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"basilisk"

04/01/2010 8:23 AM

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Will you close the door up there, it's getting cold
down here, TIA :).

basilisk


This topic has 17 replies

LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 9:47 AM


"Robatoy" wrote:

> There's something to be said for rain. You don't have to shovel it.
> It is normal weather for January and a bit windy. Just an inch or so
> of the white stuff. Just enough to make it nice, and not enough for
> the few crazies in the neigbourhood to fire up their V-8 powered
> snow
> blowers.
> Great dog-walking weather...... still need a parka though.
==================================
75F and sunny outside my window.

Snow on the mountains 30 miles north and the slopes are open.

Lew


LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 11:37 AM

"Robatoy" wrote:

The smoke has cleared enough to see the sun?

You mean you still haven't got it yet?

Sit tight, the jet stream will get it to you.

Lew


Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 4:47 PM

Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote in news:de97fb35-3cf3-43e2-8d0d-
[email protected]:

>
> There's something to be said for rain. You don't have to shovel it.
> It is normal weather for January and a bit windy. Just an inch or so
> of the white stuff. Just enough to make it nice, and not enough for
> the few crazies in the neigbourhood to fire up their V-8 powered snow
> blowers.
> Great dog-walking weather...... still need a parka though.

Ah yes, rain. It mixes with the melting snow on the ground and freezes
into an unmovable mass, or freezes on the road creating perilous road
conditions.

I'd rather have the snow.

Puckdropper

DB

Dave Balderstone

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 1:54 PM

In article <[email protected]>, Larry Jaques
<novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:

> They have weather forecasting in Canuckistan?

As my dear old dad says... "They can't predict yesterday."

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 10:44 AM

On Jan 5, 12:47=A0pm, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" wrote:
> > There's something to be said for rain. You don't have to shovel it.
> > It is normal weather for January and a bit windy. Just an inch or so
> > of the white stuff. Just enough to make it nice, and not enough for
> > the few crazies in the neigbourhood to fire up their V-8 powered
> > snow
> > blowers.
> > Great dog-walking weather...... still need a parka though.
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> 75F and sunny outside my window.
>
> Snow on the mountains 30 miles north and the slopes are open.
>
> Lew

The smoke has cleared enough to see the sun? ;-)

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 10:22 AM


"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...


> There's something to be said for rain. You don't have to shovel it.
> It is normal weather for January and a bit windy. Just an inch or so
> of the white stuff. Just enough to make it nice, and not enough for
> the few crazies in the neigbourhood to fire up their V-8 powered snow
> blowers.
> Great dog-walking weather...... still need a parka though.

Around here V-8 powered snow blowers are considered light weight machines
intended for small tasks such as clearing sidewalks.

--

-Mike-
[email protected]

Jn

"Joe"

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 9:11 PM


"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:21:18 -0800 (PST), the infamous Robatoy
> <[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>
>>On Jan 4, 9:23 am, "basilisk" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Will you close the door up there, it's getting cold
>>> down here, TIA :).
>>>
>>> basilisk
>>
>>Heyyy, don't look at me. Here it is a balmy 22F.
>>http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAON0601
>
> WHAT? They have weather forecasting in Canuckistan? I'd have thought
> it was a simple case of saying "It's -x degrees C and snowing." and
> leave it at that. Summers are "It's x degrees C and snowing.", right?
>
> --
> Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.
> --Thomas Paine

They use the rope method. If the rope is swingin' it's windy, if it's wet,
it's raining, if it's stiff, it's cold.

:-)

But seriously, shut the door, ok?

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 9:10 AM

On Jan 5, 11:47=A0am, Puckdropper <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
> Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote in news:de97fb35-3cf3-43e2-8d0d-
> [email protected]:
>
>
>
> > There's something to be said for rain. You don't have to shovel it.
> > It is normal weather for January and a bit windy. Just an inch or so
> > of the white stuff. Just enough to make it nice, and not enough for
> > the few crazies in the neigbourhood to fire up their V-8 powered snow
> > blowers.
> > Great dog-walking weather...... still need a parka though.
>
> Ah yes, rain. =A0It mixes with the melting snow on the ground and freezes
> into an unmovable mass, or freezes on the road creating perilous road
> conditions.
>
> I'd rather have the snow.
>
> Puckdropper

Oh yes indeed. Freezing rain, or frozen rain...and worse, frozen mix
of snow and rain all suck.
I would much rather have snow too. I can drive in snow, ice is another
matter entirely.

kk

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

06/01/2010 11:58 AM

On Jan 6, 12:13=A0pm, Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:54:42 -0600, the infamous Dave Balderstone
> <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> scrawled the following:
>
> >In article <[email protected]>, Larry Jaques
> ><novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
> >> =A0They have weather forecasting in Canuckistan?
>
> >As my dear old dad says... "They can't predict yesterday."
>
> Ohmigod, that's perfect for AGWK alarmists.
>
> "Michael Mann's CRU: So precise, they can't predict _yesterday_!"

