Næstved and a beach on tiny Omø island where the sea was warm even on this early morning. Am doing another small trip now in the Zealand region, before resuming work on Wednesday.
Great photos - looks really nice.
Quote from: vandermolen on August 16, 2020, 11:08:21 PM
Great photos - looks really nice.
Thank you. Yes, and these areas see very few tourists except for a few locals/domestic ones ...
Beautiful MT! And the ocean looks so inviting!
PD
Yes, lovely, and sandy ground in the water too ...
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 17, 2020, 02:51:11 AM
Yes, lovely, and sandy ground in the water too ...
Mmmmm! ;D
A neighbor tells me that a tornado hit Worcester yesterday. We had very high winds, and were without power for 24 hours. It has only just winked back on ... so I am waiting for my phone to charge back up.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 08, 2020, 01:38:23 PM
A neighbor tells me that a tornado hit Worcester yesterday. We had very high winds, and were without power for 24 hours. It has only just winked back on ... so I am waiting for my phone to charge back up.
Wow! Glad that you have it back. I wonder whether or not Drogulus lost power (doesn't he live in Worcester?)?
Enjoy a nice hot bath and a warm dinner Karl.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 09, 2020, 02:59:09 PM
Wow! Glad that you have it back. I wonder whether or not Drogulus lost power (doesn't he live in Worcester?)?
Enjoy a nice hot bath and a warm dinner Karl.
PD
Thx, PD!
Watertown, not far from me, really.
A nice, unusually long Indian Summer is forecast for the next 7 days :).
The Low Countries:
mild weather for the next days, some mist in the morning, a little bit of (ground level)frost in the Ardennes, plenty of sun: a lovely autumn.
It was warm today and cloudy, so I turned on the air conditioning which I haven't done in about a week or so. Humidity was up.
Snow storm coming in late tomorrow night through Thursday. We may get up to 12"
No snow here, but the temperature will drop to - 20 celsius tonight 🥶
Quote from: André on December 15, 2020, 03:34:50 PM
No snow here, but the temperature will drop to - 20 celsius tonight 🥶
Brrrrrr....!
Snow on its way here too.
PD
Just endless rain here
Maybe an hour with some lovely sunshine here today, following just one hour totally in December so far, due to cloudy weather.
Mild today as well, so far no snow this winter, and very little frost.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 16, 2020, 05:14:48 AM
Hopefully no flooding?
Fortunately no flooding where I am but there have been warnings for elsewhere earlier in the week but, as yet, no actual floods. It has now stopped raining, for a while.
Below our 10-day forecast through Christmas - chilly at night, not much rain, and NO snow on Christmas Day in Piedmont, North Carolina - Dave :)
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Well, our winter storm warning got pushed out to 10pm tonight. the forecast is 9-15" possible between now and 1pm tomorrow.
The biggest snowstorm in living history in Madrid. It started yesterday, and it's still snowing.
The metro is operating, but buses are not running, the airport is closed, and train connections are suspended.
It's supposed to stop snowing later today, but temperatures are expected to drop further, so the disruptions will probably persist for several days.
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People skiing on Gran Vía, one of the main streets in the city centre.
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A section of the M-30 (the inner ring road of the city). Some people have been stuck in cars on the M-40 (the outer ring road) since 7 pm yesterday (i.e. for some 18 hours now).
Quote from: ritter on January 09, 2021, 03:16:39 AM
The biggest snowstorm in living history in Madrid. It started yesterday, and it's still snowing.
The metro is operating, but buses are not running, the airport is closed, and train connections are suspended.
It's supposed to stop snowing later today, but temperatures are expected to drop further, so the disruptions will probably persist for several days.
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People skiing on Gran Vía, one of the main streets in the city centre.
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A section of the M-30 (the inner ring road of the city). Some people have been stuck in cars on the M-40 (the outer ring road) since 7 pm yesterday (i.e. for some 18 hours now).
You have my sympathy, I hate snow. It looks pretty but rapidly becomes a pain in the neck, especially in places that rarely have snow.
Thanks, Biffo. Yes, it was nice to walk around my home in the snow (I live in the city centre), but I think this "cuteness" will wear thin soon, and the coming days will be unpleasant.
Quote from: ritter on January 09, 2021, 05:10:31 AM
Thanks, Biffo. Yes, it was nice to walk around my home in the snow (I live in the city centre), but I think this "cuteness" will wear thin soon, and the coming days will be unpleasant.
How much snow have you received so far?
About 18 inches, PD. Something unheard of here....
Quote from: ritter on January 09, 2021, 06:30:11 AM
About 18 inches, PD. Something unheard of here....
Wow! What would be a common amount during your winter?
In the States if an area like Washington, DC gets a couple of inches of snow, it basically shuts down; not enough equipment for plowing, sanding/salting and even worse, a number of people who don't know how to drive in snow!
Stay safe,
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 09, 2021, 11:14:56 AM
Wow! What would be a common amount during your winter?
In the States if an area like Washington, DC gets a couple of inches of snow, it basically shuts down; not enough equipment for plowing, sanding/salting and even worse, a number of people who don't know how to drive in snow!
Stay safe,
PD
My brother lives near Raleigh, NC. That's exactly what he says ;D
Quote from: ritter on January 09, 2021, 06:30:11 AM
About 18 inches, PD. Something unheard of here....
Yes I just heard on the news about the gusts, les bourrasques. Sounds wild!
Quote from: André on January 09, 2021, 11:24:25 AM
My brother lives near Raleigh, NC. That's exactly what he says ;D
I've seen pictures/stories about it on the news for years! ::) You would think, at
least for the capital region, that they would have more equipment/preparedness training, etc., non? :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 09, 2021, 11:14:56 AM
Wow! What would be a common amount during your winter?
In the city of Madrid, for the past 20 years or so, we've had 1 or 2 days of snow each winter, but it rarely stays on the ground. Every 5 or so years, we'll get a "snowstorm" (for our standards) that'll leave 2 or 3 inches maximum (and will wreak havoc in the city). What we had between yesterday and today had not been seen since 1971, apparently.
Interestingly, our own 'snowstorm of the century' happened in 1971 :o.
Quote from: André on January 09, 2021, 01:40:47 PM
Interestingly, our own 'snowstorm of the century' happened in 1971 :o.
In the UK one of the worst blizzards happened in 1978 in the South West, which is exactly where I happened to be, learning to parachute! ::)
We ended up stranded for a week in a cold, remote Royal Marine building on Exmoor, which was half buried in a 20-foot drift, where we had to sleep in parachutes (rather warm!) and live off cereal and a few bits and bobs that had been left in the kitchen.
We were eventually helicoptered out, after spending a week doing little else but dig out various stranded farm animals and, um, eating cereal. The helicopter bit was kind of fun though.
We finally got a bit of wintery weather here in DK, though less so in the capital, but with snow, frost and wind. In some parts of the country, people are now advised to remain indoor, because of snow storms, and to reduce strain on rescue work. Some youngsters were also rescued from a lake by helicopter, when they ventured on a long walk into rather thin ice. Overall it's fairly modest compared to countries experiencing harsher winter conditions, though. It's now less often we get really hard conditions, though I remember some in my childhood, where villages would become isolated for days. They say that in the future, snow will be even more rare.
Quote from: MusicTurner on February 08, 2021, 09:32:07 AM
We finally got a bit of wintery weather here in DK, though less so in the capital, but with snow, frost and wind. In some parts of the country, people are now advised to remain indoor, because of snow storms, and to reduce strain on rescue work. Some youngsters were also rescued from a lake by helicopter, when they ventured on a long walk into rather thin ice. Overall it's fairly modest compared to countries experiencing harsher winter conditions, though. It's now less often we get really hard conditions, though I remember some in my childhood, where villages would become isolated for days. They say that in the future, snow will be even more rare.
It's important to have snow--both for the moisture and also protects plants from harsh freezing weather and cold winds. I hope that snow doesn't become even more rare for you--for all of us.
A bit more snow here recently (did a round of shoveling today) and possibly more in the near future. As a silly aside, a friend and I went for a very short walk along a river. We sat in the sunshine for a while watching some ducks swimming around in the water. Sometimes a few of them would venture out onto some thin wet ice...slipping as they went along...before getting back into the water. I suspect that they did much better at keeping aright than I would have! 😂 :) Not a tumble from any of them as far as we could see. Must be those webbed feet. :D Fun to see them in the water too when their heads go below surface and their little wiggly tails stick up. And watching them take off, fly for a bit over the shimmering water and then go skidding into the water again. It felt good to get out into the sunshine and nature and see things that made us smile for a change. 🦆🦆🦆 ❤️
PD
Must be great having a real river close by! We've had glimpses of sun too, and when the wind softens, I'll cycle out to enjoy the scenery a bit. Work and almost all shops are on lock-down, so a lot of sparetime ... Here in the city, we just have some tamed and quiet canals of varying smallness, and some lakes in parks. They're well populated with birds of course, but nowadays the official policy is for people not to feed them. One guy however is well-known for having made friends with a lot of wild herons in the Frederiksberg Have gardens, and they eagerly wait for him and land on his arms, picking up food. The city's sea front, more of a strait, is of course very built up and domesticized, so for any ~wilder scenery, it's a longer journey from here ...
On Saturday night, we had some atrocious weather conditions --- snow + some sleet and all of it had stuck since it was below 32°F. During this time, I was at work, but went with my gut and asked if I could leave two hours early and so I did. It was hellacious driving home and I had a panic attack that thankfully subsided. This was mainly due to my inexperience with driving while its snowing. I slid on some ice a few times, but nothing came of it as I was able to stay on course until I got home. Running into a cluster of cars who were going as slow as dripping molasses didn't help either, but I was able to get around these cars. I know this is nothing for many members here who were raised in these types of conditions (long, snowy winters), but for a Southerner like me, it was quite an adventure to say the least. Thankfully, we don't have to worry about this sort of thing too much as winters are pretty mild here in general.
Quote from: MusicTurner on February 08, 2021, 10:31:05 AM
Must be great having a real river close by! We've had glimpses of sun too, and when the wind softens, I'll cycle out to enjoy the scenery a bit. Work and almost all shops are on lock-down, so a lot of sparetime ... Here in the city, we just have some tamed and quiet canals of varying smallness, and some lakes in parks. They're well populated with birds of course, but nowadays the official policy is for people not to feed them. One guy however is well-known for having made friends with a lot of wild herons in the Frederiksberg Have gardens, and they eagerly wait for him and land on his arms, picking up food. The city's sea front, more of a strait, is of course very built up and domesticized, so for any ~wilder scenery, it's a longer journey from here ...
Yes, it is nice being able to walk along it. :)
And I found this (without much googling effort). Sounds like this is your guy? https://www.carstenegevang.com/fredriksberghave
Must get outside more often--at my end anyway! I'll bet that your parks are pretty?
PD
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 08, 2021, 04:09:53 PM
On Saturday night, we had some atrocious weather conditions --- snow + some sleet and all of it had stuck since it was below 32°F. During this time, I was at work, but went with my gut and asked if I could leave two hours early and so I did. It was hellacious driving home and I had a panic attack that thankfully subsided. This was mainly due to my inexperience with driving while its snowing. I slid on some ice a few times, but nothing came of it as I was able to stay on course until I got home. Running into a cluster of cars who were going as slow as dripping molasses didn't help either, but I was able to get around these cars. I know this is nothing for many members here who were raised in these types of conditions (long, snowy winters), but for a Southerner like me, it was quite an adventure to say the least. Thankfully, we don't have to worry about this sort of thing too much as winters are pretty mild here in general.
Glad that you were able to get home safely. How are your tires by the way? That can make a big difference too.
More snow due here today.
Best wishes,
PD
Yes exactly, that's the heron guy, I didn't know he'd been more thoroughly described on the web in English! I'm sure there are such special characters in all cities ...
We have quite a few parks, different from each other, some bland, some impressive ... Frederiksberg Have is one of the prettiest, with an antique Chinese Tea House on a tiny island, that is open in summer, fashionable cafes and inns next to it, a garden association area & art exhibition hall, rental rowing boats, an outdoor ice skating rink in winter, and a proximity to the old zoo, that you can easily smell in one corner. Very popular (sometimes actually too crowded) in weekends ... it's about 3 km or so from where I live.
It's beautiful in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. We've had snow on the ground since Christmas and it keeps coming. It's only been above freezing for a couple of hours since then and the snow has stayed light and fluffy and deep — no thawing and freezing, little ice. We've been out on snowshoes or skis most days. Light snow falling now.
Quote from: MusicTurner on February 09, 2021, 05:42:44 AM
Yes exactly, that's the heron guy, I didn't know he'd been more thoroughly described on the web in English! I'm sure there are such special characters in all cities ...
We have quite a few parks, different from each other, some bland, some impressive ... Frederiksberg Have is one of the prettiest, with an antique Chinese Tea House on a tiny island, that is open in summer, fashionable cafes and inns next to it, a garden association area & art exhibition hall, rental rowing boats, an outdoor ice skating rink in winter, and a proximity to the old zoo, that you can easily smell in one corner. Very popular (sometimes actually too crowded) in weekends ... it's about 3 km or so from where I live.
I just looked it up on Wiki--how wonderful! That park is huge too! :) You're lucky that you're so close to it.
Those herons have quite the life: apparently he buys Norwegian salmon for them and gets free bread from a bakery!
Quote from: BasilValentine on February 09, 2021, 06:24:01 AM
It's beautiful in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. We've had snow on the ground since Christmas and it keeps coming. It's only been above freezing for a couple of hours since then and the snow has stayed light and fluffy and deep — no thawing and freezing, little ice. We've been out on snowshoes or skis most days. Light snow falling now.
Sounds wonderful! I suspect that we probably have enough of a base around here that I could try snowshoeing. I do have some winter hiking boots that I've made good use of too.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 09, 2021, 04:21:49 AMGlad that you were able to get home safely. How are your tires by the way? That can make a big difference too.
More snow due here today.
Best wishes,
PD
Thanks, PD. Tires are brand new. I had some put on about a month ago. 8)
Freezing here!
Quote from: André on January 09, 2021, 11:24:25 AM
My brother lives near Raleigh, NC. That's exactly what he says ;D
LOL! :laugh:
André - we are about 2 hrs west of Raleigh as I-40 runs - that description of a few inches of snow is what I like! Two days ago I woke up to our first snow of the winter - view below via our doorbell cam - pretty but light amount - sun came out and all melted by the early afternoon. Dave :)
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John sorry about your bad weather. Even though I only live a few hours from you it was never that bad here. Just rain. It is very rare here to get rain and very cold at the same time, and it hasn't snowed here in I think four years.
Quote from: DavidW on February 09, 2021, 01:49:58 PM
John sorry about your bad weather. Even though I only live a few hours from you it was never that bad here. Just rain. It is very rare here to get rain and very cold at the same time, and it hasn't snowed here in I think four years.
Thanks, Dave. I keep forgetting you're in South Carolina while the other Dave lives in North Carolina. You two guys should start a Country/Western vocal duo and call yourselves The Carolina Daves. :P
Quote from: BasilValentine on February 09, 2021, 06:24:01 AM
It's beautiful in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. We've had snow on the ground since Christmas and it keeps coming. It's only been above freezing for a couple of hours since then and the snow has stayed light and fluffy and deep — no thawing and freezing, little ice. We've been out on snowshoes or skis most days. Light snow falling now.
Yes, light and fluffy is good. We just had our second day of the stuff. It's pretty to look at and it's easy to move. Also, easier to get to the bird feeders when it's not icy or slushy.
Quote from: Szykneij on February 10, 2021, 04:46:28 AM
Yes, light and fluffy is good. We just had our second day of the stuff. It's pretty to look at and it's easy to move. Also, easier to get to the bird feeders when it's not icy or slushy.
You had a downy woodpecker at your feeder--cool! 8)
I have fun watching some of Cornell's bird cams....particularly like the feeder cam and their hawk cams. :)
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/cornell-lab-feederwatch/ A fun way to learn about birds...including this very unusual one (who makes regular appearances on the feeder cam):
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Very cold here with an icy wind from Ukraine blowing in to Eastern England.
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Quote from: Mirror Image on February 09, 2021, 05:29:33 PM
Thanks, Dave. I keep forgetting you're in South Carolina while the other Dave lives in North Carolina. You two guys should start a Country/Western vocal duo and call yourselves The Carolina Daves. :P
Dibs on the baryton!
Quote from: vandermolen on February 10, 2021, 05:09:34 AM
Very cold here with an icy wind from Ukraine blowing in to Eastern England.
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Looks cold! I'm just in from an hour of shoveling (Round 1). Must admit that I was a bit startled when I went into the living room and heard a bird or two twittering away; I had forgotten that I had left my computer on and had left the Cornell feeder cam on! ;D
Cold but very pretty outside. A nice sunny morning with everything covered in glistening white.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 10, 2021, 06:22:05 AM
Looks cold! I'm just in from an hour of shoveling (Round 1). Must admit that I was a bit startled when I went into the living room and heard a bird or two twittering away; I had forgotten that I had left my computer on and had left the Cornell feeder cam on! ;D
Cold but very pretty outside. A nice sunny morning with everything covered in glistening white.
I could actually feel the sun on my face today for the first time in days. At least I've been able to try out my new (very effective) insulated wellington boots from Poland!
Here's a 'Tapiola-like' scene from the local nature reserve:
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Quote from: vandermolen on February 10, 2021, 06:27:06 AM
I could actually feel the sun on my face today for the first time in days. At least I've been able to try out my new (very effective) insulated wellington boots from Poland!
Here's a 'Tapiola-like' scene from the local nature reserve:
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Isn't feeling the sun on your face on a cold winter's day the best? And I can see Tapio hiding in the shadows there...waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting traveler.
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 09, 2021, 05:29:33 PM
Thanks, Dave. I keep forgetting you're in South Carolina while the other Dave lives in North Carolina. You two guys should start a Country/Western vocal duo and call yourselves The Carolina Daves. :P
Hey
John - LOL! ;D How about the
Carolina Lintheads? I've read a lot of books over the decades on the origins of Country Music - the 20th century textile mills were an important source of musicians/singers - the one below, a more recent read. :) Dave
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 10, 2021, 06:36:11 AM
Isn't feeling the sun on your face on a cold winter's day the best? And I can see Tapio hiding in the shadows there...waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting traveler.
No its not! Feeling the sun on your face on a warm summer's day is best. 8)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 10, 2021, 06:51:29 AM
Hey John - LOL! ;D How about the Carolina Lintheads? I've read a lot of books over the decades on the origins of Country Music - the 20th century textile mills were an important source of musicians/singers - the one below, a more recent read. :) Dave
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51fTZbsDhvL.jpg)
I have almost zero interest in country music, Dave, but that does look like an interesting read.
Quote from: Irons on February 10, 2021, 07:26:32 AM
No its not! Feeling the sun on your face on a warm summer's day is best. 8)
Tomāto/Tomahto.... ;)
A beautiful, clear day in downtown Copenhagen. Following about a week with frost, the canals and lakes are partly frozen. I was surprised by the amount of skaters, a rare sight here, no doubt also there because of the lack of other things to do during the lock-down. It is possible to get take-away food and drinks from many of the cafes and eating places, though. The number of skaters and strollers might have been counterproductive in relation to Covid, however.
The light, the blue skies, and the leafless, silhouette-like trees, made the colours of the architecture particularly nice.
A good day for a bit of photography ... :)
Beautiful photos MT!
I've been trying to get up earlier in the morning as I find that I love looking at the morning sunrises. And, yes, the lighting in wintertime can be quite spectacular with trees stark in the winter snow, but with a beautiful sky blue around them.
PD
Quote from: MusicTurner on February 14, 2021, 07:53:16 AM
A beautiful, clear day in downtown Copenhagen. Following about a week with frost, the canals and lakes are partly frozen. I was surprised by the amount of skaters, a rare sight here, no doubt also there because of the lack of other things to do during the lock-down. It is possible to get take-away food and drinks from many of the cafes and eating places, though. The number of skaters might have been counterproductive in relation to Covid, however.
The light, the blue skies, and the leafless, silhouette-like trees, made the colours of the architecture particularly nice.
Beautiful!
My Twitter feed today had a photo of a Dutch canal frozen, full of skaters, with several windmills along one bank.
Very Dutchy, one might say.
Quote from: JBS on February 14, 2021, 12:51:16 PM
Beautiful!
My Twitter feed today had a photo of a Dutch canal frozen, full of skaters, with several windmills along one bank.
Very Dutchy, one might say.
Thank you - yes, the Dutch are traditionally more into skating than us Danes, it seems even a part of their culture, due to their countless canals - as seen also in many ancient paitings of folk life there, such as those by Averkamp etc. ... :)
Never thought it would snow here in San Antonio... it's a few inches, legit snow just like snowfall in Iowa. And dropped down to 11F. People outside making a snowman.
Apparently it snows once a decade here... didn't expect it since the climate is almost the same as Florida, and it NEVER snows there. Never saw it there in 27 years (it does get frosty, though).
Enjoy it while it's there!
We might be getting an ice storm here; that I don't want. It can take only a quarter inch of ice/freezing rain on a power line to pull it down.
PD
Quote from: greg on February 15, 2021, 07:36:00 AM
Never thought it would snow here in San Antonio... it's a few inches, legit snow just like snowfall in Iowa. And dropped down to 11F. People outside making a snowman.
Apparently it snows once a decade here... didn't expect it since the climate is almost the same as Florida, and it NEVER snows there. Never saw it there in 27 years (it does get frosty, though).
In Nacogdoches, we got 8" of heavy wet snow on Jan 10, our first snow in 3 years. Tore down thousands of tree branches and power lines. That sucked. :P
Then starting yesterday, we got about 1/2" of freezing rain, and then 6" of snow on top of that overnight. Nice light fluffy snow. And this time, for whatever reason, the power has (knock wood) stayed on. It was 12°F when I got up this morning, but it's 15 now. Supposed to get down to 3 tonight. Supposed to be here through the week. That sucks too. :P
Speaking of Florida, my wife and I spent Xmas there (in Altamonte Springs) with her parents in 1984 (I know, before you were born ::) :D ) and on Xmas morning it was 15° and all the orange trees had huge icicles hanging off them to the ground, and everything at Cypress Gardens was pretty much dead and black, and all the tropical fish farms (which were our secondary reason to be there) had been wiped out and were just dead fish floating. So I know it gets freaking cold there, just not very often. :)
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 15, 2021, 08:43:35 AM
Enjoy it while it's there!
We might be getting an ice storm here; that I don't want. It can take only a quarter inch of ice/freezing rain on a power line to pull it down.
PD
Sorry, PD, I can't do that. I can bear it, but I can't enjoy it. I moved here from Vermont 41 years ago to get away from that white manure, and now here I am. My brother says it was 23° there this AM, twice as warm as it was here! :o :o ;)
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What I'm getting from your posts Mike is that no matter where you go bad weather follows you!
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 15, 2021, 09:22:37 AM
Sorry, PD, I can't do that. I can bear it, but I can't enjoy it. I moved here from Vermont 41 years ago to get away from that white manure, and now here I am. My brother says it was 23° there this AM, twice as warm as it was here! :o :o ;)
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So, it sounds like you (unlike possibly Greg?) have been getting in a bit of shoveling exercise? 😇 ;) But seriously, sorry to hear that it's so cold in your neck of the woods. I see that your city is the oldest town in Texas? And that was quite the move! May I ask what prompted it? And which are the best restaurants for barbecue? :)
And how are growers in your area dealing with the cold?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 15, 2021, 10:19:00 AM
So, it sounds like you (unlike possibly Greg?) have been getting in a bit of shoveling exercise? 😇 ;) But seriously, sorry to hear that it's so cold in your neck of the woods. I see that your city is the oldest town in Texas? And that was quite the move! May I ask what prompted it? And which are the best restaurants for barbecue? :)
And how are growers in your area dealing with the cold?
PD
Actually, just a moderate amount of shoveling. We have 42 acres, so shoveling is a rather futile exercise, except insofar as allowing the dogs to get out their door into the great outside bathroom. It's up to 17° now, which sounds great, but to put it in context, average high temp for this date is 63, average low is 40.
Yup, over 400 years old, amazingly. It used to be the capitol of Northern Mexico, back in the day. The barbecue is pretty darned good, although it is hard to match Fort Worth, where I came here from back in '86. Best barbecue in the world there, bar none. :)
I moved to the Greater Dallas area back in '79 because in Vermont, the best job I could find involved collecting unemployment. I had a friend whose company transferred him to Dallas, and he needed a roommate due to the outrageous rents. He sent me a copy of the want ads that had over 2 pages of ads just for my profession. So that was hard to resist. After 7 years there, I wanted to buy some land of my own, found this place, and the rest is history.
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 15, 2021, 09:20:37 AM
Speaking of Florida, my wife and I spent Xmas there (in Altamonte Springs) with her parents in 1984 (I know, before you were born ::) :D ) and on Xmas morning it was 15° and all the orange trees had huge icicles hanging off them to the ground, and everything at Cypress Gardens was pretty much dead and black, and all the tropical fish farms (which were our secondary reason to be there) had been wiped out and were just dead fish floating. So I know it gets freaking cold there, just not very often. :)
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Yeah, that's a temperature I probably hadn't seen there before, even considering most of my life I lived only like 15 or so minutes away from Altamonte (was our goto place for shopping). Or maybe I was aware some years. :P
I will mention that I did see once something that was like semi-snow falling from the sky when I was about 4 years old, I think, so was probably 1992-ish, but that was in Jacksonville, so in Northern Florida it'd be less shocking.
Only concern Central Florida people have in the winter is covering their plants a few days to prevent damage from ice buildup.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 15, 2021, 11:36:40 AM
Actually, just a moderate amount of shoveling. We have 42 acres, so shoveling is a rather futile exercise, except insofar as allowing the dogs to get out their door into the great outside bathroom. It's up to 17° now, which sounds great, but to put it in context, average high temp for this date is 63, average low is 40.
Yup, over 400 years old, amazingly. It used to be the capitol of Northern Mexico, back in the day. The barbecue is pretty darned good, although it is hard to match Fort Worth, where I came here from back in '86. Best barbecue in the world there, bar none. :)
I moved to the Greater Dallas area back in '79 because in Vermont, the best job I could find involved collecting unemployment. I had a friend whose company transferred him to Dallas, and he needed a roommate due to the outrageous rents. He sent me a copy of the want ads that had over 2 pages of ads just for my profession. So that was hard to resist. After 7 years there, I wanted to buy some land of my own, found this place, and the rest is history.
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Nice! Must be neat to have all of that land? Do you own horses and/or livestock? I'll file away that Fort Worth = great barbecue--thanks! :-)
Quote from: greg on February 15, 2021, 11:48:11 AM
Yeah, that's a temperature I probably hadn't seen there before, even considering most of my life I lived only like 15 or so minutes away from Altamonte (was our goto place for shopping). Or maybe I was aware some years. :P
I will mention that I did see once something that was like semi-snow falling from the sky when I was about 4 years old, I think, so was probably 1992-ish, but that was in Jacksonville, so in Northern Florida it'd be less shocking.
Only concern Central Florida people have in the winter is covering their plants a few days to prevent damage from ice buildup.
Greg,
Over the years, I've heard or read stories about the damage that frosts can do to farmers who grow things like oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, etc. for a living. It hurts them and it also leads to steep increases in food prices all over the States. I've experienced the effects myself (in terms of food prices and availability). :(
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 15, 2021, 12:00:34 PM
Greg,
Over the years, I've heard or read stories about the damage that frosts can do to farmers who grow things like oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, etc. for a living. It hurts them and it also leads to steep increases in food prices all over the States. I've experienced the effects myself (in terms of food prices and availability). :(
For sure. One thing people will buy are special frost blankets, I have seen them used even when driving by the road in areas where they grow stuff like that. And we used them each year at the place I used to work for covering the plants (and sold them a lot, too). But there probably still are some issues after that, I'd imagine, haven't grown anything before but I have doubts they are a 100% solution.
We've had nothing but rain here for the past week --- it's just been cold, damp and wet. Thankfully, no snow or ice. You Texans can keep that stuff. :) It's currently 41°F, but supposed to get in the 20s tonight.
Quote from: greg on February 15, 2021, 11:48:11 AM
Yeah, that's a temperature I probably hadn't seen there before, even considering most of my life I lived only like 15 or so minutes away from Altamonte (was our goto place for shopping). Or maybe I was aware some years. :P
I will mention that I did see once something that was like semi-snow falling from the sky when I was about 4 years old, I think, so was probably 1992-ish, but that was in Jacksonville, so in Northern Florida it'd be less shocking.
Only concern Central Florida people have in the winter is covering their plants a few days to prevent damage from ice buildup.
Yeah, plants are a big problem, even bigger in FL than in many places. Her parents had a 75 year-old orange tree in their back yard, my first day there I ate a couple and had a big glass of juice with breakfast. The freeze killed it dead, which tells you how rare it is to have that weather! I don't even think there are any groves left north of Orlando, too many years of unexpected cold weather drove them out. :(
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 15, 2021, 11:56:42 AM
Nice! Must be neat to have all of that land? Do you own horses and/or livestock? I'll file away that Fort Worth = great barbecue--thanks! :-)
We love having the land. We have a large natural pond full of fish, and are overrun with deer and other critters. When we first came here, and for the next 20 years we had all sorts of livestock, but we finally sold it all off and planted up most of the open land with pine trees. The forest has taken over a lot of it now, which is what we wanted, our own big parkland. Here's what we have for critters now:
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(https://i.imgur.com/fz1B23f.jpg)
Lots of surprises come from that game camera! :)
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Quote from: Mirror Image on February 15, 2021, 12:43:55 PM
We've had nothing but rain here for the past week --- it's just been cold, damp and wet. Thankfully, no snow or ice. You Texans can keep that stuff. :) It's currently 41°F, but supposed to get in the 20s tonight.
Here in the Adirondack Mountains of NY we vastly prefer snow. We're expecting 8-12 inches overnight on top of the 18 we already have on the ground. The plows clear the roads before I even wake up and the skiing and snowshoeing is marvelous. If it ever rained — it's only been above freezing for a couple of hours since Christmas — it would ruin everything.
Snow may not be a big deal for many of you lucky souls, but in Athens, Greece it's rare enough to be considered big news (https://www.iefimerida.gr/ellada/sfodri-hionoptosi-sto-kentro-tis-athinas).
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 15, 2021, 12:43:55 PM
We've had nothing but rain here for the past week --- it's just been cold, damp and wet. Thankfully, no snow or ice. You Texans can keep that stuff. :) It's currently 41°F, but supposed to get in the 20s tonight.
Hey
John - looks like we've been lucky, just the mountain areas of NC/GA on the edge of the storm according to the attached weather map - we're about the same as you, i.e. some rain but not freezing temps during the day at least.
@
Gurn - hi buddy - thanks for the posts and updates - didn't know that you had that many 'wild' animals visiting your land - you could start a zoo! :laugh: 8) But hope this weather passes you soon and that recovery is quick - our son is in Indy and will get hit w/ a lot snow; sister-in-law in Hot Springs, Arkansas which is in one of the darker areas on the map - she always seems to do well (born and bred in TX) - good luck! Dave
Quote from: BasilValentine on February 15, 2021, 02:06:57 PM
Here in the Adirondack Mountains of NY we vastly prefer snow. We're expecting 8-12 inches overnight on top of the 18 we already have on the ground. The plows clear the roads before I even wake up and the skiing and snowshoeing is marvelous. If it ever rained — it's only been above freezing for a couple of hours since Christmas — it would ruin everything.
If one was raised with expecting snowfall and for six months, then I would certainly understand that it's not a big deal, but around here, we're just not equipped for those conditions.
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 15, 2021, 03:51:25 PM
Hey John - looks like we've been lucky, just the mountain areas of NC/GA on the edge of the storm according to the attached weather map - we're about the same as you, i.e. some rain but not freezing temps during the day at least.
That's very good to read. Yeah, the Texans can keep that weather. :)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 15, 2021, 03:51:25 PM
@ Gurn - hi buddy - thanks for the posts and updates - didn't know that you had that many 'wild' animals visiting your land - you could start a zoo! :laugh: 8) But hope this weather passes you soon and that recovery is quick - our son is in Indy and will get hit w/ a lot snow; sister-in-law in Hot Springs, Arkansas which is in one of the darker areas on the map - she always seems to do well (born and bred in TX) - good luck! Dave
Hey, Dave,
That's just a fraction of them, the coyote was there during the last snowstorm, about a month ago. It's one of the best game camera pix I ever saw. That's just a small buck who happened to be in the same folder. Yeah, it's nice to have wild animals around to look at. Lots of folks don't realize this is the same forest that YOU live in, just further down the line. :)
Arkansas is getting all it can handle too. The odd thing is that the really crappy weather is hitting further south: they are getting snow, we are getting both snow and freezing rain, plus now they are calling for below zero temps tonight. *sigh*.
Hope the weather gives everyone a bit less than they are expecting. That would be far better than it could be.
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Is that a motion detective camera?
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 15, 2021, 05:13:20 PM
Hey, Dave,
That's just a fraction of them, the coyote was there during the last snowstorm, about a month ago. It's one of the best game camera pix I ever saw. That's just a small buck who happened to be in the same folder. Yeah, it's nice to have wild animals around to look at. Lots of folks don't realize this is the same forest that YOU live in, just further down the line. :)
Arkansas is getting all it can handle too. The odd thing is that the really crappy weather is hitting further south: they are getting snow, we are getting both snow and freezing rain, plus now they are calling for below zero temps tonight. *sigh*.
Hope the weather gives everyone a bit less than they are expecting. That would be far better than it could be.
Hi
Gurn - nice pics; actually in my 'urban' western Winston-Salem neighborhoods in recent years, 'wild' animals are being seen, mainly coyotes and foxes - the black bear population is also expanding into the Piedmont area - have not seen anything unusual in my yard but stay in at night - ???
That storm looks terrible on the map amazingly missing us on the southeastern coast - I'll check w/ my SIL in Hot Springs, Arkansas - hope all is well; most of my nuclear family moved there years ago (from Michigan where I grew up) but have all passed. More concerning about our son in Indianapolis who is expecting 10" of snow, on top of another recent storm - but both he and his wife are working from home (very dependent on the internet), so hope that their power stays on.
Well, hope your 'recovery' is quick and stay safe! Susan & I just got our 2nd COVID vaccine injection today and just have sore arms at the moment - in 2-3 weeks will decide if we can re-emerge from our house still w/ distancing and masks. Dave :)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 15, 2021, 01:52:29 PM
Yeah, plants are a big problem, even bigger in FL than in many places. Her parents had a 75 year-old orange tree in their back yard, my first day there I ate a couple and had a big glass of juice with breakfast. The freeze killed it dead, which tells you how rare it is to have that weather! I don't even think there are any groves left north of Orlando, too many years of unexpected cold weather drove them out. :(
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:'( A very sad story.
Are smudge pots still used in orchards these days; if not, what?
Loved your game cam photos! Was that a bobcat in one?
Thankfully, we're getting rain here and it looks like the temps are just high enough so that it's not freezing and sticking to wires, etc. I had noticed some frozen onto the trees earlier. That said, I don't want a lot of rain as the ground is frozen (= flooding)!
PD
Quote from: DavidW on February 15, 2021, 06:14:56 PM
Is that a motion detective camera?
Yes. And IR. It does vid clips too, but I don't use that much.
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 16, 2021, 05:39:22 AM
Yes. And IR. It does vid clips too, but I don't use that much.
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That makes sense. It was either that or you liked to stand around with a camera in the middle of the night hoping for an animal to leap into frame!
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 15, 2021, 07:13:04 PM
Hi Gurn - nice pics; actually in my 'urban' western Winston-Salem neighborhoods in recent years, 'wild' animals are being seen, mainly coyotes and foxes - the black bear population is also expanding into the Piedmont area - have not seen anything unusual in my yard but stay in at night - ???
That storm looks terrible on the map amazingly missing us on the southeastern coast - I'll check w/ my SIL in Hot Springs, Arkansas - hope all is well; most of my nuclear family moved there years ago (from Michigan where I grew up) but have all passed. More concerning about our son in Indianapolis who is expecting 10" of snow, on top of another recent storm - but both he and his wife are working from home (very dependent on the internet), so hope that their power stays on.
Well, hope your 'recovery' is quick and stay safe! Susan & I just got our 2nd COVID vaccine injection today and just have sore arms at the moment - in 2-3 weeks will decide if we can re-emerge from our house still w/ distancing and masks. Dave :)
They say bears are making a comeback here, but I can't verify that personally. I HAVE seen a panther here though, it crossed the road in front of me at 4 in the afternoon! That was interesting.
That is really good news about the vaccinations. Kathy and I are on 3 different waiting lists, but there is no vaccine to give. 😕
As far as your son in Indy is concerned, I don't make light of his situation, but they get this kind of weather all the time, when I lived in Vermont, we barely noticed it! I do send my best wishes for him and you guys too,
Cheers,
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Have been hearing about rolling blackouts in Texas and in a bunch of other states. Have any of you been experiencing that lately? Or have friends or family going through that?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 16, 2021, 04:03:41 AM
:'( A very sad story.
Are smudge pots still used in orchards these days; if not, what?
Loved your game cam photos! Was that a bobcat in one?
Thankfully, we're getting rain here and it looks like the temps are just high enough so that it's not freezing and sticking to wires, etc. I had noticed some frozen onto the trees earlier. That said, I don't want a lot of rain as the ground is frozen (= flooding)!
PD
Well, I haven't been there in a long while, but as far as I know, they still do use them. They are about the only effective method that isn't cost prohibitive. They just have moved the entire operation further south.
Yes, a 10 point buck, a coyote in the snow, and a bobcat. I have some great daytime pictures of one, but I didn't have a chance to hunt them down. You would be very hard pressed to name an animal that's native here that I haven't gotten a picture of over the years. I've even got a nice picture of an owl 🦉 sitting on top of that post in the middle of the picture. He is about 2 feet tall!
Well, I don't know where you are at, but it almost doesn't matter, the crap is going to get there sooner or later. We're supposed to get another inch of ice tomorrow, and it was. -4F here this morning 😳
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Today Athens saw its heaviest snowfall in 13 years. Norwegian diplomats actually skied to work. (https://www.iefimerida.gr/ellada/norbigos-presbis-ellada-kanei-ski-stin-filothei) ;D
I don't know how much climate change and COVID have to do with it, but even though I'm just 5 miles out from downtown Boston, there was a coyote roaming down my street early yesterday evening. It was probably hunting a rabbit or other small animal whose populations have exploded as of late, just like the hawks that targeted my bird feeders all summer.
We've had steady rain all morning, which won't melt all of our snow and will probably create a hard, slippery glaze after temperatures drop down below freezing again.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 16, 2021, 06:01:59 AM
Well, I haven't been there in a long while, but as far as I know, they still do use them. They are about the only effective method that isn't cost prohibitive. They just have moved the entire operation further south.
Yes, a 10 point buck, a coyote in the snow, and a bobcat. I have some great daytime pictures of one, but I didn't have a chance to hunt them down. You would be very hard pressed to name an animal that's native here that I haven't gotten a picture of over the years. I've even got a nice picture of an owl 🦉 sitting on top of that post in the middle of the picture. He is about 2 feet tall!
Well, I don't know where you are at, but it almost doesn't matter, the crap is going to get there sooner or later. We're supposed to get another inch of ice tomorrow, and it was. -4F here this morning 😳
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I'd love to see your owl picture! :) And a panther?! I ended up doing some googling and see that there are such creatures as jaguarundi in Texas. https://texasnativecats.org/cats-of-texas/ I want to go back to a trail/dog path not too far away. I spoke to someone a few months ago who told me that she saw a snowy owl there. I haven't checked the local weather lately (did just put on the Weather Channel a few minutes ago), but we escaped in my area today. Warm enough at the moment that the rain didn't freeze.
Do you guys have a backup generator?
PD
Drone footage from Athens:
https://youtu.be/VNHuGDp9BUo (https://youtu.be/VNHuGDp9BUo)
https://youtu.be/2BW-3XVyAAs (https://youtu.be/2BW-3XVyAAs)
Not used to seeing images like that! :o
Quote from: Wanderer on February 16, 2021, 08:24:37 AM
Drone footage from Athens:
https://youtu.be/VNHuGDp9BUo (https://youtu.be/VNHuGDp9BUo)
https://youtu.be/2BW-3XVyAAs (https://youtu.be/2BW-3XVyAAs)
That's more than a little snow, for sure. Nice to see. Hope you're managing the cold.
Quote from: Wanderer on February 16, 2021, 08:24:37 AM
Drone footage from Athens:
https://youtu.be/VNHuGDp9BUo (https://youtu.be/VNHuGDp9BUo)
https://youtu.be/2BW-3XVyAAs (https://youtu.be/2BW-3XVyAAs)
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
It was a beautiful day, but it is windy with a temperature of 18°F currently. When I took my dogs out, I about froze and this is with a leather jacket with a hoodie underneath and corduroy pants on. Brrr....
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 16, 2021, 02:11:09 PM
It was a beautiful day, but it is windy with a temperature of 18°F currently. When I took my dogs out, I about froze and this is with a leather jacket with a hoodie underneath and corduroy pants on. Brrr....
You need proper winter clothes there! I know, you'd probably only need to haul them out for a few days every ten years!
PD
I finally took my Astronomy students out for night lab last night. It was perfectly clear. It had been two years because last year it was constantly overcast and/or raining for the first half, and you know what happened in the second half.
Quote from: DavidW on February 17, 2021, 07:18:43 AM
I finally took my Astronomy students out for night lab last night. It was perfectly clear. It had been two years because last year it was constantly overcast and/or raining for the first half, and you know what happened in the second half.
Oh, nice! Do they bring scopes with them? See anything of particular interest?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 17, 2021, 08:02:50 AM
Oh, nice! Do they bring scopes with them? See anything of particular interest?
PD
Not for the first lab. I want them to learn how to use their planispheres and really get to know the night sky. It is naked eye observation only. The next lab will be with binoculars and only the final lab will use telescopes after they've completed an indoor training lab on how to use telescopes.
Quote from: DavidW on February 17, 2021, 10:25:52 AM
Not for the first lab. I want them to learn how to use their planispheres and really get to know the night sky. It is naked eye observation only. The next lab will be with binoculars and only the final lab will use telescopes after they've completed an indoor training lab on how to use telescopes.
Oh neat! That would be quite interesting to learn how to use one of those. Do you have to drive very far to find a place that doesn't have a lot of interfering street lights, etc.?
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 17, 2021, 11:39:25 AM
Oh neat! That would be quite interesting to learn how to use one of those. Do you have to drive very far to find a place that doesn't have a lot of interfering street lights, etc.?
No just out of town. Not great, not bad either. You can see most but not all of the stars in the Little Dipper (how many stars you can resolve in that asterism is a good test). I warned my students that standing around for 2-3 hours you will feel the cold much more acutely than zipping out to pick up some take out a couple of blocks away. But they had to learn the hard way... I was wearing three layers plus gloves. I didn't get cold.
NIce and fairly warm springlike day in the Low Countries. Possibly 17/18 Celsius this afternoon.
Quote from: pjme on February 20, 2021, 02:02:15 AM
NIce and fairly warm springlike day in the Low Countries. Possibly 17/18 Celsius this afternoon.
And I need to go outside and shovel soon! :laugh: :) Enjoy your weather!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 20, 2021, 04:26:09 AM
And I need to go outside and shovel soon! :laugh: :) Enjoy your weather!
I just finished. Luckily, light and fluffy - not heart attack snow.
The ice is melting now, it started yesterday afternoon when it finally got above freezing for the first time in a week 😮. But it went back down to 16 overnight, so it's still a bit short of fully melting. The road is coated with 1"of glare ice, and since it was fully in the shade, it hadn't even started to melt when I checked it at dark-thirty last night. Don't be fooled when you see 'oh, they are up over freezing', this is going to take days to go away, just like that snow a few weeks ago. We had 3 days in the 70's before the snow was all gone! 😱❄️😳
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Beautiful, blue skied morning here with a temperature of 39°F.
Quote from: JBS on February 14, 2021, 12:51:16 PM
Beautiful!
My Twitter feed today had a photo of a Dutch canal frozen, full of skaters, with several windmills along one bank.
Very Dutchy, one might say.
Heel Nederlandse
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 15, 2021, 09:20:37 AM
In Nacogdoches, we got 8" of heavy wet snow on Jan 10, our first snow in 3 years. Tore down thousands of tree branches and power lines. That sucked. :P
Then starting yesterday, we got about 1/2" of freezing rain, and then 6" of snow on top of that overnight. Nice light fluffy snow. And this time, for whatever reason, the power has (knock wood) stayed on. It was 12°F when I got up this morning, but it's 15 now. Supposed to get down to 3 tonight. Supposed to be here through the week. That sucks too. :P
Speaking of Florida, my wife and I spent Xmas there (in Altamonte Springs) with her parents in 1984 (I know, before you were born ::) :D ) and on Xmas morning it was 15° and all the orange trees had huge icicles hanging off them to the ground, and everything at Cypress Gardens was pretty much dead and black, and all the tropical fish farms (which were our secondary reason to be there) had been wiped out and were just dead fish floating. So I know it gets freaking cold there, just not very often. :)
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Was going to ring, but then I thought perhaps I should leave your phone juice for possible essentials.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on February 20, 2021, 06:29:58 AM
Was going to ring, but then I thought perhaps I should leave your phone juice for possible essentials.
Our landline is out (I think the ice took out the switching station in town), and I get no cell service at home, so what you see is what I got! :D
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Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on February 20, 2021, 06:25:48 AM
Heel Nederlandse
Skating was only possible for two or three days. But for a week Belgium and the Netherlands were covered by snow and ice. Now snowbells and crocus are in full bloom and the birds chirp loudly.
Parks are busy (too busy) with corona weary families....
Beautiful morning here. Nice to hear that the rest of the south is thawing out. I have a fedex package that has been stuck in Memphis maybe it will get moving. My parents have been under a boil water advisory, maybe that will change soon.
Quote from: pjme on February 20, 2021, 07:19:26 AM
Skating was only possible for two or three days. But for a week Belgium and the Netherlands were covered by snow and ice. Now snowbells and crocus are in full bloom and the birds chirp loudly.
Parks are busy (too busy) with corona weary families....
Everybody's got "cabin fever" which means people need to be careful even if they don't feel like it.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 20, 2021, 07:15:39 AM
Our landline is out (I think the ice took out the switching station in town), and I get no cell service at home, so what you see is what I got! :D
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Smoke 'em if you got 'em (kippers, I mean)
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 20, 2021, 07:15:39 AM
Our landline is out (I think the ice took out the switching station in town), and I get no cell service at home, so what you see is what I got! :D
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That stinks! And no cell service? Too far out into the country?
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 20, 2021, 08:33:51 AM
That stinks! And no cell service? Too far out into the country?
Exactly. I can send texts over WiFi though, so I was able to get my brother yesterday and he called various family members who normally would be calling to check on us. And I can send emails. But that's pretty much it. After 35 years here, we are pretty used to crappy phone service. I remember the days when I used to get on here via a phone modem. Oy vey! :o
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 20, 2021, 09:08:11 AM
Exactly. I can send texts over WiFi though, so I was able to get my brother yesterday and he called various family members who normally would be calling to check on us. And I can send emails. But that's pretty much it. After 35 years here, we are pretty used to crappy phone service. I remember the days when I used to get on here via a phone modem. Oy vey! :o
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I can't even BELIEVE that Ted Cruz hasn't done anything about it!
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 20, 2021, 09:08:11 AM
Exactly. I can send texts over WiFi though, so I was able to get my brother yesterday and he called various family members who normally would be calling to check on us. And I can send emails. But that's pretty much it. After 35 years here, we are pretty used to crappy phone service. I remember the days when I used to get on here via a phone modem. Oy vey! :o
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Hi
Gurn - been keeping up w/ the news/weather in the Lone Star State and reading through your posts - sorry about how the Texans have and are still suffering in this unusual weather event - and once one gets use to decent internet speeds, absence is sorely missed! Although I can still remember the days of dial-up modems w/ 56 kbs speed max (of course, never reached and open not connected); assume Ted Cruz had a good internet connection in Cancun? - hope this clears up soon for you and family! Dave :)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on February 20, 2021, 10:05:36 AM
I can't even BELIEVE that Ted Cruz hasn't done anything about it!
He sent me a donation card, maybe that'll help... ;)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on February 20, 2021, 10:13:28 AM
Hi Gurn - been keeping up w/ the news/weather in the Lone Star State and reading through your posts - sorry about how the Texans have and are still suffering in this unusual weather event - and once one gets use to decent internet speeds, absence is sorely missed! Although I can still remember the days of dial-up modems w/ 56 kbs speed max (of course, never reached and open not connected); assume Ted Cruz had a good internet connection in Cancun? - hope this clears up soon for you and family! Dave :)
Hey, Dave, thanks, amigo. Well,
we haven't had it too bad, so I can't complain. There are others though, like the 11 y/o kid who died of exposure the third night he slept in an unheated trailer, and the family that died of CO while sleeping in their running car in the garage to get some heat. Be interesting to see the health fallout from the bad water situation. :-\
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A Texas grocery store lost power and let people leave without paying. Shoppers paid it forward. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/02/19/texas-heb-lost-power/)
Quote from: Szykneij on February 20, 2021, 04:38:04 AM
I just finished. Luckily, light and fluffy - not heart attack snow.
Good to hear that it was easy for you where you live. :)
PD
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 20, 2021, 11:11:09 AM
He sent me a donation card, maybe that'll help... ;)
Hey, Dave, thanks, amigo. Well, we haven't had it too bad, so I can't complain. There are others though, like the 11 y/o kid who died of exposure the third night he slept in an unheated trailer, and the family that died of CO while sleeping in their running car in the garage to get some heat. Be interesting to see the health fallout from the bad water situation. :-\
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And yes Gurn, I'm very sorry to hear what your state and its people are going through. Happy to hear though that Pres. Biden is trying to help [I suspect that a certain former president might have acted differently]. All the best to you.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 20, 2021, 03:42:52 PM
And yes Gurn, I'm very sorry to hear what your state and its people are going through. Happy to hear though that Pres. Biden is trying to help [I suspect that a certain former president might have acted differently]. All the best to you.
PD
Thanks, PD. It does suck for many, no question. Apparently there are still 14,000,000 affected by the water issue. :o
Oh, I'm sure He Who Shall Remain Nameless would have helped out, we voted for him, after all. God forbid it was NY, Cal or Mass, he would have required payment up front. ::)
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 20, 2021, 04:03:50 PM
Thanks, PD. It does suck for many, no question. Apparently there are still 14,000,000 affected by the water issue. :o
Oh, I'm sure He Who Shall Remain Nameless would have helped out, we voted for him, after all. God forbid it was NY, Cal or Mass, he would have required payment up front. ::)
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Yes, that also crossed my brain (re: Nameless). May I ask, what is the story about ERCOT and how did/have they manage to avoid federal regulations? And is this a major part of the problem? It sounded like it to me....
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 20, 2021, 04:18:31 PM
Yes, that also crossed my brain (re: Nameless). May I ask, what is the story about ERCOT and how did/have they manage to avoid federal regulations? And is this a major part of the problem? It sounded like it to me....
PD
I don't know the entire thing, just that several years ago (back in the Rick Perry days ::) ) the Feds proposed a national network/grid, and TX (of course) opted out of it. We set up a governing board which was answerable (in theory) to the legislature. Apparently they have decided they are answerable to no one. So they have not done a lick in the way of infrastructure improvement, for example, or disaster planning. Lately, they even elected board members who don't now (and never have) live in Texas, so they have no vested interest in making the utility work well for the customers. To how the recent disaster happened, 2-3 weeks ago, when the storms were first predicted, the governor asked for a status report and they replied that all was well, they just finished an audit and yada yada. They were gambling on the historical fact that Texas doesn't get ass-kicking winter storms. Well, Texas got an ass-kicking winter storm, and they lost. But of course, they didn't lose anything, it was the citizens who lost.
This is all on the legislature, much as I would like to blame Abbot, he is just playing the hand he was dealt. But if there isn't some serious butt-kicking in the very near future, then you can bet there will be at the next election. I expect the board to be forced to resign, which is the least that could happen. And some serious oversight. Anything less will be unacceptable. >:(
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(https://images.lpcdn.ca/924x615/201807/18/1563811-suzanne-king-equipe-connues-milieu.jpg)
(http://pomverte.com/images/saviez-vous-ques/img-tempete-verglas-janvier.jpg)
1998 ice storm in the St-Lawrence Valley. 1.5 million without power for a week. Power outages lasted over a month in the hardest hit areas. 28 people died. Many people developed PTSD. The Hydro Quebec grid was a solid, well-maintained one, but 11 cm of ice (almost 5 inches) twisted the metal structures like a mad giant.
Freak weather can happen anywhere. Polar vortex is know to have southbound 'hernias' that engulf half the continent for days. It's happened before.
Keep well, Mike. Hoping it'll get better soon.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 20, 2021, 04:54:20 PM
I don't know the entire thing, just that several years ago (back in the Rick Perry days ::) ) the Feds proposed a national network/grid, and TX (of course) opted out of it. We set up a governing board which was answerable (in theory) to the legislature. Apparently they have decided they are answerable to no one. So they have not done a lick in the way of infrastructure improvement, for example, or disaster planning. Lately, they even elected board members who don't now (and never have) live in Texas, so they have no vested interest in making the utility work well for the customers. To how the recent disaster happened, 2-3 weeks ago, when the storms were first predicted, the governor asked for a status report and they replied that all was well, they just finished an audit and yada yada. They were gambling on the historical fact that Texas doesn't get ass-kicking winter storms. Well, Texas got an ass-kicking winter storm, and they lost. But of course, they didn't lose anything, it was the citizens who lost.
This is all on the legislature, much as I would like to blame Abbot, he is just playing the hand he was dealt. But if there isn't some serious butt-kicking in the very near future, then you can bet there will be at the next election. I expect the board to be forced to resign, which is the least that could happen. And some serious oversight. Anything less will be unacceptable. >:(
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These days, with all of the climate changes going on, I expect that we will continue to see more and more unusual weather; for everyone's sake in your state, I hope that the POBs are held accountable and they figure out what appropriate changes need to be made....and soon! :(
Quote from: André on February 21, 2021, 04:02:28 AM
(https://images.lpcdn.ca/924x615/201807/18/1563811-suzanne-king-equipe-connues-milieu.jpg)
(http://pomverte.com/images/saviez-vous-ques/img-tempete-verglas-janvier.jpg)
1998 ice storm in the St-Lawrence Valley. 1.5 million without power for a week. Power outages lasted over a month in the hardest hit areas. 28 people died. Many people developed PTSD. The Hydro Quebec grid was a solid, well-maintained one, but 11 cm of ice (almost 5 inches) twisted the metal structures like a mad giant.
