The Weather

[tennbengal]

So...tornadoes in December? Is that a thing now? Isn't spring/summer tornado season?

There have been December tornado outbreaks historically. Not common, but happen.

[tennbengal]

Here was one just a hair northwest of the worst of last night from 1957…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado ... 8–20,_1957

[sancarlos]

[DaveInSeattle]

Snow! In Seattle!

Glad its on a holiday weekend so people aren't trying to get to work.

[mister d]

Current road conditions here will never not remind me of the time I thought my (non-racist) mother warned me to "watch out for black guys" when I was leaving one night in HS or on college break to meet up with friends.

[rass]

Did you read-end someone that evening because you were trying to figure out why your mom would say something like that?


The last couple of winters they brined the shit out of the roads in town at the merest whisper of winter weather, but we got nothing around here last night. Not sure if they missed the forecast or if our DPW is COVID'd.

[A_B]

Current road conditions here will never not remind me of the time I thought my (non-racist) mother warned me to "watch out for black guys" when I was leaving one night in HS or on college break to meet up with friends.

This is awesome.

[The Sybian]

Current road conditions here will never not remind me of the time I thought my (non-racist) mother warned me to "watch out for black guys" when I was leaving one night in HS or on college break to meet up with friends.

If you were a girl you'd have heard that far more often.

Got the call at 6:50 that they were delaying school by 30 minutes to let DPW salt. 10 minutes later they called a snow day. Curious why they didn't go remote instead. They once held remote school during a snow storm when we were fully remote anyways, and parents freaked out that they should let kids enjoy a snow day. Today is cold and rainy with no snow, just icy roads.

[DSafetyGuy]

Current road conditions here will never not remind me of the time I thought my (non-racist) mother warned me to "watch out for black guys" when I was leaving one night in HS or on college break to meet up with friends.

If you were a girl you'd have heard that far more often.

Got the call at 6:50 that they were delaying school by 30 minutes to let DPW salt. 10 minutes later they called a snow day. Curious why they didn't go remote instead. They once held remote school during a snow storm when we were fully remote anyways, and parents freaked out that they should let kids enjoy a snow day. Today is cold and rainy with no snow, just icy roads.

"Teachers are not prepared to instruct remotely on no notice" would be the reason I imagine for this. They allow for five (or however many) snow days, anyway.

[Giff]

Did you read-end someone that evening because you were trying to figure out why your mom would say something like that?


The last couple of winters they brined the shit out of the roads in town at the merest whisper of winter weather, but we got nothing around here last night. Not sure if they missed the forecast or if our DPW is COVID'd.

We were in Santa Fe over New Years and there was a big snowfall on NYE. The next morning we decided to go to this sledding hill halfway up the mountain because we did that two years ago in very similar circumstances with no issue. Not my best idea, but the beer tasted extra good when we got back because I really thought we were going to have a disaster.

[The Sybian]

Did you read-end someone that evening because you were trying to figure out why your mom would say something like that?


The last couple of winters they brined the shit out of the roads in town at the merest whisper of winter weather, but we got nothing around here last night. Not sure if they missed the forecast or if our DPW is COVID'd.

We were in Santa Fe over New Years and there was a big snowfall on NYE. The next morning we decided to go to this sledding hill halfway up the mountain because we did that two years ago in very similar circumstances with no issue. Not my best idea, but the beer tasted extra good when we got back because I really thought we were going to have a disaster.

Lots of black guys in Santa Fe?

[Giff]

This was all white.

[Ryan]

The thing I hate most about black ice is that it makes playing basketball so much harder

[The Sybian]

The thing I hate most about black ice is that it makes playing basketball so much harder

you could use a "d" somewhere between "ice" and "so"?

[Ryan]

More black ice this morning. Get out of my neighborhood!

[A_B]

Black ice matters.

[DSafetyGuy]

Black ice matters.

Certainly more than this:

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[The Sybian]

Black ice matters.

Certainly more than this:

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I drank so much LaBatt's in college. It's the worst. The taste of a hangover. But, at $1/bottle or $3/pitcher, it was a great deal. Maybe it was just Koch's Golden Anniversary that went for $3 pitchers.

Expecting 3-5 inches starting at midnight, so I'll be shocked if the kids go to school. On the plus side, you don't see any black ice in the 3-5 inch range.

[rass]

Ah, the "ice" phase of the 90s. I always thought Bud Ice was the gold standard because of the super cool bottle.

[The Sybian]

Ah, the "ice" phase of the 90s. I always thought Bud Ice was the gold standard because of the super cool bottle.

It was all about the super-high alcohol content of 5%! So crazy that in the days I drank with the purpose of getting wasted, 5% was high alcohol, now it's called a "session beer" so can drink it without getting a buzz. I don't recall ever drinking Bud Ice. In college we'd go to the Duty Free to pick up Molson Brador at a whopping 6%. My high school friends always went Beast Ice or Genny Ice. Both horrendous.

