Icarus27k Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Because the temperature was -3°F where I live today. Also this is what snow looks like from orbiting satellites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I fucking hate whoever started teaching mass-market news media meteorological terms. Cool pic though. I can see my house from here! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 It was -21'F here this morning when I walked to work. Uphill both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Please understand our fine well it's a state shuts down if there's like... 2 inches of snow on the ground. We got between 4 and 6 and none of that shit went anywhere for two days because it was cloudy and 13o for the high temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 It got down to 11 in Atlanta, which is fairly rare for us. I wore 5 layers on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 1/17/2024 at 5:03 PM, Top Gun said: I fucking hate whoever started teaching mass-market news media meteorological terms. Cool pic though. I can see my house from here! this motherfucker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 ssstwitter.com_1705708712256.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 ^ that is SO pretty. and i really do miss it. mess and all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 At least Al made the point that this isn't a new thing. And "polar vortex" isn't even the worst one. Every time I hear "bomb cyclone" I have a fucking aneurysm. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Shit’s so cold I couldn’t even go to the bar to watch the PPV like I like to. I’m staying home. To be fair “polar vortex” does sound more elaborate than “Holy shit it’s cold!” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Getting down to 10 tonight. I’m eating ice cream. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperxmns Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 It's never too cold for ice cream 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Finally got fulltime. Spoiler but it's a snow day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, PhilosipherStoned said: Finally got fulltime. Reveal hidden contents but it's a snow day. It's what I get someone called in... Snow Day over at 3:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 The Council of Groundhogs be fartfuckin the weather. A false Spring diagnosis: The ultimate rebellion against the human race. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 maybe 4 tornados in my county about 90 minutes ago. The storm is out over Lake Michigan now, heads up in the 'mitten'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 OK might get snow this week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 We finally got snow yesterday. Finally. It was 60'F on Monday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 4 confirmed tornadoes in the county. 11 in the Greater Chicago area - Chicago (Cook County) & surrounding counties. This time yesterday, it was 40 F warmer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 it’s been a bizarre day 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 It was nearly 70'F last week. It's going to start snowing some point Thursday and keep going intermittently until Monday. And this is why I don't pull the plastic off the windows until May 1st at the earliest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/19/2024 at 6:10 PM, katt_goddess said: It was nearly 70'F last week. It's going to start snowing some point Thursday and keep going intermittently until Monday. And this is why I don't pull the plastic off the windows until May 1st at the earliest. I’m a southern boy so I have to ask, what plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 45 minutes ago, SwimOdin said: I’m a southern boy so I have to ask, what plastic? Winter window kits. You can winter-proof your windows by putting clear plastic sheets over them [ on the inside ] using double-sided tape to hold it in place. Then you can heat shrink them to create a sort of pocket shield of air between your apartment and the actual window. It catches the drafts that get through the window so you don't feel them and the heat from the apartment sort of keeps the air pocket slightly warmer than the outside so its a form of temporary and cheap insulation that lasts as long as the tape holding it up does. Currently the tape on the bottom has given out but I leave plenty of margin so it's still controlling drafts. Think the world's biggest bubble wrap bubble but only over a single window. [ fun fact - bubble wrap was originally invented as insulation because the little air bubbles hold in warmth ] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Interesting! I will never leave the southern United States. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter_Rain Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 3/21/2024 at 6:44 PM, katt_goddess said: Winter window kits. You can winter-proof your windows by putting clear plastic sheets over them [ on the inside ] using double-sided tape to hold it in place. Then you can heat shrink them to create a sort of pocket shield of air between your apartment and the actual window. It catches the drafts that get through the window so you don't feel them and the heat from the apartment sort of keeps the air pocket slightly warmer than the outside so its a form of temporary and cheap insulation that lasts as long as the tape holding it up does. Currently the tape on the bottom has given out but I leave plenty of margin so it's still controlling drafts. Think the world's biggest bubble wrap bubble but only over a single window. [ fun fact - bubble wrap was originally invented as insulation because the little air bubbles hold in warmth ] This must be the sort of wisdom you only get from growing up in the North. Because although I've been up north for more than ten years, I never knew about this. (Grew up in the South). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
💜 mahala_la_la Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 41 minutes ago, Winter_Rain said: This must be the sort of wisdom you only get from growing up in the North. Because although I've been up north for more than ten years, I never knew about this. (Grew up in the South). My father used to DIY this during the winter when I was a kid. Born and raised in the South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Winter_Rain said: This must be the sort of wisdom you only get from growing up in the North. Because although I've been up north for more than ten years, I never knew about this. (Grew up in the South). On the border in winter, a lot of the neighbors would physically staple heavy plastic sheets to the outside of their barns' or any outbuildings' windows to cut the leaks for the animals [ it had to be on the outside or the animals would eat them/barn cats would shred them ]. House equivalent would be heavier curtains which can be a bitch to change out if you didn't feel like stapling plastics to all the windows. Now, WalMart sells window kits for winter [ if you can find them - they either sell out fast or they never order enough to keep stocked up ] specifically for indoor use. No staples needed. My electricity bill is usually around $40 in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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