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Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 Jan 03 2015 12:27 PM

Snow! Finally! Kinda sucks it will change to rain but it's sticking now and the dog is hap hap happy!!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 03 2015 03:11 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We happened to be up at Wave Hill this morning for a crafting hour/some winter-hiking, and the snow dusting came just as we started walking... a little like walking through a moving postcard. Wintry mix here now. Not quite so picturesque.

Frayed Knot Jan 03 2015 03:41 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I believe I've mentioned before here that since NBC is now under the same corporate umbrella as the 'Weather Channel' their national nightly news manages to get a weather story in at least three days a week. The other day I believe it was in their second story where they went with the stunning news that parts of the country either were, or were about to be, very cold, even as much as 15-20 degrees below seasonal averages in some places. Can you imagine that - weather in January that was both cold AND a variation from the norm?!? I'm almost surprised that they didn't break into regular programming.

d'Kong76 Jan 03 2015 06:14 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It was so much nicer here when it was just snow.

Ceetar Jan 03 2015 09:33 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

mucky muck. still have about a half inch on the ground/driveway. New car gets up the slick hill that is our driveway admirably though.

MFS62 Jan 04 2015 09:22 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: We happened to be up at Wave Hill this morning for a crafting hour/some winter-hiking, and the snow dusting came just as we started walking... a little like walking through a moving postcard. Wintry mix here now. Not quite so picturesque. It was nasty to drive through last night, and I just spent almost one hour shoveling heavy wet slush off my driveway. Later

cooby Jan 04 2015 11:32 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We just got ice and they promised a 50 degree day today. I don't think that is going to happen though

d'Kong76 Jan 18 2015 10:03 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I seriously can't remember the last time it was this icy. It's incredibly slippery outside, even on the grass!!

Ceetar Jan 18 2015 10:12 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

ground frozen, so creating some nice puddles in the backyard.

d'Kong76 Jan 18 2015 10:32 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Tomorrow morning should be interesting when we wake up to everything all frozen again.

Ceetar Jan 18 2015 10:54 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

it's not supposed to get that cold really I don't think, what I've seen suggests the problem will be more of the flooding variety especially with frozen streams and creeks not accepting rainwater.

d'Kong76 Jan 18 2015 11:09 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It'll hit freezing here... yay! I don't have to drive anywhere tomorrow but wifey will be hitting the road before it's light out.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 18 2015 04:53 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I seriously can't remember the last time it was this icy. It's incredibly slippery outside, even on the grass!! We had two hit-and-runs on my block (parked cars, thankfully) before 8:30 this morning; YoungerPooper had school-placement testing this morning, and I had to carry her for traction.

d'Kong76 Jan 18 2015 05:23 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It's already bad up here again, everything is layered in ice. And since the it's still raining, the water has no where to go because the ground is so frozen. Thankfully, tomorrow is a holiday for most... I think we'll be waking up to real mess.

cooby Jan 21 2015 09:14 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Clipper coming~

Ashie62 Jan 21 2015 02:43 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Snowing as I speak.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 21 2015 07:34 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Kind of feel like winter hasn't really started here. We had a few very cold days, but not as much as a typical winter. Hardly any snow.

Ceetar Jan 23 2015 08:41 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

This weather stuff keeps happening! 3-5 overnight for me looks like with a lacing of ice and rain. My neighbor down across the street still has a frozen puddle on his lawn.

cooby Jan 23 2015 01:34 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Looks like a couple of them for this weekend. Well, it's January

MFS62 Jan 24 2015 07:15 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

My office is closed today(I just called the emergency number). Since I'm the one who opens up on Saturdays, It would have been nice if they updated the message BEFORE I had to try to get to the train this morning. (I don't drive to work when it snows). I'm going to have to yell at somebody on Monday. Bastages. Later

d'Kong76 Jan 24 2015 09:30 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Got about a half foot of the limb-bending wet and heavy stuff by dawn... have I ever mentioned I'm getting a snow blower this spring? haha

metsmarathon Jan 24 2015 10:12 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Had almost 8 inches this morning.

MFS62 Jan 25 2015 07:33 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Current reports predicting between 12 and 24 inches of snow with blizzard conditions in some portions of Connecticut starting Monday night. A fact moving clipper will slow down when it gets over the Atlantic and pick up moisture. Yech. Later

Ceetar Jan 25 2015 08:41 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

MFS62 wrote: Current reports predicting between 12 and 24 inches of snow with blizzard conditions in some portions of Connecticut starting Monday night. A fact moving clipper will slow down when it gets over the Atlantic and pick up moisture. Yech. Later actually it still says 12-24in are POSSIBLE. Seems like there's still a lot of uncertainty.

d'Kong76 Jan 25 2015 09:00 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Generally conservative NOAA site's high side is about 20" in these parts... this could be the big one, Elizabeth!

cooby Jan 25 2015 09:43 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

metsmarathon wrote: Had almost 8 inches this morning. Yesterday that sounded like a lot; now it sounds like chump change :/ It would be really nice if the schools would, you know, just call off this evening so everyone would know in advance instead of waiting until 8 am. Dreaming, I know.

TheOldMole Jan 25 2015 10:28 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

No snow down here in Mexico.

Ceetar Jan 25 2015 11:30 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

TheOldMole wrote: No snow down here in Mexico. Sorry to hear that. But at least you got Tequila.

Vic Sage Jan 26 2015 10:25 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

i'm stuck in seattle -- flight cancelled -- will try again on Wednesday

themetfairy Jan 26 2015 10:38 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

D-Dad and I had said for a while that the first time we were snowed in this winter we'd hunker down and watch Sharknado 2 on the DVR. Tonight is going to be that night.

Nymr83 Jan 26 2015 12:17 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

themetfairy Jan 26 2015 01:43 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Waiting for Spring....

cooby Jan 26 2015 04:57 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Love that picture :) Hang in there guys. We have about 6 or 7 inches here but we're about done.

Ashie62 Jan 26 2015 05:50 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I believe they got carried away here.

Nymr83 Jan 26 2015 09:19 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Ashie62 wrote: I believe they got carried away here. i think the idea was they needed to shut things down early to make it easier to start them up again when ready (particularly the subways). whether it was a dumb decision we'll only know in hindsight once we see how much more it snows.

themetfairy Jan 27 2015 07:16 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We made it through the storm!

d'Kong76 Jan 27 2015 08:03 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Bullet dodged in No Westchester, got about 1/6 of the forecasted snow ... Epic Bah 2015! Even the conservative NOAA sites were just dead wrong.

MFS62 Jan 27 2015 08:28 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

After the last big snow/ extended power outage of a few years ago, one of our daughters bought us a storage battery/ AC converter to use for small appliances and charging our cell phones. Naturally, it hasn't been needed until this storm. When we opened it up to charge it up there were no instructions. We went online and saw that the model was recalled - it overheats and starts to smoke. My daughter doesn't have the receipt any more, but she'll contact the place she bought it and the manyfacturer to see if she can get a refund or credit. Glad we haven't had to use it. Later

d'Kong76 Jan 27 2015 08:42 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Hopefully you can get some sort of replacement from the manufacturer if you can't get a refund from store. I would think that for a safety recall, someone should be on the hook for something to make things right.

smg58 Jan 27 2015 09:50 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

The thing about "bomb" storms (i.e., disturbances that go from nothing to massive in a day or two) is that they are very hard to predict. With this storm, it wasn't the severity but the trajectory that threw the forecasts for a loop; the storm went 50 miles further east than predicted. This did not help Eastern Long Island (we're at a foot and a half in Ronkonkoma, and the forks got two feet at least) or New England, but the City residents (and I'm guessing New Jersey residents even more so) are wondering what the big deal was.

Ceetar Jan 27 2015 09:55 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

yeah, the weather guy I follow kept saying it was certainly possible it'd blow east and mostly miss but it did seem like that was less likely as yesterday progressed. We got maybe an inch or two here in North Jersey. was still snowing a bit when I woke up, mostly stopped now.

cooby Jan 27 2015 10:08 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Well heck we got more than you guys did! I've been at my daughters since Sunday and she has had two snow days already this week

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 27 2015 12:20 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Something like a foot in Ye Olde Castle Hille Areae.

MFS62 Jan 27 2015 01:01 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We got enough to hide a snow shovel blade - over 12 inches. It was less than we expected but nobody cares. LAter

Ashie62 Jan 27 2015 01:38 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

One inch in Parsippany. I feel very lucky.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 27 2015 09:11 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

23.3 inches in Boston and it's still snowing.

cooby Jan 28 2015 12:12 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Wow I hope he's okay

cooby Jan 29 2015 06:35 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

All. right. already.

MFS62 Jan 29 2015 06:47 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

More snow expected tonight. We need that like we need a third nostril. Later

Ceetar Jan 29 2015 08:21 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

MFS62 wrote: More snow expected tonight. We need that like we need a third nostril. Later A third nostril would get you more oxygen and cut down on my snoring I bet. WHEEEE SNOW!

metsmarathon Jan 29 2015 09:52 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

footprints in the falling snow

cooby Jan 30 2015 12:37 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

MFS62 wrote: More snow expected tonight. We need that like we need a third nostril. Later Yeah it hit us at rush hour last night . They are talking about another one monday

d'Kong76 Feb 02 2015 07:50 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Got about 10" so far of the white stuff so far.

Ceetar Feb 02 2015 08:55 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Got about 10" so far of the white stuff so far. ditto. plus a smidgen of ice and it's hailing now. Because the internet sucks I have to work today, but I'm doing so from home which I think is okay but I don't really know because people suck at communication. my wife has to work, because your company got burned last week and now is being stubborn. delayed opening, she just left as it started hailing. I went out and shoveled a little to make sure she had traction and could clear the pile of snow the plow left in front of the driveway. I have a feeling we're not going bowling tonight like planned.

cooby Feb 04 2015 03:49 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It's getting hard to figure out where to put 3 recycling bins and the garbage every Thursday

Fman99 Feb 04 2015 06:09 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

metsmarathon wrote: Had almost 8 inches this morning. I bet you're still walking funny.

cooby Feb 14 2015 02:55 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

A little Valentine's Day snow

cooby Feb 14 2015 03:42 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Whiteout! My second one ever. The first one I was caught in driving home from work a few years ago . scary!

MFS62 Feb 14 2015 06:48 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Glad you made it safely. I flipped my car coming home from work in a snow storm several years ago. I took the train to work today so I wouldn't have to drive all the way. It was still dicey driving the 5 miles home from the station. Later

Ashie62 Feb 14 2015 07:29 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

No generator for this house. sigh.

d'Kong76 Feb 15 2015 05:42 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Kinda weird going out to the fridge in the garage to get a few cold ones and reaching in it's noticeably warmer in the fridge. Just saying.

cooby Feb 19 2015 06:08 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

In an ironic twist, Punxsatawney School District, home of Punxsatawney Phil, is already closed tomorrow because of the weather.

TheOldMole Feb 22 2015 10:01 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

85 and sunny in San Miguel. I get home next week.

MFS62 Feb 22 2015 10:53 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Just finished shoveling my deck. Hadn't done it after the last few snowfalls, and it must have been 2 feet deep. Later

d'Kong76 Feb 22 2015 03:25 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

The 40° was nice today, got a lot of ice build up scraped away. Another blast of single digits coming. Yay!

Frayed Knot Feb 26 2015 09:46 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

The way this winter's been going, if we were to run into a string of days where it was only 10 degrees below normal it would seem real nice right about now.

dgwphotography Feb 26 2015 10:22 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: The way this winter's been going, if we were to run into a string of days where it was only 10 degrees below normal it would seem real nice right about now. While I was walking Max yesterday morning, it felt pretty nice out. There was no wind, the air was pretty dry, so the cold didn't feel that, well, cold. I checked my phone, and it was 8°.

d'Kong76 Feb 26 2015 11:11 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Wind is key, it was deathly when it was whippin' around at 20-30 mph... being out in it so much, I barely notice it at this point. Single digits vs. teens vs low 20's... below freezing is below freezing.

MFS62 Feb 26 2015 11:15 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Good weather is anything I don't have to shovel. And its snowing again now. Crap! Later

d'Kong76 Feb 26 2015 11:25 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Yeah we got an unexpected (to me) inch this morning... at least that ya can just blow away.

Ceetar Feb 26 2015 11:43 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Yeah we got an unexpected (to me) inch this morning... at least that ya can just blow away. That's what she said?

cooby Feb 26 2015 05:03 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

You guys crack me up :D This is the only way we can get through this winter.

Rockin' Doc Feb 26 2015 08:15 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Winter sucks. Spring can't get here soon enough.

themetfairy Feb 26 2015 08:41 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Rockin' Doc wrote: Winter sucks. Spring can't get here soon enough. What he said.

Edgy MD Mar 01 2015 07:10 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Had big snowbanks last week, so I carried my trapped little dog over one of them. Didn't see the black ice on the other side and went ass over teakettle, dropping the poor wee thing on the icy pavement in the bargain. She couldn't get up, I didn't know if it was because she couldn't right herself on the ice or she was stunned, or she had a break, but she landed pretty hard. I rushed into the house, confessed my guilt to a (very cross) wife, and we rushed her in to the vet. After losing our other guy the previous week, I felt sick. They assured us (yay) no x-ray was needed, and she was just bruised up, prescribed a few days of painkillers, and she turned out fine, though she seems to trust me far more warily, always giving me the stink eye from the corner of the room. A cute stink eye, but a stink eye nonetheless. My wife told me to take her out tonight. I stepped out into Iceworld and didn't make it past the top step. But (I guess) I learned my lesson. Rather than trying to right myself and doing an involuntary flip, I let the lower half of my body collapse, going down hard but keeping my bearings, and more importantly, keeping the dog tucked under the right arm while the left arm protected my head from conking. Down one, two, three, four, five, six steps. Ankle, hip, ankle, hip, ankle, hip! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! But I held the dog safe and fast. And I felt like a semi-redeemed champ as I (literally) crawled back in the house looking for ibuprofen. She beat me back up the stairs. Turns out she didn't need to pee after all.

Ceetar Mar 01 2015 07:45 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

ouch. I fell back in December myself, mainly because I was hurrying out to put the garbage out and didn't realize there was ice on the stairs. boom, landed right on my butt. still hurts when I sit in the wrong chair. I had plenty of forward momentum so no change at righting myself, but apparently had plenty of time to think "well fuck, no way i'm landing on my feet here."

MFS62 Mar 03 2015 08:15 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I left work today at 6:30 PM. I just got home at 10:03 PM. The trip required three trains. I live less than 5 miles from the train station. That part of the trip took almost 20 minutes. Some folks just don't know how to drive in snow. The big black SUV ahead of me never got over 15 MPH. I'm beginning to understand road rage. And its supposed to snow again Thursday. Oh, goody! Later

cooby Mar 04 2015 07:42 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I predict we are all going to get lucky tonight...weatherwise, that is

d'Kong76 Mar 04 2015 08:32 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I think they predicted another dumb one for us up here too... fine by me.

cooby Mar 05 2015 09:48 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We did not get any snow

themetfairy Mar 05 2015 10:27 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Is it spring yet?

Frayed Knot Mar 05 2015 10:51 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

This current winter storm is apparently named* 'Thor' Met fans will of course see this as a positive omen for Noah Syndergaard's upcoming season. * Names for winter storms aren't really official and the National Weather Service openly disassociates themselves from the practice. Unlike the summer storms that the NWS does name, these winter situations often aren't stand-alone storms; they combine, they break up, they do all kinds of things to the point where the storm that hits one part of the country may only partially be the same one when it hits days later in another part. This naming thing is entirely a marketing-like campaign from 'The Weather Channel'

cooby Mar 05 2015 10:54 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

The weather channel is a sham anymore

d'Kong76 Mar 05 2015 10:57 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Ended up with 4" or so after all... more shoveling! Yay! 40's over the weekend can't come fast enough.

themetfairy Mar 05 2015 11:01 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It's still coming down here, and it's predicted to last all afternoon.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 05 2015 11:58 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Off today, and shoveled mine and the elderly neighbor's stoop/sidewalk upon getting back from dropping off Artie at school. Salted, too. Heavily. Both are covered over again, with three inches-plus.

