What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Jan 18 - 11:02 AM

Is it true what they said on the news,
that in parts of Australia
the asphalt on the highways
is literally melting in the heat ??

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Jan 18 - 10:50 AM

Massachusetts could be in for a thaw,
and I'm worried it could be too much too soon --
the last thing we need is flooding.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Helen
Date: 05 Jan 18 - 01:15 PM

Tomorrow (Sunday 7th Jan) in central eastern New South Wales, Oz it is supposed to get to 36 deg C (97 deg F) here on the coast, but 20 miles inland where I work it will be 45 deg C (113 deg F). Luckily I won't be working tomorrow.

I grew up in that town. I don't ever remember it getting much over 40 C/100 F. To get to 45C/113 F is just crazy.

And snow in Florida? That's crazy too. I've seen photos of a frozen fountain, and Niagara Falls frozen in mid fall.

Helen

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bill D
Date: 05 Jan 18 - 01:09 PM

Why? Because there is always cold weather *somewhere* in Winter, and various forces send the Jet Stream into unusual patterns for awhile. When I moved to Wash. DC in Feb.1977, there was snow on the ground in all 48 lower states, first time ever.

We are durned cold for the next 3 days, but it is supposed to get back up to almost 60°F for part of next week.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Jan 18 - 12:22 PM

Even powdery fluffy snow
is formidable
when there is over twelve inches of it
-- no, don't ask me how much --
piled up,
AND the temperature is dangerously below the freezing mark.
You could build igloos out of this I suspect.

Why does it have to be this cold cold cold!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 04 Jan 18 - 09:03 PM

That's dangerously cold Greg, its a brisk 7 here
40 degrees below zero with wind is my personal limit.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 04 Jan 18 - 07:34 PM

Well, it's going to get hot. Forecast for today is 36 deg C, which is bearable.

However the next few days are going to get very hot with Sunday, Monday and Tuesday expecting 40-42 deg C. That's not just here, it's fairly widespread over quite a lot of Oz.

If I can survive that, it will be autumn in a few months.....yay!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Greg F.
Date: 02 Jan 18 - 09:06 AM

but I'm in Florida!

Count your blessings. -16°F/-27°C here.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Hrothgar
Date: 02 Jan 18 - 03:08 AM

30 degrees Celsius, 80% humidity. We might build up to a storm in a couple of days.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 01 Jan 18 - 09:55 AM

The first week of the new year promises six straight days of lows in the high teens/low twenties (F) and highs not above 40?.

I suppose that's a normal forecast for Indiana or Ohio for this time of year, but I'm in Florida!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 30 Dec 17 - 07:35 PM

Snow. Started at 11 AM and is still coming down now. ((When is now? Easy. I live in Mudcat's time zone.) Luckily I'd taken my final 2017 donations to the post office yesterday and put three birthday cards for next week into the mailbox on the condo property earlier this morning. Also luckily I had not yet brought my laundry to the laundromat, so I've put that off until another day.

This snow is supposed to be light and fluffy and so far is not amounting to much.

Next project, for tomorrow: Writing snailmail thank-you notes.

And on Monday, I'm off to Mystic, CT, to practice a song with 5 friends to sing together at Mystic Seaport's Chantey Blast on Jan. 13 from I-5. It's a fundraiser for the seaport's Sea Music Festival, June 7-10. I hope to see some of you at both events!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: mg
Date: 29 Dec 17 - 03:45 PM

in low 50s in coastal SW WA USA. Moderate rain but fairly strong winds. Called dial a ride rather than walk my lazy self to work. I have a new jacket from lands end and again it is worthless in wind and rain. Walked two blocks to McDonalds last night in light rain and very light wind and got so cold. Took off jacket to get warmer. Put jacket back on to walk home...damp, very damp sleeves. I have sent several jackets back to lands end..stupid me for buying more but most of their stuff is quite good. they can not get jackets right but keep advertising them for serious weather and say they are waterproof. something happens with the sleeves...two blocks of walking today and wet cold sleeves hours later. Will have to return. Any recommendations for wind and rain and mild cold..strong wind, driving rain. I have a heavy yellow fisherman rain jacket..too heavy but i guess i will have to wear it. rubber does work here. And I personally do not worry at all about sweating. I am too dainty to sweat.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 29 Dec 17 - 03:27 PM

