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The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: Raving_Lunatic on February 05, 2009, 12:34:05 PM

Title: Lucky Lunatic
Post by: Raving_Lunatic on February 05, 2009, 12:34:05 PM
It's snowed all week. I've had three days off school so far and it's only going to get better, frankly. I'm very pleased about it, adapting my weird image to the wonderful scenery of an urban snowscape by listening to songs like Fog (again) and Cymbal Rush while walking through the snow. And I feel sorry for the Americans :D!
Title: Re: Lucky Lunatic
Post by: stePH on February 05, 2009, 02:13:24 PM
And I feel sorry for the Americans :D!

Don't be for me.  After last December I don't want to see snow again for at least a couple more years.
Title: Re: Lucky Lunatic
Post by: Bdoomed on February 05, 2009, 02:35:22 PM
FLORIDA! :(
Title: Re: Lucky Lunatic
Post by: Darwinist on February 06, 2009, 04:43:18 AM
It's snowed all week. I've had three days off school so far and it's only going to get better, frankly. I'm very pleased about it, adapting my weird image to the wonderful scenery of an urban snowscape by listening to songs like Fog (again) and Cymbal Rush while walking through the snow. And I feel sorry for the Americans :D!

My lads had two days in a row off school a couple weeks ago because the bus-time temps were about -25 F with wind chills off the charts, and we ended up with 80+ hours below zero in a row.   I wonder about our Canadian neighbors, are they this wimpy or did they suck it up and continue on with life?
Title: Re: Lucky Lunatic
Post by: Heradel on February 06, 2009, 07:09:55 AM
It's snowed all week. I've had three days off school so far and it's only going to get better, frankly. I'm very pleased about it, adapting my weird image to the wonderful scenery of an urban snowscape by listening to songs like Fog (again) and Cymbal Rush while walking through the snow. And I feel sorry for the Americans :D!

My lads had two days in a row off school a couple weeks ago because the bus-time temps were about -25 F with wind chills off the charts, and we ended up with 80+ hours below zero in a row.   I wonder about our Canadian neighbors, are they this wimpy or did they suck it up and continue on with life?

My first winter in NYC was really mild at first (~7-10 C), and about overnight it dropped to -10 C. So I, being foolish, did not check the weather and exited in my customary jeans and sweatshirt for my three block walk to the subway.

Now, this alone was simply foolish, but the bit that made it extremely stupid is that I live next to the Hudson, so the 20 kph winds over the river get kicked up to 40-60 kph once they hit the city canyons. Three blocks, at a run, and my fingers were a bit blue by the time it was over. At least my school's right next to the subway exit.
Title: Re: Lucky Lunatic
Post by: gelee on February 06, 2009, 01:52:48 PM
I moved to Atlanta about 12 years ago.  I've seen a total accumulation of about 8 inches in those 12 years.  I seriously miss winter.  We jump straight from fall to spring here, and summer is about 8 months long. 
Title: Re: Lucky Lunatic
Post by: FamilyGuy on February 07, 2009, 12:03:18 AM
I moved to Atlanta about 12 years ago.  I've seen a total accumulation of about 8 inches in those 12 years.  I seriously miss winter.  We jump straight from fall to spring here, and summer is about 8 months long

I'm from northern Minnesota and if summer falls on a weekend, we have a picnic.   ;D
Title: Re: Lucky Lunatic
Post by: Listener on February 07, 2009, 08:55:31 PM
I've seen a total accumulation of about 8 inches in those 12 years.

THAAAAAAAAAAAT'S what she said.

(Sorry. Couldn't resist.)

I've seen more snow in my 4.5 years in Atlanta than any other time, though the only other snow I saw was flurries on a DC trip and about two inches in NYC in 1991.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/listener42/sets/72157604061576129/ -- the last two times it really snowed in the Atlanta area.