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    How Cold Is It?
    It's cold, damn cold! Now - +1 (low) Thu - -14 Fri - -16 Sat - -5 Sun - -8 And snowy And windy Don't come here! (VT/NH/ME) (Set the GPS for Cuba)
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    That looks like a huge storm in the Northwest!
    Wow! That huge spiral spinning in rain and snow from San Francisco to Anchorage looks awesome on the radar. The zone of 8-10" of rains runs right up the coast. Hope everybody out there stays dry and warm!
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    hybrid Sandy a sign of things to come?
    Well, we made it... sort of -- 100s of thousands without power, billions in damage, my favorite beach in RI wrecked (thanks for the images Weather Channel!). This was razor close to the perfect storm. A Lunar high tide combining with the onshore winds combined with a straight-line storm with barometric pressure at 940 millibars (a record) pushed a record 13 foot tidal surge into into Battery Park,Manhattan with subways flooding out. It could have been worse. With 22 foot waves crashing on the lake shore in Chicago and Cleveland I don't know how much more it could have been worse!. This thing is still a pain in the ass with people buried under 26 inches of snow and no power in WV and the storm spreading from Chicago to SC still today with 30-50mph winds. I think this is a hybrid model that will repeat,not necessarily with the hurricane component unless it is the season, because of global warming. If anything, this has shown me how helpless we are in the face of nature's global warming wallop. This was in an in-your-face-warning.
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    be careful, you guys! stay safe!
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    Hurricane Sandy
    This is the largest hurricane in history (900 miles) and will flood the NY subway, shred the Atlantic City boardwalk and send storm surges 6-11 feet in the NY-Long Island-CT area. The NYSE is closed,possibly for the week. Hope the power stays on! Stay safe!
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    New England Preens
    We took a trip up to Burke Mtn. and Northern Vermont and the foliage was brilliant and electric. The show Mother Nature puts on these few weeks each year never fails to give me pause to think of beauty. -- All the more this year as they have just announced the tearing down of paradise and putting up of a parking lot. (Wind farms and resorts to dominate the NE Kingdom of Vermont)
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    God bless Mother Nature
    Well, the humidity is rising and the barometer's is getting low. According to all of the sources, the street looks the best place to go.Because, i believe, tonight, for the very first time, probably around half past ten, and for the first time in history, it's gonna start raining men. Hallelujah.
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    electricty, fluff. that's what my dad aways called it. I hear ya brother about the heat effects; it does make me stop and assess my sanity somedays ,but i love the work and the people. it's nice to be outside surrounded by plants. thanks for the advice and hope your leg healed well and you're out and about..............................damn golf courses anyway. by the way, "fluffanutter" is the name my son gave our cat years ago. lol so cool.........so cool
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    "...the wonderful benefits of piped lightning..."
    Huh? What does that mean, Slo? You work in a green house? Jeezum' crow. I walk outside my AC and my gut turns to liquid. I can't imagine toiling in 115 degree heat! I do remember working on a roof one summer in Furnace, Kentucky and even with a headband on there was a continuous stream of sweat rolling into my eyes! Keep watching that lettuce grow so slow, Slo... And stay hydrated!
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    93 million miles away?
    Feels more like 92 million lately. I work every day in greenhouses in the upper midwest where we have had 30+ days above 90 and 4 above 100; hottest summer on record so far and still going strong. the greenhouses we work in all day run easily 15 deg. above the ambient temps. when that fat old sun is a shinin' and if the wind ain't blowin, there's no air moving in them at all. i'm not whining (yet) as i get to enjoy the wonderful benefits of piped lightning when i get home. Somebody much smarter than me figured out how to distrubute it long ago and i get to reap the benefits (as long as i continue to pay for it is my understanding). I'm lucky to have ac and have used it liberally this summer. My father was born and raised on a farm in the midwest where he lived until the age of 8 before the family moved in to town and a house with modern (1946) amenities. Up until he was 8..... NO electricity, no indoor plumbing,etc.,folks, that means not even so much as a fan to blow the hot air around! I ask dad every year how in the hell they did it and he always says,"you got used to it whether you liked it or not and a tub full of cool well water did wonders". compared to that, i've got it pretty damn good. Those thin little lines hanging on those skinny wooden poles are the only things seperating us from "days of yore" ladies and gentlemen. Homeland security? my ass.
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a gentle breeze blowing rippling pastels in the treetops
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Pinwheel down the road like carnival rides on the road to work this morning, hoping that I just hadn't had my ticket punched for a session of bumper cars! Not supposed to be like this in NC, at least not unless you're in the mountains. I moved from New England for this?
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snow here..
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Sounds like a typical commute for us! Fun isn't it? Although so far it has been way too mild. We need some snow!!! "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
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Lived in Maine a good long while...I actually used to have fun, which is to say actually enjoy, driving on fresh snow as long as no one else was on the road. It's this ice stuff that is more typical around here that gets scary, and the fact that the road crews aren't very well-prepared to handle it (a generous appraisal of their preparedness, I assure you). Yesterday you just didn't know minute-to-minute if the road was ok or if it was a sheet of ice. And then there's the clueless drivers -- one truck blew by me going at least 80 mph, and a few miles later I was following traffic going 5-10 mph. Reasonable speed was somewhere in between. Anyway, we'd be happy to send the snow and cold weather to CO where it belongs!
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Got it up here in Ontario, Canada too. Beautiful snow, fluffy & flaky, just the way we like it. Already had a few good skates on the pond after the first snap and I'm looking forward to this lunar eclipse. Gonna go trudge through the woods in my woolens and breathe the good air. Happy Solstice!!!!
