Winter?

Sailor Steve · 11-03-13, 09:27 AM

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 · 11-03-13, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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?

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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 · 11-03-13, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

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!

That's a good thing. LA has construction (read "obstruction") year-round.

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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 · 11-03-13, 10:25 AM

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

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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 · 11-03-13, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

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.

BrucePartington · 11-03-13, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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

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 · 11-03-13, 11:12 AM

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/show...&postcount=940
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Platapus · 11-03-13, 11:15 AM

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.

Tchocky · 11-03-13, 01:58 PM

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

Jimbuna · 11-03-13, 02:33 PM

@Oberon

I saw what you did

Oberon · 11-03-13, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

@Oberon

I saw what you did

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

Jimbuna · 11-03-13, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

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

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

TarJak · 11-03-13, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

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 · 11-03-13, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

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

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.

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

Herr-Berbunch · 11-03-13, 06:27 PM

Am I too late, again.

11-03-13, 09:27 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Winter? 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. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-03-13, 11:12 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	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/show...&postcount=940 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=941 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=942 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=943 __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-03-13, 11:15 AM	#8
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-03-13, 01:58 PM	#9
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	God's way of telling us to burn more Catholics. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	@Oberon I saw what you did __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-03-13, 10:25 AM	#4
BrucePartington XO Join Date: May 2013 Location: KM AM99 Posts: 405 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	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 . 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.

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Am I too late, again. __________________