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24 Oct 01 - 11:54 PM (#579166) Subject: well, here it comes From: ddw Here in the frozen north (Windsor, Ont.) we had sunny skies and a high of about 74 F today, followed by a line of pretty nasty thunderstorms and a BIG drop in temperature. But nothing like this.....
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A freakishly early blizzard piled snow in drifts up to 60 centimetres high in North Dakota on Wednesday, closing schools and stranding hundreds of drivers several weeks before people expected to break out the shovels and snowmobiles. The storm dumped a record 28 centimetres of snow on Grand Forks, where the previous record for any day in October was 20 centimetres in 1926. Devils Lake and Cavalier reported 25 centimetres each, the U.S. National Weather Service said. The blizzard also left nearly 30 centimetres of snow in some parts of Minnesota. Authorities said 400 vehicles were stuck on Interstate 29 north of Fargo and at least two snowplows were hit by trucks. A driver was killed in a minivan rollover on I-29. |
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24 Oct 01 - 11:55 PM (#579167) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: ddw BTW — for those who don't convert to/from metric well, 10 centimetres is about four inches.... david |
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24 Oct 01 - 11:59 PM (#579170) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Bert Why should we convert to/from metric. Just 'cos Napoleon went bonkers doesn't mean we all have to copy him. |
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25 Oct 01 - 12:11 AM (#579179) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: ddw I wasn't suggesting that you convert to using metric, Bert. I was just helping you figure out how many inches of snow fell. It has nothing to do with this topic, so it's major thread creep, but I thought this was worth a note. We've had road rage and air rage, now we've got.... MONTREAL (CP) — A dispute among elevator riders broke out Wednesday and got out of control, with one rider resorting to pepper spray. The clash in Old Montreal was over whether the elevator should go up or down. The high-rise office building, located on the same square as Notre Dame Basilica, houses several business. The aggressor fled but pepper spray spread through levels of the office block on Place d'Armes, forcing a partial evacuation of the building. The elevator continued on its way, spreading pepper spray on other floors of the high-rise each time that the elevator doors opened. The building's main floor and two underground floors were evacuated. Workers on some other floors left when they saw firefighters circling the premises, which include a National Bank branch. "We got a call from people in an elevator who had been victims of an irritating gas," said Luc Turgeon of the Montreal fire department. He said three people who reported feeling sick and dizzy as a result of the spray were taken to hospital for preventive examination. |
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25 Oct 01 - 12:21 AM (#579184) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Bert Hey I was just kidding;-) I always respond to any mention of the metric system, you were supposed to laugh. Anyway thread drift is better than snow drift. |
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25 Oct 01 - 12:33 AM (#579188) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: ddw Sorry, Bert. HAHAHAHAHA!!! OK? Feel better? cheers, hoss... david |
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25 Oct 01 - 01:19 AM (#579205) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Metchosin No snow yet, but we had our first major seasonal blow here in the Pacific Northwest Monday night and Tuesday morning. Storm force winds with hurricane rated gusts (I avoid both km or mph where possible) and as usual, we were without hydro for 5 hours. And to make things awkward, I forgot to turn the water off during the outage, so the horses drained our well pressure tank and ugly black stuff came out of our taps when the power came back on. Yuck! |
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25 Oct 01 - 01:21 AM (#579206) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: DougR Maybe, ddw, a better title for your thread might be: Weather Report! **BG** If you ever want one from Arizona, I'd be glad to oblige. DougR |
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25 Oct 01 - 01:38 AM (#579212) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: rangeroger That's a relief, for a while I thought it was going to be the Bert and David show. Same blow hit us in North Idaho along with thunder and lightning. Snow level was down to about 3000 ft. As I said in kat's thread the other day "Summertime is falling down, Winter's closing in". rr |
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25 Oct 01 - 09:05 AM (#579364) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: kendall Mid afternoon here, 75 degrees yesterday.Incredible. |
