Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 10:47:21AM -0500, frank theriault scripsit: > Not that I want to get into YAGWFW (yet another global warming flame > war), it's all about global averages, isn't it? Local weather may be > colder or more snowy than usual, but Virginia's snowstorms may be > balanced out by th

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread P. J. Alling
On 2/9/2010 10:36 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Christian On 2/8/2010 4:50 PM, frank theriault wrote: > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Christian wrote: >> This is crazy. >> >> From the national weather service (which has been freakily accurate with >> snow totals these past couple of mont

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread P. J. Alling
That's just an old wive's tail, and a damned disappointment to boot On 2/9/2010 9:26 AM, Tom C wrote: Don't St. Bernards carry a barrel of brandy around their necks for medicinal purposes. Definitely don't forget the St. Bernards. On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Bob W wrote: [...]

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread P. J. Alling
On 2/9/2010 10:10 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 6:38 PM, David J Brooks wrote: When life gives you snow, go sit in it, have a beer and relax http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5643143 I say winter is to be enjoyed and embraced. Nice Canadian shot, Dave! c

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 10:36 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > The way I understand it, global warming causes greater variability in > weather patterns ... you get the same kinds of weather you always got, but > going more towards the extremes. > > We got worse drought in the sout

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 10:36 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > The way I understand it, global warming causes greater variability in > weather patterns ... you get the same kinds of weather you always got, but > going more towards the extremes. > > We got worse drought in the southeast for several years,

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Christian On 2/8/2010 4:50 PM, frank theriault wrote: > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Christian wrote: >> This is crazy. >> >> From the national weather service (which has been freakily accurate with >> snow totals these past couple of months): >> >> ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread David Savage
On 9 February 2010 07:38, David J Brooks wrote: > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Cotty wrote: >> On 8/2/10, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>>Ha!  Yeah BTDT during the first one... But we made our flight to Oz! >>> Batten down the hatches and stay warm and safe. >>> >>>Thanks fra

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 6:38 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > When life gives you snow, go sit in it, have a beer and relax > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5643143 I say winter is to be enjoyed and embraced. Nice Canadian shot, Dave! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-09 Thread Tom C
Don't St. Bernards carry a barrel of brandy around their necks for medicinal purposes. Definitely don't forget the St. Bernards. On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Bob W wrote: > [...] >> > >> >A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE >> EXPECTED >> >OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATIO

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 8/2/10, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Ha!  Yeah BTDT during the first one... But we made our flight to Oz! >> >>> Batten down the hatches and stay warm and safe. >> >>Thanks frank! > > Go sit out on that freakin patio you built ;-) Wh

RE: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread Bob W
[...] > > > >A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE > EXPECTED > >OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL > MAKE TRAVEL > >VERY HAZARDOUS. > > > >Send the St. Bernards. > > Lucky you! My wife gave me a toboggan for my 54th birthday > and there isn't e

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 4:41 PM -0500 2/8/10, Christian wrote: This is crazy. From the national weather service (which has been freakily accurate with snow totals these past couple of months): ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VI

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/2/10, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >Ha! Yeah BTDT during the first one... But we made our flight to Oz! > >> Batten down the hatches and stay warm and safe. > >Thanks frank! Go sit out on that freakin patio you built ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Plac

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread Christian
On 2/8/2010 4:50 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Christian wrote: This is crazy. From the national weather service (which has been freakily accurate with snow totals these past couple of months): ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNE

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > Screw all that, get smokes and beer! I don't smoke anymore, so that didn't occur to me. But yes, if you smoke, absolutely. It's all about being comfortable... ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Br

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-02-08 16:50, frank theriault wrote: of Kraft Dinner (I believe you people call it Kraft Mac& Cheese), chips and beer. Oh yeah, and coffee, make sure you have coffee. Make sure you have a way to stay warm if the power goes out (firewood, portable heaters and generators to power them, e

Re: OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Christian wrote: > This is crazy. > > From the national weather service (which has been freakily accurate with > snow totals these past couple of months): > > ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST > WEDNESDAY... > > THE NATIONAL WEATHER SER

OT- Another freaking Winter Storm Warning....

2010-02-08 Thread Christian
This is crazy. From the national weather service (which has been freakily accurate with snow totals these past couple of months): ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FO