cooby Mar 05 2015 04:13 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We were both not home Tuesday night and yesterday when we got 1 1/2' of ice.* Since we hadn't shoveled our driveway in about a month, and it was kinda warm yesterday, our driveway is now a sheet of ice. And the top of the snow is too crusty to do the "walk along the side of the pavement" trick. Putting out the garbage this morning was a riot. I noticed the neighbor kid averted his eyes, lol.... We didn't get any snow last night or today (missed us by THAT much) but tonight is supposed to go below zero. My poor car has been sitting here getting slowly stuck in the now frozen slush from yesterday so tonight our first priority was to see if we could move it and then get over the snowplow mess. It moved! :) Edit: 1 1/2 INCHES not feet. :D

dgwphotography Mar 05 2015 06:19 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We got another 5-6 inches along the coast. It was more than a little weird clearing off my car at the office, only to get inside and hear baseball on the radio... I have never seen the falls behind City Hall frozen as long as they have been this year....

d'Kong76 Mar 11 2015 08:29 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

This is just insane! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... e-day.html

MFS62 Mar 11 2015 08:33 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: This is just insane! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... e-day.html Eight feet of snow in one day? In Buffalo, they call that flurries. Later

Ceetar Mar 11 2015 08:38 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

MFS62 wrote: This is just insane! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... e-day.html Eight feet of snow in one day? In Buffalo, they call that flurries. Later Buffalo got eight feet one christmas in like 2002 when I was home for break and it was fucking GONE by the time I returned. fleeting.

d'Kong76 Mar 11 2015 08:48 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Not to diss our neighbors in western NY, but this snow fall may very well be on it's way to a one-day record. Fluries, hah! Whatya think you're Joel Sherman?

cooby Mar 11 2015 11:43 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It's sooooo nice to finally have a place to put the garbage out by the curb!

d'Kong76 Mar 12 2015 04:35 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Slab of concrete in back of house shifted yesterday and more today... hope it shifts back.

Ceetar Mar 13 2015 08:00 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Slab of concrete in back of house shifted yesterday and more today... hope it shifts back. I'm worried about my rock retaining wall holding up the hill behind my house once the snow finishes melting off of it. Well, I say 'hill' but if chipmunks were hobbits it'd be Hobbiton.

cooby Mar 13 2015 08:51 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Lol; I love chipmunks :)

Edgy MD Mar 13 2015 09:51 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

When you have a corner house, with storm drains on either side of the corner, all the detritus of the entire block ends up on your curbside during the melt-off.

d'Kong76 Mar 15 2015 10:49 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Concrete slab has pretty much righted itself. Weirdest thing, pretty sure it hasn't happened in year's past. Have sidewalk damage I'll need to attend to in coming weeks, Ol' Man Win- ter wreaked havoc this time around.

cooby Mar 15 2015 03:54 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

If any more of our snow melts, I'll be able to put out my solar flashing easter bunny lights!

themetfairy Mar 15 2015 04:44 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I was able to run one of my favorite routes this morning. The other one is still covered with ice, but hopefully that one will also be clear soon.

cooby Mar 20 2015 08:20 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Onion snow, right KC?

MFS62 Mar 20 2015 08:28 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

cooby wrote: Onion snow, right KC? If that means it stinks, you're right. More expected today. Later

cooby Mar 20 2015 08:46 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Yep, already started here. No snow day though, surprisingly.

d'Kong76 Mar 20 2015 09:10 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

cooby wrote: Onion snow, right KC? I guess it is! (I had to google that term) The flower beds all have onion plants poppin' up and they will soon be covered in wet springy snow.

dgwphotography Mar 28 2015 10:11 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

ENOUGH!!!!

d'Kong76 Apr 02 2015 03:29 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

According to one source, today was the warmest day in the last 123 days... sounds about right.

d'Kong76 Apr 10 2015 03:48 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Some global warming would be nice... it is almost mid April.

MFS62 Apr 10 2015 08:23 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

The last pile of snow at the back of my driveway finally melted today. Later

d'Kong76 Apr 12 2015 07:49 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

What a beautiful day! Did a whole bunch of yard crap that should have been done like three weeks ago.

Ceetar Apr 12 2015 08:01 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: What a beautiful day! Did a whole bunch of yard crap that should have been done like three weeks ago. I think I guilted my neighbor into doing stuff. Was trying out my new backpack blower to clean up all the leaves I didn't in fall (well, some of them, as the little bit of gas I had didn't last me very long) and shortly after he came out and was doing yard work as well. Threw some grass seed down too.

cooby Apr 23 2015 10:37 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Snowing.

metsmarathon Apr 23 2015 11:33 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

we had snow flakes in jersey, too. i think the sky is broken...

d'Kong76 Apr 23 2015 07:46 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I could go for some hazy, hot, and humid for a few days.

Ceetar Apr 23 2015 09:04 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: I could go for some hazy, hot, and humid for a few days. pass. Then I might have to mow the lawn or something. I want to get some low-voltage lighting setup outside though. And I should probably get an outlet to the back somehow. Probably need an electrician for that.

themetfairy Apr 23 2015 09:13 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Gimme the heat and humidity - I'm ready for it!

cooby Apr 24 2015 06:45 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Me too! We are opening our pool Wednesday!

themetfairy Apr 24 2015 07:17 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

For ice skating?

MFS62 Apr 24 2015 08:16 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

My furnace stopped working last night. The re-set button had no effect, so I'm waiting for the service guy to show up. Brrrrr. Later

d'Kong76 Apr 24 2015 09:48 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

MFS62 wrote: My furnace stopped working last night. Unfortunate coinkydink... we woke up to a 58° chill in the house and the hot water was tepid at best. Thankfully it's late April and not January. Hopefully both our troubles are minor!

