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Misc 2018 Banter & Venting Thread

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SoutheastRidge said:
Crazy that a city with the same latitude as southern Canada hasnt seen a 6" snow in 31 years.
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And here is an interesting tidbit from the Paris Climate office....

Although its latitude (48°52'0"N) is roughly the same as Vancouver or the Island of Newfoundland in Canada, the City of Paris benefits from a temperate climate as a result of its location in Western Europe and the warming effects of the Gulf Stream.
 
metwannabe said:
And here is an interesting tidbit from the Paris Climate office....

Although its latitude (48°52'0"N) is roughly the same as Vancouver or the Island of Newfoundland in Canada, the City of Paris benefits from a temperate climate as a result of its location in Western Europe and the warming effects of the Gulf Stream.
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It still surprises me given that their avg temps are colder than most of the southeast and im pretty sure they avg several inches of snow per year. You would think at least once over the last 30 years they would have had a big snowfall. Their avg high in winter is only in the low to mid 40s so they must get a ton of cold rain.
 
SoutheastRidge said:
It still surprises me given that their avg temps are colder than most of the southeast and im pretty sure they avg several inches of snow per year. You would think at least once over the last 30 years they would have had a big snowfall. Their avg high in winter is only in the low to mid 40s so they must get a ton of cold rain.
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Seems like most years they're lucky to get more than a dusting

So about like the south lmao. Their average low is above freezing too

Probably a lot of cold rain indeed
 
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Brent said:
Seems like most years they're lucky to get more than a dusting

So about like the south lmao. Their average low is above freezing too

Probably a lot of cold rain indeed
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The average low is probably part of it. In flagstaff Arizona they average somewhere near 100 inches of snow with quite mild highs for such a snowy place. The average highs in winter are about the same as my town. The average high is 44 in December and 43 in Jan. At night time though the average low is in the teens and can easily get in the single digits. In fact March is thier snowiest month averaging around 24 inches of snow with an average high of 50 and an average low of 22 degrees. Obviously elevation is a huge factor in all of this but it’s still pretty fascinating. It’s actually a good place if you love snow but don’t want it sticking around all winter long. I stayed there when they got 2 feet of snow one time and it was awesome. I stopped there again 5 days later on my way back to Tennessee and there was nothing but patches of snow left. Pretty much every day they get extreme melting followed by extreme freezing.In the winter You basically get lake effect type snow storms but with a temperature climate of Nashville.
 
I had some good thunder and lightning last night while temp was at 35 degrees. It took me by surprise as you don’t hear thunder when temps are that cold normally. I’ve heard a crack or two in cold temps before and I’ve even heard thunder snow 2-3 times in the past. But last night it was going on for 30 minuets and it was really loud house shaking type thunder.
 
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I had some good thunder and lightning last night while temp was at 35 degrees. It took me by surprise as you don’t hear thunder when temps are that cold normally. I’ve heard a crack or two in cold temps before and I’ve even heard thunder snow 2-3 times in the past. But last night it was going on for 30 minuets and it was really loud house shaking type thunder.
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yeah we had vivid lightning around 32-33 last night too. It was weird
 
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Double sonic booms
 
This is a friendly message to my cohorts and compadres ...
I got the flu (shot notwithstanding); threw the fever after 5 days and went back to work the next; apparently came in contact with someone with a different strain, and went back down for round 2. My doc had said to stay home for a week during the 1st bout for that very reason/possibility/probability, but stubborn me ... No.
There's a few strains flying around, so if you get one, stay home for a couple of days after symptoms pass to get resistance back up, or run the real risk of another round and doing nothing but sleeping and watching weather from inside ... :confused:
Just trying to share some good advice, based on the past week and a half ... :cool:
 
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The average low is probably part of it. In flagstaff Arizona they average somewhere near 100 inches of snow with quite mild highs for such a snowy place. The average highs in winter are about the same as my town. The average high is 44 in December and 43 in Jan. At night time though the average low is in the teens and can easily get in the single digits. In fact March is thier snowiest month averaging around 24 inches of snow with an average high of 50 and an average low of 22 degrees. Obviously elevation is a huge factor in all of this but it’s still pretty fascinating. It’s actually a good place if you love snow but don’t want it sticking around all winter long. I stayed there when they got 2 feet of snow one time and it was awesome. I stopped there again 5 days later on my way back to Tennessee and there was nothing but patches of snow left. Pretty much every day they get extreme melting followed by extreme freezing.In the winter You basically get lake effect type snow storms but with a temperature climate of Nashville.
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I need to make a move to Flagstaff, AZ asap. lmao
 
pcbjr said:
This is a friendly message to my cohorts and compadres ...
I got the flu (shot notwithstanding); threw the fever after 5 days and went back to work the next; apparently came in contact with someone with a different strain, and went back down for round 2. My doc had said to stay home for a week during the 1st bout for that very reason/possibility/probability, but stubborn me ... No.
There's a few strains flying around, so if you get one, stay home for a couple of days after symptoms pass to get resistance back up, or run the real risk of another round and doing nothing but sleeping and watching weather from inside ... :confused:
Just trying to share some good advice, based on the past week and a half ... :cool:
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I never had the flu shot until this season, got it this time for school purposes (healthcare field) and wouldn't you know...got sick twice when I rarely do. I still feel like I picked up something but it was latent outside of a warning shot morning that was a false alarm and gave it to my mom and it truly manifested for me the second time I got it. And since early October my mom can't stay healthy.