Freak weather can happen anywhere. Polar vortex is know to have southbound 'hernias' that engulf half the continent for days. It's happened before.
Keep well, Mike. Hoping it'll get better soon.
Wow! Incredible and terrifying photos there André! And even worse story. And you guys are used to cold and bad weather too. :o :(
PD
Quote from: André on February 21, 2021, 04:02:28 AM
(https://images.lpcdn.ca/924x615/201807/18/1563811-suzanne-king-equipe-connues-milieu.jpg)
(http://pomverte.com/images/saviez-vous-ques/img-tempete-verglas-janvier.jpg)
1998 ice storm in the St-Lawrence Valley. 1.5 million without power for a week. Power outages lasted over a month in the hardest hit areas. 28 people died. Many people developed PTSD. The Hydro Quebec grid was a solid, well-maintained one, but 11 cm of ice (almost 5 inches) twisted the metal structures like a mad giant.
Freak weather can happen anywhere. Polar vortex is know to have southbound 'hernias' that engulf half the continent for days. It's happened before.
Keep well, Mike. Hoping it'll get better soon.
I remember that storm, it was a major bitch! These Polar Vortices seem to be getting more common as the firm discontinuity between Polar and Temperate Zone breaks down. Extremely rare they venture this far south, not that we haven't very often got "Northers" as we call them, but this severe for this long is historically unprecedented. We easily smashed a record set in 1898!
I fear there will be some PTSD around here after this is all said and done. :o :'(
Thanks, André, you too. Glad the days are getting longer!
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Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 20, 2021, 04:03:50 PM
Oh, I'm sure He Who Shall Remain Nameless would have helped out, we voted for him, after all. God forbid it was NY, Cal or Mass, he would have required payment up front. ::)
I'm not trying to be that guy or make excuses but isn't really your governor that has to take leadership right now (and is)?
Quote from: DavidW on February 21, 2021, 07:47:51 AM
I'm not trying to be that guy or make excuses but isn't really your governor that has to take leadership right now (and is)?
Yeah, he's doing as good a job as the situation will allow. People who are blaming him for this shit are way off base. I'm not a fan of his, but he can only play the cards he is dealt, and it's a pretty bad hand right now. :-\ But the Feds are doing a lot to help, and Biden had already sent them in last Saturday, the day
before the storms hit. So FEMA was already on the ground here when the bad stuff started. That is what we were talking about, do you think it would have been that way if it was 3 months ago? We would STILL be waiting for assistance, I expect.
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It was icy and snowy here just a couple of days ago, but today was Spring-like and up to 13 C, with a nice excursion to under-visited areas bordering the Suså river south from Ringsted town.
and yet another one, a tiny, frescoed church at Vrangstrup dating back to the 13th century.
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 21, 2021, 07:53:07 AM
Yeah, he's doing as good a job as the situation will allow. People who are blaming him for this shit are way off base. I'm not a fan of his, but he can only play the cards he is dealt, and it's a pretty bad hand right now. :-\ But the Feds are doing a lot to help, and Biden had already sent them in last Saturday, the day before the storms hit. So FEMA was already on the ground here when the bad stuff started. That is what we were talking about, do you think it would have been that way if it was 3 months ago? We would STILL be waiting for assistance, I expect.
Except for the bit about going on Fox News and blaming it on Windmills and the Green New Deal...
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 21, 2021, 07:53:07 AM
Yeah, he's doing as good a job as the situation will allow. People who are blaming him for this shit are way off base. I'm not a fan of his, but he can only play the cards he is dealt, and it's a pretty bad hand right now. :-\ But the Feds are doing a lot to help, and Biden had already sent them in last Saturday, the day before the storms hit. So FEMA was already on the ground here when the bad stuff started. That is what we were talking about, do you think it would have been that way if it was 3 months ago? We would STILL be waiting for assistance, I expect.
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Despite your comment, as you had brought up earlier, that your state had voted for him? :-\ ;)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 21, 2021, 01:51:30 PM
Despite your comment, as you had brought up earlier, that your state had voted for him? :-\ ;)
We voted for the Giant Orange Turd. I think he would have helped out here, after a suitable amount of time to allow the Gov to beg a bit. But no, I was thinking about the Blue states, or any territories. It only took 3 years for him to release funds to Puerto Rice, even though Congress had allocated them. They didn't suck up hard enough, plus brown-skinned people are notoriously pro-Dem...
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Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 21, 2021, 11:10:25 AM
Except for the bit about going on Fox News and blaming it on Windmills and the Green New Deal...
Yeah, on the first day he was sadly misinformed. He did correct himself later though, and seemed more than a little pissed about having been told all that and repeating it. He did some local interviews here (Tyler) that were substantially different from what was reported from Faux News (which I admit I didn't see, only heard about).
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https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-winter-storms-2021/2021/02/21/969912613/after-days-of-mass-outages-some-texas-residents-now-face-huge-electric-bills
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-20/texas-homes-slammed-with-thousand-dollar-bills-after-winter-woe
Looks like quite a few Texans rolled the dice on risky power deals and got hosed:
After enduring a wretched week of Arctic storms, hunger and cold, several Texans lucky enough to have power were handed another pain point -- massive electricity bills.
Houston resident David Astrein, 36, a human resources director at a manufacturing company, said he's been charged $2,738.66 for 20 days this month versus $129.85 for the whole of January for a three-bedroom home with a detached garage. He and his wife stopped using their dishwasher, washer and dryer, and turned on as few lights as possible at night. They kept the heat on for their 5-month old son.
His bill for the month is set to exceed $3,000, according to his provider Griddy Energy.
Astrein is one of a swath of consumers facing sky-high payments in the aftermath of the storm -- many took to social media to show electricity bills ranging as high as $8,000. According to their screen shots, most are customers of Griddy, a supplier with a unique business model.
The Macquarie Energy-backed company charges electricity based on real-time prices in wholesale power markets, therefore exposing consumers to the full swings. Griddy saw the problem developing and even urged its retail customers last weekend to switch to another provider. By Sunday last week, 20% managed to do so. But not Astrein.
"We were stuck with Griddy and those astronomical prices," he said by phone. "The failure in Texas as a whole to plan for this adequately is now a financial emergency for all of these customers on a program like Griddy."
Do not ever underestimate the power of a storm whether it be a snowstorm, a tropical storm, etc. For those that may remember (or not), back in 2017 Hurricane Irma came barreling through NE Georgia even though it was downgraded to a tropical storm, it brought intense wind gusts that blew for two days straight (plus rain on top of all this wind). During the first night of these wind gusts, a neighbor's tree was uprooted (quite possibly a microburst) and slammed into one of our trees thus creating a domino effect which landed right on the front of our house. Significant damage was caused and thousands of dollars of repairs (thank goodness for home insurance), but had the tree actually gone all the way through the house, my father and I would have died as my room and his office are two rooms in front of the house that got hit. We're very fortunate nothing catastrophic happened, but it was a mess and we did lose a few material things (which thankfully could be replaced). To those members and everyone out in Texas who have been affected by this winter storm, I feel your pain and understand the hardships it brought. Things will get better in time as they say that time is a great healer and I honestly believe this to be the case.
Quote from: T. D. on February 21, 2021, 05:33:06 PM
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-winter-storms-2021/2021/02/21/969912613/after-days-of-mass-outages-some-texas-residents-now-face-huge-electric-bills
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-20/texas-homes-slammed-with-thousand-dollar-bills-after-winter-woe
Looks like quite a few Texans rolled the dice on risky power deals and got hosed:
After enduring a wretched week of Arctic storms, hunger and cold, several Texans lucky enough to have power were handed another pain point -- massive electricity bills.
Houston resident David Astrein, 36, a human resources director at a manufacturing company, said he's been charged $2,738.66 for 20 days this month versus $129.85 for the whole of January for a three-bedroom home with a detached garage. He and his wife stopped using their dishwasher, washer and dryer, and turned on as few lights as possible at night. They kept the heat on for their 5-month old son.
His bill for the month is set to exceed $3,000, according to his provider Griddy Energy.
Astrein is one of a swath of consumers facing sky-high payments in the aftermath of the storm -- many took to social media to show electricity bills ranging as high as $8,000. According to their screen shots, most are customers of Griddy, a supplier with a unique business model.
The Macquarie Energy-backed company charges electricity based on real-time prices in wholesale power markets, therefore exposing consumers to the full swings. Griddy saw the problem developing and even urged its retail customers last weekend to switch to another provider. By Sunday last week, 20% managed to do so. But not Astrein.
"We were stuck with Griddy and those astronomical prices," he said by phone. "The failure in Texas as a whole to plan for this adequately is now a financial emergency for all of these customers on a program like Griddy."
Good Lord! >:(
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 21, 2021, 07:12:44 PM
Do not ever underestimate the power of a storm whether it be a snowstorm, a tropical storm, etc. For those that may remember (or not), back in 2017 Hurricane Irma came barreling through NE Georgia even though it was downgraded to a tropical storm, it brought intense wind gusts that blew for two days straight (plus rain on top of all this wind). During the first night of these wind gusts, a neighbor's tree was uprooted (quite possibly a microburst) and slammed into one of our trees thus creating a domino effect which landed right on the front of our house. Significant damage was caused and thousands of dollars of repairs (thank goodness for home insurance), but had the tree actually gone all the way through the house, my father and I would have died as my room and his office are two rooms in front of the house that got hit. We're very fortunate nothing catastrophic happened, but it was a mess and we did lose a few material things (which thankfully could be replaced). To those members and everyone out in Texas who have been affected by this winter storm, I feel your pain and understand the hardships it brought. Things will get better in time as they say that time is a great healer and I honestly believe this to be the case.
So sorry to hear of the damage to your house. And glad that your parents had insurance and that no one was hurt; alas, not everyone who goes through various types of storms, earthquakes, etc., has insurance. And as Gurn brought up recently, aid in its various forms can be slow to arrive....and often too late to have averted more deaths and needless suffering.
PD
Quote from: T. D. on February 21, 2021, 05:33:06 PM"We were stuck with Griddy and those astronomical prices," he said by phone. "The failure in Texas as a whole to plan for this adequately is now a financial emergency for all of these customers on a program like Griddy."[/i]
No one compelled him to pick that company, instead of a company that provided a contracted price. He exposed himself to huge risk in return for routinely lower prices. The deregulated environment allowed him to do something profoundly stupid.
All that notwithstanding, the governor has reportedly called the legislature into session to take the socialist measure of having the state assume the burden of those high bills. Imagine that, Socialism in Texas. :)
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 22, 2021, 03:50:13 AM
No one compelled him to pick that company, instead of a company that provided a contracted price. He exposed himself to huge risk in return for routinely lower prices. The deregulated environment allowed him to do something profoundly stupid.
All that notwithstanding, the governor has reportedly called the legislature into session to take the socialist measure of having the state assume the burden of those high bills. Imagine that, Socialism in Texas. :)
As I originally posted, he "rolled the dice on a risky power deal".
In my state (NY, which is of course far from TX in many ways), floating-rate power deals are notorious scams*. Sold on commission by dopes who pretend to be from the local utility and don't know anything about their product, generally have nasty increases after a "teaser rate" period. I've gotten cold calls from such peddlers and briefly amused myself (before hanging up) by asking them to explain the formula by which their rate floats and prove that it offered savings. :laugh:
*Also alleged by TX parties in the NPR article I posted.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 22, 2021, 03:37:38 AMSo sorry to hear of the damage to your house. And glad that your parents had insurance and that no one was hurt; alas, not everyone who goes through various types of storms, earthquakes, etc., has insurance. And as Gurn brought up recently, aid in its various forms can be slow to arrive....and often too late to have averted more deaths and needless suffering.
PD
Thanks, PD. The problem was the waiting on the insurance to cough up the money to pay for the repairs. During that time, there was quite a large hole in the frontside of our house, which a tarp had been stapled down. We went through December with a lot of cold air coming through the front of the house. Thank goodness for heaters as our central heat and air couldn't stop these cold wind drifts.
Quote from: MusicTurner on February 21, 2021, 09:51:07 AM
and yet another one, a tiny, frescoed church at Vrangstrup dating back to the 13th century.
Do you still have that lovely warm weather MT? I just went for a nice walk yesterday. It was bright and sunny here and not bitterly cold. Felt good to be outside. And I was fortunate to see my local hawks too so that put me in a good mood. :)
PD
Survived the polar vortex in Houston and was back swimming in the backyard yesterday. Giving myself a big pat on the back for coughing up the do-re-mi to replace my old galvanized pipe with pex a couple of years ago - had a few freeze and thaw without any issues
Quote from: BWV 1080 on February 22, 2021, 11:37:28 AM
Survived the polar vortex in Houston and was back swimming in the backyard yesterday. Giving myself a big pat on the back for coughing up the do-re-mi to replace my old galvanized pipe with pex a couple of years ago - had a few freeze and thaw without any issues
Smart guy! And swimming?! How warm is it there now?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 22, 2021, 09:40:01 AM
Do you still have that lovely warm weather MT? I just went for a nice walk yesterday. It was bright and sunny here and not bitterly cold. Felt good to be outside. And I was fortunate to see my local hawks too so that put me in a good mood. :)
PD
Yes, and we needed it now, it should be warm for about a week, and possibly more ... temperatures around 15 C in February are very unusual. Speaking of birds, yes, they're becoming more visible now, we saw two majestic cranes flying high above the pictured river, and I talked quite a bit with two birders, who were looking for colourful kingfishers there, but hadn't seem any yet ... also glimpses of hawks, deer and a hare in the countryside ... I personally hope that the winter is over, since from the 1st of March I'll have to work quite a lot outdoors for about two months, provided work schedules etc. go as planned.
The extreme Texas weather stories of course also made headlines here. At times, it's a small world these days.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 22, 2021, 11:41:25 AM
Smart guy! And swimming?! How warm is it there now?
PD
70, but heated the pool to 84
Quote from: BWV 1080 on February 22, 2021, 11:46:11 AM
70, but heated the pool to 84
Sounds wonderful! Enjoy!
PD
Quote from: BWV 1080 on February 22, 2021, 11:37:28 AM
Survived the polar vortex in Houston and was back swimming in the backyard yesterday. Giving myself a big pat on the back for coughing up the do-re-mi to replace my old galvanized pipe with pex a couple of years ago - had a few freeze and thaw without any issues
Good to see your report. Well done!
It's freezing here! Glad, knock on wood, that plumbing is doing o.k. One of the times in particular when I really miss my two cats (body heat).
How are the rest of you doing?
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 02, 2021, 03:52:12 AM
It's freezing here! Glad, knock on wood, that plumbing is doing o.k. One of the times in particular when I really miss my two cats (body heat).
How are the rest of you doing?
Ouch. When do you expect Spring? Is the river scenery nearby wintery?
It's still rather mild here in DK, but we'll probably have to wait say 3 weeks for any tiny, early signs of blossoming and the oncoming foliage ... on the ground, winter aconites and small snowdrops have been around for long, though, but they're the only ones ...
Quote from: MusicTurner on March 02, 2021, 04:08:41 AM
Ouch. When do you expect Spring? Is the river scenery nearby wintery?
It's still rather mild here in DK, but we'll probably have to wait say 3 weeks for any tiny, early signs of blossoming and the oncoming foliage ... on the ground, winter aconites and small snowdrops have been around for long, though, but they're the only ones ...
The weather is supposed to improve soon. An added problem, winds have been very strong recently which has lead to power outages in some areas. Haven't seen the snowdrops yet (They're the first ones that come up.). Hope to visit the river later this week. I have an errand to do today, but it's so bitterly cold out that I'm reluctant to do it. :(
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 02, 2021, 04:45:25 AM
The weather is supposed to improve soon. An added problem, winds have been very strong recently which has lead to power outages in some areas. Haven't seen the snowdrops yet (They're the first ones that come up.). Hope to visit the river later this week. I have an errand to do today, but it's so bitterly cold out that I'm reluctant to do it. :(
Yes, I know the feeling, and strong, cold wintery winds, maybe even combined with slippery paths, can indeed be a somewhat tough deal.
Some hot chocolate can perhaps serve as a 'reward' afterwards, if available :)
Quote from: MusicTurner on March 02, 2021, 05:02:00 AM
Yes, I know the feeling, and strong, cold wintery winds, maybe even combined with slippery paths, can indeed be a somewhat tough deal.
Some hot chocolate can perhaps serve as a 'reward' afterwards, if available :)
Good suggestion: I have some powdered and also have both milk and light cream. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 02, 2021, 04:45:25 AM
The weather is supposed to improve soon. An added problem, winds have been very strong recently which has lead to power outages in some areas. Haven't seen the snowdrops yet (They're the first ones that come up.). Hope to visit the river later this week. I have an errand to do today, but it's so bitterly cold out that I'm reluctant to do it. :(
The wind gusts are scary strong here, but the temperature is at least into the double digits now. My main errand today is to get my scheduled first Moderna shot, and that's one I'm definitely going to make.
Got some good dark chocolate powder the other day, just to be mixed with sugar and hot milk, maybe cream/whipped cream, or whatever one can think of - planning for it to become a habit, to have it in stock, since instant coffee has now taken over too much of my drinking :). Maybe one can even be a bit creative with the 'recipe', adding further stuff ...
Quote from: Szykneij on March 02, 2021, 05:17:30 AM
The wind gusts are scary strong here, but the temperature is at least into the double digits now. My main errand today is to get my scheduled first Moderna shot, and that's one I'm definitely going to make.
Bundle up warm and be careful to protect your face, ears and hands in particular! And good luck! You might also want to run your car for awhile...drive around, etc., to keep your battery charged too.
PD
Quote from: MusicTurner on March 02, 2021, 05:19:52 AM
Got some good dark chocolate powder the other day, just to be mixed with sugar and hot milk, maybe cream/whipped cream, or whatever one can think of - planning for it to become a habit, to have it in stock, since instant coffee has now taken over too much of my drinking :). Maybe one can even be a bit creative with the 'recipe', adding further stuff ...
Hot coco jar has now been moved to a more accessible spot. Dark chocolate powder does sound yummy though. I'll pick up some whipping cream when I go out.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 02, 2021, 05:28:34 AM
Bundle up warm and be careful to protect your face, ears and hands in particular! And good luck! You might also want to run your car for awhile...drive around, etc., to keep your battery charged too.
PD
Thanks - luckily I don't have to travel very far.
Quote from: Szykneij on March 02, 2021, 05:17:30 AM
The wind gusts are scary strong here, but the temperature is at least into the double digits now. My main errand today is to get my scheduled first Moderna shot, and that's one I'm definitely going to make.
Good luck, and big congrats, nice to hear.
Quote from: MusicTurner on March 02, 2021, 05:19:52 AM
Got some good dark chocolate powder the other day, just to be mixed with sugar and hot milk, maybe cream/whipped cream, or whatever one can think of - planning for it to become a habit, to have it in stock, since instant coffee has now taken over too much of my drinking :). Maybe one can even be a bit creative with the 'recipe', adding further stuff ...
I forgot to pick up the whipping cream! Urgh! Oh well. I did get to the post office and also walked around a bit. Breeze had calmed down quite a bit and the sun was out and it was a bit warmer. Dressed up in layers and enjoyed being out in the sunshine and fresh air for a bit. Had some of my cream of mushroom soup when I arrived back at home. Hot chocolate will wait for another time. :)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 02, 2021, 11:12:41 AM
I forgot to pick up the whipping cream! Urgh! Oh well. I did get to the post office and also walked around a bit. Breeze had calmed down quite a bit and the sun was out and it was a bit warmer. Dressed up in layers and enjoyed being out in the sunshine and fresh air for a bit. Had some of my cream of mushroom soup when I arrived back at home. Hot chocolate will wait for another time. :)
Well, I understand you, mushroom soup is good too, for sure, and if the weather turned out better, that's just fine.
But remember, milk can be had all the year round, including the fresh ones, advocated for here (translation isn't really needed, I think):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3_jDBL01QE
Quote from: MusicTurner on March 02, 2021, 11:33:17 AM
Well, I understand you, mushroom soup is good too, for sure, and if the weather turned out better, that's just fine.
But remember, milk can be had all the year round, including the fresh ones, advocated for here (translation isn't really needed, I think):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3_jDBL01QE
Is their milk (I did watch the video) the kind which is hermetically sealed in a paper carton which keeps for a long time and doesn't need refrigeration? I have in the past kept some for when the weather forecasts were horrible (as in power going out). I've never heard of whipping cream (perhaps you call it double cream? It's something that one beats with a hand mixer to make a whipped topping for deserts.) being available in aseptic containers before?
Mushroom soup was quite good (if I do say so myself). I made it from scratch yesterday (adding in some cream today...see "What are you eating" thread if interested).
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 02, 2021, 11:50:24 AM
Is their milk (I did watch the video) the kind which is hermetically sealed in a paper carton which keeps for a long time and doesn't need refrigeration? I have in the past kept some for when the weather forecasts were horrible (as in power going out). I've never heard of whipping cream (perhaps you call it double cream? It's something that one beats with a hand mixer to make a whipped topping for deserts.) being available in aseptic containers before?
Mushroom soup was quite good (if I do say so myself). I made it from scratch yesterday (adding in some cream today...see "What are you eating" thread if interested).
PD
No, long-term UHT milk mostly got popular in Southern Europe, but never up here; Denmark is an old dairy country, and we want our milk fresh, storing it in the fridge. UHT-milk is mainly bought as chocolate milk. Fresh milk is readily available even in the countryside in practically all of Europe now, but some of the people in the South seem to have a preference for it (and its taste); it is of course easier to store, if you live in a remote place, for example. The Danish add tells of milk coming from the cows into the shops in less than 24 hours, going of course through various processes on the way. "Arla Express" refers to the main dairy company and the express quality, of course.
I hope my translation was correct: whipped cream; I just mean ordinary, fat, fresh cream, that you make into that light, white substance yourself, like on the photo below. One doesn't normally add anything to the cream to make it. One can also buy it already made, in a can, where you can 'spray' it on your dish or drink, but the taste and density of that tends to be slightly different, IMO, it might even have added sugar.
Sounds great with homemade mushroom soup !
Quote from: MusicTurner on March 02, 2021, 12:52:36 PM
No, long-term UHT milk mostly got popular in Southern Europe, but never up here; Denmark is an old dairy country, and we want our milk fresh, storing it in the fridge. UHT-milk is mainly bought as chocolate milk. Fresh milk is readily available even in the countryside in practically all of Europe now, but some of the people in the South seem to have a preference for it (and its taste); it is of course easier to store, if you live in a remote place, for example. The Danish add tells of milk coming from the cows into the shops in less than 24 hours, going of course through various processes on the way. "Arla Express" refers to the main dairy company and the express quality, of course.
I hope my translation was correct: whipped cream; I just mean ordinary, fat, fresh cream, that you make into that light, white substance yourself, like on the photo below. One doesn't normally add anything to the cream to make it. One can also buy it already made, in a can, where you can 'spray' it on your dish or drink, but the taste and density of that tends to be slightly different, IMO, it might even have added sugar.
Sounds great with homemade mushroom soup !
Hi MT.
The cream that I added to my mushroom soup was light cream not whipping cream (if I'm understanding your comments correctly). I found this article which describes the different distinctions here in the US. I was hoping to find some whipping cream (technically called light whipping cream by out Food and Drug Administration = FDA) to whip up for when I made hot chocolate (to dollop on top of it). I could have also used what we call heavy cream too to create a whipped topping. For what its worth, I'll sometimes add a small amount of sugar to it too. It depends on what I'll be using it. I used to love the canned stuff when I was a kid; I've learned better now that I'm older. ;D
And, yes, I would have been surprised if UHT milk were popular in Denmark! I know that you love your cheeses and dairy. ;)
Here's a link to that article: https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/whats-the-difference-between-heavy-cream-light-cream-and-whipping-cream
Nice day today: sunny and much warmer and little wind, so I went out for a short walk trying to see what my local hawks were up to and soaking in a bit of sun too. :)
PD
EDIT: I meant to mention yesterday that I noticed that one bunch of daffodils is up about two inches (next to foundation) and that I checked in my backyard and noticed that a bunch of snowdrops have come up. You can see their tiny white heads--not yet open. :)
Not certain where to post this, but this seemed like the best place. Seismic activity has changed to the unusual side as in it's currently unrelenting (as in unusually frequent in Iceland) and is in the southwestern side of Iceland....where I believe, the densest in terms of population is. It sounds like no towns could be in line for damage from lava flows, but obviously tremors and quakes can cause other damage too. Hope that all works out for the best and that Mother Nature is kind. I imagine that it would be difficult to sleep (as at least one person mentioned there) and that it could be quite stressful and worrying. My thoughts and well wishes go out to the people of Iceland.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/03/world/iceland-volcano-eruption-keilir-intl-latam/index.html
An overcast day here, but a pleasant 58 degrees (14.4444 C.) and so felt compelled to go on a very long walk. I felt like a figure in Brueghel's Gloomy Day: neighbors were trimming their hedges, and just like that painting there was the presence of trouble in the distance: frequent sirens. Fires? Covid victims? Accidents? Shipwrecks like in Brueghel? I dunno. My objective was a house more than a mile away that still has their Christmas tree up and is frequently lit, even in plain day, months after that holiday, perhaps an antidote to Covid cheerlessness. I found it still up but lights disappointingly dark.
Quote from: Stürmisch Bewegt on March 06, 2021, 02:00:58 PM
An overcast day here, but a pleasant 58 degrees (14.4444 C.) and so felt compelled to go on a very long walk. I felt like a figure in Brueghel's Gloomy Day: neighbors were trimming their hedges, and just like that painting there was the presence of trouble in the distance: frequent sirens. Fires? Covid victims? Accidents? Shipwrecks like in Brueghel? I dunno. My objective was a house more than a mile away that still has their Christmas tree up and is frequently lit, even in plain day, months after that holiday, perhaps an antidote to Covid cheerlessness. I found it still up but lights disappointingly dark.
Good to hear that you went for a nice long walk in temperate weather too! Hoping that all is well re sirens. Regarding the house with the Christmas tree, I hope that it was a fake one as having one up this late (even one freshly cut close to X-mas time = fire hazard! :( ). I went for a nice walk too though in cooler conditions. You just bundle up well. Great to be outside and in Mother Nature's kingdom. :)
PD
Thank you, PD, sure will. Christmas tree is unlikely pukka; can you imagine all the needles on the floor by now?! I had the momentary thought to ring the door bell and ask them to turn the lights on but the thought of being assessed Mr. Stranger Danger shut the idea down forthwith! (Also gun ownership and craziness runs high in these parts!)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 03, 2021, 10:35:10 AM
Hi MT.
The cream that I added to my mushroom soup was light cream not whipping cream (if I'm understanding your comments correctly). I found this article which describes the different distinctions here in the US. I was hoping to find some whipping cream (technically called light whipping cream by out Food and Drug Administration = FDA) to whip up for when I made hot chocolate (to dollop on top of it). I could have also used what we call heavy cream too to create a whipped topping. For what its worth, I'll sometimes add a small amount of sugar to it too. It depends on what I'll be using it. I used to love the canned stuff when I was a kid; I've learned better now that I'm older. ;D
And, yes, I would have been surprised if UHT milk were popular in Denmark! I know that you love your cheeses and dairy. ;)
Here's a link to that article: https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/whats-the-difference-between-heavy-cream-light-cream-and-whipping-cream
Nice day today: sunny and much warmer and little wind, so I went out for a short walk trying to see what my local hawks were up to and soaking in a bit of sun too. :)
PD
EDIT: I meant to mention yesterday that I noticed that one bunch of daffodils is up about two inches (next to foundation) and that I checked in my backyard and noticed that a bunch of snowdrops have come up. You can see their tiny white heads--not yet open. :)
Interestingly enough, you have different, and more, distinctions regarding cream (and milk), than us in DK. We just have what we call whipping cream/piskefløde, used for that seen on my photo above, many desserts and a good deal of recipes, with a fat content of no less than 38%. And then we have a cream with a fat content of 18% called coffee cream/kaffefløde, cheaper, and used by some in their coffee and some recipes ... there may be further ones, but they're rareky used, I think. Milk is between 0.1% and almost 4% fat here. I prefer the fatter versions, though 1.5% is also acceptable for diet reasons plus its taste ...
To return to the thread subject, we've had more sun, but it's been rather cold too. Today, when cycling into the city, there were a few sings of spring - flowers or buds on some bushes, though still rare.
Quote from: MusicTurner on March 07, 2021, 06:14:48 AM
Interestingly enough, you have different, and more, distinctions regarding cream (and milk), than us in DK. We just have what we call whipping cream/piskefløde, used for that seen on my photo above, many desserts and a good deal of recipes, with a fat content of no less than 38%. And then we have a cream with a fat content of 18% called coffee cream/kaffefløde, cheaper, and used by some in their coffee and some recipes ... there may be further ones, but they're rareky used, I think. Milk is between 0.1% and almost 4% fat here. I prefer the fatter versions, though 1.5% is also acceptable for diet reasons plus its taste ...
To return to the thread subject, we've had more sun, but it's been rather cold too. Today, when cycling into the city, there were a few sings of spring - flowers or buds on some bushes, though still rare.
Isn't it interesting how much easier it is to bear cold weather when it's sunny out? Hope to get in another nice walk today; sunny here though colder than Copenhagen. Do you have to ride very far to get into the city?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 07, 2021, 07:30:24 AM
Isn't it interesting how much easier it is to bear cold weather when it's sunny out? Hope to get in another nice walk today; sunny here though colder than Copenhagen. Do you have to ride very far to get into the city?
PD
Yes, it's encouraging, and we're all looking forward to the Spring here ... people were sitting, enjoying the sun and shielded from the wind, on the old promenade bridges in the centre, a sure sign of it. But you can't sit outdoors at eating places or cafes, due to restrictions.
For me, it's 20-25 minutes on bicycle to the innermost centre, such as the Town Hall Square and the Strøget pedestrian street, so that's convenient. By metro or train, it's about the same ... for getting to some other old parts of Copenhagen, such as Frederiksberg or Nørrebro, 15 minutes will do. But for some sense of rural nature, it's an hour or more, and for some more dramatic nature (by local standards), 3 hours or more, on bike. Of course, one can combine train and bicycle too ...
Great day today. Still chilly, but nice and sunny. Drove to Maine and walked the dogs on the beach.
Some sunny weeks, but chilly, and frost at night. A few, confused snowflakes descended down irregularly this morning ... Looking forward to warmer weather; the moment it becomes possible, I'll be off for some biking/camping in the provinces, but it requires close to 10 C at night for me, so maybe in 3-4 weeks ...
Apparently, the Northern parts of the UK, Iceland (!) and Portugal are the places for almost summer-like temperatures in Europe right now.
+1 deg C / 34 deg F at the moment, spring is approaching. This is what it looked like last month.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51071108951_0c1a4d27d0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kNYMpe)
Lovely picture, Karlo :)
Thanks, Olivier.
Quite pluvial. We are at the northern edge of what is anticipated to be some tornado activity tonight. I had precious hours this AM to set out my grass seed to good advantage but was more interested in listening to music. :-[ Einmal wieder: Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
Summer-like temperatures here, with record highs > 20 degrees these past two days. Snow this weekend, with temps dipping below 0.
How are things going for our members based in Australia? I've been hearing about the heavy rains and flooding in certain areas of NSW.
I know that our chief is in Canberra and that there are some others here from Australia. How are you guys doing?
Cold and blustery here today....at least the sun came out. :)
PD
Some Easter snow today, probably the last weather like this before the real springtime ... the woods will start to become greener in about two weeks.
We've had perfectly blue skies, sun shining in the 70s (that is like 20-22 C), green trees, blossoming flowers and a gentle breeze yesterday and today. In other words PERFECT.
Quote from: MusicTurner on April 05, 2021, 03:54:29 AM
Some Easter snow today, probably the last weather like this before the real springtime ... the woods will start to become greener in about two weeks.
Brrr! Trust that it was just a short flurry? What is that tall and skinny (but pretty) tree? Is it a type of cypress?
Like DavidW, it's gorgeous here--though not as warm. Daffs and some other bulbs are in bloom....needless to say, I'm in a good mood! 8)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 05, 2021, 07:56:52 AM
Brrr! Trust that it was just a short flurry? What is that tall and skinny (but pretty) tree? Is it a type of cypress?
Like DavidW, it's gorgeous here--though not as warm. Daffs and some other bulbs are in bloom....needless to say, I'm in a good mood! 8)
PD
That sounds really lovely. Yes, it's a garden plant very common here, a thuja, maybe 15 m tall. Our senior Yugoslav neighbours are very much into gardening and spend a lot of time refining the place.
A rather cold day here, but the sun has returned, and there's no trace of snow on the ground now. Wednesday should see up to 7 C and hopefully then it will get warmer afterwards. I hope to go camping around the first of May with a tent, unless the nights will be too cold.
Quote from: MusicTurner on April 05, 2021, 08:03:26 AM
That sounds really lovely. Yes, it's a garden plant very common here, a thuja, maybe 15 m tall. Our senior Yugoslav neighbours are very much into gardening and spend a lot of time refining the place.
A rather cold day here, but the sun has returned, and there's no trace of snow on the ground now. Wednesday should see up to 7 C and hopefully then it will get warmer afterwards. I hope to go camping around the first of May with a tent, unless the nights will be too cold.
Ah, yes, I remember now that you had mentioned their love of gardening before.
I need to clean out my beds...a bit too windy today to get much done.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 05, 2021, 09:40:39 AM
Ah, yes, I remember now that you had mentioned their love of gardening before.
I need to clean out my beds...a bit too windy today to get much done.
PD
Wait until the bees emerge.
Quote from: Szykneij on April 05, 2021, 09:42:51 AM
Wait until the bees emerge.
I presume that you're not just wishing me to get stung? ;)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 05, 2021, 09:44:29 AM
I presume that you're not just wishing me to get stung? ;)
Don't want you to get stung but we need to save the pollinators, too.
https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves (https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves)
Quote from: Szykneij on April 05, 2021, 09:42:51 AM
Wait until the bees emerge.
The bees are already out here. Anything that stings freaks me out. I saw this huge bumble bee swirling when I was talking to my neighbor. I had to refrain from running away and it was hard!! :D
Quote from: DavidW on April 05, 2021, 10:57:43 AM
The bees are already out here. Anything that stings freaks me out. I saw this huge bumble bee swirling when I was talking to my neighbor. I had to refrain from running away and it was hard!! :D
I haven't seen any bumblebees yet, but they're pretty docile creatures. I even pet then occasionally when they've landed on flowers. They're our native pollinators, so are very important to keeping things in balance. I had a honeybee hive one summer, but at the end of the season, the colony just swarmed away. Luckily, the native bumbles, hoverflies, and other solitary bees keep the garden pollinated.
Panic stations! Forecast in my neck of the woods -5 tonight! I have a banana plant thankfully in a pot so can protect from extreme temperatures but the plan is to plant in the border due to size, will be a big problem next year if repeated. I purchased a greenhouse heater earlier in the year, nothing fancy but earning it's keep big time at present.
Quote from: Irons on April 06, 2021, 08:20:12 AM
Panic stations! Forecast in my neck of the woods -5 tonight! I have a banana plant thankfully in a pot so can protect from extreme temperatures but the plan is to plant in the border due to size, will be a big problem next year if repeated. I purchased a greenhouse heater earlier in the year, nothing fancy but earning it's keep big time at present.
Yes, it's alternating between bright, warm sunshine and light snow showers here.
Quote from: Szykneij on April 05, 2021, 09:54:40 AM
Don't want you to get stung but we need to save the pollinators, too.
https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves (https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves)
Thanks for that link. I skim-read the article (will go back)...quite interesting! I have seen some bumbles out around here. :) For what its worth, I do have a fair number of flowering shrubs, etc. to keep everybody happy. Will go into it further in the gardening thread.
Quote from: Irons on April 06, 2021, 08:20:12 AM
Panic stations! Forecast in my neck of the woods -5 tonight! I have a banana plant thankfully in a pot so can protect from extreme temperatures but the plan is to plant in the border due to size, will be a big problem next year if repeated. I purchased a greenhouse heater earlier in the year, nothing fancy but earning it's keep big time at present.
Uh, oh! Fingers crossed for you Irons! Trust that you've already covered it up for the night?
PD
Quote from: steve ridgway on April 06, 2021, 08:25:40 AM
Yes, it's alternating between bright, warm sunshine and light snow showers here.
Unusually we get off lightly in southern England, but not this year. Warm sunshine has been in short supply. Looking up the BBC weather map London is only one degree higher then Edinburgh today.
Mostly a beautiful day during today's off-season excursion to the pretty Agersø island, about 120 km from Copenhagen, with some afternoon showers coming in.
About 175 residents on its 5 x 2 km, a 15 minute ferry crossing from the mainland.
Big flocks of migrating birds, especially geese; I'd think at least two groups of many hundreds of birds each. One photo has a glimpse of the neighbour island of Omø, where I went last summer. We saw lots of birds, hares, and some livestock.
Very nice ! One can almost breathe that salty air :)
Snowing this morning, dry with sunny intervals this afternoon, wet snow and rain now.
Beautiful day today....70's ...went for a walk by a river (and checking out the birds). :-)
PD
Quote from: steve ridgway on April 10, 2021, 09:23:43 AM
Snowing this morning, dry with sunny intervals this afternoon, wet snow and rain now.
Your avatar brought back memories of teaching 4th grade beginner violin classes. I saw many violins and bows in that condition. :)
Quote from: Szykneij on April 11, 2021, 05:24:32 AM
Your avatar brought back memories of teaching 4th grade beginner violin classes. I saw many violins and bows in that condition. :)
LOL. My thing was always to ensure the xylophone case was held upside down before opening it, but I couldn't find any pictures of that. :P
A gray day forecast with intermittent showers. A good day to sit inside, drink tea, listen to music, wonder if my grass seed is growing, and try to avoid the Siren's call of chocolate and cookies...
Sunny and 17 C today (French degrees which we don't get as much of compared to our own - we'd get at least 62 Fs. >:( )
Quote from: steve ridgway on April 23, 2021, 07:27:19 AM
Sunny and 17 C today (French degrees which we don't get as much of compared to our own - we'd get at least 62 Fs. >:( )
It's been all over the place lately...unusually warm to cooler than normal. My porch plants have been bravely hanging in there (too awkward and/or heavy to move back indoors all the time).
PD
For my birthday Wednesday it snowed (4 cm). It's gone now and tomorrow we'll have 19 degrees C.
Quote from: André on April 23, 2021, 05:52:05 PM
For my birthday Wednesday it snowed (4 cm). It's gone now and tomorrow we'll have 19 degrees C.
Happy Belated Birthday, Andre! 8)
Quote from: André on April 23, 2021, 05:52:05 PM
For my birthday Wednesday it snowed (4 cm). It's gone now and tomorrow we'll have 19 degrees C.
Joyeux Anniversaire, André !! 8)
Thank you ! :)
Quote from: André on April 24, 2021, 05:05:14 AM
Thank you ! :)
Moi aussi! Hope that you had a nice one (well as nice as one can considering everything that's going on at the moment)!
PD
Several weeks with pleasant summer weather, albeit with some heavy showers and a lot of thunder in other parts of the country recently. I'm on beautiful Bornholm, the most interesting among the smaller Danish islands (Møn being number two ...), which has been spared.
Below, the secluded Sose beach on the southern coast yesterday; also, the beach at Restaurant Kadeau this morning at 7 AM, clouds receding for the sun once again ... today it's a bit windy though (10 m/s on average), temperatures 20-25 C.
I'm concerned about New Orleans and Louisiana overall with Hurricane Ida. From what I understand it's entering as a No. 4. Haven't been following closely enough though. Any updates? And don't know about where it's supposed to go from here. :( How are other states/areas fairing?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 29, 2021, 11:11:05 AM
I'm concerned about New Orleans and Louisiana overall with Hurricane Ida. From what I understand it's entering as a No. 4. Haven't been following closely enough though. Any updates? And don't know about where it's supposed to go from here. :( How are other states/areas fairing?
PD
I've been livestreaming it on YT. It's pretty bad south and west of New Orleans around Houma and Thibodaux. It was drifting northwest but now it's just sitting there.
Quote from: drogulus on August 29, 2021, 02:05:08 PM
I've been livestreaming it on YT. It's pretty bad south and west of New Orleans around Houma and Thibodaux. It was drifting northwest but now it's just sitting there.
Thank you for the information. I'm trying to catch up now via CNN. I saw something earlier about the Mississippi River actually flowing
backwards at one point!
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/29/weather/mississippi-river-hurricane-ida/index.html
PD
Fantastic morning and cloud scenery here on a rarely frequented beach on Møn island. The water is still fine for swimming, following prolonged summer warmth. The hills in the far background belong to famous white cliffs.
A local businessman is planning a very big holiday park in this rather pristine area that just has farms and fields, causing a lot of local uproar. They've put up signs saying 'tourists welcome, holiday factories not'. Political decision-makers seem to be benefitting from larger municipality units, that make local protests less important, but we'll see.
Denmark currently experiencing a short-lasting storm with some hurricane-like winds of 30 m/s, much to the enjoyment of local dare-devil kite surfers at Klitmøller "Cold Hawaii' and Nørre Vorupør coastal villages - at their BIGAIR gathering, allegedly with flights reaching 30 m altitude and 200 m between splashes into the ocean ...
I had to work outdoors today in Copenhagen, but the winds weren't really dramatic, and only 20 m/s. Just 11 days ago it was still possible to swim comfortably in the sea at Møn island, now the colder autumn is here and the days are surely getting shorter.
Quote from: MusicTurner on September 23, 2021, 09:53:00 AM
Denmark currently experiencing a short-lasting storm with some hurricane-like winds of 30 m/s, much to the enjoyment of local dare-devil kite surfers at Klitmøller "Cold Hawaii' and Nørre Vorupør coastal villages - at their BIGAIR gathering, allegedly with flights reaching 30 m altitude and 200 m between splashes into the ocean ...
I had to work outdoors today in Copenhagen, but the winds weren't really dramatic, and only 20 m/s. Just 11 days ago it was still possible to swim comfortably in the sea at Møn island, now the colder autumn is here and the days are surely getting shorter.
Strangely enough, it was surprisingly windy here for a while today too. Those are scary heights and distances! I saw this article not terribly long ago. Sometimes things don't always go well: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/us/kite-surfer-dies-fort-lauderdale-home/index.html :(
Happy fall to all by the way...except for those south of the equator....in which case "Happy Spring"!
PD
Yes, I'm a bit amazed about the unworried press coverage here too. Some of the daredevils are teenagers. Apparently nothing went wrong today, though.
And a nice Autumn (or last part of 2021 :) ) to everyone from here too.
Quote from: MusicTurner on September 23, 2021, 11:35:04 AM
Yes, I'm a bit amazed about the unworried press coverage here too. Some of the daredevils are teenagers. Apparently nothing went wrong today, though.
And a nice Autumn (or last part of 2021 :) ) to everyone from here too.
Glad that all went well. The gentleman who died in Florida was in his 50's.
And thanks (re autumn/seasonal wishes) too!
PD
For our posters like Classical Geek who live (from what I understand) in the Seattle, Washington area or for those in southwestern British Columbia, how are you folks doing? I've been hearing about a lot of rain and some flooding in those areas. What are you experiencing at your end?
PD
Even past this queerly warm December, it looks generally like a warmer-than-usual winter here in southern New England. While I don't want to cheer global warming, I don't mind saving on the heating oil.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 29, 2021, 04:50:18 PM
Even past this queerly warm December, it looks generally like a warmer-than-usual winter here in southern New England. While I don't want to cheer global warming, I don't mind saving on the heating oil.
As they liked to say in a certain fantasy series: Winter
is coming Karl. :(
But I do certainly understand what you mean!
PD
Meanwhile in California, they have received record snowfall amounts: https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2021/12/28/california-snow-record-sierra-drought.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 30, 2021, 04:08:39 AM
As they liked to say in a certain fantasy series: Winter is coming Karl. :(
Normally, yes, PD. Yet this year, there is some informed doubt. Will report!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 30, 2021, 04:58:39 AM
Meanwhile in California, they have received record snowfall amounts: https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2021/12/28/california-snow-record-sierra-drought.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/
PD
CNN! LOL
Quote from: Christabel on December 30, 2021, 03:18:18 PM
CNN! LOL
Why does CNN reporting a weather story merit LOL?
Very hot in Cali, Colombia. Happy New Year!
Very mild in the last few days but we had a bit of a rollercoaster. Quite cold, around the freezing point during the day and -5 at night a few days before Xmas. Then 8 degreed or more warmer for a day, then a bit of snow on the 25th (to the delight of my 3 yo niece), and icy rain the two following days (unpleasant and dangerous), so the milder weather since then is welcome although I would not mind a bit of snow.
"During the morning commute on Friday, snow will be flying across the area, travel will be slow, and the plows will be out as Southern New England is very likely to experience its first snowstorm of the season. It's coming a little later than usual, but we've never had a winter where it hasn't snowed at least 6 inches and it's not going to be this one."
A beautiful and calm day here. A lesser known corner of the Frederiksberg Have park, around 5 C and sunny (albeit with a low sun) in the early afternoon, otherwise a bit of frost.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 06, 2022, 05:44:34 AM
"During the morning commute on Friday, snow will be flying across the area, travel will be slow, and the plows will be out as Southern New England is very likely to experience its first snowstorm of the season. It's coming a little later than usual, but we've never had a winter where it hasn't snowed at least 6 inches and it's not going to be this one."
Get your shovels and sand at hand Karl!
PD
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 06, 2022, 05:57:48 AM
A beautiful and calm day here. A lesser known corner of the Frederiksberg Have park, around 5 C and sunny (albeit with a low sun) in the early afternoon, otherwise a bit of frost.
Lovely pic!
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 06, 2022, 05:57:48 AM
A beautiful and calm day here. A lesser known corner of the Frederiksberg Have park, around 5 C and sunny (albeit with a low sun) in the early afternoon, otherwise a bit of frost.
Very pretty--and calming. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 06, 2022, 06:00:08 AM
Get your shovels and sand at hand Karl!
PD
I'm not yet fit to shovel. It will show me how the new landlord addresses
La neige sérieuse.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 06, 2022, 07:50:25 AM
I'm not yet fit to shovel. It will show me how the new landlord addresses La neige sérieuse.
Ah, in that case, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate whilst they are doing the work (or have hired someone to deal with it).
PD
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 06, 2022, 07:50:25 AM
I'm not yet fit to shovel. It will show me how the new landlord addresses La neige sérieuse.
Is there a possibility (if less likely) of the closure of roads etc. where you live, in case of snowstorms?
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 06, 2022, 07:56:30 AM
Is there a possibility (if less likely) of the closure of roads etc. where you live, in case of snowstorms?
They should be able to keep things clear by me. I have a PT appt at noon, I expect to get there and back without much difficulty. Will report.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 06, 2022, 08:27:02 AM
They should be able to keep things clear by me. I have a PT appt at noon, I expect to get there and back without much difficulty. Will report.
Hoping here that you don't have to do on-street parking!
Good luck tomorrow.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 06, 2022, 11:40:59 AM
Hoping here that you don't have to do on-street parking!
Good luck tomorrow.
PD
Thanks, PD. I'm not driving yet, either. I have a ride there and back.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 06, 2022, 11:44:31 AM
Thanks, PD. I'm not driving yet, either. I have a ride there and back.
By tomorrow night, though, it looks like we'll get 6-8"
Well All, in Piedmont North Carolina we were having a wonderful unexpected 'warm spell' a week ago, then one morning, a few days ago, snow started to fall (see pics below from my front door) - got about 3 inches (half of the snowfall we usually get in the winter) - the ground was warm and the sun came out in the afternnoon - not much was left the next day - don't mind snowfalls like this - :laugh: Dave
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-JJqzFJ9/0/b1b08dac/XL/Snow1_Jan3_22-XL.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-H5CN5sx/0/d2997d6a/XL/Snow2_Jan3_22-XL.jpg)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on January 06, 2022, 03:49:31 PM
Well All, in Piedmont North Carolina we were having a wonderful unexpected 'warm spell' a week ago, then one morning, a few days ago, snow started to fall (see pics below from my front door) - got about 3 inches (half of the snowfall we usually get in the winter) - the ground was warm and the sun came out in the afternnoon - not much was left the next day - don't mind snowfalls like this - :laugh: Dave
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-JJqzFJ9/0/b1b08dac/XL/Snow1_Jan3_22-XL.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-H5CN5sx/0/d2997d6a/XL/Snow2_Jan3_22-XL.jpg)
I think I could take
Here today, gone tomorrow snow 8)
Very beautiful pictures.
Love it when Mother Nature does her own shoveling. 8)
Not here....did Round One earlier. Need to go back outside for Round Two soon.
PD
Right now...snow, sleet, high winds...oh my!
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 16, 2022, 05:25:52 AM
Right now...snow, sleet, high winds...oh my!
John - good luck, we're right up the road in Piedmont, NC - first pic below from my front door again, about 2" of snow at the moment, but ice and winds are coming so I suspect a power outage - second pic shows half of my lights (all LEDs) w/ charged batteries, also have spare batteries - we'll have battery lights, hot water, battery radio, gas stove, and internet for a while (will then try a 'hot spot' on my iPhone). Well, our first snow a few weeks ago was wimpy but this one will not be the same. Best to all caught in this major storm. Dave :)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-3NRBbCT/0/82429a35/XL/Snow1_Jan16_22-XL.jpg)
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Quote from: MusicTurner on January 06, 2022, 05:57:48 AM
A beautiful and calm day here. A lesser known corner of the Frederiksberg Have park, around 5 C and sunny (albeit with a low sun) in the early afternoon, otherwise a bit of frost.
Apistemplet, I recall it well. In my childhood a backdoor entrance to Zoologisk Have.
Quote from: SonicMan46 on January 16, 2022, 05:49:18 AM
John - good luck, we're right up the road in Piedmont, NC - first pic below from my front door again, about 2" of snow at the moment, but ice and winds are coming so I suspect a power outage - second pic shows half of my lights (all LEDs) w/ charged batteries, also have spare batteries - we'll have battery lights, hot water, battery radio, gas stove, and internet for a while (will then try a 'hot spot' on my iPhone). Well, our first snow a few weeks ago was wimpy but this one will not be the same. Best to all caught in this major storm. Dave :)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-3NRBbCT/0/82429a35/XL/Snow1_Jan16_22-XL.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-hW7Q2BL/0/a8ec2a41/XL/Snow2_Jan16_22-XL.jpg)
Thanks, Dave. Hopefully, it won't be as severe as the meteorologists have been talking about via The Weather Channel, but we haven't received the second wave of the storm yet, which will dump more snow later on in the day and well into tomorrow. Best of luck to you and everyone else during this time.
Quote from: (: premont :) on January 16, 2022, 05:54:46 AM
Apistemplet, I recall it well. In my childhood a backdoor entrance to Zoologisk Have.
Yes, in summer, one can also have a look from the park into the new outdoor elephant section in the zoo. And nearby there's the terrace of the Frederiksberg Castle, where a copy of an early 19th-century painting showing the impressive view from the hill towards the inner city and its towers is being displayed. Nowadays that view is however obstructed by later buildings.
Yesterday was also a bit spring-like here, but again, temperatures would drop around sunset. Got a new bike & went to the Christianhavn and Østerbro districts. There were a few tourists doing the canal boat tour. Today, museums and sights will open again, due to the abolishing of a good deal of restrictions.
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 16, 2022, 06:47:07 AM
Yes, in summer, one can also have a look from the park into the new outdoor elephant section in the zoo. And nearby there's the terrace of the Frederiksberg Castle, where a copy of an early 19th-century painting showing the impressive view from the hill towards the inner city and its towers is being displayed. Nowadays that view is however obstructed by later buildings.
Yesterday was also a bit spring-like here, but again, temperatures would drop around sunset. Got a new bike & went to the Christianhavn and Østerbro districts. There were a few tourists doing the canal boat tour. Today, museums and sights will open again, due to the abolishing of a good deal of restrictions.
Beautiful! It looks very inviting.
Shoveled for a good hour and a half here today; I didn't feel guilty about having a chocolate croissant (along with an omelet) afterwards. ;D
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 17, 2022, 05:22:19 AM
Beautiful! It looks very inviting.
Shoveled for a good hour and a half here today; I didn't feel guilty about having a chocolate croissant (along with an omelet) afterwards. ;D
PD
Sounds good; and after all, the days are getting a little longer now, and springtime isn't quite that far away ...
I suppose that like here, it is obligatory to shovel snow away from any public sidewalk outside one's house, if there is a sidewalk ?
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 17, 2022, 05:22:19 AM
Shoveled for a good hour and a half here today; I didn't feel guilty about having a chocolate croissant (along with an omelet) afterwards. ;D
PD
All we got was heavy rain, so I have no excuse for eating the box of Girl Scout cookies I just finished. :o
Quote from: Szykneij on January 17, 2022, 05:38:33 AM
All we got was heavy rain, so I have no excuse for eating the box of Girl Scout cookies I just finished. :o
:laugh: Thin mints? If so, I understand; those things are addictive!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 17, 2022, 06:39:35 AM
:laugh: Thin mints? If so, I understand; those things are addictive!
PD
I'm a bigger fan of the Samoas. Now,
these are addictive.
Quote from: Mirror Image on January 17, 2022, 06:49:32 AM
I'm a bigger fan of the Samoas. Now, these are addictive.
Those, if I'm recalling correctly, are the ones with the chocolate stripes and coconut? Mmmm!
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 17, 2022, 05:30:44 AM
I suppose that like here, it is obligatory to shovel snow away from any public sidewalk outside one's house, if there is a sidewalk ?
Sorry, I missed this early. And yes, you do have to. They give you x-amount of time after the storm ends to clear them.
So, you got your new bike? I think that you were waiting quite some time for it too? What kind did you get?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 17, 2022, 07:13:06 AM
Those, if I'm recalling correctly, are the ones with the chocolate stripes and coconut? Mmmm!
Sorry, I missed this early. And yes, you do have to. They give you x-amount of time after the storm ends to clear them.
So, you got your new bike? I think that you were waiting quite some time for it too? What kind did you get?
PD
Those snow rules are the same as here, though in my case, we have staff to take care of it. It can be a rather tough little job; our Yugoslav immigrant neighbour, who owns a villa, sometimes gets up at 6 AM to clean the sidewalk, when it snows ...
The bicycle was just a relatively cheap one, delivered to my door from day to day, as an everyday supplementary bike; the US-produced spare parts for the primary bicycle have been delayed for 3/4 of a year now, due to corona, and the old everyday bike had become rather worn, so that a repair would have cost a good deal too ...
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 17, 2022, 06:39:35 AM
:laugh: Thin mints? If so, I understand; those things are addictive!
PD
No, Lemonades. I already polished off the thin mints. (The danger of having a Girl Scout in the family.)
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 17, 2022, 09:31:27 AM
Those snow rules are the same as here, though in my case, we have staff to take care of it. It can be a rather tough little job; our Yugoslav immigrant neighbour, who owns a villa, sometimes gets up at 6 AM to clean the sidewalk, when it snows ...
