Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Community > MacNN Lounge > The new weather thread

The new weather thread (Page 7)
Thread Tools
Laminar
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 30, 2019, 07:26 PM
 
My furnace struggled until the sun came up. School and day care were both closed so I was home with the kids. We kept the fireplace on all day and have made it work.

     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 30, 2019, 07:53 PM
 
Radiators usually keep it at 72, so 65 is their version of the struggle.

That’s tolerable, but my place (unusually) also has a furnace, and since I don’t get a medal for not using it, on days like this I let it do some fill-in work.

Been in shorts during the whole freezeageddon.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 30, 2019, 07:56 PM
 
Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep View Post
At least you have radiators.
You will be pleased to know the majority of people in Chicago have some form of heat.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 30, 2019, 08:11 PM
 
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before in this thread, but I love this weather fact.

This kind of cold requires snow pack. Without snow, the ground is darker, and thus absorbs more heat. Without snow, it generally stays above 0F.
     
Laminar
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 31, 2019, 10:44 AM
 
"Albedo" is the term I learned in my astronomy class.

Albedo is a non-dimensional, unitless quantity that indicates how well a surface reflects solar energy
     
Ham Sandwich
Guest
Status:
Reply With Quote
Jan 31, 2019, 11:10 AM
 
[...deleted...]
( Last edited by Ham Sandwich; Apr 23, 2020 at 10:11 AM. )
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 31, 2019, 11:20 AM
 
Originally Posted by Laminar View Post
"Albedo" is the term I learned in my astronomy class.


I was this close to mentioning albedo.

I learned about it from the various solar system generators I’ve played with in the past.
     
Laminar
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 31, 2019, 12:19 PM
 
Originally Posted by subego View Post


I was this close to mentioning albedo.

I learned about it from the various solar system generators I’ve played with in the past.
Showoff.
     
P
Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 31, 2019, 06:53 PM
 
Originally Posted by subego View Post


I was this close to mentioning albedo.

I learned about it from the various solar system generators I’ve played with in the past.
Shoutout to SimEarth, which taught me all sorts of strange terms (including that one).
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 31, 2019, 10:26 PM
 
Memories.
     
Thorzdad
Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 1, 2019, 08:44 AM
 
Hey! It's 13 this morning! Heatwave!

Some folks had a little fun during the freeze.
( Last edited by Thorzdad; Feb 1, 2019 at 09:15 AM. )
     
Ham Sandwich
Guest
Status:
Reply With Quote
Feb 2, 2019, 12:19 PM
 
[...deleted...]
( Last edited by Ham Sandwich; Apr 23, 2020 at 10:11 AM. )
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 2, 2019, 03:17 PM
 
Originally Posted by Thorzdad View Post
Hey! It's 13 this morning! Heatwave!

Some folks had a little fun during the freeze.
Aaaaaaand, it’s 40.

This one trick... asphalt hates it!
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 3, 2019, 10:05 AM
 
Usually things look kinda nasty after a snow melt, but for whatever reason, this hit next level grody.
     
Thorzdad
Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 3, 2019, 10:09 AM
 
The streets around here are starting to look like there was a naval bombardment. Pretty amazing how badly even new streets are falling apart now.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 3, 2019, 04:06 PM
 
Do they do asphalt or concrete where you are?

They switched from concrete here when I was young, which I’m pretty sure was a horrible idea.
     
Thorzdad
Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 4, 2019, 09:31 AM
 
Pretty exclusively asphalt. Been that way forever. Even the repairs and re-paving on the interstates are asphalt now.
     
Ham Sandwich
Guest
Status:
Reply With Quote
Feb 4, 2019, 09:53 AM
 
[...deleted...]
( Last edited by Ham Sandwich; Apr 23, 2020 at 10:11 AM. )
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 4, 2019, 10:40 AM
 
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 4, 2019, 06:39 PM
 
Here, this captures how disgusting it is.

     
Ham Sandwich
Guest
Status:
Reply With Quote
Feb 5, 2019, 09:34 PM
 
[...deleted...]
( Last edited by Ham Sandwich; Apr 23, 2020 at 10:11 AM. )
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 5, 2019, 10:36 PM
 
We should, but I’m sure we can’t afford it.
     
Thorzdad
Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Feb 5, 2019, 11:52 PM
 
Gonna be near 60 here tomorrow. High of 22 Thursday.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Mar 19, 2019, 01:10 PM
 


Yay!
     
andi*pandi
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: inside 128, north of 90
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Mar 19, 2019, 01:28 PM
 
spring!

