What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 17 Dec 18 - 08:57 PM

I thought about complaining about the rain, but instead I'll write, "At least it's not snow!"

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 17 Dec 18 - 02:00 PM

The sun just came out! How startling.
We are in the middle of a thoroughly "dreich" spell. Dreary gray.
At least we are well above freezing,
and some of the flooded rivers and aquifers
are actually gradually lowering,
which is a relief.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Senoufou
Date: 15 Dec 18 - 11:18 AM

Much of the UK is promised a phenomenon called 'freezing rain'. Apparently it doesn't occur often, and consists of super-cooled droplets forming solid sheets of ice on roads surfaces, cars etc.
I'm so worried about the wildlife (wind is very strong just now and it's bitterly cold) and homeless people sleeping rough on the streets.
We always donate to the Salvation Army, as they do much for the homeless. But the trouble is they don't allow any alcohol to be brought into their hostels, and this means many of the needy (often alcoholic) don't venture in.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 15 Dec 18 - 12:55 AM

Very stormy here! Much lights and music, and very heavy rain.....bu the official weather station on the other side of town recorded nothing. Not one drop. If you aren't under those black clouds you miss out.

And the ukulele group has a supposed-to-be-outdoors gig this evening. Plan B, I am told, is the local hall. The same gig last year ended early because of storms.

October to April is storm season in Oz.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 14 Dec 18 - 09:33 PM

Yes there was a Midwest Earth quake 4.4 and recent tornados this week.
Its the new mid Decemburr.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Dec 18 - 06:45 PM

and how is everyone else holding up?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Dec 18 - 06:29 PM

The southern US is getting horrible weather,
with snow, rain, and flooding.

In the northeast part of the country, though,
we have bitter deadly cold
(heaven help the homeless under such conditions)
but the skies are calm and clear.

That said, storms and rainfall in past months
have left the wetlands, where I live and drive my car,
dangerously high in water levels;
the river at one point is well over its banks,
and you cannot distinguish the river from the marshes
as both are under water. It's an odd situation
for December.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 06 Dec 18 - 11:11 AM

Except for earthquakes wildfires and tornados this December's weather is canceled until further notice. Possibly until Dec. 21st when darkness 'grows shorter'.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 03 Dec 18 - 12:59 PM

I know what you mean, ChanteyLass, about the recent time change
from daylight time to standard time.
That afternoon darkness is positively shocking to me.

One last uncommonly balmy day up here, which I will celebrate
by getting a haircut.
Then it is supposed to get beastly cold, and stay there.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Mooh
Date: 30 Nov 18 - 10:29 PM

It was a fine day for weather.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 30 Nov 18 - 04:19 PM

Sunset times horrify me. So do sunrise times. Winter Solstice, rescue me from darkness!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 30 Nov 18 - 11:13 AM

I hear you loud and clear, ChanteyLass.

Tomorrow is December instead of November,
and the first day of winter may be a few weeks away on the calendar,
but for my money it's winter here and now.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 28 Nov 18 - 03:38 PM

Keberoxu, about a week ago I got the message on my car's control panel that my electronic key fob's battery was getting weak. I replaced it immediately. No sense getting caught in snow or cold and having to pry the mechanical key from the fob to get into my car!

Subject: RE: What's the weather you like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 27 Nov 18 - 05:37 PM

I like weather.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Nov 18 - 01:14 PM

Thankful for the above-freezing temperatures now,
as there are showers.
I know it will snow in due time, but I can expletive deleted wait.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: IWTATBM
Date: 24 Nov 18 - 04:44 PM

Here in Ambridge, UK it's been a dull, dull day :-(

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Nov 18 - 07:19 PM

Yesterday, in fact, only the 'remote' would unlock
the car parked in the open air,
as the lock on the driver's door was frozen stuck.

Today the door lock put up a struggle, but finally let the key open the door latch.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Nov 18 - 01:35 PM

and the sun came out and the wind settled down.
And everything is frozen hard.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Nov 18 - 10:20 AM

Blow, blow, thou winter wind ...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Nov 18 - 06:24 PM

In southern New England it is warm enough for rain,
but this is due to change soon:
the forecasters are telling us
to brace for a record-breaking chilly Thanksgiving holiday
-- if not actually record-breaking,
then the wind-chill factor will make it feel that way.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Nov 18 - 12:11 PM

Thank goodness for the warming up and the rain.
These followed our first snowstorm of the season,
and the rain did a first-rate job of melting much of the snow.

Meanwhile, up in the Merrimack Valley,
beleaguered Columbia Gas,
faced with literally hundreds of residential customers
who don't have their houses and kitchens back
in time for Thanksgiving holiday family feasts,
has contracted with I don't know who
to provide FREE THANKSGIVING DINNERS
to the afflicted families. Sheesh.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Nov 18 - 06:44 PM

Back in Massachusetts,
and stormy weather headed this way.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 07 Nov 18 - 08:44 PM

Todaythe sun, not rain, rules in southern New England, too, and mild temps continue.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: mg
Date: 07 Nov 18 - 05:37 PM

beautiful sunny day. spring flowers are blooming.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 06 Nov 18 - 11:44 PM

Pouring rain but mild temps today.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Nov 18 - 09:51 PM

I'm in Arizona where it's clear and dry, and pleasant.
Today has been Election Day
and back home on the US's East Coast,
they've had to struggle through high winds and rainstorms.

