What's more current than the weather? - Page 33

Undertoad · 08-13-2013, 10:17 AM

Yeah, yeah, after the heat wave it's been pretty spectacular on the east coast!

Gravdigr · 08-13-2013, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Rainbows have to be very vivid to photograph. And even then, they don't look particularly good.

Most vivid rainbow I've ever seen (and, no, the pic does not do it justice). Also the only one where I could see the entire thing, end to end. Was byooful. And I didn't have my camera.

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sub-megapixel phonecam pic, moving at ~35mph, while driving

tw · 08-13-2013, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

sub-megapixel phonecam pic, moving at ~35mph, while driving

Even HDTV (only the American version) does not work at that speed.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-13-2013, 01:43 PM

Upstream from me they got another 6.5 inches of rain last night, and over South Jersey the lightning was so intense they were warning people to stay indoors.

Sundae · 08-13-2013, 02:03 PM

Grav - tis beautiful.

Rain and storms holding off here, thank goodness.
Am no longer really affected by the heat because I leave early-early, and work in an air-conditioned store above a chiller counter. I'm only hot when I leave, but it takes me 25 minutes to walk home and then I can just collapse.

Because I've been working overtime I'm tired enough to crash out between 19.00-21.00. I pretty much sleep through until 05.00 if I don't count Diz-related wake-ups. But he's been tolerable recently; his system's out of whack with my new schedule. He can't work out why the food lady is up in the middle of the night. That was his job.

Sorry, back to the weather.
Selfishly I want the rain to hold off.
Walking in will be thoroughly miserable in the rain.
And I'm beginning to appreciate the turning of the seasons. Since I started training it's already getting lighter later. I need to get Dads to check the overhead light in my room, which hasn't worked since I tried to clean it back in June.
It's going to start making a difference SOON.

Gravdigr · 08-13-2013, 03:28 PM

Thankee, ma'am.

Gravdigr · 08-26-2013, 03:05 PM

It hailed here.

Back in June.

For about a minute-and-a-half.

You could almost see the hailstones.

Yeah, I'm bored as hell.

tw · 08-27-2013, 08:10 AM

George Jr said the grid is antiquated. We have done nothing replace that antiquated grid. And so another hot summer with no major failures of an 'obsolete' grid. As pockets of electric shortages occurred, the 'antiquated' grid identified those problems and averted them in advance. Many TLRs and load relief actions occurred this summer. And none made news. Because an antiquated grid was smarter than George Jr.

glatt · 08-27-2013, 08:30 AM

And because they did a hell of a lot of tree trimming a couple years ago.

Gravdigr · 08-28-2013, 09:53 AM

If you ever have to remove a trimmed/broken limb from a powerline, always grab it (if you must) above the powerline.

Electricity runs downhill.

BigV · 08-29-2013, 10:56 AM

ugh.

it's not even 9 am and already it's 78 deg in the house, and it's raining. sweaty, muggy, miserable.

Lamplighter · 08-31-2013, 12:09 AM

Hey, if you have clear skies Saturday morning,
get outside before sunrise... it's crowded over there in the East.

orthodoc · 09-13-2013, 02:31 PM

The flooding in northern Colorado has stranded my daughter in Fort Collins. She was supposed to fly to DC today but all bridges are closed/damaged and all roads and highways closed. She lives in a neighborhood on slightly higher ground than the evacuated areas, and so far is safe. I'm fervently hoping the rain doesn't persist until Sunday, as it's forecast to. If the dam at the Horsetooth Reservoir fails, it'll be very bad.

Eta - the reservoir isn't close to full and the dam is fine. That's a relief.

Gravdigr · 09-13-2013, 03:37 PM

Today is September 13, 2013. The high for my piece of KY today was 73.

limegreenc · 09-13-2013, 08:10 PM

Up here in Can a da it was a breezy 54 degrees...bbrr

08-13-2013, 01:43 PM	#484
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Upstream from me they got another 6.5 inches of rain last night, and over South Jersey the lightning was so intense they were warning people to stay indoors. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-13-2013, 02:03 PM	#485
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Grav - tis beautiful. Rain and storms holding off here, thank goodness. Am no longer really affected by the heat because I leave early-early, and work in an air-conditioned store above a chiller counter. I'm only hot when I leave, but it takes me 25 minutes to walk home and then I can just collapse. Because I've been working overtime I'm tired enough to crash out between 19.00-21.00. I pretty much sleep through until 05.00 if I don't count Diz-related wake-ups. But he's been tolerable recently; his system's out of whack with my new schedule. He can't work out why the food lady is up in the middle of the night. That was his job. Sorry, back to the weather. Selfishly I want the rain to hold off. Walking in will be thoroughly miserable in the rain. And I'm beginning to appreciate the turning of the seasons. Since I started training it's already getting lighter later. I need to get Dads to check the overhead light in my room, which hasn't worked since I tried to clean it back in June. It's going to start making a difference SOON. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-13-2013, 03:28 PM	#486
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Thankee, ma'am. __________________ 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.

08-26-2013, 03:05 PM	#487
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It hailed here. Back in June. For about a minute-and-a-half. You could almost see the hailstones. Yeah, I'm bored as hell. __________________ 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.

08-28-2013, 09:53 AM	#490
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	If you ever have to remove a trimmed/broken limb from a powerline, always grab it (if you must) above the powerline. Electricity runs downhill. __________________ 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.

08-13-2013, 10:17 AM	#481
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yeah, yeah, after the heat wave it's been pretty spectacular on the east coast!

08-27-2013, 08:10 AM	#488
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	George Jr said the grid is antiquated. We have done nothing replace that antiquated grid. And so another hot summer with no major failures of an 'obsolete' grid. As pockets of electric shortages occurred, the 'antiquated' grid identified those problems and averted them in advance. Many TLRs and load relief actions occurred this summer. And none made news. Because an antiquated grid was smarter than George Jr.

08-27-2013, 08:30 AM	#489
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And because they did a hell of a lot of tree trimming a couple years ago.

08-29-2013, 10:56 AM	#491
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	ugh. it's not even 9 am and already it's 78 deg in the house, and it's raining. sweaty, muggy, miserable. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-31-2013, 12:09 AM	#492
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Hey, if you have clear skies Saturday morning, get outside before sunrise... it's crowded over there in the East. Attached Images

09-13-2013, 02:31 PM	#493
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	The flooding in northern Colorado has stranded my daughter in Fort Collins. She was supposed to fly to DC today but all bridges are closed/damaged and all roads and highways closed. She lives in a neighborhood on slightly higher ground than the evacuated areas, and so far is safe. I'm fervently hoping the rain doesn't persist until Sunday, as it's forecast to. If the dam at the Horsetooth Reservoir fails, it'll be very bad. Eta - the reservoir isn't close to full and the dam is fine. That's a relief. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi Last edited by orthodoc; 09-13-2013 at 04:28 PM. Reason: Wrong name

09-13-2013, 03:37 PM	#494
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today is September 13, 2013. The high for my piece of KY today was 73. __________________ 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.

09-13-2013, 08:10 PM	#495
limegreenc shed door curio Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 406	Up here in Can a da it was a breezy 54 degrees...bbrr

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