Salt Peanuts Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Posted December 10, 2009 For those who noticed and/or care I slightly edited the Title to make it a little more work friendly. Nothing like one of my FF tabs reading F-ing snow. Ah, good to know that I'm wasn't going crazy thinking the title had changed.
Hopstretch Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Oh well, I won't be shoveling snow for a couple of years anyway. Cape Town's climate is pretty much a carbon copy of San Francisco, albeit about 11F warmer on average. Lots of sunshine, lots of wind, lots of rain in the winter. Sure there's no shortage of crappy drivers, either.
Salt Peanuts Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Posted December 10, 2009 Oh well, I won't be shoveling snow for a couple of years anyway. Cape Town's climate is pretty much a carbon copy of San Francisco, albeit about 11F warmer on average. Lots of sunshine, lots of wind, lots of rain in the winter. Sure there's no shortage of crappy drivers, either. Well, there's a sliver lining (not shoveling). As expected, my driveway was/is like a skating link this morning from all the rain/melting snow overnight despite some salting. I need to go get more salt as the second bucket of salt turned out to be empty.
aardvark baguette Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 when are you moving, stretch?
jvlgato Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 A little off topic, but it's ONE effin' degree F outside right now in my back yard in suburban Chicago! My dogs are looking at me w/ their sad pug eyes asking why we are out here?!
Dreadhead Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 A little off topic, but it's ONE effin' degree F outside right now in my back yard in suburban Chicago! My dogs are looking at me w/ their sad pug eyes asking why we are out here?! Answer them with "Because if you aren't you take a dump on the carpet" which is what my dog did last night.
Aimless1 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Day 2 of the blizzard warning. Theywere off by a solid 12+ hours in their forecast. Had maybe an inch last night but woke up to 6 or so inches of snow on the drive this morning. Still coming down, and the wind is whipping it around - hence the blizzard warning. My bride is a teacher and the school has a snow day (no school). At least I won't have to blow the drive today:D
grawk Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 The closer the front gets to the coast, the more volatile the model gets.
ecclesand Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 The older I get the more I can't stand the cold. It was -12F yesterday morning here with windchills in the -20 to -30F range. At least we only got a couple inches of snow.
jvlgato Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Answer them with "Because if you aren't you take a dump on the carpet" which is what my dog did last night. LOL - yeah, we look at each other in a stare down until they do their stuff!
Dusty Chalk Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 A little off topic, but it's ONE effin' degree F outside right now in my back yard in suburban Chicago! My dogs are looking at me w/ their sad pug eyes asking why we are out here?!Give 'em slippers:
Aimless1 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 The closer the front gets to the coast, the more volatile the model gets. It is difficult to predict weather here as it comes across Lake Michigan. The big lake is like a small sea affecting the weather. But three television stations (2 meterologists, 6 meterologists and 3 meterologists) + the local National Weather Service office all agreed. Normally there is a dissenting voice, but not this time. Assuming the NWS has at least one meterologist on staff, that's a dozen trained weather forecasters who missed it. Ahhh, not so bad to have a job where you are paid well to be wrong a good share of the time.
grawk Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 I think the goal was so that no one got caught by surprise. If they don't call it, and it happens, people could be in trouble.
jvlgato Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Give 'em slippers: Too funny! I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I did try little pug boots because they would hold their paws up and look at me in pain, but they chewed at them and ran around psycho, like the crazy beasts that they are. So gave up on that. But maybe if I got these ...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 ...then at least the entertainment factor would be high.
Sherwood Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Took the 5 pound dog out for a walk last night in -8 F. She made it to the end of the block, appraised her situation, and made it halfway back before her paws were frozen and she stated walking funny. If I put her in boots, however, she outright refuses to move. stood in the same place for over an hour one night. I love dogs so damned much.
guzziguy Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 As my field biology prof used to say "Dogs are wolves with all the intelligence bred out of them".
Sherwood Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 I hear that... however, when given the choice of staying in the woods or making friends with the monkeys that have a fire, it seems like one decision is vastly more intelligent than the other.
Beefy Posted December 13, 2009 Report Posted December 13, 2009 Well there hasn't been any snow for a couple of days, but my first time walking home from the pub in -20C wind chill was an experience and a half......
The Monkey Posted December 13, 2009 Report Posted December 13, 2009 I hear that... however, when given the choice of staying in the woods or making friends with the monkeys that have a fire, it seems like one decision is vastly more intelligent than the other. Make. Fire. We.
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