The bicycle was just a relatively cheap one, delivered to my door from day to day, as an everyday supplementary bike; the US-produced spare parts for the primary bicycle have been delayed for 3/4 of a year now, due to corona, and the old everyday bike had become rather worn, so that a repair would have cost a good deal too ...
Is day to day a business? Otherwise I'm confused. Ah, yes, now I remember the story about the parts being an issue. :(
Quote from: Szykneij on January 17, 2022, 10:00:00 AM
No, Lemonades. I already polished off the thin mints. (The danger of having a Girl Scout in the family.)
Ooops! I'm behind the times in terms of the varieties! I also remember enjoying a peanut cookie of theirs...I forget the name of it.
And blame it on the kid! ;) ;D Quotas/sales and awards....very important! ;)
PD
It really is a gorgeous night. A partly cloudy sky with snow on the ground --- 32°F.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 17, 2022, 11:12:06 AM
Is day to day a business? Otherwise I'm confused. Ah, yes, now I remember the story about the parts being an issue. :(
(...)
PD
I just ordered the new bike from a shop some kilometers away from home, and a delivery of it to my door (only 6.5 Euros), since it had to be assembled a bit with tools & I couldn't just go there & ride back home. Didn't want to pay for the shop doing the assembling (about 40 Euros). Luckily, it went well, and it was very convenient!
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 17, 2022, 10:58:45 PM
I just ordered the new bike from a shop some kilometers away from home, and a delivery of it to my door (only 6.5 Euros), since it had to be assembled a bit with tools & I couldn't just go there & ride back home. Didn't want to pay for the shop doing the assembling (about 40 Euros). Luckily, it went well, and it was very convenient!
Glad that all went well!
Slept well after the shoveling. Maybe more snow soon?
PD
Florida.
I live under the clump of 43/44s just north of Miami
Quote from: JBS on January 23, 2022, 06:42:04 PM
Florida.
I live under the clump of 43/44s just north of Miami
Lucky you! It's quite cold here!
Or is this unusually cold for you for this time of the year?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 24, 2022, 03:58:22 AM
Lucky you! It's quite cold here!
Or is this unusually cold for you for this time of the year?
PD
This is as cold as it ever gets here. It's forecast to be a little warmer the rest of the week, and get this cold again Friday or Saturday.
There have been times when it got even colder, but not many. Last week was the 45th anniversary of the one time we had actual snow (really just flurries) in South Florida.
Quote from: JBS on January 24, 2022, 05:21:34 AM
This is as cold as it ever gets here. It's forecast to be a little warmer the rest of the week, and get this cold again Friday or Saturday.
There have been times when it got even colder, but not many. Last week was the 45th anniversary of the one time we had actual snow (really just flurries) in South Florida.
Hope that you have some warm clothing!
Wondering how the farmers are fairing? Any big frosts?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 24, 2022, 07:44:38 AM
Hope that you have some warm clothing!
Wondering how the farmers are fairing? Any big frosts?
PD
I've got the heat running.
Frost would have been a problem in the northern half of the state, so farmers and grove owners there will be affected.
We had the coldest weather I've ever seen this past weekend, when it hit -32.8º C at home and I saw -29º F (-34 C) on my car's display whilst driving back from Montpelier early Saturday morning. I had some laundry to drop off there and even left my car's engine running for a minute as I went inside, for fear that the starter wouldn't turn it over if I shut it off.
It was quite frigid last night as well, hit -23.8º C early this morning. But that is not too unusual in Vermont; -34º C is just phenomenally cold for recent years. People who've lived here a long time recall -40º days in the last two decades of the 20th century. But the climate has warmed some since then.
Quote from: JBS on January 24, 2022, 06:09:14 PM
I've got the heat running.
Frost would have been a problem in the northern half of the state, so farmers and grove owners there will be affected.
Eek! :(
Quote from: krummholz on January 24, 2022, 07:09:53 PM
We had the coldest weather I've ever seen this past weekend, when it hit -32.8º C at home and I saw -29º F (-34 C) on my car's display whilst driving back from Montpelier early Saturday morning. I had some laundry to drop off there and even left my car's engine running for a minute as I went inside, for fear that the starter wouldn't turn it over if I shut it off.
It was quite frigid last night as well, hit -23.8º C early this morning. But that is not too unusual in Vermont; -34º C is just phenomenally cold for recent years. People who've lived here a long time recall -40º days in the last two decades of the 20th century. But the climate has warmed some since then.
Yep, that's cold! Don't go long without running your car; a dead battery is not fun to deal with.
PD
Yup. Had to have my battery changed last week after 3 weeks of a cold spell that brought us between -25 and -29 Celsius on at least 5 or 6 days - and still going: forecast for Thursday morning is -26. Last weekend it reached -37 in Quebec City.
Brrrr.🥶
Quote from: André on January 25, 2022, 10:07:48 AM
Yup. Had to have my battery changed last week after 3 weeks of a cold spell that brought us between -25 and -29 Celsius on at least 5 or 6 days - and still going: forecast for Thursday morning is -26. Last weekend it reached -37 in Quebec City.
Brrrr.🥶
Yes, that is cold! Hope that you didn't get stuck somewhere and have to call for automotive help?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 26, 2022, 03:17:24 AM
Yes, that is cold! Hope that you didn't get stuck somewhere and have to call for automotive help?
PD
No, on two different days the engine started after a few difficult attempts and since I was due for an oil change I got it in the garage before it failed me 8)
Quote from: André on January 26, 2022, 06:56:49 AM
No, on two different days the engine started after a few difficult attempts and since I was due for an oil change I got it in the garage before it failed me 8)
Smart man!
PD
Quote from: André on January 25, 2022, 10:07:48 AM
Yup. Had to have my battery changed last week after 3 weeks of a cold spell that brought us between -25 and -29 Celsius on at least 5 or 6 days - and still going: forecast for Thursday morning is -26. Last weekend it reached -37 in Quebec City.
Brrrr.🥶
-37º inside any city is DAMNED cold!
Another exceptionally cold morning for central VT... we bottomed out at -30 C (-22 F) around 7am. Not quite as cold as last Saturday, but still face- and finger-freezing cold!
Did an errand with a friend yesterday late in the afternoon. He decided to wait in his truck instead. I came out (He said about 20 minutes later.)...he was going to meet me at the front of the store, but when I went outside he was waving me up towards his vehicle. When I was closer, I noticed that his hood was up. Apparently, he hadn't realized that he had left his lights on. Luckily a kind driver asked what was wrong and as my friend had jumper cables, he gave his vehicle a jump.
I suggested he check to see how old his battery was and have someone check to see how it was charging, but he was anxious to get back home. Hopefully, he'll do it after work today.
PD
Quote from: krummholz on January 27, 2022, 03:41:37 AM
-37º inside any city is DAMNED cold!
Another exceptionally cold morning for central VT... we bottomed out at -30 C (-22 F) around 7am. Not quite as cold as last Saturday, but still face- and finger-freezing cold!
Yes, that's bloody cold. We never experience it here in Denmark, but I've tried it during winter in the Baltic republics, luckily with almost no wind. You'd literally long for getting indoors again after about 15 minutes or so, no matter how well dressed you'd be.
We have a family member, an outdoor-type female around 40, who enjoys winter camping in tent in North Scandinavian forests, with down to minus 10 to minus 20C, but she doesn't dare doing it, when it's colder than that.
In DK, winter has been rather mild. In Jutland, near the German border, there are reports of migrating flocks of birds coming back from Southern Europe, much ahead of schedule; usually, that would be in March. We might get some frost next week, though.
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 27, 2022, 04:02:31 AM
Yes, that's bloody cold. We never experience it here in Denmark, but I've tried it during winter in the Baltic republics, luckily with almost no wind. You'd literally long for getting indoors again after about 15 minutes or so, no matter how well dressed you'd be.
We have a family member, an outdoor-type female around 40, who enjoys winter camping in tent in North Scandinavian forests, with down to minus 10 to minus 20C, but she doesn't dare doing it, when it's colder than that.
In DK, winter has been rather mild. In Jutland, near the German border, there are reports of migrating flocks of birds coming back from Southern Europe, much ahead of schedule; usually, that would be in March. We might get some frost next week, though.
Poor confused birds! :(
Bet that it's lovely in the forests with all of the snow!
PD
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 27, 2022, 04:02:31 AM
Yes, that's bloody cold. We never experience it here in Denmark, but I've tried it during winter in the Baltic republics, luckily with almost no wind. You'd literally long for getting indoors again after about 15 minutes or so, no matter how well dressed you'd be.
We have a family member, an outdoor-type female around 40, who enjoys winter camping in tent in North Scandinavian forests, with down to minus 10 to minus 20C, but she doesn't dare doing it, when it's colder than that.
She sounds like a hardy soul! I don't even go for day hikes when it's -20 out, and I'm pretty much an outdoor-type person. My limit is somewhere around -13 C, or sometimes -15 if it's sunny... much colder than that, and my toes start to freeze within a half hour or so.
Quote from: JBS on January 24, 2022, 06:09:14 PM
I've got the heat running.
Frost would have been a problem in the northern half of the state, so farmers and grove owners there will be affected.
Zowie!
Nor'easter, 'bomb cyclone' to deliver heavy snow, wind to East Coast
By Matthew Cappucci
Today at 11:34 a.m. EST Updated today at 11:55 a.m. EST
Less than two days remain before a major winter storm rocks the Northeast and coastal Mid-Atlantic, and yet snowfall forecasts continue to fluctuate wildly. Disagreeing simulations are playing a tug-of-war with jackpot snow totals, but the propensity for a major winter storm — and possibly a blizzard — on Saturday remains.
What's almost certain is that somebody in the Northeast will see a foot or more of snow. That's most likely in coastal Maine or in eastern Massachusetts, particularly from Boston to Cape Cod. Totals topping 16 inches with blizzard conditions can't be ruled out there.
Farther south, cities like Hartford, Conn., New York and even Salisbury, Md., and Virginia Beach could be in for a hefty snowfall, with a sneaky plastering set to back in off the ocean.
Winter storm watches, affecting more than 35 million people, stretch from coastal North Carolina and the Virginia Tidewater all the way northeast to the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. They will probably be extended north into Maine later Thursday. The watches include Virginia Beach; Richmond; Ocean City, Md.; Dover, Del.; Philadelphia; New York; Hartford; Providence, R.I.; Boston; and Worcester, Mass.
In addition to heavy snow, some residents of Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and coastal Maine and New Hampshire will see a 1- to 3-foot ocean surge as the storm pushes water toward the coastline. The surge, combined with high astronomical tides, could spur flooding and beach erosion. Strong to damaging winds are possible, too, with gusts topping 60 mph on the Cape and Islands.
The town of Scituate, Mass., is calling for voluntary evacuations of residents occupying vulnerable beachside homes.
"Travel could be very difficult to impossible," wrote the National Weather Service office in Boston. "Strong winds could cause tree damage."
A pair of "shortwaves," or high-altitude lobes of cold air, low pressure and spin nestled within dips in the jet stream, were rolling southeast across North America on Thursday morning. The first was over Montana, and the second was slipping through northern Alberta. Both will overlap and "phase" on Friday.
That approaching upper-air kicker will energize a zone of low pressure offshore of the Carolinas beginning Friday afternoon. As that low treks northeast, it will undergo "bombogenesis," or explosive intensification. In fact, it will more than meet the requisite breakneck pace to qualify as a "bomb cyclone," its minimum central air pressure set to plummet.
That will enhance the storm's winds and precipitation as the counterclockwise-swirling low tosses snow back at the coast. Near the waters, a heavier, wetter snow is likely, but temperatures in the teens and 20s inland should favor a lighter snow with a greater fluff factor.
Some Mass. communities will get 20"+ We're in the 12-18" belt, and once I'm back from PT at noon, I'm staying in.
It's time to do some defensive grocery shopping. I expect a big crowd at Star Market.
It's supposed to hit a broad swathe of the East Coast. :(
I did my grocery shopping Wednesday....and picked up some more salt/sand mixture.
Shovel is at the ready!
PD
My father was visiting me this week. He was supposed to fly home to Boston tomorrow (Saturday). He called yesterday to change it, so he flew back this morning.
In fact, his plane is due to land at Logan 25 minutes from now.
Quote from: JBS on January 28, 2022, 07:15:56 AM
My father was visiting me this week. He was supposed to fly home to Boston tomorrow (Saturday). He called yesterday to change it, so he flew back this morning.
In fact, his plane is due to land at Logan 25 minutes from now.
That was smart of him. Even smarter though would be to stay with his son in sunny and farmer Florida for a few more days me thinks! ;) :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 28, 2022, 07:20:58 AM
That was smart of him. Even smarter though would be to stay with his son in sunny and farmer Florida for a few more days me thinks! ;) :)
PD
To put it in perspective, the overnight low tomorrow in my locale is predicted to be 36 or 37 F, which will make it the coldest night in more than 10 years (according to the TV weatherperson). So it won't be that much warmer!
Quote from: JBS on January 28, 2022, 07:40:26 AM
To put it in perspective, the overnight low tomorrow in my locale is predicted to be 36 or 37 F, which will make it the coldest night in more than 10 years (according to the TV weatherperson). So it won't be that much warmer!
I had heard something like that in the news...brr! And hard on plants (including crops) and animals too. Heard forecasts included falling iguanas! And a warning not to bring them inside.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 28, 2022, 07:47:28 AM
I had heard something like that in the news...brr! And hard on plants (including crops) and animals too. Heard forecasts included falling iguanas! And a warning not to bring them inside.
PD
Falling iguanas is now almost a meme. Happens every time we have a cold spell.
But the truth is that when the temperature goes below a certain point, they go comatose/instant hibernation to survive.
Quote from: JBS on January 28, 2022, 07:54:34 AM
Falling iguanas is now almost a meme. Happens every time we have a cold spell.
But the truth is that when the temperature goes below a certain point, they go comatose/instant hibernation to survive.
That's what I understood...and also the warning not to bring them indoors--at the risk of them suddenly "waking up" and finding out that you have one running around your house! And I guess that also means not to go walking/running underneath trees? :-\
PD
Being snowed in means I'll be shooting down more enemy bombers than usual. And I'm making chili, which is snowstorm food.
Quote from: drogulus on January 28, 2022, 09:00:07 AM
Being snowed in means I'll be shooting down more enemy bombers than usual. And I'm making chili, which is snowstorm food.
So, what do you put in your chili? Though that might be better answered in the eating thread....
Good book reading weather too. ;D
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 28, 2022, 09:39:15 AM
So, what do you put in your chili? Though that might be better answered in the eating thread....
Good book reading weather too. ;D
PD
I use a box of chili spices I buy online, ground beef, black and pinto beans, cans of diced tomato and tomato sauce, fresh garlic and onions, beef broth, and then serve with cheese, salsa and chips. The bombers are Tupolev Tu-22Ms.
Quote from: drogulus on January 28, 2022, 09:49:53 AM
I use a box of chili spices I buy online, ground beef, black and pinto beans, cans of diced tomato and tomato sauce, fresh garlic and onions, beef broth, and then serve with cheese, salsa and chips. The bombers are Tupolev Tu-22Ms.
Whose chili spices do you like? Sounds yummy in any event!
PD
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Quote from: drogulus on January 28, 2022, 06:53:48 AM
It's time to do some defensive grocery shopping. I expect a big crowd at Star Market.
I hit the Stop 'n' Shop after PT.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 28, 2022, 05:16:44 AM
Some Mass. communities will get 20"+ We're in the 12-18" belt, and once I'm back from PT at noon, I'm staying in.
Stay safe Karl!
We're in the "dusting to a couple inches" belt here, though the NWS forecast discussion warns that the storm track could still move east or west, so shovel ready to go! I have an errand to run in the morning, but after that I don't plan to go anywhere tomorrow and will watch the storm news carefully.
Quote from: drogulus on January 28, 2022, 10:41:13 AM
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Thanks!
Trying to figure out how much snow Kenan will mostly likely dump in my area; the Weather Channel keeps on shifting maps though just when I have almost figured out what they are showing for my area! >:( Urgh!
PD
The storm 'Malik' expected to reach hurricane levels and possibly the worst floodings in 150 years in parts of Denmark during the next 24 hours, including in North-West Jutland and the Elsinore region north of Copenhagen, where for example a beach hotel has improvised a long wall of containers at the seafront.
But because of several storms in recent years, precautions and hindrances are generally better than previously, and the capital, where I live, will only experience storm-like conditions ...
Our landlord fastened the huge trampoline in the courtyard using some large stones, we'll see if that's enough ...
A good deal of reporting here about the US snow storms too, including now an apparently official warning in Florida:
Don't place yourself under large trees, because there's a risk of a falling, frozen iguana hitting you in your head !
MASSIVE snow storm here in Helsinki!
I would include a photo, but moderators approve only my messages, not attachement so I can't do it. Sorry.
However, here is Youtube video about it (the sound is really crappy, but the visuals are the thing here):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqgGVzdS8I
Quote from: MusicTurner on January 29, 2022, 05:35:24 AM
The storm 'Malik' expected to reach hurricane levels and possibly the worst floodings in 150 years in parts of Denmark during the next 24 hours, including in North-West Jutland and the Elsinore region north of Copenhagen, where for example a beach hotel has improvised a long wall of containers at the seafront.
But because of several storms in recent years, precautions and hindrances are generally better than previously, and the capital, where I live, will only experience storm-like conditions ...
Our landlord fastened the huge trampoline in the courtyard using some large stones, we'll see if that's enough ...
Quote from: 71 dB on January 29, 2022, 12:15:29 PM
MASSIVE snow storm here in Helsinki!
I would include a photo, but moderators approve only my messages, not attachement so I can't do it. Sorry.
Sorry to hear about the horrible conditions in Finland and Denmark. Haven't had a chance yet to check into it; how are you guys doing? Is the storm over yet? And have many people lost power?
Fingers crossed for you!
PD
Quote from: 71 dB on January 29, 2022, 12:15:29 PM
MASSIVE snow storm here in Helsinki!
I would include a photo, but moderators approve only my messages, not attachement so I can't do it. Sorry.
Upload the image to a website, link to it in your post and surround the link with [ img][ /img]. I added spaces so it would show up.
At a guess, I'd say we got perhaps 10" here in Woburn, Wonder of the North. The landlord has been plying his snowblower all morning. Sunny now and cold, but not bitter. (Not that I'm going out today.)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 30, 2022, 07:22:59 AM
At a guess, I'd say we got perhaps 10" here in Woburn, Wonder of the North. The landlord has been plying his snowblower all morning. Sunny now and cold, but not bitter. (Not that I'm going out today.)
Keep warm and safe
Karl - saw that Boston got about 2 ft of snow (near or a new record?) - we lucked out with just 1-2 inches - pic from my doorbell cam yesterday morning. 8) Dave
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Thanks, Dave, and nice pic! According to the Globe, we got 15.5" ....
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 30, 2022, 03:03:27 AM
Sorry to hear about the horrible conditions in Finland and Denmark. Haven't had a chance yet to check into it; how are you guys doing? Is the storm over yet? And have many people lost power?
Fingers crossed for you!
PD
Thanks for your concern, but "a massive snowstorm" in Finland isn't as dramatic as it is in a country less used to this kind of weather. We don't get these everyday. It wasn't as bad as predicted. We got 15-20 cm of snow. Driving conditions where extremely bad. Flights were canceled. Looks like there has been power losses in rural areas (Trees full on snow bend on electric wires).
Video from the storm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqgGVzdS8I
The overnight lows here in So Florida didn't go as low as forecast, but were only slightly lower than last weekend. So instead of the coldest night in a decade, we only got the coldest night in the last two years.
Tonight will be about as cold, then the back to normal temperatures process begins tomorrow.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 30, 2022, 03:03:27 AM
Sorry to hear about the horrible conditions in Finland and Denmark. Haven't had a chance yet to check into it; how are you guys doing? Is the storm over yet? And have many people lost power?
Fingers crossed for you!
PD
Thanks, here in DK there were a lot of minor damages, but it could have been much worse. It's rare that we have some really serious disasters; one villa was split by a falling tree, and then it became national news. But there were 1000s of smaller damages and a bit of flooding of some houses. Flooding did reach high up on the walls and windows of the famous hall with preserved viking ships in Roskilde; that museum was built before floodings/climate change became a thing, but the water stayed outside, and work has begun on some new premises there ... a lot of the fences around our block were destroyed, and the trampoline in the courtyard was bent, but that was all here at my place ... the weather became calmer soon, and now it's just a fine day.
Glad that things didn't get that bad in your countries.
Here, most people know how to drive in snow, but there are always some idiots alas who put themselves and other people in harms way.
JBS,
How badly have crops been damaged in Florida and in other southern states? Haven't heard much about it recently.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 31, 2022, 03:07:35 AM
JBS,
How badly have crops been damaged in Florida and in other southern states? Haven't heard much about it recently.
PD
Sorry, I haven't heard anything either, so there's nothing I can tell you.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 29, 2022, 12:15:29 PM
I would include a photo, but moderators approve only my messages, not attachement so I can't do it. Sorry.
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Quote from: JBS on January 31, 2022, 06:26:00 AM
Sorry, I haven't heard anything either, so there's nothing I can tell you.
Well, we'll find out soon. I did see some articles about various growers in the mid section of the state spraying with water and/or erecting tarps first (depending upon what they were growing and their setups.
Quote from: drogulus on January 31, 2022, 09:04:25 AM
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Looks rather nasty!
PD
Early February and it feels like Spring in South East England! I do hope there is not a price to pay later in the month. I looked out at the sky from an upstairs window at 5pm on 2nd February and stunned by the beauty. The pic from my phone doesn't do justice.
Quote from: Irons on February 02, 2022, 08:30:58 AM
Early February and it feels like Spring in South East England! I do hope there is not a price to pay later in the month. I looked out at the sky from an upstairs window at 5pm on 2nd February and stunned by the beauty. The pic from my phone doesn't do justice.
It's beautiful Irons!
I love watching sunrises and sunsets....so magical, wondrous and awe-inspiring! It makes one happy to be alive--at least for me. ;D
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 02, 2022, 12:40:50 PM
It's beautiful Irons!
I love watching sunrises and sunsets....so magical, wondrous and awe-inspiring! It makes one happy to be alive--at least for me. ;D
PD
I recall a holiday in Barbados where the hotel guests gathered on the beach each evening to watch the sun sinking at pace below the horizon. All it needed was
Also Sprach Zarathusta playing in the background! ;D
Quote from: Irons on February 03, 2022, 12:31:27 AM
I recall a holiday in Barbados where the hotel guests gathered on the beach each evening to watch the sun sinking at pace below the horizon. All it needed was Also Sprach Zarathusta playing in the background! ;D
;D
I've been getting up earlier lately; love it when the skies are clear and I can watch the sun come up. Alas, it's cloudy this morning. Thankfully though it's on the warmer side. It had dropped down into negative numbers when you factor in the wind factor and really low numbers when not too.
PD
Yesterday, the temperature here broke 60 degrees F (16c) and the only thing that kept me out of the garden in my shirtsleeves was the mud everywhere from the last snow melt. Today, there's already about 2 inches of new snow on the ground with 4 more expected and a low temperature forecast of 18 degrees F (-8c) for tonight!
6 degrees (C) yesterday, minus 20 today ...☃️
Yes, strange weather! Back to cold here too.
PD
Hope that Eunice hasn't been wreaking havoc in your neck of the woods? Just heard that the wind gusts have been horrible (over 100 mph) in the UK!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 18, 2022, 04:11:10 AM
Hope that Eunice hasn't been wreaking havoc in your neck of the woods? Just heard that the wind gusts have been horrible (over 100 mph) in the UK!
PD
Nothing like the damage of 1987. A month or two later with trees in leaf then it would have been a whole lot worse. On a short trip to my allotment two trees brought down and both cherry.
Quote from: Irons on February 22, 2022, 07:37:37 AM
Nothing like the damage of 1987. A month or two later with trees in leaf then it would have been a whole lot worse. On a short trip to my allotment two trees brought down and both cherry.
Glad that the damage wasn't too bad in your area. Were the cherries very big trees?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 22, 2022, 09:03:48 AM
Glad that the damage wasn't too bad in your area. Were the cherries very big trees?
PD
Big enough, PD! One wiped out a hedge and fence of a front garden. I'm told that cherry trees are not long lived.
Today, the temperature reached 66 degrees F (19C). I got some yard work done in a t-shirt and ate lunch with my wife outside on the patio. Tomorrow night a storm is due to blow in with 6-12 inches (15-30 cms.) of snow! It's been a crazy winter!
Quote from: Irons on February 23, 2022, 07:23:47 AM
Big enough, PD! One wiped out a hedge and fence of a front garden. I'm told that cherry trees are not long lived.
Most cherry trees have a lifespan of only 30 to 40 years. An exception is Black Cherry, a wild variety that reproduces vigorously and does fairly well in shade. I have a number of these popping up around my property. The berry-sized fruits are great for the birds but, unfortunately, not for people.
Quote from: Szykneij on February 23, 2022, 12:53:43 PM
Most cherry trees have a lifespan of only 30 to 40 years. An exception is Black Cherry, a wild variety that reproduces vigorously and does fairly well in shade. I have a number of these popping up around my property. The berry-sized fruits are great for the birds but, unfortunately, not for people.
Our neighbour has inherited a huge cherry tree, not our side thankfully. 30 to 40 years is a blink of an eye in tree terms.
My province, Manitoba, is in the early stages of a massive snow storm, biggest probably in 25 years. Anywhere between 30-80 cms of snow fall from Wednesday to Friday expected, along with very high winds.
Time to hunker down at home. 😂
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 13, 2022, 08:13:08 AM
My province, Manitoba, is in the early stages of a massive snow storm, biggest probably in 25 years. Anywhere between 30-80 cms of snow fall from Wednesday to Friday expected, along with very high winds.
Time to hunker down at home. 😂
:o
I've heard about that'un, a real biggie.
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 13, 2022, 08:13:08 AM
My province, Manitoba, is in the early stages of a massive snow storm, biggest probably in 25 years. Anywhere between 30-80 cms of snow fall from Wednesday to Friday expected, along with very high winds.
Time to hunker down at home. 😂
I saw this morning on the news that North Dakota was being slammed by a big snowstorm and am not surprised that it hasn't also moved north into your area. I hope that you stay safe!
PD
It is in the 70s here, but pollen is through the roof. I suspected that my allergies might be worse when I moved to the country but I'm surprised by how bad it is. I wake up with a sinus headache early every morning. I'm already taking Flonase and Allegra but I'm about to add in Claritin as well.
In the Houston area I read in the local paper that this week we have had the four highest pollen counts ever recorded. Something about a mild winter trigger an "oakpocalypse." It's difficult.
My brother lives in Kansas. Yesterday he texted the following:
80 degrees yesterday. And snowing today. Jeez
???
Quote from: DavidW on April 14, 2022, 05:29:26 AM
It is in the 70s here, but pollen is through the roof. I suspected that my allergies might be worse when I moved to the country but I'm surprised by how bad it is. I wake up with a sinus headache early every morning. I'm already taking Flonase and Allegra but I'm about to add in Claritin as well.
No fun. I'm fortunate in that my allergies are pretty mild.
Quote from: LKB on April 14, 2022, 07:27:10 AM
My brother lives in Kansas. Yesterday he texted the following:
80 degrees yesterday. And snowing today. Jeez
???
Wow! It's getting warmer here but is still pleasant.
PD
A very nice day and the tourist season is back - for sure. The prognosis says perhaps more tourists than ever this year.
Quote from: MusicTurner on April 16, 2022, 04:12:36 AM
A very nice day and the tourist season is back - for sure. The prognosis says perhaps more tourists than ever this year.
Nice!
How are the Covid rates currently trending in Denmark?
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 13, 2022, 08:13:08 AM
My province, Manitoba, is in the early stages of a massive snow storm, biggest probably in 25 years. Anywhere between 30-80 cms of snow fall from Wednesday to Friday expected, along with very high winds.
Time to hunker down at home. 😂
How much snow did you end up getting?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 16, 2022, 04:26:32 AM
Nice!
How are the Covid rates currently trending in Denmark?
How much snow did you end up getting?
PD
Covid is going down, but at a lesser pace than expected. Roughly 1500 cases today, from 5.6 mio inhabitants, best for 2022 so far, I think. With the warmer weather, likely to improve further. From what I hear, it's getting generally better in the US too?
I have good news! I added in Xyzal to the mix so that I take Allegra and Flonase in the morning and Xyzal in the evening and first night I slept in later and still had a headache but it wasn't as bad. Second night I again slept in later and didn't wake up with a headache at all!
Also teaching has become such a drag since I've been overloaded (but financially compensated for it), but we've finally hit spring break.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 16, 2022, 04:26:32 AM
How much snow did you end up getting?
Not as much as was potentially thought of in Winnipeg. Between 25-30 cms.
However, there were a few areas that hot over 80 cms.
Still used the snowblower. :D
Quote from: MusicTurner on April 16, 2022, 04:12:36 AM
A very nice day and the tourist season is back - for sure. The prognosis says perhaps more tourists than ever this year.
It looks great there. We had a nice walk this morning with the dogs, sunny and warm at 19C at the moment.
Quote from: steve ridgway on April 16, 2022, 05:24:39 AM
It looks great there. We had a nice walk this morning with the dogs, sunny and warm at 19C at the moment.
Almost like here, but during the night close to 0 C. Apparently warmer nights in about a week. I have some days off & had hoped for it being sooner though, to enjoy some camping at the countryside.
It's been humid & grey but with pelting downpours occasionally. Must get out before another one comes...
A draught here in DK with hardly any rain for several weeks and a high risk of fires, plus problems for agriculture. On a local draught scale from 1 to 10, it's considered to be between 8 and 9.5. Some regions will receive rain after the weekend, it is said.
Nice springtime beach scenery near Hesnæs, on the island of Falster, from yesterday's excursion. Famous for amber finds. Quite 'southern-looking' ... but it's not so good for any swimming yet.
We had an unexpected and violent hail storm yesterday. Check out my front sidewalk:
Quite sunny this morning for our walk with the dogs.
It's that time of the year ... sunny landscapes with glorious greens and yellows, and fabulous, radiant blues in the sky and the sea.
Went on a weekend trip on the Hornsherred peninsula and Orø island, close to Copenhagen; the island turned out however to be rather built-up, unspectacular, and not among the prettiest, smaller Danish island, IMO. But enjoying May's colours and a bit of outdoor life again, as a preparation for the later summer months, was enjoyable.
Not the best possible spring in Finland. Chilly windy weather. Temperatures about 5 Kelvin lower than what they "should" be. Summer is late by about 2 weeks.
In central Vermont (and indeed, throughout the eastern US) we have had wide swings in temperature this spring. Last week we topped out at between 32 and 34º C, depending on where you were (we have microclimates), and it was bone dry. Today despite bright sunshine, it's currently 15º and we were down to 4º overnight - not quite frost territory. A couple of days ago we had torrential rains come through and even a severe thunderstorm warning - which fortunately did not affect my location too much. But the rain was quite the thing - we have had over 60 mm of rain over the last 3 days - and very much needed after the long dry spell. The leaves are now out on most of the trees and wildflowers are blooming everywhere.
In greater Houston July Weather has arrived in May. Temperatures routinely reach the mid 90's, and oddly there has been almost no rain. The real heat wave is west of here, Austin, San Antonio, and west Texas.
Here in SC, it will be 95 tomorrow and 98 the day after. Time to give my AC a workout!
Well, and my neighbor helped with my air conditioners today:
Summer is starting earlier. Massachusetts is not prepared.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on May 20, 2022, 08:24:32 PM
Well, and my neighbor helped with my air conditioners today:
Summer is starting earlier. Massachusetts is not prepared.
Here in Vermont, that beast is almost unheard-of... I don't have one either. (And living on the top floor, it often gets very hot in summer...)
Beautiful weather here in Menlo Park, CA.
Mid-70's, sunny and a slight breeze.
Currently I'm on public transit, headed for the local movie theater which has an old- but- recently- remastered Sci-Fi epic on offer. 8)
South Florida weather this weekend. I'm in the orange.
Years ago, while working the graveyard shift during a frigid February in Kansas, l got bored and out of curiosity brought up the NWS website for Orlando, FL.
The current conditions were something like 74°, with a wind chill of 66°.
And l said, " Bastards... "
101-106 F forecast each day this week here. (San Antonio)
Hot and humid. Yesterday, the temperature got up to 95℉ and today it's a little cooler since it's currently raining. I hate the summer (even if technically speaking, it's not actually summer yet).
Reunion in Knoxville, Tennessee after 2 1/2 years! Weather is HOT, low 90s F!
We've not seen our son and DIL (live in Indianapolis) in 2 1/2 years nor our 'granddog' Brody who is now 3 years old (saw him at about 6 months in the late fall of 2019 - then COVID hit early the next year). Well, we decided on a reunion by meeting somewhere in-between - picked Knoxville, TN - a little farther drive for them. Stephen, our son, found a beautiful house in the western suburbs. Our rental house has 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2/ baths, basement media center w/ game consoles, and could handle 2-3 families w/ kids - see pics below (I took the last 4 w/ my iPhone).
Because of the heat and a dog, our options are limited - we've been to Knoxville several times before and have seen nearly all of the attractions - so great catching up and just relaxing - the delivery services are excellent in this locale, so ordering dinners; plus I brought 4 bottles of wine and we picked up a 6-pack of beer - so the dinners and nightly entertainment are covered - :laugh: Dave
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Quote from: Mirror Image on June 14, 2022, 08:20:02 AM
Hot and humid. Yesterday, the temperature got up to 95℉ and today it's a little cooler since it's currently raining. I hate the summer (even if technically speaking, it's not actually summer yet).
Yeah yesterday I shut the blinds and turned up the temp to 78 to not have my AC running all the time. I then thought I would today at least clear skies for flying and it was raining. Go figure.
Holy cow what does your son do to afford that house? Blackmail billionaires? ;D
Quote from: DavidW on June 14, 2022, 03:59:59 PM
Holy cow what does your son do to afford that house? Blackmail billionaires? ;D
LOL!
David - we're sharing the cost for 4 nights and not that expensive (wife and son are working out the split rate) - a lot of these mountain cabins, houses, etc. can be found at decent rates and actually cheap if shared by 2 or 3 families (this place would easily accommodate 3 couples w/ a total of 5 children). Our son, Stephen, works in Indy for NAMIC (https://www.namic.org) now 20+ years - he started in the IT department (his degree from IU is in Telecommunications w/ a minor in Computer Science - that's what we get for buying an Apple II+ in 1980 when he was 7 y/o) - he's now Assistant Head of IT and a Senior VP over a number of other departments - makes a good salary and his wife is working from home - they have a nice house in Carmel, kind of a ritzy northern burb of Indianapolis. Dave :)
Oh I thought he owned that house! :D Now I did see you said "meet inbetween" I was just too tired last night.
Quote from: SonicMan46 on June 14, 2022, 04:47:48 PM
LOL! David - we're sharing the cost for 4 nights and not that expensive (wife and son are working out the split rate) - a lot of these mountain cabins, houses, etc. can be found at decent rates and actually cheap if shared by 2 or 3 families (this place would easily accommodate 3 couples w/ a total of 5 children). Our son, Stephen, works in Indy for NAMIC (https://www.namic.org) now 20+ years - he started in the IT department (his degree from IU is in Telecommunications w/ a minor in Computer Science - that's what we get for buying an Apple II+ in 1980 when he was 7 y/o) - he's now Assistant Head of IT and a Senior VP over a number of other departments - makes a good salary and his wife is working from home - they have a nice house in Carmel, kind of a ritzy northern burb of Indianapolis. Dave :)
I'm from Indiana originally. Carmel is famous for its roundabouts - it has, I think, more traffic circles than all the rest of America combined. They elected one mayor who had studied abroad in Europe and he got the local traffic engineers to look at safety data. The whole city has gotten onboard and become a model.
Quote from: Brian on June 15, 2022, 06:45:23 AM
I'm from Indiana originally. Carmel is famous for its roundabouts - it has, I think, more traffic circles than all the rest of America combined. They elected one mayor who had studied abroad in Europe and he got the local traffic engineers to look at safety data. The whole city has gotten onboard and become a model.
Hi
Brian - yes on visits, our son has negotiated many roundabouts - according to their webpage (https://www.carmel.in.gov/department-services/engineering/roundabouts), there are 138 of these circles in a relatively small city (50 sq miles according to the link) - forget the name of one street that we often use - there must be 6-8 roundabouts. Dave :)
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Quote from: Brian on June 15, 2022, 06:45:23 AM
I'm from Indiana originally. Carmel is famous for its roundabouts - it has, I think, more traffic circles than all the rest of America combined. They elected one mayor who had studied abroad in Europe and he got the local traffic engineers to look at safety data. The whole city has gotten onboard and become a model.
In Massachusetts, we call them "rotaries". I recently found out that the rules regarding them differ from state to state. Here, the vehicle that's already in the rotary has the right of way and the vehicle entering must yield. Apparently, that's not the case in some other locales.
Roundabouts, rotaries traffic circles... whatever you call them, I think they are getting more common everywhere. They are fairly ubiquitous in Vermont as well, and I think some new ones have been put in since I moved here 8 years ago.
Quote from: Szykneij on June 15, 2022, 01:32:31 PM
In Massachusetts, we call them "rotaries". I recently found out that the rules regarding them differ from state to state. Here, the vehicle that's already in the rotary has the right of way and the vehicle entering must yield. Apparently, that's not the case in some other locales.
We have exactly one in my town where three different streets meet and we follow that rule of yielding to whomever is in the circle. Works well and way faster for clearing traffic than installing stop lights. I guess it was worth the two years it took for them to build it.
Last week, an EF-1 ( i.e. wimpy ) tornado cut a nearly straight path due east near my brother's neighborhood.
Twenty minutes later, the warning sirens finally sounded....
Apparently, people were very unhappy about that.
For those of you in the UK, I hope you can keep cool in the upcoming days. I'm guessing many of you don't have central AC. :(
Quote from: krummholz on June 15, 2022, 01:57:50 PM
Roundabouts, rotaries traffic circles... whatever you call them, I think they are getting more common everywhere. They are fairly ubiquitous in Vermont as well, and I think some new ones have been put in since I moved here 8 years ago.
"Rotonde kunst" - art on rotaries.... be prepared to laugh.
https://www.rotondekunst.eu/index.php?page=rotonde&rotonde_id=131
Next monday and tuesday the Low Countries will be hit by extremely hot weather : 35 - 40 ° celsius.
It has been cold in Finland lately, like +16°C cold. :-\ The last half of June was very warm, but July has been colder so far...
Quote from: DavidW on July 16, 2022, 08:55:59 AM
For those of you in the UK, I hope you can keep cool in the upcoming days. I'm guessing many of you don't have central AC. :(
Thanks - Monday looks like being the peak of it, with 40° forecast in London, something like 2° hotter than the all-time UK record, and a slightly more bearable 38° here in South Wales. Then it's the usual British thing of a thunderstorm followed by a return to normal temperatures. If we stay indoors, we'll be OK - this is where a well-insulated house is nice to have. But you're right, central aircon is almost unknown in British homes - wonder why, given our usual lovely climate? Rather worryingly, I was booked onto an African drumming workshop this weekend, but the group running it postponed because it was too hot for them - and they are from Ghana.
Quote from: DaveF on July 16, 2022, 09:41:59 AM
Thanks - Monday looks like being the peak of it, with 40° forecast in London, something like 2° hotter than the all-time UK record, and a slightly more bearable 38° here in South Wales.
Yikes! :( Very glad I don't live in England right now. Our current temp of 29º feels uncomfortably warm to me. I cannot imagine sweltering in that kind of heat, especially in a big city like London. (Well, actually, yes I can, since I experienced it once, but hope never to again.)
And... Poju, 16º is, yes, a bit chilly if you're just standing around, but it's perfect hiking weather!
(For those unaccustomed to Celsius, 40º C = 104º F, 29º C = 84-5º F, and 16º C = 60-1º F.)
In a story about the European heat wave, PBS News Weekend today showed a still shot of a "billboard" temperature readout that read 43º C... Not uncommon for Arizona or North Africa, but in Europe... just wow. The story's focus was on the British heat wave, but they did not identify the location of the shot, nor did they say explicitly whether it was anywhere on the British Isles... so it could possibly have been somewhere else... not that that makes it any less surreal.
Scandinavia and Eastern Europe is rather cool for the season. Germany in between. The next two days are supposed to get quite hot about 35° C but then it will go down below 30 and it's not that extraordinary. So far the summer has had a few hot days (30° is for me the borderline, although around 30 is actually quite normal for spells in summer, as a kid I needed at least around 27 otherwise swimming in outdoor pools felt way too cold...) but was rather average (except a bit dry in some regions). The thing that has IMO more consistently been a problem (regionally) in the last years is lack of rain (compared to long term average), not a few days with >30°.
UK weather situation:
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Here in Texas it has been above 38 C (100 F) for, I think, 13 of the last 14 days, and is expected to be above 40 C for the next 10 days. It is putting a strain on the state's very poor quality electric grid, particularly natural gas I think.
But we always have a few days at this temperature each year. Not this many, but a few. And we have central air conditioning in every single building in the whole state (except, upsettingly, many jails).
So I am really feeling compassion for folks in the UK, Spain, and France right now. Having a few days of this heat without AC is life threatening. We had one day where our AC struggled - it did not give up, merely struggled - and the indoors of our house rose to 87 (30).
Quote from: Brian on July 17, 2022, 05:09:44 AM
Here in Texas it has been above 38 C (100 F) for, I think, 13 of the last 14 days, and is expected to be above 40 C for the next 10 days. It is putting a strain on the state's very poor quality electric grid, particularly natural gas I think.
But we always have a few days at this temperature each year. Not this many, but a few. And we have central air conditioning in every single building in the whole state (except, upsettingly, many jails).
So I am really feeling compassion for folks in the UK, Spain, and France right now. Having a few days of this heat without AC is life threatening. We had one day where our AC struggled - it did not give up, merely struggled - and the indoors of our house rose to 87 (30).
In the Houston Area, it has let up a bit, only 36C yesterday! The remarkable thing has been temperatures consistently above 36C since May, and above 39C for almost the last month. It is exhausting to me to listen to the drone of an air conditioner blowing on me continuously. And every time I see an AC repair van in the neighborhood I feel terror, "what if ours goes next!"
Quote from: Spotted Horses on July 17, 2022, 05:15:33 AM
In the Houston Area, it has let up a bit, only 36C yesterday! The remarkable thing has been temperatures consistently above 36C since May, and above 39C for almost the last month. It is exhausting to me to listen to the drone of an air conditioner blowing on me continuously. And every time I see an AC repair van in the neighborhood I feel terror, "what if ours goes next!"
All this makes me glad to live where I do... though today's high here is forecast to be about 31º C, it's an easy drive to the spine of the Green Mountains, where it's normally much cooler. My plan today is to hike the Long Trail from Lincoln Gap to the summit of Mt. Abraham (known to locals as Mt. Abe)... and I do not expect to see temps above 25º (77 F) at any point on my hike.
Of course, with this century's unpredictable weather, we could always get a heat spell of the really nasty variety. Even the normally very temperate (and rainy) Pacific Northwest had a killer heat wave last summer... I didn't realize it at the time, but the mercury reached an unheard-of 49.6º C (nearly 122 F) at Lytton, B.C., the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada. (The village was partially destroyed by a wildfire the very next day.)
Quote from: Brian on July 17, 2022, 05:09:44 AM
Here in Texas it has been above 38 C (100 F) for, I think, 13 of the last 14 days, and is expected to be above 40 C for the next 10 days. It is putting a strain on the state's very poor quality electric grid, particularly natural gas I think.
But I thought your beloved governor promised to fix the grid. I couldn't imagine him failing on his promise. Especially since Texas is known for having triple digit highs for most summer days. /s ::)
I have this project of improving my telescope skills before I teach Astronomy again. I took home one of the school's telescopes in late May. Good thing I don't teach Astronomy again until February because it has been either partly or fully cloudy at night (or at least early evening) for close to two months!
Tonight will be the first night in which I can go out. If the forecast remains true. Hopefully I'll have some luck!
Quote from: DavidW on July 17, 2022, 06:11:32 AM
But I thought your beloved governor promised to fix the grid. I couldn't imagine him failing on his promise. Especially since Texas is known for having triple digit highs for most summer days. /s ::)
There's this. You can't make this stuff up.
Another gem from the Houston Chronicle this morning.
ERCOT ceo goes with the gross incompetence narrative huh? What!? Texas is hot! ???
Both those articles are frankly hilarious!
Quote from: DavidW on July 17, 2022, 06:18:54 AM
I have this project of improving my telescope skills before I teach Astronomy again. I took home one of the school's telescopes in late May. Good thing I don't teach Astronomy again until February because it has been either partly or fully cloudy at night (or at least early evening) for close to two months!
Tonight will be the first night in which I can go out. If the forecast remains true. Hopefully I'll have some luck!
Hope it is a good night for you! Tonight was beautiful here in VT, for stargazing and even real astronomy. I just got back from taking a series of images of epsilon Cephei to try to see if I can detect its (very small) variability.
What level do you teach? I'll be teaching stellar and galactic astronomy this fall as a gen-ed course to undergrads.
From UK Medical Officer
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Quote from: Spotted Horses on July 17, 2022, 05:15:33 AM
In the Houston Area, it has let up a bit, only 36C yesterday! The remarkable thing has been temperatures consistently above 36C since May, and above 39C for almost the last month. It is exhausting to me to listen to the drone of an air conditioner blowing on me continuously. And every time I see an AC repair van in the neighborhood I feel terror, "what if ours goes next!"
Sobering reading. And I'd hate having to live with air conditioning, but obviously sometimes there's not much choice.
We stayed in Furnace Creek, Death Valley for a night a few years ago. The car thermometer had been clocking insane 50 C + temperatures most of the day, but the car's AC protected us perfectly. I had trouble sleeping that night and got up about 2am to go for a pad around the grounds in the cooler night air, but was shocked to find that although there was a strong breeze blowing and it was pitch black, it was still like walking into a sauna, the breeze just felt like a hot air fan on maximum setting. I'd never experienced anything like it.
Walking out into the backyard here in N.London in the middle of the day, is like getting off a plane onto the tarmac in a Greek airport, never felt quite like that before. Temperatures set to rise still further.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on July 17, 2022, 05:15:33 AM
In the Houston Area, it has let up a bit, only 36C yesterday! The remarkable thing has been temperatures consistently above 36C since May, and above 39C for almost the last month. It is exhausting to me to listen to the drone of an air conditioner blowing on me continuously. And every time I see an AC repair van in the neighborhood I feel terror, "what if ours goes next!"
I've heard about three local restaurants suffering AC failures in the past week, including one guy who finished fixing his AC (at night, since it's on a hot rooftop) only to have the system at his other business fail right afterwards.
Quote from: krummholz on July 17, 2022, 08:10:56 PM
Hope it is a good night for you! Tonight was beautiful here in VT, for stargazing and even real astronomy. I just got back from taking a series of images of epsilon Cephei to try to see if I can detect its (very small) variability.
What level do you teach? I'll be teaching stellar and galactic astronomy this fall as a gen-ed course to undergrads.
Introductory.
It remained surprisingly clear. I got to be mostly befuddled because I'm used to the winter sky! ;D I was testing out a light pollution filter, and it was extraordinarily good.
Quote from: DavidW on July 18, 2022, 10:30:20 AM
Introductory.
It remained surprisingly clear. I got to be mostly befuddled because I'm used to the winter sky! ;D I was testing out a light pollution filter, and it was extraordinarily good.
Actually, I meant, high school or college level? Either way, it's way cool to find someone else on here who teaches astronomy! :)
Yes, summer constellations are a world unto themselves. How does your light pollution filter work?
My images of eps Cep from last night were useless due to saturation. There is something about the focus ring on my 55-250 lens that I don't understand. Sometimes it works, other times (like last night) it usually doesn't. I have questions on two separate forums about it, and so far no one has given me any clearly helpful info. If I can't find a solution my project is dead for this summer... :(
I teach high school students, but all our classes are college level including Astronomy.
The light pollution filters out the frequencies associated with artificial light. The results are actually quite good, I'm quite impressed. Here is there posted plot:
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/celestron-site-support-files/support_files/graph_uhc_lpr_filter.gif)
I don't think it would work in a city, but where I live and where I take my Astronomy students the light pollution is only moderate, and this really finishes the job.
Quote from: DavidW on July 18, 2022, 05:11:47 PM
I teach high school students, but all our classes are college level including Astronomy.
The light pollution filters out the frequencies associated with artificial light. The results are actually quite good, I'm quite impressed. Here is there posted plot:
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/celestron-site-support-files/support_files/graph_uhc_lpr_filter.gif)
I don't think it would work in a city, but where I live and where I take my Astronomy students the light pollution is only moderate, and this really finishes the job.
Thanks for the info! I'd never heard of this kind of filter before. But from the transmission graph it looks like it blocks the central part of the visible spectrum - basically most of the wavelengths a V filter lets through. I guess it depends on what you want to study.
Over 40.2% Centigrade in parts of the UK today. This is a new record. Quite a few bad fires have broken out in London.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-62184978
Quote from: vandermolen on July 19, 2022, 06:42:43 AM
Over 40.2% Centigrade in parts of the UK today. This is a new record. Quite a few bad fires have broken out in London.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-62184978
Very bad news, sorry to hear this. We have some hot weather coming but nothing like that. Currently 28º C, not comfortable but certainly livable. Forecast highs for the rest of the week up in the low 30s (upper 80s to low 90s F). Much of the US is in the oven again, with temps pushing or exceeding 40º (100+ F) through much of the midwest and Great Plains.
We have a heat advisory for tomorrow. At present it's 87o F. 58% humidity. The low temp. tonight is forecast at just 74o F. We're off to the beach tomorrow, and I expect I'll wade into the water, how cold soever.
Is this a discussion about that thing we don't know very much about? That is, are we still not knowing very much, or has that changed?
Quote from: krummholz on July 19, 2022, 08:18:22 AM
Very bad news, sorry to hear this. We have some hot weather coming but nothing like that. Currently 28º C, not comfortable but certainly livable. Forecast highs for the rest of the week up in the low 30s (upper 80s to low 90s F). Much of the US is in the oven again, with temps pushing or exceeding 40º (100+ F) through much of the midwest and Great Plains.
Thank you!
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 19, 2022, 08:24:19 AM
We have a heat advisory for tomorrow. At present it's 87o F. 58% humidity. The low temp. tonight is forecast at just 74o F. We're off to the beach tomorrow, and I expect I'll wade into the water, how cold soever.
Keep cool
Karl.
The records set today are being reported in US papers... this from the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/18/heat-wave-uk-temperatures-40c-record
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/18/heat-wave-uk-temperatures-40c-record)
QuoteLONDON — Has it ever, in human history, been this hot in the British Isles? Maybe not.
If you want to mark an unnatural, scary, real-world data point for climate change, it is here in Britain, right now, which saw its hottest day on record Tuesday, with temperatures hitting 40.2 Celsius or 104 Fahrenheit at London Heathrow. It's an extreme-weather episode, a freak peak heat, not seen since modern record keeping began a century and a half ago.
And probably not since weather observation got serious here in 1659. And maybe far longer.
Hitting 40C, for British climate scientists, is a kind of a unicorn event that had appeared in their models but until recently seemed almost unbelievable and unattainable this soon.
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This nation was not built to withstand such heat. Its homes, workplaces, roads, rails, hospitals and infrastructure were constructed for temperate weather — Shakespeare's "other Eden, demi-paradise" — not this inferno.
Monday night was already the warmest night recorded in Britain, according to provisional figures — with people struggling to sleep as temperatures stayed above 25C (77F) in some places.
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Britain has some of the most extensive weather records in the world, logged via diaries, observation and instruments as far back as the Age of Enlightenment, including daily records archived since the 1770s and monthly maximums and minimums dating back to 1660s.
Until Tuesday, the highest official temperature was 38.7C (101.7F), recorded at the Cambridge Botanic Gardens on July 25, 2019. The Met Office reported that at least 29 observation sites across England topped that previous maximum on Tuesday.
"We are absolutely confident we have not recorded a 40C day going back to the mid-1850s," Mark McCarthy, manager of the National Climate Information Center for the Met Office, told The Washington Post, referring to the beginning of the weather service's instrument-measured temperature records.
These maps show how excessively hot it is in Europe and the U.S. : https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/18/heatwave-europe-unitedstates-records-uk/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/18/heatwave-europe-unitedstates-records-uk/)
Alexander Farnsworth, a paleoclimatologist at the University of Bristol, was willing to travel back further in time. "There is no direct evidence that the U.K. has exceeded 40C in the past 6,000 or so years," he told The Post.
Why this European heat wave is so scary (https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/19/uk-heat-wave-record-temperature/)
For two weeks, computer models teased the possibility of Britain reaching 40 Celsius (104 degrees) this week, a level unsurpassed since at least 1850 — and probably in more than 6,000 years. Meteorologists gazed at these model forecasts in disbelief, skeptical that such predictions would come true.
Six days ago, the U.K. Met Office put the odds of hitting 40 Celsius at only 10 percent.
But the seemingly unlikely model forecasts proved correct. London Heathrow was among six locations in the United Kingdom to top 40 Celsius on Tuesday, shattering Britain's all-time temperature record.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 19, 2022, 10:22:26 AM
Why this European heat wave is so scary (https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/19/uk-heat-wave-record-temperature/)
For two weeks, computer models teased the possibility of Britain reaching 40 Celsius (104 degrees) this week, a level unsurpassed since at least 1850 — and probably in more than 6,000 years. Meteorologists gazed at these model forecasts in disbelief, skeptical that such predictions would come true.
Six days ago, the U.K. Met Office put the odds of hitting 40 Celsius at only 10 percent.
But the seemingly unlikely model forecasts proved correct. London Heathrow was among six locations in the United Kingdom to top 40 Celsius on Tuesday, shattering Britain's all-time temperature record.
"London is farther north than any location in the Lower 48 states and sits a latitude just north of Calgary. Its high of 104 was hotter than Houston and Miami."
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 19, 2022, 10:30:25 AM
"London is farther north than any location in the Lower 48 states and sits a latitude just north of Calgary. Its high of 104 was hotter than Houston and Miami."
And let's not forget that Lytton, B.C., where it hit nearly 50º C last summer, is also north of the 50th parallel, only about 100 km south of the latitude of London.
Quote from: ultralinear on July 19, 2022, 09:40:15 AM
This was a section of the A2 main route into London from Kent, near where I live, this afternoon:
(http://www.exactlabels.com/md74931152/tl40492207/a2fire.jpg)
A similar fire yesterday on a section of M25 London orbital motorway, also not that far away, caused a petrol tanker to catch fire, closing the motorway for some time.