Ceetar Apr 24 2015 10:00 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: MFS62 wrote: My furnace stopped working last night. Unfortunate coinkydink... we woke up to a 58° chill in the house and the hot water was tepid at best. Thankfully it's late April and not January. Hopefully both our troubles are minor! what's the codes say? these things have flashing lights!

d'Kong76 Apr 24 2015 10:05 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

No lights = no heat for you!

MFS62 Apr 24 2015 10:30 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

My repair person finally came. All fixed. Heat back on. Hope yours gets fixed soon too, Kase. Later

d'Kong76 Apr 24 2015 10:56 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Thanks... oil got very low, just about ran out, and some air got in the line. Guy put in a "free" fifteen gallons and bled it and bing bang boom... truck will be here later woo hoo.

cooby Apr 24 2015 05:15 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

April: Snow one day, mow the next

d'Kong76 Apr 26 2015 07:07 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Got sunburn today on the head... no hat, no hair, bad...

d'Kong76 May 21 2015 05:03 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Sometime soon, it will be warm for a whole week in a row.

themetfairy May 21 2015 06:58 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Queen Elsa is a malevolent bitch.

Mets – Willets Point May 22 2015 10:07 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It's sunny and warm in Boston. In fact, even after all that snow, we're now in a moderate drought.

cooby May 22 2015 04:00 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I wouldn't mind if the wind calmed down just a tad sometime soon.

MFS62 May 28 2015 04:20 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

A thunder and lightning storm just rumbled through the area that must have dumped over 1 1/2 inches of rain in about 45 minutes. At least it washed the pollen off my driveway. Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 28 2015 05:59 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Okay, yeah, it's only been about eighty for the last two days. But good gravy, it's been a sticky-hot-feeling eighty.

Ceetar May 28 2015 06:52 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Okay, yeah, it's only been about eighty for the last two days. But good gravy, it's been a sticky-hot-feeling eighty. my car themo said 93 by the time I got home. Is it fall yet?

dgwphotography May 28 2015 07:33 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Quit yer bitchin'. You don't have to shovel humidity.

Ceetar May 29 2015 08:44 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

dgwphotography wrote: Quit yer bitchin'. You don't have to shovel humidity. I'd rather shovel an hour in the morning than be uncomfortable anytime I'm outside of climate control.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 29 2015 11:03 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Ceetar wrote: dgwphotography wrote: Quit yer bitchin'. You don't have to shovel humidity. I'd rather shovel an hour in the morning than be uncomfortable anytime I'm outside of climate control. [Points to nose]

Ceetar May 30 2015 10:38 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: dgwphotography wrote: Quit yer bitchin'. You don't have to shovel humidity. I'd rather shovel an hour in the morning than be uncomfortable anytime I'm outside of climate control. [Points to nose] That particular one doesn't bother me. But toss in bugs and mosquitos.

dgwphotography May 30 2015 12:20 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: dgwphotography wrote: Quit yer bitchin'. You don't have to shovel humidity. I'd rather shovel an hour in the morning than be uncomfortable anytime I'm outside of climate control. [Points to nose] Alaska is lovely this time of year...

Frayed Knot May 30 2015 09:26 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

My deal with summer weather is that I care a lot more about the nighttime temperature than about the daytime highs. IOW, if offered the choice of an entire summer of days where it never went above 80 but also never dropped below 70, vs one where it hit 90 every day but then dropped down to 60 each night, I'd opt for the 90/60 option every time. It can get as hot as it wants during the day, I just want to crack a window at night rather than need to blast the AC just to get to sleep.

cooby Jun 30 2015 06:23 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Well, at least we haven't had to water the gardens in, oh, six weeks....

d'Kong76 Jul 11 2015 08:20 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

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cooby Jul 28 2015 02:30 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I think we can safely say it's finally summer :)

Ceetar Jul 28 2015 02:51 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I think we can safely say it's finally summer :) and it's disgusting too. At least Buffalo still has snow. [url]http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/snow-piles-record-breaking-buffalo-storm-melting-32736776

themetfairy Jul 28 2015 03:05 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I am so happy that it's summer. It's wonderful being able to run in shorts and a sports top and not have all of the laundry from winter running to wash!

cooby Jul 28 2015 03:09 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Yep! Two loads of laundry per week at our house!

cooby Jul 28 2015 03:09 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Well not counting beach towels lol

MFS62 Jul 29 2015 02:29 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

You're so right, Cooby. Just got back from your neck of the woods. Did the Hershey thing. The wave pool was refreshingly welcome, the Gardens were hot as a krimbie, and the Casino was ok, too. And, between the chocolate factory and the Troeg's brewery near it, there's a lot to eat and drink, too. But, boy was it hot! Later

cooby Jul 30 2015 03:16 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Is that the Hollywood Casino?

Rockin' Doc Jul 30 2015 04:24 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

cooby wrote: Is that the Hollywood Casino? Just a wild guess here, but wouldn't that be in California?

MFS62 Jul 30 2015 05:17 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Rockin' Doc wrote: cooby wrote: Is that the Hollywood Casino? Just a wild guess here, but wouldn't that be in California? Pennsylvania, just a short drive north of the Hershey Park attractions. Maybe it is a sister track to Hollywood Park racetrack in Florida. Bigger than I thought it would be. I had heard there were only slots there, but there were plenty of table games, too. The only thing that disappointed us was there aren't too many places to eat, and the buffet is closed Monday and Tuesday. And, for the improvers of the breed, it abuts the racetrack. You can view the races from a grandstand that looks like its part of the second deck of the casino. There was supposed to be a big race there yesterday, but we were already on our way home. Later

Frayed Knot Jul 30 2015 06:09 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

'Hollywood Casino' is nothing more than a brand name and a franchise of sorts. I know there's one in West Virginia (most people confuse California and West Virginia) and there are probably others as well.

