How's the weather?

[sodascouts]

We almost got up to 40 degrees yesterday afternoon but alas, it was not to last. It's now -8 with wind chill.

[TimothyBFan]

A friend of mine just sent me this, I thought it was cute!

65 above zero:

Floridians turn on the heat.

People in Indiana plant gardens.

60 above zero:

Californians shiver uncontrollably.

People in Indiana sunbathe.

50 above zero:

Italian & English cars won't start.

People in Indiana drive with the windows down.

40 above zero:

Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.

People in Indiana throw on a flannel shirt.

35 above zero:

New York landlords finally turn up the heat.

People in Indiana have the last cookout before it gets cold.

20 above zero:

People in Miami all die.

People in Indiana close the windows.

Zero:

Californians fly away to Mexico.

People in Indiana get out their winter coats.

10 below zero:

Hollywood disintegrates.

The Girl Scouts in Indiana are selling cookies door to door.

20 below zero:

Washington DC runs out of hot air.

People in Indiana let the dogs sleep indoors.

30 below zero:

Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.

People in Indiana get upset because they can't start the snowmobile.

40 below zero:

All atomic motion stops.

People in Indiana start saying......"Cold enough fer ya".

50 below zero:

Hell freezes over.

Indiana public schools will open 2 hours late.

[Brooke]

:rofl: Funny TBF!

[Prettymaid]

That is great Willie, and I love the HFO mention! ;)

[sodascouts]

LOL! As a Texas transplant in Indiana, I can only say HOW TRUE!

[Peekaboo]

That was great Willie!! There's something like that for Oklahoma too. I'd have to do a little research and find it. It goes something like "You know your from Oklahoma if..."

The weather in Oklahoma is just crazy. When I left for Florida on the 28th it was snowing and icy and when I got back it was in the 70's. Except for the occasional rain, the weather in St. Pete, FL. was really nice being in the 60's and 70's and when I got back my cousin called and said that it was in the 30's. Go figure.

[eaglesvet]

Very funny about the Indiana weather...I actually had no idea it was so brutal there! It sounds kind of like Maine or somewhere like that!

Now PB has got me remembering that long ago, a good friend had emailed me something about "you know you're from NJ if..." I'll have to see if I can dig that up out of the archives! It wasn't only about weather, either!

[Midnight_Flyer]

the weather here is snowy

[eaglesvet]

Surprisingly, it's sunny and almost 70 degrees today...beautiful! I get the feeling it won't last.

[Stars]

Our weather here is the same as yours, Ev, sunny and nearly 70 degrees. I just took a nice, long walk. I wish it would last, but sadly, I don't think it will.

[ticky]

cold, wet, dumb winter. Im gonna go kick something. *bleh*

[EagleLady]

It is also 70 degrees here, but It's cloudy and raining.

[Brooke]

We had 67 yesterday. Hubby and I even went on a walk after work it was so nice outside.

Today it's raining and the temps are falling from 47 this morning to 39 right now.

Back to winter!:sad:

[Prettymaid]

EV and Stars, it sounds like today you got our weather from yesterday! And here in Central Illinois our weather is just like Brooke's, rainy and getting colder!

[Troubadour]

The snow has cleared, but today is wet and it's turned really cold. Our gas meter has run out, so we have no heating for tonight (hence the three pairs of socks I'm wearing!)

[AzEaglesFan]

Sunday we had rain but the temp wasn't bad. Stayed around 65 or so. Monday we had SNOW, this is Arizona not Colorado. Tues stayed around 40 degrees. Cold for here and a little more rain. Today it's around 60 again. We have two seasons here Hot or Cold no in between.
Troubadour you may have to break out the thermals

[Troubadour]

Troubadour you may have to break out the thermals

Yup. I'm afraid, on nights like this, comfort trumps appearance!

[EagleLady]

Plus You got Don :twisted:

[sodascouts]

Hard rains and winds here! We even lost power for two hours. Ugh!

