What's more current than the weather? - Page 12

HungLikeJesus · 02-06-2012, 09:09 PM

It's in a baggie under the couch cushion.

Griff · 02-07-2012, 05:29 AM

Ha!

infinite monkey · 02-07-2012, 08:50 AM

I hate winter. I hate snow. I hate cold.

HOWEVER, if it's going to be winter, be freaking winter. I want blizzards and snow days and hibernation and bleakness.

Those are the kinds of days that make the first days of spring so special. A tough winter makes the spring feel like a time of renewal, of starting over. The first days of open windows or lidless cars, the people outside with silly grins on their faces after being basically holed up (as best they can be) for a few months, kids playing outside, going for walks, flowers poking through where only a month or so before it was blankets of snow, then mud, then beauty.

This winter sucks, and it may as well be called The Longest Fall.

Lamplighter · 02-07-2012, 08:57 AM

Nice

BigV · 02-07-2012, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I hate winter. I hate snow. I hate cold.

HOWEVER, if it's going to be winter, be freaking winter. I want blizzards and snow days and hibernation and bleakness.

Those are the kinds of days that make the first days of spring so special. A tough winter makes the spring feel like a time of renewal, of starting over. The first days of open windows or lidless cars, the people outside with silly grins on their faces after being basically holed up (as best they can be) for a few months, kids playing outside, going for walks, flowers poking through where only a month or so before it was blankets of snow, then mud, then beauty.

This winter sucks, and it may as well be called The Longest Fall.

Except for the hating cold part, I agree. But since we've had a real snowfall, I'd say Fall is done, Winter is done. It is Spring now. Cherry blossoms on the trees in the neighborhood. New rosebuds on my roses just outside my window. Driving around with the windows down. Wearing just a t-shirt. Spring.

Lamplighter · 02-07-2012, 09:51 AM

... and then the rains came and came and ca. . .

HungLikeJesus · 02-07-2012, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

... Driving around with the windows down. Wearing just a t-shirt. Spring.

Better hope you don't get pulled over.

infinite monkey · 02-07-2012, 10:26 AM

It's still February. It's Ohio. We WILL have substantial snowfall in February and March, maybe even April.

So it's not Spring, by a long shot. It's still The Longest Fall.

Beest · 02-07-2012, 11:31 AM

I'm Sooorrry , It's all my fault (TM)

At New Years we had a noob expat family over, only bee here a couple of months. I joked with the guy, oh yeah, it's mild now but by late January it will be 10 degrees (f) maximum and so much snow theres nowhere to shovel it. I almost made a bet, but didn't because I know my luck, (unlucky at cards....)

Sundae · 02-07-2012, 02:47 PM

Two quick pics for you.

Gritting lorry going by as the snow started falling Saturday night (to come to nothing as documented above).

Hard frost on the gate into the churchyard I cut through on my way to school.

glatt · 02-07-2012, 02:56 PM

I like the gate shot!

infinite monkey · 02-07-2012, 03:01 PM

Me too. The frost patterns are cool.

BigV · 02-07-2012, 06:12 PM

Yeah, I don't like getting pulled over in those situations. I prefer being pulled in other, more pleasant directions.

ZenGum · 02-08-2012, 05:45 AM

Meanwhile, a huge mass of arctic air has been swirled down over Europe and brought remarkable cold. There is sea ice on the Black Sea and in Venice's lagoons.

glatt · 02-08-2012, 08:04 AM

Yeah, and the Dutch are going to have their famous long distance canal ice skating race for the first time in ages.

Go Hans Brinker!

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02-07-2012, 02:47 PM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Two quick pics for you. Gritting lorry going by as the snow started falling Saturday night (to come to nothing as documented above). Hard frost on the gate into the churchyard I cut through on my way to school. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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02-08-2012, 05:45 AM	#14
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Meanwhile, a huge mass of arctic air has been swirled down over Europe and brought remarkable cold. There is sea ice on the Black Sea and in Venice's lagoons. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-07-2012, 08:50 AM	#3
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I hate winter. I hate snow. I hate cold. HOWEVER, if it's going to be winter, be freaking winter. I want blizzards and snow days and hibernation and bleakness. Those are the kinds of days that make the first days of spring so special. A tough winter makes the spring feel like a time of renewal, of starting over. The first days of open windows or lidless cars, the people outside with silly grins on their faces after being basically holed up (as best they can be) for a few months, kids playing outside, going for walks, flowers poking through where only a month or so before it was blankets of snow, then mud, then beauty. This winter sucks, and it may as well be called The Longest Fall.

02-07-2012, 08:57 AM	#4
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Nice

02-07-2012, 09:51 AM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	... and then the rains came and came and ca. . .

02-07-2012, 10:26 AM	#8
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	It's still February. It's Ohio. We WILL have substantial snowfall in February and March, maybe even April. So it's not Spring, by a long shot. It's still The Longest Fall.

02-07-2012, 11:31 AM	#9
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	I'm Sooorrry , It's all my fault (TM) At New Years we had a noob expat family over, only bee here a couple of months. I joked with the guy, oh yeah, it's mild now but by late January it will be 10 degrees (f) maximum and so much snow theres nowhere to shovel it. I almost made a bet, but didn't because I know my luck, (unlucky at cards....)

02-07-2012, 02:56 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I like the gate shot!

02-07-2012, 03:01 PM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Me too. The frost patterns are cool.

02-08-2012, 08:04 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, and the Dutch are going to have their famous long distance canal ice skating race for the first time in ages. Go Hans Brinker!

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