Winter?

[Sailor Steve]

We have a saying in Utah: "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes - it'll change."

I once joked with my dad that Los Angeles and Salt Lake City should get together. They don't have summer or winter and we don't have spring or fall.

Here in Salt Lake we have fairly hot summers and fairly cold winters, but with rare exceptions neither is ever too extreme. The transitions, though, are sometimes strange. It will be warm and then it will be cold and then it will be warm again, seemingly without rhyme nor reason. It was mostly hot right up until October, when we had a series of storms. After they passed it remained at least 20 degrees fahrenheit cooler than it had been, dropping from the 90s to the 70s. Then we had another set of storms and it dropped to the 50s and stayed there. Then it slowly warmed up again. The nights were cold but the days were still very nice. Yesterday it reached a high of 66. I was out walking around wearing a t-shirt.

Right now it's 37 degrees and snowing. Expected high of 42. I'm not complaining - I like the snow or I wouldn't stay here. I just find it entertaining how variable our weather can be.

[Ducimus]

We have a saying in Utah: "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes - it'll change."

Seriously. The only thing predictable about our weather is that it is unpredictable. Or should i say predictably unpredictable?

I once joked with my dad that Los Angeles and Salt Lake City should get together. They don't have summer or winter and we don't have spring or fall.

The LA basin roughly has three seasons. Summer, rain (brefily, just enough to turn some of the vegetation from brown to green), and fire season. I think in Utah, we have, "almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction." (Jeff foxworthy quote)

I'm looking forward to winter, and I wish it would just get here already. Lately, I think it's been unseasonably warm. I enjoy all the seasons though, It keeps variety in life.

[Sailor Steve]

The LA basin roughly has three seasons. Summer, rain (brefily, just enough to turn some of the vegetation from brown to green), and fire season. I think in Utah, we have, "almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction." (Jeff foxworthy quote)
Good one! :rotfl2: That's a good thing. LA has construction (read "obstruction") year-round.

Lately, I think it's been unseasonably warm.
I've been here 42 years now, and I've seen "winters" were it never snowed at all. I also remember one February when the low in Park City was -44, and at noon it sometimes got all the way up to 0. In Utah you just never know.

[BrucePartington]

Sounds interesting. Even more so when I try to imagine the surroundings. I imagine you have beautiful mountains in the background. At least a "quickie" at Google presents most pics around SLC showing snowy mountain tops.
I do miss the snow even though I almost never drove out of town while in Pittsburgh at the time. Snow creates a very special kind of environment. The streets become strangely silent, the snow acts as a sound absorber. Getting into the warmth of a store becomes sweeter, particularly if there is hot coffee available :03:.
I like contrasts. Just like with food, contrasts enhance our perception of the different flavours. If I lived in LA, I'd have to drive up to the mountains every once in a while, just for the change. Besides, I love the wilderness, and enjoy being able to commute between the wild and the urban. Had my life been the way I had wished, I'd live somewhere on the North American west coast and drive a four-wheeler.

The Summer feeling is finaly gone. Weather here has been in the 60's now, with some passing clouds, and some rainy days. Seldom anything special happens weather wise around here. I guess that is one of the reasons Brits come here for their summer holidays, and retirement. It's not The Bahamas, but it's close to their homeland.

Yes Steve, your post made me travel in my mind.

[Sailor Steve]

Sounds interesting. Even more so when I try to imagine the surroundings. I imagine you have beautiful mountains in the background. At least a "quickie" at Google presents most pics around SLC showing snowy mountain tops.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/SteveStuff/2011-12-9-BackyardLeft.jpg

That was December 2011. No snow on the ground then. :sunny:

We are about 4000 feet above sea level. The mountains are just a few miles away. The ones in the picture are just foothills. From elsewhere in the city you can see mountains 11,000 feet high.

[edit] Here's the same shot right now.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/11-3Snowingagain_zps057c216e.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/SailorSteve/media/11-3Snowingagain_zps057c216e.jpg.html)

[BrucePartington]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/SteveStuff/2011-12-9-BackyardLeft.jpg

That was December 2011. No snow on the ground then. :sunny:

We are about 4000 feet above sea level. The mountains are just a few miles away. The ones in the picture are just foothills. From elsewhere in the city you can see mountains 11,000 feet high.
I can see why you like it there. Very nice. And one can take pleasant walks in the neighbourhood.
Question: are those Pine trees to the left? They sure look like it.

[Sailor Steve]

Either pine or fir - some kind of evergreen. The buildings in the background are on the other side of the river that runs the length of the Salt Lake Valley. I walk up and around the path there almost every sunny day.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1891109&postcount=940
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1891111&postcount=941
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1891466&postcount=942
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1891469&postcount=943

[Platapus]

When I was living in Utah, I got a chance to see a Thunder and Lightening storm during a snow storm. That is quite the sight.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

I remember the weather while I was living in Washington State. It would be cloudy about 95% of the year, about 2-3 weeks worth of rain every other month, five minutes worth of sun, and summer weather starting on the 4th of July and about 60 degrees year round. If the temp ever got into the 70s you'd see people wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
As for winter it seemed like everywhere else in Washington State got snow and where I lived we got rain, rain, more rain, high winds, constant power outages and very rarely snow. One wouldn't think snow would be rare in a place that's 500 feet above sea level but it is because of how close to Puget Sound it is. The Port of Tacoma is about 20 miles from where I used to live.
It seems that this year Washington State is getting its normal winter storms a bit earlier then normal with 60mph winds and the usual ton of rain, but in a report I read the other day it stated that altitudes of 2,500ft or higher could expect 6-11 inches of snow in a 12 hour period and that's a bit odd.

[Sailor Steve]

One wouldn't think snow would be rare in a place that's 500 feet above sea level but it is because of how close to Puget Sound it is. The Port of Tacoma is about 20 miles from where I used to live.
Where it rains it can snow if it gets cold enough. The reality in Utah is that the Wasatch Front (Utah's three main population centers, Ogden, Salt Lake City and Provo-Orem, are within 40 miles of each other) marks the end of a desert that stretches 500 miles west to the Sierra Nevada mountains at the border between Nevada and California. Storms coming to Utah are almost always dry, and only pick up moisture as they pass over the Great Salt Lake. Even with that, the cities don't get more than 50" of snow per year on average, with a total rainfall of about 15". If not for the lake we wouldn't have any water to drink.

[Oberon]

When I was living in Utah, I got a chance to see a Thunder and Lightening storm during a snow storm. That is quite the sight.

Only ever come across that once in my life and that was back in the late 1980s during a snowstorm in Kent, scared the living daylights out of me that a clap of thunder should suddenly happen in the middle of a snowstorm. Just the one clap of thunder but still a surprise. Not witnessed it again since.


In our neck of the woods you know it's winter when the wind goes from being slightly cold to 'imported from Norway' cold, oh, and the rain stops being warm. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Only ever come across that once in my life and that was back in the late 1980s during a snowstorm in Kent, scared the living daylights out of me that a clap of thunder should suddenly happen in the middle of a snowstorm. Just the one clap of thunder but still a surprise. Not witnessed it again since.