Fman99 Jul 30 2015 06:51 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

MFS62 wrote: You're so right, Cooby. Just got back from your neck of the woods. Did the Hershey thing. The wave pool was refreshingly welcome, the Gardens were hot as a krimbie, and the Casino was ok, too. And, between the chocolate factory and the Troeg's brewery near it, there's a lot to eat and drink, too. But, boy was it hot! Later We did a long weekend there in June. A day at the park and a half day at the candy store/factory. Nice little family trip.

Frayed Knot Aug 13 2015 02:52 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

[fimg=600]http://static1.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2324619.1439488192!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/phallic14n-3-web.jpg[/fimg] And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall

Mets – Willets Point Aug 14 2015 07:32 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Looks like they're going old school and making predictions with a weathercock.

dgwphotography Aug 14 2015 08:26 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Looks like they're going old school and making predictions with a weathercock. I'll take "Things that can't be unseen", for $500, Alex.

Ceetar Aug 14 2015 08:31 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

dgwphotography wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: Looks like they're going old school and making predictions with a weathercock. I'll take "Things that can't be unseen", for $500, Alex. There are no longer $500 clues.

dgwphotography Aug 14 2015 08:37 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Ceetar wrote: dgwphotography wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: Looks like they're going old school and making predictions with a weathercock. I'll take "Things that can't be unseen", for $500, Alex. There are no longer $500 clues. I was going old school as noted by Willets...

cooby Sep 03 2015 01:43 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It's raining! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Ceetar Sep 03 2015 01:45 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

cooby wrote: It's raining! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! that's not expected here for another two weeks.

cooby Sep 03 2015 01:46 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We got lucky. Looks like it might last five minutes or so. No Red Sea thunderstorm this time! Wooooooooooooooooo! I even got out of the pool

d'Kong76 Sep 03 2015 03:27 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Rain? What's rain?

Ceetar Oct 01 2015 07:00 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Rain? What's rain? well, you did ask.

d'Kong76 Oct 01 2015 08:25 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

A month ago! The hurricane is coming, time to mention super storm sandy sixteen times during our forecast.

Ceetar Oct 02 2015 05:52 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: A month ago! The hurricane is coming, time to mention super storm sandy sixteen times during our forecast. that's what gets the biggest ratings!

MFS62 Oct 02 2015 07:50 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Ceetar wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: A month ago! The hurricane is coming, time to mention super storm sandy sixteen times during our forecast. that's what gets the biggest ratings! And sells the most water and batteries. Later

d'Kong76 Oct 02 2015 09:04 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Hype sells more beer and booze... it's already going out to sea.

cooby Oct 02 2015 10:29 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Kinda chilly but I'm still hoping to get in an October swim...our pool closes Monday. (Full of leaves and salamanders now)

d'Kong76 Oct 02 2015 11:05 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It's 50° here, the only thing I'm swimming in is a hot cup o' joe.

cooby Oct 02 2015 11:53 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

53* here. Not much better

Vic Sage Oct 02 2015 01:01 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

it's family weekend at UConn. Crap, it's gonna be a washout, isn't it?

cooby Oct 02 2015 01:05 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I hope it goes well for you Vic! The current weather in woolrich says 'sunny'. It most certainly is not sunny The only yellow thing here today is leaves

dgwphotography Oct 02 2015 01:19 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Vic Sage wrote: it's family weekend at UConn. Crap, it's gonna be a washout, isn't it? According to Matt Scott (Meteorologist for the Hartford Fox affiliate): "Cloudy, windy, and cold. Sctd rain, picking up in PM. Highs: Mid 50s! Good news: ?#?joaquin? is a miss, headed out to sea. Minor effects here, and as a result, a much improved forecast for the weekend. Cold, some showers Saturday, highs in the upper 50s, but sun returns Sunday, with highs in the low 60s"

MFS62 Oct 02 2015 08:29 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Joaquin is heading out to sea because he heard Donald Trump didn't want him to enter the United States. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2015 08:34 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

The only immigrants Trump tolerates are his wives.

MFS62 Oct 02 2015 08:52 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: The only immigrants Trump tolerates are his wives. I wonder when a reporter will ask him about that. Now back to the weather. Later

d'Kong76 Oct 18 2015 02:58 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We just had a mini snow... it's cchilly, but it's not that cold?

MFS62 Oct 18 2015 05:26 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: We just had a mini snow... it's cchilly, but it's not that cold? Had snow here this afternoon in Western Connecticut, too. It was weird. The temperature read in the low 40s and the sky overhead looked mostly clear, but there was one small cloud that dropped flurries. Later

Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2015 02:47 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I hadn't been following this story at all, but a headline on Google News just grabbed my attention big time: [list]Hurricane Patricia Nears Mexico With 200 MPH Winds[/list:u] 200 mile-per-hour winds? TWO HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR???!?!?! Other headlines: [list]Mexico Braces For Impact From Most Powerful Hurricane On Record Mexico hunkers down for Patricia, 'the most dangerous storm in history' Forecasters: Patricia is strongest hurricane ever recorded in Western hemisphere 10000 tourists evacuated from hotels in Puerto Vallarta Hurricane Patricia: Mexico prepares for 'strongest storm ever' [/list:u] Holy crap!

cooby Oct 23 2015 02:50 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

geez! Maybe it really is the strongest storm ever...usually that's just what they say about all the new ones

