On Sun, Feb 10, 2013, David Mann wrote:
On Feb 10, 2013, at 3:22 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote:
I blame the 24 hour news cycle. When you need to fill programming
time, any catchy names will grab eyeballs. It's the same reason that
the Weather Channel named the storm Nemo.
From: David Mann
On Feb 10, 2013, at 3:22 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote:
I blame the 24 hour news cycle. When you need to fill programming
time, any catchy names will grab eyeballs. It's the same reason that
the Weather Channel named the storm Nemo.
Cue lawsuit from
On 9/2/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
you should probably install the Inuit spellchecker. They've got shitloads of
names for the stuff.
Bob, you've gone all 'country' ;-)
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On 9/2/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
you should probably install the Inuit spellchecker. They've got
shitloads of names for the stuff.
Bob, you've gone all 'country' ;-)
Yes, sorry. I meant 'a multiplicity
I believe they termed it a Major snow event because it doesn't really
meet the definition of a blizzard, yet snow fall falls short.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:05 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013, David Mann
- the difference between a blizzard and a snow
storm is not the amount of snow but the strength of the wind.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: PESO -- Major Snow Event?
I believe
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Subject: Re: PESO -- Major Snow Event?
I believe they termed it a Major snow event because it doesn't really
meet the definition of a blizzard, yet snow fall
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Blizzards are characterized by high winds. Traditionally sustained
winds of 50 km/h (30 mph) were required along with heavy snow.
Now the measure is visibility - a combination of winds and snow that
limits visibility to 400 metres or
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Subject: RE: PESO -- Major Snow Event?
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Blizzards are characterized by high winds. Traditionally sustained
winds of 50 km/h (30 mph) were required along with heavy snow.
Now the measure is visibility - a combination of winds
Perhaps, but a lot of winter storms in the Northeast US are ice or
sleet storms, rather than snow storms.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:41 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Blizzards are characterized by high
You guys out east hang in there. Cheers, Christine
On Feb 8, 2013, at 7:27 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
... and I'd like to know when it became common practice to name these
storms... Nemo is apparently how we are supposed to call this bit of
weather we're having?
Oh
I imagine they'll survive. We had more snow in Michigan than they got in New
York City. But it's not an event here. It's just business as usual.The Boston
area got about 22 inches in some suburbs, according to the National Weather
Service. We usually get that at least once a year, but we don't
That should be em effing snow. Damn spellchecker changed it.
On Feb 9, 2013, at 10:45 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
I imagine they'll survive. We had more snow in Michigan than they got in New
York City. But it's not an event here. It's just business as usual.The
Boston
From: P. J. Alling
When did it become de rigueur to complicate the language with pseudo
technical jargon? like Major Snow Event? when plain English such as
Snowstorm, or Major Snowstorm or even Blizzard express the situation
perfectly well?
I blame Ticketmaster.
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From: Christine Nielsen
... and I'd like to know when it became common practice to name these
storms... Nemo is apparently how we are supposed to call this bit of
weather we're having?
For that, you can blame The Weather Channel.
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist
That should be em effing snow. Damn spellchecker changed it.
you should probably install the Inuit spellchecker. They've got shitloads of
names for the stuff.
B
On Feb 9, 2013, at 10:45 AM, Paul Stenquist
Just an update there appears to be about 2 1/2 feet of some strange
white substance, at least I assume its some strange unknown white
substance based on the reaction of our, state and local authorities,
covering pretty much everything,
there must have been a warm patch during the storm
Word of advice ... don't try snorting it through rolled up $100 dollar
bill (especially where it's turned yellow). That shit will give you the
worst headache!
From: P. J. Alling
Just an update there appears to be about 2 1/2 feet of some strange
white substance, at least I assume its some
I blame the 24 hour news cycle. When you need to fill programming
time, any catchy names will grab eyeballs. It's the same reason that
the Weather Channel named the storm Nemo.
On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 11:17 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
From: P. J. Alling
When did it become de
On Feb 9, 2013, at 6:22 PM, David Parsons wrote:
I blame the 24 hour news cycle. When you need to fill programming
time, any catchy names will grab eyeballs. It's the same reason that
the Weather Channel named the storm Nemo.
Nemo, the storm that finds you.
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On Feb 10, 2013, at 3:22 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote:
I blame the 24 hour news cycle. When you need to fill programming
time, any catchy names will grab eyeballs. It's the same reason that
the Weather Channel named the storm Nemo.
Cue lawsuit from Disney :D
Cheers,
Dave
When did it become de rigueur to complicate the language with pseudo
technical jargon® like Major Snow Event® when plain English such as
Snowstorm, or Major Snowstorm or even Blizzard express the situation
perfectly well?
Well anyway New England and the rest of the Northeast US are undergoing
I forgot in case anyone is interested the BW conversion was
accomplished with Fotomatic's free BW conversion program applied after
all other adjustments using their pseudo Yellow Filter.
On 2/8/2013 6:45 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
When did it become de rigueur to complicate the language with
... and I'd like to know when it became common practice to name these
storms... Nemo is apparently how we are supposed to call this bit of
weather we're having?
Oh well, the wind is picking up, snow is flying... it hasn't
accumulated too much here, south of Boston, a few inches, maybe... but
Imagine this. A long time Chicago News anchor (Bill Curtis), announced today
that he had a special story on the Eastern storm and pictures of SNOW!!!
Yes, we have SNOW here every year and 2 or 3 inches on the ground now.
SNOW, like we've never seen it before. He CBS Chicago know better!
On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote:
... and I'd like to know when it became common practice to name these
storms... Nemo is apparently how we are supposed to call this bit of
weather we're having?
It's a marketing tactic started by the Weather Channel
Seven inches from yesterday's storm here in Milwaukee. This is what my
back yard looked like this morning...
http://studio1941.com/FebSnow/index.html
-p
On 2/8/2013 7:45 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Imagine this. A long time Chicago News anchor (Bill Curtis), announced today
that he had a
Christine Nielsen wrote:
Oh well, the wind is picking up, snow is flying... it hasn't
accumulated too much here, south of Boston, a few inches, maybe... but
maybe by tomorrow we'll have huge piles... I walked the dog this
morning, which will have to do... he doesn't seem to have any interest
in
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