In our neck of the woods you know it's winter when the wind goes from being slightly cold to 'imported from Norway' cold, oh, and the rain stops being warm. :yep:

That's the ideal weather for us northerners to hang out our washing to dry :)

[Armistead]

Seems weather has changed since I was a kid. Now, winters are more mild, we don't get much snow. Seems as a kid, we got several nice snows a year, now maybe one....

[Tango589]

Seems weather has changed since I was a kid. Now, winters are more mild, we don't get much snow. Seems as a kid, we got several nice snows a year, now maybe one....

Strange, my memory of summers as as kid are that they stretched on for ever, without a cloud in the sky and were boiling hot every day. Now it's rain, gloom, more rain which we complain about and if we do get a spell of decent weather all people do is complain it's too hot! Us bloody English can't seem to make up our minds!:doh:

[BrucePartington]

Seems weather has changed since I was a kid. Now, winters are more mild, we don't get much snow. Seems as a kid, we got several nice snows a year, now maybe one....
Indeed.
Where I live the most noticeable difference is during Summer time. We used to have really warm Summers, we'd wear T-shirts and shorts from June to September, August giving us the temperature pinnacle.
Today, we get some Summer warmth during June, and from July to September we get chilly nights and moderately warm days. Come October and we get a heat wave, as if the Summer warmth was holding back and piling up during the previous 3 months.
In Winter we recently started to (quoting Oberon :03:) import really cold wind spells from Norway, that last for a week or two.

Weather patterns are indeed changing, partly because of human intervention, but also because weather patterns do change over time, regardless. The Earth wobbles, continental plates drift, etc.

[Tchocky]

God's way of telling us to burn more Catholics.

[Jimbuna]

@Oberon

I saw what you did :03:

[Wolferz]

Cycles of nature plain and simple. Been around long enough to have seen it all.:smug::sunny::cool: IIRC we're starting down from a solar maximum so we'll probably see some declining temperatures over the next eleven years or so. Break out your skis.:yep:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Jamie - I saw my first winter thunderstorm either last year or the one before, completely surprised me!

Wolferz - which are you old enough to remember, the mini ice age from the 17th Century?

[Wolferz]

Jamie - I saw my first winter thunderstorm either last year or the one before, completely surprised me!

Wolferz - which are you old enough to remember, the mini ice age from the 17th Century?

Was that a guess?:06: Well, it was a good one.:up:

[TarJak]

Our spring weather is typically up and down. 34C yesterday and today its 20C.

[Jimbuna]

Our spring weather is typically up and down. 34C yesterday and today its 20C.

We don't have any issues in the UK, both spring and winter are the same :doh:

[TarJak]

I know. I was over there a few years back around Easter and it snowed most of the time.

[Jimbuna]

I know. I was over there a few years back around Easter and it snowed most of the time.

Well next time leave your weather at home :stare:

:03:

[Oberon]

@Oberon

I saw what you did :03:

I'd have left it but the address advert at the bottom would have made Steve sad, but the thought was there. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

I'd have left it but the address advert at the bottom would have made Steve sad, but the thought was there. :yep:

The picture actually brought back a few patrol memories....thankfully they're growing more distant by the day :)

[TarJak]

The picture actually brought back a few patrol memories....thankfully they're growing more distant by the day :)

Just keep taking the tablets.

[Sailor Steve]

I'd have left it but the address advert at the bottom would have made Steve sad, but the thought was there. :yep:
Doesn't make me sad at all. It just violates the posted rules. On the other hand it's easy enough to use Paintshop or Photoshop to scratch that part out. :sunny:

On the other hand it's so tiny I didn't notice it until you pointed it out. :D

[Herr-Berbunch]

Am I too late, again. :hmm2:

[Red October1984]

God's way of telling us to burn more Catholics.

HEY! :O:

I like being not-burnt.

Anyway....

In Southern Missouri, we have "Dry Hot, Wet Hot, COLDER THAN #$#*, and Not-sure-if-cold-or-hot"

[STEED]

That's the ideal weather for us northerners to hang out our washing to dry :)

In the rain?

[Jimbuna]

In the rain?

The acid rain helps remove the beer and curry stains.

[Ducimus]

Good one! :rotfl2: That's a good thing. LA has construction (read "obstruction") year-round.

You might enjoy the rest of them, they're pretty damn funny.
http://wintersong.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/what-jeff-foxworthy-says-about-utahns/




I've been here 42 years now, and I've seen "winters" were it never snowed at all. I also remember one February when the low in Park City was -44, and at noon it sometimes got all the way up to 0. In Utah you just never know.

You know, I made my post yesterday morning excepting maybe a chance of rain in the afternoon. Instead we get our first snow for the season. It melted off in a few hours, but, nonetheless i spoke too soon. :88)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/SteveStuff/2011-12-9-BackyardLeft.jpg

That was December 2011. No snow on the ground then. :sunny:

We are about 4000 feet above sea level. The mountains are just a few miles away. The ones in the picture are just foothills. From elsewhere in the city you can see mountains 11,000 feet high.


Well, in contrast to the that picture in 2011, here's one I took in December of 2012.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=677&pictureid=7106

[Sailor Steve]

You might enjoy the rest of them, they're pretty damn funny.
Yes they are, mainly because they're all true. :yep:

[STEED]

The acid rain helps remove the beer and curry stains.

:har::har:

[Madox58]

:hmmm:
Let's see....
Flat tires on both the truck and the car.
Plus a broken fuel line on the truck.

Yep. It's Winter or close enuff!
:/\\!!

[CaptainMattJ.]

It depends on the year, but id say the valleys in california dont have much of a fall. Sometimes we forget its winter too. Last year Halloween was 92 degrees. This year it was cloudy the majority of the morning and by around 5:30 it was a nice 70 or so. IIRC Christmas was also something like high 80s last year, low 90s two years ago, and completely clear skies, so it was actually a bit warm.

The sad part i think is that many of my friends complain of how cold it is and its only like 65. When i went to tucson two weeks ago, all of the University of Arizona students my brother was friends with were telling me to bring a jacket because it gets really cold this time of year. Ive been to tucson countless times, and i was there when it got down to a local-record-breaking 6 degrees, so i knew it certainly had the potential to get pretty cold. But it got down to maybe 60, and of all the nights i was there it never went below maybe 58.

All that came to my mind is "Is THIS your definition of "cold"!?!? Not even my dad (who lived through -20 degree snowstorms in minot, north dakota) is very acclimated to the cold anymore. All i have to say is that the people who think 65 degrees is cold haven't experienced REAL cold.

Then again those who think 90 is hot haven't experienced REAL suck-the-moisture-out-of-your-lungs-every time-you-breath heat.

[Tchocky]

30C here in Da Nang. My kind of winter.

[TarJak]

30C here in Da Nang. My kind of winter.