There goes the sun now,
and it's been too cold
even with the sun UP.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 28 Dec 17 - 10:29 PM

I drove home from my son's home near Worcester, MA, to my home south of Providence, RI, tonight. The outside temp was 9 degrees F. when I got home at about 9:30 PM. I'm glad neither my car nor its heater died.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 28 Dec 17 - 03:46 PM

The Great Lakes region of the US is where my childhood was spent.
No longer live there. It's part of a snow belt.

Currently there are photos, videos, and soundbites online
about ice pancakes and ice balls in the water not far from Chicago.

Here near the Atlantic, am not aware that the ice is doing anything fancy.
It's just ... triumphing without any effort. It's that cold.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Dec 17 - 01:52 PM

The northeastern US is headed for the deep [sub]freeze.

It's cold already and just going to get a lot colder.
At least today the sun is shining.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Dec 17 - 02:05 PM

The sky has what I think of as a low ceiling --

grey, with a glare, and too thick a cloud layer
for the slightest bit of direct sunlight.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 15 Dec 17 - 11:36 PM

23F or -5C during the day, but little wind, so I won't complain. Oh, and snow, but just a few inches. I won't complain until I get plowed in tomorrow morning. At least I remembered to raise my car's windshield wipers in the snow salute.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 13 Dec 17 - 05:27 PM

Our local weather reporters ( meteorologists) get it right most the time but I don't think they really study meteorology

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Dec 17 - 03:48 PM

It's too frigging cold, especially
with that WINTER WIND.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 12 Dec 17 - 12:03 PM

Now that all is soggy and wet,
we have a serious drop below freezing on the way.
Expletive deleted.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JHW
Date: 11 Dec 17 - 05:14 AM

minus 9 but beautiful clear sun this morning.
Thin coating of snow (by the Tees on the North Yorkshire/Durham border).

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 11 Dec 17 - 04:50 AM

Christmas card scenes of bright sunlight on snow here in east Lancashire.
Got home up the lane last night in the 4x4 after singing carols at Upper Denby in the afternoon.

Robin

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 10 Dec 17 - 08:31 PM

There has been a huge belt of snow right across the middle of England, Wales and Ireland, but here in Cornwall we were a mile or forty to the south of it. But last night we had one of those scary Cornish gales that we get about once a year. Our windows are all plastered in salt (we are half a mile from the sea at Widemouth Bay). They had to shut the Taw Bridge in Barnstaple to lorries, it was that bad. Bloody brexit...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Peter the Squeezer
Date: 10 Dec 17 - 11:51 AM

Shepshed - Leicestershire - UK

Bloody awful - Snow all day - turning to sleet now

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 09 Dec 17 - 05:17 PM

This enormous cold front stretched from Texas through the south and curved north at the east coast. Friday morning I stared at my portion of this juggernaut. It was like a distant mountain chain with a mile wide front edge that had an evenly spaced waffle pattern extending horizon to horizon. It was the most interesting announcement of "winter begins here" that nature has ever shown me.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Dec 17 - 05:23 PM

the forecast is saying three to six inches of precip.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 08 Dec 17 - 05:15 PM

Well, I don't know why I came here tonight
I got the feeling that something ain't right
I'm so scared in case I fall off the road,
And I'm wondering how I'll get totally snowed
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck on the beltway with you
Yes, I'm stuck on the beltway with you,
And I'm wondering what it is I should do
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face,
Losing control, and I'm all over the place
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck on 495 with you
Well, you started off with full tanks,
And you're proud that you snow tires all right
And your friends they all come crawling,
Hit you in the rear and say,
MOVE IT
Trying to make some sense of it all,
But I can see it makes no sense at all
Is it cool to pull off and sleep on the floor?
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
And you started off with some gas
And now the gauge is fallin fast as snow.
And your 'friends' they all come crawling,
Hit you in the rear and say,
Go **** *****
Yeah, I don't know why I came here tonight
I got the feeling that something ain't right
I'm so scared in case I drive into thin air,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down over there
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
Yes, I'm stuck in the middle with you
Stuck in the middle with you
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Dec 17 - 02:55 PM

The nor'easter has a name now,
thanks to the Winter Terrorists of the mass media.