A rocky election year, this one.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 29 Oct 18 - 01:21 PM

The sun was gracious enough to come out today,
after a stormy weekend.

Ach, those poor people in the Merrimack River Valley.
You know, where there was an explosion in the gas main
and there are thousands of properties with no heat.

First, Columbia Gas promised that before the Thanksgiving Holidays
(always in late November)
all the gas/heat service would be restored.

Now they're saying,
it will all be restored before Christmas.

Have we not heard this song and dance before somewhere?

Subject: RE: What's the climate like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 29 Oct 18 - 06:00 AM

The climate is heavy antisematism and falling Jews in Mr Rodgers niehborhood with bad hair days for the President in the midwest..

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 28 Oct 18 - 02:13 PM

Sunny and fairly warm for late October, but yesterday we had heavy rain and parts of the state--not mine--had high wind warnings.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 27 Oct 18 - 04:48 PM

Today we drove through The Beautiful Land of Much Falling Snow and The County of Drizzling Rain to our next destination.

Of course it stopped raining a moment or two after we arrived.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Oct 18 - 07:42 PM

Who wasn't?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 26 Oct 18 - 07:40 PM

Were you traumatized by a weather event in your life?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Oct 18 - 07:25 PM

Turned the heat on, the landlord did, finally, by the way.
Just in time for the wrath of God this weekend.
Sorry, I mean, just in time for the nor'easter.

The good news is,
the temperatures are still warm enough that
it will be a rainy nor'easter,
and even overnight it will not turn to ice.

Winter nor'easters are a different can of worms ...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 26 Oct 18 - 12:43 PM

I found out after I'd posted that there were tornadoes in Lincoln and North Providence, Rhode Island. They are neighboring communities. Where I live, we got dark clouds and a brief downpour.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Oct 18 - 06:21 PM

I believe Massachusetts counted two tornadoes.
Where I was, everything got very very dark
during what ought to have been broad daylight.

The big newsmaker at that moment
was the lightning strike,
which set a church on fire, gutted it completely.
Very vivid film footage on the late night newscasts.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 23 Oct 18 - 05:42 PM

Tornadoes may have struck in parts of Massachusetts. People sent videos taken on cell phones to local TV news stations. The US Weather Service has to confirm that these really were tornadoes.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 22 Oct 18 - 10:48 PM

Sounds like you got the full package, Jennie!

It's pretty weather here, finally, but it was so wet for so long that the ground is still spongy, making any kind of industry in the yard almost impossible. The dogs are tracking in mud still - and a friend on Facebook remarked recently that clean floors are overrated. I must concur.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 22 Oct 18 - 10:35 AM

We woke up to a light dusting of snow this morning - currently staying with friends in North Bay, Canada. We arrived in Canada on 3rd October and have since been through a heatwave, mild weather, heavy storm with wind and rain, cold days, and now frost and a little snow.

Four seasons, for sure.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Oct 18 - 03:58 PM

... and bare trees, for the first time in months.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 20 Oct 18 - 03:18 PM

Oh, my goodness! No heat? Yuck!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Oct 18 - 06:14 PM

I do wish the landlord would turn the heat on ...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 18 Oct 18 - 10:42 PM

Here in the middle of RI, more or less, the leaves have only begun to change colors. There's a maple tree on my condo's property that I used to photograph to post it on Facebook, but for the last two years heavy rains and winds knocked the leaves off the tree while they were still mostly green. I hope I'll get a chance to snap a pic if it finally turns bright this year.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: mg
Date: 16 Oct 18 - 05:18 PM

unbelievably warm and gorgeous. dark red leaves, which is unusual for west coast USA..usually yellow and brown.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 15 Oct 18 - 11:58 AM

Is the sun afraid to come out ??

My umbrella wants replacing ...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Oct 18 - 03:03 PM

Any time now, the leaf burning will start, regulations or no regulations.
Hope there is time to enjoy some refreshing not-too-cold
early autumn air
before the fires are lit and the smoke starts.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 11 Oct 18 - 11:14 PM

The power went out for a bit since its so wet and rainy from Michael.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 11 Oct 18 - 02:14 PM

Here comes that rainy-day feeling again ...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Senoufou
Date: 06 Oct 18 - 03:14 PM

Yesterday was so warm and sunny I sat on The Bench and got a bit sunburned!

Today was as dark as the hakes and drizzling with rain. But the car headlights and the shop windows lit up made us feel very Halloweeny/Guy Fawksey/Christmassy. The world and his wife seem to have had the same feelings, because everyone was headed 'up the city'.

Lots of Halloween stuff, Crimbo decorations and cards everywhere, and the clothes shops now have winter clothes for sale (thick puffa jackets and nice cosy cardigans)
Our central heating is on full blast this evening. Cats are about three feet long on the sofa with big smiles.

Husband is like a little kid. Every time he sees anything with a picture of Father Christmas on, he points and calls out, "Mon ami! Mon ami!"

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Oct 18 - 01:07 PM

It's picture-postcard-perfect at the moment.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 04 Oct 18 - 11:46 AM

... and today the sun came out
and lit up the autumn colors in the maple tree leaves.