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25 Oct 01 - 09:50 AM (#579402) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: RangerSteve 80 degrees here in New Jersey on Oct 24. I'm not gloating. It looks like we're having weird weather everywhere. |
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25 Oct 01 - 09:53 AM (#579405) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Bat Goddess Not only do I prefer to eschew metric in favor of English measure, as a longtime part of the graphic arts/printing industry, I still use picas and points to measure. (Have to admit I don't use agates and rubies much except as jewelry.) Gee, at least the elevator riders didn't have a talking elevator suggesting, "Down is nice." (Again I'm showing my age.) By the way, Kendall, I talked to my mother in Milwaukee yesterday (it was her birthday), and the weather there was very cold, but with blustery rain instead of snow. I told her about our sun and blue skies and temperatures in the 70s. Sigh. Unfortunately, we usually get Midwestern weather a day or so later. Bat Goddess |
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25 Oct 01 - 10:05 AM (#579417) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Mrrzy Charlottesville has been pushing into the high 80's all week - gorgeous, still windy and fall-like, but warmer. Today it was 75 at dawn! But the cold is supposed to move in during the day, and we'll be in normal Fall weather soon, 50's and maybe 60's - still nothing compared to the Nawth, I know, but at least we'll get to wear long sleeves, really only needed because of the office airconditioning now! |
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25 Oct 01 - 12:29 PM (#579513) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: GUEST,JohnB About 3.30 last night I awoke to a thump which rattled the bed a bit, a tree fell in the high wind, missed the deck by about 8-10 Feet (about 96-120 inches or who gives a shit CM) I guess I know what I am doing this weekend. JohnB |
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25 Oct 01 - 01:00 PM (#579549) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Yup. We're due that blustery weather here in New England, just in time for Micca to show up! |
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25 Oct 01 - 01:04 PM (#579556) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: kendall We had an earthquake in mid Maine yesterday! What the hell is going on? |
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25 Oct 01 - 01:07 PM (#579562) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Bill D The cold front passed through Wash DC about 3 hours ago, winds and cooler temps. It was snowing leaves for about 30 minutes! After 80° at the Getaway, 50° with 35° night is gonna be hard to take!.....and daylight savings time about to go also..*sigh* |
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25 Oct 01 - 01:45 PM (#579620) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Ebbie Snow flew in Juneau yesterday- our first this year. So maybe we'll have a snowy winter again, for a change. Didn't stay, of course, but the snow line on the mountains all around is creeping ever lower. Ebbie |
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25 Oct 01 - 05:25 PM (#579807) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Dave the Gnome Sat in the back room of our house in Manchester, UK, at 22:25 BST (we don't get back to GMT till Sunday) watching the snow pile up against the window. Must be 7 feet of it by now. Oh, hang on.... Bugger! I have put too much washing powder in the machine. AGAIN. Rasanfrasinbrasinrickrasterdley.... DtG |
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25 Oct 01 - 05:30 PM (#579813) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Little Hawk Groan... I hope to escape to Cuba or Trinidad at some point. Or Mexico. - LH |
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25 Oct 01 - 09:03 PM (#579980) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Bill D ...and I made the mistake of watching the story of the Blizzard of 1977 in Buffalo N.Y on the tube tonight...*bbrrrrr* |
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25 Oct 01 - 10:56 PM (#580046) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: DougR Kendall: appararently the Llamas and Hedgehogs heard that you had turned your attention back to women! That could account for the earthquake. Bert: you are a real troublemaker, aren't you? :>) DougR |
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25 Oct 01 - 11:29 PM (#580053) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Lepus Rex Whoa, good thing North Dakota is uninhabited... :) Didn't get much snow down here (North of Minneapolis). Windy as Hell, though. Good and cold, too. Oh, wait. That's not good. I've got to help a friend move the contents of her garage at midnight tonight... Ugh. Tomorrow, I'll enjoy the cold. ---Lepus Rex |
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25 Oct 01 - 11:31 PM (#580054) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: GUEST,John Gray / Australia Bert.