I can hear Gnu
weeping, wailing, and gnashing his teeth even now.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Elmore
Date: 08 Dec 17 - 10:36 AM

Snow here in the mountains of North Georgia {USA}. 3-4 inches and still falling. A rare occurrence.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 07 Dec 17 - 08:44 PM

We have had "Sweet Caroline" in Scotland, but mainly in the North - shetlands, Outer Hebrides etc all shut down. Doon here in Embra it's been cold and jist a wee bit windy. Gonnae get caulder by the weekend though!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Dec 17 - 05:58 PM

The dreaded word
NOR'EASTER
has been spoken
for this weekend's forecast.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 06 Dec 17 - 08:04 AM

Meanwhile we have had a minor earthquake on the other side of the bay.



The political climate here has apparently turned liberals into virulent hot heads.
As some of you suspect I am the real life Larry David who says the wrong thing at the right time. Over the last decade I have identified with our English cousins here to the point I think in terms of a UK perspective in everything from driving on the LEFT to feeling exasperated with Brexit voters.

So I am in the Christmas decorated Mall walking into Pennys when a cute couple are walking out blocking me from entering on the right. I go to the 'extreme right' against the 'wall' to enter.
But I had to open my mouth. Avoiding a collision I said "I'm an American, I even walk on the right". The couple's smiles turned downward and three seconds later from behind me they both yelled " FUCK YOU ". I figured out why they thought I was a Trump Nazi type, but felt good about their leftist gumption. My wife however was appalled and the incident further strengthened her opinion that I am a closet right wing bigot.

cue Curb your Enthusiasm music.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Dec 17 - 07:55 PM

It's fixin' to freeze again.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 03 Dec 17 - 02:50 PM

Boring.
Boring is good. Very good.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 29 Nov 17 - 05:28 PM

65 F and sunny

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 29 Nov 17 - 03:26 PM

No weather news here, so:

How is the weather going into Advent for the rest of you?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 27 Nov 17 - 02:43 PM

Blow, blow, thou winter wind.
At least the wind is dry,
and not raw with damp.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Nov 17 - 05:18 PM

One more balmy day,
then back to the long underwear.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Nov 17 - 08:17 PM

Thanksgiving Day was a lovely day to look at
from being safely behind well-insulated walls and windows,
as it was seasonably chilly out there.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 23 Nov 17 - 10:59 AM

In the Los Angeles area, on this Thanksgiving Day, the temperature will be in the 90sF. Autumn has been eliminated this year. Perhaps winter will be also.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Nov 17 - 10:27 PM

The rain and the brief balmy temps have blown out
(some really impressive dark rainclouds)

and now we are plunging below freezing.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Nov 17 - 06:02 PM

And yet more wind.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 18 Nov 17 - 07:18 PM

Gail force winds are predicted in Mystic, CT, tonight. When I left this afternoon, the workers were making everything secure.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Nov 17 - 04:41 PM

Now the big deal is wind.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Nov 17 - 12:22 PM

brrrr

on the bright side, no storms today

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 12 Nov 17 - 07:11 PM

C-O-L-D

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Nov 17 - 04:48 PM

The landlord's response was truthful, for the record:
the heat is working at last.
I can stop grousing about that anyhow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Nov 17 - 02:36 PM

Nothing like exchanging e-mails with a landlord ...
oh, nothing threatening.
Just wanted some heat in my apartment.
The landlord's e-mail response is
Turn the Dial to the Left.

Sheesh.
Does he mean counterclockwise
or clockwise?

just a little something
to make the rest of youse
feel smarter than I am, which you are ...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 02 Nov 17 - 06:39 PM

75 and sunny. warmer tommorow