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Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:50 am The snow is not fucking around up at Alta ...



They've gotten more than six feet this week. The resort and the road into the canyon were closed all day yesterday due to avalanche danger and control work along the road. They're still closed.
Getting interlodged up at Alta was a dream that happened a few times while I was in school. I was friends with guys who worked at the Rustler, so I could hang out in the VERY small room, and I'd get put to work in the kitchen or dining room.

Was not fun having to call professors to explain why I wouldn't be in class.
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DaveInSeattle wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:04 amWas not fun having to call professors to explain why I wouldn't be in class.
Because they'd be jealous and take it out on you?

My associate almost went up there a couple days ago - if she had, she'd have been interlodged and unable to help me with these trial depositions that start today.

So, yeah, I'd have been jealous and taken it out on her.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:50 am The snow is not fucking around up at Alta ...



They've gotten more than six feet this week. The resort and the road into the canyon were closed all day yesterday due to avalanche danger and control work along the road. They're still closed.
They're still up there for another day at least.

And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:31 am
DaveInSeattle wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:04 amWas not fun having to call professors to explain why I wouldn't be in class.
Because they'd be jealous and take it out on you?

My associate almost went up there a couple days ago - if she had, she'd have been interlodged and unable to help me with these trial depositions that start today.

So, yeah, I'd have been jealous and taken it out on her.
But since she is there, you can take it out and put it in her, ammirite?
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Heh.

You tell me, if I answer that in any way, shape, or form, am I setting myself up for a lawsuit?
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:04 pm Heh.

You tell me, if I answer that in any way, shape, or form, am I setting myself up for a lawsuit?
Eh, anonymous message board. Nobody will ever find out.
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Shit, this time I really hope Giff is ok.
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serrano wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:47 pm Shit, this time I really hope Giff is ok.
Spare a thought for TT.
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A_B wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:53 pm
serrano wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:47 pm Shit, this time I really hope Giff is ok.
Spare a thought for TT.
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TT2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:01 am
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:53 pm
serrano wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:47 pm Shit, this time I really hope Giff is ok.
Spare a thought for TT.
power back on tonight. all canned and microwave food now back in play. things better for me than a lot of mh friends but the last 3 days sucked.
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We are OK. No power for 48 hours, but had plenty of food and booze and weed. Finished three books. Still stressed about pipes bursting with two more nights forecasted in the teens and the food shortage, but nothing we can't handle for a few days.
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You have the slow drip going?
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mister d wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:04 am You have the slow drip going?
Does he house Koalas or something?
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mister d wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:04 am You have the slow drip going?
Yeah, but my doctor said some antibiotics would clear that up.

(yep, slow drip on all faucets...I should re-wrap the pipes this afternoon while it's above freezing though)
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So the final total for Alta this week was 101 inches. The road is still closed; folks are still stranded up there.



That was an outlier, most other places got way less. But damn, it was deep this morning when I went up to the cabin to shovel.

Thank god it was really fluffy because a lot of the time I have to lift each shovelful over my head to get rid of it.

(Edit: Those snowshoes are there because I needed them to get down the driveway.)

And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Last week in Cleveland: Highs in the teens or low 20s, lows in the single digits, about a foot of snow on the ground with a layer of ice.

Today in Cleveland: Sunny and windy, 55 degrees and snow melting faster than Ted Cruz's ethics.

Next week in Cleveland: Probably freezing rain and death.
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Sabo wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:47 pm Last week in Cleveland: Highs in the teens or low 20s, lows in the single digits, about a foot of snow on the ground with a layer of ice.

Today in Cleveland: Sunny and windy, 55 degrees and snow melting faster than Ted Cruz's ethics.

Next week in Cleveland: Probably freezing rain and death.
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Hi from Texas where it was 80 yesterday.
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It's supposed to hit 88 here this weekend.
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It was the mid-50s the last two days. Sunny 40s today. 4-8 inches of snow tomorrow.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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Rush2112 wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:46 pm It was the mid-50s the last two days. Sunny 40s today. 4-8 inches of snow tomorrow.
Snow supposed to start in like 2 hours. (The brief sundress window was nice.)
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Buffalo nods in solidarity.

my parents had an icicle of death smash through a screen this afternoon due to rapid melting (no injuries)
Sabo wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:47 pm Last week in Cleveland: Highs in the teens or low 20s, lows in the single digits, about a foot of snow on the ground with a layer of ice.

Today in Cleveland: Sunny and windy, 55 degrees and snow melting faster than Ted Cruz's ethics.

Next week in Cleveland: Probably freezing rain and death.
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7 degrees last week. 70 today.
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P.D.X. wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:49 pm (The brief sundress window was nice.)
I've been in Boulder 5 times since last March 15th. 2 times to go into my office for something, the other 3 were to visit the kid's doctor. I'm going to have to start neck stretches for the return to campus.
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Colorado guys, you getting dumped on?

I’m thinking not too many sundresses today?
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:10 am Colorado guys, you getting dumped on?