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I went up to Paddy O'Quigley's, the other day, for a pint and met up with a bloody British chap who said airport runways were shut down for the first time he can remember, at both major London airports. Is the rest of Europe experiencing an early winter too? Y'all must be getting the snow that we're not getting here in Kansas City....
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The nucleus of the late, great jazz fusion giants Weather Report.I'd be curious if any of the GD were fans. I'm betting yes. David Gans, Blair Jackson, do you know? Was Weather Report Suite a reference to them? Inquisitive minds would like to know. Happy holidays.
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Hey Now Hi, I am travelling this weekend, for Christmas, just heard there is going to be a Big Noreaster ? just in time for Christmas, everyone travel safe and have a great Holiday ! love and OO Beth ( Liz ) Kempf Hey Now OO play on- KEEP LISTENING
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.is going on here.. first we had a late snow because it was to warm just a bunch of rain which pretty much hurts us here at the ski areas..then it gets cold snows the moutains make snow to get caught up temps drop down to about -6 f....then warms back up rains nearly washes out our road... temps drop back down lots of snow i get ready to go hit the slopes rains and now they are predicting temps in the high 40's next couple of days and snow over the weekend...just for reference we usually are in the single digits and below this time of year
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30 below zodiac 3 weeks ago in north Dakota, now I hear bad rain in the north west and this morning it is abt 30 in Mario TX. But feels like 40. Blowing snow in Indiana yesterday. Just crazy all over the place . " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
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Well, I made it throught the blizzard at Heathrow last week and said "That's it, no more traveling!" Yet here I am am at home in Vermont with a wicked Nor'easter dropping a full 12" or more and making life a little less delightful. I think we can look forwad to more of the same all winter and in future winters. It''s a trend! I used to love it more when I did outdoor winter sports (besides cleaning the car and driving to work!)
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Cold and dry just became cold and snowy: from Manhattan, KS to Columbia, MO, anywhere from 5" to 9" blanketed the ground. Shoveling the drive off took an hour, then the slow drive to work...whew, time for a nap... and a cookie!!
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.....the weather here has been jumping 20 degrees back and forth for a coupla weeks. Supposed to be in the low 50's later this week, was in the low 30's yesterday, and it's actually NOT raining right now.....oooops...heavy mist..
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We had a high of 68 yesterday and today we're enjoying a brick 28. Texas is a mess.
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Woke up to -16.... Bright side is the sun is out and the wind stopped...
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in Oakland, which must be confusing those trees that haven't quite dropped their leaves yet. The dogs certainly did have the zoomies at the dogpark this morning.
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I so can't wait to get back to the south east .. " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
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Alta and Solitude have some of the best snow I've ever ate: keep your tips up!!!
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You're all over the place!! =) "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
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Got nuthin' on us this winter. We are going through an old-fashioned winter with snow almost every day a cold slated -25 in mid VT.
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hope ya got plenty of woolens.......
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It's only -15 on a daily basis up der. My ancestors from the 17th century are buried near Rutland: the rest of us moved west!!
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s. oregon, clear skies and 65 degrees, a rare and different tune!, found a nice agate on the beach, saw four river otters swim by up the river, old dog happy, me too. gonna make the mountain my home
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followed by scattered darkness in early evening....and whatever vodka is left..
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In Hubbard , Oregon this morning .. Looks like I will be stuck here till Monday afternoon. " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
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Get some cookies and a beer.......it'll be OK..
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I would , believe me it sounds good to me Johnman ... " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
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There's gotta be a 7-11 or an AM/PM close by...
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At least yer not on the east coast suffering with tons of humanity. Somewhere there's a great notion in Oregon. Turn on the Jets game for a glimmer of hope. Squealers can't possibly win.
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that anyone with a roof over their heads and food in the fridge (if they HAVE a fridge) shouldn't complain about much.....I'm thankful to have what little I do...
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-25 in my town, -35 in some places further North. Please, somebody give me a reason to go to the SE. Anybody from the Native American Church got a peyote ritual coming up?
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I feel for everyone dealing with the frigid cold temps . Mid 40's in Oakland Oregon today. I will be Headin to Dallas tx. Next. I hear its been cold down there too. Stay warm folks, cuddle with you loved one or big warm dog , lol . " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
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Is it spring yet?********************************** I am not young enough to know everything. Oscar Wilde
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North Carolina hasn't exactly been a joy this winter season (a white Christmas even!), especially if you are in the mountains (I'm not). But then again, I've got nothing to complain about when you stack it up against minus-anything F for a temperature. Stay warm, folks!
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mixed in with the cold rain and snow. Yuck-o-rama! Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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In Dallas Texas this morning. " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
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cold, cold, cold in the mountains of NC, not below zero, but thick frost this morning, with a promise of sunshine this pm. Had lots of snow all ready up here with more to come. Just letting ya know. Now, why did I leave Florida? Oh yeah, too hot.
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That the storm front caused by the Europe '72 brouhaha subsides and we see calmer weather in these parts come next week. Looks like high '50s and sunny for my part of NC this weekend, hoping that some of your snow gets to melt away, unkle sam. I work with a guy from Boone and they've had something like 19 snow days for school kids already this season. Not fun at all.
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Warm week this week.. It warmed up in the 20's but now the snow is flying and expected to get 3-6' but ya never with living by Lake Superior..
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Don't get me wrong i do like haveing FOUR seasons and thats why i want to get out of here, We only get about 3 months of warm waether. .This week it is suppose to have daytime highs in the teens and overnight around -10.
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27 degrees and forecast for temps in the teens this afternoon, with snow, sleet, freezing rain all the good nasty stuff . Here in Huchins Tx. I so can't wait for spring time !! Then summer, but then I will probably be saying that its too hot , lol . You all stay warm.. " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "