What's more current than the weather? - Page 78

Happy Monkey · 02-01-2016, 11:34 AM

No coat today.

orthodoc · 02-02-2016, 11:36 PM

Crazy warm here, and rain to come tonight. Only two weeks ago we had blizzard conditions. Now flies are hatching and the parsley and cilantro are coming up.

Griff · 02-03-2016, 05:57 AM

too much rain...

glatt · 02-03-2016, 07:55 AM

Got a "Klondike Derby" scout event this weekend. It's gonna be super muddy. We put wheels on the sled, but I think they might sink to their axles. They only have about 5 inches of clearance. Our budget didn't allow bigger wheels.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-04-2016, 12:15 AM

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Gravdigr · 03-04-2016, 03:38 PM

I want 75 degrees and low humidity year 'round.

Carruthers · 03-28-2016, 04:11 AM

Storm Katie came steaming up the SW Approaches and into the English Channel last night.
Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent, took a battering with a gust of 105mph being recorded on the Isle of Wight, and just a few miles south of London 62mph winds were logged.
We have a conifer at the bottom of the back garden which grew from a Christmas tree planted by previous occupiers in the 1960s, and is now well over 50ft tall.
I understand that they have a lifespan of about forty years so it's living on borrowed time. In high winds I just look the other way.
On the other hand, if it flexes with the wind, there might not be too much to worry about.
Just before 0800 we had fairly heavy snow for about twenty minutes but it didn't settle.
I took the visiting Labradog out shortly after and it was bitingly cold. (The weather, not the dog)
Nothing that a hot shower and a mug of tea couldn't put right.
I suppose this sort of weather was on the cards given that we switched to British Summer Time yesterday.

Oh, well...

Gravdigr · 03-28-2016, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Carruthers

In high winds I just look the other way.
On the other hand, if it flexes with the wind, there might not be too much to worry about.

♪ ♫There's a tree out in the backyard♪ ♫
♪ ♫That never has been broken by the wind♪ ♫
♪ ♫And the reason it's still standing♪ ♫
♪ ♫It was strong enough to bend♪ ♫

Carruthers · 03-28-2016, 10:34 AM

Thanks, Mr G.

The tempest has abated and the tree survives to worry me another day.

Undertoad · 03-28-2016, 10:48 AM

We were rooting for it.

Griff · 03-28-2016, 08:03 PM

Leave it be Toad.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-09-2016, 11:48 AM

It's still snowing, but feebly. I guess it's time to put Rosebud away.

Gravdigr · 07-20-2016, 02:54 PM

Helicopter reporter Jerry Ferguson took these pics of a microburst over Phoenix, Arizona Monday night:

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And there's video:

The video is better embiggened.

Awesome, awesome pics and video.

A little bit more info here.

glatt · 07-20-2016, 03:07 PM

The Eath's immune system is working to eliminate us.

footfootfoot · 07-21-2016, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

The Eath's immune system is working to eliminate us.

Not to mention our political system.

02-01-2016, 11:34 AM	#1156
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	No coat today. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-02-2016, 11:36 PM	#1157
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Crazy warm here, and rain to come tonight. Only two weeks ago we had blizzard conditions. Now flies are hatching and the parsley and cilantro are coming up. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-03-2016, 05:57 AM	#1158
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	too much rain... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-04-2016, 03:38 PM	#1161
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I want 75 degrees and low humidity year 'round. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-28-2016, 04:11 AM	#1162
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Storm Katie came steaming up the SW Approaches and into the English Channel last night. Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent, took a battering with a gust of 105mph being recorded on the Isle of Wight, and just a few miles south of London 62mph winds were logged. We have a conifer at the bottom of the back garden which grew from a Christmas tree planted by previous occupiers in the 1960s, and is now well over 50ft tall. I understand that they have a lifespan of about forty years so it's living on borrowed time. In high winds I just look the other way. On the other hand, if it flexes with the wind, there might not be too much to worry about. Just before 0800 we had fairly heavy snow for about twenty minutes but it didn't settle. I took the visiting Labradog out shortly after and it was bitingly cold. (The weather, not the dog) Nothing that a hot shower and a mug of tea couldn't put right. I suppose this sort of weather was on the cards given that we switched to British Summer Time yesterday. Oh, well... __________________

02-03-2016, 07:55 AM	#1159
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Got a "Klondike Derby" scout event this weekend. It's gonna be super muddy. We put wheels on the sled, but I think they might sink to their axles. They only have about 5 inches of clearance. Our budget didn't allow bigger wheels.

03-28-2016, 10:34 AM	#1164
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Thanks, Mr G. The tempest has abated and the tree survives to worry me another day. __________________

03-28-2016, 10:48 AM	#1165
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	We were rooting for it.

03-28-2016, 08:03 PM	#1166
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Leave it be Toad. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-09-2016, 11:48 AM	#1167
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's still snowing, but feebly. I guess it's time to put Rosebud away. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-20-2016, 02:54 PM	#1168
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Helicopter reporter Jerry Ferguson took these pics of a microburst over Phoenix, Arizona Monday night: And there's video: The video is better embiggened. Awesome, awesome pics and video. A little bit more info here. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-20-2016, 03:07 PM	#1169
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Eath's immune system is working to eliminate us.

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