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Tuesday December 8 thread
« on: December 08, 2009, 08:48:37 AM »
No one's started one, so I guess I will.

The snow's pounding down heavily in the Sandhills of Nebraska this morning, with visibility near or at zero.  If one drives, he has to drive by Braille.

It's 15 degrees right now, winds varying 15-25 mph.

We're expected to get about 8 inches by 6:00 p.m. (central time; 5:00 p.m. mountain time).

After which it gets bad.

Tonight's low is expected to be circa -5 degrees--and it's still expected to be snowing--but worse than that, after 6:00 p.m. (central time; 5:00 p.m. mountain time), the wind will pick up, and for the rest of today, and all 24 hours of tomorrow (Wednesday), there's predicted to be gusts circa 45-55 mph.

As bad as we're getting it up here, southern Nebraska, including where debk's son used to live, is getting worse than we are up here on the roof of Nebraska; twice the snow, twice the wind, twice the negative temperatures.

There's plenty of cat food and cat litter in the house.  Life is good.

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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2009, 08:56:23 AM »
Local weather says we might get between 3-5" tonight.

I'm actually looking forward to the first snowfall, not because I'm a glutton for punishment, but simply because our puppy-of-indeterminate-age, Lexie, has probably never seen snow before. It'll be interesting to see her reaction to it.
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2009, 09:22:21 AM »
Cold (I hesitate to use that word) and Drizzly here in Big D.  High of 50 ish today, Tomorrow is supposed to be cold, but dry.  I like that.  Cold and rain is just plain yucko. 
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2009, 09:37:42 AM »
A wintry mix tonight with snow flurries tomorrow with temps hitting around 10 Wednesday night.  Not much accumulation expected.
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2009, 12:36:03 PM »
just started snowing in Stillwater. Supposed to get somewhere between 5-10". No one can make up their mind on what is happening the next 24 hours, but they all know what's happening in 20-100 years. lol
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2009, 01:04:34 PM »
6 inches-plus predicted for tonight and tomorrow, turning to ice/rain by tomorrow afternoon.  Lots of wind.

Hell of a way to spend the day off.  Working 9PM-7AM tonight.  At least it's my OT day, so I get 3 hours OT and 7 hours DT (don't ask--it's convoluted how our timesheets work).
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2009, 01:05:04 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on December 08, 2009, 08:48:37 AM
No one's started one, so I guess I will.

The snow's pounding down heavily in the Sandhills of Nebraska this morning, with visibility near or at zero.  If one drives, he has to drive by Braille.

It's 15 degrees right now, winds varying 15-25 mph.

We're expected to get about 8 inches by 6:00 p.m. (central time; 5:00 p.m. mountain time).

After which it gets bad.

Tonight's low is expected to be circa -5 degrees--and it's still expected to be snowing--but worse than that, after 6:00 p.m. (central time; 5:00 p.m. mountain time), the wind will pick up, and for the rest of today, and all 24 hours of tomorrow (Wednesday), there's predicted to be gusts circa 45-55 mph.

As bad as we're getting it up here, southern Nebraska, including where debk's son used to live, is getting worse than we are up here on the roof of Nebraska; twice the snow, twice the wind, twice the negative temperatures.

There's plenty of cat food and cat litter in the house.  Life is good.



And its coming our way here in Missouri......freezing rain right now, changing to snow with up to a foot possible, followed by high winds, and a low tomorrow night of only five degrees......winter in the midwest......

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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2009, 02:08:20 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on December 08, 2009, 01:04:34 PM
6 inches-plus predicted for tonight and tomorrow, turning to ice/rain by tomorrow afternoon.  Lots of wind.

Hell of a way to spend the day off.  Working 9PM-7AM tonight.  At least it's my OT day, so I get 3 hours OT and 7 hours DT (don't ask--it's convoluted how our timesheets work).

After so many straight time hours in a week, you get paid overtime, then after so much overtime, you get paid double time?
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2009, 02:31:27 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on December 08, 2009, 02:08:20 PM
After so many straight time hours in a week, you get paid overtime, then after so much overtime, you get paid double time?