Wild fires like this have broken out in various places, in some cases spreading to and destroying properties.
Still high 30s here at the moment (6:30 in the evening).
Terrifying! It is still fairly humid here at nearly half past midnight. At least there was some rain earlier.
https://news.sky.com/uk
At least 10 degrees cooler today - much better - I no longer have to sit in a darkened room with the curtains drawn and windows shut. The experience of the last couple of days felt quite disturbing and unnatural; rather than being in southern England it reminded me of being in Turkey in the mid-summer.
It was actually quite o.k. yesterday (middle of Germany). Some cities got to about 37-38 degrees but here in the countryside it was only around 33°C, so inside pleasant 24-25, less in my basement lair where it is almost too cold in contrast.
As long as one does not have to do physical exertion outside, it's fine. Today is going to be as hot but hopefull some rain/thunder at night and below 30 tomorrow.
DK not that bad, but they're expecting up to 35 C now at places, and a possible new national temperature record, that is, above 36.4 C.
Talks of redesigning cities because of the likely future heat developments - so less asphalt, more greenery, water and shadows, less steel/metal, adjusting public transport facilities to more heat, etc.
LATER EDIT: it only came to a record for the registered Julys here.
Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium , Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Germany....
yesterday was really awful: 39,5 °C in Maastricht, around 35 - 38 in the rest of the countries. Today is acceptable and rain (storms) are predicted for the afternoon.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 19, 2022, 10:22:26 AM
Why this European heat wave is so scary (https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/19/uk-heat-wave-record-temperature/)
For two weeks, computer models teased the possibility of Britain reaching 40 Celsius (104 degrees) this week, a level unsurpassed since at least 1850 — and probably in more than 6,000 years. Meteorologists gazed at these model forecasts in disbelief, skeptical that such predictions would come true.
Six days ago, the U.K. Met Office put the odds of hitting 40 Celsius at only 10 percent.
But the seemingly unlikely model forecasts proved correct. London Heathrow was among six locations in the United Kingdom to top 40 Celsius on Tuesday, shattering Britain's all-time temperature record.
I think the takeaway from this and other climate related events in Norther America, Australia, etc. is that any future actions on climate change will be too late to prevent major disruptions with impact on global food supplies and access to water.
Quote from: Que on July 20, 2022, 01:54:47 AM
I think the takeaway from this and other climate related events in Norther America, Australia, etc. is that any future actions on climate change will be too late to prevent major disruptions with impact on global food supplies and access to water.
One prognosis says that no less than 1/2 of the EU area will experience a severe draught later this year, obviously also influencing food production.
Hopefully it will be less than that.
"I think the takeaway from this and other climate related events in Norther America, Australia, etc. is that any future actions on climate change will be too late to prevent major disruptions with impact on global food supplies and access to water."
Exactly.
https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/16/is-it-too-late-to-prevent-climate-change/
Yesterday was the busiest day for the London Fire Brigade since World War 2.
Quote from: pjme on July 20, 2022, 02:00:01 AM
"I think the takeaway from this and other climate related events in Norther America, Australia, etc. is that any future actions on climate change will be too late to prevent major disruptions with impact on global food supplies and access to water."
Exactly.
https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/16/is-it-too-late-to-prevent-climate-change/
That's a pretty good summary of the timescales over which perceptible changes occur. The most important paragraph IMHO:
QuoteWhile the effects of human activities on Earth's climate to date are irreversible on the timescale of humans alive today, every little bit of avoided future temperature increases results in less warming that would otherwise persist for essentially forever. The benefits of reduced greenhouse gas emissions occur on the same timescale as the political decisions that lead to those reductions.
Locally here in VT we are looking at a very warm day, with temps in the low 30s and dew points in the low 20s, but possibly mid 30s (up to ~95 F) for actual temps in the broader valleys, where heat advisories have been issued. The reason hot weather is such a concern here is for similar reasons to Britain: very few houses this far north have air conditioning (my apartment does not, and it is on the top floor with no shades on the windows, only blinds). A heat wave such as is happening now in Europe would be very serious here as well, and it is sure to happen sooner or later.
I'm glad to hear that things are abating somewhat in Europe.
Quote from: Que on July 20, 2022, 01:54:47 AM
I think the takeaway from this and other climate related events in Norther America, Australia, etc. is that any future actions on climate change will be too late to prevent major disruptions with impact on global food supplies and access to water.
Quote from: pjme on July 20, 2022, 02:00:01 AM
"I think the takeaway from this and other climate related events in Norther America, Australia, etc. is that any future actions on climate change will be too late to prevent major disruptions with impact on global food supplies and access to water."
Exactly.
https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/16/is-it-too-late-to-prevent-climate-change/
Quote from: krummholz on July 20, 2022, 07:57:28 AM
That's a pretty good summary of the timescales over which perceptible changes occur. The most important paragraph IMHO:
Locally here in VT we are looking at a very warm day, with temps in the low 30s and dew points in the low 20s, but possibly mid 30s (up to ~95 F) for actual temps in the broader valleys, where heat advisories have been issued. The reason hot weather is such a concern here is for similar reasons to Britain: very few houses this far north have air conditioning (my apartment does not, and it is on the top floor with no shades on the windows, only blinds). A heat wave such as is happening now in Europe would be very serious here as well, and it is sure to happen sooner or later.
Yes, we (and particularly the US, even before the dysfunction of our political process metastasized) dawdled overlong.
It's not too late to bend the curve down from the worst case. I think the "too late" approach is no better than not knowing much. Both give priority to inaction as a viable option.
It's bad, one supposes, and it will get worse. Where does "too late" come in?
Another popular approach for the inaction caucus is to run out of dollars for any action to mitigate the effects. Because it will be hugely expensive to undertake mitigation efforts we should surrender to the even more expensive passive acceptance route. That runs out of dollars, too, as we see presently with the growing costs of disaster relief as disasters continue to pile up in a way we super know about right now.
Quote from: drogulus on July 20, 2022, 08:14:07 AM
It's not too late to bend the curve down from the worst case. I think the "too late" approach is no better than not knowing much. Both give priority to inaction as a viable option.
Point taken.
It's 97 F. outside. It's time to turn on the a/c and it's only just past noon. The overnight temps will be a horror show, like ~80 F.
Quote from: drogulus on July 20, 2022, 08:14:07 AM
It's not too late to bend the curve down from the worst case. I think the "too late" approach is no better than not knowing much. Both give priority to inaction as a viable option.
It's bad, one supposes, and it will get worse. Where does "too late" come in?
That's not what I said. I said "too late to prevent major disruptions"
Where does "too late to bend the curve and prevent a worst case scenario" come in?
Of course we need to do everything in our power to prevent anything worse. Hopefully current events will be a powerful stimulus for action.
That being said....if we look at the now unavoidable, the geopolitical consequences are already likely to be massive.
For instance, as the Ukraine war has demonstrated, the Middle East is already unable to feed its population by itself. Add to the likely disruption of food imports a water crisis, and the recipe for a disaster is complete.
Just one example.
Quote from: Que on July 20, 2022, 08:28:44 AM
That's not what I said. I said "too late to prevent major disruptions"
Where does "too late to bend the curve and prevent a worst case scenario" come in?
Of course we need to do everything in our power to prevent anything worse. Hopefully current events will be a powerful stimulus for action.
That being said....if we look at the now unavoidable, the geopolitical consequences are already likely to be massive.
For instance, as the Ukraine war has demonstrated, the Middle East is already unable to feed its population by itself. Add to the likely disruption of food imports a water crisis, and the recipe for a disaster is complete.
Just one example.
My critique of "too late" is how it bolsters the counsel of despair, not the unobjectionable claim that it's too late to prevent a particular consequence from among all the future consequences that are likely. The unavoidable and avoidable are all reasonably clear to see and have been for decades. Delay in action moves more into the unavoidable category without exhausting the avoidable. It will get unavoidably worse and avoidably worse, and that will continue to be the case as long as we have the material means to affect outcomes. That might run out in the future. Dollar runouts OTOH are never a consideration. Stuff is what runs out.
I wasn't arguing with all forms of "too late", only the most noxious and mendacious ones.
Currently 34º C (93-94 F) in the backyard... probably a degree or two warmer out on the street. The temperature has definitely overachieved here today... :(
Quote from: krummholz on July 20, 2022, 11:32:34 AM
Currently 34º C (93-94 F) in the backyard... probably a degree or two warmer out on the street. The temperature has definitely overachieved here today... :(
In NE we are fortunate that climate horror is lower than it is in other regions that cover a very large part of the country. Oddly, portions of the Deep South are also spared the worst according to a climate change projection map from the Institute For Liberal Hoaxes.
Quote from: drogulus on July 22, 2022, 08:50:04 AM
In NE we are fortunate that climate horror is lower than it is in other regions that cover a very large part of the country. Oddly, portions of the Deep South are also spared the worst according to a climate change projection map from the Institute For Liberal Hoaxes.
Methinks you just made that up... ;)
In any case, anyone who thinks the NE will be spared has forgotten Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane irene...
Quote from: krummholz on July 22, 2022, 08:56:37 AM
Methinks you just made that up... ;)
In any case, anyone who thinks the NE will be spared has forgotten Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane irene...
I'm a hoax hoaxer.
I did say spared the worst, not spared.
According to the weather forecast, there is a possibility that one day in the next 10 may NOT be over 100 degrees.
Quote from: Brian on July 23, 2022, 01:05:48 PM
According to the weather forecast, there is a possibility that one day in the next 10 may NOT be over 100 degrees.
You should come down to cool Montgomery County where it was only 99 F today. 8)
Quote from: Brian on July 23, 2022, 01:05:48 PM
According to the weather forecast, there is a possibility that one day in the next 10 may NOT be over 100 degrees.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on July 23, 2022, 02:56:39 PM
You should come down to cool Montgomery County where it was only 99 F today. 8)
More reasons why Texas alternates between number one or two for states we want to move to ;D
It is important to recognize there are two kinds of exceptional weather. In Houston it was reported that we had the hottest June in ~150 years of record keeping. But if you look at the daily temperature records (attached) there were no unprecedented high temperatures. It just stayed at the very highest part of the normal range, and basically never visited the average or low part of the normal range. (The winter, in contrast, visited the high and low parts of the range more or less randomly.) This is in contrast to the case in London, where the temperature climbed way out of the normal range, to temperatures that had never been recorded. In the first case (Houston) we got locked into typically high temperature. In London, a weather system formed that had never formed before (within the period of record keeping). I find this latter case more scary. It is the same for the exceptional heat in British Columbia and Washington state last year.
How are you folks in the UK and Western Europe doing? I've been hearing about the record-breaking temps (and overall lack of a/c....but perhaps that is changing--at least according to a BBC article?).
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 24, 2022, 09:14:50 AM
How are you folks in the UK and Western Europe doing? I've been hearing about the record-breaking temps (and overall lack of a/c....but perhaps that is changing--at least according to a BBC article?).
PD
Great to "see" you, PD!
TD: Heat Advisory (again) in Massachusetts.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 24, 2022, 09:14:50 AM
How are you folks in the UK and Western Europe doing? I've been hearing about the record-breaking temps (and overall lack of a/c....but perhaps that is changing--at least according to a BBC article?).
PD
The Low Countries had a couple of atrociously hot days. It is better now with -alas- very little rain.
The draught is terrible though...
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 24, 2022, 10:16:15 AM
Great to "see" you, PD!
TD: Heat Advisory (again) in Massachusetts.
Thanks!
Quote from: pjme on July 24, 2022, 11:45:24 PM
The Low Countries had a couple of atrociously hot days. It is better now with -alas- very little rain.
The draught is terrible though...
Not much rain here either, alas. Perhaps some showers today if we're lucky?
PD
Quote from: drogulus on July 22, 2022, 08:50:04 AM
Oddly, portions of the Deep South are also spared the worst according to a climate change projection map from the Institute For Liberal Hoaxes.
Yes it has been an ordinary summer here with low 90s for the highs and thunderstorms every other day.
Quote from: DavidW on July 25, 2022, 06:26:36 AM
Yes it has been an ordinary summer here with low 90s for the highs and thunderstorms every other day.
You're getting rain?! No fair!
I was delighted to see it start sprinkling (gently) a short time ago; that lasted for maybe 5 minutes--max? :-[ Fingers crossed here.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 25, 2022, 07:09:50 AM
You're getting rain?! No fair!
I was delighted to see it start sprinkling (gently) a short time ago; that lasted for maybe 5 minutes--max? :-[ Fingers crossed here.
PD
The rain last night was very hit-or-miss. We got nearly 18mm (over 1/2") - without thunder, at least none loud enough to wake me up - other spots got torrential rain and severe storms. The worst thing about last night was the protracted high temperatures - 28º C (82 F) at 2200h. Not uncommon in Detroit, but the first time I've experienced a "tropical" evening like that since moving to VT 8 years ago.
Quote from: krummholz on July 25, 2022, 07:16:18 AM
The rain last night was very hit-or-miss. We got nearly 18mm (over 1/2") - without thunder, at least none loud enough to wake me up - other spots got torrential rain and severe storms. The worst thing about last night was the protracted high temperatures - 28º C (82 F) at 2200h. Not uncommon in Detroit, but the first time I've experienced a "tropical" evening like that since moving to VT 8 years ago.
Yeah, the heat is getting to me too! Bleh! And I'll pass on the violent storms thank you.
We must have received a tiny bit of rain last night as this morning, I could see a few tiny pools on top of a roof; however, the ground was already dry!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 25, 2022, 01:49:00 AM
Thanks!
Not much rain here either, alas. Perhaps some showers today if we're lucky?
PD
We have a chance of rain a bit after noon. It's been borderline amusing: we had a Heat Advisory for Wednesday and Thursday of last week, and with each new day we found it had been extended, day by tediously hot day.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 25, 2022, 07:42:44 AM
We have a chance of rain a bit after noon. It's been borderline amusing: we had a Heat Advisory for Wednesday and Thursday of last week, and with each new day we found it had been extended, day by tediously hot day.
There's usually a clump of days in July when it's hotter in Boston than it is in Miami, but those clumps have been much shorter.
Here in Florida climate change isn't making summers hotter; it's making summers longer, at the expense of spring and fall.
There used to be periods of 4-6 weeks around May and October, in which the weather would be dry, warm but not hot, low humidity, slight breezes. Now if those periods last 1 or 2 weeks, we're lucky.
Quote from: JBS on July 25, 2022, 08:01:38 AM
There's usually a clump of days in July when it's hotter in Boston than it is in Miami, but those clumps have been much shorter.
Here in Florida climate change isn't making summers hotter; it's making summers longer, at the expense of spring and fall.
There used to be periods of 4-6 weeks around May and October, in which the weather would be dry, warm but not hot, low humidity, slight breezes. Now if those periods last 1 or 2 weeks, we're lucky.
Oof!
(looks outside)
"bright"
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 25, 2022, 07:09:50 AM
You're getting rain?! No fair!
Well I have to mow every week due to all the rain so there is that!
Quote from: DavidW on July 25, 2022, 03:15:00 PM
Well I have to mow every week due to all the rain so there is that!
;D
But seriously, pleased that somewhere in the world, someone is getting needed rainfall....and in hopefully, appropriate amounts. Sadly, I've been hearing of flash floods elsewhere lately...like in Tennessee. :(
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/repeating-downpours-to-raise-dangerous-flash-flood-risk-along-a-1200-mile-zone/ar-AAZXqNC
No rain here yesterday and as I had skipped watering my veggie garden in (extremely hopeful) anticipation of some good rain, I was out there again early this morning giving things a good watering. This time, though, I also dragged my hose out as far as I could and spent about half of the time also watering some perennials and a tree that I had planted several years ago. A soaker hose would have worked better in some areas, but mine finally died and I haven't replaced it. Chance of showers again later on this week; I'll believe it when I see it.
Thankfully, the horrible heat and humidity are gone for a bit.
Any rain lately (or predicted) in any of your areas in Europe...or elsewhere that really need it?
PD
Today is quite a bit milder, thankfully.
Well the heat wave starts today here!
Quote from: DavidW on July 27, 2022, 07:23:28 AM
Well the heat wave starts today here!
I
almost read the
New York Times article with a headline and map which indicate so. I was inclined to accept teir resubscription offer, but their site seemed buggy ....
Quote from: DavidW on July 27, 2022, 07:23:28 AM
Well the heat wave starts today here!
You have my sympathies. :(
PD
Today will be the second day at over 100°F in these parts, with forecasts showing these temps into the weekend. The 1941 record for consecutive days over 100°F may be broken. We will not beat last year's 116°F record (higher than Dallas' all-time record, apparently), and helpfully the sun sets a bit sooner in late July. The death toll from this heat wave should be appreciably lower than last year's tally of 72.
Quote from: Todd on July 27, 2022, 10:20:37 AM
Today will be the second day at over 100°F in these parts, with forecasts showing these temps into the weekend. The 1941 record for consecutive days over 100°F may be broken. We will not beat last year's 116°F record (higher than Dallas' all-time record, apparently), and helpfully the sun sets a bit sooner in late July. The death toll from this heat wave should be appreciably lower than last year's tally of 72.
Nasty news. I hope that the weather improves soon for you and others in your area.
Read an article a couple of days ago about the London fire fighters receiving more fire calls in one day than since WWII! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62232654
PD
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 27, 2022, 07:29:05 AM
I almost read the New York Times article with a headline and map which indicate so. I was inclined to accept teir resubscription offer, but their site seemed buggy ....
I am a subscriber (to the NYTimes) but I'm getting it through my Nook. So that way I just have one newspaper delivered in the morning instead of me constantly going over every tidbit of news I find online.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 27, 2022, 10:33:41 AM
Nasty news. I hope that the weather improves soon for you and others in your area.
Read an article a couple of days ago about the London fire fighters receiving more fire calls in one day than since WWII! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62232654
PD
Hit 40c (104f) last week here in the UK, PD. Highest temps ever recorded. Expecting a hosepipe ban at any point not that will matter too much as my lawn is wasted. :(
Quote from: DavidW on July 27, 2022, 04:45:25 PM
I am a subscriber (to the NYTimes) but I'm getting it through my Nook. So that way I just have one newspaper delivered in the morning instead of me constantly going over every tidbit of news I find online.
Nook still exists?
Quote from: Spotted Horses on July 28, 2022, 07:05:05 AM
Nook still exists?
There's even still a brick-&-mortar B & N in nearby Burlington, Mass.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 28, 2022, 07:31:47 AM
There's even still a brick-&-mortar B & N in nearby Burlington, Mass.
I actually have a choice of b&m B&N stores: one across the street from my place of work, one a five minute drive from my house, one about 15 minutes further west.
Quote from: Irons on July 28, 2022, 06:58:02 AM
Hit 40c (104f) last week here in the UK, PD. Highest temps ever recorded. Expecting a hosepipe ban at any point not that will matter too much as my lawn is wasted. :(
Ouch! Well, hopefully it just went dormant and will recover when you get some regular rain. Have you watered any of your shrubbery/trees/perennials Irons?
We received some much-needed rain here yesterday--not certain how much, but grateful for what we did get.
PD
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 28, 2022, 07:31:47 AM
There's even still a brick-&-mortar B & N in nearby Burlington, Mass.
Quote from: JBS on July 28, 2022, 02:29:30 PM
I actually have a choice of b&m B&N stores: one across the street from my place of work, one a five minute drive from my house, one about 15 minutes further west.
There's nothing like wandering through a bookstore. :)
PD
Quote from: Spotted Horses on July 28, 2022, 07:05:05 AM
Nook still exists?
Yeah I was surprised and they have improved. Both Nook and BN seem to be slowly but surely getting their act together. Though many BN stores still had to be shuttered.
Quote from: DavidW on July 29, 2022, 03:37:19 AM
Yeah I was surprised and they have improved. Both Nook and BN seem to be slowly but surely getting their act together. Though many BN stores still had to be shuttered.
It is still a device? At the time I thought that they could try a nook app to run on an android or iOS tablet.
They're not marketing it very aggressively if I don't even know it exists. Probably marketing internally to B&N customers.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 29, 2022, 02:10:15 AM
Ouch! Well, hopefully it just went dormant and will recover when you get some regular rain. Have you watered any of your shrubbery/trees/perennials Irons?
We received some much-needed rain here yesterday--not certain how much, but grateful for what we did get.
PD
Bananas receive a soaking two or three times a week, PD. Bamboo appears half-dead so watered that today, but expecting a hosepipe ban at any moment.
Quote from: Irons on July 29, 2022, 06:29:53 AM
Bananas receive a soaking two or three times a week, PD. Bamboo appears half-dead so watered that today, but expecting a hosepipe ban at any moment.
Where I live, they regularly put in effect some water restrictions. I think that they started doing this either preemptively or not bothering to notify us when we have received enough rain. It includes things like not watering between certain hours (but you are allowed to use hand-held things like hoses, watering cans, etc....just not sprinklers/mechanical means). And no on things like washing your car or deck, siding (unless it's part of a job/repairs). Basically, the restrictions are during the period of peak water usage. I don't recall things ever being stricter than this (knock on wood)?
Have you ever tried using a soaker hose? They're a bit of a pain to move around and get situated in place, but they do work nicely. Also, they're better for the plants as they don't shoot the water up high on the leaves.
Any rain forecast in the near future for you Irons?
PD
Quote from: Spotted Horses on July 29, 2022, 05:10:37 AM
It is still a device? At the time I thought that they could try a nook app to run on an android or iOS tablet.
They're not marketing it very aggressively if I don't even know it exists. Probably marketing internally to B&N customers.
Yup a device. They never stopped making them. They have done a terrible job marketing them and many stores don't even have a Nook display anymore. They also have a nook app, but I don't read on my phone. Since I strip the DRM off my ebooks I'm platform agnostic. I like Kindles, Kobos, Nooks.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 29, 2022, 06:40:20 AM
Where I live, they regularly put in effect some water restrictions. I think that they started doing this either preemptively or not bothering to notify us when we have received enough rain. It includes things like not watering between certain hours (but you are allowed to use hand-held things like hoses, watering cans, etc....just not sprinklers/mechanical means). And no on things like washing your car or deck, siding (unless it's part of a job/repairs). Basically, the restrictions are during the period of peak water usage. I don't recall things ever being stricter than this (knock on wood)?
Have you ever tried using a soaker hose? They're a bit of a pain to move around and get situated in place, but they do work nicely. Also, they're better for the plants as they don't shoot the water up high on the leaves.
Any rain forecast in the near future for you Irons?
PD
I think that more sensible, PD. Here, all or nothing. I'm spending at least 30 minutes watering with a hose each day at the allotment and I am far from being alone. A blanket ban (with £1000 fine) and we will all be rushing around with watering cans. To be fair watering with a can is more efficient and the best method anyway.
Quote from: DavidW on July 29, 2022, 03:37:19 AM
Though many BN stores still had to be shuttered.
With their non-competitive prices, it's no wonder. I'm actually surprised the whole company hasn't bellied up. Competing with Amazon is not an easy challenge. There's a B & N at the Mall of Georgia, which is fairly close to me (about 25-30 minutes away) and I haven't been in there since the pandemic. In fact, I haven't really been much of anywhere and I slowly realized that there's really no reason to have this "go, go, go" mentality. With gas prices and inflation at the current rate, the best thing for me is to enjoy being at home.
Quote from: Irons on July 31, 2022, 05:18:09 AM
I think that more sensible, PD. Here, all or nothing. I'm spending at least 30 minutes watering with a hose each day at the allotment and I am far from being alone. A blanket ban (with £1000 fine) and we will all be rushing around with watering cans. To be fair watering with a can is more efficient and the best method anyway.
Wow, I'm quite surprised Irons! And there should (I think) be a veggie garden exemption too (trying to remember if we have one here?). In my opinion, that would be really stupid for any sort of ban to include veggie gardens--particularly at allotments as it would: take much more time for gardeners (possibly going into peak usage); and, yes, you avoid less exposure to leaves overall with watering cans, but to get a decent soaking, that would take forever! You don't just want surface watering, non? Perhaps less daily watering (if possible due to the crop) and doing deeper waterings and less often for other veggies might help?
PD
Quote from: Mirror Image on July 31, 2022, 07:47:40 AM
With their non-competitive prices, it's no wonder. I'm actually surprised the whole company hasn't bellied up. Competing with Amazon is not an easy challenge. There's a B & N at the Mall of Georgia, which is fairly close to me (about 25-30 minutes away) and I haven't been in there since the pandemic. In fact, I haven't really been much of anywhere and I slowly realized that there's really no reason to have this "go, go, go" mentality. With gas prices and inflation at the current rate, the best thing for me is to enjoy being at home.
Same, the stores like BN that are a couple towns over (half an hour away) just don't seem worth it with the cost of gas the way it is. Especially when I can have everything delivered to my door step. I miss browsing, but I prefer browsing in indie stores. BN's selection is too boring honestly.
Quote from: DavidW on July 31, 2022, 11:32:15 AM
Same, the stores like BN that are a couple towns over (half an hour away) just don't seem worth it with the cost of gas the way it is. Especially when I can have everything delivered to my door step. I miss browsing, but I prefer browsing in indie stores. BN's selection is too boring honestly.
Sure. I found that with Borders when they were still at Washington & School Streets (in a building that was originally a bank—the returns Dept was in the vault.) There's a Walgreens there now.
Quote from: ultralinear on July 31, 2022, 07:24:38 AM
I'm not sure that's always true. For my sins I'm responsible for the maintenance of a public footpath separated from a road by a line of cobnut trees, which over the years had become smothered in ivy. Earlier this year I stripped all this out and removed 14 completely dead trees, filling the gaps with a total of 34 cobnut saplings, which are very thirsty particularly when young. During the dry weather I've been watering these at least every couple of days. At one point I thought I'd do my bit for water conservation by using watering cans instead of a hose, however I found the ground was baked so hard, most of the water just ran off uselessly onto the path. It was much less wasteful to use a hose, first to soften the surface with a fine spray, then make a second pass with a short burst of water directed at the base of each tree. So far none have died, though there is a lot of leaf curl, and if they bring in a hosepipe ban (as I expect) then there are at least a dozen that probably won't make it. :(
The drawback of hosing water is that you are also watering weeds. Maybe you did and I don't wish to tell you how to suck eggs, but I would have planted the saplings in a trench or lower then soil level, a dip, which stops the water running away. Also, an upside down large water bottle with the base cut off is an effective method to get moisture where required and not the surrounding area.
Quote from: ultralinear on July 31, 2022, 07:24:38 AM
I'm not sure that's always true. For my sins I'm responsible for the maintenance of a public footpath separated from a road by a line of cobnut trees, which over the years had become smothered in ivy. Earlier this year I stripped all this out and removed 14 completely dead trees, filling the gaps with a total of 34 cobnut saplings, which are very thirsty particularly when young. During the dry weather I've been watering these at least every couple of days. At one point I thought I'd do my bit for water conservation by using watering cans instead of a hose, however I found the ground was baked so hard, most of the water just ran off uselessly onto the path. It was much less wasteful to use a hose, first to soften the surface with a fine spray, then make a second pass with a short burst of water directed at the base of each tree. So far none have died, though there is a lot of leaf curl, and if they bring in a hosepipe ban (as I expect) then there are at least a dozen that probably won't make it. :(
Nice of you to do all of that work for the general public! :)
I've seen things like this (which I believe the town installs when they plant trees either along the strips by the road or on greens, etc.): https://www.amazon.com/Greenscapes-201729-Tree-Watering-Bags/dp/B00FKZ0M6C/ref=asc_df_B00FKZ0M6C?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80676783691807&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584276309171480&psc=1
There are similar devices too. Perhaps your town/city's public works department might have some ones that they could give you either for free or for a much cheaper cost? Also, would they happen to have any free mulch that you could use to put around the base of the saplings?
In any event, please let us know how it works out.
PD
Quote from: Irons on August 01, 2022, 07:30:28 AM
The drawback of hosing water is that you are also watering weeds. Maybe you did and I don't wish to tell you how to suck eggs, but I would have planted the saplings in a trench or lower then soil level, a dip, which stops the water running away. Also, an upside down large water bottle with the base cut off is an effective method to get moisture where required and not the surrounding area.
True that re watering weeds too! :( Any mulch that you could add around some of your allotment plants Irons?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 01, 2022, 09:28:09 AM
True that re watering weeds too! :( Any mulch that you could add around some of your allotment plants Irons?
PD
I do not, PD. Need to think again though. "Strulch" is a product of interest.
Interesting results here https://youtu.be/hK7_zISWzbA
Quote from: DavidW on July 31, 2022, 11:32:15 AM
Same, the stores like BN that are a couple towns over (half an hour away) just don't seem worth it with the cost of gas the way it is. Especially when I can have everything delivered to my door step. I miss browsing, but I prefer browsing in indie stores. BN's selection is too boring honestly.
B&N could step up to the online plate, but they're prices are just as online as they are in their physical stores. I know they don't have nowhere near the resources Amazon has, but they could try to be a bit more competitive with them with CDs, vinyl and books. And yes, I agree with you about their selection --- dreadful is how I would put it. Like you, I like looking in the indie music stores if I happen to be around one.
Quote from: Irons on August 02, 2022, 07:33:55 AM
I do not, PD. Need to think again though. "Strulch" is a product of interest.
Interesting results here https://youtu.be/hK7_zISWzbA
Interesting stuff! Sounds expensive though.
More gardening news but I'll put that on the gardening thread.
Currently, I'm recuperating from working outside for 2+hours; heatwave here again!
PD
Denmark isn't quite experiencing the drought reported by many other outher areas in Europe, and affecting the important river traffic on the Rhine, giving severe future prospects for agriculture in Northern Italy, etc. But for the first time ever, there was a computer prognosis model that suggested temperatures above 40 C in DK. Local, all-time registered record is 36 C. Some say that unprecedented drought periods lasting 5 years might become rather frequent, at least in Southern Europe; people have been talking for years about the Mediterranean climate becoming like that of North Africa due to climate changes.
But I'm camping on the island of Ærø, where it has rained much less than average in DK, and locals are anxious about possible fires. It's the harvest season. Right now, temperatures are low for a few days, only 19 - 22 C, but later they'll go up again.
Quote from: ultralinear on August 06, 2022, 01:30:52 PM
Went swimming off Hythe beach this afternoon:
(http://www.exactlabels.com/ap11498816/lm40472208/Hythe%20beach%204.jpg)
That sounds quite refreshing! :)
Muggy here--already. :(
PD
Read this earlier today. I knew that there were bad droughts in much of Europe, but this article really is sobering: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62466990
"In pictures: Drought hits Europe's rivers and crops"
PD
Ouch!
These two (one a video) show what is happening in certain areas of France--lack of drinking water and effect on wildlife:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62436468 " France drought: Parched towns left short of drinking water"
and https://ca.news.yahoo.com/french-shelter-fills-drought-affects-125134624.html All kinds of issues stemming from a combo of heat, drought effecting insect populations and how that also effects other animal populations and so on. I googled further after reading about the drought in France and at least one shelter being hit with a large number of infant animals due to the drought.
PD
Thanks for those details. Interestingly enogh, it seems that this summer's drought in France was already warned against in the media in May, hopefully that has helped preparations a bit.
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 06, 2022, 09:53:29 PM
Denmark isn't quite experiencing the drought reported by many other outher areas in Europe, and affecting the important river traffic on the Rhine, giving severe future prospects for agriculture in Northern Italy, etc. But for the first time ever, there was a computer prognosis model that suggested temperatures above 40 C in DK. Local, all-time registered record is 36 C. Some say that unprecedented drought periods lasting 5 years might become rather frequent, at least in Southern Europe; people have been talking for years about the Mediterranean climate becoming like that of North Africa due to climate changes.
But I'm camping on the island of Ærø, where it has rained much less than average in DK, and locals are anxious about possible fires. It's the harvest season. Right now, temperatures are low for a few days, only 19 - 22 C, but later they'll go up again.
Oooh! :( Yes, I was just reading about river traffic on the Rhine (had also missed seeing this posting by you). Were the inhabitants of that island also reporting much lower than expected harvest or expectations?
PD
I think the harvest is OK generally in DK, maybe with a few vegetables/fruits excepted from that. But it's practically nothing compared to many other places in Europe. Harvest of wheat etc is about to have been finished now (yesterday a machine drove by on the field here for less than an hour, collecting the cut hay into packets).
But actually I saw headlines today that both wheat and oil are apoarently back to average prices on the world market, in spite of the drought and the Ukraine crisis. However, some sectors/products will be hit by the European drought, of course, and the Ukraine situation is also still volatile, obviously.
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 08, 2022, 11:30:41 AM
I think the harvest is OK generally in DK, maybe with a few vegetables/fruits excepted from that. But it's practically nothing compared to many other places in Europe. Harvest of wheat etc is about to have been finished now (yesterday a machine drove by on the field here for less than an hour, collecting the cut hay into packets).
But actually I saw headlines today that both wheat and oil are apoarently back to average prices on the world market, in spite of the drought and the Ukraine crisis. However, some sectors/products will be hit by the European drought, of course, and the Ukraine situation is also still volatile, obviously.
I hadn't heard that about wheat prices dropping; I did hear yesterday, however, that oil prices had dropped by about a dollar to (on average) now $4/gallon.
PD
Pics and video are from two days ago, and it's still coming down.
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(https://scontent-ssn1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/298270168_5096499890476814_2250607073242456418_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=-vjd7s9bbTUAX9O8cbQ&tn=j1IWg9d9S7BTOWDJ&_nc_ht=scontent-ssn1-1.xx&oh=00_AT-tDxAWFs4uLHN1AFNG71VB3_kKmTHu4PImwbUWeQd4Ag&oe=62F79613)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vs6-onZI9csh]
Oof!
A totally different meaning to Gagnam style.
Extreme heat weather warning here for the next 4 days. Hosepipe ban comes into force in Sussex tomorrow :(
Quote from: KevinP on August 09, 2022, 02:55:27 PM
Pics and video are from two days ago, and it's still coming down.
(https://scontent-ssn1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/298383196_10166947624525226_7244382037472095384_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=EIsVe4TsDIQAX8lryMk&_nc_ht=scontent-ssn1-1.xx&oh=00_AT_YtcmojIe3lVh_9kaK1VdURLN73tmoyXf0Und8vNVt8w&oe=62F71D4D)
(...)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vs6-onZI9csh]
What photos, reminding also of science fiction stories like Blade Runner ...
Quote from: vandermolen on August 10, 2022, 09:57:57 PM
Extreme heat weather warning here for the next 4 days. Hosepipe ban comes into force in Sussex tomorrow :(
It Ain't Half Hot Mum! Apparently the ban allows watering of pots by hosepipe. It is too hot anyway as roots rise to the surface seeking moisture and then burned. I head for the allotment at 6am and give crops a good soaking (ban not in force my neck of the woods yet). Return home at 9am for a spot of breakfast. Quite enjoying the new regime. :D
Quote from: Irons on August 11, 2022, 02:41:11 AM
It Ain't Half Hot Mum! Apparently the ban allows watering of pots by hosepipe. It is too hot anyway as roots rise to the surface seeking moisture and then burned. I head for the allotment at 6am and give crops a good soaking (ban not in force my neck of the woods yet). Return home at 9am for a spot of breakfast. Quite enjoying the new regime. :D
Are you sure Lol?
PS Yes, you are - just checked - thank you!
Quote from: KevinP on August 09, 2022, 02:55:27 PM
Pics and video are from two days ago, and it's still coming down.
(https://scontent-ssn1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/298383196_10166947624525226_7244382037472095384_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=EIsVe4TsDIQAX8lryMk&_nc_ht=scontent-ssn1-1.xx&oh=00_AT_YtcmojIe3lVh_9kaK1VdURLN73tmoyXf0Und8vNVt8w&oe=62F71D4D)
(https://scontent-ssn1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/298270168_5096499890476814_2250607073242456418_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=-vjd7s9bbTUAX9O8cbQ&tn=j1IWg9d9S7BTOWDJ&_nc_ht=scontent-ssn1-1.xx&oh=00_AT-tDxAWFs4uLHN1AFNG71VB3_kKmTHu4PImwbUWeQd4Ag&oe=62F79613)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vs6-onZI9csh]
Augh! Are you in any imminent danger?
Quote from: vandermolen on August 10, 2022, 09:57:57 PM
Extreme heat weather warning here for the next 4 days. Hosepipe ban comes into force in Sussex tomorrow :(
Eek! Do many people have things like rain barrels these days to help with watering? And how will it work at allotments? Do you use a hose/spigot to fill up your watering cans?
PD
Quote from: Irons on August 11, 2022, 02:41:11 AM
It Ain't Half Hot Mum! Apparently the ban allows watering of pots by hosepipe. It is too hot anyway as roots rise to the surface seeking moisture and then burned. I head for the allotment at 6am and give crops a good soaking (ban not in force my neck of the woods yet). Return home at 9am for a spot of breakfast. Quite enjoying the new regime. :D
Quote from: vandermolen on August 11, 2022, 03:53:52 AM
Are you sure Lol?
PS Yes, you are - just checked - thank you!
I love watering early in the morning--so peaceful. Need to get caught up with more weeding here.
Belgium and the Netherlands are heading for a "classical" heat wave: more than 5 days with tropical temperatures (= more than 25° C).
At the moment (16.00 hrs) it is around 31-33° C....Possibly we may get a thunderstorm on Sunday or Monday.
But the ground is rock hard and most trees suffer from heat-stress and shed leafs.
last year - july 2021 - the Ardennes, the provinces of Belgian and Dutch Limburg + the German Ahr- valley were flooded.....
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 11, 2022, 05:40:27 AM
Augh! Are you in any imminent danger?
Eek! Do many people have things like rain barrels these days to help with watering? And how will it work at allotments? Do you use a hose/spigot to fill up your watering cans?
PDI love watering early in the morning--so peaceful. Need to get caught up with more weeding here.
We've just bought a water butt (as they are called over here) but since there is no rain we can't fill it up!
Heat wave here in DK on Ærø island too, approaching 30 C in daytime. Got up at 5:30 AM, had a swim in the sea at 8 AM, since around noon and in the afternoon its mainly time for a dozy siesta at the small camp site & sunbathing by the sea isn't attractive with such a powerful sun these days.
Quote from: pjme on August 11, 2022, 06:06:31 AM
Belgium and the Netherlands are heading for a "classical" heat wave: more than 5 days with tropical temperatures (= more than 25° C).
At the moment (16.00 hrs) it is around 31-33° C....Possibly we may get a thunderstorm on Sunday or Monday.
But the ground is rock hard and most trees suffer from heat-stress and shed leafs.
last year - july 2021 - the Ardennes, the provinces of Belgian and Dutch Limburg + the German Ahr- valley were flooded.....
Interesting re the differences in how heat waves are decided upon; here, it's when you have 3 or more days in a row of 90 degrees F or higher [which would be a little over 32 C for you]. Like you, trees in my area are starting to either shed leaves or are turning yellow due to lack of water.
At least, here, it's supposed to be a bit cooler and more comfortable humidity-wise for at least a few days.
Quote from: vandermolen on August 11, 2022, 06:38:12 AM
We've just bought a water butt (as they are called over here) but since there is no rain we can't fill it up!
I should get one or two of those myself.
One thing that one can do (though it might be a bit awkward?) is to collect the clean water that you waste when you're doing things like waiting for the faucet water to heat up...perhaps in a bucket or bottle? And use that for watering plants.
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 11, 2022, 07:56:46 AM
Heat wave here in DK on Ærø island too, approaching 30 C in daytime. Got up at 5:30 AM, had a swim in the sea at 8 AM, since around noon and in the afternoon its mainly time for a dozy siesta at the small camp site & sunbathing by the sea isn't attractive with such a powerful sun these days.
Sounds like a plan! :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 11, 2022, 05:40:27 AM
Augh! Are you in any imminent danger?
Although only about a little more than an hour north of me, we got virtually no rain until I think their third day of rain. After it started, we got a lot of rain, and one tunnel was closed due to the flood, but overall, nothing like what they got in Seoul.
The weather here has been about perfect for a week or so. While it's very/too dry (so no open fires allowed) this is mostly an accumulative effect of several dry years, including comparably dry winters/springs.
But this summer weather is almost exactly like I remember from summers of my childhood: Sunny, light breeze, up to ca. 28°C but cooling down to 13-15° during the night, feeling hot in the sun but very pleasant in the shade.
So much for 'England's Green and Pleasant Land':
(//)
Quote from: KevinP on August 11, 2022, 02:21:24 PM
Although only about a little more than an hour north of me, we got virtually no rain until I think their third day of rain. After it started, we got a lot of rain, and one tunnel was closed due to the flood, but overall, nothing like what they got in Seoul.
I googled Seoul and just read about *"banjihas" and the people who drowned in them. 😢
*From what I understand, they were built to be used as temporary air-raid shelters--not as long-term apartments?
Quote from: vandermolen on August 12, 2022, 12:28:54 AM
So much for 'England's Green and Pleasant Land':
(//)
It would be interesting to see the same image, but taken say 10 years ago. I hate to think of what has happened in the US over the past several decades too. :(
PD
Ran across this short video on the BBC's website about the impact of the dry weather on people, industries, prices and animals. :(
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-62508378
Happy to say that at least for a few days anyway, it's cooler and less humid. Grateful for that!
PD
Wishing my friends over in Europe a safe remainder of this brutal summer... temps above 35º C are dangerous and need to be taken very seriously. Here in New England we have had some very uncomfortable weather for about 2 weeks, with highs in the low to mid 30s but dew points well into the 20s, which result in "feel-like" temps in the upper 30s C. Starting yesterday a very different airmass settled in, and today we are only expecting 21º (69 F). Feels positively fall-like!
Quote from: vandermolen on August 12, 2022, 12:28:54 AM
So much for 'England's Green and Pleasant Land':
(https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4641.0;attach=89804)
Was strolling across Hampstead Heath with a friend the other day, and in forty years of London living I've never seen it so parched! Bowed but not broken though, and still manages to be a special place to wander. :)
Quote from: Iota on August 12, 2022, 08:01:27 AM
Was strolling across Hampstead Heath with a friend the other day, and in forty years of London living I've never seen it so parched! Bowed but not broken though, and still manages to be a special place to wander. :)
Interesting to know. As a child I was often on Hampstead Heath as my prep school was in Swiss Cottage. My daughter now lives near Hampstead Heath - it is indeed a very special place.
Quote from: vandermolen on August 13, 2022, 12:43:13 AM
Interesting to know. As a child I was often on Hampstead Heath as my prep school was in Swiss Cottage. My daughter now lives near Hampstead Heath - it is indeed a very special place.
Interesting. Most of the places I've lived in London have been within reasonable hailing distance of the Heath. The first room I rented when I came to London was just down the hill on the fringe of Hampstead Garden Suburbs (in a house owned by Lazar Berman's former wife, herself a brilliant pianist who had studied at the Moscow Conservatoire).
Quote from: Iota on August 13, 2022, 03:04:34 AM
Interesting. Most of the places I've lived in London have been within reasonable hailing distance of the Heath. The first room I rented when I came to London was just down the hill on the fringe of Hampstead Garden Suburbs (in a house owned by Lazar Berman's former wife, herself a brilliant pianist who had studied at the Moscow Conservatoire).
I don't know North London at all well but mention of Hampstead and I always think of Decca's famous West Hampstead recording studios in Broadhurst Gardens. Opened in the 1930's and closed 50 years later when Philips took over Decca.
The building is now used as a rehearsal studio for the English National Opera.
Interesting connection between you and Lazar Berman. Small world.
Quote from: Iota on August 13, 2022, 03:04:34 AM
Interesting. Most of the places I've lived in London have been within reasonable hailing distance of the Heath. The first room I rented when I came to London was just down the hill on the fringe of Hampstead Garden Suburbs (in a house owned by Lazar Berman's former wife, herself a brilliant pianist who had studied at the Moscow Conservatoire).
Interesting too. My brother lived in Hampstead Garden Suburb for many years.
Quote from: vandermolen on August 10, 2022, 09:57:57 PM
Extreme heat weather warning here for the next 4 days. Hosepipe ban comes into force in Sussex tomorrow :(
Good luck!
Quote from: vandermolen on August 11, 2022, 06:38:12 AM
We've just bought a water butt (as they are called over here) but since there is no rain we can't fill it up!
Interesting. Probably "rain barrel" here.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 14, 2022, 06:58:36 AM
Interesting. Probably "rain barrel" here.
Oddly "water butt" sounds American and "rain barrel" sounds British to my ears and as already noted in fact the other way around.
Americans say "get off your butt" and Brits say "got him over a barrel". Completely different meanings which explains it. :)
Quote from: Irons on August 15, 2022, 06:33:23 AM
Oddly "water butt" sounds American and "rain barrel" sounds British to my ears and as already noted in fact the other way around.
Americans say "get off your butt" and Brits say "got him over a barrel". Completely different meanings which explains it. :)
The butt in "Get off your butt" is just a short form of buttock. But "water butt" I presume simply keeps to older vocabulary: remember how the Duke of Clarence was drowned in a butt of malmsley?
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2022/extreme-heat-risk-map-us/img/days_above_100_HP-key-above-3.jpg)
Quote from: vandermolen on August 10, 2022, 09:57:57 PM
Extreme heat weather warning here for the next 4 days. Hosepipe ban comes into force in Sussex tomorrow :(
How's it going so far with the hosepipe ban?
Still bone-dry here alas. Watering daily though at least the temps have dropped somewhat--which is a nice relief.
PD
Still baking hot here on Ærø too; today with a mild breeze, but the next two days will be almost without any wind. It's difficult to be that active during most of the daylight hours.
The landscapes are very dry, but the vegetation is coping with it so far; the greenery and trees seem alright, plenty of wild blackberries to pick along the roads, and many of them are sufficiently fruity to be a treat. Harvest is approaching its end; the related machinery and activities adding to the dusty dryness everywhere.
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 15, 2022, 10:31:19 AM
Still baking hot here on Ærø too; today with a mild breeze, but the next two days will be almost without any wind. It's difficult to be that active during most of the daylight hours.
The landscapes are very dry, but the vegetation is coping with it so far; the greenery and trees seem alright, plenty of wild blackberries to pick along the roads, and many of them are sufficiently fruity to be a treat. Harvest is approaching its end; the related machinery and activities adding to the dusty dryness everywhere.
Sounds like you've been on an extended holiday there? Must be lovely to be by the water. How have you been entertaining yourself when it's hot and sunny out?
PD
Quote from: Irons on August 14, 2022, 12:41:30 AM
I don't know North London at all well but mention of Hampstead and I always think of Decca's famous West Hampstead recording studios in Broadhurst Gardens. Opened in the 1930's and closed 50 years later when Philips took over Decca.
The building is now used as a rehearsal studio for the English National Opera.
Interesting connection between you and Lazar Berman. Small world.
Yes indeed, some times more than others it seems. I don't know of this is of any interest to anyone, but the same landlady and Berman ex, certainly oversaw an interesting musical scene in her house. One night for example, Pascal Rogé turned up for dinner, and for dessert sat himself down and gave an impromptu performance of Schumann's Symphonic Etudes! He was still in his twenties I guess and I was deeply impressed to hear he was studying with Claudio Arrau, whose Brahms concerto recordings were then one of the pinnacles of my music listening life.
Another time the conductor Peter Maag came round and a few days later we ended up recording a Mozart piano duet in the green room of Covent garden for a mutual friend, who held him as one of the best Mozart conductors he'd ever heard.
During the rehearsal he told me he'd performed Rachmaninov's PC 2 under the baton of Alfred Cortot, which fairly blew my mind, as Cortot occupied the realms of the unreal for me. I only learnt much later he'd also played under Furtwängler , who was actually the one who first encouraged him to try conducting (as related in the Wiki entry below). A strikingly warm and intelligent human being, who left a great impression on me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Maag
Anyway, sorry for the off-topic diversion.
Thread duty:In London at long last we're expecting some rain and a reduction in temperatures. Some places will stay dry, others likely to see thunderstorms/torrential rain, and some flash floods are expected as the rain runs off the hard, dry ground. The weather does seem mildly insane at the moment.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 15, 2022, 10:33:22 AM
Sounds like you've been on an extended holiday there? Must be lovely to be by the water. How have you been entertaining yourself when it's hot and sunny out?
PD
Yeah, I'll be going home on Thursday, after 13 days here, then a little work, then a week in the German Harz mountains. Work only really resumes a bit into September.
The tranquility and idylls here are after all enjoyable, and a contrast to my city. I've never been here before, but it's a rather famous beauty spot ... and it is possible to cycle a bit around at times.
It must be nice to have a garden, and the lushness out there to enjoy ...
Quote from: Iota on August 15, 2022, 10:41:06 AM
Yes indeed, some times more than others it seems. I don't know of this is of any interest to anyone, but the same landlady and Berman ex, certainly oversaw an interesting musical scene in her house. One night for example, Pascal Rogé turned up for dinner, and for dessert sat himself down and gave an impromptu performance of Schumann's Symphonic Etudes! He was still in his twenties I guess and I was deeply impressed to hear he was studying with Claudio Arrau, whose Brahms concerto recordings were then one of the pinnacles of my music listening life.
Another time the conductor Peter Maag came round and a few days later we ended up recording a Mozart piano duet in the green room of Covent garden for a mutual friend, who held him as one of the best Mozart conductors he'd ever heard.
During the rehearsal he told me he'd performed Rachmaninov's PC 2 under the baton of Alfred Cortot, which fairly blew my mind, as Cortot occupied the realms of the unreal for me. I only learnt much later he'd also played under Furtwängler , who was actually the one who first encouraged him to try conducting (as related in the Wiki entry below). A strikingly warm and intelligent human being, who left a great impression on me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Maag
Anyway, sorry for the off-topic diversion.
Thread duty:
In London at long last we're expecting some rain and a reduction in temperatures. Some places will stay dry, others likely to see thunderstorms/torrential rain, and some flash floods are expected as the rain runs off the hard, dry ground. The weather does seem mildly insane at the moment.
Interesting stories! Must have been great to have been there and met those fascinating and talented people! :)
Oh, God, I hope that you don't experience flash floods; they don't help anyone...short of helping reservoirs. Much better to get some steady but gentle rains.
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 15, 2022, 10:43:07 AM
Yeah, I'll be going home on Thursday, after 13 days here, then a little work, then a week in the German Harz mountains. Work only really resumes a bit into September.
The tranquility and idylls here are after all enjoyable, and a contrast to my city. I've never been here before, but it's a rather famous beauty spot ... and it is possible to cycle a bit around at times.
It must be nice to have a garden, and the lushness out there to enjoy ...
I don't know those mountains but it sounds like a nice place to be. :)
I enjoy watching the tiny bit of nature that comes through there. It's more of a sunny vs. shady garden which has its downfalls when it's really hot and sunny outside. I do like having a bit of space for growing some tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, etc. though. I have lots of basil which I had make better use of soon (drying some and making pesto, etc. with the fresh). Mornings, I love being out there and enjoying the (mostly) stillness.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 15, 2022, 11:05:13 AM
Interesting stories! Must have been great to have been there and met those fascinating and talented people! :)
Thanks, and yes it was, I was very lucky. :)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 15, 2022, 11:05:13 AM
Oh, God, I hope that you don't flash floods; they don't help anyone...short of helping reservoirs. Much better to get some steady but gentle rains.
That's very true, what we need is some steady, sustained rain to recover from the drought, but I'm not sure any is exactly on the horizon, alas. And yes, flooding, even the non life-threatening kind, can be very traumatic indeed and destroy lives/livelihoods, let's hope we come through not too badly affected.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 15, 2022, 10:11:27 AM
How's it going so far with the hosepipe ban?
Still bone-dry here alas. Watering daily though at least the temps have dropped somewhat--which is a nice relief.
PD
Well, you can apparently still water potted plants using the hosepipe but otherwise it's the watering can for the flower beds etc. It's expected to storm here over the next couple of days so hopefully we'll get some rain...finally.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 15, 2022, 11:05:13 AM
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I don't know those mountains but it sounds like a nice place to be. :)
I enjoy watching the tiny bit of nature that comes through there. It's more of a sunny vs. shady garden which has its downfalls when it's really hot and sunny outside. I do like having a bit of space for growing some tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, etc. though. I have lots of basil which I had make better use of soon (drying some and making pesto, etc. with the fresh). Mornings, I love being out there and enjoying the (mostly) stillness.
PD
Mussorgsky's Night on a Bald Mountain takes place on the highest point in the Harz, the Brocken, famous for gatherings of witches! Nowadays, you can go up there by a museum railway.
Have been thinking of modestly get some indoor herbs etc at home, but a real garden's harvest must be fun and surely more plentiful ...
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 15, 2022, 11:48:59 AM
Mussorgsky's Night on a Bald Mountain takes place on the highest point in the Harz, the Brocken, famous for gatherings of witches! Nowadays, you can go up there by a museum railway.
Have been thinking of modestly get some indoor herbs etc at home, but a real garden's harvest must be fun and surely more plentiful ...
Oh, neat re the Mussorgsky link! :)
If you like to cook, they are very nice to have. I'll have to start cooking eggplants soon. These guys are coming in now...will perhaps cook some for dinner tonight? https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/vegetables/fairy-tale-eggplant/
Quote from: ultralinear on August 15, 2022, 12:41:48 PM
I read that bit about pot plants in a number of news reports, but couldn't find any mention of it when I checked the South East Water website dealing with the hosepipe ban, which seems pretty explicit about every use of hosepipe being banned except those listed as exemptions. Perhaps it varies from supplier to supplier. :-\
The emphasis on hosepipes as Satan's water delivery method does verge on the comical. As I read it, you can pump water into your Olympic-size swimming pool all day long provided it's plumbed in, but use a hose for 5 minutes to top up a paddling pool and God help you. ::)
That seems strange (re pools)!
I did take a look at South East Water's website--their Q&A re rules on what is allowed and what isn't. From what I read, you can water your garden if you have a fixed drip irrigation system set up [See their website for further info/restrictions/requirements.] Perhaps folks who have allotments could work out a system re signing up for watering times--for those who are willing to set up a drip irrigation system in their gardens?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 16, 2022, 07:15:34 AM
Oh, neat re the Mussorgsky link! :)
If you like to cook, they are very nice to have. I'll have to start cooking eggplants soon. These guys are coming in now...will perhaps cook some for dinner tonight? https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/vegetables/fairy-tale-eggplant/
That seems strange (re pools)!
I did take a look at South East Water's website--their Q&A re rules on what is allowed and what isn't. From what I read, you can water your garden if you have a fixed drip irrigation system set up [See their website for further info/restrictions/requirements.] Perhaps folks who have allotments could work out a system re signing up for watering times--for those who are willing to set up a drip irrigation system in their gardens?
PD
Ah, we call them aubergines, they're quite popular here, and generally easy to prepare. My understanding is that they are grown outdoors, or in conservatories. Indoor, it's mostly herbs and tomatoes that are popular here, but there's no doubt a lot of alternatives too.