I’m thinking not too many sundresses today?
Snowing pretty hard this morning. Big flakes falling. Probably 8" right now after a disappointing mix of rain and snow yesterday during the day. Snowed hard at times but never accumulated that much. Expecting at least a few more inches today.

About to go make the first pass with the snowblower.
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phxgators wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:18 am
Steve of phpBB wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:10 am Colorado guys, you getting dumped on?

I’m thinking not too many sundresses today?
Snowing pretty hard this morning. Big flakes falling. Probably 8" right now after a disappointing mix of rain and snow yesterday during the day. Snowed hard at times but never accumulated that much. Expecting at least a few more inches today.

About to go make the first pass with the snowblower.
Make that the first three passes. Cleared out about 10", 2-3" more by the time I was done the first time, then another 1"+ by the time I cleared the porch, etc.

Came inside to find we're now under a blizzard warning.
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Up here in Longmont I'm sitting at 14" right now with wind and it still coming down. Wife and I have shoveled every hour and half or so since 9am to try and stay ahead. Problem isn't so much the snow as it is the temperature. Been right around freezing all day so the snow is just so fucking heavy.
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GoodKarma wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 3:31 pm Up here in Longmont I'm sitting at 14" right now with wind and it still coming down. Wife and I have shoveled every hour and half or so since 9am to try and stay ahead. Problem isn't so much the snow as it is the temperature. Been right around freezing all day so the snow is just so fucking heavy.
The nice thing about March snow is it’ll melt away quick. But we need that on the other side of the Rockies.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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The snow overnight got considerably lighter and dryer thankfully. Gonna go hit the groomed park for some nordic laps at lunch.
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Ended the ordeal with 18" total. Now we'll see how fast it melts. Unfortunately my house faces north so some of the piles will be around well into April.
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Last week I learned 68 is the perfect temp for Vegas.
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I don't like how much the danger zone looks like Great Britain.
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The Shutdown Full cast crew have a long standing "England or Alabama" bit.
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Hold a quick thought for BobP today. And Rex. But especially those in the MS/AL/TN region. They are on the doorstep of a really bad tornado day. Maybe to rival the April 2011 outbreak down there.

Here's the latest note from NWS:
This is an uncommon, upper-echelon parameter space. In such an
environment, any relatively discrete supercells will be capable of
multiple tornadoes, some long-tracked and strong to violent (EF2-5
possible), with considerable destructive potential. A very moist
boundary layer also will reduce potential cold-pool/outflow strength
via less subcloud evaporation, so that even closely spaced storms
may have substantial tornado threats. Forecast wind fields and
model soundings reasonably suggest any sustained supercells and
their tornadoes will be fast-moving (45-55 kt), with individual
tornado paths nearly as long in miles as their duration in minutes.
A tornado outbreak -- including the threat of a few long-tracked,
violent tornadoes -- is expected today into early this evening over
the Southeast, especially parts of Mississippi, Alabama and
Tennessee. Tornadoes, large to very large hail, and damaging winds
to hurricane force also are possible over a broad area from the
central Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley and southern Appalachians.
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tennbengal wrote: Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:06 am Hold a quick thought for BobP today. And Rex. But especially those in the MS/AL/TN region. They are on the doorstep of a really bad tornado day. Maybe to rival the April 2011 outbreak down there.

Here's the latest note from NWS:
This is an uncommon, upper-echelon parameter space. In such an
environment, any relatively discrete supercells will be capable of
multiple tornadoes, some long-tracked and strong to violent (EF2-5
possible), with considerable destructive potential. A very moist
boundary layer also will reduce potential cold-pool/outflow strength
via less subcloud evaporation, so that even closely spaced storms
may have substantial tornado threats. Forecast wind fields and
model soundings reasonably suggest any sustained supercells and
their tornadoes will be fast-moving (45-55 kt), with individual
tornado paths nearly as long in miles as their duration in minutes.
A tornado outbreak -- including the threat of a few long-tracked,
violent tornadoes -- is expected today into early this evening over
the Southeast, especially parts of Mississippi, Alabama and
Tennessee. Tornadoes, large to very large hail, and damaging winds
to hurricane force also are possible over a broad area from the
central Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley and southern Appalachians.
The word "tornado" is bad enough, but "tornado outbreak"?
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Is the helmet comment just that guy's schtick, or was he serious?
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rass wrote: Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:37 am Is the helmet comment just that guy's schtick, or was he serious?
My Mom had to hide in an interior closet the other night due to a tornado threat. When she told her lawn guy the next day, he told her she needed to buy a helmet. I'd never heard that.
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there's a meteorologist infamous in KC for wearing a bike helmet on the air to discuss the importance of having a bike helmet on during a tornado. that's all she became known for -- she had a tendency to be fear-mongery when on TV -- and she even left KC and got out of TV for 6-7 years before coming back to a different station and toning it down considerably.
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In bicycling circles there's a group of "helmet truthers" who are convinced that wearing a bike helmet on a ride actually increases your danger of serious injury. One of their favorite arguments is "If helmets are so important, why don't you wear them when you're driving." Seems like wearing a bike helmet while sheltering from a tornado is the next logical step.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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