[P.D.X.]

Just learned upon google that Keystone Ice is still a thing.

[The Sybian]

Just learned upon google that Keystone Ice is still a thing.

Oh yeah, we drank a lot of that garbage. So nasty. Remember those commercials with the guy with the bitter beer face?

[Giff]

Ah, the "ice" phase of the 90s. I always thought Bud Ice was the gold standard because of the super cool bottle.

I'll still buy a Natty Ice tallboy if I see one.

[A_B]

Expecting 3-5 inches starting at midnight, so I'll be shocked if the kids go to school. On the plus side, you don't see any black ice in the 3-5 inch range.

Heh.

[Rush2112]

In college we'd go to the Duty Free to pick up Molson Brador at a whopping 6%.

Went to MI a few years back and picked some up at the Duty Free. It was a really good bottom of the cooler beer.

[A_B]

Was supposed to drive west for work this afternoon but apparently all roads between here and where I am going are either shut down or it's 10 MPH. So I will be staying home!

[rass]

Was supposed to drive west for work this afternoon but apparently all roads between here and where I am going are either shut down or it's 10 MPH. So I will be staying home!

Stay East, old man

[A_B]

Told the family I was stopping by the store on the way home so let me know if you need anything. Oldest replied "White Claw Surge".


Brought a tear to my eye. AND I'm wearing the same sweatshirt as in the O Holy Night video rass made.

ETA: This was the road I was going to be driving on.

[Giff]

You know, you not being on the road could've been the reason there were so many cars. Maybe only three cars crash had you gone. Maybe none? Selfish, AB.

[brian]

82 and sunny here.

[mister d]

I still LOVE IT when the shovel hits a small gap in the sidewalk and stops instantly. It makes my wrist feel good and doesn't make me curse out loud.

[DSafetyGuy]

Ah, the "ice" phase of the 90s. I always thought Bud Ice was the gold standard because of the super cool bottle.

It was all about the super-high alcohol content of 5%! So crazy that in the days I drank with the purpose of getting wasted, 5% was high alcohol, now it's called a "session beer" so can drink it without getting a buzz. I don't recall ever drinking Bud Ice. In college we'd go to the Duty Free to pick up Molson Brador at a whopping 6%. My high school friends always went Beast Ice or Genny Ice. Both horrendous.

I don't know if your college experience included Molson XXX at 7.3%(!). 'Twas a good accelerant to play catch-up after arriving in Niagara Falls well after sundown.

[mister d]

Not only have I had that in upstate NY, but I've also used it as a catch-up and then threw it up off a 3rd floor balcony. Couldn't quite get the angle to hit the balcony below, but fun nonetheless.

[Gunpowder]

Had one of these in Niagara back in the day.

http://40ozmaltliquor.com/brands/blackbull.php

Intergalactically terrible.

[The Sybian]

Ah, the "ice" phase of the 90s. I always thought Bud Ice was the gold standard because of the super cool bottle.

It was all about the super-high alcohol content of 5%! So crazy that in the days I drank with the purpose of getting wasted, 5% was high alcohol, now it's called a "session beer" so can drink it without getting a buzz. I don't recall ever drinking Bud Ice. In college we'd go to the Duty Free to pick up Molson Brador at a whopping 6%. My high school friends always went Beast Ice or Genny Ice. Both horrendous.

I don't know if your college experience included Molson XXX at 7.3%(!). 'Twas a good accelerant to play catch-up after arriving in Niagara Falls well after sundown.

Oh, hell yes. Many a Molson XXX back in the day. I don't recall the Black Bull, though. We kept it Gangsterrrr with the Olde English. Shocked it is listed as 5.9-8%. Both that it is that low, and so inconsistent they need to list it at a range.

[Giff]

My hometown brewery has introduced a malt liquor and it is fucking great.

[The Sybian]

My hometown brewery has introduced a malt liquor and it is fucking great.

One of my old school favorite beers, Samichlaus, is labeled as malt liquor due to high alcohol content. I think it's just a high alcohol doppelbock. Malt liquor isn't a style, just a name for high alcohol beer. Not sure why some are labelled malt liquor and others are equally high ABV and labelled by the actual style. I've seen barley wines labelled as malt liquor, too. I'm guessing different states have different requirements.

[Giff]

I dunno but it tastes like a much better Mickey's to me.

[degenerasian]

So we've been in a deep freeze, -25C to - 35C for two weeks. But we are getting relief!

Weather Network


Wunderground


EnviroCan Bureaucratic Crack Smokers

[pruitt2]

Had one of these in Niagara back in the day.

http://40ozmaltliquor.com/brands/blackbull.php

Intergalactically terrible.

Oh God, that is swill.