Glad its on a holiday weekend so people aren't trying to get to work.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:10 am
by 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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:23 am
by 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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:39 am
by A_B
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:10 am
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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 9:03 am
by The Sybian
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:10 am
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.
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:10 am
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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:36 am
by Giff
rass wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:23 am
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.
rass wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:23 am
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?
Re: The Weather
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:18 am
by Giff
This was all white.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:15 pm
by Ryan
The thing I hate most about black ice is that it makes playing basketball so much harder
Re: The Weather
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:47 pm
by The Sybian
Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:15 pm
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"?
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:19 am
by Ryan
More black ice this morning. Get out of my neighborhood!
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:22 am
by A_B
Black ice matters.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:24 am
by DSafetyGuy
A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:22 amBlack ice matters.
A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:22 amBlack 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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:51 am
by rass
Ah, the "ice" phase of the 90s. I always thought Bud Ice was the gold standard because of the super cool bottle.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:01 am
by The Sybian
rass wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:51 am
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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:05 am
by P.D.X.
Just learned upon google that Keystone Ice is still a thing.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:06 am
by The Sybian
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:05 am
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?
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:22 am
by Giff
rass wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:51 am
Ah, the "ice" phase of the 90s. I always thought Bud Ice was the gold standard because of the super cool bottle.
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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:35 am
by Rush2112
The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:01 am
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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:08 pm
by 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!
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:19 pm
by rass
A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:08 pm
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
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 3:53 pm
by 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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 3:57 pm
by 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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 3:57 pm
by brian
82 and sunny here.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:57 am
by 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.
rass wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:51 am
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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:14 am
by 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.
rass wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:51 am
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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:29 am
by Giff
My hometown brewery has introduced a malt liquor and it is fucking great.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:37 am
by The Sybian
Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:29 am
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.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:41 am
by Giff
I dunno but it tastes like a much better Mickey's to me.
Re: The Weather
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:11 pm
by 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
Re: The Weather
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:24 pm
by pruitt2
Gunpowder wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:00 am
Had one of these in Niagara back in the day.