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 16, 2022, 07:51:42 AM
Ah, we call them aubergines, they're quite popular here, and generally easy to prepare. My understanding is that they are grown outdoors, or in conservatories. Indoor, it's mostly herbs and tomatoes that are popular here, but there's no doubt a lot of alternatives too.
Sorry, I had forgotten that you call them aubergines when typing my post. ;D
Recently, i found a recipe for a grilled dish using that particular variety. I have everything to make it (including a too-big rosemary plant). https://www.finecooking.com/recipe/grilled-fairy-tale-eggplant-with-rosemary-garlic-oil
A favorite of mine to make with eggplant is baba ghanoush (sp?). A yummy Middle Eastern dip. :) I use a larger variety of eggplant for that one though.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 16, 2022, 08:07:59 AM
Sorry, I had forgotten that you call them aubergines when typing my post. ;D
Recently, i found a recipe for a grilled dish using that particular variety. I have everything to make it (including a too-big rosemary plant). https://www.finecooking.com/recipe/grilled-fairy-tale-eggplant-with-rosemary-garlic-oil
A favorite of mine to make with eggplant is baba ghanoush (sp?). A yummy Middle Eastern dip. :) I use a larger variety of eggplant for that one though.
PD
That sounds tasty. Ordinary cooking here is using a lot of potatoes (not that we haven't gad a huge influx of food from abroad), but eggplants are of course one fine alternative, among many.
Quote from: MusicTurner on August 16, 2022, 08:15:25 AM
That sounds tasty. Ordinary cooking here is using a lot of potatoes (not that we haven't gad a huge influx of food from abroad), but eggplants are of course one fine alternative, among many.
Spuds....yum! :)
If I'm recalling correctly, caraway seeds are often used in Danish and Swedish cooking?
TD,
Beautiful sunny day here--and thankful on the cooler side. Some chance of showers over the next few days; I'll believe it when I see it though!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 16, 2022, 08:27:37 AM
Spuds....yum! :)
If I'm recalling correctly, caraway seeds are often used in Danish and Swedish cooking?
TD,
Beautiful sunny day here--and thankful on the cooler side. Some chance of showers over the next few days; I'll believe it when I see it though!
PD
We use it a bit, but not so much I think, compared to some other herbs and spices. Most common usage is probably in cheeses, akvavit and breads, less in hot dishes ...
U.S. announces more water cuts as Colorado River hits dire lows
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 16, 2022, 03:05:40 PM
U.S. announces more water cuts as Colorado River hits dire lows
This is
really bad. :(
Apparently, from one article that I read (CNN?), the water was divvied up between states a hundred of years ago but during an abnormally wet period. The Feds might have to step in if the states can't work out things between themselves. Note: Mexico was also included in the agreement too.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/us/colorado-river-water-cuts-lake-mead-negotiations-climate/index.html
I just heard that London is currently getting hammered with strong rains?
PD
Tangential to the gist of the thread: my sister in Tennessee reports that the Volunteer State is being infested with Armadillos
Armadillos Take Over Tennessee (https://patriotwildlifecontrol.com/armadillos-take-over-tennessee/)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 17, 2022, 10:22:52 AM
Tangential to the gist of the thread: my sister in Tennessee reports that the Volunteer State is being infested with Armadillos
Armadillos Take Over Tennessee (https://patriotwildlifecontrol.com/armadillos-take-over-tennessee/)
*Sounds like it's raining armadillos in Tennessee! :o
Interesting to read that they are originally from Central America. I've always associated them with Texas.
*Due to climate change?
A smattering of rain here today....so far in any event, only enough to barely get the sidewalks wet. :(
How are things in the UK? Any storms in your area(s)?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 17, 2022, 11:15:33 AM
*Sounds like it's raining armadillos in Tennessee! :o
Interesting to read that they are originally from Central America. I've always associated them with Texas.
*Due to climate change?
A smattering of rain here today....so far in any event, only enough to barely get the sidewalks wet. :(
How are things in the UK? Any storms in your area(s)?
PD
I saw a few armadillos in a park in Florida, back when visiting a friend.
Here in eastern Mass. no precip today ... agreeably cool.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 17, 2022, 11:18:57 AM
I saw a few armadillos in a park in Florida, back when visiting a friend.
Here in eastern Mass. no precip today ... agreeably cool.
Hope that you get some rain...in an "agreeable downfall format".
Saw some articles on the BBC's website about various flooding in the UK. When it rains, it pours (It seems these days). :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 17, 2022, 01:30:17 PM
Hope that you get some rain...in an "agreeable downfall format".
Saw some articles on the BBC's website about various flooding in the UK. When it rains, it pours (It seems these days). :(
PD
Too true!
A friend is a bailiff of a fishing club. This week due to low water levels they set up a party to move fish to higher and cooler waters. He was telling me they stun the fish with a charge from a battery pack carried on their backs. The fish are only knocked out for seconds as they scoop them up and transport them upstream. They came across a huge pike which sadly was dead.
Quote from: Irons on August 20, 2022, 01:13:51 AM
A friend is a bailiff of a fishing club. This week due to low water levels they set up a party to move fish to higher and cooler waters. He was telling me they stun the fish with a charge from a battery pack carried on their backs. The fish are only knocked out for seconds as they scoop them up and transport them upstream. They came across a huge pike which sadly was dead.
I didn't know that fishing clubs would do things like that, but I imagine that it's better for them. Sorry to hear about the pike though.
Thinking a bit further on this, I had thought that pike were a big problem in the UK and perhaps elsewhere? In terms of the damage that they do to the ecosystem (eating everything in sight?)?
PD
Despite a burst of rain Monday, drought-like conditions have deepened across Massachusetts during an unusually hot summer. Most of the state is now experiencing "critical" drought conditions, state officials said.
OTOH: Flash flood warning in Providence, surrounding areas as heavy rains drench R.I.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 23, 2022, 01:20:27 PM
OTOH: Flash flood warning in Providence, surrounding areas as heavy rains drench R.I.
Eek! Not good! How did things end up going there?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 24, 2022, 06:01:19 AM
Eek! Not good! How did things end up going there?
PD
They closed part of I-195, some stranded vehicles.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 24, 2022, 07:46:47 AM
They closed part of I-195, some stranded vehicles.
I did a bit of googling later and saw an article about the Providence harbor folks helping to prevent three boats from sinking.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 24, 2022, 09:48:36 AM
I did a bit of googling later and saw an article about the Providence harbor folks helping to prevent three boats from sinking.
PD
Oof!
Forecast high for today here in Menlo Park is 108° Fahrenheit. That'll be in a couple hours.
Quote from: LKB on September 06, 2022, 12:47:31 PM
Forecast high for today here in Menlo Park is 108° Fahrenheit. That'll be in a couple hours.
Oof! The weather here has taken a milder turn, plus some welcome rain.
I don't think it actually got warmer than the mid-nineties yesterday. And, l noticed the forecast high kept changing right through the afternoon...
Quote from: LKB on September 07, 2022, 12:18:37 AM
I don't think it actually got warmer than the mid-nineties yesterday. And, l noticed the forecast high kept changing right through the afternoon...
Still, hard to think of it being
that hot in the Bay area! The last time I was out there (ages ago), I remember it being cool and typically foggy in the morning; we were right by the Bay.
Still remember how much I enjoyed the sour dough bread! :D
PD
p.s. Thankfully, we've received some rain (not certain how much, but it's been a bit soggy lately). Hope that all of my remaining tomatoes haven't split! That would make me :'( .
San Diego Gas & Electric is now sending out warnings of rolling blackouts. 38C and above highs in September are not unusual here (I'm about 10 miles from the ocean). It's the humidity that's making the heat dangerous. I grew up here in a ranch-style home without AC, and we just opened windows and ran fans in the then typically dry summers.
The overnight low for tomorrow is forecast to be 27C. Luckily, the forecast is for rain and much cooler temperatures after Saturday.
Quote from: Daverz on September 07, 2022, 03:49:08 PM
San Diego Gas & Electric is now sending out warnings of rolling blackouts. 38C and above highs in September are not unusual here (I'm about 10 miles from the ocean). It's the humidity that's making the heat dangerous. I grew up here in a ranch-style home without AC, and we just opened windows and ran fans in the then typically dry summers.
The overnight low for tomorrow is forecast to be 27C. Luckily, the forecast is for rain and much cooler temperatures after Saturday.
That's Houston weather, basically every day from June through September.
Quote from: Daverz on September 07, 2022, 03:49:08 PM
San Diego Gas & Electric is now sending out warnings of rolling blackouts. 38C and above highs in September are not unusual here (I'm about 10 miles from the ocean). It's the humidity that's making the heat dangerous. I grew up here in a ranch-style home without AC, and we just opened windows and ran fans in the then typically dry summers.
The overnight low for tomorrow is forecast to be 27C. Luckily, the forecast is for rain and much cooler temperatures after Saturday.
I'm so sorry. It's been a while since I've been there, but it wasn't that hot,.....so sorry for you. Do you have any solar panels? Are they very common in your area? Just thinking about alternatives. :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 07, 2022, 05:38:19 AM
Still, hard to think of it being that hot in the Bay area! The last time I was out there (ages ago), I remember it being cool and typically foggy in the morning; we were right by the Bay.
Still remember how much I enjoyed the sour dough bread! :D
PD
p.s. Thankfully, we've received some rain (not certain how much, but it's been a bit soggy lately). Hope that all of my remaining tomatoes haven't split! That would make me :'( .
I didn't realize just how hot it was just inland from the Bay area until I looked at some of the weather reports from the airports... 45º and 46º C... I have a friend in Berkeley whom I texted yesterday, who still has not responded... getting a little worried.
Quote from: krummholz on September 07, 2022, 07:49:16 PM
I didn't realize just how hot it was just inland from the Bay area until I looked at some of the weather reports from the airports... 45º and 46º C... I have a friend in Berkeley whom I texted yesterday, who still has not responded... getting a little worried.
While it was over 100° in the Berkeley hills, l couldn't find any other dramatic local news concerning Berkeley. Your friend has probably just been preoccupied. ;)
Quote from: krummholz on September 07, 2022, 07:49:16 PM
I didn't realize just how hot it was just inland from the Bay area until I looked at some of the weather reports from the airports... 45º and 46º C... I have a friend in Berkeley whom I texted yesterday, who still has not responded... getting a little worried.
Those must be temperatures on the tarmac.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on September 07, 2022, 04:27:50 PM
That's Houston weather, basically every day from June through September.
Yes, I thought someone might chime in from an area of the country where it's much worse. I did live in Durham, North Carolina for a few years, which was probably my first encounter with a really humid climate. Basically you stay inside with the AC on in the Summer.
I hate hot + humid. Hot and dry I can deal with--at least much better.
PD
Quote from: Daverz on September 08, 2022, 01:26:00 AM
Yes, I thought someone might chime in from an area of the country where it's much worse. I did live in Durham, North Carolina for a few years, which was probably my first encounter with a really humid climate. Basically you stay inside with the AC on in the Summer.
...and I lived in San Diego (La Jolla, specifically) for about 6 years and never had or felt the need for an air conditioner.
Quote from: Daverz on September 08, 2022, 01:16:51 AM
Those must be temperatures on the tarmac.
They're certainly from within the airport perimeter, so affected by the "heat island" effect, but the AWOS is always well removed from the tarmac itself. But Berkeley itself (like any city) is a heat island... though closer to the Bay than the temperatures I quoted, so probably not over 40º there, but still plenty hot. I think I saw 40º at Oakland. I'm concerned because my friend is over 70 and does not tolerate the heat very well.
Hurricane Ian headed towards western Cuba and then Florida. It might end up taking an (unusual) turn and head up along the western coast of Florida. Currently, the forecasts are showing Tampa area to be hit and hard. :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 26, 2022, 08:09:12 AM
Hurricane Ian headed towards western Cuba and then Florida. It might end up taking an (unusual) turn and head up along the western coast of Florida. Currently, the forecasts are showing Tampa area to be hit and hard. :(
PD
This is very concerning. An old family friend, with whom I reestablished contact a couple of years ago, lives in New Port Richey north of Tampa.
Quote from: krummholz on September 26, 2022, 08:19:25 AM
This is very concerning. An old family friend, with whom I reestablished contact a couple of years ago, lives in New Port Richey north of Tampa.
Eek! I have friends who have a second home on Sanibel Island. Found out yesterday that they were on their way out of there. I suspect that they are either back home now or will be soon.
Fingers crossed for your friend and others who live in that area.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 26, 2022, 08:36:25 AM
Eek! I have friends who have a second home on Sanibel Island. Found out yesterday that they were on their way out of there. I suspect that they are either back home now or will be soon.
Fingers crossed for your friend and others who live in that area.
PD
Thanks PD. And fingers crossed you're right about your friends.
Quote from: krummholz on September 26, 2022, 09:08:04 AM
Thanks PD. And fingers crossed you're right about your friends.
I received an email from the wife early yesterday morning and she said that they were watching and heading north before it was due, so I trust that they were able to get out of Dodge in time. I'll try and call them soon.
PD
p.s. I suspect that, knowing them, that they flew down there and rented a car for the short time that they were there.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 26, 2022, 09:15:26 AM
I received an email from the wife early yesterday morning and she said that they were watching and heading north before it was due, so I trust that they were able to get out of Dodge in time. I'll try and call them soon.
PD
p.s. I suspect that, knowing them, that they flew down there and rented a car for the short time that they were there.
That's good news - and if not yet, they still have time.
It seems landfall is expected near Homosassa Springs. That's only about 40 miles north of New Port Richey - and the south side of the storm is where the worst storm surge is. That would be very bad news for my friend if it comes to pass.
Quote from: krummholz on September 26, 2022, 09:43:38 AM
That's good news - and if not yet, they still have time.
It seems landfall is expected near Homosassa Springs. That's only about 40 miles north of New Port Richey - and the south side of the storm is where the worst storm surge is. That would be very bad news for my friend if it comes to pass.
Hi Krumm.
Last I heard, they think that the worst hit area of the storm (the direct hit as it were), will be south of Tampa....then again, we'll know when we know.
My friends are back from Florida. Not certain, but I suspect that it was on Tuesday...barely communicated with them so far. I do know that their house on Sanibel is one of the "newer ones" (They required houses built post-1970-something-or-other so that they now need to be on stilts/pilings and be above flood level).
I'm concerned about all of the rain that Florida is supposed to get (like 3-month's worth of rain in a few days!) plus the storm surges...not to mention the winds. Besides water/storm damage, power outages, etc., imagine how this will also impact their economy and elsewhere? Crops, you name it (and with food prices already on the rise?). Also, from what I recalled hearing, a lot of Florida was already rain-soaked though I can't provide any details on that.
Heard also that there's been a lot of talk about Hurricane Charley and how strong it was; one weather forecaster on CNN said that you could fit Charley into the
eye of Ian!
So, have you been able to contact your friend and find out where she is hunkering down?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 28, 2022, 04:17:39 AM
Hi Krumm.
Last I heard, they think that the worst hit area of the storm (the direct hit as it were), will be south of Tampa....then again, we'll know when we know.
My friends are back from Florida. Not certain, but I suspect that it was on Tuesday...barely communicated with them so far. I do know that their house on Sanibel is one of the "newer ones" (They required houses built post-1970-something-or-other so that they now need to be on stilts/pilings and be above flood level).
I'm concerned about all of the rain that Florida is supposed to get (like 3-month's worth of rain in a few days!) plus the storm surges...not to mention the winds. Besides water/storm damage, power outages, etc., imagine how this will also impact their economy and elsewhere? Crops, you name it (and with food prices already on the rise?). Also, from what I recalled hearing, a lot of Florida was already rain-soaked though I can't provide any details on that.
Heard also that there's been a lot of talk about Hurricane Charley and how strong it was; one weather forecaster on CNN said that you could fit Charley into the eye of Ian!
So, have you been able to contact your friend and find out where she is hunkering down?
PD
Hi PD,
Yes, he's not planning to leave, even though the exact path of the storm is unpredictable. He's not in an evacuation zone, which is a little encouraging. But it will still be a nightmare I'm sure, with wide areas of his county flooded for days and most neighborhoods without power.
I'm concerned about the rain, and also about the possibility that the storm could wander slowly north up the coast. Anywhere it passes will then be on the south side and will likely get devastating storm surge. How bad depends on how much the storm weakens from the center being "feet dry", but it will still be a major storm in any case.
I'm glad your friends are safely back - but it looks like Sanibel Island could be one of the areas hardest hit by Ian. No question this is a monster - fingers crossed for their property, and my friend's as well.
Quote from: krummholz on September 28, 2022, 07:08:35 AM
Hi PD,
Yes, he's not planning to leave, even though the exact path of the storm is unpredictable. He's not in an evacuation zone, which is a little encouraging. But it will still be a nightmare I'm sure, with wide areas of his county flooded for days and most neighborhoods without power.
I'm concerned about the rain, and also about the possibility that the storm could wander slowly north up the coast. Anywhere it passes will then be on the south side and will likely get devastating storm surge. How bad depends on how much the storm weakens from the center being "feet dry", but it will still be a major storm in any case.
I'm glad your friends are safely back - but it looks like Sanibel Island could be one of the areas hardest hit by Ian. No question this is a monster - fingers crossed for their property, and my friend's as well.
Yeah, I saw (recently) a different radar image on the Weather Channel re Sanibel. I'm trying to access NOAA's live radar but it won't open that page (probably too much traffic on their website right now). Oh! Just tried again and saw this on the left-hand side:
"NHC Storm Description:
28 Sep 2022 - 16:00 UTC ...12 PM EDT IAN POSITION UPDATE... ...EYEWALL OF IAN MOVING ONSHORE AT SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA ISLANDS... As of 12:00 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 the center of Ian was located near 26.4, -82.5 with movement NNE at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 937 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 155 mph."
PD
p.s. Does your friend have a backup generator?
Hi ALL - hope that your friends will escape substantial damage - I've been watching the Weather Channel all afternoon, common when these hurricanes head north - landfall was made around Sanibel and Captiva Islands - we've visited the Florida West coast from Tampa to Naples a half dozen times over the decades (love the area and the food); so quite upset to see the damage occurring (was planning a trip to Marco Island but cancelled with COVID) - Jim Cantore who is in Punta Gorda is predicting that Captiva Island may be split? Second pic below showing Naples where subsequent pictures of the storm surge are now covering cars. First pic the predicted course of Ian north - I'm in Piedmont North Carolina (the blue circle on the second pic) and the remnants of the storm will hit us this weekend - at the moment upcoming weather is unpredictable (but could relate what happen to us and our house when Hurricane Hugo came through Charlotte to the Triad in 1989!). Keep safe to those who may be affected. Dave :)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-JvpkMvV/0/68d9dd06/XL/HurricaneIan-XL.png) (https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox13news.com/www.fox13news.com/content/uploads/2022/09/932/524/naples-flooding.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 28, 2022, 08:27:58 AM
Yeah, I saw (recently) a different radar image on the Weather Channel re Sanibel. I'm trying to access NOAA's live radar but it won't open that page (probably too much traffic on their website right now). Oh! Just tried again and saw this on the left-hand side:
"NHC Storm Description:
28 Sep 2022 - 16:00 UTC ...12 PM EDT IAN POSITION UPDATE... ...EYEWALL OF IAN MOVING ONSHORE AT SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA ISLANDS... As of 12:00 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 the center of Ian was located near 26.4, -82.5 with movement NNE at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 937 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 155 mph."
PD
p.s. Does your friend have a backup generator?
Yikes! Your friends were lucky they got out when they did... sounds like a direct hit. And those winds, 155 mph sustained, make it a strong Cat 4, almost a 5... and 937 mb is pretty low as well. Definitely a serious storm.
I'm not sure whether my friend has a backup generator, but he lives in fear of losing power so my guess is he doesn't.
"The Tempest" ...
These Carolinas will be getting a tad wet ...
Quote from: SonicMan46 on September 28, 2022, 01:02:59 PM
Hi ALL - hope that your friends will escape substantial damage - I've been watching the Weather Channel all afternoon, common when these hurricanes head north - landfall was made around Sanibel and Captiva Islands - we've visited the Florida West coast from Tampa to Naples a half dozen times over the decades (love the area and the food); so quite upset to see the damage occurring (was planning a trip to Marco Island but cancelled with COVID) - Jim Cantore who is in Punta Gorda is predicting that Captiva Island may be split? Second pic below showing Naples where subsequent pictures of the storm surge are now covering cars. First pic the predicted course of Ian north - I'm in Piedmont North Carolina (the blue circle on the second pic) and the remnants of the storm will hit us this weekend - at the moment upcoming weather is unpredictable (but could relate what happen to us and our house when Hurricane Hugo came through Charlotte to the Triad in 1989!). Keep safe to those who may be affected. Dave :)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/i-JvpkMvV/0/68d9dd06/XL/HurricaneIan-XL.png) (https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox13news.com/www.fox13news.com/content/uploads/2022/09/932/524/naples-flooding.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Yeah, I heard that about Captiva too, but from what I could see (checking in on some different news/weather channels, etc.), it looked like they were hit with the outer bands/winds which weren't as ferocious and hopefully, the storm surges weren't as bad. I believe that the brunt of the storm hit further south. Sent an email to my friends this morning, but it might be too early for them to know much.
Feel for the poor folks who live in some of those other areas that really got slammed. Last I heard, 2 million people without power and lots of flooding, etc. :'(
Dave, good luck this weekend. Stay safe!
And Krumm, let us know when you hear from your friend.
PD
Just heard that part of the Sanibel Causeway collapsed--which surprised me as earlier someone on the Weather Channel thought that it was too new and too well built and that it wouldn't be an issue at least due to this storm. :(
From MSN website:
"2 a.m.: Pavement leading to Sanibel folded up like an accordion
JUST BEFORE THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY — Under the toll plaza sign — 1/2 a mile out — McGregor Road to Sanibel Island is impassable.
The pavement is folded up like an accordion, ripped to ribbons by a powerful storm surge. Nearby, a spiral staircase was deposited in the brush next to a white pickup. The storm flung a boat trailer and other debris, too.
Sand was strewn in sheets across the pavement — sea bottom on solid land. Waves lapped at the shore, just steps away.
Two cars tried to pass out to the island about 1:30 a.m., including a group of young men hoping to reach their friend.
They had to turn around."
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 29, 2022, 03:59:48 AM
Yeah, I heard that about Captiva too, but from what I could see (checking in on some different news/weather channels, etc.), it looked like they were hit with the outer bands/winds which weren't as ferocious and hopefully, the storm surges weren't as bad. I believe that the brunt of the storm hit further south. Sent an email to my friends this morning, but it might be too early for them to know much.
Feel for the poor folks who live in some of those other areas that really got slammed. Last I heard, 2 million people without power and lots of flooding, etc. :'(
Dave, good luck this weekend. Stay safe!
And Krumm, let us know when you hear from your friend.
PD
Some information on the Sanibel Causeway HERE (https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article266539661.html) with pic below - thanks
PD - at the moment weekend forecast for some winds (probably less than 20 MPH) and rain (1-2 inches) but hope that changes for the better - Dave :)
(https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/mdqt6x/picture266541816/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/AP22272427560632)
Quote from: SonicMan46 on September 29, 2022, 06:00:40 AM
Some information on the Sanibel Causeway HERE (https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article266539661.html) with pic below - thanks PD - at the moment weekend forecast for some winds (probably less than 20 MPH) and rain (1-2 inches) but hope that changes for the better - Dave :)
(https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/mdqt6x/picture266541816/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/AP22272427560632)
Hi, thanks for the pic. I had found some articles and a couple of photos earlier.
I can't read the Miami article (didn't want to mess around with trying to unblock ads). At first it sounded like it was quite close to the mainland, but rereading what I had posted above, it said a half mile out...apparently it's 3-miles long. Did a bit more googling and see that the damage was even worse than I had initially heard. From CNN:
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At least three sections of the Sanibel Causeway were washed away by storm surge from Hurricane Ian, according to video from CNN affiliates WBBH and WPLG, severing the Sanibel and Captiva islands' only connection to Florida's mainland.
The videos from the causeway show two portions of the ramp to both bridges washed away, as well as a stretch of roadway that crossed an island in the middle of the causeway.
A portion of the Sanibel Causeway Bridge "was damaged/washed out," Lieutenant Gregory S. Bueno with the Public Affairs Division of Florida Highway Patrol told CNN. All lanes of the bridge are currently closed and the severity of the closure is listed as "major," according to Florida 511. :(
Dave,
Unless your area is already rain-soaked, your forecast sounds great! I know that it's no-fun (most of the time) to have a rainy weekend, but come on, count your blessings!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 29, 2022, 07:37:28 AM
Hi, thanks for the pic. I had found some articles and a couple of photos earlier.
I can't read the Miami article (didn't want to mess around with trying to unblock ads). At first it sounded like it was quite close to the mainland, but rereading what I had posted above, it said a half mile out...apparently it's 3-miles long. Did a bit more googling and see that the damage was even worse than I had initially heard. From CNN:
—
At least three sections of the Sanibel Causeway were washed away by storm surge from Hurricane Ian, according to video from CNN affiliates WBBH and WPLG, severing the Sanibel and Captiva islands' only connection to Florida's mainland.
The videos from the causeway show two portions of the ramp to both bridges washed away, as well as a stretch of roadway that crossed an island in the middle of the causeway.
A portion of the Sanibel Causeway Bridge "was damaged/washed out," Lieutenant Gregory S. Bueno with the Public Affairs Division of Florida Highway Patrol told CNN. All lanes of the bridge are currently closed and the severity of the closure is listed as "major," according to Florida 511. :(
Dave,
Unless your area is already rain-soaked, your forecast sounds great! I know that it's no-fun (most of the time) to have a rainy weekend, but come on, count your blessings!
PD
Thanks for the info
PD - reading some more on the storm in Florida - check HERE (https://www.fox9.com/news/hurricane-ian-leaves-2-million-in-dark-as-florida-slammed-with-150-mph-winds-massive-storm-surge) for those interested with some video footage; deaths have occurred but 'how many' is uncertain (I suspect people who stayed and were trapped in their homes likely at great risk?).
As for Triad North Carolina, we've had little rain recently so the ground can soak up a lot - Friday and Saturday seem to be when the remnants of the storm will reach us - winds are predicted but likely 10-25 mph at best (I hope!) and probably a couple inches of rain, but that can vary a lot around this hilly terrain area, i.e. some may get only an inch and others 6 inches or more. Dave :)
:-X
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 29, 2022, 03:59:48 AM
Yeah, I heard that about Captiva too, but from what I could see (checking in on some different news/weather channels, etc.), it looked like they were hit with the outer bands/winds which weren't as ferocious and hopefully, the storm surges weren't as bad. I believe that the brunt of the storm hit further south. Sent an email to my friends this morning, but it might be too early for them to know much.
Feel for the poor folks who live in some of those other areas that really got slammed. Last I heard, 2 million people without power and lots of flooding, etc. :'(
Dave, good luck this weekend. Stay safe!
And Krumm, let us know when you hear from your friend.
PD
Hi PD,
Actually I heard from him twice last night and then this morning. He didn't even lose power, and reported only lots of rain and not much wind that he was able to hear. Said that a tree had reportedly gone down across the street, which belies the "not much wind", so said he will inspect the premises for property damage later but doesn't expect anything serious. Apparently New Port Richey dodged a bullet on this one.
Very sorry to hear about Sanibel Island and the causeway collapse... they were definitely hit hard and will likely be a declared disaster area, if they aren't already. Hope your friends can rebuild, or were lucky and were spared the worst.
K.
Quote from: Scion7 on September 29, 2022, 08:10:26 AM
:-X
Yes, I'm sure that there are a lot of horrible images like that one--poor lady!
Quote from: SonicMan46 on September 29, 2022, 07:57:53 AM
Thanks for the info PD - reading some more on the storm in Florida - check HERE (https://www.fox9.com/news/hurricane-ian-leaves-2-million-in-dark-as-florida-slammed-with-150-mph-winds-massive-storm-surge) for those interested with some video footage; deaths have occurred but 'how many' is uncertain (I suspect people who stayed and were trapped in their homes likely at great risk?).
As for Triad North Carolina, we've had little rain recently so the ground can soak up a lot - Friday and Saturday seem to be when the remnants of the storm will reach us - winds are predicted but likely 10-25 mph at best (I hope!) and probably a couple inches of rain, but that can vary a lot around this hilly terrain area, i.e. some may get only an inch and others 6 inches or more. Dave :)
I hope that you and your neighbors don't get 6 inches all at once!
I ran across some drone footage of the causeway whilst trying to find some current photos or aerial showing what Sanibel looks like after Ian. The footage is pretty sobering:
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/drone-footage-shows-hurricane-ian-s-damage-to-sanibel-causeway-149517381630
Quote from: krummholz on September 29, 2022, 08:18:39 AM
Hi PD,
Actually I heard from him twice last night and then this morning. He didn't even lose power, and reported only lots of rain and not much wind that he was able to hear. Said that a tree had reportedly gone down across the street, which belies the "not much wind", so said he will inspect the premises for property damage later but doesn't expect anything serious. Apparently New Port Richey dodged a bullet on this one.
Very sorry to hear about Sanibel Island and the causeway collapse... they were definitely hit hard and will likely be a declared disaster area, if they aren't already. Hope your friends can rebuild, or were lucky and were spared the worst.
K.
Glad to hear that your friend is o.k. and it sounds like his home is too? And, thanks. I hope that they were high enough off of the ground and that no trees fell on their house, etc. The husband did express concerns about mold damage. :(
Don't know when/how my friends will find out how their home is--and the neighbors and friends that they've made who live down there. Apparently there are ferries that go to Sanibel, but I expect they won't be running again for a while--or maybe just helping take emergency workers there and back? No idea really--just guesses here. In theory my friends could fly down there at some point in time and check things out.
PD
I have a cousin who lives in Naples, Florida. Not directly in the path of the hurricane, but in the zone where a large storm surge is reported. He stopped posting on Facebook, so I assume his power is out.
Naples is virtually on the wall of the eye of the hurricane when it hit.
Damage there is extensive.
breaking: Ian recoups strength, will hit SC coast as Cat 1 hurricane. O joy. I am pretty inland here around the university in NC, but will still get a little wind and maybe 4" of rain. (My virtual self is in the Carpathians, Florestan, never fear!)
Quote from: Spotted Horses on September 29, 2022, 10:01:57 AM
I have a cousin who lives in Naples, Florida. Not directly in the path of the hurricane, but in the zone where a large storm surge is reported. He stopped posting on Facebook, so I assume his power is out.
Quote from: Scion7 on September 29, 2022, 10:23:47 AM
Naples is virtually on the wall of the eye of the hurricane when it hit.
Damage there is extensive.
I hope that you either hear from him soon or are able to find out that he's o.k. Maybe try contacting a close relative or friend of his?
Quote from: Scion7 on September 29, 2022, 10:38:30 AM
breaking: Ian recoups strength, will hit SC coast as Cat 1 hurricane. O joy. I am pretty inland here around the university in NC, but will still get a little wind and maybe 4" of rain. (My virtual self is in the Carpathians, Florestan, never fear!)
Oh, joy [Not really, being sarcastic here.]!
I wondered where you lived! ;) Stay safe.
Trying to get ahold of the wife (of my friends who have a home in Sanibel). Not certain if she's exercising or trying to avoid (probably yet another) call from a concerned friend.
PD
Quote from: Scion7 on September 29, 2022, 10:38:30 AM
breaking: Ian recoups strength, will hit SC coast as Cat 1 hurricane. O joy. I am pretty inland here around the university in NC, but will still get a little wind and maybe 4" of rain. (My virtual self is in the Carpathians, Florestan, never fear!)
I, on the other hand, am right in the center of the path. But... I'm inland.
Quote from: Scion7 on September 29, 2022, 10:38:30 AM
breaking: Ian recoups strength, will hit SC coast as Cat 1 hurricane. O joy. I am pretty inland here around the university in NC, but will still get a little wind and maybe 4" of rain. (My virtual self is in the Carpathians, Florestan, never fear!)
Quote from: DavidW on September 29, 2022, 03:52:44 PM
I, on the other hand, am right in the center of the path. But... I'm inland.
How's the weather and how are the two of you doing?
This morning, I ran across a Facebook conference (which was live early evening yesterday) of the Sanibel city council and the mayor. They were currently renting some rooms in a hotel in Ft. Myers. Sounds like they have an action plan which they started implementing yesterday after being able to get onto the island. They strongly encouraged folks to be patient and that it wouldn't be a quick fix. Their immediate concern, of course, is to rescue any people who had stayed behind. They also asked folks to let them know if they knew of anyone who was missing and to contact them--and also to let them know if the person had been accounted for. Also, found out that World Central Kitchen was on the island bringing food to the rescue workers and any folks who were currently stuck there. Hard to find any clear photos showing the damage to the island--many photos labeled such are really of Ft. Myers.
PD
Lots of rain but the wind is not bad and it should be over for me by tomorrow.
Quote from: DavidW on September 30, 2022, 03:42:01 PM
Lots of rain but the wind is not bad and it should be over for me by tomorrow.
Good!
Power has been blinking but so far, no winds of any consequence around Duke University.
Quote from: DavidW on September 30, 2022, 03:42:01 PM
Lots of rain but the wind is not bad and it should be over for me by tomorrow.
Quote from: Scion7 on September 30, 2022, 04:47:34 PM
Power has been blinking but so far, no winds of any consequence around Duke University.
Well, in Piedmont NC (about 90 mins west of Durham) looking at the path of the storm earlier, we were right in the center (blue circle) and thought that a lot of wind and rain would hit us (but no and have had power), but @ 9 PM not much at all - missed a bullet, I guess? Hope for no surprises through the night - :) Dave
The NHC page on Ian warns tropical storm force winds (39 mph or more) can be expected in North Carolina for most of the overnight hours (say 3 or 4 AM Saturday), so don't put away the flashlights just yet.
Thanks for the earlier updates.
How are things looking this morning?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 01, 2022, 03:51:31 AM
Thanks for the earlier updates.
How are things looking this morning?
PD
In Piedmont NC, overcast but no rain or wind - a lot of leaves on the ground but no big branches. We've lost our fast Spectrum internet x 10 hours - I'm using my phone as a hotspot but slow. The outage is reported on their app, usually does not last this long. Reminds me of the days of dial-up! :laugh: Dave
Quote from: SonicMan46 on October 01, 2022, 05:10:35 AM
In Piedmont NC, overcast but no rain or wind - a lot of leaves on the ground but no big branches. We've lost our fast Spectrum internet x 10 hours - I'm using my phone as a hotspot but slow. The outage is reported on their app, usually does not last this long. Reminds me of the days of dial-up! :laugh: Dave
Hey, I'm glad that you didn't get a lot of rain--though it sounded like you could use some days of gentle but steady rain?
Any internet withdrawal shakes starting? :D ;)
Haven't ever tried using my phone as a hotspot before. Think that mine would be able to do that. Have a question for you when you're back up and running normally again (Don't want to waste more of your allowed data usage).
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 01, 2022, 01:26:35 PM
Hey, I'm glad that you didn't get a lot of rain--though it sounded like you could use some days of gentle but steady rain?
Any internet withdrawal shakes starting? :D ;)
Haven't ever tried using my phone as a hotspot before. Think that mine would be able to do that. Have a question for you when you're back up and running normally again (Don't want to waste more of your allowed data usage).
PD
Hi
PD - yep, we were lucky - picked up a half dozen bigger branches - driveway covered w/ leaves but that's it! Power stayed on despite losing internet until mid-afternoon today (fallen trees must have knock out something important for Spectrum to take that long to get our broadband back). Now, back online w/ 300+ Mbps speed - finishing streaming a film I bought on Amazon last night.
We have a Verizon account for our iPhones (older XRs), which includes unlimited hotspot Wi-Fi setup - works but is sporadic and extremely slow, and certainly of no use for using my usual streaming services. Thanks for your concern. Dave :)
Being in SC I definitely got hit harder, but power outages were quickly repaired. I mean where I am. On the coast and the islands it is a very different story.
Quote from: SonicMan46 on October 01, 2022, 02:20:42 PM
Hi PD - yep, we were lucky - picked up a half dozen bigger branches - driveway covered w/ leaves but that's it! Power stayed on despite losing internet until mid-afternoon today (fallen trees must have knock out something important for Spectrum to take that long to get our broadband back). Now, back online w/ 300+ Mbps speed - finishing streaming a film I bought on Amazon last night.
We have a Verizon account for our iPhones (older XRs), which includes unlimited hotspot Wi-Fi setup - works but is sporadic and extremely slow, and certainly of no use for using my usual streaming services. Thanks for your concern. Dave :)
Oh, good (re storm)!
Oh, that's nice; so you don't run through all of your available data then? By the way, my question re hotspot was (and I read about it a little bit yesterday): Regarding wifi password--is this a new one that you have to create just for being able to create a hotspot? Or do you need to enter your original password for your wifi modem?
Quote from: DavidW on October 02, 2022, 07:46:50 AM
Being in SC I definitely got hit harder, but power outages were quickly repaired. I mean where I am. On the coast and the islands it is a very different story.
Good to hear that you are o.k. too. Any idea how much rain you got and how strong the winds were?
Sounds like Charleston and also Georgetown were hit pretty hard?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 02, 2022, 09:02:52 AM
Oh, good (re storm)!
Oh, that's nice; so you don't run through all of your available data then? By the way, my question re hotspot was (and I read about it a little bit yesterday): Regarding wifi password--is this a new one that you have to create just for being able to create a hotspot? Or do you need to enter your original password for your wifi modem?
Good to hear that you are o.k. too. Any idea how much rain you got and how strong the winds were?
Sounds like Charleston and also Georgetown were hit pretty hard?
PD
Hi
PD - regarding your question above about the 'hotspot' - when I activated the hotspot on my iPhone, a name was assigned to the network created by the phone along w/ a PW (see screen capture from my iPhone - network is 'David's iPhone' and PW shown) - you'd have to check with your cellular carrier as to the potential cost and data cap - my plan has unlimited data (but keep in mind it's pretty SLOOOW - ::)) - Dave
Quote from: SonicMan46 on October 02, 2022, 09:29:51 AM
Hi PD - regarding your question above about the 'hotspot' - when I activated the hotspot on my iPhone, a name was assigned to the network created by the phone along w/ a PW (see screen capture from my iPhone - network is 'David's iPhone' and PW shown) - you'd have to check with your cellular carrier as to the potential cost and data cap - my plan has unlimited data (but keep in mind it's pretty SLOOOW - ::)) - Dave
Thanks Dave. It looks like it could be handy in an emergency. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 02, 2022, 09:02:52 AM
Sounds like Charleston and also Georgetown were hit pretty hard?
PD
Yup and Myrtle Beach and the islands.
Quote from: DavidW on October 03, 2022, 05:18:12 PM
Yup and Myrtle Beach and the islands.
:( :'(
How many people are still without power in your state and any idea how many homes were destroyed....businesses?
It's also hard to imagine how much wildlife and ecosystems have been damaged too.
PD
Amazed to hear that they've repaired the causeway to Sanibel Island! At least so much so that they (emergency workers, etc.) can drive onto the island. I would have thought that that would have taken much much longer.
https://news.yahoo.com/sanibel-causeway-intact-again-trucks-223352131.html
PD
Just thinking, from our mild, damp, offshore island, of you guys in the US and what you may be enduring at the moment. Stay safe and warm, all.
Quote from: DaveF on December 22, 2022, 11:53:58 PMJust thinking, from our mild, damp, offshore island, of you guys in the US and what you may be enduring at the moment. Stay safe and warm, all.
Thank you Dave! 😘
Rainy here at the moment (and windy); hopefully, the power won't go out.
Happy Holidays to you!
PD
Thank you Dave!
Also sitting on pins and needles here waiting for the power to go out... so far the winds have been fairly tame here, peaking at 13 kts, but at the nearby airport I recently heard 33 kt gusts reported on the ASOS. I'm in a fairly sheltered location, but damage to central distribution hubs could still knock out power area-wide. The temperature is also coming up, currently at 5º C after a low of -3.
Quote from: krummholz on December 23, 2022, 03:57:25 AMThank you Dave!
Also sitting on pins and needles here waiting for the power to go out... so far the winds have been fairly tame here, peaking at 13 kts, but at the nearby airport I recently heard 33 kt gusts reported on the ASOS. I'm in a fairly sheltered location, but damage to central distribution hubs could still knock out power area-wide. The temperature is also coming up, currently at 5º C after a low of -3.
I understand the feeling. Fingers crossed for you.
Happy Holidays!
PD
Our temps are currently -9° (-23° C) with sustained wind chills now at -36° (-38° C). Shovelled yesterday, but today we are staying inside!
Hope everyone else fares well with this extreme weather pattern.
VS
Currently staying in Colombia. Its 25c today- a little hot. Enjoying beer and fried fish.
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on December 23, 2022, 07:42:39 AMCurrently staying in Colombia. Its 25c today- a little hot. Enjoying beer and fried fish.
That sounds like a lovely temp! And sounds like life is good for you too. Are you visiting friends or family (or both)?
PD
I'm in Watertown.
I did manage to get some shopping done for groceries. Tomorrow there will be Thai delivery and perhaps a suitable holiday movie.
(https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tim-and-eric-small.jpg?w=610)
OK, maybe not that.
My daughter's just arrived in Toronto (to visit her in-laws) in time for The Great Storm. It's not been great here either with no water for several days following water mains bursts. Than goodness the water came back on today.
Quote from: vandermolen on December 23, 2022, 03:22:57 PMMy daughter's just arrived in Toronto (to visit her in-laws) in time for The Great Storm. It's not been great here either with no water for several days following water mains bursts. Than goodness the water came back on today.
No fun! Glad that the water is running again.
And trust that she packed a lot of warm clothing?
Bitterly cold here. :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 24, 2022, 02:00:15 AMNo fun! Glad that the water is running again.
And trust that she packed a lot of warm clothing?
Bitterly cold here. :(
PD
Update: Had a pleasant surprise when I opened the curtains this morning...snow! Not a ton, but enough to turn things a pristine white. :)
PD
28C and sunny here in inland San Diego. There are some compensations for the ridiculous cost of living here.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 24, 2022, 08:28:19 AMUpdate: Had a pleasant surprise when I opened the curtains this morning...snow! Not a ton, but enough to turn things a pristine white. :)
PD
Reading in jaw-dropping amazement at the temperatures parts of the US are experiencing. Some areas colder then the surface of Mars! Picture in our newspapers of a guy throwing a bucket of boiling water with it freezing solid in mid-air!
Quote from: Daverz on December 25, 2022, 12:22:45 PM28C and sunny here in inland San Diego. There are some compensations for the ridiculous cost of living here.
Excellent! I haven't visited there in years, but remember enjoying the beaches.
Quote from: Irons on December 26, 2022, 12:59:52 AMReading in jaw-dropping amazement at the temperatures parts of the US are experiencing. Some areas colder then the surface of Mars! Picture in our newspapers of a guy throwing a bucket of boiling water with it freezing solid in mid-air!
I've seen things like that before on the news...though I don't think that I've ever seen a bucket of boiling water being thrown!
Thankfully, it hasn't been
that brutal here and warmer weather is around the corner (Yeah!). For what it's worth, these cold temps don't normally hit until January or February. And also grateful that we haven't received the kind of snowfall that Buffalo, New York has received. And (knock on wood) we haven't lost power.
PD
Quote from: vandermolen on December 23, 2022, 03:22:57 PMMy daughter's just arrived in Toronto (to visit her in-laws) in time for The Great Storm. It's not been great here either with no water for several days following water mains bursts. Than goodness the water came back on today.
How's your daughter and her in-laws doing?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 26, 2022, 03:17:30 AMExcellent! I haven't visited there in years, but remember enjoying the beaches.
I've seen things like that before on the news...though I don't think that I've ever seen a bucket of boiling water being thrown!
Thankfully, it hasn't been that brutal here and warmer weather is around the corner (Yeah!). For what it's worth, these cold temps don't normally hit until January or February. And also grateful that we haven't received the kind of snowfall that Buffalo, New York has received. And (knock on wood) we haven't lost power.
PD
Nor here... I think the coldest we've seen so far this season was a couple of nights ago when it got down to -13º C or so - bitterly cold to be out in to be sure, but not extreme at all by local standards.
Still could have been deadly given the power outage, if someone had no place to go that had heat or the outage was extended. Fortunately, our outage lasted only several hours, not days as many of us feared.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 26, 2022, 03:18:44 AMHow's your daughter and her in-laws doing?
PD
Thanks for asking PD. They were planning for a barbecue in the snow last night - so not too badly I guess!
To illustrate how far this Arctic system stretches: yesterday in Miami the high was 49F, making it the coldest Christmas day since records have been kept (meaning the lowest afternoon high, not the lowest overnight low, although that was pretty low too). The previous record was 51F, set I think back in the 1990s. The high today made it into the mid 50s. The low tonight is forecast to be in the high 40s like last night.
Part of the problem is that a mass of rain and cloud cover lies over most of Florida, plus winds remain coming from the North/Northwest, so not much sun or tropical air to warm up with.
We're about 25-30 degrees below normal averages for this time of year. Not as cold as the rest of the country...but much colder than usual.
Quote from: vandermolen on December 26, 2022, 11:24:15 AMThanks for asking PD. They were planning for a barbecue in the snow last night - so not too badly I guess!
Hardy folks there! :D Trust that they ate either inside or had a some sort of heaters there? Else the food and the eaters would be getting cold rather quickly I would imagine.
Very sad to read about the folks in Buffalo, NY. A number of people died--either from heart issues and shoveling (and also ambulances having a hard time reaching them), homeless people and folks stuck in their cars.
Also, I read one story this morning about a small family business getting burgled (about $50,000 worth); they called the police but were told that they were currently too busy trying to rescue elderly people.
And apparently more snow on the way!
Quote from: JBS on December 26, 2022, 12:44:39 PMTo illustrate how far this Arctic system stretches: yesterday in Miami the high was 49F, making it the coldest Christmas day since records have been kept (meaning the lowest afternoon high, not the lowest overnight low, although that was pretty low too). The previous record was 51F, set I think back in the 1990s. The high today made it into the mid 50s. The low tonight is forecast to be in the high 40s like last night.
Part of the problem is that a mass of rain and cloud cover lies over most of Florida, plus winds remain coming from the North/Northwest, so not much sun or tropical air to warm up with.
We're about 25-30 degrees below normal averages for this time of year. Not as cold as the rest of the country...but much colder than usual.
Yikes!
How are the citrus and other crops doing? Speaking of which, I was the lucky recipient of a box of grapefruit. They were sent as a present to a friend of mines home by one of the daughter's grandmothers. One of the girls normally juices them, but was too busy this year and my friend hates grapefruit, so.... ;D
EDIT: I (and my friend) were mistaken; there are also navel oranges in there....yum!
PD
A walk on Ashdown Forest yesterday (snow has gone)
Quote from: vandermolen on December 28, 2022, 02:53:20 AMA walk on Ashdown Forest yesterday (snow has gone)
Did you bump into Pooh and Christopher Robin? :)
We might be getting a bit of snow here this morning, but I doubt that it will stick as the temps are creeping up.
Had a lovely walk on Monday along a river. It became increasingly icy in spots, so we didn't follow it as far as normally, but it was sunny out and not windy. Found a sheltered spot and sat in the sunshine for a while too....very peaceful.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 28, 2022, 03:00:47 AMDid you bump into Pooh and Christopher Robin? :)
We might be getting a bit of snow here this morning, but I doubt that it will stick as the temps are creeping up.
Had a lovely walk on Monday along a river. It became increasingly icy in spots, so we didn't follow it as far as normally, but it was sunny out and not windy. Found a sheltered spot and sat in the sunshine for a while too....very peaceful.
PD
Nice PD. Pooh and Christopher Robin were slightly further to the North. :)
Stuck home amidst an ice storm warning today. Expecting at most, .40 inches of ice today and travel is not advised.
Winds are supposed to really pick up, so we are hoping the electricity holds up if the lines are all iced.
VS
Currently getting hit with a major snowstorm - the first forecasts were in the >30 cm range, but now they are saying 15 to 30 cm. I think we have about 20 on the ground, but I haven't been outside yet. Temperature -8º C, so most likely it is of the light and fluffy variety.
Quote from: VonStupp on February 22, 2023, 03:55:36 AMStuck home amidst an ice storm warning today. Expecting at most, .40 inches of ice today and travel is not advised.
Winds are supposed to really pick up, so we are hoping the electricity holds up if the lines are all iced.
VS
Another day stuck indoors where travel is still not advised due to ice and cold temps. The county next over received the .40 inch ice that was forecasted, so we are somewhere slightly below that.
Electricity is affecting that county badly as well; luckily our electricity lines are buried, but we can still be affected by the major winds.
Quote from: VonStupp on February 22, 2023, 03:55:36 AMStuck home amidst an ice storm warning today. Expecting at most, .40 inches of ice today and travel is not advised.
Winds are supposed to really pick up, so we are hoping the electricity holds up if the lines are all iced.
VS
Ice storms are not good! Glad that you have power.
Quote from: krummholz on February 23, 2023, 03:32:04 AMCurrently getting hit with a major snowstorm - the first forecasts were in the >30 cm range, but now they are saying 15 to 30 cm. I think we have about 20 on the ground, but I haven't been outside yet. Temperature -8º C, so most likely it is of the light and fluffy variety.
Yup, winter isn't over yet! Glad though that you're getting the fluffy stuff.
We had a mixed bag of "stuff" over the night--a mixture of sleet I think that coated the sidewalks. I had to spend a fair bit of time using a garden spade to scrape up the frozen stuff on the sidewalk this morning.
PD
Quote from: VonStupp on February 22, 2023, 03:55:36 AMStuck home amidst an ice storm warning today. Expecting at most, .40 inches of ice today and travel is not advised.
Winds are supposed to really pick up, so we are hoping the electricity holds up if the lines are all iced.
VS
Warm vibes!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 23, 2023, 10:05:20 AMIce storms are not good! Glad that you have power.
Yup, winter isn't over yet! Glad though that you're getting the fluffy stuff.
We had a mixed bag of "stuff" over the night--a mixture of sleet I think that coated the sidewalks. I had to spend a fair bit of time using a garden spade to scrape up the frozen stuff on the sidewalk this morning.
PD
We've just had the skirting-the-freezing-point wintry mix. Not at all inviting, out there.
Over here it is the exact opposite. Unseasonably warm. Everything (trees, grass, weeds) is coming back early.
Quote from: DavidW on February 23, 2023, 04:23:19 PMOver here it is the exact opposite. Unseasonably warm. Everything (trees, grass, weeds) is coming back early.
The cherries in DC are already blooming.
Quote from: DavidW on February 23, 2023, 04:23:19 PMOver here it is the exact opposite. Unseasonably warm. Everything (trees, grass, weeds) is coming back early.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 23, 2023, 09:12:47 PMUsually it's in April. :o
Scary weather!
PD
Quote from: Karl Tirebiter Henning on February 23, 2023, 04:09:48 PMWe've just had the skirting-the-freezing-point wintry mix. Not at all inviting, out there.
Stay warm and safe!
PD
Very soft winter weather in Helsinki. Temperature -1°C (+30°F) and almost no wind. It "feels" like -4°C (+25°F).
Here in Coastal California there has been snow right up to the beach, at Morro Bay and San Simeon. Significant accumulations just inland even at fairly low elevation and as far south as Los Angeles. Not unprecedented but certainly out of the ordinary.
Quote from: 71 dB on February 24, 2023, 07:31:35 AMVery soft winter weather in Helsinki. Temperature -1°C (+30°F) and almost no wind. It "feels" like -4°C (+25°F).
Enjoy!
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 24, 2023, 07:39:10 AMHere in Coastal California there has been snow right up to the beach, at Morro Bay and San Simeon. Significant accumulations just inland even at fairly low elevation and as far south as Los Angeles. Not unprecedented but certainly out of the ordinary.
I read about that (yesterday I believe)! I can understand in the mountains, but wow!
It's supposed to be bitterly cold here for the next few days...brr! At least not into the negatives though. Earlier in the month, I had one of my pipes freeze--first time I've ever experienced that. Had to call a plumber in and on the weekend. Thankfully, not much water leaked out...could have been much worse.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 24, 2023, 01:13:50 PMIt's supposed to be bitterly cold here for the next few days...brr! At least not into the negatives though.
Single-digits here, tomorrow, but warmer on Sunday.
Reading about the snow and ice is quite wierd for me. Although the overnight lows are in the cool/comfortable range (about 70F) the daily highs have been in the mid 80s for the last few days. I actually had my AC running for much of the day today.
Quote from: Karl Tirebiter Henning on February 24, 2023, 02:01:49 PMSingle-digits here, tomorrow, but warmer on Sunday.
How are you feeling Karl? Are you still experiencing bad Covid symptoms? I hope not.
Best,
PD
Quote from: Ephraim Bonus on February 24, 2023, 03:56:37 PMReading about the snow and ice is quite wierd for me. Although the overnight lows are in the cool/comfortable range (about 70F) the daily highs have been in the mid 80s for the last few days. I actually had my AC running for much of the day today.
Ah, the wonders of living in a large country with many climatic variations! The 70's sound lovely. Mid-80's and I'm guessing fairly high humidity (or not?) are not my cup of tea. I imagine that ocean breezes would help though. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 24, 2023, 04:02:52 PMHow are you feeling Karl? Are you still experiencing bad Covid symptoms? I hope not.
Best,
PD
Ah, the wonders of living in a large country with many climatic variations! The 70's sound lovely. Mid-80's and I'm guessing fairly high humidity (or not?) are not my cup of tea. I imagine that ocean breezes would help though. :)
PD
I live 13-14 miles inland, so the ocean breezes are generally theoretical for me.
On Tuesday, high winds were gusting to near-hurricane force, and thousands lost power.
I lost power from about 1400 Tuesday until 1830 Wednesday, thirty hours. It wasn't fun.
As of this morning, about 17,000 were still without power in the area...
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 24, 2023, 04:02:52 PMHow are you feeling Karl? Are you still experiencing bad Covid symptoms? I hope not.
Gradually improving, PD; mostly it's fatigue now: I need a nap in the afternoon, but then have reasonable energy in the evening. Thanks!
Quote from: LKB on February 24, 2023, 04:20:14 PMI lost power from about 1400 Tuesday until 1830 Wednesday, thirty hours. It wasn't fun.
I'll bet. Stay safe!
Quote from: LKB on February 24, 2023, 04:20:14 PMOn Tuesday, high winds were gusting to near-hurricane force, and thousands lost power.
I lost power from about 1400 Tuesday until 1830 Wednesday, thirty hours. It wasn't fun.
As of this morning, about 17,000 were still without power in the area...
Sorry, I had missed your posting earlier. Sorry to hear about so many people losing power in your area--including you. Do you have a backup generator? Was surprised to hear that you lost power as you said that you had underground power lines; I suspect that you were knocked off of the grid in an area where that wasn't the case? Were you still able to heat your house? Did you have access to city/town water?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 24, 2023, 01:13:50 PMI read about that (yesterday I believe)! I can understand in the mountains, but wow!