(they're expecting a noreaster on thurs here)
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 14, 2019, 02:04 PM
 


April blizzards bring...
     
andi*pandi
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: inside 128, north of 90
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 14, 2019, 03:39 PM
 
Sorry dude. Today we are wearing shorts.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 14, 2019, 05:38 PM
 
Theoretically, it’ll be 60 on Tuesday.
     
ghporter
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 14, 2019, 07:31 PM
 
A bunch of us went to Disney World in the last week of March. My sister got back to her home in southern Michigan just fine. The next day, there was almost an inch of snow. The change from Florida weather to Michigan weather was understandable, but snow that late is very unusual for that area...

Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
     
Laminar
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 15, 2019, 09:52 AM
 
Originally Posted by subego View Post
April blizzards bring...
Half my racing friends went to St. Louis to race this weekend, the other half stayed in Iowa. It was 30 and snowy down there, and 50 and sunny up here. Jokes on them.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 27, 2019, 05:06 PM
 
Aaaaand... it’s snowing again.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 28, 2019, 03:05 AM
 
This is just wrong.

     
Laminar
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 29, 2019, 08:21 AM
 
Originally Posted by subego View Post
This is just wrong.
I agree - the Cobalt was bad enough as it is, Pontiac did NOT need to make an even worse version.
     
Ham Sandwich
Guest
Status:
Reply With Quote
Apr 29, 2019, 10:05 AM
 
[...deleted...]
( Last edited by Ham Sandwich; Apr 23, 2020 at 10:11 AM. )
     
Chongo
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 29, 2019, 04:38 PM
 
Friday was our first 100 of the year.
45/47
     
turtle777
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Apr 29, 2019, 05:42 PM
 
Originally Posted by Chongo View Post
Friday was our first 100 of the year.
Oh yeah ?

We got 100 in Chicago as well - all of January and February days combined

-t
     
Ham Sandwich
Guest
Status:
Reply With Quote
Jun 21, 2019, 07:31 PM
 
[...deleted...]
( Last edited by Ham Sandwich; Apr 23, 2020 at 10:11 AM. )
     
Ham Sandwich
Guest
Status:
Reply With Quote
Jun 28, 2019, 03:49 PM
 
[...deleted...]
( Last edited by Ham Sandwich; Apr 23, 2020 at 10:11 AM. )
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Nov 12, 2019, 07:57 AM
 
It’s a balmy 9° with a -4° windchill.

I guess February in November is the “new weather” in the thread title.
     
Thorzdad
Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Nov 12, 2019, 09:19 AM
 
11 here. Similar windchill. The old heatpump is certainly getting a workout this week. It's been running continuously since about midnight.

My son and his wife, who live in far northern Indiana (lake-effect snow land) just happened to have planned a week-long getaway down to Gulf Shores, AL. this week. So, while their home is buried in snow, they're enjoying some lovely 70° weather, and sending us pics just to rub it in.
     
andi*pandi
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: inside 128, north of 90
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Nov 12, 2019, 12:36 PM
 
It might snow today, which reminded me to make an appointment for new tires tomorrow.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Nov 12, 2019, 02:55 PM
 
Let’s tell Reader and Glenn it’s time to change their tires and see if they fall for it.
     
turtle777
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Nov 12, 2019, 08:34 PM
 
I wonder if Apple will offer dedicated summer and winter wheels for the new Mac Pro.

-t
     
ghporter
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Nov 14, 2019, 09:18 PM
 
I'm not changing my tires! But it IS quite cool here, much cooler than seasonable. San Antonio got UP TO 45 today, but on Monday it went from a high of 75 to 39 by midnight, with a low of 32 at about 8:30 AM Tuesday. It got up to 44 yesterday, and the overnight low was only 41. But the drizzly rain made it all feel worse than the temperature implied.

It is pretty amusing to see folks here bundle up when it gets below 70, but it's sad when it really does get cold.

Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Nov 14, 2019, 09:34 PM
 
Originally Posted by ghporter View Post
I'm not changing my tires!
Dammit!
     
Thorzdad
Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Nov 14, 2019, 09:56 PM
 
I haven’t run winter tires in ages.
     
subego
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Dec 26, 2019, 03:28 PM
 
It’s 60°, and the trees are budding.
     
Thorzdad
Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Nobletucky
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Dec 26, 2019, 05:53 PM
 
Yeah. Feels like early spring down here in Indy, too. I was tempted to open the windows today. I’ve lived through enough blizzard-like xmases to be perfectly ok with this.
     
andi*pandi
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: inside 128, north of 90
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Dec 28, 2019, 02:45 PM
 
It's nice enough here I did open the windows, fresh air feels good.
     
Doc HM
Professional Poster
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: UKland
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Dec 28, 2019, 05:25 PM
 
wandering around town without a coat on today. Ok so I did have a jumper on but still, mid winter and its not yet coat wearing temperature.
This space for Hire! Reasonable rates. Reach an audience of literally dozens!
     
 
Thread Tools
 
Forum Links
Forum Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:00 PM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2017 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.8 © 2000-2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.,