I'm not sure it was the flu but regardless, never even took one day off, I likely should've as it took me almost two weeks to completely kick it. I remember taking a test that Monday afternoon and after a while, my head hurt so bad I just started guessing on said test. It was I had been punched in the head.

I felt better that Tuesday though but since I didn't get any rest and was dealing with stress that week (4 tests!) I think that delayed my recovering.
 
My yard and my recently planted trees are loving all of this rain, but I'm hoping the end of February provides some snow to move this winter out of the C- range.
 
SimeonNC said:
I was walking home from school and saw that one of the trees nearby bloomed.
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That is so beautiful. The trees blooming, the beautiful blue skies. Be thankful you are there in beautiful North Carolina and not stuck in cloudy, cold, and depressing Indiana :(
 
SoutheastRidge said:
That is so beautiful. The trees blooming, the beautiful blue skies. Be thankful you are there in beautiful North Carolina and not stuck in cloudy, cold, and depressing Indiana :(
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Don't let it fool you lol, it was a brisk windy day.

When are you coming back down here?

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SimeonNC said:
Don't let it fool you lol, it was a brisk windy day.

When are you coming back down here?

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Not sure exactly when yet but it will be later this year. I definitely do not plan on spending another winter here.
 
Maybe I'm boring but my ideal place to live would be San Diego where the temps are pleasant year round and you're right near the ocean. No extreme heat, no extreme cold. And you can always drive to the mountains in Cali and see snow. No tornadoes either :)
 
SimeonNC said:
Indiana is that bad?

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I just feel out of place. I don't really know anyone and the cold, cloudy days don't help matters. It's a bit of a culture shock. Of course I've always lived in a small town so that part of it isn't a culture shock, but the people here just are different. The midwest doesn't seem like a fit to me.
 
SoutheastRidge said:
I just feel out of place. I don't really know anyone and the cold, cloudy days don't help matters. It's a bit of a culture shock. Of course I've always lived in a small town so that part of it isn't a culture shock, but the people here just are different. The midwest doesn't seem like a fit to me.
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Idk much about Indiana specifically but I've always heard that Northerners weren't as friendly than people down here.

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SCweather said:
Be happy if you have seen accumulating snow this year, not everyone has. That being said, Winter is over as far as another winter storm hitting the Southeast. Maybe some areas in TN to VA get something in the coming weeks but other than that, go ahead and put a nail in it. I'm sure people on here will disagree til the cows come home with this but it's over. If I am wrong, feel free to put this comment on blast. Yall go ahead and take your couple inches and i'll take my mcflurries and let's go ahead and ride into Spring.
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SimeonNC said:
Idk much about Indiana specifically but I've always heard that Northerners weren't as friendly than people down here.

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It probably has to do with the weather lol. If you lived in a place where it was cold and snowy for months on end you probably wouldn't be friendly either. Or maybe you love that kind of weather ;)

I haven't come across any unfriendly people yet. The people just seem to be more boring than they are in the south.
 
SoutheastRidge said:
I just feel out of place. I don't really know anyone and the cold, cloudy days don't help matters. It's a bit of a culture shock. Of course I've always lived in a small town so that part of it isn't a culture shock, but the people here just are different. The midwest doesn't seem like a fit to me.
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yeah it probably doesn't help its the middle of the winter... most people up north hate winter.

The summers on the other hand sound incredible vs. what we deal with

I had a taxi driver in Chicago last month originally from Louisiana... said he loves the weather the rest of the year lol
 
SoutheastRidge said:
Maybe I'm boring but my ideal place to live would be San Diego where the temps are pleasant year round and you're right near the ocean. No extreme heat, no extreme cold. And you can always drive to the mountains in Cali and see snow. No tornadoes either :)
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That would be awesome, until that 9.0 earthquake hits next !
 
SoutheastRidge said:
Maybe I'm boring but my ideal place to live would be San Diego where the temps are pleasant year round and you're right near the ocean. No extreme heat, no extreme cold. And you can always drive to the mountains in Cali and see snow. No tornadoes either :)
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Beautiful place indeed. I was born and raised in SD and lived there for 27 years. But if you feel out of place in Indiana I promise you it will be a thousand times worse in so cal. People aren’t friendly, everyone is in a rush and the cost of living is a joke. I think that’s why someone like me would have an easier time moving north since I’ve lived many years in a big city. I’ve now lived in north Tennessee for almost 12 years though and I’d never move back to California. Don’t get me wrong as growing up there was an absolute blast with endless things to do. Everything is within a 3 hours drive weather it be the snow, desert, rivers or oceans and Disney land or magic mountain. But as I’ve gotten older and been away from all that and have gotten to meet so many good and nice people out here I now know I could never go back. The south has become my home and that will most likely never change unless I happen to move further north.
 
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