It's not as bizarre as you might imagine, Coastal California winters are typically cold and rainy. I think it's about a once in 20 year occurrence, maybe once in 40 years.
There's also a lot of rain. It has exchanged controversies, from how will the reservoirs ever fill up again, to why aren't the reservoirs designed to catch this much rain at once.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 23, 2023, 10:05:20 AMIce storms are not good! Glad that you have power.
PD
Quote from: Karl Tirebiter Henning on February 23, 2023, 04:07:57 PMWarm vibes!
Thank you all!
I finally got to work yesterday. The iced roof of our house is making quite a racket, as we will be approaching 50°F today.
The weather talking heads say the last ice storm warning we had was around 2006; so it is not terribly common around here.
VS
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 24, 2023, 07:00:43 PMIt's not as bizarre as you might imagine, Coastal California winters are typically cold and rainy. I think it's about a once in 20 year occurrence, maybe once in 40 years.
There's also a lot of rain. It has exchanged controversies, from how will the reservoirs ever fill up again, to why aren't the reservoirs designed to catch this much rain at once.
I suspect that due to the ever increasing shortages of water, that they'll be coming up with some new designs.
Quote from: VonStupp on February 25, 2023, 07:41:10 AMThank you all!
I finally got to work yesterday. The iced roof of our house is making quite a racket, as we will be approaching 50°F today.
The weather talking heads say the last ice storm warning we had was around 2006; so it is not terribly common around here.
VS
Glad that you're back in business. And right now, 50 degrees sounds wonderful!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 25, 2023, 08:09:25 AMI suspect that due to the ever increasing shortages of water, that they'll be coming up with some new designs.
It will take time. They planned the reservoir system when snow runoff was the dominant source of water. Now that there is less snow and it is more urgent to capture rain they have to rethink it. One issue is that they can't let reservoirs get 100% full early in the season, because then a subsequent heavy rain will cause reservoirs to overflow and cause catastrophic damage downstream. They have to leave room for potential future storms, which might not come, leaving the state short of water.
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Beautiful February foliage! The groundhog treated you well Karl!
VS
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 25, 2023, 08:36:04 AMIt will take time. They planned the reservoir system when snow runoff was the dominant source of water. Now that there is less snow and it is more urgent to capture rain they have to rethink it. One issue is that they can't let reservoirs get 100% full early in the season, because then a subsequent heavy rain will cause reservoirs to overflow and cause catastrophic damage downstream. They have to leave room for potential future storms, which might not come, leaving the state short of water.
It will be tricky, I'm sure!
Quote from: Karl Tirebiter Henning on February 25, 2023, 09:35:38 AMMy wife took these on Wednesday.
Wow, already?!
PD
The weather is a bit of a question mark here. Snow is expected tomorrow. When I was at PT, they spoke as if we were to expect up to 9" ... which (to be fair) would not be crazy for Boston in March. But I read no such matter from the National Weather Service, where we seem to expect 1-3" tonight, less than an inch tomorrow, and "little to none" Saturday night. Well, we shall see ....
I measured 23.5 cm on the roof of my car this morning - about 11". Definitely a major storm, and not made any easier to deal with by temps hovering right around the freezing mark - causing partial melting and making what was a fairly fluffy snow much heavier.
I would post photos but I don't know how to shrink them to satisfy the size limit on this board without making them unacceptably low-res.
Quote from: krummholz on March 04, 2023, 12:16:57 PMI measured 23.5 cm on the roof of my car this morning - about 11". Definitely a major storm, and not made any easier to deal with by temps hovering right around the freezing mark - causing partial melting and making what was a fairly fluffy snow much heavier.
I would post photos but I don't know how to shrink them to satisfy the size limit on this board without making them unacceptably low-res.
Oof! Hardly anything fell last night. It'd been lightly flurrying all day, but at a guess, less than 4'.
I mowed my lawn with a push mower for the last time today. I have a scheduled delivery next Saturday for a riding mower. At .7 acres, I am relieved! Right now the weather is perfect (except for pollen) but the carpenter bees are on patrol. I've never found their lair and I've had my pest service and they also couldn't find them. >:(
btw if you couldn't tell spring time is here EARLY. I run the ac, the grass is green and pollen coats everything.
Quote from: DavidW on March 04, 2023, 01:10:29 PMI mowed my lawn with a push mower for the last time today. I have a scheduled delivery next Saturday for a riding mower. At .7 acres, I am relieved! Right now the weather is perfect (except for pollen) but the carpenter bees are on patrol. I've never found their layer and I've had my pest service and they also couldn't find them. >:(
btw if you couldn't tell spring time is here EARLY. I run the ac, the grass is green and pollen coats everything.
That sure is early! Carpenter Bees, eh?
Must be here as well, l keep running across these tiny t-squares...
Quote from: Karl Tirebiter Henning on March 04, 2023, 01:19:13 PMThat sure is early! Carpenter Bees, eh?
Yeah last year I looked all over for their nest. I couldn't find it. I then called my pest control out and they looked all over and still couldn't find it. Now when there were two there are four. In a few years I'll just be coated in bees like candyman!
Very windy here, my power went out about eighty minutes ago.
I'm hoping that since it's not raining pg&e can get on top of it, l really don't want another thirty-hour outage...
By us, the snow has been less of an event that some of the (now-superseded) forecasting suggested.
Quote from: LKB on March 14, 2023, 01:21:37 PMVery windy here, my power went out about eighty minutes ago.
I'm hoping that since it's not raining pg&e can get on top of it, l really don't want another thirty-hour outage...
Good luck!
While it was in the low 30s this morning, it was in the 50s when I came home. I figured out and tried out my new riding mower. And then it was too dark to see... but soon I'm going to mow that lawn. I am surprised by how much faster it is compared to the push mower.
Quote from: LKB on March 14, 2023, 01:21:37 PMVery windy here, my power went out about eighty minutes ago.
I'm hoping that since it's not raining pg&e can get on top of it, l really don't want another thirty-hour outage...
How did things go?
Knock on wood, I haven't so far lost power. High winds expected today, so there's still a chance. Received a fair bit of snow yesterday, so that kept me busy shoveling. Alas, it was really wet and heavy. Thankful that we didn't lose power then too as it would have meant also no heat for my home.
PD
The best thing we did last year was buy a propane backup generator which powers our entire house and comes on after 15 seconds of no power.
We mainly did it because when we lost power, we also had no water since we have to pump water up a hill to our house.
It was expensive, but worth it for us.
Quote from: San Antone on March 15, 2023, 04:23:05 AMThe best thing we did last year was buy a propane backup generator which powers our entire house and comes on after 15 seconds of no power.
We mainly did it because when we lost power, we also had no water since we have to pump water up a hill to our house.
It was expensive, but worth it for us.
I've considered getting one before, but knock on wood, even when I have lost power here, I think that the longest amount of time was for about 3 hours. As far as water goes, I'm hooked up to the town; I could see in your case though why you would want one.
How powerful of a generator did you get by the way?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 15, 2023, 04:30:05 AMI've considered getting one before, but knock on wood, even when I have lost power here, I think that the longest amount of time was for about 3 hours. As far as water goes, I'm hooked up to the town; I could see in your case though why you would want one.
How powerful of a generator did you get by the way?
PD
24K.
We live in a rural county in Tennessee; pop. around 5,000 for the entire county. Five miles from the closest town of 950.
We've been without power for as long as five days (usually 2-8 hours) during 13 degree weather, several inches of ice on the hill (no way up or down). For heat we have a wood burning stove, which kept the house livable - but we had brought my 95 year old mother-in-law in with us, and without water, it got pretty bad.
Quote from: San Antone on March 15, 2023, 04:35:59 AM24K.
We live in a rural county in Tennessee; pop. around 5,000 for the entire county. Five miles from the closest town of 950.
We've been without power for as long as five days (usually 2-8 hours) during 13 degree weather, several inches of ice on the hill (no way up or down). For heat we have a wood burning stove, which kept the house livable - but we had brought my 95 year old mother-in-law in with us, and without water, it got pretty bad.
Eek! That doesn't sound good! Sounds like a smart and necessary move on your part to get a generator.
Is the wood stove your only source of heat? I have a friend who heats solely by a wood stove (as electrical--which is what his house was built with--is way too expensive for him). The sad part is that he is basically tied to his stove for the most part once it gets really cold out. Hard to get him away for very long as he's always wanting to be at home to feed it and keep the house warm.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 15, 2023, 08:40:54 AMIs the wood stove your only source of heat?
No, we have HVAC (heat pump) but when it gets very cold, it is not very efficient. Our stove also has a cooking ledge, which came in handy that ice storm. And it has a fan which pushes the heat out and keeps our large living room, with cathedral ceiling very warm. Sometimes too warm.
Our stove is a newer EPA efficient model, with air supply control and damper, which allows us to burn the smoke and creosote, making the wood last through the night.
The stove and generator have been the two smartest purchases we made since we bought the cabin.
From an email l received from PG&E an hour ago:
" We expect your power to be restored by Friday March 17th at 11 AM. "
So, that would be seventy hours. I'm hoping that's the worst-case scenario. ::)
I'm in a motel near my workplace btw, so l won't be suffering. Hate spending the money for it though.
Fingers crossed LKB.
Quote from: LKB on March 15, 2023, 12:51:18 PMFrom an email l received from PG&E an hour ago:
" We expect your power to be restored by Friday March 17th at 11 AM. "
So, that would be seventy hours. I'm hoping that's the worst-case scenario. ::)
Is that a public safety outage (i.e. preventative because if high wind?
Quote from: LKB on March 15, 2023, 12:51:18 PMFrom an email l received from PG&E an hour ago:
" We expect your power to be restored by Friday March 17th at 11 AM. "
So, that would be seventy hours. I'm hoping that's the worst-case scenario. ::)
Yowch!
Quote from: Spotted Horses on March 15, 2023, 02:35:12 PMIs that a public safety outage (i.e. preventative because if high wind?
The wind was responsible. Over 120 trees were knocked down, some of which took power lines with them.
Quote from: LKB on March 15, 2023, 12:51:18 PMFrom an email l received from PG&E an hour ago:
" We expect your power to be restored by Friday March 17th at 11 AM. "
So, that would be seventy hours. I'm hoping that's the worst-case scenario. ::)
Quote from: LKB on March 15, 2023, 12:52:24 PMI'm in a motel near my workplace btw, so l won't be suffering. Hate spending the money for it though.
That's a long time without power. How cold is it? Are you at risk of frozen pipes?
Glad that you are warm and safe in any event.
Wonder whether or not you could at least deduct the motel and part of the food costs from your taxes? You might want to check with someone about that.
Fingers crossed for you that you get your power back soon.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 16, 2023, 04:02:09 AMThat's a long time without power. How cold is it? Are you at risk of frozen pipes?
Glad that you are warm and safe in any event.
Wonder whether or not you could at least deduct the motel and part of the food costs from your taxes? You might want to check with someone about that.
Fingers crossed for you that you get your power back soon.
PD
Thanks PD. 8)
I've since received a second email from PG&E, informing me that power has been restored. ;D
As far as the costs are concerned I'm not overly perturbed. Two unexpected weeks or such in the motel would have been a problem, but three nights aren't that big a deal. Hell, it's quieter than my neighborhood in the daytime, so I'll go ahead and take advantage, and check out tonight when l head for work.
Oh, and no frozen pipes, it doesn't get that cold here.
Quote from: LKB on March 16, 2023, 05:31:05 AMThanks PD. 8)
I've since received a second email from PG&E, informing me that power has been restored. ;D
As far as the costs are concerned I'm not overly perturbed. Two unexpected weeks or such in the motel would have been a problem, but three nights aren't that big a deal. Hell, it's quieter than my neighborhood in the daytime, so I'll go ahead and take advantage, and check out tonight when l head for work.
Oh, and no frozen pipes, it doesn't get that cold here.
You've got power! As a well-known green frog might say "YAAAAAYYYYY!" [whilst madly waving his arms about]. :)
And enjoy the peace and quiet while you can too.
PD
We lost power for about 90 minutes on Tuesday. There was no wind, it was due to the weight of about 35 cm of heavy, wet snow (at that point) on branches and power lines. The owner of the local deli told me that her power went out immediately after a nearby power transformer exploded.
But it didn't stop snowing... in the end we received about half a meter in all, over roughly 36 hours. Since the mercifully brief Tuesday outage, our power has been steady.
Quote from: krummholz on March 17, 2023, 09:01:54 AMWe lost power for about 90 minutes on Tuesday. There was no wind, it was due to the weight of about 35 cm of heavy, wet snow (at that point) on branches and power lines. The owner of the local deli told me that her power went out immediately after a nearby power transformer exploded.
But it didn't stop snowing... in the end we received about half a meter in all, over roughly 36 hours. Since the mercifully brief Tuesday outage, our power has been steady.
That's a lot of snow! Glad that the power didn't stay out for very long.
I went on a moderately long walk yesterday while doing some errands and noticed a number of large tree branches that had come down--including one which whilst the tree was in the strip next to the road, the branch came down on a homeowner's chain link fence. The fence was the worse for the wear. :(
PD
I'm hoping March will indeed go out like a lamb. It's likely to be a soggy lamb, though.
Quote from: LKB on March 18, 2023, 06:59:04 AMI'm hoping March will indeed go out like a lamb. It's likely to be a soggy lamb, though.
In Vermont, March pretty much always goes out like it comes in... like a lion.
Quote from: LKB on March 18, 2023, 06:59:04 AMI'm hoping March will indeed go out like a lamb. It's likely to be a soggy lamb, though.
Yep, I was just shopping with a friend; he was looking for some sort of mud boots (to use to go to his woodpile). Alas they didn't have his size in the pair that he was interested in. Some of those boots get quite pricey!
Quote from: krummholz on March 18, 2023, 09:55:44 AMIn Vermont, March pretty much always goes out like it comes in... like a lion.
Ah, but you also have that fifth season: "Mud Season". :) ;)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 18, 2023, 12:18:47 PMAh, but you also have that fifth season: "Mud Season". :) ;)
PD
Yep! But that typically overlaps with winter, and then continues well into (astronomical) Spring. :)
Well, our delayed spring is delayed further.
Colorado low hitting us, antipating between 10-20 cms of snow and blizzard conditions today for southern Manitoba. >:D
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 05, 2023, 03:38:17 AMWell, our delayed spring is delayed further.
Colorado low hitting us, antipating between 10-20 cms of snow and blizzard conditions today for southern Manitoba. >:D
Brr!
Meanwhile here, temps suddenly shot way up yesterday. Today should be much cooler and cloudier.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 05, 2023, 03:44:08 AMBrr!
Meanwhile here, temps suddenly shot way up yesterday. Today should be much cooler and cloudier.
PD
Just looked out the window and I guess some of it arrived early overnight. :D
Glad I didn't drain the gasoline from the snow blower yet. :-\
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 05, 2023, 03:47:12 AMJust looked out the window and I guess some of it arrived early overnight. :D
Glad I didn't drain the gasoline from the snow blower yet. :-\
Stay safe!
PD
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 05, 2023, 03:47:12 AMJust looked out the window and I guess some of it arrived early overnight. :D
Glad I didn't drain the gasoline from the snow blower yet. :-\
And for me it is 80s and sunny!
Quote from: DavidW on April 05, 2023, 06:15:42 AMAnd for me it is 80s and sunny!
Yeah, not here. It looks like I should be wrapping Christmas gifts and glazing the ham!
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 05, 2023, 06:18:01 AMYeah, not here. It looks like I should be wrapping Christmas gifts and glazing the ham!
Good excuse to make some hearty stew for dinner.
PD
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 05, 2023, 06:18:01 AMYeah, not here. It looks like I should be wrapping Christmas gifts and glazing the ham!
I had noticed who green everything was looking in your cardinal photos!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 05, 2023, 06:23:37 AMI had noticed who green everything was looking in your cardinal photos!
PD
I think you meant to quote David here. :)
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 05, 2023, 06:28:06 AMI think you meant to quote David here. :)
Yep! And I also meant "how" vs. "who"! :-[
How much snow have you received so far Ray?
PD
Yes everything is coming back nice and green. I've noticed my trees have as well... except my wayward tree. I might post on the green thumb thread.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 05, 2023, 07:49:20 AMHow much snow have you received so far Ray?
PD
16 cm yesterday and a couple more so far. Looks like it has stopped for the time being.
Quote from: OrchestralNut on April 05, 2023, 09:14:16 AM16 cm yesterday and a couple more so far. Looks like it has stopped for the time being.
So, roughly 6 1/2 inches so far it seems. Is it the light and fluffy kind or wet and heavy?
PD
Quote from: DavidW on April 05, 2023, 08:27:57 AMYes everything is coming back nice and green. I've noticed my trees have as well... except my wayward tree. I might post on the green thumb thread.
Nice! Sadly a couple of my butterfly bushes were hit hard--one in particular due to our last snowstorm (and hopefully final one for this spring). I cut them way back. In my experience, they are normally pretty good about sending up new growth. Checking yesterday, in fact, I saw a fair bit at the base of one. After the last storm, about a third of the pretty tall bush was plastered across the sidewalk. :(
I also fed them too.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 05, 2023, 09:21:16 AMSo, roughly 6 1/2 inches so far it seems. Is it the light and fluffy kind or wet and heavy?
PD
Seems to be on the light and fluffy side.
Boy, did the temps ever drop last night! I haven't heard yet as to how low it dropped, but it was 34F when I arose this morning. Brr! They had been issuing frost advisories throughout the day yesterday.
I had intended to cover one of my plants last night, but forgot about it after dinner. For the moment, it doesn't look any worse for the wear; however, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see some leaves drop off it over the next day or two.
PD
It's bunny weather. They're chasing each other around the yards. Since the Cowcat disappeared (presumed dead) they think they can get away with anything.
Quote from: drogulus on May 18, 2023, 07:43:34 PMIt's bunny weather. They're chasing each other around the yards. Since the Cowcat disappeared (presumed dead) they think they can get away with anything.
Cowcat disappeared?! Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear that! :'(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 19, 2023, 03:50:52 AMCowcat disappeared?! Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear that! :'(
PD
It ruled the neighborhood for many years, but it was getting old and not in the best of health before it just vanished.
Quote from: drogulus on May 19, 2023, 06:24:35 AMIt ruled the neighborhood for many years, but it was getting old and not in the best of health before it just vanished.
Hope that you had many good years together.
Is your new one settling in well? He or she reminds me a lot of the Wegie that I used to have (in terms of coloring).
TD
Back to gorgeous spring weather here. I hate it when it suddenly turns hot--I want my spring!
PD
May has been MUCH better than horrid March or annoying April. Should be a nice couple of days off from the job, starting with my favorite steak and eggs Sunday breakfast. ;D
Water shortages in the village. The water company has had to deliver bottled water to the village hall. This now seems to happen every year. We will get an email/letter from the water company telling us how much they are spending on the infrastructure so that it doesn't happen again next year. And then, guess what, it happens again next year. A BBC TV van is currently broken down outside our house as the situation featured on the local TV (BBC South East) News.
Quote from: vandermolen on June 13, 2023, 11:00:24 AMWater shortages in the village. The water company has had to deliver bottled water to the village hall. This now seems to happen every year. We will get an email/letter from the water company telling us how much they are spending on the infrastructure so that it doesn't happen again next year. And then, guess what, it happens again next year. A BBC TV van is currently broken down outside our house as the situation featured on the local TV (BBC South East) News.
Oh no! Sounds like everything is falling apart there! How often has it happened that you are facing water shortages? Are you able to bath and to water your veg garden?
PD
Heat index is 104/40 right now, glad I'm inside
Quote from: BWV 1080 on June 13, 2023, 11:31:42 AMHeat index is 104/40 right now, glad I'm inside
Yuck! Hope that you have some good a/c?
It's around 80 here.
PD
We're enjoying some pretty ideal temperatures, about 22 ºC (~72 F), but it's damp and sticky. Had about 24mm of rain last night, approaching a full inch - so things are still pretty wet.
Quote from: krummholz on June 13, 2023, 11:57:11 AMWe're enjoying some pretty ideal temperatures, about 22 ºC (~72 F), but it's damp and sticky. Had about 24mm of rain last night, approaching a full inch - so things are still pretty wet.
Have you perchance heard about any recent rains in Quebec (areas where there are wildfires)?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 13, 2023, 11:12:59 AMOh no! Sounds like everything is falling apart there! How often has it happened that you are facing water shortages? Are you able to bath and to water your veg garden?
PD
Hi PD,
Yes 'falling apart' is a good description. It was the main item on the South east evening TV news. I had a bath yesterday before the water disappeared. No use of hoses so I just watered the garden including the vegetable trug with a watering can. It seems to be happening every year sometimes twice if the pipes freeze in the winter. Although the UK's climate is considered temperate we are very badly prepared for hot or cold weather. The BBC engineer has just been rescued from outside our house by the breakdown company. He's been there for over 4 hours following the broadcast.
Quote from: ultralinear on June 13, 2023, 12:28:11 PMWow that's really crap. I am sorry to hear about that. :(
The issue we have every year is when the water main outside our house springs a leak that works its way up to the surface and forms a sizeable pond, that then empties in a stream down the hill, which runs for weeks. It's very hard to get anything done about it - last year it took months of continual complaints, and several fruitless visits by engineers, before eventually a couple of blokes turned up to dig down to find the cause of the problem. Which is the same as it always is: the village is supplied with water through a single ancient pipe of remarkably narrow cross-section - really it doesn't look like more than about an inch across - through which the water is forced under incredible pressure in order to meet ever increasing demand. Inevitably something breaks. Gets replaced. Works for a while. Breaks again.
Meanwhile they go on building ever more houses, all with many bathrooms, some with swimming pools - and you might suppose that at some point someone might think of upgrading the whole water supply infrastructure - but that's not how things work. I did point out to the local council one time, when they were considering another large development, that already the water supply was frequently reduced to a trickle, and was told that that was "not a planning matter." The water company would deal with the issue as they always do, by cranking up the pressure even more.
Needless to say, the pond reappeared outside our house about a month ago, and is growing steadily. Last year it got the point that I put a gnome with a fishing-rod next to it and sent the photo to the water company. ::)
Thanks. I sympathise with your situation. A developer want to build 90+ new houses in the village which will not cope if this happens.
Quote from: vandermolen on June 13, 2023, 12:36:22 PMHi PD,
Yes 'falling apart' is a good description. It was the main item on the South east evening TV news. I had a bath yesterday before the water disappeared. No use of hoses so I just watered the garden including the vegetable trug with a watering can. It seems to be happening every year sometimes twice if the pipes freeze in the winter. Although the UK's climate is considered temperate we are very badly prepared for hot or cold weather. The BBC engineer has just been rescued from outside our house by the breakdown company. He's been there for over 4 hours following the broadcast.
Oh dear. Sounds like there needs to be some serious thought/planning about how to deal with things: re more building but also figuring out what needs to be done in terms of insulation for cold temps and how higher temps are affecting things? And yes, that calls for money to be spent on it...and lots of digging and repaving.
In my neck of the woods, things are normally good though there are sometimes water main bursts. Thankfully not often (or affecting me) in my area, but older cities with (also I suspect) tighter budgets, well, one can hear about frequent water main bursts in them (causing street flooding, water issues for the residents, etc.). Have to allocate money for upgrades vs. just repairs. :(
Quote from: ultralinear on June 13, 2023, 01:25:49 PMIt's the same everywhere. Houses and more houses, and never mind the consequences. The reason the water main always goes in that one place is because it's at a junction with what used to be just a track but is now the access road to an estate, and years of heavy construction traffic have caused the road to collapse at that point more than once. This too is apparently "not a planning matter". Quote from the Council (with a laugh): "That's Highways." ::)
Sigh....sorry to hear of your troubles. Would attending any town meetings by you and others possibly help the matter (as in holding the PTB accountable?)? Perhaps you've been doing that already?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 13, 2023, 12:04:52 PMHave you perchance heard about any recent rains in Quebec (areas where there are wildfires)?
PD
Yes, a couple of days ago (or maybe more), it was mentioned that expected rains should help the fire fighters trying to contain these blazes. I haven't heard anything more though. It does appear that the crisis of smoke over northeastern cities is over for now, though that doesn't necessarily mean that the fires have been extinguished - it could just mean that the upper air currents are carrying the smoke elsewhere.
At the Dutch/Belgian border: not a drop of rain for a month. Temperatures around 25-30 celsius. Code "yellow".
I find it all very unpleasant and, frankly, frightening.
Meteo Belgium (https://www.meteo.be/en/weather/warnings/info-warnings)
Quote from: pjme on June 14, 2023, 02:26:56 AMAt the Dutch/Belgian border: not a drop of rain for a month. Temperatures around 25-30 celsius. Code "yellow".
I find it all very unpleasant and, frankly, frightening.
Meteo Belgium (https://www.meteo.be/en/weather/warnings/info-warnings)
Very sorry to hear this. Any near-term forecasts for some rain?
We went through a dry spell which ended, I want to say, maybe about a month ago? Or perhaps less? It was pretty bad--though unlike Jeffrey's problems--there was no water-rationing in place (perhaps watering restrictions that I missed hearing about, but I wasn't needing to water outside, so didn't check into it). I did hear regularly on the local news about various areas being in the yellow to red in terms of lack of rainfall and dangers of wild fires. Thankfully, it's improved a lot since then.
PD
Quote from: pjme on June 14, 2023, 02:26:56 AMAt the Dutch/Belgian border: not a drop of rain for a month. Temperatures around 25-30 celsius. Code "yellow".
I find it all very unpleasant and, frankly, frightening.
Meteo Belgium (https://www.meteo.be/en/weather/warnings/info-warnings)
I hope things turn around for you soon! We were in a very concerning dry spell toward the end of May with highs in the low 30s C, but have not seen a totally dry day in the last two weeks. Have had nearly 30mm of rain over the last 36 hours or so, and temps have not gotten much above 20 for a while, save only this past Sunday when it hit 26º. So stay hopeful, weather patterns can change on a dime with little warning.
This week has finally been warmer in Finland (+24°C / 75°F in Helsinki today). 8)
Poured here two days ago. Thankfully, we received a reprieve yesterday (ironically when I had some workers here to replace my leaking outdoor water faucet). And more rain today making it challenging to get caught up with needed weeding.
Sadly, it's also currently raining at Wimbledon (and doesn't look good for later on in the day--at least according to what I can see on my weather app). Play has been suspended. Thankfully, it's due to start soon (play not the rain) on Centre Court and Court No. 1. They both have retractable roofs unlike the gazillion outer courts. Was really enjoying a match on Court No. 2 between D. Thiem and S. Tsitsipas when the rain started. So it goes! They'll be scrambling to reorganize things: finishing matches and figuring out how to fit in ones that hadn't yet started.
How is the weather in your neck of the woods?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 04, 2023, 03:54:59 AMHow is the weather in your neck of the woods?
PD
Out of the pan, into the fire. I'm going to visit family in west Texas. Triple digit highs there.
Quote from: DavidW on July 04, 2023, 06:49:22 AMOut of the pan, into the fire. I'm going to visit family in west Texas. Triple digit highs there.
I'd be happy to swap you or them some of the rain that we're getting (yet again today) for some sunshine?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 04, 2023, 07:04:05 AMI'd be happy to swap you or them some of the rain that we're getting (yet again today) for some sunshine?
PD
You might change your mind on that! I still remember when I moved east and there were clouds and variable weather and I felt sweet relief.
Quote from: DavidW on July 04, 2023, 11:33:44 AMYou might change your mind on that! I still remember when I moved east and there were clouds and variable weather and I felt sweet relief.
Hazy, Hot, and Humid--of that I am not a fan. Warm and dry I can handle. Upper 90's and higher, I must admit, I'll pass on! Are you originally from Texas, David?
We're getting a break from rain here today. Alas, it's another soggy start today at Wimbledon. :(
PD
Hasn't been at all bad hereabouts.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 05, 2023, 03:53:06 AMHazy, Hot, and Humid--of that I am not a fan. Warm and dry I can handle. Upper 90's and higher, I must admit, I'll pass on! Are you originally from Texas, David?
We're getting a break from rain here today. Alas, it's another soggy start today at Wimbledon. :(
PD
Nope! I was born in Michigan but grew up in Nevada.
Quote from: DavidW on July 05, 2023, 06:02:11 AMNope! I was born in Michigan but grew up in Nevada.
Another hot and dry state!
The sun has come out at Wimbledon [Shhh...don't say that above a whisper!].
PD
Miserable as heck here. 33º C, actually nearly 35º in Montpelier. Dew point is 22º. The one thing I don't miss about Michigan is the hot spells, and it seems they've followed me here.
Quote from: krummholz on July 06, 2023, 11:48:22 AMMiserable as heck here. 33º C, actually nearly 35º in Montpelier. Dew point is 22º. The one thing I don't miss about Michigan is the hot spells, and it seems they've followed me here.
Oh, no! Yuck!
I'm trying to pretend that I'm in London at Wimbledon. It's currently a bit warm (84), but sunny today.
PD
p.s. The mugginess and warm weather here have made it challenging to sleep at night (trying hard not to turn on a/c).
World records hottest day for third time in a week (https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66120297) (BBC)
We've had 173mm of rain since yesterday evening in central Vermont. For the metrically challenged, that's close to 7"!
Quote from: krummholz on July 10, 2023, 01:26:28 PMWe've had 173mm of rain since yesterday evening in central Vermont. For the metrically challenged, that's close to 7"!
Wow! Any local flooding that you've seen or heard about?
No idea what we received here, but it kept raining and raining (and hard) yesterday.
PD
Copy/paste from Twitter, a tweet posted yesterday. Today's heat index is expected to be above 105F again.
QuoteBrian McNoldy
@BMcNoldy
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I'd say this is unbelievable, but that word has been losing its meaning lately. #Miami just hit a 109.9°F heat index at 1pm on Monday.
This is the 30th consecutive day with a 100°+ heat index, a record 5th day at 105+, and an unprecedented 2nd day at 109+
Part of the reason is rainfall being less and much later in the day than usual, with a heat dome of dryer air being parked over Florida, plus ocean temperatures are much higher than normal (upper 90sF).
Quote from: JBS on July 11, 2023, 08:40:30 AMCopy/paste from Twitter, a tweet posted yesterday. Today's heat index is expected to be above 105F again.
Part of the reason is rainfall being less and much later in the day than usual, with a heat dome of dryer air being parked over Florida, plus ocean temperatures are much higher than normal (upper 90sF).
30th consecutive day?! :o
Have you been experiencing any brownouts?
Finally gave in and turned on my a/c in the living room yesterday. This morning, I received an email from my electric company about my usage suddenly going up. I'm trying to come up with a way to moderate my usage (It's currently off--the a/c that is).
Stay cool!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 11, 2023, 08:46:23 AM30th consecutive day?! :o
Have you been experiencing any brownouts?
Finally gave in and turned on my a/c in the living room yesterday. This morning, I received an email from my electric company about my usage suddenly going up. I'm trying to come up with a way to moderate my usage (It's currently off--the a/c that is).
Stay cool!
PD
No brownouts yet. [Crosses fingers tightly.]
Bear in mind that although this is somewhat hotter for a longer time, the usual summer day means heat index in the 90s with a day or two above 100 over the course of the summer. So it's really the length and dryness of this heat event that's abnormal.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 11, 2023, 01:48:00 AMWow! Any local flooding that you've seen or heard about?
No idea what we received here, but it kept raining and raining (and hard) yesterday.
PD
There were many reports of "catastrophic" flooding in VT. Claimed to be worse than what resulted from Hurricane Irene (which was bad).
See some rainfall totals at https://twitter.com/NWSBurlington/status/1678712540468215808/photo/1
I was fearful, but my area in NY State dodged a bullet and we only had on the order of 2" of rain. Soil moisture in the Northeast was very high due to weeks of rain leading up to the storm, which made things worse.
Quote from: T. D. on July 11, 2023, 10:08:45 AMThere were many reports of "catastrophic" flooding in VT. Claimed to be worse than what resulted from Hurricane Irene (which was bad).
See some rainfall totals at https://twitter.com/NWSBurlington/status/1678712540468215808/photo/1
I was fearful, but my area in NY State dodged a bullet and we only had on the order of 2" of rain. Soil moisture in the Northeast was very high due to weeks of rain leading up to the storm, which made things worse.
I hope that our neighbors to the north received some too. Any abatement to the rash of wildfires?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 11, 2023, 10:23:09 AMI hope that our neighbors to the north received some too. Any abatement to the rash of wildfires?
PD
'Fraid I don't know offhand.
The most recent news stories I saw were from about 2 weeks ago, saying that rainfall wasn't enough to extinguish the wildfires.
I know a lot of the US National Weather Service tools, e.g. this for precipitation totals, (https://water.weather.gov/precip/) but nothing about the Canadian equivalent.
This is the best I could find quickly, but I don't know how many (if any) of the rainfall totals pertain to the wildfire areas. The report seems to focus on populous regions, and the flooded areas perhaps are too far south.
https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/weathersummaries_e.html#QC
[Added] This somewhat encouraging news story broke yesterday:
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/no-quebec-wildfires-considered-out-of-control-for-first-time-since-end-of-may-1.6474479
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 11, 2023, 01:48:00 AMWow! Any local flooding that you've seen or heard about?
No idea what we received here, but it kept raining and raining (and hard) yesterday.
PD
Yes PD - massive flooding in Montpelier and Barre, S&R operations underway though thus far, no casualties have been reported. Highways washed out. Until a few hours ago we were isolated from the outside world due to road closures. The section of interstate (I-89) going past Montpelier was closed through this morning due to flooding and water damage but some lanes are open now. And the main road north to Montpelier from here was undercut by flood waters and collapsed - will take some time (days to weeks) to repair. Even the locally well-known bypass route (normally good gravel) is washed out close to my end and is not expected to be fixed until sometime tomorrow.
It's an absolute mess all across the state, in many areas a worse disaster than TS Irene in 2011, as T.D. wrote. I was lucky despite a local storm total that topped out at 194.5mm (about 7.65") - I'm on fairly high ground. But many businesses will have suffered major losses and it will take VT many months to recover completely.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 07, 2023, 05:34:10 AMOh, no! Yuck!
I'm trying to pretend that I'm in London at Wimbledon. It's currently a bit warm (84), but sunny today.
PD
p.s. The mugginess and warm weather here have made it challenging to sleep at night (trying hard not to turn on a/c).
What's a/c? ;)
VERY few homes in VT have it - I certainly don't.
Quote from: T. D. on July 11, 2023, 11:29:31 AM'Fraid I don't know offhand.
The most recent news stories I saw were from about 2 weeks ago, saying that rainfall wasn't enough to extinguish the wildfires.
I know a lot of the US National Weather Service tools, e.g. this for precipitation totals, (https://water.weather.gov/precip/) but nothing about the Canadian equivalent.
This is the best I could find quickly, but I don't know how many (if any) of the rainfall totals pertain to the wildfire areas. The report seems to focus on populous regions, and the flooded areas perhaps are too far south.
https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/weathersummaries_e.html#QC
[Added] This somewhat encouraging news story broke yesterday:
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/no-quebec-wildfires-considered-out-of-control-for-first-time-since-end-of-may-1.6474479
Glad that things seem to be improving in Quebec; hope that that continues.
And thank you for the precipitation website. I'll have to bookmark it. Ah, I see that it's NOAA. I've visited that site before, but don't think that I've ever used it re precipitation.
Quote from: krummholz on July 11, 2023, 11:58:57 AMYes PD - massive flooding in Montpelier and Barre, S&R operations underway though thus far, no casualties have been reported. Highways washed out. Until a few hours ago we were isolated from the outside world due to road closures. The section of interstate (I-89) going past Montpelier was closed through this morning due to flooding and water damage but some lanes are open now. And the main road north to Montpelier from here was undercut by flood waters and collapsed - will take some time (days to weeks) to repair. Even the locally well-known bypass route (normally good gravel) is washed out close to my end and is not expected to be fixed until sometime tomorrow.
It's an absolute mess all across the state, in many areas a worse disaster than TS Irene in 2011, as T.D. wrote. I was lucky despite a local storm total that topped out at 194.5mm (about 7.65") - I'm on fairly high ground. But many businesses will have suffered major losses and it will take VT many months to recover completely.
Earlier this morning, I was checking out the BBC website and they had/have pictures and video of downtown Montpelier. Man! And apparently at least one person has died (a woman in her 40's trying to get her and her dog out of her home was swept away (This was in Orange County, NY). https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66154757
Are you all set with food and necessary supplies to hold out?
PD
A heatwave (the first this summer) is supposed to be hitting us this weekend.
Greece bracing for impact of heatwave Kleon (https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1215201/greece-bracing-for-impact-of-heatwave-kleon/)
Quote from: krummholz on July 11, 2023, 12:01:41 PMWhat's a/c? ;)
VERY few homes in VT have it - I certainly don't.
I do envy folks who live at higher altitudes at times...that cool air--particularly in the evenings.
Forecast is not looking good for later this week for you and many others: thunderstorms with possibly strong winds (sounds like starting sometime Thursday through next Tuesday). :(
Quote from: Wanderer on July 12, 2023, 12:17:25 AMA heatwave (the first this summer) is supposed to be hitting us this weekend.
Greece bracing for impact of heatwave Kleon (https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1215201/greece-bracing-for-impact-of-heatwave-kleon/)
Fingers crossed for you all; try to stay cool and hydrated.
PD
meh...It changes often around my home.
Quote from: david johnson on July 12, 2023, 01:19:17 AMmeh...It changes often around my home.
Well, if you're not dealing with fires, floods, or heatwaves, hopefully all is well? Or...?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 05, 2023, 06:10:45 AMAnother hot and dry state!
The sun has come out at Wimbledon [Shhh...don't say that above a whisper!].
PD
I actually grew up in Reno, which is not hot. It gets tons of snow in the winter, and is overall cool (it is at high elevation) that we didn't even have AC.
Quote from: DavidW on July 04, 2023, 06:49:22 AMOut of the pan, into the fire. I'm going to visit family in west Texas. Triple digit highs there.
I just escaped in time, a 107 high today when I flew back. Yikes! On top of it, west Texas is not as dry as usual. It is not South Carolina humid but with triple digit highs it was not terribly comfortable.
Quote from: DavidW on July 12, 2023, 06:04:51 PMI actually grew up in Reno, which is not hot. It gets tons of snow in the winter, and is overall cool (it is at high elevation) that we didn't even have AC.
Oh, nice! 8)
And glad that you didn't "overcook" yourself whilst visiting your family. Hope that you had a good time?
Hoping that we don't get more flooding around here (nothing like in Vermont or places like Orange County, NY, but still not good) as more rain is forecast over the next few days (up through Tuesday I believe).
@krummholz How are you doing?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 12, 2023, 12:01:16 AMGlad that things seem to be improving in Quebec; hope that that continues.
And thank you for the precipitation website. I'll have to bookmark it. Ah, I see that it's NOAA. I've visited that site before, but don't think that I've ever used it re precipitation.
Earlier this morning, I was checking out the BBC website and they had/have pictures and video of downtown Montpelier. Man! And apparently at least one person has died (a woman in her 40's trying to get her and her dog out of her home was swept away (This was in Orange County, NY). https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66154757
Are you all set with food and necessary supplies to hold out?
PD
Thanks PD! Yes, I am fine and in no immediate danger. My town (Northfield) was less hard-hit than many communities, and I am well above the flood plain, making this event more of an inconvenience for me personally... though for too many folks around the state it has been a disaster. We never lost power and our water system was undamaged - so no need to boil water. The local supermarket never closed and they are well-stocked.
I had not heard about the woman you mention. Very sad. :(
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 13, 2023, 12:00:27 AMOh, nice! 8)
And glad that you didn't "overcook" yourself whilst visiting your family. Hope that you had a good time?
Hoping that we don't get more flooding around here (nothing like in Vermont or places like Orange County, NY, but still not good) as more rain is forecast over the next few days (up through Tuesday I believe).
@krummholz How are you doing?
PD
Indeed, today and tomorrow will be critical as more rain is in the forecast. Nothing like the Sunday-Monday event, but it doesn't need to be to cause more damage and possible renewed flooding in hard-hit areas. As I said in my last post, I'm doing fine, thank you! My community came through relatively unscathed. As I might have posted earlier, there was a Swiftwater rescue in town on Monday as a boy who had been riding a bicycle on the one badly flooded street in town was found clinging to a tree. That street is the only one in the village wholly in the flood plain, fortunately. In another community about 3 km north of the village, a composer friend did sustain water damage as he lives right next to a brook that (of course) became a raging torrent on Monday. Sandbags and a berm, built after T.S. Irene, saved his property from much worse damage.
The worst damage in town has apparently been to the Town Forest where I hike, due to the trail system becoming a system of runoff channels, causing serious erosion. A university building called the Shaw Outdoor Center, at the base of just about the only exposed steep slope in the area (used as a sledding / toboggan run by students) narrowly escaped being buried by a mudslide. I would post a picture but do not know how to get around the size limit on this site.
Quote from: krummholz on July 13, 2023, 03:53:59 AMThanks PD! Yes, I am fine and in no immediate danger. My town (Northfield) was less hard-hit than many communities, and I am well above the flood plain, making this event more of an inconvenience for me personally... though for too many folks around the state it has been a disaster. We never lost power and our water system was undamaged - so no need to boil water. The local supermarket never closed and they are well-stocked.
I had not heard about the woman you mention. Very sad. :(
Apparently she was trying to save her dog. https://nypost.com/2023/07/11/ny-women-pamela-nugent-killed-in-flood-as-she-tried-to-save-her-dog-from-tidal-wave/
Glad to hear that you and your neighbors are doing well!
Some flooding around here, but house is o.k. (knock on wood). A bit worried about reports of not just further rain but likelihood of strong winds. If those start whipping up, since the ground is so waterlogged, then the possibility of big trees coming down goes way up. Fingers crossed for all!
Quote from: krummholz on July 13, 2023, 04:03:32 AMIndeed, today and tomorrow will be critical as more rain is in the forecast. Nothing like the Sunday-Monday event, but it doesn't need to be to cause more damage and possible renewed flooding in hard-hit areas. As I said in my last post, I'm doing fine, thank you! My community came through relatively unscathed. As I might have posted earlier, there was a Swiftwater rescue in town on Monday as a boy who had been riding a bicycle on the one badly flooded street in town was found clinging to a tree. That street is the only one in the village wholly in the flood plain, fortunately. In another community about 3 km north of the village, a composer friend did sustain water damage as he lives right next to a brook that (of course) became a raging torrent on Monday. Sandbags and a berm, built after T.S. Irene, saved his property from much worse damage.
The worst damage in town has apparently been to the Town Forest where I hike, due to the trail system becoming a system of runoff channels, causing serious erosion. A university building called the Shaw Outdoor Center, at the base of just about the only exposed steep slope in the area (used as a sledding / toboggan run by students) narrowly escaped being buried by a mudslide. I would post a picture but do not know how to get around the size limit on this site.
I'm sorry for your friend; I hope that they have good insurance.
Glad that the building escaped damage!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 13, 2023, 04:08:01 AMApparently she was trying to save her dog. https://nypost.com/2023/07/11/ny-women-pamela-nugent-killed-in-flood-as-she-tried-to-save-her-dog-from-tidal-wave/
Glad to hear that you and your neighbors are doing well!
Some flooding around here, but house is o.k. (knock on wood). A bit worried about reports of not just further rain but likelihood of strong winds. If those start whipping up, since the ground is so waterlogged, then the possibility of big trees coming down goes way up. Fingers crossed for all!
I'm sorry for your friend; I hope that they have good insurance.
Glad that the building escaped damage!
PD
Thanks PD! And glad to hear that you came through ok (I'm not sure what part of NY you're in and didn't even know whether the system had affected you).
Yes, we're all concerned here about wind as well - particularly with the strong storms that are forecast to come through tonight. I'm in a fairly sheltered location and rarely see strong winds - but the tops of the trees see much more wind, and there is a tree leaning over my building that I've mentioned to the owners should be taken down, and it's especially dangerous now that the soil has been softened by the rain. Fingers crossed for both of us!
Quote from: krummholz on July 10, 2023, 01:26:28 PMWe've had 173mm of rain since yesterday evening in central Vermont. For the metrically challenged, that's close to 7"!
I've wondered how you're doing.
Quote from: JBS on July 11, 2023, 08:40:30 AMCopy/paste from Twitter, a tweet posted yesterday. Today's heat index is expected to be above 105F again.
Part of the reason is rainfall being less and much later in the day than usual, with a heat dome of dryer air being parked over Florida, plus ocean temperatures are much higher than normal (upper 90sF).
Yowch! And that water temp!
Just did some reading about the damage done to a number of the farms in my area; in some cases it is really bad! Crops under feet of water = lost. Also, there are crop diseases that can render land unusable for years. :'(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 13, 2023, 12:00:27 AMOh, nice! 8)
And glad that you didn't "overcook" yourself whilst visiting your family. Hope that you had a good time?
Yup but my nieces and nephew are nuts! Kids have way too much energy.
Quote from: DavidW on July 13, 2023, 06:34:03 AMYup but my nieces and nephew are nuts! Kids have way too much energy.
lol ;D
PD
Some storms just came through, with lots of rain but little wind. We lost power for about a minute a full half hour before the storm arrived, and had a couple of flickers of the lights before and after, but so far no extended outage. Fingers crossed.
There were (and still are) some flash flood warnings near Middlebury and Rutland. Looking at radar, the severe storms seem to have passed.
My area in NY lucked out again. No high winds, not much rain. Still a couple of small storm cells to go.
[Added] Shouldn't have posted and created a jinx. :-X >:( Thunderstorms most of the night. No flooding, but much higher risk for today and the weekend.
Quote from: krummholz on July 13, 2023, 04:15:46 PMSome storms just came through, with lots of rain but little wind. We lost power for about a minute a full half hour before the storm arrived, and had a couple of flickers of the lights before and after, but so far no extended outage. Fingers crossed.
Pulling for you!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 14, 2023, 02:51:18 AMPulling for you!
PD
Thanks PD! I made it through... compared to many in this state, I've only been inconvenienced, not hurt. I've been looking for ways I can help with the cleanup, but so far most of the calls have been for people with tools, protective gear, or skills that I don't have. One exception is tomorrow in Barre - but we're expecting another 2" of rain tomorrow, and unless that forecast fizzles, I'm not driving to Barre in that.
Quote from: krummholz on July 15, 2023, 08:58:02 AMThanks PD! I made it through... compared to many in this state, I've only been inconvenienced, not hurt. I've been looking for ways I can help with the cleanup, but so far most of the calls have been for people with tools, protective gear, or skills that I don't have. One exception is tomorrow in Barre - but we're expecting another 2" of rain tomorrow, and unless that forecast fizzles, I'm not driving to Barre in that.
No, that would not be a good idea! More rain in the forecast too in my neck of the woods. How much, no idea; however they are talking about it being heavy at times.
Good luck tomorrow if you do go.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 15, 2023, 11:47:59 AMNo, that would not be a good idea! More rain in the forecast too in my neck of the woods. How much, no idea; however they are talking about it being heavy at times.
Good luck tomorrow if you do go.
PD
Thanks. It was raining pretty heavily this morning when I would have had to leave, so I didn't go. We only got 14mm of rain, a little over 0.5", and it probably would have been okay... but that's 20/20 hindsight. The forecast was still for 2".
Quote from: krummholz on July 16, 2023, 12:32:11 PMThanks. It was raining pretty heavily this morning when I would have had to leave, so I didn't go. We only got 14mm of rain, a little over 0.5", and it probably would have been okay... but that's 20/20 hindsight. The forecast was still for 2".
I suspect that we received your other 1.5". :( Will have to check in with the weather reports though.
PD
I remember two months ago at work, having conversations regarding how dry everything was.
Well, the drought continues apace, although the field corn and soybean crops look like no one told them there hasn't been any rain. Tall, green, and healthy looking.
My lawn differs greatly; brown and crunchy. On the other hand, it has been a rather relaxing mowing season for me! ;D Hope the weather normalizes for everyone!
VS
Quote from: VonStupp on July 31, 2023, 04:19:39 PMMy lawn differs greatly; brown and crunchy. On the other hand, it has been a rather relaxing mowing season for me! ;D Hope the weather normalizes for everyone!
VS
And where I live it rains frequently. I now have to mow every week. I gave up on pruning and weeding myself (due to the heat and the sheer enormity of the task) so I found a landscaping crew, and even that was an ordeal. They're all very busy because everything is growing so rapidly.
Last week there was rain in August, now a tropical storm warning as a hurricane approaches. What is Southern California coming to? (Technically I'm in Central California).
Quote from: Spotted Horses on August 20, 2023, 06:25:16 AMLast week there was rain in August, now a tropical storm warning as a hurricane approaches. What is Southern California coming to? (Technically I'm in Central California).
I lived in central CA for seven years. It is not known for rain in summer! That is wild.
Where I live we are still having days in the 90s (with high humidity) which has never occurred before in late August for the whole 11 years I've lived here. I've always counted upon the truly hot days being over by mid August.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on August 20, 2023, 06:25:16 AMLast week there was rain in August, now a tropical storm warning as a hurricane approaches. What is Southern California coming to? (Technically I'm in Central California).
How are things where you are and to the south? I did just see that Hilary was downgraded to a tropical storm.
Such strange weather...western Canada could certainly use some of the rain. :(
PD
Quote from: krummholz on July 16, 2023, 12:32:11 PMThanks. It was raining pretty heavily this morning when I would have had to leave, so I didn't go. We only got 14mm of rain, a little over 0.5", and it probably would have been okay... but that's 20/20 hindsight. The forecast was still for 2".
How are things going for you in Vermont these days? I imagine that it's been a nightmare for folks in the worst hit areas...trying to dry things out and rebuild.
They've had things like various types of fundraisers and setting up go-fund me pages for various farmers in the area. Between a horrible late frost and a lot of areas getting flooded, a number of farmers have been hurting. Areas (including community gardens) that had rivers overflowing into them have had to pull up everything due to concerns about contamination. If this were at the end of the season, it wouldn't have been quite so bad. I also read that some areas might not be able to be planted for years due to soil born diseases that can stick around for ages too. :'(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 20, 2023, 07:18:56 AMHow are things where you are and to the south? I did just see that Hilary was downgraded to a tropical storm.
Such strange weather...western Canada could certainly use some of the rain. :(
PD
We are in coastal Ventura County and so far it is just cloudy. The predicted storm track is well to the east of us, though the desert (Palm Springs, etc). For us rainfall predicted is 1 to 2 inches, not unlike a big winter rainstorm, maybe with higher winds than usual. The desert area might get 5 inches of rain, which would be a year's worth in one day. The terrain there and drainage systems can not absorb that, so it could be dangerous for people there.
Hilary is a bust here about 20 miles north of downtown San Diego, it was just an anomalous rainy day in August. Unless we get hit by a tornado in th
Quote from: Daverz on August 20, 2023, 07:08:28 PMHilary is a bust here about 20 miles north of downtown San Diego, it was just an anomalous rainy day in August. Unless we get hit by a tornado in th
What about the earthquake?
Quote from: JBS on August 20, 2023, 07:18:06 PMWhat about the earthquake?
Way too far away to feel here.
This guy's Hilary experience was similar to mine, but with a more spectacular view.
Quote from: JBS on August 20, 2023, 07:18:06 PMWhat about the earthquake?
It was centered in Ojai, which is 10-15 miles from where we are. It was definitely noticeable, but not alarming. I've experience two more dramatic earthquakes. There was an earthquake in Northern Virginia which I experienced in Maryand, suburbs of D.C.. And I experienced the Big Bear Earthquake living in San Diego, even though it was quite far away (Palm Springs Area). that was a 6.5.
It is surprisingly hard to get definite information about where the storm is centered now, but I think it is probably close to it's nearest approach to us. So far, it is like a winter rainstorm, but in summer.
Followed news item on S. California. Hope anyone affected keeps safe.
Hurricane coming here, should be a tropical storm by the time it reaches me. Any posters in Florida?
Quote from: DavidW on August 30, 2023, 06:32:44 AMHurricane coming here, should be a tropical storm by the time it reaches me. Any posters in Florida?
Wonder how JBS is faring?
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 20, 2023, 07:27:37 AMHow are things going for you in Vermont these days? I imagine that it's been a nightmare for folks in the worst hit areas...trying to dry things out and rebuild.
They've had things like various types of fundraisers and setting up go-fund me pages for various farmers in the area. Between a horrible late frost and a lot of areas getting flooded, a number of farmers have been hurting. Areas (including community gardens) that had rivers overflowing into them have had to pull up everything due to concerns about contamination. If this were at the end of the season, it wouldn't have been quite so bad. I also read that some areas might not be able to be planted for years due to soil born diseases that can stick around for ages too. :'(
PD
What a disaster for those farmers! I'm so sorry to hear this. There has been lots of crop damage here as well, though I haven't heard about any GoFundMe drives.
Things are just about back to normal in Montpelier now it seems, though some businesses are still closed pending remediation of other final cleanup efforts. Though we haven't had any more flooding, all streams and rivers are still higher than normal. And we just received another 28mm of rain today - over an inch. It's been an unusually wet summer nearly from the start, and the weather pattern shows no sign of changing.
Locally the only impact of all this water seems to be an unusually large number of insects - mosquitoes everywhere, some carrying West Nile and even EEE. And ants, tiny ones - my apartment is completely overrun with them and neither Terro baits nor those left by a pest control company have been able to do anything to get rid of them.
On the plus side, I actually saw a honeybee the other day on a hike - the first one I've seen in several years.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 30, 2023, 07:04:06 AMWonder how JBS is faring?
Oh, I'm fine--I'm near Fort Lauderdale, well away from the main part of the storm. A line of squalls came through last night when the center was due west of me (but a couple of hundred miles away) and it was pretty breezy today.
But it's the other end of the state that got hit.
Quote from: krummholz on August 30, 2023, 06:08:18 PMWhat a disaster for those farmers! I'm so sorry to hear this. There has been lots of crop damage here as well, though I haven't heard about any GoFundMe drives.
Things are just about back to normal in Montpelier now it seems, though some businesses are still closed pending remediation of other final cleanup efforts. Though we haven't had any more flooding, all streams and rivers are still higher than normal. And we just received another 28mm of rain today - over an inch. It's been an unusually wet summer nearly from the start, and the weather pattern shows no sign of changing.
Locally the only impact of all this water seems to be an unusually large number of insects - mosquitoes everywhere, some carrying West Nile and even EEE. And ants, tiny ones - my apartment is completely overrun with them and neither Terro baits nor those left by a pest control company have been able to do anything to get rid of them.
On the plus side, I actually saw a honeybee the other day on a hike - the first one I've seen in several years.
