What's more current than the weather? - Page 13

Sundae · 02-08-2012, 02:52 PM

Snow flurries were hinted at here.
We had a few floating icy drops at lunchtime.

Once you added windchill, our region was supposed to be the coldest in the country.
I had my jacket unzipped in the still air even at 16.00, waiting for the bus.
It just did not feel all that cold. Not warm, but not headline-inducing freeze.

Early warnings issued for significant snowfall on Friday.
Nowhere near me though.
We're just too protected here!

Then again, I remember my fury at the winds in Leicester, and how I couldn't walk anywhere without hair in my face, so I suppose I should be grateful.

Temps still apparently low here, wind from the East (Scandinavia and Russia that way)
We're currently dry with no frost, no snow and no freezing fog. Although the ground is hard frozen, which means I can cut through the churchyard without slipping on the mud.

Lamplighter · 03-03-2012, 09:24 AM

For those of you watching the US news today, it's nothing but TORNADOS !
At least 96 tornados were reported on Friday, 3/2/12

Mostly, our TV is showing only clips of the devastation in a few hard-hit towns,
but to appreciate what was going on yesterday, maybe this weather map will help...

Here is a link to the Wundermap.com... a customizable website for weather geeks and laymen.

http://www.wunderground.com/wunderma...rtland%2c%20OR

ZenGum · 03-03-2012, 05:35 PM

Holy moly. Stay safe, folks.

Tornadoes are scary because they're so sudden. At least with hurricanes and cyclones you get warning. These buggers leap on you with maybe two minutes notice if you're lucky.

infinite monkey · 03-03-2012, 06:55 PM

I was glad to see Grav post here today, after hearing of the tornado destruction in KY.

Griff · 03-03-2012, 06:57 PM

Yeah, its been crazy down there.

BigV · 03-08-2012, 04:58 PM

snowing Tues. 60 deg today.

Clodfobble · 03-10-2012, 05:03 PM

OMG rain. Rain rain rain.

It has been raining almost nonstop for a week and a half. I mean, yes, we wanted to put a definitive end to the drought, but dammit. My backyard is up to 4 inches deep in some places.

ZenGum · 03-10-2012, 05:13 PM

Ahh, Clod, I know that scene. Very familiar one here. We have a pome about it.

http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/author.../hanrahan.html

Lamplighter · 03-19-2012, 09:03 PM

Happy Vernal Equinox to everyone...

Spring in PDX is the appearance of daffodils and triliums.

Ibby · 03-19-2012, 10:08 PM

Record high temps here in Burlington yesterday and today. Nearly 80, and hardly a cloud in the sky.

tw · 03-19-2012, 10:24 PM

April 12 was when the baseball season started. It was also the day that leaves came out on trees.

Well they keep advancing Opening Day. But the weather keeps advancing even faster. Yesterday, the first leaves have sprung from some trees. Baseball is going to have to start their season weeks earlier.

infinite monkey · 03-20-2012, 08:50 AM

We should go straight from football to baseball. Skip basketball altogether.

The trees on campus are all flowery. And it's only March.

Blueflare · 03-20-2012, 11:03 AM

Warmth and sunshine has the awful neighbours outside, where their noises bother me more. Curse you, spring.
On the bright side I had quite a nice little walk this afternoon.

infinite monkey · 03-20-2012, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blueflare

Warmth and sunshine has the awful neighbours outside, where their noises bother me more. Curse you, spring.
On the bright side I had quite a nice little walk this afternoon.

You reminded me of my favorite spring poem, Blueflare.

Posting a little early this year:

Spring
By Edna St. Vincent Millay 1892–1950

To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.

DanaC · 03-20-2012, 11:12 AM

Carrot had a nice play in mum's garden this aft. Spring has sprung.

02-08-2012, 02:52 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Snow flurries were hinted at here. We had a few floating icy drops at lunchtime. Once you added windchill, our region was supposed to be the coldest in the country. I had my jacket unzipped in the still air even at 16.00, waiting for the bus. It just did not feel all that cold. Not warm, but not headline-inducing freeze. Early warnings issued for significant snowfall on Friday. Nowhere near me though. We're just too protected here! Then again, I remember my fury at the winds in Leicester, and how I couldn't walk anywhere without hair in my face, so I suppose I should be grateful. Temps still apparently low here, wind from the East (Scandinavia and Russia that way) We're currently dry with no frost, no snow and no freezing fog. Although the ground is hard frozen, which means I can cut through the churchyard without slipping on the mud. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 02-08-2012 at 02:59 PM.

03-03-2012, 09:24 AM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	For those of you watching the US news today, it's nothing but TORNADOS ! At least 96 tornados were reported on Friday, 3/2/12 Mostly, our TV is showing only clips of the devastation in a few hard-hit towns, but to appreciate what was going on yesterday, maybe this weather map will help... Here is a link to the Wundermap.com... a customizable website for weather geeks and laymen. http://www.wunderground.com/wunderma...rtland%2c%20OR Attached Images

03-03-2012, 05:35 PM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Holy moly. Stay safe, folks. Tornadoes are scary because they're so sudden. At least with hurricanes and cyclones you get warning. These buggers leap on you with maybe two minutes notice if you're lucky. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-03-2012, 06:57 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah, its been crazy down there. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-08-2012, 04:58 PM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	snowing Tues. 60 deg today. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-03-2012, 06:55 PM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I was glad to see Grav post here today, after hearing of the tornado destruction in KY.

03-10-2012, 05:03 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	OMG rain. Rain rain rain. It has been raining almost nonstop for a week and a half. I mean, yes, we wanted to put a definitive end to the drought, but dammit. My backyard is up to 4 inches deep in some places. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-10-2012, 05:13 PM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Ahh, Clod, I know that scene. Very familiar one here. We have a pome about it. http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/author.../hanrahan.html __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-19-2012, 09:03 PM	#9
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Happy Vernal Equinox to everyone... Spring in PDX is the appearance of daffodils and triliums. Attached Images Last edited by Lamplighter; 03-19-2012 at 09:09 PM.

03-19-2012, 10:08 PM	#10
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Record high temps here in Burlington yesterday and today. Nearly 80, and hardly a cloud in the sky. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

03-19-2012, 10:24 PM	#11
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	April 12 was when the baseball season started. It was also the day that leaves came out on trees. Well they keep advancing Opening Day. But the weather keeps advancing even faster. Yesterday, the first leaves have sprung from some trees. Baseball is going to have to start their season weeks earlier.

03-20-2012, 08:50 AM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	We should go straight from football to baseball. Skip basketball altogether. The trees on campus are all flowery. And it's only March.

03-20-2012, 11:03 AM	#13
Blueflare Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 130	Warmth and sunshine has the awful neighbours outside, where their noises bother me more. Curse you, spring. On the bright side I had quite a nice little walk this afternoon. __________________ "Never trust quotes you find on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln

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