"It's hot. Damn hot! Real hot! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking." Well, can you tell me what it feels like. "Fool, it's hot! I told you again! Were you born on the sun? It's damn hot! I saw - It's so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It's that hot! Do you know what I'm talking about."

[Jimbuna]

You planning on cooking a cocktail sausage then? :)

[Lionclaw]

In our neck of the woods you know it's winter when the wind goes from being slightly cold to 'imported from Norway' cold, oh, and the rain stops being warm. :yep:

Here we get "Imported from Russia" cold... Now that's cold, Brrr. :)

[TarJak]

You planning on cooking a cocktail sausage then? :)

:haha:

[Kixa]

Official snow report at Kilpisjärvi (271km north) 109cm. Here in Kittilä 38cm. Levi, or Sirkka is better known at Europe:

[nikimcbee]

You might enjoy the rest of them, they're pretty damn funny.
http://wintersong.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/what-jeff-foxworthy-says-about-utahns/





You know, I made my post yesterday morning excepting maybe a chance of rain in the afternoon. Instead we get our first snow for the season. It melted off in a few hours, but, nonetheless i spoke too soon. :88)



Well, in contrast to the that picture in 2011, here's one I took in December of 2012.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=677&pictureid=7106

Where in Ut Valley are you? That kinda looks like Mapleton:hmmm:.

[Kixa]

Levi, Sirkka
no US, europe

[August]

We have a saying in Utah: "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes - it'll change."

You stole our saying!

http://www.thefancarpet.com/uploaded_assets/images/gallery/1566/Secret_Window_19604_Medium.jpg

[swamprat69er]

It gets a little chilly up here in January. Usually we are good for at least 2 weeks of -40F. Good weather for drying the laundry.

I was out in northern Alberta for two weeks in early February in 1980 and the warmest it got for the previous 2 weeks was -45F. I got there and it warmed up to -40F.

[Red October1984]

It gets a little chilly up here in January. Usually we are good for at least 2 weeks of -40F. Good weather for drying the laundry.

I was out in northern Alberta for two weeks in early February in 1980 and the warmest it got for the previous 2 weeks was -45F. I got there and it warmed up to -40F.

:o

I can't even imagine how cold that is.

It's gets under 20F here and I'm dying. -40F has to be a real PITA.

[swamprat69er]

:o

I can't even imagine how cold that is.

It's gets under 20F here and I'm dying. -40F has to be a real PITA.

You certainly do NOT want to lick that metal pole.:wah:
Better to wear mitts, they keep the hands warmer AND you wont stick to the same metal pole or door handles.
Don't plan on running without a scarf over your mouth and nose. You will freeze your lungs, so I am told (I don't run at all).
At those temps, you leave the car running while you are in the store. Or do what I do and that is just stay at home beside the wood stove.
I check the weather every morning in winter.

[August]

You certainly do NOT want to lick that metal pole.:wah:
Better to wear mitts, they keep the hands warmer AND you wont stick to the same metal pole or door handles.
Don't plan on running without a scarf over your mouth and nose. You will freeze your lungs, so I am told (I don't run at all).
At those temps, you leave the car running while you are in the store. Or do what I do and that is just stay at home beside the wood stove.
I check the weather every morning in winter.

Reminds me of a Jack London short story. :)

[Red October1984]

You certainly do NOT want to lick that metal pole.:wah:
Better to wear mitts, they keep the hands warmer AND you wont stick to the same metal pole or door handles.
Don't plan on running without a scarf over your mouth and nose. You will freeze your lungs, so I am told (I don't run at all).
At those temps, you leave the car running while you are in the store. Or do what I do and that is just stay at home beside the wood stove.
I check the weather every morning in winter.

I like cold weather....but that's the point at which I'd hate it.

That's stupid cold. :o :doh:

[swamprat69er]

When it gets down that cold, I find excuses not to go out. You can tell before you go out. The cats and dog are almost right on top of the stove trying to keep warm.
The chickens stay in their house and welcome me with the heat gun to thaw out their water system.
When it gets down that cold we don't let the stoves go out. Junior will stay up 'till 2 tending them and I will get up about 4 to start babysitting them.
Smoke from the chimney goes straight up.

[Jimbuna]

In the north east of England we simply put a jumper on :O:

[swamprat69er]

In the north east of England we simply put a jumper on :O:
I'm usually in just a t-shirt all winter inside, but when it gets really cold outside you will find me in the t-shirt, a flannel shirt on top and my heavy winter coat with down filled vest underneath. My French block heater ( toque/watch cap) is on my head from mid October 'till mid April.

In days gone by, I would wear long johns, but I find them too restrictive and a PITA to put on and take off. IF I was spending a long time out in the cold, then I would consider wearing them again.

[Red October1984]

Somewhere between 7 and 10 inches of snow on the ground this morning.

It's been years since we've had this much. :hmmm: :o

[swamprat69er]

Somewhere between 7 and 10 inches of snow on the ground this morning.

It's been years since we've had this much. :hmmm: :o
Quick, box it up and ship it to me. We got rain yesterday and most of the snow is gone!:wah:

[Sailor Steve]

Currently enjoying a balmy 18F/-8C morning. Expected high is 25/-4. Hardly a cloud in the sky. :sunny:

[swamprat69er]

Currently enjoying a balmy 18F/-8C morning. Expected high is 25/-4. Hardly a cloud in the sky. :sunny:
That is what we got here. Only I wish I was high :D, mountains or no.

[Aktungbby]

It was 23 in Napa, all the potted plants are in and I'm goin' sailing in this as it is Friday and the skipper is a diehard; hope it warms into the 40's...could be warmer on the water though!:timeout:

[Red October1984]

Quick, box it up and ship it to me. We got rain yesterday and most of the snow is gone!:wah:

NO!

You can come get it when it starts to melt and MODoT get's it's crap together.

[Ducimus]

Currently enjoying a balmy 18F/-8C morning. Expected high is 25/-4. Hardly a cloud in the sky. :sunny:

According to the weather app on my phone which i never really completely trust, in my neck of the woods it is currently 10F, with an expected high of 25. The other day it was supposedly 1F. I didn't even realize it until my own mother sends me a text, "Is it really 1 degree there?". "No mom, it feels more like 12 or so." LOL

[Sailor Steve]

I use WeatherBug, which gives a feed from downtown. I suppose I should get an outdoor thermometer for my deck one of these days.

[Jimbuna]

I'm usually in just a t-shirt all winter inside, but when it gets really cold outside you will find me in the t-shirt, a flannel shirt on top and my heavy winter coat with down filled vest underneath. My French block heater ( toque/watch cap) is on my head from mid October 'till mid April.

In days gone by, I would wear long johns, but I find them too restrictive and a PITA to put on and take off. IF I was spending a long time out in the cold, then I would consider wearing them again.

When working as a cop, myself and a few others would wear a pair of tights, they are much less restrictive than long johns but prone to tears and rips when going to answer a call of nature.

