What's more current than the weather? - Page 42

Aliantha · 01-04-2014, 05:01 PM

Its just bullshit. Many many people leave their windows down a bit. I do all the time. The copper obviously had nothing better to do that day. I would guess his sarge had a talk with him, but it was legal for him to write the ticket, so they cant censure him.

BigV · 01-05-2014, 12:46 PM

Or, you know, get a better law.

Sundae · 01-06-2014, 10:05 AM

He was parked on the pavement. I don't care about the window being open (he can take all the risks he likes with his own property as far as I'm concerned) but he deserves £22-ish fine for parking where people are trying to walk. So there.

infinite monkey · 01-06-2014, 10:54 AM

What's more: what is the deal with the whole "FATHER" thing? So, a FATHER left his car window down. The FATHER of a child got a ticket. The cop gave this FATHER a ticket. What does being a FATHER have to do with anything?

Quote:

A FATHER who left the window down on his parked and unattended car on a scorching summer's day has been slugged with a fine that has left him hot under the collar.

Quote:

It was a decision that left the father of one with a $44 fine and a rap across the knuckles from police.

Quote:

Julian Harris with his three-year-old son Javier.

Quote:

"We understand the police have a hard job to do but I am sure they have better things to be doing than booking a father for having his window open a crack to keep the heat down in his car."

Anyway, it's minus 5 degrees here, not including wind chill, and it's about 50 in my house.

glatt · 01-06-2014, 11:01 AM

Cold weather sucks. We're next. We're getting it tonight.

I wish our walls had some insulation in them.

infinite monkey · 01-06-2014, 11:02 AM

A really hot bath sounds good but then I'd have to get out.

THIS SUCKS!

infinite monkey · 01-06-2014, 02:27 PM

Well, took the hot bath. It helped. Water in bathroom is fine. However, I just tried the kitchen sink (which worked fine about half an hour ago) and there is no water coming out. Burst pipe somewhere I guess.

I wonder if I will ever get anything close to a break. Maybe one month where everything on earth doesn't suck. I've been holding it together all this time, but it never ends.

I'm so freaking tired of everything.

glatt · 01-06-2014, 03:01 PM

Open your kitchen cabinets if they aren't already open. Let some "warm" air into them so the pipes thaw a little.

infinite monkey · 01-06-2014, 03:04 PM

Yeah, they're open. I put a little heater near it. I wonder if the loud POP I heard was a pipe, though. I've been hearing cracking poppy noises all day: just figured it was the elements trying to break everything into pieces outside. But then I realized: Oh yeah, it's me. Why the hell would I be immune to any crap that wants to cruise on into my world? [/self-pity]

glatt · 01-06-2014, 03:16 PM

This cold weather really sucks. (And it hasn't even hit here yet.) I hope you don't have a burst pipe somewhere.

Griff · 01-06-2014, 06:08 PM

Schools are closed for tomorrow due to COLD. I have a meeting that is still on I believe.

glatt · 01-06-2014, 07:45 PM

So windy. The lights flickered a couple times. I'd prefer it if the power doesn't go out. It's kind of important for heat.

Griff · 01-06-2014, 07:59 PM

Yeah, with the wind this cold could be a killer. The Binghamton District only transports kids who are more than 2 miles from their school so this closing was a no-brainer.

Event: Wind Chill Warning
Alert:

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE COLDEST WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE
SUBSIDING TUESDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 0 AND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY MORNING...
RISING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR HIGHS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR
FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE, EVEN FOR A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS LIFE-THREATENING COLD FOR THOSE NOT IN
SHELTER. IN ADDITION, STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS, CAUSING
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

Instructions: A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND CHILL WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE...REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS MORE BODY HEAT IS LOST THROUGH THE HEAD THAN ANY OTHER PART OF THE BODY. IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FROSTBITE.

glatt · 01-06-2014, 08:19 PM

Our schools are getting a 2 hour delay tomorrow. Not sure what that's supposed to do. So instead of walking to school in 5 degree weather, the kids can wait a bit and go in 10 or 15 degree weather. Wind chill will be something like 0 then. At least it will be sunny.

Aliantha · 01-06-2014, 10:31 PM

We had a storm go through last night. We only got a bit of rain, so no damage. We did lose power for about 4 hours or so though. That was annoying, specially since it was during the dinner/bathtime period. :/

01-04-2014, 05:01 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Its just bullshit. Many many people leave their windows down a bit. I do all the time. The copper obviously had nothing better to do that day. I would guess his sarge had a talk with him, but it was legal for him to write the ticket, so they cant censure him. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-05-2014, 12:46 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Or, you know, get a better law. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-06-2014, 06:08 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Schools are closed for tomorrow due to COLD. I have a meeting that is still on I believe. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-06-2014, 07:59 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah, with the wind this cold could be a killer. The Binghamton District only transports kids who are more than 2 miles from their school so this closing was a no-brainer. Event: Wind Chill Warning Alert: ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TUESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 0 AND 10 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY MORNING... RISING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR HIGHS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE, EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS LIFE-THREATENING COLD FOR THOSE NOT IN SHELTER. IN ADDITION, STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS, CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. Instructions: A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND CHILL WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE...REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS MORE BODY HEAT IS LOST THROUGH THE HEAD THAN ANY OTHER PART OF THE BODY. IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FROSTBITE. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-06-2014, 10:31 PM	#15
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We had a storm go through last night. We only got a bit of rain, so no damage. We did lose power for about 4 hours or so though. That was annoying, specially since it was during the dinner/bathtime period. :/ __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-06-2014, 10:05 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	He was parked on the pavement. I don't care about the window being open (he can take all the risks he likes with his own property as far as I'm concerned) but he deserves £22-ish fine for parking where people are trying to walk. So there.

01-06-2014, 11:01 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Cold weather sucks. We're next. We're getting it tonight. I wish our walls had some insulation in them.

01-06-2014, 11:02 AM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	A really hot bath sounds good but then I'd have to get out. THIS SUCKS!

01-06-2014, 02:27 PM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Well, took the hot bath. It helped. Water in bathroom is fine. However, I just tried the kitchen sink (which worked fine about half an hour ago) and there is no water coming out. Burst pipe somewhere I guess. I wonder if I will ever get anything close to a break. Maybe one month where everything on earth doesn't suck. I've been holding it together all this time, but it never ends. I'm so freaking tired of everything.

01-06-2014, 03:01 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Open your kitchen cabinets if they aren't already open. Let some "warm" air into them so the pipes thaw a little.

01-06-2014, 03:04 PM	#9
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Yeah, they're open. I put a little heater near it. I wonder if the loud POP I heard was a pipe, though. I've been hearing cracking poppy noises all day: just figured it was the elements trying to break everything into pieces outside. But then I realized: Oh yeah, it's me. Why the hell would I be immune to any crap that wants to cruise on into my world? [/self-pity]

01-06-2014, 03:16 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This cold weather really sucks. (And it hasn't even hit here yet.) I hope you don't have a burst pipe somewhere.

01-06-2014, 07:45 PM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	So windy. The lights flickered a couple times. I'd prefer it if the power doesn't go out. It's kind of important for heat.

01-06-2014, 08:19 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Our schools are getting a 2 hour delay tomorrow. Not sure what that's supposed to do. So instead of walking to school in 5 degree weather, the kids can wait a bit and go in 10 or 15 degree weather. Wind chill will be something like 0 then. At least it will be sunny.

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