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Misc Cold Season Complaining

I never realized that so many people still rely on sirens solely to tell them to take cover. Its very weird I mean don't get me wrong I'm in a good spot here but it's not meant for people indoors to begin with

Two different areas since yesterday people throwing a fit online because there were no sirens. One dude in Wichita Falls was demanding to get answers from the city why the sirens didn't go off. Shrugs

Heck there's places I know of in Alabama getting rid of sirens entirely 🤣
 
Brent said:
I never realized that so many people still rely on sirens solely to tell them to take cover. Its very weird I mean don't get me wrong I'm in a good spot here but it's not meant for people indoors to begin with

Two different areas since yesterday people throwing a fit online because there were no sirens. One dude in Wichita Falls was demanding to get answers from the city why the sirens didn't go off. Shrugs

Heck there's places I know of in Alabama getting rid of sirens entirely 🤣
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Even if you're not a weather nerd, if you get a "first alert" type day in the spring in the plains, you should keep an eye on the radar.
 
GeorgiaGirl said:
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Even if you're not a weather nerd, if you get a "first alert" type day in the spring in the plains, you should keep an eye on the radar.
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Right I mean it's the end of April in the Plains and we've been active for most of the month. Nobody should be caught off guard or surprised at this point. Heck it's the same areas as last week

Im just confused I didn't realize it was that big of a deal. Like here the sirens are just the icing on the cake
 
“US weather forecasting is more crippled than previously known as hurricane season nears
Responsible for protecting life and property from severe weather impacts, the National Weather Service is headed into hurricane season with 30 of its 122 weather forecast offices lacking their most experienced official, known as the meteorologist-in-charge.

There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office…

That office was the main source of information during Hurricane Harvey, which killed at least 68 people…”

The image below shows in Orange the offices without a met-in-charge:

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GaWx said:
“US weather forecasting is more crippled than previously known as hurricane season nears
Responsible for protecting life and property from severe weather impacts, the National Weather Service is headed into hurricane season with 30 of its 122 weather forecast offices lacking their most experienced official, known as the meteorologist-in-charge.

There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office…

That office was the main source of information during Hurricane Harvey, which killed at least 68 people…”

The image below shows in Orange the offices without a met-in-charge:

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Not a big fan of having no met-in-charge in hurricane prone areas. 😬
 
I really don't understand how forecasting (machine and human) has gotten SO BAD in the last 3-5 years when it comes to rainfall. Maybe it's a local thing, I don't know. I've always relied on WPC outlooks for planning and NWS text products for short term stuff to plan my field work. Some of my bigger ag clients use private services but complain about the same thing.

So much planting has been done late because of drought and what seemed like a guaranteed area-wide half to three-quarters of an inch of rain. Now we've gotten a trace to maybe a quarter in some places and that just won't cut it due to lack of pre-existing soil moisture. WPC is now showing an inch to 2 inches widespread over the next 5 days so we'll try it again.
 
Disagree Season 3 GIF by The Lonely Island
 
Snowfan said:
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Not unusual unfortunately. Sad number of these groups are composed of veterans.

My BIL works for a telecom and they deal with the same stuff when it comes to their infrastructure. Years ago it was microwave towers and now it's the 5G/small modular cell towers.
 
My complaint of late outside of this cold I'm trying to shake off is that this weather for this weekend really sucks for May.

I should be wearing sweats, and yet because of me being used to wearing shorts, I haven't been doing it (too stubborn to fix that).

And before you ask, I'm not looking forward to the 90's returning late this week.
 
GeorgiaGirl said:
My complaint of late outside of this cold I'm trying to shake off is that this weather for this weekend really sucks for May.

I should be wearing sweats, and yet because of me being used to wearing shorts, I haven't been doing it (too stubborn to fix that).

And before you ask, I'm not looking forward to the 90's returning late this week.
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We go from crappy, rainy cool weather to Mid-Summer type heat.
 
Are these channel or bullhead cats ? First was around 4 pounds, second near 5. Caught a bunch on simple chunks of hot dogs, I threw a small useless chunk of one to right in front of where I had the rods setup (about 2ft from the bank) and literally saw one come from the deeper water somehow find it and devour it, stuff works great. If these are bullhead these are giants relative to how big they normally get IMG_7599.jpeg123_1.jpeg
 
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@GeorgiaGirl @tractor girl Any words if Acuna is retiring from Braves?
Ronald Acuña Jr. is playing a baseball game tonight. A little less than a year after tearing the ACL in his left knee, the superstar outfielder will begin a rehab assignment with the Braves' Florida Complex League affiliate against the FCL Orioles at 6:05 p.m. ET at CoolToday Park. Position players can spend a maximum of 20 games on a rehab assignment, meaning the 2023 NL MVP could be back in a Braves uniform where he belongs before the end of the month. If all goes to plan, he should be fully in the groove by mid-June for his first MLB matchup against his brother, star Mets rookie Luisangel Acuña; the rivals play each other seven times in a 10-day span from June 17-26.
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Myfrotho704_ said:
Are these channel or bullhead cats ? First was around 4 pounds, second near 5. Caught a bunch on simple chunks of hot dogs, I threw a small useless chunk of one to right in front of where I had the rods setup (about 2ft from the bank) and literally saw one come from the deeper water somehow find it and devour it, stuff works great. If these are bullhead these are giants relative to how big they normally get View attachment 172749View attachment 172750
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Look like channel cats to me. Bullheads don’t get very big. Perfect eating size.
 
Myfrotho704_ said:
Are these channel or bullhead cats ? First was around 4 pounds, second near 5. Caught a bunch on simple chunks of hot dogs, I threw a small useless chunk of one to right in front of where I had the rods setup (about 2ft from the bank) and literally saw one come from the deeper water somehow find it and devour it, stuff works great. If these are bullhead these are giants relative to how big they normally get View attachment 172749View attachment 172750
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They look more like bullheads to me. Channel catfish have more of a fork in their tail and are more sliver in color with black spots. Bullheads are usually smaller than that so you did well to catch some that large. I like using chicken liver when I'm trying to catch channel catfish or bullheads. I keep a spool of sewing thread in my tackle box to wrap around the liver to keep it on the hook.
 
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