A pair lasted one shift so you tended to purchase the cheapest you could find but obviously had the wife or a female friend go to the shop for you :)

[Madox58]

When working as a cop, myself and a few others would wear a pair of tights
Just when you think there's nothing that could make you want to open your skull and cut out parts of your memory area?
You come along and plant that image in my brain!!
:o
You sick individual you!
:haha:

[Red October1984]

When working as a cop, myself and a few others would wear a pair of tights, they are much less restrictive than long johns but prone to tears and rips when going to answer a call of nature.

A pair lasted one shift so you tended to purchase the cheapest you could find but obviously had the wife or a female friend go to the shop for you :)

http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Robin-Hood-Tights-bh03.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Surprising how warm they are actually.

[August]

I've heard,... heard mind you, that pantyhose works too. :yep:

[Madox58]

I've heard,... heard mind you, that pantyhose works too. :yep:

Not that I have anything against any of that.
I heard,... heard mind you, the same thing.
:D

But I have seen Jim's legs!
:haha:
:03:

The pictures he's posted of me 'out' on the floor in Houston?
That was a shock reaction that knocked me unconscious!

[Jimbuna]

I've heard,... heard mind you, that pantyhose works too. :yep:

The wife says "He'd never fit in mine, I bet his backside would split them" :o :)

[August]

The wife says "He'd never fit in mine, I bet his backside would split them" :o :)

That's what she wants you to think so's you don't try wearing them next time you have to shovel off the walk. :)

[THE_MASK]

Whats snow ?

[Wolferz]

Whats snow ?

Specks of dirt or bacterium with frozen water crystals attached.:D

[Armistead]

Yesterday 77 and shorts, tonight icing and 32..

Remember when we use to pack up summer clothes for the winter.:)

[Jimbuna]

Yesterday 77 and shorts, tonight icing and 32..

Remember when we use to pack up summer clothes for the winter.:)

You must be rich...my clothes have to last me through all for seasons :o

[Sailor Steve]

Currently 25F/-2C, which is already higher than the forecast for the day. Overcast with a very gentle snow falling.

[Lionclaw]

-7° C today. Went for a walk around the lake, about 7km or so. :)

[August]

40°F and cloudy.

[Red October1984]

Yesterday 77 and shorts, tonight icing and 32..

Remember when we use to pack up summer clothes for the winter.:)

That's how it was the day before all this snow.

Wednesday it was 70F and I drove around with the sunroof open (no shorts because school doesn't allow them during the winter months, but I had light pants on).

Thursday it was stupid cold.

[CaptainMattJ.]

45 in california with some rain and wind.

[RickC Sniper]

7 degrees F today here in Colorado. Last night the low was -10F

Tomorrow it is supposed to be a balmy 14F.

I'm really hating this cold spell.

[eddie]

Wind chill temp is -12 right now, heading for -20 tonight.

[Highbury]

It was between -5°C to -7°C all day yesterday and my furnace decided to pack it in..

The pilot would light but not stay lit. Conventional wisdom says that's the thermocouple but changing it did not fix the problem. This was at about 10 AM. We finally got a repair guy to show up at about 6 PM (I was originally told 4) and he set it right somehow.

Needless to say it was a chilly day with everyone bundled up tight!

[THE_MASK]

I might do some metal detecting here this after noon , or go out in the boat fishing . Its a hard decision :hmm2:
http://www.coastalwatch.com/surf-cams-surf-reports/qld/surfers-paradise

[u crank]

I might do some metal detecting here this after noon , or go out in the boat fishing . Its a hard decision :hmm2:


Yea, that is a tough call.:O:

It's -3°C here right now. Clear sky and not much wind. But on Wed. we had our first winter storm. Lot's of snow and very high winds. Check this out. Happened over in Nova Scotia. We went across this causeway in October.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r5vyDoprUQ

[Jimbuna]

Heavy winds :o

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6290/windstorm1fz1.gif

[Sailor Steve]

Overcast and cool (15F/-9C), very light snow falling at present. :cool:

[Jimbuna]

12C and light rain.

[Wolferz]

Heavy winds :o

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6290/windstorm1fz1.gif

That makes it really hard to catch butterflies eh?:03:

[Jimbuna]

That makes it really hard to catch butterflies eh?:03:

Yeah, he should try opening his mouth wider :)

[Red October1984]

School off Monday, just as I predicted.

The plan is going wonderfully. :haha:

[TarJak]

30deg C here today. Already at 28 at 8am. :smug:

[Jimbuna]

A freak of nature :O:

[TarJak]

Naturally. ;)

[swamprat69er]

School off Monday, just as I predicted.

The plan is going wonderfully. :haha:
IF you don't want to go to school, then you could go to the pool hall instead.:D

[swamprat69er]

I see that the North eastern US is getting some snow, freezing rain and what have you. Stay dry and safe you guys.

[Lionclaw]

Heard on the news that Nikkaluokta had -40.5° C yesterday evening. :o

It's a village far up to the north.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkaluokta

[Jimbuna]

Saw an NFL game being played in near blizzard conditions on UK news last night.

Not sure if this is the same game:

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/12/nfl-snow-games-television-numbers-fox/

[swamprat69er]

More snow coming your way, Wolferz, Armistead and privateer.
The chances are between now and Friday night I could see 19-20". Bring it on!

[Red October1984]

I'm surprised they called school for tomorrow.

Not mad though...you won't see me complaining.

[swamprat69er]

I'm surprised they called school for tomorrow.

Not mad though...you won't see me complaining.
When are you off for Christmas holidays?

[Red October1984]

When are you off for Christmas holidays?

I believe the 19th...or maybe the 18th til the 3rd.

[Jimbuna]

I believe the 19th...or maybe the 18th til the 3rd.

Now that brings back fond memories of yesteryear :cool:

[Safe-Keeper]

Living in a village in mid-Norway at the moment. Weather has been alternating between snow and rain for weeks now, with more snow each time. Last snowfall gave us a generous 50 centimetres of snow:)... which is now raining away.

Mid-winter temperatures will plummet to -30 degrees celcius, and it can get quite windy here, too:huh:. The worst I've every experienced is -15, and I thought that was cold:O:.

[swamprat69er]

I believe the 19th...or maybe the 18th til the 3rd.
I was going to suggest that you take an extra few days, but a whole week? Naw, I wont suggest that. But the thought has been planted.:D

[swamprat69er]

Living in a village in mid-Norway at the moment. Weather has been alternating between snow and rain for weeks now, with more snow each time. Last snowfall gave us a generous 50 centimetres of snow:)... which is now raining away.

Mid-winter temperatures will plummet to -30 degrees celcius, and it can get quite windy here, too:huh:. The worst I've every experienced is -15, and I thought that was cold:O:.

Layer your clothes and wear a scarf over your mouth and nose. You will be okay. At those temps your warm hands will stick to metal momentarily, so wear mitts/gloves.

[swamprat69er]

More snow for me :yeah: 1/2" per hour for the next 12 hours.:yeah:

The more it snows, the warmer the temps will stay, which translates into the more wood will be left over for next winter.

