What's more current than the weather? - Page 86

tw · 01-06-2018, 08:19 PM

Trivial by comparison. Back in the 50s and 60s, lakes and rivers would routinely freeze. Back then, everyone had ice skates. Chunks of ice were often seen in the Hudson River. They built a bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn because ice would routinely separate the two. Today's winters are topical by comparison.

We had multiple consecutive days when it went below -18 degrees C. In the spring, we found frost even two feet underground. And that was not even in cold environments such a Maine or NY State. Back then we really had winters.

Do you feel warmer now?

Clodfobble · 01-06-2018, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

Today's winters are topical

Well, sure, that's why we're talking about them!

tw · 01-06-2018, 08:32 PM

Everyone talks about it and it still does not change. Sounds like politics to me.

Gravdigr · 02-08-2018, 02:50 PM

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I looked at that for a looooong time before I got it.

fargon · 02-08-2018, 04:01 PM

That's colder than here, who did you piss off?

fargon · 02-08-2018, 04:05 PM

I got it. Is that where you are?

Gravdigr · 02-08-2018, 04:24 PM

Oh, no. Ran across it on the interwebz.

ETA: Davenport, Iowa

fargon · 02-08-2018, 04:50 PM

It cooold there.

Carruthers · 02-08-2018, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fargon

It cooold there.

On Sunday night it's relatively mild, or so it would appear.

fargon · 02-08-2018, 04:57 PM

It's still below freezing.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2018, 09:31 PM

That's fahrenheit, Carruthers.

Carruthers · 02-08-2018, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That's fahrenheit, Carruthers.

I'd allowed for that, but raised an eyebrow at how relatively 'mild' it was compared to the daytime 3F of Sunday and the 0F of Monday.
Was the minus sign omitted from the overnight temp in error?

It's 0345 here so not entirely compos mentis.
Allowances may need to be made!

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2018, 10:05 PM

"compos mentis."? Watch your language.

Same here, cold as shit then warms up a little and dumps a couple inches of rain then cold again.

monster · 02-08-2018, 10:13 PM

doods. :/ -16C today. snow tomorrow. And we do snow. But this is going to be a lot and wet, they say .....all schools, courts, non-essential police... are already closed. And my gym and Friday is a work out day. Snow is making me fat.

And I still have to go to work.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2018, 11:01 PM

Shoveling should make up for the gym loss.

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02-08-2018, 04:01 PM	#5
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02-08-2018, 04:05 PM	#6
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I got it. Is that where you are? __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

02-08-2018, 04:24 PM	#7
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02-08-2018, 04:50 PM	#8
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	It cooold there. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

01-06-2018, 08:19 PM	#1
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Trivial by comparison. Back in the 50s and 60s, lakes and rivers would routinely freeze. Back then, everyone had ice skates. Chunks of ice were often seen in the Hudson River. They built a bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn because ice would routinely separate the two. Today's winters are topical by comparison. We had multiple consecutive days when it went below -18 degrees C. In the spring, we found frost even two feet underground. And that was not even in cold environments such a Maine or NY State. Back then we really had winters. Do you feel warmer now?

01-06-2018, 08:32 PM	#3
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Everyone talks about it and it still does not change. Sounds like politics to me.

02-08-2018, 04:57 PM	#10
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	It's still below freezing. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

02-08-2018, 09:31 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's fahrenheit, Carruthers. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-08-2018, 10:05 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	"compos mentis."? Watch your language. Same here, cold as shit then warms up a little and dumps a couple inches of rain then cold again. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-08-2018, 10:13 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	doods. :/ -16C today. snow tomorrow. And we do snow. But this is going to be a lot and wet, they say .....all schools, courts, non-essential police... are already closed. And my gym and Friday is a work out day. Snow is making me fat. And I still have to go to work. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-08-2018, 11:01 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Shoveling should make up for the gym loss. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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