Ceetar Oct 23 2015 03:06 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

2 feet of rain in some places being expected. That's..a lot.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 23 2015 08:45 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I hadn't been following this story at all, but a headline on Google News just grabbed my attention big time: [list]Hurricane Patricia Nears Mexico With 200 MPH Winds[/list:u] 200 mile-per-hour winds? TWO HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR???!?!?! Other headlines: [list]Mexico Braces For Impact From Most Powerful Hurricane On Record Mexico hunkers down for Patricia, 'the most dangerous storm in history' Forecasters: Patricia is strongest hurricane ever recorded in Western hemisphere 10000 tourists evacuated from hotels in Puerto Vallarta Hurricane Patricia: Mexico prepares for 'strongest storm ever' [/list:u] Holy crap! Not to make light of this but who saw this story and thought about 'The Love Boat'? They always used to stop in at Puerto Vallarta.

d'Kong76 Nov 14 2015 07:39 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Wind was wicked today, not a good yardwork day. Upside is a lot of my leaves are now my neighbor's leaves.

Ceetar Nov 14 2015 09:14 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Wind was wicked today, not a good yardwork day. Upside is a lot of my leaves are now my neighbor's leaves. Lucky. I was out there for 4 hours and it got dark before I finished.

d'Kong76 Nov 15 2015 07:33 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Well you have a forest at your house! I only have one large red maple that dumps on me and it's amazing how many leave are gone this morning. I was joking about the neighbors, the leaves aren't even in their yards so I don't know where the hell they blew.

Ceetar Nov 15 2015 06:11 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Well you have a forest at your house! I only have one large red maple that dumps on me and it's amazing how many leave are gone this morning. I was joking about the neighbors, the leaves aren't even in their yards so I don't know where the hell they blew. I always suspect there's a house on most blocks that has no trees but a billion leaves because they're at the center of a wind tunnel or something. I've learned just to blow the leaves in the street as I go and don't worry about neat piles, the cars up and down the block smooth it all out.

metsmarathon Nov 16 2015 08:51 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Ceetar wrote: I always suspect there's a house on most blocks that has no trees but a billion leaves because they're at the center of a wind tunnel or something. this is my house. i had 30 bags of leaves from my front yard, and all of my trees still had all of their leaves. i should get another 40-50 bags or so out of the leaves from my own trees... Ceetar wrote: I've learned just to blow the leaves in the street as I go and don't worry about neat piles, the cars up and down the block smooth it all out. in my town, this is illegal.

Ceetar Nov 16 2015 09:03 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

My town (and much of this part of Jersey) is awash with curbside piles of leaves this time of year. But then, they never plow within 3 feet of the curb anyway, so I figure I should treat that space as basically my property.

d'Kong76 Nov 16 2015 09:57 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We have bagged-leaf pickup and vacuuming service but the schedule is not very accommodating. My street gets leaves vacuumed on 12/9 this year and it's illegal to put leaves on the street until like 72 hours or some- thing before your day. Of course, driving around over the weekend there are leaves on the residential streets all over and of course there was an obligatory car fire because some knucklehead parked in a big pile of leaves. Wonder if the homeowner then gets a summons and sued. This year I'm just bringing my half-dozen bags to the dump on Saturday.

Ceetar Nov 16 2015 10:04 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: We have bagged-leaf pickup and vacuuming service but the schedule is not very accommodating. My street gets leaves vacuumed on 12/9 this year and it's illegal to put leaves on the street until like 72 hours or some- thing before your day. Of course, driving around over the weekend there are leaves on the residential streets all over and of course there was an obligatory car fire because some knucklehead parked in a big pile of leaves. Wonder if the homeowner then gets a summons and sued. This year I'm just bringing my half-dozen bags to the dump on Saturday. I think I'm not supposed to put the leaves out until the week of (12/10 is next) but I've got a toddler and thanksgiving is coming. I'll put out the leaves when I have time to put out the leaves. Town seems pretty lax with enforcing these things. I've never had them ignore my recycling or not taking my barely tied up twigs in the spring or anything. Now just to figure out how to get the leaves out of my damn gutters/roof.

d'Kong76 Dec 10 2015 10:22 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

May in December! Hope the crocuses don't get confused and start popping up.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 10 2015 10:25 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

BUT MY KAAAALE

d'Kong76 Dec 10 2015 10:44 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

My rosemary and thyme are going all 70's bush.

themetfairy Dec 10 2015 11:07 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I took this photo this morning -

cooby Dec 10 2015 01:04 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Spring is here! The pear tree's in bloom :)

TransMonk Dec 10 2015 01:53 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I'm going to a December Bears game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday afternoon and it's supposed to be 60 degrees! Raining, but 60. WTF?

dgwphotography Dec 10 2015 01:58 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I'm loving the fact that it's going to be sunny and in the mid-50's on Saturday for the two State Championship games I have to shoot.

themetfairy Dec 10 2015 02:11 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I was on the fence about running local 5K races last weekend and this coming weekend, but with these kinds of temperatures I signed up for both.

Fman99 Dec 10 2015 08:34 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

themetfairy wrote: I was on the fence about running local 5K races last weekend and this coming weekend, but with these kinds of temperatures I signed up for both. Nice, me too!

themetfairy Dec 10 2015 08:59 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Fman99 wrote: themetfairy wrote: I was on the fence about running local 5K races last weekend and this coming weekend, but with these kinds of temperatures I signed up for both. Nice, me too! How do you not? How often can you run in December without having to totally layer up?