[Safe-Keeper]

Layer your clothes and wear a scarf over your mouth and nose. You will be okay. At those temps your warm hands will stick to metal momentarily, so wear mitts/gloves.Already do, but thanks for the advice ;) .

[Lionclaw]

+11C at the moment... :doh:

[Red October1984]

I was going to suggest that you take an extra few days, but a whole week? Naw, I wont suggest that. But the thought has been planted.:D

I'm off school tomorrow too....that makes a week since it started.

It's getting ridiculous at this point. They're going to tack on a week at the end of the school year now...

[Jimbuna]

+11C at the moment... :doh:

+10C yesterday in the UK/North East but spoiled by constant drizzle.

[Lionclaw]

The snow that had come, has melted. But very icy roads and paths though. :nope:

Apparently it's warm air from Germany.

It felt like a wall of heat when I went outside, pretty high humidity I guess. :doh:

Now it's around 3-4C.

Unusually warm for this time of year.

[swamprat69er]

Just a little chilly -10F this morning at 06:30 hrs and snowing too. Where is the 16" I was promised?:D

[swamprat69er]

I'm off school tomorrow too....that makes a week since it started.

It's getting ridiculous at this point. They're going to tack on a week at the end of the school year now...
At this rate you might as well say to h3ll with it and take an extra week before Christmas. Just cal it the flu.:D

[STEED]

What is winter?

Here in the UK all we have is Spring Summer Autumn Spring Summer Autumn.

On a rare occasion slotting in between Aut/Spr we have what is known as a cold snap, blink and you missed it.

[swamprat69er]

What is winter?

Here in the UK all we have is Spring Summer Autumn Spring Summer Autumn.

On a rare occasion slotting in between Aut/Spr we have what is known as a cold snap, blink and you missed it.
Winter here in northern Ontario is when the good sledding is done. Temps below 32*F (0*C for you people on the Celery stick) and lots of snow.
We have two seasons. 6 months of winter and 6 months of road construction.:D

[Red October1984]

I went Coyote hunting this morning.

It was 5F outside.

The ATV ride down the road was blistering....oh man that was cold.

[TarJak]

Perth is expecting 5 days over 37C just in time for the Ashes test.

[August]

I went Coyote hunting this morning.

It was 5F outside.

The ATV ride down the road was blistering....oh man that was cold.


Well did you get one?

[u crank]

-14°C. Wind chill is -24°C.

http://www.myemoticons.com/images/weather/cold/freezing-cold.gif

[Red October1984]

Well did you get one?

No...my friend and I could only bear 3 hours.

First the call froze over....then we might have heard another ATV coming on land we might not be supposed to be hunting on so we might have given up the best spot just to avoid conflict.

We also might have been allowed there if this company didn't come in and declare it "dangerous"

They came in and took all this family farmland and swamp area and declared it dangerous....and then they turn around and provide guided hunts on the land for doctors, lawyers, etc...

It's BS.

Anyway, that MIGHT or MIGHT NOT have happened. :O:

I saw tons of tracks all over the place....but no dice on the Coyote.

And dummy here thought we could drive over the same section of ice twice...no....I warned him and the ATV took a bath. :shifty:

[Jimbuna]

.

And dummy here thought we could drive over the same section of ice twice...no....I warned him and the ATV took a bath. :shifty:

LOL :)

[swamprat69er]

-8F this fine chilly morning. The snow will be crunchy underfoot. And none in the immediate forecast. My 16" didn't come. It went south of me by 75 miles.

[Red October1984]

LOL :)

And it being so cold....all the water and mud that touched anything hard froze instantly. So my boots turned to ice blocks, the gun was coated in frozen mud...the ATV had a new paint job...

[eddie]

Just can't believe how cold its been around here, plus all the snow we have already, and winter doesn't start until the 21st!!:doh:

[swamprat69er]

More snow coming for you guys in PA, MA,NY And NJ. Up to a foot for you guys and a lousy 2" for me.

[Wolferz]

More snow coming for you guys in PA, MA,NY And NJ. Up to a foot for you guys and a lousy 2" for me.



SNOW is a four letter word.:D

Our forecast is calling for 1 to 6 inches, with some sleet and freezing rain mixed in for good measure.

[swamprat69er]

SNOW is a four letter word.:D

Our forecast is calling for 1 to 6 inches, with some sleet and freezing rain mixed in for good measure.

So is work.
I will trade you, -22F for all your snow.

[Wolferz]

So is work.
I will trade you, -22F for all your snow.

You can have the flash freezer thank you very much.:yep:

[swamprat69er]

You can have the flash freezer thank you very much.:yep:

You are welcome!:haha:

It has warmed up, right now it is only -1F

[swamprat69er]

Well, the weather channel just forecast 4'3" has settled on the ground in a town south of me by 60 miles. Lets hope and pray that it makes its' way up to here.

[u crank]

Well, the weather channel just forecast 4'3" has settled on the ground in a town south of me by 60 miles. Lets hope and pray that it makes its' way up to here.

I'll send you a little. :D

We're going to get 12 to 14 inches tomorrow and strong NE winds. Could be messy. On the up side the temperature will go up to -2°C from the -16°C it was this morning.


I personally prefer the summer months.:O:

[swamprat69er]

I'll send you a little. :D

We're going to get 12 to 14 inches tomorrow and strong NE winds. Could be messy. On the up side the temperature will go up to -2°C from the -16°C it was this morning.


I personally prefer the summer months.:O:

I prefer winter which equals NO blackflies. Besides, I get to play with my $30,000.oo snowblower.

[Lionclaw]

Snowing at the moment. 0C

[u crank]

I prefer winter which equals NO blackflies.

Yea, I guess they're bad up there. I've been in the Sudbury area in black fly season.

Besides, I get to play with my $30,000.oo snowblower.

Sounds like fun. I pay $305.00 per season to get my drive way cleared. It might be 60 ft. long.

[Gerald]

I'm happy as long as the snow is absent in the present circumstances,:yep:

[swamprat69er]

Yea, I guess they're bad up there. I've been in the Sudbury area in black fly season.



Sounds like fun. I pay $305.00 per season to get my drive way cleared. It might be 60 ft. long.

I am a full acre back from the road and it curves to the west a bit. Total length 380'
I've got a small snowblower for if and when the bigger one breaks down.

http://youtu.be/gaEk0g_BU2Q

[swamprat69er]

-26F right now and no snow in the forecast.:wah: We did get a little bit (2") from the last storm that hammered Toronto, Montreal and the Maritimes. It was basically a waste of fuel to bother blowing the laneway, but the neighbour was freaking out because the plow leaves a bit of a windrow across her driveway and she had to go out.

[Sailor Steve]

Freezing. No, really - 33F/0C, snowing lightly but consistently ever since I woke up at 0500, about 2"/50mm on the ground.

[Lionclaw]

Above zero again with drizzle and winds. And really slippery due to ice. :doh:

Crappy winter so far. :-?

[Gerald]

Above zero again with drizzle and winds. And really slippery due to ice. :doh:

Crappy winter so far. :-? The later the snow comes, the better (eller hur) :)

[Wolferz]

It's hit 50 F here today.:D Melting some of that foot of snow off the roof. :timeout:

[Lionclaw]

The later the snow comes, the better (eller hur) :)

It depends, I like it better when there's snow in the winter and cold. :)

Är rätt van vid att ha riktiga vintrar här uppe i Västernorrland, sist det var så här milt var väl runt 10 år sedan eller nåt. :)

[TarJak]

35C today in Sydney. Off to the beach. :sunny:

[Gerald]

It depends, I like it better when there's snow in the winter and cold. :)

Är rätt van vid att ha riktiga vintrar här uppe i Västernorrland, sist det var så här milt var väl runt 10 år sedan eller nåt. :)
You are right! Personligen tycker jag om snö,och är van vid det,förvisso kommer det inte så mycket här i Stockholm där jag bor,det var mer förr,så då åkte jag bil eller tåg upp till fjällen och åkte skidor under många år,:)

[swamprat69er]

The later the snow comes, the better (eller hur) :)

Especially with your game knee.

You can still ski, just not this winter.

[Gerald]

Especially with your game knee.

You can still ski, just not this winter. Precisely! There will come more winters,:yep:

[Jimbuna]

35C today in Sydney. Off to the beach. :sunny:

Aye, just received a few pictures from a cousin in Brisbane...very nice :sunny:

[TarJak]

Aye, just received a few pictures from a cousin in Brisbane...very nice :sunny:
This is where we are spending next Wednesday. I love Xmas.:sunny:
http://www.northernbeacheswebdesigns.com.au/images/gallery/large/newport_beach_and_bungan_head_AB71.jpg

[Jimbuna]

This is where we are spending next Wednesday. I love Xmas.:sunny:
http://www.northernbeacheswebdesigns.com.au/images/gallery/large/newport_beach_and_bungan_head_AB71.jpg

Don't go getting any sand in yer budgie smugglers :)

[TarJak]

Don't go getting any sand in yer budgie smugglers :)
More worried about sand in me beer.:03:

[Jimbuna]

More worried about sand in me beer.:03:

I've heard say that warm Foster's with a bit of grit in it is an improvement...enjoy :yeah:

[TarJak]

I've heard say that warm Foster's with a bit of grit in it is an improvement...enjoy :yeah:
You'd have to ask someone who knows about that then.:O: I will. My borther and his family are down from Brisbane which will be the first Xmas in a few years where we've all been together.

[swamprat69er]

I can't imagine Christmas without at least some snow and freezing my tail off.
14F this morning, 4" of snow on the deck and more coming down. (I guess if it was going up there would be a large problem. :doh: )

[Jimbuna]

You'd have to aske someone who knows about that then.:O: I will. My borther and his family are down from Brisbane which will be the first Xmas in a few years where we've all been together.

Funny you should say that but young Buna is sleeping here on Xmas Eve so it will be the first time in many a year that all the family will have a whole Xmas Day together :sunny:

[Gerald]

5-6 degrees plus, outside the door, it will not be a white Christmas, just as well. :)

[TarJak]

Funny you should say that but young Buna is sleeping here on Xmas Eve so it will be the first time in many a year that all the family will have a whole Xmas Day together :sunny:

Nothing beats family at Xmas.

[Jimbuna]

Nothing beats family at Xmas.

Certainly not when I'm around :03:

[TarJak]

I can't imagine Christmas without at least some snow and freezing my tail off.
14F this morning, 4" of snow on the deck and more coming down. (I guess if it was going up there would be a large problem. :doh: )

I've only seen one white xmas in my life. Melbourne Australia in 2006 it very lightly hailed for a few hours before sunrise and the ice didn't melt till nearly lunch time. Top temperature that day was 10C. A very unusual summer day.

[Sailor Steve]

I've only seen one white xmas in my life. Melbourne Australia in 2006 it very lightly hailed for a few hours before sunrise and the ice didn't melt till nearly lunch time. Top temperature that day was 10C. A very unusual summer day.
Well that's what happens when Christmas comes in the middle of summer! :O:

I don't remember ever seeing snow until I moved to Utah in 1971. Since then it's a rare Christmas that isn't white. :sunny:

[swamprat69er]

I only ever saw one green Christmas in my life. 1973 Boca Raton, Florida.

[Wolferz]

It hit a balmy 65 degrees F/ 17 C today in the mountains of N. E. Pennsylvania:huh: All of the snow from the cold snap is now gone with the rain.:up:

[swamprat69er]

A balmy 30*F here today and snowed all day. We got a total of about 6" today with more to come tonite.

[TarJak]

41C yesterday and looking like more of the same today. Sweaty.

[Wolferz]

41C yesterday and looking like more of the same today. Sweaty.


Time to go surfing with the Great Whites?:huh:

[August]

Topped 68 today in my back yard. I even saw a Wooley Bear caterpillar crawling along the grass. Considering everything was frozen solid under 8 inches of snow that's quite remarkable.

Won't last though. We'll have a below freezing Christmas if not a white one. :yep:

[frau kaleun]

I don't know what's coming for Christmas Eve/Day but it was warm enough here this weekend for this:

http://imageshack.us/a/img69/5527/di7a.jpg

It was supposed to be in the mid 50s (Fahrenheit for you heathens in foreign lands) but I think it may have been warmer than that on Saturday. Of course it rained like mad the whole time, even had a proper thunder and lightning storm overnight on Saturday, but that was the only reason you'd need a coat because long sleeves would've been plenty. I had a sweater and a coat on when I went out in the morning and by lunchtime I was burning up in them.

[Tribesman]

It looks like the Christmas swim will be interestingly rough this year with the wind.
Still, at least its high tide so we won't have to wade out from the beach.

[Jimbuna]

Time to go surfing with the Great Whites?:huh:

If you'd ever seen the size of his gob you'd soon realise he is a great white :)

[Wolferz]

If you'd ever seen the size of his gob you'd soon realise he is a great white :)

Do it look like this?


http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb295/Wolferz_2007/f-shark-cat-3136.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Do it look like this?


Pretty much :)

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/5238/mtqe.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/203/mtqe.jpg/)

[swamprat69er]

For those of you that don't understand the metric crap,
2.5 cm = 1"
25 mm = 1"
0C = 32F freezing point of water
-18C = 0F
-40C =-40F

The weather forecast for me = clear and a little cool

http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/on-139_metric_e.html

[THE_MASK]

Predicted temp for Saturday where I am is 41degC or 105.8 F .

[u crank]

Predicted temp for Saturday where I am is 41degC or 105.8 F .

Hows this for polar opposites? Temp here, Charlottetown, P.E.I. Canada this morning is a bone chilling -26°C/-15°F. The wind chill is -36C°. Went out and started my old Ford. Even with block heater plug in all nite she just barely rolled over. Came back in and saw text on phone..."No work today, to cold." :D

[XabbaRus]

Well so much for the three months of snow the Express was shouting about for the UK. I for one want mild weather as I get my new road bike tomorrow as I want to get training for the Ride The North Event in August. Also I'm going to be cycling to work.

[swamprat69er]

The temperature this fine cool morning is a balmy -20F in South River, ON. Forecast for -23F we've already passed our high for the day! It warmed up. It was -30F when I went to bed last night.

[gi_dan2987]

Current weather conditions for Hutchinson, MN

Sunny. High of -3F. Winds light and variable.

Low of -16F

Dew Point: -13F

Humidity: 62%

That's your frigid local forecast! This is the weather where you can chuck a glass of water outside and see it turn into snow mid air. BRRR! :confused:

[Tribesman]

Should be fun getting across town this morning.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0103/495682-weather/

[Lionclaw]

2.5C, Raining. :nope:

[Wolferz]

At least it's not 2.75 degrees Kelvin.:up:

[Lionclaw]

:D

Yeah, it would be time to put on long johns at those temperatures. :O:

[Tribesman]

I wonder what the next high tide brings in the morning, Sunday should be fun too.
https://www.facebook.com/GalwayAdvertiser/photos_stream

[Jimbuna]

There are certainly many parts of the UK facing the hammer atm...hopefully no fatalities will result.

[Rhodes]

There are certainly many parts of the UK facing the hammer atm...hopefully no fatalities will result.

Saw it on the news, together with the North America news about the weather!
We also expect a good old storm for this night and tomorrow morning. Funny thing, at 20 of this month it will be a year of a terrible storm that managed to get half the country blown away!

[THE_MASK]

Brisbane expecting hottest day today since 1940 . 0830 and its already 33.3C .

[TarJak]

Brisbane expecting hottest day today since 1940 . 0830 and its already 33.3C .

Keep cool mate. 3rd day straight of over 31C for us. Mild in comparison.

[THE_MASK]

Keep cool mate. 3rd day straight of over 31C for us. Mild in comparison.Dropped the kids at wet n wild yesterday while I went to surfers paradise for a swim in the surf for 4 hours . Lovely .

[TarJak]

Dropped the kids at wet n wild yesterday while I went to surfers paradise for a swim in the surf for 4 hours . Lovely .

Nice one.

[Tribesman]

Good news on the recent winter storm fronts, lots of extra work for the new year:up:
Bad news on the storms, the container on the island with most of the tools decided to go off for a swim somewhere in the atlantic:down:

[Jimbuna]

Good news on the recent winter storm fronts, lots of extra work for the new year:up:
Bad news on the storms, the container on the island with most of the tools decided to go off for a swim somewhere in the atlantic:down:

http://s11.postimg.org/e8m9kystv/container.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
I think I may have found it :)

[STEED]

http://s11.postimg.org/e8m9kystv/container.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
I think I may have found it :)

BossMark's eastern european porn ruined!...Well now got a good reason to hit his local tonight. :shifty:

[Aktungbby]

Went sailing yesterday as usual with Friday's skipper; 69 degrees-15 knot wind-3 foot swells-Perfect!!!...GWIIIIISSHHHHTTTT...the mainsail shredded out her main luff seams(new sail???) and I, the crew, had to furl ASAP the tattered remains and ta-pokkita in, on a 9.5 Nissan and the jib alone, in a six knot river out-tide. The first two harbor-mates to come alongside to render assistance were two Englishmen, (Brittania RULESBBY) formerly of Falmouth and Liverpool...another pond...separated by a common language!:up: Sent each a six-pack of....from the galley!:03:

[Gerald]

Here it is about 5 degrees, and tomorrow is expected to be up to 8 degrees warm, not a bad winter.:o

[swamprat69er]

Here it is about 5 degrees, and tomorrow is expected to be up to 8 degrees warm, not a bad winter.:o

Temperature here is 8F and we got about 6-8" of beautiful snow. It is just about time, too.

[Jimbuna]

Temperature here is 8F and we got about 6-8" of beautiful snow. It is just about time, too.

In the north east we put a vest on :)

[swamprat69er]

In the north east we put a vest on :)

In about 20 minutes I will be going to town in my T-shirt and quilted long sleeve shirt. When I get back I will need to blow the lane way.

[Jimbuna]

In about 20 minutes I will be going to town in my T-shirt and quilted long sleeve shirt. When I get back I will need to blow the lane way.

If your wearing quilted clothing you should be jogging there :)

[swamprat69er]

If your wearing quilted clothing you should be jogging there :)

Just as quick as you jog to the store.:D NOT!
Aint never gonna happen. I don't run or even move at a pace about a walk. And not even a march, just a leisurely walk.
I keep my license clean so I can drive wherever I need to go.

[Jimbuna]

Just as quick as you jog to the store.:D NOT!
Aint never gonna happen. I don't run or even move at a pace about a walk. And not even a march, just a leisurely walk.
I keep my license clean so I can drive wherever I need to go.

Pretty much sums me up too :03:

[swamprat69er]

I weigh 260 lbs/18.5stone and both knees are toast. I don't run. There are days that I can hardly walk.

[Jimbuna]

I weigh 260 lbs/18.5stone and both knees are toast. I don't run. There are days that I can hardly walk.

Here's me thinking that at 16.5 stone I should curtail my drinking habits :)

[swamprat69er]

Here's me thinking that at 16.5 stone I should curtail my drinking habits :)

I don't drink....But I eat really good and lots of it. Anybody that tells you that you can't get fat eating Chinese food you can tell them what they are full of. I'm here to tell you that I eat mostly Chinese in the summertime and that is why I am 18.5 stone. I am a chubby little trucker.

[Jimbuna]

I don't drink....But I eat really good and lots of it. Anybody that tells you that you can't get fat eating Chinese food you can tell them what they are full of. I'm here to tell you that I eat mostly Chinese in the summertime and that is why I am 18.5 stone. I am a chubby little trucker.

http://s30.postimg.org/tceecvq9d/that_wasnt_chicken.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

[swamprat69er]

http://s30.postimg.org/tceecvq9d/that_wasnt_chicken.jpg (http://postimage.org/)


Meow.

[Jimbuna]

Meow.

WOOF!!

[swamprat69er]

WOOF!!

How about 'roof rabbit'?

[Jimbuna]

How about 'roof rabbit'?

How about "EEK!!....I'm not paying for that!!" :)

[swamprat69er]

Temperature outside right now a balmy 4F. It is only going down to 0 tonite and another 1" of snow overnite on top of the 8" we got last night.:up::up:

[Tribesman]

Dressed for winter?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152131377356941&set=pb.323864916940.-2207520000.1389047931.&type=3&theater

[swamprat69er]

We got nuts like that here too. Go into Lake Ontario on New Years day for a dip. Just plain stupid in my eyes.:down:

[swamprat69er]

I went up to North Bay today for some Chinese food only to find my favourite restaurant is closed for renovations. Went to Boston Pizza instead for a great rack of ribs. Well worth the $24. I paid for them.
Roads on the way up were snow packed to center bare. On the way back the west wind was howling across the highway (freeway to you guys in the U.S.) (motorway to you guys in Britain) at about 40 mph. It was a slick ride home.

