Weather where you are

Dr Croubie · Feb 11, 2014

winger said:
Well, I've only lived here for about 6 months (and my car is still wearing a PA license plate), so I can't say I've got any knowledge of him or his books. I've always stuck to fiction except for photography books.

Reading down under is hilarious for an aussie, but I'm sure it's just as funny to the rest of you. A short history of nearly everything should be required reading in every school.

Xmas · Feb 12, 2014

Dr Croubie said:
So between South Australia, the UK, and the US, we've got the warmest january on record, the UK has the wettest, and the US simultaneously has coldest and driest between northeast and southwest?

The UK has compromised the water runoff and built on flood plain.
The last century was wet in historical timescale for Aus and Ca.
The UK needs to address its delinquencies. The other two need to use less water.
When the UK rail system was not profitable they lifted lots of track some of the track was dual so they went to single! Some has been converted back again too much traffic for single.
So not optimistic on what will happen next to avoid future years problems.

Steve Smith · Feb 12, 2014

Xmas said:
The UK has compromised the water runoff and built on flood plain.

However, we also seem to have a lot of people currently expressing surprise that a flood plain has flooded!

Steve.

lxdude · Feb 12, 2014

Steve Smith said:
However, we also seem to have a lot of people currently expressing surprise that a flood plain has flooded!

While it should be plain to see!

Black Dog · Feb 12, 2014

I'm on a plain, I can't complain

Rick A · Feb 12, 2014

Well, the temp here has steadily dropped since I got up this morning. It was =8f at 5:30, its now -14f. It's supposed to climb to mid 20's by this afternoon though. Then we get hit with the next round of ice and snow for the next several days.

Sirius Glass · Feb 12, 2014

Sirius Glass said:
Thursday night I might not be able to fly out of the DC area to Los Angeles

DAMN IT! Why can't the people in the Middle Atlantic states figure out which end of the shovel to use to clear a runway??

I will now miss my grandson's birthday party.

BradleyK · Feb 12, 2014

8C here this am under partly cloudy skies; forecast is for light showers, beginning late this pm and lasting through the weekend. Looks like the nod will go to the F5 or F6 (well-sealed against moisture). Not great weather for the E100G (what I wouldn't give for some Provia 400), so HP5+ will get the nod (a 200 EI or 1000 EI rating, depending on the cloud cover).

Dave Clayton · Feb 12, 2014

gale 11 this afternoon the uk is getting a hammering this winter

lxdude · Feb 12, 2014

BradleyK said:
(what I wouldn't give for some Provia 400),

If you have the bucks, Unique Photo still has the 400X, 120 and 135

Vaughn · Feb 12, 2014

Very WET! About time!

BradleyK · Feb 12, 2014

lxdude said:
If you have the bucks, Unique Photo still has the 400X, 120 and 135

At $16.95 USD/roll (gasp, shortness of breath, clutching of chest, etc.), I'll tripod the E100G/VS or shoot HP5+/Tri-X (actually, I find that my favorite "weather pictures" have been generally shot on black and white). Thanks for the "heads-up," though...

Tom1956 · Feb 12, 2014

Question for American Northerners

I have a question best answerable for those who know best. I want to know if the following complaint is common pertaining to being out in the snow. Here at the NC/SC line there is close to a foot of snow right now, which is atypical. Our snows are usually a lot less.
Anyway, my feet and legs seem very tired--I am tired. And I want to know if it is common when you're out in the snow, doing things like trudging around, carrying firewood, putting weights in the back of a pickup--those sorts of things. Heck, I bet I didn't spend more than 2 hours total today doing these sorts of things. But with big heavy Timberland boots on and having to lift your feet up high for every step, and then having every step slide back,--it just sees you can wear yourself out quick doing that. Or am I just having a "tired day" unrelated to all that trudging in the deep snow? (I'm way out in the country)
Normally I can split a load a pickup load of wood and not be this worn out.