Nymr83 Dec 10 2015 09:07 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

themetfairy wrote: themetfairy wrote: I was on the fence about running local 5K races last weekend and this coming weekend, but with these kinds of temperatures I signed up for both. Nice, me too! How do you not? How often can you run in December without having to totally layer up? I was never a runner, but as someone who frequently played football and basketball (provided no snow on the ground) outdoors in the winter months through college i dont quite understand the "layer up" thing? aren't you stripping down to shorts (or breakaway pants/sweats) and a t-shirt within about ten minutes of physical activity? heck, even shoveling snow i cant keep my coat/sweatshirt on very long no matter how cold it is. is that just me?

themetfairy Dec 10 2015 09:13 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Nymr83 wrote: themetfairy wrote: themetfairy wrote: I was on the fence about running local 5K races last weekend and this coming weekend, but with these kinds of temperatures I signed up for both. Nice, me too! How do you not? How often can you run in December without having to totally layer up? I was never a runner, but as someone who frequently played football and basketball (provided no snow on the ground) outdoors in the winter months through college i dont quite understand the "layer up" thing? aren't you stripping down to shorts (or breakaway pants/sweats) and a t-shirt within about ten minutes of physical activity? heck, even shoveling snow i cant keep my coat/sweatshirt on very long no matter how cold it is. is that just me? I think that's just you. I may or may not run in shorts on Saturday; most likely I'll wear longer pants. Depending on the temperature I may start out in a long sleeved T over a singlet and when I warm up a bit I'll take it off and wear it around my waist. But a year ago, when it was freezing, I'd have an Under Armour layer under my running pants and I'd probably wear a sweatshirt layer over a long-sleeved T. I tend to get away without gloves except during the coldest weather because I'm short and can just pull my shirt sleeves over my hands, and I may or may not wear a hat depending on the temperature. I have never seen breakaway pants in races; I don't think they're a thing in running.

Fman99 Dec 11 2015 09:51 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I tend to overdress when running outside in the winter. I'd rather start at a comfortable level and move up to roasting/sweating as opposed to starting cold and having to go 15-20 minutes to "warm up." But that's just me.

d'Kong76 Dec 11 2015 09:58 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Once it's in the 40's I'm cold and like to dress in layers while hiking (dog walking) or doing whatever outside. The cold never used to bother me until I started taking blood pressure prescriptions. I guess not having my heart explode is better than always being cold.

themetfairy Dec 11 2015 12:11 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 11 2015 01:01 PM

Meanwhile, this afternoon's photo du jour -

MFS62 Dec 11 2015 12:22 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Once it's in the 40's I'm cold and like to dress in layers while hiking (dog walking) or doing whatever outside. The cold never used to bother me until I started taking blood pressure prescriptions. I guess not having my heart explode is better than always being cold. Blood pressure meds? Maybe that's the reason I'm always cold. I already know that my normal body temperature is 97. something (not 98.6) and I thought that was the reason. But I'm taking blood pressure medication, too. Thanks, Kase, I'll have to ask my doctor about that. Later

cooby Dec 11 2015 12:24 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Beautiful! I just took my daughters pumpkins down to our woods to feed animals and there is all sorts of stuff coming up

d'Kong76 Dec 11 2015 12:46 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

MFS62 wrote: Blood pressure meds? Maybe that's the reason I'm always cold. I already know that my normal body temperature is 97. something (not 98.6) and I thought that was the reason. But I'm taking blood pressure medication, too. If I hit 98.6, I'm getting sick lol

Mets – Willets Point Dec 11 2015 05:06 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I always feel like bumping this thread up, because "should we talk about the weather" comes first in "Pop Song 89".

El Segundo Escupidor Dec 21 2015 10:56 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I saw a snow capped mountain in the distance yesterday and nearly jizzed myself. The last time I experienced a White Christmas, the Mets were NL Champions. Funny.

d'Kong76 Dec 24 2015 08:36 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I just walked to the DG to get some stocking candy in a flannel and I worked up a sweat it's so balmy out!

cooby Dec 29 2015 07:37 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Sleet last night

d'Kong76 Dec 29 2015 08:00 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

We got a little less than an inch of snow/sleet overnight. The city plow went up the street around 4:30 which seems to me a little unnecessary overtime but they gotta spend that 5% city tax increase somewhere. (this post condensed to include both weather and government)

Fman99 Dec 29 2015 08:19 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

I fell on my hip this morning shoveling the ice out of the bottom of my driveway. Sore.

themetfairy Dec 29 2015 08:25 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

It's pouring down here, but I'm not complaining. Better wet than white!

dgwphotography Dec 29 2015 08:50 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Drove to work this morning and the roads were just wet. I laughed at the local weather man who was already displaying the rolled up sleeves look...

cooby Dec 29 2015 08:52 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Because he was settling in for a blizzard? They do go crazy, don't they? Fman be careful out there!

themetfairy Dec 29 2015 07:43 PM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

As I said, better wet than white -

MFS62 Dec 31 2015 07:14 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Thank goodness the fog has finally lifted this morning. It was so dark, damp and foggy here the last few days that I expected to see the Hound of the Baskervilles taking a dump on my lawn. Later

d'Kong76 Dec 31 2015 07:29 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

Don't have to shovel fog! Looks like a bright and sunny next bunch of days on the horizon.

themetfairy Dec 31 2015 07:51 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Don't have to shovel fog! Amen!

MFS62 Dec 31 2015 07:56 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: Don't have to shovel fog! Looks like a bright and sunny next bunch of days on the horizon. Double amen! I had to shovel about an inch of ice/ slush off my driveway on Wednesday morning, and still have some leftover slush on my lawn. Later

cooby Dec 31 2015 09:51 AM Re: Should we talk about the weather? 2015

ooh! ooh! I saw the sun! But it was only for a second