Glad that things have dried out--at least somewhat. And yes, it has been a very wet summer. Rather a sharp contrast to all of the dry ones that we've had lately (with leaves falling off of the trees during the summer). Lots of green lawns around here! I haven't had to turn on my hose all summer. I do hope that Idalia doesn't plan on visiting our area though.
Quote from: JBS on August 30, 2023, 07:16:03 PMOh, I'm fine--I'm near Fort Lauderdale, well away from the main part of the storm. A line of squalls came through last night when the center was due west of me (but a couple of hundred miles away) and it was pretty breezy today.
But it's the other end of the state that got hit.
Glad that you're o.k., but sorry to read of all of the flooding in other parts of your state.
PD
Floridians will pick up the pieces and move on, l doubt ( though in truth l haven't checked ) there's another US state with more experience recovering from a hurricane.
Here post-storm we've had extremely beautiful weather. High 60s to low 80s, perfectly blue clear skies, and low humidity. After all that intense heat and humidity it is like something out of a dream!
Quote from: DavidW on September 01, 2023, 06:34:06 AMHere post-storm we've had extremely beautiful weather. High 60s to low 80s, perfectly blue clear skies, and low humidity. After all that intense heat and humidity it is like something out of a dream!
Did you get much rain, wind, etc.?
Beautiful here too...can't complain!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 01, 2023, 06:59:22 AMDid you get much rain, wind, etc.?
Beautiful here too...can't complain!
PD
Plenty of rain taking us out of the drought. No wind. Just what we needed here.
Quote from: DavidW on September 01, 2023, 08:44:04 AMPlenty of rain taking us out of the drought. No wind. Just what we needed here.
Was much of it able to sink into the ground though?
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 01, 2023, 08:50:30 AMWas much of it able to sink into the ground though?
It is very sandy here so yes it absorbs it very quickly.
Quote from: DavidW on September 01, 2023, 11:48:51 AMIt is very sandy here so yes it absorbs it very quickly.
Cool! 8) Happy for you!
PD
The weather here is absolutely amazing! I sat outside reading yesterday evening and it was room temperature with the occasional breeze. I just enjoyed a long walk in a sunny day 75, not a cloud in the sky, dry and comfortable. 8)
It was one warm Friday in Finland. +22°C in late September! 8)
Quote from: 71 dB on September 22, 2023, 02:52:53 PMIt was one warm Friday in Finland. +22°C in late September! 8)
22C on 22 September...
BTW, Happy Baggins Day to one and all.
Quote from: 71 dB on September 22, 2023, 02:52:53 PMIt was one warm Friday in Finland. +22°C in late September! 8)
Hey, we have you beat... 23º C today! (also unusual in late September in central Vermont, USA)
Looks like our brief string of nice sunny days will be coming to a close today; trying to think if I need anything from the farmers' market before it starts raining.
PD
Quote from: krummholz on September 22, 2023, 08:46:11 PMHey, we have you beat... 23º C today! (also unusual in late September in central Vermont, USA)
Something like +12°C would be normal in Helsinki this time of the year. Today we have much worse weather than yesterday: +16°C and raining.
Quote from: 71 dB on September 23, 2023, 03:19:59 AMSomething like +12°C would be normal in Helsinki this time of the year. Today we have much worse weather than yesterday: +16°C and raining.
That makes sense, considering how far north you are. Our weather today is still not bad: filtered sunshine through a high overcast, and 17º C. (The high overcast is from TS Ophelia and is the only impact we expect to feel from it, this far inland.)
Quote from: krummholz on September 23, 2023, 11:17:02 AMThat makes sense, considering how far north you are. Our weather today is still not bad: filtered sunshine through a high overcast, and 17º C. (The high overcast is from TS Ophelia and is the only impact we expect to feel from it, this far inland.)
From Finnish perspective the US is almost in the equator and very warm (kind of applies to places such as Florida and Texas), but the US is a very large country and reaches quite up north. You are about as north as Venice (still quite south from Nordic perspective). How much/often do you get snow in Vermont during the winter?
Sometimes we have so warm winters there's hardly any snow on the ground in the winter in Helsinki (It can be as warm as +5°C in January/February), but the last few winters have been real white winters with about 2 feet of cumulated snow in Helsinki. Snow is important, because the winters are very dark up north (short days) and the snow reflecting the light from street light, buildings etc. makes the darkness less dark. If the sky is covered by clouds, the city lights keep reflecting between snow and clouds and it generates a kind of dim "half-night" where the sky (bottom of the clouds) is colored rose-quartz. I love it. It is so pretty and fairy-tale-like. If there are also large snowflakes hovering slowly down and no wind, the scenery can be really magical! All the snow on the ground dampens the noises of trafic etc. so it can be very quiet and peaceful. Cold winter air is typically very dry, but if it is snowing, there is typically more humidity and the the air is pleasantly fresh. That's one gift of winter, but it requires the right weather conditions and there are really only a few days per winter like this, if any. Better be out enjoying it when it happens! ;)
Looks like we are getting a nice Sunday here the temperature reaching +18°C!
Quote from: 71 dB on September 24, 2023, 01:23:00 AMFrom Finnish perspective the US is almost in the equator and very warm (kind of applies to places such as Florida and Texas), but the US is a very large country and reaches quite up north. You are about as north as Venice (still quite south from Nordic perspective). How much/often do you get snow in Vermont during the winter?
Sometimes we have so warm winters there's hardly any snow on the ground in the winter in Helsinki (It can be as warm as +5°C in January/February), but the last few winters have been real white winters with about 2 feet of cumulated snow in Helsinki. Snow is important, because the winters are very dark up north (short days) and the snow reflecting the light from street light, buildings etc. makes the darkness less dark. If the sky is covered by clouds, the city lights keep reflecting between snow and clouds and it generates a kind of dim "half-night" where the sky (bottom of the clouds) is colored rose-quartz. I love it. It is so pretty and fairy-tale-like. If there are also large snowflakes hovering slowly down and no wind, the scenery can be really magical! All the snow on the ground dampens the noises of trafic etc. so it can be very quiet and peaceful. Cold winter air is typically very dry, but if it is snowing, there is typically more humidity and the the air is pleasantly fresh. That's one gift of winter, but it requires the right weather conditions and there are really only a few days per winter like this, if any. Better be out enjoying it when it happens! ;)
Looks like we are getting a nice Sunday here the temperature reaching +18°C!
Actually Venice is north of 45º N; we're just above 44º, about the same latitude as Avignon. Yes, the US is far south of Europe but our climate is much colder than you'd expect, because western Europe at least has the benefit of the warm Gulf Stream current. Central Vermont, in particular, gets quite cold temperatures in the winter - we saw -31º C once this past January, and temperatures in the -20s C are not unusual during cold spells. We do get a fair amount of snow - half a meter of accumulated snow is not unusual here in January and February. But on the other hand, we often see temperatures in the low 30s C during the summer months, especially now that the climate is warming, and summer temperatures can stretch well into mid and even late September. We will probably see highs in the mid and upper 20s again this year - though not today, and we've actually seen a bit of rain from the outermost bands of TS Ophelia.
I'm a little surprised that Helsinki sees +5º in the middle of winter - must be the moderating effect of the Baltic.
Quote from: krummholz on September 24, 2023, 04:45:55 AMActually Venice is north of 45º N; we're just above 44º, about the same latitude as Avignon.
Yes, but 1° difference means about 111 km. I didn't mean yard accuracy. ;)
Quote from: krummholz on September 24, 2023, 04:45:55 AMYes, the US is far south of Europe but our climate is much colder than you'd expect, because western Europe at least has the benefit of the warm Gulf Stream current. Central Vermont, in particular, gets quite cold temperatures in the winter - we saw -31º C once this past January, and temperatures in the -20s C are not unusual during cold spells.
That's quite cold for a place at 44° N. -30°C in winter is
possible in Helsinki, but very rare. Something like -32°C is the coldest I have experienced in my life. Typically the temperature oscillates between -5°C and -20°C during the mid winter. The northern Finland, Lapland, of course experiences colder weather: -30°C is pretty common and even -50°C can happen, but is extremely rare.
Quote from: krummholz on September 24, 2023, 04:45:55 AMWe do get a fair amount of snow - half a meter of accumulated snow is not unusual here in January and February. But on the other hand, we often see temperatures in the low 30s C during the summer months, especially now that the climate is warming, and summer temperatures can stretch well into mid and even late September. We will probably see highs in the mid and upper 20s again this year - though not today, and we've actually seen a bit of rain from the outermost bands of TS Ophelia.
Half a meter of snow is a lot. We certainly don't get that much every winter.
Quote from: krummholz on September 24, 2023, 04:45:55 AMI'm a little surprised that Helsinki sees +5º in the middle of winter - must be the moderating effect of the Baltic.
Well, +5° winter is an outlier. Winter 2017 was like that. The polar vortex dictates how wintery winter we get and it goes in cycles. We may for example get 5 warm winters with very little snow and then the next 5 winters are very snowy. Around 2017 I was worried the climate change will make it so that winters will become too warm for snow in Helsinki (Central Europe-like winters) , but recently the polar vortex has given us winters with a lot of snow and temperatures safety below zero. In a few years we probably have warm winters again with very little snow. It is what it is...
Quote from: 71 dB on September 24, 2023, 09:26:20 AMYes, but 1° difference means about 111 km. I didn't mean yard accuracy. ;)
Sure, but it depends just how accurate you want to be. And 1º makes a significant difference in temperature, at least in New England and the northeastern US in general. 43º is about the latitude of Concord, NH which is generally 3-4ºC warmer than we are here. Where I grew up, in the Detroit area (roughly 42º40'), -31ºC would have been unheard of, even 50-60 years ago.
QuoteThat's quite cold for a place at 44° N. -30°C in winter is possible in Helsinki, but very rare. Something like -32°C is the coldest I have experienced in my life. Typically the temperature oscillates between -5°C and -20°C during the mid winter. The northern Finland, Lapland, of course experiences colder weather: -30°C is pretty common and even -50°C can happen, but is extremely rare.
Then your winters are, on average, pretty similar to ours. -20s C is a typical low temperature during a cold snap, with occasional excursions near and below -30º. And we do occasionally get above freezing in the winter - +5ºC is not unusual during a warm spell. It's just not a normal January temperature for us.
QuoteHalf a meter of snow is a lot. We certainly don't get that much every winter.
You mean total, or snow depth at a given time? Even Detroit, MI, not exactly known for snowy winters, typically gets about a meter during an average winter. We can get 3 times that here, over the entire winter. Last winter we had 3 (I think) 40 cm snows, during the January-February time frame, that left us with that 50 cm depth after compression by gravity. In places (especially higher elevations) it was even deeper.
QuoteWell, +5° winter is an outlier. Winter 2017 was like that. The polar vortex dictates how wintery winter we get and it goes in cycles. We may for example get 5 warm winters with very little snow and then the next 5 winters are very snowy. Around 2017 I was worried the climate change will make it so that winters will become too warm for snow in Helsinki (Central Europe-like winters) , but recently the polar vortex has given us winters with a lot of snow and temperatures safety below zero. In a few years we probably have warm winters again with very little snow. It is what it is...
Yes, the polar vortex affects our winters too and it is unpredictable. Last winter's 3 large snowstorms were courtesy of that atmospheric feature. I don't mind a lot of snow since I can walk to work, though a major snowstorm does affect hiking for a few days, until the staff has had a chance to groom the trails.
Last year we moved from Texas to California. Since then we had a hurricane come through California and I'm reading that there are lawn watering restrictions in Texas due to drought. WTF?
Atrocious weather in South of England today with Storm Ciáran blowing through - torrential rain/hail/ very high winds (110mph in some places) and here the worse is yet to come. Still, I'm hoping to get to the end of Alwyn's beautiful 'Lyra Angelica' before the power is cut!
Currently 0 Centigrade here in the Carolinas. At least I can look forward to high Seventies Farenheit in a day or so - which wasn't the case in Manchester this time of year.
+3°C in Helsinki.
The Southern Finland (the most southern 100 km strip) hasn't got snow. The rest of Finland has snow.
Quote from: vandermolen on November 01, 2023, 11:41:50 PMAtrocious weather in South of England today with Storm Ciáran blowing through - torrential rain/hail/ very high winds (110mph in some places) and here the worse is yet to come. Still, I'm hoping to get to the end of Alwyn's beautiful 'Lyra Angelica' before the power is cut!
Hope it passes through without too much damage, Jeffrey.
My parents were awake all night with it in Brittany. Shutters rattling, house howling and whilst they don't think much of gusts of 70-80 mph, a usual occurrence there, that's the first time I heard them say they were genuinely worried and they didn't really dare to go to bed at all (a first since we were living there during the '87 storm). It peaked just shy of 100mph where they are. Other parts of Brittany spiked at 120mph(max 129) with lots of fallen trees across the region. They only just lifted the red alert in their county over an hour ago.
Jersey got it bad overnight as well.
Quote from: Papy Oli on November 02, 2023, 01:04:33 AMHope it passes through without too much damage, Jeffrey.
My parents were awake all night with it in Brittany. Shutters rattling, house howling and whilst they don't think much of gusts of 70-80 mph, a usual occurrence there, that's the first time I heard them say they were genuinely worried and they didn't really dare to go to bed at all (a first since we were living there during the '87 storm). It peaked just shy of 100mph where they are. Other parts of Brittany spiked at 120mph(max 129) with lots of fallen trees across the region. They only just lifted the red alert in their county over an hour ago.
Jersey got it bad overnight as well.
Hope your parents keep safe Olivier.
Not too bad here for now but maybe the lull before the storm.
In the middle of the night there were very high winds. I was worried as there was no sign of our cat who is usually asleep on the sofa. So, I got fully dressed having called for him with no response, found a torch and as soon as I opened the back door, to begin my search, he just nonchalantly sauntered in!
Quote from: vandermolen on November 02, 2023, 01:27:15 AMHope your parents keep safe Olivier.
Not too bad here for now but maybe the lull before the storm.
In the middle of the night there were very high winds. I was worried as there was no sign of our cat who is usually asleep on the sofa. So, I got fully dressed having called for him with no response, found a torch and as soon as I opened the back door, to begin my search, he just nonchalantly sauntered in!
The storm was forecast to hit us 6am this morning. Expecting Armageddon but nothing of the sort. Typing this at 9.45 and rain stopped, peaceful with even the sun peeping through.
Quote from: Irons on November 02, 2023, 01:51:09 AMThe storm was forecast to hit us 6am this morning. Expecting Armageddon but nothing of the sort. Typing this at 9.45 and rain stopped, peaceful with even the sun peeping through.
Heavy rain here but not too bad at the moment Lol.
In southeast Missouri, 38 now but going up to mid 40s. We moved here 5 years ago from Massachusetts and are glad we're no longer back home for the winters. One year, 12 snowstorms in a row, one blizzard which hit with 23 inches of snow already on the ground. Here, maybe one snowfall of 5 inches. Quite a welcome contrast.
Quote from: Scion7 on November 01, 2023, 11:47:02 PMCurrently 0 Centigrade here in the Carolinas. At least I can look forward to high Seventies Farenheit in a day or so - which wasn't the case in Manchester this time of year.
I remembered it being 80 a few days ago. Now it was freezing this morning (I also live in the Carolinas).
Quote from: vandermolen on November 01, 2023, 11:41:50 PMAtrocious weather in South of England today with Storm Ciáran blowing through - torrential rain/hail/ very high winds (110mph in some places) and here the worse is yet to come. Still, I'm hoping to get to the end of Alwyn's beautiful 'Lyra Angelica' before the power is cut!
How did it go Jeffrey? Did you end up losing power?
I think that it went down into the 20's (F) last night, but I missed the local news this morning. Yesterday, we had a combo of snow and rain (no accumulation). I did bring in one of my porch plants (a large potted thyme) and cut back and put a large garbage bag over a lemon verbena plant to protect it. I think that I'll try overwintering it in the basement again this year.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 02, 2023, 09:23:29 AMHow did it go Jeffrey? Did you end up losing power?
I think that it went down into the 20's (F) last night, but I missed the local news this morning. Yesterday, we had a combo of snow and rain (no accumulation). I did bring in one of my porch plants (a large potted thyme) and cut back and put a large garbage bag over a lemon verbena plant to protect it. I think that I'll try overwintering it in the basement again this year.
PD
Not as bad as anticipated PD and thank you for asking.
:)
Quote from: vandermolen on November 02, 2023, 11:42:55 AMNot as bad as anticipated PD and thank you for asking.
:)
Happy for you. :)
PD
I was surprised at how little of Storm Ciaran we seemed to get in South Wales. Our storm systems tend to move up from the southwest or west so I thought it'd hit us eventually but not really. It was quite wet last night and this morning and the wind picked up a bit but nothing major.
Quote from: Maestro267 on November 02, 2023, 12:39:31 PMI was surprised at how little of Storm Ciaran we seemed to get in South Wales. Our storm systems tend to move up from the southwest or west so I thought it'd hit us eventually but not really. It was quite wet last night and this morning and the wind picked up a bit but nothing major.
Glad that you and the area are o.k. :)
PD
I saw an article on the BBC's website saying that thousands of people in Surrey were without drinking water. Has this happened to any of our members here and has the problem been fixed? I remember Jeffrey in the past saying that he had an issue in his area with that.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 06, 2023, 06:12:19 AMI saw an article on the BBC's website saying that thousands of people in Surrey were without drinking water. Has this happened to any of our members here and has the problem been fixed? I remember Jeffrey in the past saying that he had an issue in his area with that.
PD
Not aware of this until Mrs Irons informed me Guildford and Godalming had water supply cut off.
The weather in the Netherlands, Hmmmm lets see...RAIN, RAIN AND RAIN, torrents! For weeks on end.
Yet today the weather is quite friendly on the Belgo-Dutch border. 10° C, wind and some rain later this week.
Quote from: Irons on November 08, 2023, 12:23:06 AMNot aware of this until Mrs Irons informed me Guildford and Godalming had water supply cut off.
The first article that I read left me wondering as to which specific towns had been effected. Apparently, it's now day 5 and according to the BBC, "Residents in Bramley and Farncombe are still without water, with one cafe forced to close." :(
Quote from: Harry on November 08, 2023, 01:15:47 AMThe weather in the Netherlands, Hmmmm lets see...RAIN, RAIN AND RAIN, torrents! For weeks on end.
Oh, no!
Lucky here. Yesterday was mostly sunny and quite warm (unusually so). It was in the 60's!
Quote from: pjme on November 08, 2023, 02:02:10 AMYet today the weather is quite friendly on the Belgo-Dutch border. 10° C, wind and some rain later this week.
Nice! :)
PD
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Waiting and watching in Iceland -
We've been on a temperature roller coaster here. On Friday it got up to 16º C, then ten degrees colder yesterday, with a threat of widespread snow showers that missed us completely. But then this morning we awoke to a light covering of snow and -4º, with a forecast high of -2º.
The official seasonal prediction is for a warmer than normal winter in New England... but that's only on average, and we can still expect plenty of cold temperatures and solid precip.
Frosty
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 01, 2023, 05:40:04 AMFrosty
Very pretty!
We've had a tiny bit of snow here though it quickly melted; meanwhile, last I heard, they were getting slammed in the Plains and in the Midwest.
PD
Cold but Sunny where we had our picnic.
Cold, grey and damp. You can't even get warm on these new trains brought in since the country fell into reduced circumstances but at least our local cake barge was serving hot coffee :D .
I just looked outside my window and i was filled with abject misery.
A few days ago I was walking in well below freezing temps. Now it is warmish and very damp. The mold has triggered a headache which has lasted for days.
It's gone all rainy today although there's still some ice around.
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 04, 2023, 08:31:22 AMIt's gone all rainy today although there's still some ice around.
We're due to get a [very] tiny bit of a heat wave around here. Might be able to get some more yardwork in? Mixed thoughts about that (particularly the older that I get--takes longer to recover lol). Also, a bunch of cleaning and holiday decorating that I want to get done. Wanted to get the lights onto the tree, but wasn't happy with the LED ones that I had purchased the previous day (too stark and too cool of a white light), so went back to the store to exchange them.
PD
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 03, 2023, 06:25:39 AMCold, grey and damp. You can't even get warm on these new trains brought in since the country fell into reduced circumstances but at least our local cake barge was serving hot coffee :D .
A cake barge?! Neat! ;D Do they let you come aboard to sit and enjoy your tea/coffee time? Or is it strictly take away?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 05, 2023, 04:38:06 AMDo they let you come aboard to sit and enjoy your tea/coffee time? Or is it strictly take away?
They only have outside seating on the canal bank. We had bacon sandwiches today with loads of bacon, they were really heavy, and the dogs had things made out of venison and lamb skin :P .
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 05, 2023, 07:24:57 AMThey only have outside seating on the canal bank. We had bacon sandwiches today with loads of bacon, they were really heavy, and the dogs had things made out of venison and lamb skin :P .
Does the barge move to sell at different locations?
Mmm...bacon! What else goes on it? I had a yummy sandwich on Sunday: bacon, avocado and cheese.
And spoiled pups! Lucky dogs! :)
Had a cool hawk experience earlier today..will mention it on the birding thread.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 05, 2023, 07:42:54 AMDoes the barge move to sell at different locations?
Mmm...bacon! What else goes on it? I had a yummy sandwich on Sunday: bacon, avocado and cheese.
The barge stays put and is open six days a week, and what goes on the bacon sandwich is more bacon and red or brown sauce, much like this one.
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 05, 2023, 07:58:13 AMThe barge stays put and is open six days a week, and what goes on the bacon sandwich is more bacon and red or brown sauce, much like this one.
Whoa boy! So, not exactly the most healthy of meals? ;) Mine did also have lettuce. ;D
PD
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 05, 2023, 07:58:13 AMThe barge stays put and is open six days a week, and what goes on the bacon sandwich is more bacon and red or brown sauce, much like this one.
Oh it is a bacon butty!
Very wet and windy today, dog walking options were limited.
In coastal California the weather situation is getting worrisome. We have had the declaration of a supposedly strong "El Niño," which is supposed to bring a wet winter season. However, mid December is approaching with almost no precipitation. Leaving me a bit on edge.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 11, 2023, 09:30:57 AMIn coastal California the weather situation is getting worrisome. We have had the declaration of a supposedly strong "El Niño," which is supposed to bring a wet winter season. However, mid December is approaching with almost no precipitation. Leaving me a bit on edge.
Are you thinking the rain's all going to come at once?
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 11, 2023, 09:30:57 AMIn coastal California the weather situation is getting worrisome. We have had the declaration of a supposedly strong "El Niño," which is supposed to bring a wet winter season. However, mid December is approaching with almost no precipitation. Leaving me a bit on edge.
Looks like we'll get a couple inches in the week before Christmas, at least here in southern California.
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 12, 2023, 10:38:03 PMAre you thinking the rain's all going to come at once?
California is not the sort of place where you hear the soft patter of rain every night. It comes in big storms. The main fear is the storms won't materialize and we'll end up back in drought. The other fear (almost realized last year) is the big storms will be too big, which is more often a problem for inland areas where the "atmospheric rivers" collide with mountains.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 14, 2023, 09:07:45 PMCalifornia is not the sort of place where you hear the soft patter of rain every night. It comes in big storms. The main fear is the storms won't materialize and we'll end up back in drought. The other fear (almost realized last year) is the big storms will be too big, which is more often a problem for inland areas where the "atmospheric rivers" collide with mountains.
Looking at Accuweather's website, it sounds hopeful that you might get some rain next week. What are your local forecasters predicting?
I believe that Sunday and Monday are supposed to be rainy ones here. Mild temps forecast: great for helping to keep the heating bill down, but still odd for us at this time of year. I suspect no snowy Christmas for us though...we'll see.
Fingers crossed for you regarding rain!
PD
I'm visiting family in west Texas and the weather was absolutely beautiful today! Warm and sunny without a cloud in the sky.
^ Nice! It's been very windy and quite rainy here the last few days.
Rain in Southern California! And a downpour of 3 inches (7.5 cm) in a single hour in a neighboring town.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 23, 2023, 06:33:32 AMRain in Southern California! And a downpour of 3 inches (7.5 cm) in a single hour in a neighboring town.
I had read some news about lingering rains and accumulations in parts of California recently. :( More news?
And how are you doing?
Best wishes,
PD
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 23, 2023, 06:33:32 AMRain in Southern California! And a downpour of 3 inches (7.5 cm) in a single hour in a neighboring town.
Wow! Is it El Nino?
Quote from: DavidW on December 23, 2023, 11:24:05 AMWow! Is it El Nino?
It's hard to fathom that much rain in one hour. I feel for the inhabitants of that neighboring town. Hard to imagine.
PD
Quote from: DavidW on December 23, 2023, 11:24:05 AMWow! Is it El Nino?
It's an unusually strong "atmospheric river" event, so it's hard to say that any factor caused it, only that it made the event more likely. El Niño, higher ocean temperatures associated with climate change, the increase is speed of the jet stream due to the greenhouse effect, all might be factors.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 23, 2023, 11:31:28 AMIt's hard to fathom that much rain in one hour. I feel for the inhabitants of that neighboring town. Hard to imagine.
PD
The most intense rain seems to have hit Oxnard, the worst flooding in neighboring Port Heuneme where people woke up to 5 inches of water in their bedrooms. Our area in the city of Ventura got about 5 inches total over the course of 3 days, which is a typical California storm. (The normal monthly total is usual about 2.5 inches, but it normally normally comes in big storms.)
Nothing compared with the "Tax Day Storm" that hit Houston in 2017, dropping 17 inches or rain over two days, at rates up to 4 inches per hour.
Vermont also saw intense flooding last weekend, though not as severe as the floods we had in July. Many roads were flooded out, and the back roads are nearly impassable now except by ATV.
They should be able to start regrading those roads this week as temps above freezing are expected to persist through next weekend (currently 1º C).
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 24, 2023, 07:02:39 AMIt's an unusually strong "atmospheric river" event, so it's hard to say that any factor caused it, only that it made the event more likely. El Niño, higher ocean temperatures associated with climate change, the increase is speed of the jet stream due to the greenhouse effect, all might be factors.
The most intense rain seems to have hit Oxnard, the worst flooding in neighboring Port Heuneme where people woke up to 5 inches of water in their bedrooms. Our area in the city of Ventura got about 5 inches total over the course of 3 days, which is a typical California storm. (The normal monthly total is usual about 2.5 inches, but it normally normally comes in big storms.)
Nothing compared with the "Tax Day Storm" that hit Houston in 2017, dropping 17 inches or rain over two days, at rates up to 4 inches per hour.
Reading about your Californian rainstorms made me think of a song that I heard years ago "It never rains in southern California" by Albert Hammond. I bought it on a 45 years ago.
Quote from: krummholz on December 24, 2023, 09:06:24 AMVermont also saw intense flooding last weekend, though not as severe as the floods we had in July. Many roads were flooded out, and the back roads are nearly impassable now except by ATV.
They should be able to start regrading those roads this week as temps above freezing are expected to persist through next weekend (currently 1º C).
Sorry that you had more flooding.
I heard that a number of folks lost power in Maine.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 24, 2023, 10:08:48 AMSorry that you had more flooding.
I heard that a number of folks lost power in Maine.
PD
Thank you PD. Other than some road closures (and some likely damage to my car from driving on those back roads), the floods didn't affect me personally. But there are a lot of businesses, especially in places like downtown Montpelier, that had unwelcome cleanup jobs again from this, and some are temporarily closed.
And yes, I heard about the power outages in Maine. I was very much expecting to lose power too, but it didn't happen -- this time.
My weather station registered 75.0 mm of rain, just under 3" - though 2 to 3 mm of that was probably from melting snow trapped in the cup.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 24, 2023, 10:08:48 AMReading about your Californian rainstorms made me think of a song that I heard years ago "It never rains in southern California" by Albert Hammond. I bought it on a 45 years ago.
Sorry that you had more flooding.
Never rains in Southern California? That's our worst nightmare! (Technically, my location is usually classified as "Central Coast.") It is not unusual go from April through October without a drop of rain, but the late fall and winter is wet (hopefully).
Reminds me of another song, California Dreamin', by the Mamas and the Papas.
QuoteAll the leaves are brown
And the sky is gray
I've been for a walk
On a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm
If I was in L.A.
California dreamin'
On such a winter's day
Huh? Warm in L.A. on a winters day? They should know better. :)
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 26, 2023, 09:29:01 AMNever rains in Southern California? That's our worst nightmare! (Technically, my location is usually classified as "Central Coast.") It is not unusual go from April through October without a drop of rain, but the late fall and winter is wet (hopefully).
Reminds me of another song, California Dreamin', by the Mamas and the Papas.
Huh? Warm in L.A. on a winters day? They should know better. :)
60's sounds good to me!
Does this song sound familiar?
Love that Mama and Papas song! Love their harmonies too. :)
PD
Temps have been quite mild for Massachusetts in December. Presently 51° F. And tonight's low is forecast to be only 39° F.
Quote from: Karl Henning on December 26, 2023, 10:39:28 AMTemps have been quite mild for Massachusetts in December. Presently 51° F. And tonight's low is forecast to be only 39° F.
51?! I'm envious! :)
PD
9C / 48F and dry for our Christmas Day walk and picnic ;D .
We got absolutely smashed by the weather on Christmas night. I've never seen a storm like it and I've lived here for 30 years. Latest speculation is that we got hit by a tornado that was on the ground for nearly an hour. The damage would certainly suggest that this is the case. Tornados are very rare in Qld.
Driving back home on Boxing Day there were trees across the road and whole sections where traffic lights didn't work. My humble little abode didn't even lose power yet there are homes here on the GC that still don't have power since Monday night. I loaned my portable generator to colleagues of mine so that they could at least keep their food refrigerated.
^ Oh horrors! Glad to hear your house survived.
@Holden glad to hear you were safe from the damage. I lucked that way several ways ago when we had a hurricane come through. My neighbors had cars and houses severely damaged and I had nothing happen except for losing power for a week.
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 26, 2023, 08:43:28 PM9C / 48F and dry for our Christmas Day walk and picnic ;D .
A picnic! Hope that you brought warm food and drinks with you?
Quote from: Holden on December 26, 2023, 10:57:47 PMWe got absolutely smashed by the weather on Christmas night. I've never seen a storm like it and I've lived here for 30 years. Latest speculation is that we got hit by a tornado that was on the ground for nearly an hour. The damage would certainly suggest that this is the case. Tornados are very rare in Qld.
Driving back home on Boxing Day there were trees across the road and whole sections where traffic lights didn't work. My humble little abode didn't even lose power yet there are homes here on the GC that still don't have power since Monday night. I loaned my portable generator to colleagues of mine so that they could at least keep their food refrigerated.
Wow! Did a quick google and found lots of picture of the damage on the Guardian's website. :(
Glad that you're o.k. And that was very nice of you to lend your generator to your coworker.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 27, 2023, 07:27:47 AMA picnic! Hope that you brought warm food and drinks with you?
We had cold pigs in blankets, salami, quiche, pickled onions, olives, tomatoes and a flask of hot coffee :D.
Quote from: steve ridgway on December 27, 2023, 08:52:59 AMWe had cold pigs in blankets, salami, quiche, pickled onions, olives, tomatoes and a flask of hot coffee :D.
Were you able to sit in the sunshine (or no sunshine)? And quite the feast!
Rainy here today...better than shoveling snow...I think? :-\
Made stuffed manicotti yesterday (filled with spinach, mushrooms and the usual cheeses). A fair bit of work, but I'll have leftovers for a bit (some in the freezer) and an easy meal to treat a friend to tonight. Will make a salad with various greens, a Danish blue cheese and vinaigrette--might also add some mandarin orange segments to it too.
Off to wash the greens. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 27, 2023, 07:27:47 AMA picnic! Hope that you brought warm food and drinks with you?
Wow! Did a quick google and found lots of picture of the damage on the Guardian's website. :(
Glad that you're o.k. And that was very nice of you to lend your generator to your coworker.
PD
It was a no brainer - he has a family with two preschoolers and my genny is powerful enough to run all his fridges plus fans and other things. He'd do exactly same for me in those circumstances
Quote from: Holden on December 27, 2023, 02:14:33 PMIt was a no brainer - he has a family with two preschoolers and my genny is powerful enough to run all his fridges plus fans and other things. He'd do exactly same for me in those circumstances
Still... ❤️ Good on you.
All the best,
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 27, 2023, 09:49:50 AMWere you able to sit in the sunshine (or no sunshine)? And quite the feast!
Rainy here today...better than shoveling snow...I think? :-\
Made stuffed manicotti yesterday (filled with spinach, mushrooms and the usual cheeses). A fair bit of work, but I'll have leftovers for a bit (some in the freezer) and an easy meal to treat a friend to tonight. Will make a salad with various greens, a Danish blue cheese and vinaigrette--might also add some mandarin orange segments to it too.
Off to wash the greens. :)
PD
That sounds like a tasty meal. We didn't get much sun but staying dry was nice. It's gone a bit wet and windy the last couple of days so no picnics.
Maybe not weather per se, but coastal California has been experience extremely high surf due to strong storms over the Pacific. A video taken in Ventura made The NY Times, showing a 20 foot wave topping a seawall and washing away a group of onlookers watching the surf. Several seaside neighborhoods were flooded when large waves topped seawalls. We are not directly affected, since we are about 6 miles from the shore, and at an elevation of several hundred feet above sea level.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 29, 2023, 10:39:20 PMMaybe not weather per se, but coastal California has been experience extremely high surf due to strong storms over the Pacific. A video taken in Ventura made The NY Times, showing a 20 foot wave topping a seawall and washing away a group of onlookers watching the surf. Several seaside neighborhoods were flooded when large waves topped seawalls. We are not directly affected, since we are about 6 miles from the shore, and at an elevation of several hundred feet above sea level.
I've seen that video. Apparently 8 people were hospitalized as a result. What's most impressive is how far the water reached: about 2 blocks inland were flooded up to sidewalk level.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 29, 2023, 10:39:20 PMMaybe not weather per se, but coastal California has been experience extremely high surf due to strong storms over the Pacific. A video taken in Ventura made The NY Times, showing a 20 foot wave topping a seawall and washing away a group of onlookers watching the surf. Several seaside neighborhoods were flooded when large waves topped seawalls. We are not directly affected, since we are about 6 miles from the shore, and at an elevation of several hundred feet above sea level.
I've seen that video too. Apparently there are some "intelligent people" who are also trying to surf around there too.
Glad that you are further inland. That must have been a shocker for the people right next to the wall!
PD
p.s. Still quite a bit warmer than normal here...strange!
Quote from: JBS on December 30, 2023, 04:38:43 AMI've seen that video. Apparently 8 people were hospitalized as a result. What's most impressive is how far the water reached: about 2 blocks inland were flooded up to sidewalk level.
I was in the area and drove down to the spot where the famous video in Ventura was taken, the end of Seaward Avenue. All calm, restaurants and bars open and doing a brisk trade. It was a rogue wave that topped the seawall, not surf consistency going over the sea wall. Not unprecedented, but pretty out of the ordinary. The striking thing is that "out of the ordinary things" are happening so frequently, recently.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 30, 2023, 05:06:38 AMI've seen that video too. Apparently there are some "intelligent people" who are also trying to surf around there too.
There are lots of people who anxiously await the big swells and are well prepared to surf them. And, of course, there are the fools who are not well prepared and endanger lifeguards and other first responders who have to pull them out.
I didn't get to see any of the big surf. We were at a beach in Santa Barbara during the peak of it, but nothing much there. Not all of the California coast gets big surf. The underwater terrain has to be suitable to allow the waves to reach the shore and break. Not in Santa Barbara. I'm a bit surprised Ventura got such dramatic surf, it is relatively sheltered from the open ocean by the Channel Islands. Norther California, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, is better known for high surf.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 30, 2023, 09:52:12 PMI was in the area and drove down to the spot where the famous video in Ventura was taken, the end of Seaward Avenue. All calm, restaurants and bars open and doing a brisk trade. It was a rogue wave that topped the seawall, not surf consistency going over the sea wall. Not unprecedented, but pretty out of the ordinary. The striking thing is that "out of the ordinary things" are happening so frequently, recently.
There are lots of people who anxiously await the big swells and are well prepared to surf them. And, of course, there are the fools who are not well prepared and endanger lifeguards and other first responders who have to pull them out.
I didn't get to see any of the big surf. We were at a beach in Santa Barbara during the peak of it, but nothing much there. Not all of the California coast gets big surf. The underwater terrain has to be suitable to allow the waves to reach the shore and break. Not in Santa Barbara. I'm a bit surprised Ventura got such dramatic surf, it is relatively sheltered from the open ocean by the Channel Islands. Norther California, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, is better known for high surf.
Thank you for the additional info/comments. I'm sure that there are large numbers of experienced surfers--particularly in certain places in California (and elsewhere). I was surprised though (from what I recall reading) that it sounded to me like some (how many?) folks were trying to surf afterwards in that area (and close to when that happened). Any idea how they get warnings and stay away from certain areas and at certain times? NOAA?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 31, 2023, 10:38:37 AMThank you for the additional info/comments. I'm sure that there are large numbers of experienced surfers--particularly in certain places in California (and elsewhere). I was surprised though (from what I recall reading) that it sounded to me like some (how many?) folks were trying to surf afterwards in that area (and close to when that happened). Any idea how they get warnings and stay away from certain areas and at certain times? NOAA?
PD
Before the big wave sent eight people to the hospital there was the usual warning on my weather app of "hazardous beach conditions." That sort of warning appears regularly, and usually nothing much happens. It wasn't like the flash flood warning the week before, which produced a loud beeping noise and a warning popping up on the Lock Screen "flash flood warning." It was only after the big wave that all beaches in the county were closed through Saturday. They can close the piers and block the parking lots of the seaside parks, but (like some other states) all beaches in California (the area spanned by low tide and high tide) are open to the public. Even if you own beachfront land you don't own the beach. There are lots of "beach access" easements open to the public (sometimes just alleys between people's houses) and it is hard to close all of those off. So if you really wanted to get to the beach you could.
I attached a photo I snapped today at the spot where the big wave hit. Notice what looks like a sand berm just beyond the sea wall. I'm pretty sure that is not man made, but is the sand pushed up the beach by the heavy surf. It's not atypical for beaches here to look unrecognizable after a storm scrubs them of sand.
From what I saw in the local news a few surfers had to be rescued, probably overconfident after being accustomed to the typically light surf in the area. Aside from the general warnings I presume they judge by what they see, or word of mouth in the surfing community.
The weather is very cold in Helsinki, -16°C (3°F).
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 31, 2023, 10:58:28 PMBefore the big wave sent eight people to the hospital there was the usual warning on my weather app of "hazardous beach conditions." That sort of warning appears regularly, and usually nothing much happens. It wasn't like the flash flood warning the week before, which produced a loud beeping noise and a warning popping up on the Lock Screen "flash flood warning." It was only after the big wave that all beaches in the county were closed through Saturday. They can close the piers and block the parking lots of the seaside parks, but (like some other states) all beaches in California (the area spanned by low tide and high tide) are open to the public. Even if you own beachfront land you don't own the beach. There are lots of "beach access" easements open to the public (sometimes just alleys between people's houses) and it is hard to close all of those off. So if you really wanted to get to the beach you could.
I attached a photo I snapped today at the spot where the big wave hit. Notice what looks like a sand berm just beyond the sea wall. I'm pretty sure that is not man made, but is the sand pushed up the beach by the heavy surf. It's not atypical for beaches here to look unrecognizable after a storm scrubs them of sand.
From what I saw in the local news a few surfers had to be rescued, probably overconfident after being accustomed to the typically light surf in the area. Aside from the general warnings I presume they judge by what they see, or word of mouth in the surfing community.
Wow! That's a lot of sand! :o When something like this happens, do they (the POBs) just leave it that way or will they use plows to push it back closer to the shoreline (leveling it out somewhat)?
PD
p.s. A nice start to the new year...fairly sunny and unlike
@71 dB , it's in the upper 30s. Hoping to get a walk in today. Hope that your living accommodations are nice and warm dB!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 01, 2024, 07:58:26 AMWow! That's a lot of sand! :o When something like this happens, do they (the POBs) just leave it that way or will they use plows to push it back closer to the shoreline (leveling it out somewhat)?
This is a tourist spot, so probably they will groom the beach at some point. But when I visit the same beach a mile up coast there is still a huge boundary of driftwood left over from last years big swells. Other, more lonely beaches will be left for Mother Nature to refurbish.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 01, 2024, 04:20:06 AMThe weather is very cold in Helsinki, -16°C (3°F).
I wish we would see some of that! So far the winter has been relatively warm in central Vermont. We're currently the coldest we've been in a couple of weeks, -6º C (22º F). But most of the last 10 to 14 days have been above freezing, with light rain and constant low fog. But even this cold is not enough to completely freeze the ground, at least not yet. On the trails there is still plenty of standing water with or even without ice covering the surface.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on December 29, 2023, 10:39:20 PMMaybe not weather per se, but coastal California has been experience extremely high surf due to strong storms over the Pacific. A video taken in Ventura made The NY Times, showing a 20 foot wave topping a seawall and washing away a group of onlookers watching the surf. Several seaside neighborhoods were flooded when large waves topped seawalls. We are not directly affected, since we are about 6 miles from the shore, and at an elevation of several hundred feet above sea level.
Zowie!
Quote from: Spotted Horses on January 01, 2024, 08:01:35 AMThis is a tourist spot, so probably they will groom the beach at some point. But when I visit the same beach a mile up coast there is still a huge boundary of driftwood left over from last years big swells. Other, more lonely beaches will be left for Mother Nature to refurbish.
:(
pD
Quote from: krummholz on January 01, 2024, 02:07:37 PMI wish we would see some of that! So far the winter has been relatively warm in central Vermont. We're currently the coldest we've been in a couple of weeks, -6º C (22º F). But most of the last 10 to 14 days have been above freezing, with light rain and constant low fog. But even this cold is not enough to completely freeze the ground, at least not yet. On the trails there is still plenty of standing water with or even without ice covering the surface.
-6°C is nice actually. Snow isn't melting, but it isn't too cold either.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 01, 2024, 07:58:26 AMHope that your living accommodations are nice and warm dB!
There has been a change from district heating to geothermal in the building I live in and the it is now too cold for me unfortunately. Life sucks. I am so tired of everything. That's why I am not that active here. I am just waiting to die away and end this misery called life in the 2020's. I spend Christmas almost alone. Life has so little to offer. Youtube videos and Vaporwave music in Bandcamp. That's it.
Massive thunderstorm to accompany Tubin's 8th symphony. That was interesting.
On the Belgo-Dutch border:
Il pleure dans mon coeur
Comme il pleut sur la ville;
Rain, rain, rain, endless grey skies, temperatures around 8-12 Celsius. Boring, quite sad and in some parts of Belgium and the Netherlands some flooding is expected.
A lot of rain here too, large pools of water forming on the saturated ground.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 02, 2024, 01:00:23 AMThere has been a change from district heating to geothermal in the building I live in and the it is now too cold for me unfortunately. Life sucks. I am so tired of everything. That's why I am not that active here. I am just waiting to die away and end this misery called life in the 2020's. I spend Christmas almost alone. Life has so little to offer. Youtube videos and Vaporwave music in Bandcamp. That's it.
We keep our house about 19C most of the time and have adjusted to it, but Jan / Feb can be a bit depressing, I usually feel much better when the spring flowers come back.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 02, 2024, 12:58:55 AM-6°C is nice actually. Snow isn't melting, but it isn't too cold either.
Perfect for hiking - as long as it stays that way. But they're forecasting more above freezing temps for later this week (2º C by Thursday), which will turn things muddy again.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 02, 2024, 01:00:23 AMThere has been a change from district heating to geothermal in the building I live in and the it is now too cold for me unfortunately. Life sucks. I am so tired of everything. That's why I am not that active here. I am just waiting to die away and end this misery called life in the 2020's. I spend Christmas almost alone. Life has so little to offer. Youtube videos and Vaporwave music in Bandcamp. That's it.
I'm sorry to hear that, Poju. Just how cold is it in your building? I would have thought geothermal heating would keep things nice and toasty, but maybe it's not very abundant in Finland?
Heat here is entirely electric since the alternative, propane, is even more expensive, prohibitively so as far as I'm concerned. I keep it around 22º C during the winter and see electric bills sometimes over $200 for a small studio apartment. Luckily that's only for the coldest months, and it might not even get that cold this winter. My last bill was only $82.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 02, 2024, 01:00:23 AMThere has been a change from district heating to geothermal in the building I live in and the it is now too cold for me unfortunately. Life sucks. I am so tired of everything. That's why I am not that active here. I am just waiting to die away and end this misery called life in the 2020's. I spend Christmas almost alone. Life has so little to offer. Youtube videos and Vaporwave music in Bandcamp. That's it.
Oh my! Stay with us!
I would like to invite you to America, especially our small-town, rural section of Ohio! We have volunteered for various activities and visited unusual sites in the area. We are surrounded - so to speak - by good-to-world-class symphony orchestras just a few hours away (Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dayton, Columbus), along with two world-class Art Museums in Toledo and Detroit: Toledo's has a separate glass museum with artworks from ancient times to
Dale Chihuly.
Allow me to offer you one of
Bruckner's greatest works on a text from the Old Testament:
Best Wishes!
Quote from: 71 dB on January 02, 2024, 01:00:23 AMThere has been a change from district heating to geothermal in the building I live in and the it is now too cold for me unfortunately. Life sucks. I am so tired of everything. That's why I am not that active here. I am just waiting to die away and end this misery called life in the 2020's. I spend Christmas almost alone. Life has so little to offer. Youtube videos and Vaporwave music in Bandcamp. That's it.
I try most of the day to accomodate/accept to 19 °C. Later in the evening I usually turn up the heating (gas) a bit. The house is well isolated.
Anyway, winter and early spring can indeed be quite depressing. Reading (and cooking...) helps. I started recently in Ivan Gontsjarov's letters about his unexpected participation in the 1852 tour of the world on the frigat Pallas. I'm only a few pages in and realise how wonderful it is to have a comfortable sofa! And I finished a small collection of (funilly) cruel stories by Guy de Maupassant.
Tonight I'll experiment with vegan food Peasmaker! (https://www.peasmaker.nl/) (Dutch only I think...)
Quote from: pjme on January 02, 2024, 06:13:40 AMI try most of the day to accomodate/accept to 19 °C. Later in the evening I usually turn up the heating (gas) a bit. The house is well isolated.
Anyway, winter and early spring can indeed be quite depressing. Reading (and cooking...) helps. I started recently in Ivan Gontsjarov's letters about his unexpected participation in the 1852 tour of the world on the frigat Pallas. I'm only a few pages in and realise how wonderful it is to have a comfortable sofa! And I finished a small collection of (funilly) cruel stories by Guy de Maupassant.
Tonight I'll experiment with vegan food Peasmaker! (https://www.peasmaker.nl/) (Dutch only I think...)
Is that the author of
Oblomov, one of the greatest novels ever written? "Goncharov" (a different transliteration) was and is one of my favorite writers, but I do not know the one you are reading, if we have the same author!
I will need to check that book!
Quote from: krummholz on January 02, 2024, 05:43:04 AMI'm sorry to hear that, Poju. Just how cold is it in your building?
my crappy thermometer shows 20°C, but I think it shows 1 Kelvin too much and the real reading is ~19°C. That's okay for some people, but it is certainly okay with me!
Quote from: krummholz on January 02, 2024, 05:43:04 AMI would have thought geothermal heating would keep things nice and toasty, but maybe it's not very abundant in Finland?
It is "abundant" everywhere, but the system has been tuned to lower temperature to save electricity. Before this the house was "overheated", but since I need higher room temperature (at least 22°C while 24-25°C is ideal) this was enough for me. The new system isn't.
Quote from: krummholz on January 02, 2024, 05:43:04 AMHeat here is entirely electric since the alternative, propane, is even more expensive, prohibitively so as far as I'm concerned. I keep it around 22º C during the winter and see electric bills sometimes over $200 for a small studio apartment. Luckily that's only for the coldest months, and it might not even get that cold this winter. My last bill was only $82.
Heating costs are included in the rent. I don't have a clue how much heating is.
Quote from: Cato on January 02, 2024, 06:49:51 AMIs that the author of Oblomov, one of the greatest novels ever written?
yes - "Goncharov" (a different transliteration) - that is the author. I use a quite old Dutch translation.
I'm sure these letters have been translated into English.
Quote from: Cato on January 02, 2024, 05:57:00 AMOh my! Stay with us!
I would like to invite you to America, especially our small-town, rural section of Ohio! We have volunteered for various activities and visited unusual sites in the area. We are surrounded - so to speak - by good-to-world-class symphony orchestras just a few hours away (Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dayton, Columbus), along with two world-class Art Museums in Toledo and Detroit: Toledo's has a separate glass museum with artworks from ancient times to Dale Chihuly.
Allow me to offer you one of Bruckner's greatest works on a text from the Old Testament:
Best Wishes!
Thanks! I don't know Bruckner's works well and I certainly didn't know this work! It is nice.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 02, 2024, 08:58:19 AMBefore this the house was "overheated", but since I need higher room temperature (at least 22°C while 24-25°C is ideal) this was enough for me. The new system isn't.
IMO 19ºC is a perfect temperature for hiking without a jacket, but indoors when sedentary I would find it rather chilly as well. Like you I prefer a temperature around 24ºC, but keep it cooler to lower electric bills (my building is metered separately from my landlords' house). But if I had no control over the temperature and was forced to put up with < 20ºC temperatures in my living space I would be pretty unhappy too. Sorry you're in this situation.
Quote from: krummholz on January 03, 2024, 01:43:31 PMIMO 19ºC is a perfect temperature for hiking without a jacket, but indoors when sedentary I would find it rather chilly as well. Like you I prefer a temperature around 24ºC, but keep it cooler to lower electric bills (my building is metered separately from my landlords' house). But if I had no control over the temperature and was forced to put up with < 20ºC temperatures in my living space I would be pretty unhappy too. Sorry you're in this situation.
Yeah, +19°C is fine if I'm biking and the sun is shining (summer), but indoor without heavy physical activity it is quite chilly. I have would some clothing solutions that make the situation a little less catastrophic, but my physical state is bad, because my body is not used to this. Next Sunday the weather should warm up a little bit. I pray the rest of the winter is warmer. The Spring is so long away...
All my life indoor temperatures have been high enough. This is 2020's energy saving/Putin energy crisis crap. Everything sucks nowadays.
The rain seems to have passed now. We sat outside this mill on the canal and had a Full English Breakfast :D .
Quote from: steve ridgway on January 04, 2024, 07:46:19 AMThe rain seems to have passed now. We sat outside this mill on the canal and had a Full English Breakfast :D .
Courtesy of your barge boat? :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 04, 2024, 09:19:30 AMCourtesy of your barge boat? :)
No, this is another canal and there's a cafe in the mill.
-16°C (3°F) in Helsinki. In Enontekiö, the "arm" of Finland, in the North-west was measured -43.5°C (-46.3°F) :D ???
We appear to be expecting 6-12" of snow this storm. Chances are that Sunday's service will be canceled.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 05, 2024, 07:24:02 AM-16°C (3°F) in Helsinki. In Enontekiö, the "arm" of Finland, in the North-west was measured -43.5°C (-46.3°F) :D ???
I had to Google Maps Enontekiö, but I see it's REALLY far in the northwest of Finland, north of Oulu and even Rovaniemi. So maybe -43.5ºC is not that unusual for this time of year?
We were down to -13.7ºC this morning, but my Ant Colony weather station now reads -5.4ºC. Indoors, a balmy 23ºC - wish you had more control over your ambient temperature, Poju.
Quote from: Karl Henning on January 05, 2024, 07:52:04 AMWe appear to be expecting 6-12" of snow this storm. Chances are that Sunday's service will be canceled.
Sorry to hear that, Karl. We may get up to 5" (12 cm) from the same storm according to the current forecast.
Quote from: krummholz on January 05, 2024, 09:04:53 AMI had to Google Maps Enontekiö, but I see it's REALLY far in the northwest of Finland, north of Oulu and even Rovaniemi. So maybe -43.5ºC is not that unusual for this time of year?
Enontekiö is the coldest part of Finland, but even there this is unusually cold. Typically it doesn't go below -35°C up there I believe. As an update, -44.3°C was measured and a person living up there had his thermometer show -46.4°C, but that is not a reliable official measurement (told in the Finnish news. In English: https://yle.fi/a/74-20068057).verycold.jpg
Quote from: krummholz on January 05, 2024, 09:04:53 AMWe were down to -13.7ºC this morning, but my Ant Colony weather station now reads -5.4ºC. Indoors, a balmy 23ºC - wish you had more control over your ambient temperature, Poju.
-13.7ºC is tolerable if it is not windy. 23°C is good. I would be happy to have that. I have about 19°C at the moment. On Sunday the weather starts to warm up dramatically and next week will be even above zero before it gets colder again, but not this cold they say.
Only just freezing here, will go and thaw the birds' water now.
Quite a bit of snow overnight. I measured about 8.5 inches. Shoveled for about an hour and a half. Will go out in a bit to do more as it's supposed to turn quite a bit colder overnight.
PD
Our weather is all over the place. It was in the 20s and then it was moderate, humid and raining. And now it is bright and beautiful. Absolutely crazy!!
Quote from: DavidW on January 07, 2024, 08:45:50 AMOur weather is all over the place. It was in the 20s and then it was moderate, humid and raining. And now it is bright and beautiful. Absolutely crazy!!
I know! It's supposed to then become unusually warm here! At last count (a few hours later), I measured 12 inches of snow. Went outside for another hour and a half--that's it for me for the day. Still snowing...hopefully we won't get much more tonight.
PD
Quote from: 71 dB on January 05, 2024, 01:40:08 PMEnontekiö is the coldest part of Finland, but even there this is unusually cold. Typically it doesn't go below -35°C up there I believe. As an update, -44.3°C was measured and a person living up there had his thermometer show -46.4°C, but that is not a reliable official measurement (told in the Finnish news. In English: https://yle.fi/a/74-20068057).verycold.jpg
-13.7ºC is tolerable if it is not windy. 23°C is good. I would be happy to have that. I have about 19°C at the moment. On Sunday the weather starts to warm up dramatically and next week will be even above zero before it gets colder again, but not this cold they say.
Hey Poju, is it still bitterly cold? By the way, I saw pictures in an article on the BBC about the cold, snow with people still swimming outside and jogging. :o
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 07, 2024, 06:47:51 AMQuite a bit of snow overnight. I measured about 8.5 inches. Shoveled for about an hour and a half. Will go out in a bit to do more as it's supposed to turn quite a bit colder overnight.
PD
Ours came mostly this morning, but about the same - just after noon I measured 19.7 cm on my car roof. We've probably had 2-3 more cm since then, and it's winding down. The big concern now is the storm coming Tuesday night into Wednesday. They are talking about winds gusting over 50 kts. That will cause widespread power outages, if it happens. :(
Quote from: steve ridgway on January 06, 2024, 10:57:31 PMOnly just freezing here, will go and thaw the birds' water now.