[Peekaboo]

I think those of you in Indiana got the rain we had here in Oklahoma yesterday. It was a nice, sunny day today. Yesterday was just yucky with storms all over Oklahoma. There was even a tornado in southern OK, about an hour and a half south of where I live. There were reports of it being a half mile wide. Scary!!!

[Koala]

Here in Germany the weather is sunny but cold!
Today, it should be still snowing!

[TimothyBFan]

Our spring weather was short lived. Back into the 30's which is still better than what we had a few weeks ago. No snow, so I can still see the backyard again-that's cool--love mud! Winds were so bad last night that Dillon found one of our shutters in the middle of the road when he came home late last night after work.

[Prettymaid]

Wow Willie, how windy was it? I 'shudder' to think!
:hilarious: Get it? Shutter...shudder... :nahnah:

[TimothyBFan]

:rofl: You're a riot PM!!!

[rickmullen]

I'm going to try to post a few pics of the recent ice storm
we endured last month here in Kentucky. It was unbelievable.
There were downed tree limbs,trees,and power lines everywhere.
Most of our county was without power for days. I personally was
without power for 5 days at my home (and we have underground
utilities in our subdivision). Some people didn't get power for 3 weeks.
I work for a major drug store chain and we only missed one day due
to no power. The company managed to have a generator shipped in
to give us power within 24 hours. Gas, kerosene,and propane were all
in short supply and you couldn't get a size C or D battery anywhere in
this town. It just made me realize how unprepared we are for a major
disaster around here.

Rick

[rickmullen]

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[rickmullen]

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[TimothyBFan]

I know that these ice storms are so damaging and dangerous but the ice hanging on the trees is so beautiful. Mother nature really is an amazing thing!

[Prettymaid]

Amazing pictures Rick. I don't know who owns those cars parked under the tree, but they'd better move them! :hilarious:

[AzEaglesFan]

I'll stay in Arizona. It's 75 degrees and I have our front door open. :thumbsup:

[TimothyBFan]

AZ--That's just really mean. :hilarious: It's 24 here and guess what--snowing also! Imagine that.

[Troubadour]

Wow, thanks for sharing those pictures, Rick - they're stunning.

AZ, I'm also extremely jealous! I can't wait for summer. To be fair though, the last couple of days have been lovely here. A bit warmer, and dry. It's a nice break from the wet, windy, cold weather we seem to have been stuck in for months.

[Glennsallnighter]

They are so beautiful Rick. Its s pity such stunning weather can be so dangerous!

Over here like in the UK it has gotten noticeably warmer and spring like! Hopefully the worst is over!!

[EagleLady]

It's sunny here, And it is gonna warm back up into the 70s later this week.

[sodascouts]

Amazing photos, Rick. Thanks for sharing them.

[Stars]

I agree with TBF about how beautiful the ice is. Beautiful and dangerous at the same time.

The weather here is cold and windy. The winds have been blowing pretty steadily for the past couple days,and it makes it hard to sleep. I've been getting some extra reading in though!:thumbsup:

[Brooke]

Those are beautiful pics of the ice Rick. Thanks for sharing. I hope those trees weren't yours.

I also hope they've gotten the power back on for everyone. I went through and ice storm very similar a few years ago and lost power for 4 days and that was more than enough. It's terrible. I've heard there are still people without power and it's been like 3 weeks. I can't imagine.

[Peekaboo]

Wow!!! Those pics are amazing Rick!!! Ice storms are so dangerous and yet so beautiful at the same time. I went through one in 2002. I remember thinking that it looked like a winter wonderland outside. It was so beautiful. We were without electricity for 2 weeks. It was quite an experience to live that way without the luxuries of electricity. Really puts a lot of things into perspective.

[AzEaglesFan]

You can all get back at me when July and August gets here and we hit 120 degrees or more.:worried:

[Koala]

WOW, amazing pics!
As much snow and ice do not give it where I live!
Here lies if at all at the most 4 inch snow!
For the moment we have 41 degrees and sun.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Rick - your pictures are stunning. As others have said, it amazing how Mother Nature can spread her wrath in such a beautiful way.