Why should you convert to metric? The Imperial system of measurement ( inches, gallons etc ) has never been "legalised" in the US. Technically you are all breaking the law. It might be a useful defence against a speeding fine though. The cop will have written down your speed in miles-per-hour. In court you can say he used a non-legal unit of measurement, geez, I shoulda been a lawyer. JG/FME. |
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26 Oct 01 - 07:51 PM (#580676) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: GUEST,John Gray/Australia And am I right in saying that NASA and the American scientific & research industries utilise the metric system of measurement ? JG / FME |
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26 Oct 01 - 08:26 PM (#580690) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: artbrooks US military have used metric for distance and direction (mils) for over 30 years. The US booze industry went metric 10 years or so ago. Most scientific and medical measurements are metric. BTW, 70 degrees, no humidity and sunshine here in Albuquerque (yes, DougR, I moved), so I went on a four-hour bicycle ride. Eat your collective hearts out, northcountry folks. |
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27 Oct 01 - 02:58 AM (#580787) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: GUEST,mouldy I am sure I read only this week that the previous Mars mission that crashed, or at any rate failed, did so because of a mix-up between metric and imperial in the calculations! Andrea |
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27 Oct 01 - 04:12 AM (#580796) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: BlueJay We had our first snow in southern Colorado about a week ago. Maybe 6 or 7 centimeters. The last few days have been delightful- 70 degrees F, (21 C). But the night shave been absolutely frigid, down to 28 F, (-2 C). It is a pleasure to live in southern Colorado. (To all you Minnesotans and Michiganers, etc, rest asurred we will soon get our comeuppance. At about 7,500 feet elevation, we cannot deny old man winter for much longer). Artbrooks- if you live in Albuquerque, we are almost neighbors. If you are ever heading north, like to Denver, take a left at Walsenburg for a 20 mile side trip to La Veta, and we will welcome you. The extra time spent will be very worthwhile, I can assure you. We really are having a blast up here, most of the time. And always love to meet new folks. Thanks, BlueJay |
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27 Oct 01 - 05:14 AM (#580809) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Mark Cohen And of course you're all welcome here in Hawaii...where we actually had a thunderstorm on Thursday! But it's still shorts and T-shirt weather year-round. Do I miss the four seasons? Actually, I only miss two of them, and they're not very long. (What I do miss is all the music. Sigh... ) Aloha, Mark |
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27 Oct 01 - 05:55 AM (#580814) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Liz the Squeak Well it's clear blue skies and sunshine here today in Lonodn UK, mind you it pissed down yesterday! LTS |
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27 Oct 01 - 12:06 PM (#580933) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Ebbie Woke up to our first snow of the season. Very pretty indeed. (Juneau is at sea level) Mark C, just one of the reasons I like Juneau so much is that we don't have thunderstorms! I've had my share of electric storms in Virginia and in Michigan and don't need any more. Eb |
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27 Oct 01 - 01:32 PM (#580961) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Uncle_DaveO Many of us are familiar with the Old (or is it Middle?) English poem/song: Sumer is icumen in Here's my version for this time of year: Vinter is icumen in Dave Oesterreich |
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27 Oct 01 - 03:26 PM (#581005) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: GUEST,AliUK on the works comp. It's between 30 and 35 degrees here all the time ( that's centigrade for you that use feet and inches) so I won't see any snow for a while. AliUK gloats over yer frozen northen beggars as he gets ready to go to the beach. |
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27 Oct 01 - 04:06 PM (#581023) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Ebbie Ah laks it kewl. |
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28 Oct 01 - 01:10 AM (#581232) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Mark Cohen Ebbie, just to be clear, thunderstorms here are rare, maybe one or two a year. I've been in Juneau in the snow...absolutely beautiful. But I'm with AliUK: I'll take the beach any day...and I do! Aloha, Mark |
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28 Oct 01 - 01:42 AM (#581241) Subject: RE: BS: well, here it comes From: Crazy Eddie Over here, the weather has turned cooler (35 Centigrade), and the humidity has dropped. Went to the beach on Fri & Sat. The water is now cool enough to be worth swimming in. Looking forward to the winter. |