How do you thaw out their water? And can you keep a bird bath out year round? Can't here (unless one invests in a heated bird bath...and can also figure out how to make it work).
PD
Quote from: 71 dB on January 05, 2024, 01:40:08 PMEnontekiö is the coldest part of Finland, but even there this is unusually cold. Typically it doesn't go below -35°C up there I believe. As an update, -44.3°C was measured and a person living up there had his thermometer show -46.4°C, but that is not a reliable official measurement ....
Some clown might suggest that this is "proof" countering global warming, but of course, the weather patterns will grow more erratic.
TD:
As I followed the forecast yesterday, it seemed I might actually make it to church this morning, but when I got up it was clear from all reports that the last place I wanted to be today was on the roads. Not so very much had fallen here at Café Hudson St, but it was generally wet, and even at 7, there were reports of heavy snow, slippery roads, and that it was already icing up underneath the fresh snow. Our organist Barbara saw on the news someone sliding off the road into the woods: a fresh reminder that during the first snowstorm, even here in Massachusetts, people have forgotten how to drive in these conditions. On Wednesday it will be 54° and rainy, so whatever we do get in Woburn may not last.
Quote from: 71 dB on January 05, 2024, 01:40:08 PMEnontekiö is the coldest part of Finland, but even there this is unusually cold. Typically it doesn't go below -35°C up there I believe. As an update, -44.3°C was measured and a person living up there had his thermometer show -46.4°C, but that is not a reliable official measurement (told in the Finnish news. In English: https://yle.fi/a/74-20068057).verycold.jpg
-13.7ºC is tolerable if it is not windy. 23°C is good. I would be happy to have that. I have about 19°C at the moment. On Sunday the weather starts to warm up dramatically and next week will be even above zero before it gets colder again, but not this cold they say.
I finally got your link to work... so -44.3ºC isn't just unusually cold, but the coldest temperature recorded in Finland this century... impressive. The coldest temperature I ever experienced was -31ºC on a back road here in Vermont last January. But if I had to choose bitter cold vs. extreme heat, I would choose bitter cold without hesitation. The hottest temperature I've ever experienced was +40ºC in Detroit in 1987, and that was intolerable. I can't imagine +49ºC as they had in BC in 2022. You can always bundle up more, but you can't take more off.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 07, 2024, 12:45:47 PMHow do you thaw out their water? And can you keep a bird bath out year round? Can't here (unless one invests in a heated bird bath...and can also figure out how to make it work).
Just tip some hot water on the ice and maybe break or remove some. It doesn't generally get that cold here so can be left out all year.
Quote from: krummholz on January 07, 2024, 11:58:47 AMOurs came mostly this morning, but about the same - just after noon I measured 19.7 cm on my car roof. We've probably had 2-3 more cm since then, and it's winding down. The big concern now is the storm coming Tuesday night into Wednesday. They are talking about winds gusting over 50 kts. That will cause widespread power outages, if it happens. :(
Hope that it doesn't for you. Who knows what we all will end up getting.
Did a bit more shoveling today (not a lot). Lovely day here: sunny and pleasant. Wish that I had taken a walk. At least I got out into the sunshine for a bit.
@Karl Henning Sorry to hear about your service being canceled.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 08, 2024, 10:35:08 AMSorry to hear about your service being canceled.
It's that time of year, so one rolls with it, but this
is the second consecutive Epiphany when we've been unable to present the Feast-specific movie we've prepared. Ah, well ... next Sunday ....
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 07, 2024, 11:02:25 AMHey Poju, is it still bitterly cold? By the way, I saw pictures in an article on the BBC about the cold, snow with people still swimming outside and jogging. :o
PD
It is getting warmer now. Monday was nice -5°C (23°F) and Tuesday-Wednesday will above zero!
Yes, some people do ice swimming, but I don't do that! :o
Quote from: Karl Henning on January 07, 2024, 02:49:23 PMSome clown might suggest that this is "proof" countering global warming, but of course, the weather patterns will grow more erratic.
Of course. Especially receiving cheques from fossil fuel companies causes difficulties to tell weather and climate apart.
Quote from: krummholz on January 07, 2024, 07:12:57 PMI finally got your link to work... so -44.3ºC isn't just unusually cold, but the coldest temperature recorded in Finland this century... impressive. The coldest temperature I ever experienced was -31ºC on a back road here in Vermont last January. But if I had to choose bitter cold vs. extreme heat, I would choose bitter cold without hesitation. The hottest temperature I've ever experienced was +40ºC in Detroit in 1987, and that was intolerable. I can't imagine +49ºC as they had in BC in 2022. You can always bundle up more, but you can't take more off.
Sorry about the difficulties with my link. I wonder what problems you encountered. Something about geoblocking I guess? -44°C is the coldest recorded in the 2000's, but the coldest ever recorded in Finland was -51.5°C I believe. I don't know what has been the coldest I have experienced, but I have experienced -25°C. I doesn't really get much colder than that in Helsinki. As for the warmest weather, +30°C is about the warmest it gets in the summer.
Quote from: krummholz on January 07, 2024, 07:12:57 PMI finally got your link to work... so -44.3ºC isn't just unusually cold, but the coldest temperature recorded in Finland this century... impressive. The coldest temperature I ever experienced was -31ºC on a back road here in Vermont last January. But if I had to choose bitter cold vs. extreme heat, I would choose bitter cold without hesitation. The hottest temperature I've ever experienced was +40ºC in Detroit in 1987, and that was intolerable. I can't imagine +49ºC as they had in BC in 2022. You can always bundle up more, but you can't take more off.
With regard to heat, it depends on the humidity. The weather is often reported with qualifiers, "the temperature is X but the heat index I Y," or "the temperature is X but with wind chill it is Z." Why is there no heat index when it is cold, or wind chill when it is warm? Seems like the purpose is the make the temperature sound more alarming.
With regard to heat, the "wet bulb temperature" is the most salient. Temperature is measured by exposing a thermometer to air. "Wet bulb temperature" is measured by wrapping the thermometer in a sleeve of wet cloth. Evaporation of water from the cloth cools the thermometer, and that reflects your skin temperature when you sweat. If the wet bulb temperature is above 32C (90F) a person will not be able to function. If it is above 35C (95F) a person will die, even if they are resting in the shade with an infinite supply of water.
Wet bulb temperature is described in wikipedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature
There is an on-line wet bulb calculator at
https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb
At 20% humidity that 49C in B.C. would be 28.8C, ok. At 38% humidity it would be 35C, lethal.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on January 09, 2024, 06:54:07 AMWith regard to heat, it depends on the humidity. The weather is often reported with qualifiers, "the temperature is X but the heat index I Y," or "the temperature is X but with wind chill it is Z." Why is there no heat index when it is cold, or wind chill when it is warm? Seems like the purpose is the make the temperature sound more alarming.
With regard to heat, the "wet bulb temperature" is the most salient. Temperature is measured by exposing a thermometer to air. "Wet bulb temperature" is measured by wrapping the thermometer in a sleeve of wet cloth. Evaporation of water from the cloth cools the thermometer, and that reflects your skin temperature when you sweat. If the wet bulb temperature is above 32C (90F) a person will not be able to function. If it is above 35C (95F) a person will die, even if they are resting in the shade with an infinite supply of water.
Wet bulb temperature is described in wikipedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature
There is an on-line wet bulb calculator at
https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb
At 20% humidity that 49C in B.C. would be 28.8C, ok. At 38% humidity it would be 35C, lethal.
I hadn't heard of "wet bulb temperature" before now...interesting!
As for myself, I've said for many years that I can handle hot and dry temperatures way better than hot and humid.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 09, 2024, 09:40:32 AMI hadn't heard of "wet bulb temperature" before now...interesting!
As for myself, I've said for many years that I can handle hot and dry temperatures way better than hot and humid.
PD
I hadn't heard about it until relatively recently, when I read an article about climate change, and how some densely populated parts of the world (Pakistan, India?) are starting to experience temperatures that are not survivable. It made the point that wet bulb temperature is what determines if your body will be able to regulate temperature. It has to be far enough below normal body temperature that your body can dissipate the heat generated by your metabolism.
A solid 5-6 inches overnight, but it won't stop snowing until tomorrow morning. Wind is strong, but it is above freezing right now.
VS
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Quote from: VonStupp on January 09, 2024, 11:50:20 AMA solid 5-6 inches overnight, but it won't stop snowing until tomorrow morning. Wind is strong, but it is above freezing right now.
VS
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Are you dealing with any particular issues?
PD
The storm is real bad here with 60 mph wind gusts. The power went multiple times when I was in class.
Quote from: DavidW on January 09, 2024, 12:17:38 PMThe storm is real bad here with 60 mph wind gusts. The power went multiple times when I was in class.
:(
Quote from: VonStupp on January 09, 2024, 11:50:20 AMA solid 5-6 inches overnight, but it won't stop snowing until tomorrow morning. Wind is strong, but it is above freezing right now.
VS
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Quote from: DavidW on January 09, 2024, 12:17:38 PMThe storm is real bad here with 60 mph wind gusts. The power went multiple times when I was in class.
:(
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 09, 2024, 12:15:07 PMAre you dealing with any particular issues?
PD
Luckily, no. Our power lines are buried, so unless something happens at the main junction, we are usually safe from power outages. Many roads are closed, however, so traveling is ill-advised.
VS
Quote from: VonStupp on January 09, 2024, 12:38:49 PMLuckily, no. Our power lines are buried, so unless something happens at the main junction, we are usually safe from power outages. Many roads are closed, however, so traveling is ill-advised.
VS
You are lucky to live in such an area. In VT there are no buried power lines that I'm aware of. Ours are strung on poles and are very vulnerable to damage by wind and by being struck by tree limbs blown down by wind. We are expecting gusts over 50 kts tonight, and if that happens, we WILL lose power. Earlier today I took a sleeping bag and pad to my office and have a bag of essential items packed to grab if the winds become a serious issue. There is a tree leaning over my apartment building that is unlikely to come down, but if it does, it could cause a lot of damage. :(
Bad weather across Alabama Monday/Tuesday night. I've seen a report that 1,383 power customers were affected in Mobile County, where I live, and some may be without if for a while, from what I've heard. I could hear the bad weather throughout the night, and early in the morning had 3 or 4 mercifully brief outages.
I work in the accounting office of a tire and automotive store, and some parts have power, while others don't. Unfortunately, the parts without made it impossible to do any tire or automotive work. I did have power in the accounting office and had plenty of end-of-year work to do, so instead of the usual 20 or so people, it was just little ol' me which made for a weird, but good day. I could have worked from home, but the setup's better at work, and not having the "help" of two feline assistants helped my productivity.
Not certain whether we'll be back to normal or not today. I'm guessing not.
Quote from: krummholz on January 09, 2024, 04:42:28 PMYou are lucky to live in such an area. In VT there are no buried power lines that I'm aware of. Ours are strung on poles and are very vulnerable to damage by wind and by being struck by tree limbs blown down by wind. We are expecting gusts over 50 kts tonight, and if that happens, we WILL lose power. Earlier today I took a sleeping bag and pad to my office and have a bag of essential items packed to grab if the winds become a serious issue. There is a tree leaning over my apartment building that is unlikely to come down, but if it does, it could cause a lot of damage. :(
Quote from: Wendell_E on January 10, 2024, 02:50:20 AMBad weather across Alabama Monday/Tuesday night.
Not certain whether we'll be back to normal or not today. I'm guessing not.
Best of luck to you - Stay safe!
It looks like we finally ended up with between 10-12 inches of snow. This morning's clearing was the toughest I can remember in a long while.
VS
Quote from: krummholz on January 09, 2024, 04:42:28 PMYou are lucky to live in such an area. In VT there are no buried power lines that I'm aware of. Ours are strung on poles and are very vulnerable to damage by wind and by being struck by tree limbs blown down by wind. We are expecting gusts over 50 kts tonight, and if that happens, we WILL lose power. Earlier today I took a sleeping bag and pad to my office and have a bag of essential items packed to grab if the winds become a serious issue. There is a tree leaning over my apartment building that is unlikely to come down, but if it does, it could cause a lot of damage. :(
Did you end up losing power? Lucky here: no power loss. I haven't heard, but I'm fairly certain that we didn't get the kind of strong winds that they had been predicting. Received a very tiny bit of snow initially then turned to all rain. Believe that we had about 2-3 inches of rain. Certainly could have been a whole lot worse, so I'm grateful.
Quote from: Wendell_E on January 10, 2024, 02:50:20 AMBad weather across Alabama Monday/Tuesday night. I've seen a report that 1,383 power customers were affected in Mobile County, where I live, and some may be without if for a while, from what I've heard. I could hear the bad weather throughout the night, and early in the morning had 3 or 4 mercifully brief outages.
I work in the accounting office of a tire and automotive store, and some parts have power, while others don't. Unfortunately, the parts without made it impossible to do any tire or automotive work. I did have power in the accounting office and had plenty of end-of-year work to do, so instead of the usual 20 or so people, it was just little ol' me which made for a weird, but good day. I could have worked from home, but the setup's better at work, and not having the "help" of two feline assistants helped my productivity.
Not certain whether we'll be back to normal or not today. I'm guessing not.
How's the power situation?
Quote from: VonStupp on January 10, 2024, 06:32:31 AMBest of luck to you - Stay safe!
It looks like we finally ended up with between 10-12 inches of snow. This morning's clearing was the toughest I can remember in a long while.
VS
I understand the feeling. Suddenly having to shovel a foot plus of snow after not having to do any serious shoveling in ages was quite the workout!
PD
Quote from: DavidW on January 09, 2024, 12:17:38 PMThe storm is real bad here with 60 mph wind gusts. The power went multiple times when I was in class.
Was there much tree or rain damage in your area?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 10, 2024, 07:41:35 AMWas there much tree or rain damage in your area?
PD
Yes usual downed limbs. Nothing like when we had that hurricane a few years back. And it is a beautiful, sunny day today.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 10, 2024, 07:40:55 AMHow's the power situation?
Back to normal, at least at my workplace.
Quote from: DavidW on January 10, 2024, 08:50:58 AMYes usual downed limbs. Nothing like when we had that hurricane a few years back. And it is a beautiful, sunny day today.
Some sunshine here today too--off and on; unfortunately "off" for the most part when I decided to go out for a short stroll. Winds have picked up though.
Flooding advisories in effect due to a lot of snow a couple of days earlier followed by a goodly amount of rain.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 10, 2024, 07:40:55 AMDid you end up losing power? Lucky here: no power loss. I haven't heard, but I'm fairly certain that we didn't get the kind of strong winds that they had been predicting. Received a very tiny bit of snow initially then turned to all rain. Believe that we had about 2-3 inches of rain. Certainly could have been a whole lot worse, so I'm grateful.
No! We had hardly ANY wind all night long... exactly the opposite of what was forecast. I did camp out in my office as a precaution, but it turned out to be unnecessary. Most of the impact we had from the storm was snow, about 15 cm (6") worth, which then mostly melted yesterday when the temperature went up to 6ºC (42ºF). A sprawling mess, but no one here lost power that I'm aware of. (Though Cambridge, VT, in the Champlain Valley, saw storm force winds come through that uprooted many trees.)
Friday night it's deja vu all over again as a nearly identical forecast has been issued into Saturday morning. Even the wind direction is supposed to be the same (SE). But I don't think we were sheltered by terrain, rather I think we were under an inversion preventing the strong winds from mixing down to the surface.
Quote from: krummholz on January 11, 2024, 08:34:07 AMNo! We had hardly ANY wind all night long... exactly the opposite of what was forecast. I did camp out in my office as a precaution, but it turned out to be unnecessary. Most of the impact we had from the storm was snow, about 15 cm (6") worth, which then mostly melted yesterday when the temperature went up to 6ºC (42ºF). A sprawling mess, but no one here lost power that I'm aware of. (Though Cambridge, VT, in the Champlain Valley, saw storm force winds come through that uprooted many trees.)
Friday night it's deja vu all over again as a nearly identical forecast has been issued into Saturday morning. Even the wind direction is supposed to be the same (SE). But I don't think we were sheltered by terrain, rather I think we were under an inversion preventing the strong winds from mixing down to the surface.
Are they predicting strong winds again? Hope not! Interesting thoughts about the weather--I don't know enough about meteorology to make guesses about it.
Did you at least have fun making a tent in your office? And reading ghost stories? ;)
PD
Mid January in coastal California, no rain since the storm in December, and none in the forcast. The hills as supposed to be bright green by now. Where are you, El Niño? :(
Quote from: Spotted Horses on January 11, 2024, 12:04:07 PMMid January in coastal California, no rain since the storm in December, and none in the forecast. The hills as supposed to be bright green by now. Where are you, El Niño? :(
So sorry to hear that the rains are off. :( Strange winter here too. :( Too much moisture at once.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 11, 2024, 01:07:43 PMSo sorry to hear that the rains are off. :( Strange winter here too. :( Too much moisture at once.
PD
Too early to panic, but tend to be jittery about it.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on January 11, 2024, 01:51:40 PMToo early to panic, but tend to be jittery about it.
I understand (though not living in Cal. I can't understand it fully). Makes me nervous/uncomfortable when things are "off" in my neck of the woods--and elsewhere. :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 11, 2024, 09:20:12 AMAre they predicting strong winds again? Hope not! Interesting thoughts about the weather--I don't know enough about meteorology to make guesses about it.
Did you at least have fun making a tent in your office? And reading ghost stories? ;)
PD
Yes, the current forecast is same strength, same wind direction, the whole scenario is pretty much the same. Even some accumulating snow to start with, then changing over to rain, just like Tuesday night. Not looking forward to this at all. And of course I didn't make a tent in my office, I just threw down a Thermarest pad and a sleeping bag. It wasn't very comfortable though, and I got very little sleep that night.
Quote from: krummholz on January 11, 2024, 04:24:15 PMYes, the current forecast is same strength, same wind direction, the whole scenario is pretty much the same. Even some accumulating snow to start with, then changing over to rain, just like Tuesday night. Not looking forward to this at all. And of course I didn't make a tent in my office, I just threw down a Thermarest pad and a sleeping bag. It wasn't very comfortable though, and I got very little sleep that night.
Augh! And sorry, I was just trying to make you smile/laugh.
With love,
PD
More blizzard conditions today with another possible foot of snow. I was happy with the curious absence of snow and cold temps in December.
VS
Quote from: VonStupp on January 12, 2024, 07:01:39 AMMore blizzard conditions today with another possible foot of snow. I was happy with the curious absence of snow and cold temps in December.
VS
Do you have a snowblower? One thing that I hate is when the snow is already piled up from a previous storm; I'm then trying to lift the new snow even higher to pile it on top of the old snow; hard on the back! Thankfully, most of it has melted/been washed away with the rain, so that won't be an issue this round here (plus we're supposed to get mostly rain).
PD
I have an electric shovel, which isn't great for the speed and amounts involved so far this year, but if I go out every once in a while, it does the job.
The older gentleman next door allows me use of his snow-thrower if necessary, and I usually clear his pavement with it as well.
VS
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 12, 2024, 07:16:17 AMOne thing that I hate is when the snow is already piled up from a previous storm; I'm then trying to lift the new snow even higher to pile it on top of the old snow
PD
You were spot on with your description. Much easier to shovel compared to the other day, harder to lift over what was already there.
Glad to hear yours turned over into rain!
VS
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 11, 2024, 07:03:09 PMAugh! And sorry, I was just trying to make you smile/laugh.
With love,
PD
Thanks PD, and no worries. But as you probably know, we're facing exactly the same scenario again tonight. This time I'm staying put until we lose power - and if we don't, I'll count it as a blessing!
Quote from: krummholz on January 12, 2024, 08:40:24 PMThanks PD, and no worries. But as you probably know, we're facing exactly the same scenario again tonight. This time I'm staying put until we lose power - and if we don't, I'll count it as a blessing!
How are you doing? Power?
Fine here (though I haven't checked out the basement yet). Supposed to clear up later in the day and followed by dropping temps.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 13, 2024, 04:37:45 AMHow are you doing? Power?
Fine here (though I haven't checked out the basement yet). Supposed to clear up later in the day and followed by dropping temps.
PD
And once again, we never lost power. We did, however, see a 20-kt wind gust at 2 meters above ground in a sheltered location, which was probably twice that at treetop level.
Our temps didn't really drop until last night and this morning - currently -12ºC.
Quote from: krummholz on January 15, 2024, 04:00:22 AMAnd once again, we never lost power. We did, however, see a 20-kt wind gust at 2 meters above ground in a sheltered location, which was probably twice that at treetop level.
Our temps didn't really drop until last night and this morning - currently -12ºC.
Supposedly about 19F this morning so far. I'm thinking of moving a portable heater down to a certain area of the basement; last winter, I experienced my first (and hopefully last!) burst pipe. :( That bill smarted [The pipe burst over a weekend.]. I remember that it was windy then too. The plumber told me that when that happens, the winds drive the cold air basically into any gaps by the foundation. I wasn't alone re burst pipes that day.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 15, 2024, 04:56:21 AMSupposedly about 19F this morning so far. I'm thinking of moving a portable heater down to a certain area of the basement; last winter, I experienced my first (and hopefully last!) burst pipe. :( That bill smarted [The pipe burst over a weekend.]. I remember that it was windy then too. The plumber told me that when that happens, the winds drive the cold air basically into any gaps by the foundation. I wasn't alone re burst pipes that day.
PD
Sorry to hear that! My landlords provide a propane-powered space heater for the lower level where the pipes come into the building. When it drops near or below freezing, I run the space heater for a short time. To know when it's cold enough to use the heater, I have a temperature sensor from my weather station down there. I grew up in Michigan in a house where a burst pipe was always a possibility in winter, so I know how serious that can be. There were a couple of really cold mornings last winter - I remember one on a weekend when it got down to -31ºC out in the boonies (-24ºF).
It will get down to 21 F tonight! In a few days 18 F. For South Carolina, that is exceptionally cold. It is raining now. If it freezes over, it might be too slick for me to drive in. I hope not. I need to have my class setup their display (it is interim and I'm teaching Origami).
Quote from: VonStupp on January 12, 2024, 07:01:39 AMMore blizzard conditions today with another possible foot of snow. I was happy with the curious absence of snow and cold temps in December.
VS
Stay safe! We've had wet snow today, and it's getting mighty cold: tonight's low will be 20°, 18° next night.
Quote from: Karl Henning on January 16, 2024, 01:23:07 PMStay safe! We've had wet snow today, and it's getting mighty cold: tonight's low will be 20°, 18° next night.
Thanks! I haven't been to work for almost a week due to weather. Today was 40-below-zero (F) wind chills. I assume these trends will move to your coast, so stay inside if you can!
VS
Quote from: VonStupp on January 16, 2024, 01:44:54 PMToday was 40-below-zero (F) wind chills. I assume these trends will move to your coast, so stay inside if you can!
VS
For those of you in Europe -40 F is -40 C. >:D
And ouch VS, stay warm!!
Here in northwestern Ohio we are around 0 F to 10, tomorrow will be a near 20.
No above freezing temperatures in the forecast (which is always wrong the farther out in time one goes) until late next week, but who knows?
I enjoy brisk walks in the snow! ;D
Quote from: krummholz on January 15, 2024, 12:13:17 PMSorry to hear that! My landlords provide a propane-powered space heater for the lower level where the pipes come into the building. When it drops near or below freezing, I run the space heater for a short time. To know when it's cold enough to use the heater, I have a temperature sensor from my weather station down there. I grew up in Michigan in a house where a burst pipe was always a possibility in winter, so I know how serious that can be. There were a couple of really cold mornings last winter - I remember one on a weekend when it got down to -31ºC out in the boonies (-24ºF).
I put in some more insulation and have a space heater nearby (and a couple of other tricks/thoughts up my sleeve, so hopefully, all will be good ;) ). A bit concerned about uber cold moving east...didn't have a lot of time to check into it lately, but I'll dig. Have you heard anything more about upcoming drastic drops in temps lately?
Quote from: VonStupp on January 16, 2024, 01:44:54 PMThanks! I haven't been to work for almost a week due to weather. Today was 40-below-zero (F) wind chills. I assume these trends will move to your coast, so stay inside if you can!
VS
Wow! That cold?! What was the temp outside when you had 40 below wind chills?
And stay safe all!
PD
Quote from: Cato on January 16, 2024, 02:13:08 PMHere in northwestern Ohio we are around 0 F to 10, tomorrow will be a near 20.
No above freezing temperatures in the forecast (which is always wrong the farther out in time one goes) until late next week, but who knows?
I enjoy brisk walks in the snow! ;D
That's quite nippy! Stay warm!
PD
Quote from: krummholz on January 15, 2024, 12:13:17 PMSorry to hear that! My landlords provide a propane-powered space heater for the lower level where the pipes come into the building. When it drops near or below freezing, I run the space heater for a short time. To know when it's cold enough to use the heater, I have a temperature sensor from my weather station down there. I grew up in Michigan in a house where a burst pipe was always a possibility in winter, so I know how serious that can be. There were a couple of really cold mornings last winter - I remember one on a weekend when it got down to -31ºC out in the boonies (-24ºF).
What is the temperature sensor like? I'm trying to figure out when to run heater...perhaps early morning?
PD
Quote from: VonStupp on January 12, 2024, 09:30:41 AMI have an electric shovel, which isn't great for the speed and amounts involved so far this year, but if I go out every once in a while, it does the job.
The older gentleman next door allows me use of his snow-thrower if necessary, and I usually clear his pavement with it as well.
VS
I hadn't heard of an electric shovel before now. What brand do you have?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 16, 2024, 11:44:16 PMWhat is the temperature sensor like? I'm trying to figure out when to run heater...perhaps early morning?
PD
My temperature sensor is part of an Ambient weather station, but you can always just put an ordinary thermometer close to the pipes. If needed, I run the heater late at night and early in the morning.
I ran the heater for the first time this morning (first time this winter, that is). The sensor read 0.9ºC, so I figured that was a little too close for comfort. That was triggered by an outside temp of -14ºC (about 6ºF) overnight, and they are forecasting as low as -17ªC tonight and tomorrow night (just above 0ºF), so I guess I'll be using it a lot for a while.
Quote from: krummholz on January 18, 2024, 08:16:45 AMMy temperature sensor is part of an Ambient weather station, but you can always just put an ordinary thermometer close to the pipes. If needed, I run the heater late at night and early in the morning.
I ran the heater for the first time this morning (first time this winter, that is). The sensor read 0.9ºC, so I figured that was a little too close for comfort. That was triggered by an outside temp of -14ºC (about 6ºF) overnight, and they are forecasting as low as -17ªC tonight and tomorrow night (just above 0ºF), so I guess I'll be using it a lot for a while.
I've had my on for the past few days (round the clock). I stuffed some insulation in an area that is drafty and, hopefully will seal up that area better soon.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 16, 2024, 11:46:46 PMI hadn't heard of an electric shovel before now. What brand do you have?
I have a battery powered Greenworks. It is great for up to six inches of snow. We ended up with 24 inches of snow so far in January.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 16, 2024, 02:16:39 PMWow! That cold?! What was the temp outside when you had 40 below wind chills?
I think we were right around zero degrees (F). Chilly enough for needing a union suit when removing snow! Today is 30-below wind chills, and we will be around 5 degrees.
Luckily the sun is out though!
VS
Quote from: VonStupp on January 20, 2024, 06:33:07 AMI have a battery powered Greenworks. It is great for up to six inches of snow. We ended up with 24 inches of snow so far in January.
I think we were right around zero degrees (F). Chilly enough for needing a union suit when removing snow! Today is 30-below wind chills, and we will be around 5 degrees.
Luckily the sun is out though!
VS
Starting Monday, it should begin warming up here a bit--at least for a little while!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 20, 2024, 08:11:28 AMStarting Monday, it should begin warming up here a bit--at least for a little while!
PD
Ay, it looks like most of the US should experience a bit of a thaw. :)
Quote from: VonStupp on January 20, 2024, 09:06:14 AMAy, it looks like most of the US should experience a bit of a thaw. :)
Hurrah!
PD
Light rain in coastal California. :)
Quote from: Spotted Horses on January 20, 2024, 12:34:08 PMLight rain in coastal California. :)
Is the ground dry enough now to deal with it o.k.?
PD
It is going to be cold here. It will get down to the teens with wind chills in the single digits (F). That is nothing compared to what some of you go through, but it is absolutely wild for it to get that cold in South Carolina!
Quote from: DavidW on January 20, 2024, 01:02:29 PMIt is going to be cold here. It will get down to the teens with wind chills in the single digits (F). That is nothing compared to what some of you go through, but it is absolutely wild for it to get that cold in South Carolina!
What is a normal low in January where you are?
PD
Tropical cyclone number two for the season is currently forming in the Coral Sea. Some predictions have it tracking south to south west meaning it could make landfall much closer to SE Qld than most cyclones. If that's the case we can expect bucket loads of rain and with many dams close to capacity the flooding risk intensifies.
Quote from: Holden on January 20, 2024, 01:27:26 PMTropical cyclone number two for the season is currently forming in the Coral Sea. Some predictions have it tracking south to south west meaning it could make landfall much closer to SE Qld than most cyclones. If that's the case we can expect bucket loads of rain and with many dams close to capacity the flooding risk intensifies.
Eek! :( Hope that that isn't the case for you.
Quote from: DavidW on January 20, 2024, 02:55:06 PMHigh 30s.
Yes, that's quite a difference!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 20, 2024, 12:50:45 PMIs the ground dry enough now to deal with it o.k.?
PD
No problem in that respect. The dramatic December storm involved
very heavy rain for a hour or so (a months worth of rain in a hour) but the total dumped by the storm system over three days was about twice the typical monthly total. Getting the entire months rain in one storm system isn't unusual here. Aside from the unfortunate people who had their homes flooded in the flash flooding, you wouldn't have known it had rained at all three days later. The landscape is still parched.
@Madiel I Heard that it's in the low 60's at the Australian open?! Maybe nighttime temps? It sounded like it was quite hot during the daytime?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 21, 2024, 02:41:23 PM@Madiel I Heard that it's in the low 60's at the Australian open?! Maybe nighttime temps? It sounded like it was quite hot during the daytime?
PD
Not necessarily at night, yesterday and today in Melbourne has been in the 60s on your scale. If I'm converting correctly the maximum yesterday was 69. It's not boiling hot ALL the time here. Especially not in Melbourne which is notorious for the changeable weather.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on January 21, 2024, 08:24:22 AMNo problem in that respect. The dramatic December storm involved very heavy rain for a hour or so (a months worth of rain in a hour) but the total dumped by the storm system over three days was about twice the typical monthly total. Getting the entire months rain in one storm system isn't unusual here. Aside from the unfortunate people who had their homes flooded in the flash flooding, you wouldn't have known it had rained at all three days later. The landscape is still parched.
It's hard when the ground gets so baked that it's hard for water to get through too. :(
Quote from: Madiel on January 21, 2024, 06:43:19 PMNot necessarily at night, yesterday and today in Melbourne has been in the 60s on your scale. If I'm converting correctly the maximum yesterday was 69. It's not boiling hot ALL the time here. Especially not in Melbourne which is notorious for the changeable weather.
Interesting! I guess that I've become so used to seeing tennis players struggling in the heat at the AO that it's hard to think of it being in the upper 60's during the daytime (currently watching some of the replays there).
How is the weather in your area?
PD
p.s. It's in the teens here (F). Thankfully it's sunny out, so I'm hoping to get in a nice walk this morning. :)
Our temps have been hovering just above freezing for the last couple of days. Currently -3ºC (roughly 27ºF). Ice storm coming tonight and tomorrow with up to 5mm of ice accretion expected. Power outages likely.
Quote from: krummholz on January 24, 2024, 04:39:49 AMOur temps have been hovering just above freezing for the last couple of days. Currently -3ºC (roughly 27ºF). Ice storm coming tonight and tomorrow with up to 5mm of ice accretion expected. Power outages likely.
Eek! Hope that that doesn't come to pass!
We received less than an inch of slushy muck this morning. Like you, temps in the mid-thirties. Will watch the local news a bit later.
One good thing to come out of it: while I was taking a short break from shoveling said muck, I happened to glance a huge bird flying by. It was a great blue heron! :)
PD
With the greatest sympathy for those experiencing harsh winter weather (and we've had a couple of cold weeks, followed by two "named storms" in the past few days), today has been a gift from heaven here in south-east Wales: dry, sunny, temperatures up to the low teens Celsius, with the first whiff of spring in the air, and now a moon a day away from full giving light to the night, and giving the owls something to hoot about. Damp, grey Welsh weather to resume as normal tomorrow, apparently.
Quote from: DaveF on January 24, 2024, 09:49:03 AMWith the greatest sympathy for those experiencing harsh winter weather (and we've had a couple of cold weeks, followed by two "named storms" in the past few days), today has been a gift from heaven here in south-east Wales: dry, sunny, temperatures up to the low teens Celsius, with the first whiff of spring in the air, and now a moon a day away from full giving light to the night, and giving the owls something to hoot about. Damp, grey Welsh weather to resume as normal tomorrow, apparently.
Glad that you're enjoying some warmer and pleasant weather. :)
Here, I know that spring is on its way when the snowdrops pop up and open (though we still can get more snow after that--hence, I think, that's why they are called that). ;) ;D
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 24, 2024, 10:16:06 AMHere, I know that spring is on its way when the snowdrops pop up and open (though we still can get more snow after that--hence, I think, that's why they are called that). ;) ;D
I saw a few yesterday ;D.
It is warm and humid here. It happened so rapidly that my indoor conditions remain cool and dry while outside it feels very different!
Yes, it's strange when it's colder inside during the winter than it is outside! The weather is all over the place here; it's supposed to get into the upper 40's today though next week one of the day's highs is currently predicted to be 14. :o It's bizarre!
Rather a grey and soggy day today though I plan to get a walk in. :)
Feels like today would also be a good day to listen to an opera.
PD
None of the warnings of power outages came to pass here, fortunately. Temps have been hovering between 0º and 3ºC during the day, dropping below sometimes at night, but not always. Southern VT is expecting a serious snowstorm tonight and tomorrow, but we are just supposed to get maybe 10 cm (4") overnight, and that will do it. It's been a boring week otherwise in the weather dept, leaving me unable to hike or even walk anywhere since the trails are slushy and the streets and sidewalks have huge puddles everywhere. Can't wait for colder weather to arrive by Tuesday.
Quote from: DavidW on January 25, 2024, 04:40:28 AMIt is warm and humid here. It happened so rapidly that my indoor conditions remain cool and dry while outside it feels very different!
It's 26°C outside here in sunny California at 33°N latitude. I have the windows open and fans running to warm up the house. But January has otherwise been relatively "cold" here, not the warm winter we were promised because of El Niño, and last year had many more days in the mid 20s C. Cooler temps and several inches of rain are forecast for later in the week.
Some change in the weather extreme here in South Florida.
It's been unusually warm the last few days here: the afternoon high today (Sunday 28th) was 86F. A cold front came through about dinnertime, with the morning low tomorrow (Monday 29th) forecast to be 56F. So a 30 degree difference within 24 hours. Windy but no rain that I know of. Tomorrow's high is forecast to be 67F, with lows in the mid/upper 50sF and highs barely above 70F (if that) the rest of the week.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 24, 2024, 10:16:06 AMGlad that you're enjoying some warmer and pleasant weather. :)
Thank you - raining again now, as I predicted. Our snowdrops are well out, and I've even seen the first daffodil - very early, as they normally appear around 1st March - St David's Day, our national day (although not national holiday, sadly).
Quote from: DaveF on January 29, 2024, 04:07:11 AMThank you - raining again now, as I predicted. Our snowdrops are well out, and I've even seen the first daffodil - very early, as they normally appear around 1st March - St David's Day, our national day (although not national holiday, sadly).
Wow! No flowers here yet. Looks like you're currently in the low 50's?
I'm just back inside from doing a quick shoveling (not much thankfully) and a bit of sanding. Temps this week are forecast to be from the low to upper 30's during the day and 20's to teens at night.
We've had some rain off and on these past few weeks with the occasional dusting of snow. *Glad that we've received some rain this winter as otherwise, with the dearth of snow, the water tables would be low. It has made for some rather soggy walking in some of my favorite areas though.
*with the exception of some flooding!
Good day for some hot cocoa (which I have some along with whipped cream) later me thinks! :)
PD
p.s. Do you pin a leek or a daffodil onto your clothing? Or do anything else to celebrate the holiday?
Quote from: Daverz on January 28, 2024, 01:29:22 PMIt's 26°C outside here in sunny California at 33°N latitude. I have the windows open and fans running to warm up the house. But January has otherwise been relatively "cold" here, not the warm winter we were promised because of El Niño, and last year had many more days in the mid 20s C. Cooler temps and several inches of rain are forecast for later in the week.
Similar conditions at 34°N latitude. Most notable disappointment is little rain after the big December storm.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on January 29, 2024, 08:16:25 AMSimilar conditions at 34°N latitude. Most notable disappointment is little rain after the big December storm.
:(
PD
Quote from: Daverz on January 28, 2024, 01:29:22 PMIt's 26°C outside here in sunny California at 33°N latitude. I have the windows open and fans running to warm up the house. But January has otherwise been relatively "cold" here, not the warm winter we were promised because of El Niño, and last year had many more days in the mid 20s C. Cooler temps and several inches of rain are forecast for later in the week.
How cold was it in your house?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 29, 2024, 01:13:37 PMHow cold was it in your house?
PD
18C. It's been 15C some mornings. I had to buy some warm slippers; I've always gone barefoot indoors. I'm sure that sounds like tropical weather from Finland. I don't care for temps much under 22C or so. I'm convinced that 20C was only a comfortable "room temperature" back in the days when men wore 3-piece wool suits at the office.
Quote from: Daverz on January 29, 2024, 01:47:12 PMI'm convinced that 20C was only a comfortable "room temperature" back in the days when men wore 3-piece wool suits at the office.
Ha! That is what I have it set at. Keeps the power bill down.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 29, 2024, 04:47:09 AMp.s. Do you pin a leek or a daffodil onto your clothing? Or do anything else to celebrate the holiday?
Some extreme patriots might wear the leek - as for the holiday, it isn't actually one. :( Welsh culture is a tricky one, since it has been for so long associated with the language, which most people don't speak. Up until the mid-'90s it was common to see troops of primary-school kids done up in traditional dress on St David's day, waving flags and daffodils, until the educational authorities realised that the Welsh culture most young people were interested in was rugby and the Manic Street Preachers. The BBC National Orchestra always used to put on a special concert, negotiating the tricky task of finding some Welsh music that was (a) any good and (b) of instant mass appeal (so no Hoddinott, Mathias or Jones (due to (b), that is, not (a).) Not this year, though, as the concert hall is long-term out of action due to dodgy concrete.
Thread duty - a surprisingly chilly-feeling 8°C today, but warming up nicely for the weekend.
Seems like we're going to get about 4 inches of rain from this storm in coastal California, starting Saturday night, ending Monday morning. Some areas will get a lot more, and some places are flooding, where the terrain tends to allow water to collect. The news media makes it sound like the entire state will float away.
I noticed that flamboyant terms for weather conditions has proliferated very recently. The first I ever heard the term "atmospheric river" was a few years ago when I read an article about a time, maybe 150 years ago, when Sacramento was hit by a series of storms and was under 15 feet of water for months. Now every time it rains it is an "atmospheric river." Maybe sometimes it is just an atmospheric creek. Same for "bomb cyclone." What they now call a bomb cyclone, I think they used to call a "cold snap."
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 04, 2024, 11:23:55 PMSeems like we're going to get about 4 inches of rain from this storm in coastal California, starting Saturday night, ending Monday morning. Some areas will get a lot more, and some places are flooding, where the terrain tends to allow water to collect. The news media makes it sound like the entire state will float away.
I noticed that flamboyant terms for weather conditions has proliferated very recently. The first I ever heard the term "atmospheric river" was a few years ago when I read an article about a time, maybe 150 years ago, when Sacramento was hit by a series of storms and was under 15 feet of water for months. Now every time it rains it is an "atmospheric river." Maybe sometimes it is just an atmospheric creek. Same for "bomb cyclone." What they now call a bomb cyclone, I think they used to call a "cold snap."
What he mentions a couple times is "orographic lift":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orographic_lift
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 04, 2024, 11:23:55 PMSeems like we're going to get about 4 inches of rain from this storm in coastal California, starting Saturday night, ending Monday morning. Some areas will get a lot more, and some places are flooding, where the terrain tends to allow water to collect. The news media makes it sound like the entire state will float away.
I noticed that flamboyant terms for weather conditions has proliferated very recently. The first I ever heard the term "atmospheric river" was a few years ago when I read an article about a time, maybe 150 years ago, when Sacramento was hit by a series of storms and was under 15 feet of water for months. Now every time it rains it is an "atmospheric river." Maybe sometimes it is just an atmospheric creek. Same for "bomb cyclone." What they now call a bomb cyclone, I think they used to call a "cold snap."
I was wondering how you were doing.
Doing a quick bit of googling, I found this article in Scientific American which says that "Geologic evidence shows that truly massive floods, caused by rainfall alone, have occurred in California every 100 to 200 years." Wow! :o Hard to fathom the damage that it did.
The article is here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atmospheric-rivers-california-megaflood-lessons-from-forgotten-catastrophe/
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 05, 2024, 04:36:57 AMI was wondering how you were doing.
Doing a quick bit of googling, I found this article in Scientific American which says that "Geologic evidence shows that truly massive floods, caused by rainfall alone, have occurred in California every 100 to 200 years." Wow! :o Hard to fathom the damage that it did.
The article is here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atmospheric-rivers-california-megaflood-lessons-from-forgotten-catastrophe/
PD
Yes, we have to worry about more than one type of "big one."
I shouldn't be to flippant about this storm (ongoing). Some areas were hit hard. But it is not as unprecedented as it is being cast in some parts of the media. They show a picture of a flooded roadway and it creates the impression that the entire region is flooded.
my brother was a professional weather forecaster and I've kept records for decades. Compared to parts of the USA, the weather is fairly even-tempered here in Stuttgart. Winters alternate somewhat between mild, damp Atlantic weather and colder continental conditions from the east/NE. January was not untypical with two weeks largely sub-zero (celsius, obviously) and the rest mild and wet. In recent years, especially in February, the mild conditions have predominated. As it is at the moment with up to 15C expected by the weekend. If anything, high summer is the least pleasant season here for someone used to Scottish conditions as the general lack of wind in this valley situation and at times high humidity can make for a stifling week or two at times if the temp persistently goes above 30C.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 05, 2024, 10:35:46 AMYes, we have to worry about more than one type of "big one."
I shouldn't be to flippant about this storm (ongoing). Some areas were hit hard. But it is not as unprecedented as it is being cast in some parts of the media. They show a picture of a flooded roadway and it creates the impression that the entire region is flooded.
Any idea as to what the longest time in terms of number of rainy days (one after the other or extremely close) you know of in say the past few decades?
PD
Sunday afternoon my power failed, and remained off for twenty hours. NOT how l wanted to spend half of my weekend...
Quote from: LKB on February 07, 2024, 02:21:47 AMSunday afternoon my power failed, and remained off for twenty hours. NOT how l wanted to spend half of my weekend...
Sorry to hear that. :(
Quote from: LKB on February 07, 2024, 02:21:47 AMSunday afternoon my power failed, and remained off for twenty hours. NOT how l wanted to spend half of my weekend...
Ack! Did you lose your heat and/or cooking sources too? :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 07, 2024, 04:22:54 AMAck! Did you lose your heat and/or cooking sources too? :(
PD
Yup, lost everything.
Fortunately l have some first-class friends nearby who took me in overnight, fed me breakfast Monday morning and took me home once power had been restored. 8)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 06, 2024, 11:57:37 AMAny idea as to what the longest time in terms of number of rainy days (one after the other or extremely close) you know of in say the past few decades?
PD
I'm not a native Californian, I've lived in various coastal cities for 15 years of my life (San Diego, Mountainview (San Francisco Bay Area) San Luis Obispo, Ventura). I don't find rain for a week straight to be extremely unusual. I thought the storm in Ventura to be a pretty typical winter storm. I didn't see reports of major damage here, just some flooded roadways and a stretch of the PCH where the surf undercut a section of the roadway running right along the beach. It parked over some areas in Los Angeles and rained very heavily for a long time so it might have been more dramatic there. You really have to be in the area and consume local news reports, because national news will always find some dramatic clip and imply it applies to the entire region.
Interesting, thanks!
Went outside for a short bit (break from cleaning and wanting to get out into the sunshine) and noticed that my snowdrops are coming up! :) Some of them have their white flowers forming though none have opened yet. It's definitely warming up here...hurrah!
PD
Snowdrops on our walk today...
Quote from: steve ridgway on February 07, 2024, 09:14:12 AMSnowdrops on our walk today...
Lovely! Was this in a park that you were walking through? And isn't it wonderful how bulbs like snowdrops multiply (with a little TLC)...though I'm sure that some gardeners were busy at one point in time planting the majority of these. Those and grape hyacinths. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 07, 2024, 10:30:45 AMLovely! Was this in a park that you were walking through? And isn't it wonderful how bulbs like snowdrops multiply (with a little TLC)...though I'm sure that some gardeners were busy at one point in time planting the majority of these. Those and grape hyacinths. :)
PD
This was the woods and gardens around a country house that hosts weddings and other functions. It has a nice covered outdoor area where we can sit with the dogs and eat steak and ale pie, fish and chips etc. (and we take ham for the dogs).
Quote from: steve ridgway on February 07, 2024, 09:16:39 PMThis was the woods and gardens around a country house that hosts weddings and other functions. It has a nice covered outdoor area where we can sit with the dogs and eat steak and ale pie, fish and chips etc. (and we take ham for the dogs).
Looks yummy! Don't believe that I've ever had steak and ale pie before? The crust and batter on the fish look nice and flakey and light and crisp respectively.
PD
Quote from: Daverz on January 29, 2024, 01:47:12 PM18C. It's been 15C some mornings. I had to buy some warm slippers; I've always gone barefoot indoors. I'm sure that sounds like tropical weather from Finland. I don't care for temps much under 22C or so. I'm convinced that 20C was only a comfortable "room temperature" back in the days when men wore 3-piece wool suits at the office.
I agree, 18ºC is chilly for sitting around and doing nothing. I can stand 20ºC with a warm sweater (it's the approx temp right now in my office at work), but not in short sleeves, not for longer than about 5 minutes.
Weather update from central Vermont: it wasn't as cold last night as most nights recently, only down to about -5ºC. But it's come up fast with the February sun, currently +5ºC. Most of that 10º rise happened in the last 2 hours, as it was still -3ºC when I left home at 0930 EST.
Just at freezing point yesterday. Snow settling at the higher parts of our walk..
..but not lower down.
Quote from: steve ridgway on February 08, 2024, 11:50:15 PMJust at freezing point yesterday. Snow settling at the higher parts of our walk..
That must be one of your pups? :)
Here it was in the mid-forties (or higher)--which is 7+ in Celsius--and sunny! ;D Alas, our short run of sunny days has changed over to clouds today, but it should get even a bit warmer today.
By the way, I did notice yesterday that my first snow drop had bloomed. Yay!
PD
The weather is very ridiculous. Tomorrow it will be 59°. Since the new year temps have mostly been in the 30s and 40s. One day it got down to the low 20s. How is this winter? I want a refund!!
Quote from: drogulus on February 09, 2024, 10:58:25 AMThe weather is very ridiculous. Tomorrow it will be 59°. Since the new year temps have mostly been in the 30s and 40s. One day it got down to the low 20s. How is this winter? I want a refund!!
Wow! That's quite high!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 09, 2024, 11:01:15 AMWow! That's quite high!
PD
Even quite a ways north of MA, we saw 12ºC yesterday (briefly - it cooled down quickly after that). So yes, New England is on an above normal streak for sure!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 09, 2024, 05:40:13 AMThat must be one of your pups? :)
Yes, that's Ralph. He's at least 16 but still enjoys his walks.
Super fantastic weather today 60-70, humid, sunny. Wow, wow, wow!!! I will be reading outside today.
Quote from: DavidW on February 10, 2024, 07:52:16 AMSuper fantastic weather today 60-70, humid, sunny. Wow, wow, wow!!! I will be reading outside today.
Humid is fantastic?
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 10, 2024, 08:43:46 AMHumid is fantastic?
Yes. When it is cool, it feels much warmer if the air is humid instead of dry. Also I find that my nasal passages are not so dried up and congested. Don't get me wrong, on a hot day it sucks. But this isn't that.
Still unseasonably warm in central VT, 10ºC and I saw 13ºC earlier today in Montpelier. We had some passing showers earlier this afternoon but it seems to be over now. This is VERY unusual weather for February in VT.
Quote from: krummholz on February 10, 2024, 11:54:51 AMStill unseasonably warm in central VT, 10ºC and I saw 13ºC earlier today in Montpelier. We had some passing showers earlier this afternoon but it seems to be over now. This is VERY unusual weather for February in VT.
Now, though, methinks I hear Punxsutawney Phil snickering at us; I know it's New England, and this is far from crazy, but new snow accumulation of 9 to 13" possible on Tuesday? Oof dah!
Quote from: Karl Henning on February 11, 2024, 07:59:57 AMNow, though, methinks I hear Punxsutawney Phil snickering at us; I know it's New England, and this is far from crazy, but new snow accumulation of 9 to 13" possible on Tuesday? Oof dah!
You've forgotten what winter is.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 11, 2024, 09:08:59 AMYou've forgotten what winter is.
Not really, but yes, the winter so far has been so unseasonably mild, that a reversion to normal feels like an imposition. Fact is, too, we do need the snow.
Quote from: Karl Henning on February 11, 2024, 09:23:27 AMNot really, but yes, the winter so far has been so unseasonably mild, that a reversion to normal feels like an imposition. Fact is, too, we do need the snow.
Off to the supermarket with me.
To wit: beautifully mild today 48° and sunny, and the latest forecast is that we get 10 to 14" of snow tomorrow. I guess we live in an age when Mother Nature's mood swings really swing. My larder is stocked.
Quote from: DavidW on February 12, 2024, 09:47:08 AM? Why do you need snow?
I'm thinking mostly of the water table, this season. In a normal winter when the frosts can be sharper, snow cover is also good insulation for organisms in the soil.
Quote from: Karl Henning on February 12, 2024, 09:29:33 AMTo wit: beautifully mild today 48° and sunny, and the latest forecast is that we get 10 to 14" of snow tomorrow. I guess we live in an age when Mother Nature's mood swings really swing. My larder is stocked.
Due to increased heating, the jet stream is measurably stronger, and hence more unstable. In the eastern U.S. fluctuations in the path of the jet stream determine whether you are getting warm air swept up from the tropics or cold air swept down from the pole. That's why greater fluctuations are superimposed on a general warming trend.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 12, 2024, 10:51:32 AMDue to increased heating, the jet stream is measurably stronger, and hence more unstable. In the eastern U.S. fluctuations in the path of the jet stream determine whether you are getting warm air swept up from the tropics or cold air swept down from the pole. That's why greater fluctuations are superimposed on a general warming trend.
Thanks for the added color.
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 12, 2024, 10:51:32 AMDue to increased heating, the jet stream is measurably stronger, and hence more unstable. In the eastern U.S. fluctuations in the path of the jet stream determine whether you are getting warm air swept up from the tropics or cold air swept down from the pole. That's why greater fluctuations are superimposed on a general warming trend.
Further to your point about volatility, now they're saying that the nor'easter will shove off farther south. The Natl Weather Svc now advises me to wxpect 4-8" of snow.
I hate to rain on the parade (he lied) but the storm will be kind of not very.
Texas now has the second largest wildfire in U.S. history burning, in winter. California still has the number one spot.
Pollen has started up here. Arg!!
Quote from: Spotted Horses on February 29, 2024, 09:15:56 AMTexas now has the second largest wildfire in U.S. history burning, in winter. California still has the number one spot.
I feel for the people and the animals going through that.
Just read a BBC article stating that 85% of the cattle in Texas also live there. Hard to read about the harm to them. I suspect that a number of the cattle (that are still alive) will need to be euthanized.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68448385
PD
Fifty years ago tomorrow, the town of Xenia in the state of Ohio suffered greatly from one of the most serious tornado outbreaks in history.
And once again, it's back in the bullseye:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
Here's hoping history doesn't repeat itself...
Quote from: LKB on April 02, 2024, 12:10:51 PMFifty years ago tomorrow, the town of Xenia in the state of Ohio suffered greatly from one of the most serious tornado outbreaks in history.
And once again, it's back in the bullseye:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
Here's hoping history doesn't repeat itself...
Wishing all the best for the area and all of the people and animals and structures therein. ❤️
PD
I'm pretty sure I felt a tremor from the NJ earthquake today. :o
Weird shaking noises in the house I couldn't trace at the time.
Though 130 miles NW of NYC, I noticed that I'm within the 3.0 (Richter scale) contour shown here (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-05/tremors-felt-throughout-nyc-region-in-4-8-magnitude-quake)
And tremors were reported significantly North of me.
Weather is crap, btw. Loads of rain this week, then 5 inches or so of wet snow, not including the ongoing snow showers expected through Saturday. >:( And the municipal snow plow truck destroyed my mailbox yesterday. >:(
As a California " earthquake veteran " ( though not an official expert ) of over fifty years, I'm fairly sure you were detecting the New Jersey quake.
I must say I'm a bit amused at the news coverage, though l suppose a little hysteria is understandable given the rarity of detectable seismic activity there.
In the bay area, a 4.8 wouldn't get more than a passing mention in the nightly news, unless it resulted in significant damage or injury. Heck, l don't even get outta bed for those. :laugh:
Sorry about your mailbox though, that sucks.
It's the third mini-quake I've experienced, all in NY State, others being c. 1981-2 and 1984-5.
The first and third Upstate, the second in Brooklyn.
It seems the quake's epicenter was not very far from a certain golf course in Bedminster NJ.
Quote from: LKB on April 02, 2024, 12:10:51 PMFifty years ago tomorrow, the town of Xenia in the state of Ohio suffered greatly from one of the most serious tornado outbreaks in history.
And once again, it's back in the bullseye:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
Here's hoping history doesn't repeat itself...
I heard about that back when I was at Wooster. And now I know that St Xenia (Kseniya) is the patroness saint of St Petersburg.
Quote from: LKB on April 05, 2024, 02:28:08 PMI must say I'm a bit amused at the news coverage, though l suppose a little hysteria is understandable given the rarity of detectable seismic activity there.
Rarity is right. the first earthquake I was aware of in Jersey was back not long after I was graduated from high school. Yesterday's event was felt by someone in nearby Wakefield, Mass. (I missed it, somehow)
Quote from: JBS on April 05, 2024, 05:43:20 PMIt seems the quake's epicenter was not very far from a certain golf course in Bedminster NJ.
(* chortle *)