[TarJak]

Don't know what all you northerners are whining about how cold it is. http://m.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/wa-swelters-with-forecasts-for-50c-day/story-fn3dxiwe-1226797592454

[swamprat69er]

Don't know what all you northerners are whining about how cold it is. http://m.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/wa-swelters-with-forecasts-for-50c-day/story-fn3dxiwe-1226797592454

I'm not whining/complaining/bitching/whinging about the temps here but if you think that I am then I won't post anything more about it. I thought it was information, you think it is whining so I will shut up.
As for the heat, any temperatures above 80*F and I am ducking for a cool bar. I don't know how you guys down under handle it that hot.

[Sailor Steve]

Don't be so touchy. He was only making a funny. The "whining" bit was the setup. :sunny:

I would tell him to roast in hell, but it sounds like he already is. :O:

[Wolferz]

Hell, Michigan that is.:D
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25648513

[Penguin]

13°C and sunny today :sunny:
We had half a day of snow this winter yet, though temps are expected to fall below 0 at the beginng of next week.

[swamprat69er]

We are supposed to have a heat wave starting on Saturday.:D

[TarJak]

I'll try to flag the funny better next time. Sounds like Newcastle United may win a premiership. Boom-tosh.

The above post was a joke related to an earlier post by Jimbuna which was also a joke.

This post explanation is also meant to be funny.

[TarJak]

I'm not whining/complaining/bitching/whinging about the temps here but if you think that I am then I won't post anything more about it. I thought it was information, you think it is whining so I will shut up.
As for the heat, any temperatures above 80*F and I am ducking for a cool bar. I don't know how you guys down under handle it that hot.
I wasn't having a dig at anyone specifically. Just a quiet giggle about the extreme differences.

When its that hot we normally take our coats off.

BTW that statement about our coats is a funny as well. The first bit contains no humourous elements. :D :O:

[TarJak]

Don't be so touchy. He was only making a funny. The "whining" bit was the setup. :sunny:

I would tell him to roast in hell, but it sounds like he already is. :O:

Thanks Steve, I'm pleased someone got it.

This post is not meant to be funny.




Well ok. Maybe just a little... :D

[swamprat69er]

Can you fry an egg on the sidewalk, yet?

[Tango589]

At that heat you can probably fry an emus' egg!

[swamprat69er]

At that heat you can probably fry an emus' egg!
I've eaten hen eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs......I wonder what Emu eggs taste like? One egg = 1 omelet

[TarJak]

I've eaten hen eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs......I wonder what Emu eggs taste like? One egg = 1 omelet

They taste like egg but more filling.

[Tango589]

They taste like egg but more filling.

Imagine the amount of toast soldiers you need to dip in it!

Anyway, back on topic, I hope all US subsimmers are coping with the sub-arctic temperatures.:yeah:

[Jimbuna]

They taste like egg but more filling.

http://s13.postimg.org/61we1qsvb/image.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

[Aktungbby]

I weigh 260 lbs/18.5stone and both knees are toast. I don't run. There are days that I can hardly walk.Limpin' right behind you at 252...no skidoo whatsoever.

Here's me thinking that at 16.5 stone I should curtail my drinking habits :)FREI BEER?

http://s30.postimg.org/tceecvq9d/that_wasnt_chicken.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

Ed Gein to Lorena Bobbit: "did you really eat that?":rotfl2:

[Aktungbby]

I hope all US subsimmers are coping with the sub-arctic temperatures.:yeah: Not to mention Rime ice, hoar frost and tule fog...I hate four letter words!:D

[TarJak]

What does any of this have to do with the price of emu eggs in Oodnadatta?
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[Tango589]

What does any of this have to do with the price of emu eggs in Oodnadatta?
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Say wha' ?:doh:

[Lionclaw]

-4C at the moment, and light snow. Forecast says colder temperatures in the coming days.

[Jimbuna]

Red hot in my stomach soon...beef vindaloo incoming :smug:

[swamprat69er]

What is beef vindaloo?

[TarJak]

A diabolical mix of spices and meat that if properly prepared can blow the backside out of even the most anally retentive being.

[TarJak]

Here comes the heat! http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-10/heatwave-conditions-tipped-to-move-from-wa-to-eastern-states/5194888 :sunny:

Can you send some of your winter chill our way please?

[Lionclaw]

40C temperatures?! :dead::-?

I'd rather be in a 70C sauna for a while than in 40C heat. :O:

[Jimbuna]

What is beef vindaloo?

A diabolical mix of spices and meat that if properly prepared can blow the backside out of even the most anally retentive being.

LOL :)

http://www.curry-pot.com/indian-curry-recipes/beef-dishes/beef-vindaloo/

[swamprat69er]

It looks interesting. I like hot food.

[Jimbuna]

It looks interesting. I like hot food.

If you've never tried curry before I'd suggest you buy a tin of say, beef or chicken madras to see if it is to your liking. Served on a bed of long grain rice and a side dish of chips....very nice indeed.

[swamprat69er]

We do curry here. The D-I-L is from Yorkshire and brought over some interesting dishes. I especially like mushy peas

[Jimbuna]

We do curry here. The D-I-L is from Yorkshire and brought over some interesting dishes. I especially like mushy peas

Very nice with pie or fish and chips :cool:

[swamprat69er]

I've got 23 boxes of Batchelors Mushy Peas ordered. That ought to be enough to get me through the winter.

[Jimbuna]

I've got 23 boxes of Batchelors Mushy Peas ordered. That ought to be enough to get me through the winter.

Batchelors or probably the best IMHO...you'll definitely not be short of gas during the winter :)

[swamprat69er]

Pity we can't bottle it and sell it. :D

[Jimbuna]

Pity we can't bottle it and sell it. :D

Rgr that :)

Came across these in the local Iceland shop just before the holidays and found them to be very nice.

Harry Ramsden's
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=2162441

[swamprat69er]

:wah:He doesn't do overseas mail order.:wah:

[swamprat69er]

The closest one is 3175 miles from me. I kinda think the food will be very cold by the time it gets here.

[Jimbuna]

Well it's not called Iceland for nothing :O:

[u crank]

We are about to get a break from the extreme cold and continous snow. Temps above freezing and some rain to take the snow down.

[swamprat69er]

We are about to get a break from the extreme cold and continous snow. Temps above freezing and some rain to take the snow down.
us too
Tonight, 10 JanuaryPeriods of snow mixed with freezing drizzle changing to freezing rain after midnight then changing to rain before morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this evening. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm about 1-1.5" Fog patches developing overnight. Wind south 20 kmh becoming light early this evening. Wind becoming southeast 30 gusting to 50 after midnight. Temperature rising to plus 3C by morning.

[u crank]

Yep. I like it. We're gonna hit 7°C Sunday with rain. Bring it on.:D