Dr Croubie · Feb 12, 2014

Tom1956 said:
...doing things like trudging around, carrying firewood, putting weights in the back of a pickup--those sorts of things...

Yep, that's enough to tire me out fairly quickly, even wearing shorts and thongs without snow.
To be fair, last time I was in real snow I also got tired from walking, but that was in the Austrian Alps over winter, and those ski-boots were heavy (but after 3 months skiing I got fairly fit enough)

Dr Croubie · Feb 12, 2014

BradleyK said:
At $16.95 USD/roll (gasp, shortness of breath, clutching of chest, etc.)

$17 a roll for Provia 400X? That's (there was a url link here which no longer exists)!

Kevin Caulfield · Feb 12, 2014

I'm guessing, Tom, that you'll be turning 58 this year? Ask me how I know.
I think that feeling is pretty normal.

lxdude · Feb 12, 2014

BradleyK said:
At $16.95 USD/roll (gasp, shortness of breath, clutching of chest, etc.), I'll tripod the E100G/VS or shoot HP5+/Tri-X (actually, I find that my favorite "weather pictures" have been generally shot on black and white). Thanks for the "heads-up," though...

That's OK, you did say what wouldn't you give...

Vaughn · Feb 13, 2014

Tom1956 said:
... Normally I can split a load a pickup load of wood and not be this worn out.

It is having to constantly glance over one's shoulder to keep an eye out for wolves that tires you out! The cold will tire you out, too -- takes more energy to keep the body temperature up.

And as one who has not grown up with snow (saw my first snowfall at 14 yrs old), being surrounded by snow, I can not help but think back to school, reading One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Working in the snow makes for a pretty long day (but I really haven not done too much of it, wimp that I am).

But the coldest day of work I remember was here on the spit between Humboldt Bay and the Pacific Ocean. We were transplanting planting native beach grasses on the dunes. Air temp was in the lower 40's, perhaps upper 30's, but with a strong constant wind off the ocean. The wind-chill factor was huge, and the wind cut thru what we wore. We felt no warmth from the sun.

More rain this evening! Looks like we are in for a nice long spell of wet weather, at least in far northwestern CA.

Xmas · Feb 13, 2014

It was to wet to walk to food shop (800 m)so I took the auto.
Had to park away from normal slot when I got back friendly local tree had preempted it.

Dr Croubie · Feb 13, 2014

Yesterday it was a few degrees over 39C.
Today 39.8mm of rain and counting.
Tomorrow 23C and more rain again.

Sirius Glass · Feb 13, 2014

[sigh] In northern Virginia my neighbors are running around as it was snowing waving their hands in the air screaming "We will all be killed! We will all be killed!" [/sigh]

Xmas · Feb 13, 2014

We have not had it wetter since 1776, which was not a good year, in other departments either.

Noel

Black Dog · Feb 13, 2014

All around the world

BradleyK said:
8C here this am under partly cloudy skies; forecast is for light showers, beginning late this pm and lasting through the weekend. Looks like the nod will go to the F5 or F6 (well-sealed against moisture). Not great weather for the E100G (what I wouldn't give for some Provia 400), so HP5+ will get the nod (a 200 EI or 1000 EI rating, depending on the cloud cover).

Too bad I don't live round your way Bradley otherwise you'd be welcome to some of mine

Rick A · Feb 13, 2014

Snowing incessantly, again. Fueled up my snow blower and cleared sidewalks for self and a couple octogenarian neighbors. Hope it clears up for my weekend getaway, heading out with my sweetie tomorrow morning and won't be home till Monday night(maybe).

Dr Croubie · Feb 13, 2014

Average rainfall for Adelaide in January, February, and March combined is 60mm.
We just had 75mm in the Dead Link Removed, maybe as much again in the next 24.
Took me 1.5 hours to drive 14km to work, normally do it in 20-30 mins.

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