What's more current than the weather? - Page 65

xoxoxoBruce · 08-22-2015, 09:50 PM

I reiterate, we should be building fire-fighting planes instead of the F-35.

Griff · 08-23-2015, 11:56 AM

We could be building almost anything and get more value.

Gravdigr · 08-23-2015, 04:03 PM

We could just stop building the F-35, and be better off. Didn't need it to start with.

BigV · 08-26-2015, 12:50 PM

The fires here in the Pacific Northwest are record breakers. Over the past couple weeks it was shocking at first and then tragically routine to hear the size of the fires reported in the morning and then a larger size reported hours later in the afternoon newscast. The air in Seattle has been very smoky, rated unhealthy to breathe on a number of days and Seattle's many many miles from the largest fires. Hundreds of square miles, hundreds of structures, three firefighters died last week, very tragic.

Lamplighter · 09-10-2015, 07:55 AM

We moved last month, and are now at a slightly higher elevation with fewer trees,
so I can walk the dog to various places where I can almost see the horizon in different directions.

Today at ~ 4:30 am I was treated to a new moon and Venus rising together in the East,
with Mars on their northern left - so faint as to be barely visible.
The winter constellations have already made their appearance, so summer is drifting past

I miss all the trees, but it is a new experience for me to see so much of the morning sky in a single view.

.

glatt · 09-10-2015, 08:00 AM

That's awesome.

Yes. Summer is gone. It's dark when my alarm goes off.

fargon · 09-10-2015, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Yes. Summer is gone. It's dark when my alarm goes off.

Sad but true.

Gravdigr · 09-10-2015, 12:15 PM

So long Summer, don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya. Buh-bye.

Lamplighter · 09-23-2015, 08:53 AM

I'm still being fascinated during early morning walks in our new home town.

This morning around 5:30 in PDX for example, our Eastern horizon and up and off southerly
gave full sight of the brightly lit Jupiter, the reddish Mars and it's temporary companion,
Regulus, and an extremely bright Venus, ...followed by Betelgeuse and the rest of Orion.

City star-gazing is usually not so dramatic.

.

Gravdigr · 09-11-2015, 04:06 PM

We got wet last couple days, too.

About a month without measurable rain.

Lamplighter · 09-20-2015, 08:11 PM

If you're not doing anything special during the evening of 9/27th...

In PDX, the moon will rise in full eclipse around 7:45 pm, and
proceed thru partial eclipse and end in about 1.5 hrs later.

Of course if you're not on the West Coast of the US,
you'll have to recalculate for wherever you are.

.

bbro · 09-30-2015, 01:42 PM

glatt - that shall be my weekend. my work is already sending out "what to do if office is closed" emails

Griff · 10-01-2015, 06:35 AM

The potential track is all over the place. Leaving civilization this weekend we'll see what we come back to...

footfootfoot · 10-01-2015, 08:39 AM

Like they need all that rain in the ocean.

Greedy, greedy ocean.

bbro · 10-01-2015, 09:42 AM

It's been raining here in North Cackalacky for about 2 weeks. We do NOT need more rain. Damn hurricane. I WANT TO PLAY WITH MY NEW CAMERA DAMMIT!!

08-22-2015, 09:50 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I reiterate, we should be building fire-fighting planes instead of the F-35. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-23-2015, 11:56 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We could be building almost anything and get more value. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-23-2015, 04:03 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	We could just stop building the F-35, and be better off. Didn't need it to start with. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-26-2015, 12:50 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	The fires here in the Pacific Northwest are record breakers. Over the past couple weeks it was shocking at first and then tragically routine to hear the size of the fires reported in the morning and then a larger size reported hours later in the afternoon newscast. The air in Seattle has been very smoky, rated unhealthy to breathe on a number of days and Seattle's many many miles from the largest fires. Hundreds of square miles, hundreds of structures, three firefighters died last week, very tragic. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-10-2015, 12:15 PM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	So long Summer, don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya. Buh-bye. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-10-2015, 07:55 AM	#5
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	We moved last month, and are now at a slightly higher elevation with fewer trees, so I can walk the dog to various places where I can almost see the horizon in different directions. Today at ~ 4:30 am I was treated to a new moon and Venus rising together in the East, with Mars on their northern left - so faint as to be barely visible. The winter constellations have already made their appearance, so summer is drifting past I miss all the trees, but it is a new experience for me to see so much of the morning sky in a single view. .

09-10-2015, 08:00 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's awesome. Yes. Summer is gone. It's dark when my alarm goes off.

09-23-2015, 08:53 AM	#9
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I'm still being fascinated during early morning walks in our new home town. This morning around 5:30 in PDX for example, our Eastern horizon and up and off southerly gave full sight of the brightly lit Jupiter, the reddish Mars and it's temporary companion, Regulus, and an extremely bright Venus, ...followed by Betelgeuse and the rest of Orion. City star-gazing is usually not so dramatic. .

09-11-2015, 04:06 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	We got wet last couple days, too. About a month without measurable rain. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-20-2015, 08:11 PM	#11
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	If you're not doing anything special during the evening of 9/27th... In PDX, the moon will rise in full eclipse around 7:45 pm, and proceed thru partial eclipse and end in about 1.5 hrs later. Of course if you're not on the West Coast of the US, you'll have to recalculate for wherever you are. .

09-30-2015, 01:42 PM	#12
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	glatt - that shall be my weekend. my work is already sending out "what to do if office is closed" emails __________________ Camping

10-01-2015, 06:35 AM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The potential track is all over the place. Leaving civilization this weekend we'll see what we come back to... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-01-2015, 08:39 AM	#14
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Like they need all that rain in the ocean. Greedy, greedy ocean. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-01-2015, 09:42 AM	#15
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	It's been raining here in North Cackalacky for about 2 weeks. We do NOT need more rain. Damn hurricane. I WANT TO PLAY WITH MY NEW CAMERA DAMMIT!! __________________ Camping

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