OT after 8 hours.  We have X1 and X2 days (normally Saturday/Sunday.)  All X1 time is OT, all X2 time is DT.  Right now Tuesday and Wednesday are my X1/X2 days.  So the 3 hours between 9 PM and midnight tonight are OT, and anything after that until I get off work is DT.  When I come back on Thursday night it'll be straight time for the first 8, then OT.

Not as good a deal as when I was "in the tools" with SCE.  Back then it was OT after 8, DT after 12 on regular days, and on your X1 day it was OT for first 8, then DT after that.  Made for some nice paychecks when I was working 7-12's towards the end of the year trying to make automation goals.
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2009, 02:32:19 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on December 08, 2009, 08:48:37 AM
If one drives, he has to drive by Braille.

Were you watching me drive to work this morning Frank?   I didn't know CDOT had traffic cams on US 85 out of Greeley.   :-)

As for what mischief I'm up to today, just the usual design work combined with the added task of trying to keep my tender pink tushie warm in this glorified conex box I get to work in.
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2009, 03:16:21 PM »
Snow, snow, snow.

Mountains of snow.

Valleys of snow.

Plains of snow.

Expanses of snow.

Lakes of snow.

Rivers of snow.

Oceans of snow.

Skies of snow.

Endlessly to the horizon, snow.

Hiding the William Rivers Pitt, snow.

Cluttering the air, snow.

Relentless unceasing snow, the whole world white.
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2009, 03:21:51 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on December 08, 2009, 03:16:21 PM
Snow, snow, snow.

Mountains of snow.

Valleys of snow.

Plains of snow.

Expanses of snow.

Lakes of snow.

Rivers of snow.

Oceans of snow.

Skies of snow.

Endlessly to the horizon, snow.

Hiding the William Rivers Pitt, snow.

Cluttering the air, snow.

Relentless unceasing snow, the whole world white.

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Snow glides from the mountain
Ice fathers floods for a season
A hard rain comes quickly
Unknown creatures
Take their leave, unmourned
Horsemen ready their stirrups

Passion seeks heroes and friends
The bell of the city
On the hill is rung

Then dirt is parched
Kindling is placed in the forest
For the lightning’s celebration

The shepherd cries
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2009, 03:30:13 PM »
 :picsneeded:

I want to see snow :(
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2009, 03:34:45 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on December 08, 2009, 03:16:21 PM
Snow, snow, snow.

Mountains of snow.

Valleys of snow.

Plains of snow.

Expanses of snow.

Lakes of snow.

Rivers of snow.

Oceans of snow.

Skies of snow.

Endlessly to the horizon, snow.

Hiding the William Rivers Pitt, snow.

Cluttering the air, snow.

Relentless unceasing snow, the whole world white.

Okay, that just creeped me out a little right there...

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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2009, 03:43:25 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on December 08, 2009, 03:30:13 PM
:picsneeded:

I want to see snow :(

What's your mailing address?  I'll gladly send you some!  Postage due, of course. :-)
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2009, 03:47:05 PM »
And so it begins...

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Issued by The National Weather Service
Portland, ME
4:13 pm EST, Tue., Dec. 8, 2009

... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

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 FURTHER INLAND... SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ACCUMULATING 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MAINE. SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AND SLEET IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING... BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... ACCUMULATING 9 TO 15 INCHES. EVEN IN THESE LOCATIONS... SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES AS THE STORM WINDS DOWN.

AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES LIGHTER OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... IT WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FORM OF DRIZZLE... .FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW FLURRIES. THIS WILL DEPEND ON SURFACE TEMPERATURES... BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AFTER WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THE SNOW MAY START EARLY ENOUGH TO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FAIRLY RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALONG THE COAST WHERE THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

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Oh, JOY!
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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2009, 03:58:09 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on December 08, 2009, 03:47:05 PM
And so it begins...

THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

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Oh, JOY!

Our condolences......

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Re: Tuesday December 8 thread
« Reply #17 on: December 08, 2009, 04:46:26 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on December 08, 2009, 03:43:25 PM
What's your mailing address?  I'll gladly send you some!  Postage due, of course. :-)

It will melt as soon as it touches the mailbox :(
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