Sure they can, just they rewrite the almanac and destroy the
originals.

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

04/01/2010 9:21 AM

On Jan 4, 9:23=A0am, "basilisk" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Will you close the door up there, it's getting cold
> down here, TIA :).
>
> basilisk

Heyyy, don't look at me. Here it is a balmy 22F.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAON0601

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 6:49 AM

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:21:18 -0800 (PST), the infamous Robatoy
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:

>On Jan 4, 9:23 am, "basilisk" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Will you close the door up there, it's getting cold
>> down here, TIA :).
>>
>> basilisk
>
>Heyyy, don't look at me. Here it is a balmy 22F.
>http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAON0601

WHAT? They have weather forecasting in Canuckistan? I'd have thought
it was a simple case of saying "It's -x degrees C and snowing." and
leave it at that. Summers are "It's x degrees C and snowing.", right?

--
Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.
--Thomas Paine

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 7:08 AM

On Jan 5, 9:46=A0am, Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:23:14 -0600, the infamous "basilisk"
> <[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>
> >Will you close the door up there, it's getting cold
> >down here, TIA :).
>
> Hey, we're a balmy 47F with rain here. =A0You must be downstream of
> their jet stream.
>
> --
> Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 --Thomas Paine

There's something to be said for rain. You don't have to shovel it.
It is normal weather for January and a bit windy. Just an inch or so
of the white stuff. Just enough to make it nice, and not enough for
the few crazies in the neigbourhood to fire up their V-8 powered snow
blowers.
Great dog-walking weather...... still need a parka though.

LL

"LDosser"

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

06/01/2010 6:36 PM

"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:050120101354425930%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>, Larry Jaques
> <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
>> They have weather forecasting in Canuckistan?
>
> As my dear old dad says... "They can't predict yesterday."


Turns out that predicting tomorrow will be the same as today is about as
accurate as any other means.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 6:46 AM

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:23:14 -0600, the infamous "basilisk"
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:

>Will you close the door up there, it's getting cold
>down here, TIA :).

Hey, we're a balmy 47F with rain here. You must be downstream of
their jet stream.

--
Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.
--Thomas Paine

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 3:56 PM

On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:11:32 GMT, the infamous "Joe" <[email protected]>
scrawled the following:

>
>"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:21:18 -0800 (PST), the infamous Robatoy
>> <[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>>
>>>On Jan 4, 9:23 am, "basilisk" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Will you close the door up there, it's getting cold
>>>> down here, TIA :).
>>>>
>>>> basilisk
>>>
>>>Heyyy, don't look at me. Here it is a balmy 22F.
>>>http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAON0601
>>
>> WHAT? They have weather forecasting in Canuckistan? I'd have thought
>> it was a simple case of saying "It's -x degrees C and snowing." and
>> leave it at that. Summers are "It's x degrees C and snowing.", right?
>
>They use the rope method. If the rope is swingin' it's windy, if it's wet,
>it's raining, if it's stiff, it's cold.
>
>:-)
>
>But seriously, shut the door, ok?

I'd have thought you used weather rocks up there. When I looked at it
this morning, I saw 20-35kmh winds up there in the GWN. Doesn't rope
swing too much in that little breeze, Joe?

--
Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.
--Thomas Paine

u

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

05/01/2010 12:14 PM

On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:10:20 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
>Oh yes indeed. Freezing rain, or frozen rain...and worse, frozen mix
>of snow and rain all suck.
>I would much rather have snow too. I can drive in snow, ice is another
>matter entirely.

Not me. Most ice I can get some traction on. When I have real trouble
with ice, it's down the street, not the sidewalk. Snow? It's five feet
out the door and I'm stuck.

Luckily, there's a really decent food delly/food store in my building.
I'm quite sure it's accounted for at least 50lbs of weight that I
carry around.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "basilisk" on 04/01/2010 8:23 AM

06/01/2010 10:13 AM

On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:54:42 -0600, the infamous Dave Balderstone
<dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> scrawled the following:

>In article <[email protected]>, Larry Jaques
><novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
>> They have weather forecasting in Canuckistan?
>
>As my dear old dad says... "They can't predict yesterday."

Ohmigod, that's perfect for AGWK alarmists.

"Michael Mann's CRU: So precise, they can't predict _yesterday_!"

--
We rightly care about the environment. But our neurotic obsession
with carbon betrays an inability to distinguish between pollution
and the stuff of life itself. --Bret Stephens, WSJ 1/5/10


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