Some of the comments here regarding the weather extremes reminds me about how much I used to complain. Here in Virginia, we can get extremely cold (sub-0° F) and extremely hot (100° F +). I spent over a year in Florida in the late '90's and I remember thinking how I was going to love the year-round warm temperatures. However, to my amazement, I really missed the 4 distinct seasons that we have here. So now, I realize that I can't complain (but sometimes I still do)! :wink:

[EagleLady]

So Dreamer life's been good to you so far :lol:

[thelongrun]

Good Lord we are supoosed to be in the middle opf the Winter here... last Sunday I couldn't sleep through the night because of the hot....:soda: only to find out last Monday we broke a many many years record: We had 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, either 38 Celsius:fear:

[Glennhoney]

..snow,snow, snow....and more snow.....wishing for an early spring...:unimpressed:

[melrose]

Here in Jacksonville, we had our first and, to this point, last White Christmas in 1989. The whole city practically shut down. It was quite the event for us. You usually hear people joke that there are only two seasons in Jax: Summer and January.

[TimothyBFan]

SPRING IS ON IT'S WAY!! I hear a bird singing in the tree outside the dining room window right now! The bird must be insane but we are having a heatwave--it's 31 degrees right now. This gives me hope!

[Brooke]

We had a high of 66 F yesterday! Wonderful! And it's supposed to get to 61 F today! With rain.

I actually heard birds singing a couple weeks ago and looked outside thinking it sounded like robins. It was. 3 of them in our yard and also several bluebirds. Later I saw a small sparrow looking in the door of one of my wren houses. Spring must be getting close! :yay:

[ticky]

this is all I am going to say...
http://tickypages.com/picturebin/damnwinter.jpg

[EagleLady]

LOL Rhonda, You are not sick of snow are ya? :hilarious:

[Prettymaid]

We had a high of 66 F yesterday! Wonderful! And it's supposed to get to 61 F today! With rain.

I actually heard birds singing a couple weeks ago and looked outside thinking it sounded like robins. It was. 3 of them in our yard and also several bluebirds. Later I saw a small sparrow looking in the door of one of my wren houses. Spring must be getting close! :yay:

Yeah, what does that stupid 'ole groundhog know anyway!

[Midnight_Flyer]

right now, here, it is cloudy

[tbs fanatic]

Woke up to snow :scowl: It was in the 50's just a day ago :confused:.

[EagleLady]

It's Cold again. Going down to 32 tonight and tomorrow night. Friday it will be 75. Crazy weather.

[Glennsallnighter]

Strange Weather Indeed EL!!

[EagleLady]

:lol: Nice plug for Glenn. I agree, Seems like we have two seasons in Winter every year.

[Koala]

For the moment we have 50F and rain!
We had last times a lot of snow before 30 years,
I cannot remember, there was I still much too young!
There were snow banks up to (5Meter) 16 feet!

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss120/wall_e_2009/1979schnee6a.jpg?t=1235982109

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss120/wall_e_2009/78.jpg?t=1235982172

The last snow melted at the end of of May in some places.

[Mrs Frey]

Wow, there's a lot of snow in those photos, Koala. :shock:

Cape Town is misty, overcast and windy today, but still warm. The temperature reached around 36 degrees celcius yesterday, with virtually no wind.

Our part of the world has sadly been struck by several fires this summer, exacerbated by the heat and wind, and arson is suspected. Two of our most prestigious wine farms have been affected by the fires. A fire in Somerset West has been raging for the last two weeks, and fire fighters have tirelessly dedicated themselves to the task, day and night. This follows a fire that broke out in Paarl (also wine farm country) in December, which destroyed many hectares of land.

Houses and possessions have also either been damaged or destroyed in the fires. Fortunately, I am unaware of any loss of life.

[Prettymaid]

Koala, are those pictures from 30 years ago?

[Stars]

We are in the midst of a blizzard right now-the biggest snowstorm we have had in years! I heard that we may get up to a foot of snow, which is A LOT for these parts! It has snowed all night long, and it's still coming down quite heavily. At 6 am, hubby's boss called to say that his work is closed today, and at 7, my boss called and said that all the libraries are closed, so I have off too. YEA!:yay: It's a good day to settle back with a cup of hot chocolate and spend some time on the Border!:)

[Koala]

Koala, are those pictures from 30 years ago?
Yes, the pictures are 30 years old!

[Peekaboo]

What the heck is up with this Oklahoma weather? :brickwall: Last week it was starting to warm up and it looked like we were sliding right into the spring weather but today it was cold, well not winter cold but still it was cold enough after last week being in the 70's and 80's. Now we are expecting snow and ice during the next few days. I'm out of town visiting my family right now and on thursday when i'm supposed to drive back home it's supposed to be all icy on the roads. Crap!!!!!!!!:-x Mother Nature is just mind-boggleing to me.

[EagleLady]

Sorry to hear that Jess, well it's been nice in the 70s here all week

[Molly]

Strange weather? This week we had "thundersnow"...:eyebrow:

[TimothyBFan]

IT'S SNOWING--Need I say more!:sad:

[Koala]

It rains already all day long in addition is it cloudy and sometimes very foggy.

[sodascouts]

We went from record highs in the seventies a couple days ago to below freezing yesterday. Indiana is messed up!

[Prettymaid]

I'm an hour's drive away from you Soda and getting the same tease!

[ticky]

It's (dare I say) Sunny here.. but colder then a you know what, you know where! BUT Today (or tomorrow.. im a little fuzzy on the math heheehe) Is the LAST day of Puxatony Phil's 6 weeks!!!! SO... lets keep our fingers crossed!

[TimothyBFan]

Indiana is messed up!

Do you really think so? :brickwall: Did I say it's snowing --again? :brickwall: :brickwall: :brickwall:

[Troubadour]

It's been cold but clear here today. I thought it was starting to get warmer a week or so ago, but no such luck!

[EagleLady]

Awww Lou, I am sure Don will warm you up ;)

[Troubadour]

Mmm, if only, EL!

[AzEaglesFan]

It's in the 70s here BUT they are threating us with 90 next week. NOOOO not yet. We would have a very long hot summer if it starts this soon. Send us down some cold air Ticky, we would use it and if Indiana wants to send us some we'll take it too.

[ticky]

*facing southwest and blowing really hard* Working on it AZ!!! (wait till tomorrow and you blow some of that warm air this way cuz if we do it at the same we're gonna cause a tornado in Nevada and the guys are gonna be there in May and we dont wanna mess it up first.)

[Koala]

It is sunny and is a little bit too warm for this season, but this is better than too coldly!:)

[Midnight_Flyer]

sunny :D

[Troubadour]

We've had a bit of rain this morning, but the weather has been beautiful these past few days. Clear, warm and sunny. Sadly I've been sick and haven't been able to enjoy it fully. Hoping it will continue.

[Peekaboo]

I finally got to sleep in and catch up on some rest after being in Missouri last week then going back to work as soon as I got back. As I woke up this evening (I work nights so i sleep during the day) it was raining outside. I've only been up for a few hours but this rain makes me want to go back to sleep.

[Maleah]

Well let's see......this past weekend we were in the 50 degree range......Monday we had thunderstorms......today we had a blizzard which will continue into tomorrow with expectations of up to 18 inches. Nice. The guys can be glad they missed this!

[Peekaboo]

Wow, Maleah. A blizzard? Yuck. Stay warm. Here in Oklahoma, we're supposed to get some rain by friday and snow (again) on saturday. What the heck is up with this weather? It's March, we should be having some nice spring weather by now not snow. :brickwall:

[Koala]

It is cold (26 degree) and it is snowing a little! The last week we had 59 degree!

[Glennsallnighter]

Its gone cold here again as well. And VERY windy. I'm wrapped up in my rug with a sore throat and generally feel a bit yukky!

[Midnight_Flyer]

it is cloudy and windy here

[EagleLady]

It is raining here and 66 degrees

[tbs fanatic]

Well, last weekend was stormy. Right now it's nice and Spring like but they say we might get snow next weekend :crazy: Yep, just as the flowers are starting to show some color WHAMO they get frozen out :enraged:

[Maleah]

aaaaaaaaaand as an encore to our lovely weather thus far......pretty much the entire state is flooding. lol We just had to evacuate my brother and who knows what else is to come. :brickwall:

[Brooke]

Oh no, Maleah. I heard about the flooding in Fargo and they have turned the Dome in to a sand bagging center.

The Eagles should have stuck around to help out!

On second thought, no they shouldn't have cause then I wouldn't have gotten to see them in Columbia!

[Maleah]

Yep they've turned the Civic Center here into a sand bagging center as well. It's crazy. I vaguely remember all the 1997 flooding in the Grand Forks/Fargo area.....but this is the first time I've ever really known anyone in it's way or been in the same city!

[Peekaboo]

Maleah, I hope you're brother is okay. Stay safe and stay warm.

It's raining here and sometime today it's supposed to turn into snow. Some parts of Oklahoma are supposed to get over a foot of snow. That's a lot for us here. I still can't believe that we are getting winter weather even though it's nearly April.

[EagleLady]

Severe weather here. Two Tornado Warnings this morning

[Roxy]

This weather SUCKS!!!! I've been sick for about a week now, with some head cold thing. The weather here in STL isn't helping!!! If it snows Sat. like everyone is saying....I'm MOVING!!! I can't wait to go lay-out at the swimming pool, and go to concerts this summer!!! :rockon:

[Troubadour]

Windy, grey, drizzly, wet, soggy, miserable, etc etc.

But I DON'T CARE! It's my first day of annual leave, and I'm blasting the Eagles, surfing the net, having a drink, doing a bit of cooking, and generally enjoying having the place to myself :cheers:

[Prettymaid]

Windy, grey, drizzly, wet, soggy, miserable, etc etc.

But I DON'T CARE! It's my first day of annual leave, and I'm blasting the Eagles, surfing the net, having a drink, doing a bit of cooking, and generally enjoying having the place to myself :cheers:

Troub, are you on vacation from work? If so how long? Your description makes me want to be right there with you!

[Troubadour]

Yep. I had a few days of annual leave to use up, so I'm off until next Wednesday. I have no real plans, I'm just going to enjoy having some time to myself (without being ill!)

So... Border Party at mine? :band:

[ticky]

Im there... *packing cheetos and rubber gloves.. just in case..ya never know*

[Wildthyme]

Maleah - Stay safe and dry... I have been following the stories on the flooding in Fargo. We have family friends who live there and I know 97 was a nightmare for them so I am hoping they are holding out okay this time around...

Lou - enjoy your time off. I am just finishing up a few days of spring break myself and it has been so nice to basically do what I please (or to do nothing if that is what pleases me *G*)

As for here... the weather here is beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful, sunny, and 70 degrees... spring at last!!!!

[Maleah]

Thanks guys! It looks like Bismarck should be ok, at least for now. My brother made it ok, I don't think he ended up having any damage. They had to place explosives on an ice jam on the Missouri River because it was causing the flooding. Unfortunately I don't think Fargo is goin to be as fortunate! It's not looking good!

[EagleLady]

Hi All, just got power back. Went off at 8:30 this morning. Glad the severe weather has passed!

[Brooke]

Rain and a bit of sleet all day here today. Hovering around 31 degrees F. Brrrrrrrrr. I want spring back.

[Peekaboo]

This weather is so strange. When got off work at 6 am this morning, there was ice on the road and it was snowing. It was looking like it wasn't going away anytime soon. When I woke up this evening, the sun was shining and everything was melted. I'm with Brooke, bring on the spring weather. Enough with the cold already.

[AzEaglesFan]

It's about 56 degrees right now.The wind is blowing like crazy though so it seems colder.

[Maleah]

we're getting a blizzard again lol

[Maleah]

We're supposed to get up to 17 inches by Monday night/Tuesday morning! :brickwall:

[sodascouts]

Holy mackerel!!!!!!!!!!

[Maleah]

I know!! The snow is already a little past the bottom of my car! I don't know how I'm going to get to work in the morning! I'm sooooo buying an suv this summer! LOL

[Koala]

Here we have luckily no more snow it becomes slowly warmer.
Today we should get 57 degress and from middle of the week up to 68 degress.

[Maleah]

Welll we're at 11.1" so far with 1-8" more on the way!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yuck, Maleah! Stay safe and warm.

[Peekaboo]

After a cold and windy morning, we've warmed up to 65 degrees today. I haven't checked out the weather for the next few days but hopefully there will be more warm weather on the way. I'm so ready for spring weather.

[Peekaboo]

The wind here in Oklahoma has been brutal today. It has caused many wildfires all over the state and many people have lost their homes. Winds are moving at about 20-30 mph with windgusts up to 40-45 mph. I did see on the news that the winds are starting to die down a little bit but firefighters are still working hard to put out all of the fires.

[Koala]

On time to my Easter vacation the weather is well. The sun seems and it is also warm pleasantly! :)

[Troubadour]

That's awful, Jess. Thinking of everyone affected.

It's grey, drizzly and dull today. Luckily I have half a season of 24 left to watch...

[Brooke]

I've heard about your wildfires Jess. Sounds awful.

I wish I could send you our rain. Today it's rain, rain go away. Come again another day!

[tbs fanatic]

Rain, rain, rain. Rained yesterday, kept going last night and is still going strong now :eyebrow:

[AzEaglesFan]

Rain and wind. We really needed the rain but not the wind.

[Koala]

Yesterday we had pleasant 79 degree (unambiguously to warmly for this season), at the moment we have 54 degree!

[Troubadour]

The sky is nothing but white. No drizzle, not too cold, just a bit gloomy!

[Glennsallnighter]

Rain:weep:

[Peekaboo]

I've heard about your wildfires Jess. Sounds awful.


As I was traveling over the weekend I passed by at least 10 miles of burned fields. I was driving on the interstate and could see that the grass on the median was burned up too. I only saw the aftermath of it all and I can only imagine what those wildfires were like.

[sodascouts]

10 miles? Wow. :headshake:

[EagleLady]

We had more rain today :scowl:

[TimothyBFan]

Weather here?--- YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[Prettymaid]

April showers bring May flowers...

[TimothyBFan]

April showers bring May flowers...

Shut UP!!! LOL!:weep: I'm tired of the gloom!!! I want sunshine!!!

[ticky]

April showers bring May flowers...

and what do Mayflowers bring?? PILGRIMS!!! bwhahahahahahaa.. sorry.. it was there, I was open.. couldnt resist..

[Troubadour]

It's been a lovely day. Sunny and warm. I walked back from the local social group with one of my service users tonight (at 9pm) and it felt like the perfect summer evening.

[AzEaglesFan]

Cold and windy. Kingman Az had 55 mile per hour winds gusts. I thought we had it bad here but they have us beat.

[TimothyBFan]

It is a beautiful sunny morning with highs expected to be around 65... could this finally be the spring we have been waiting ever so patiently for?:pray:

[Prettymaid]

and what do Mayflowers bring?? PILGRIMS!!! bwhahahahahahaa.. sorry.. it was there, I was open.. couldnt resist..

Ticky, somebody at work gave me the same response yesterday!

Same weather forcast here as you TBF, let's hope it's here to stay! And I'm off work today!

[ticky]

I see SUN!! and the weather guy is forcasting upper 70s and 80s this weekend! *Happy naked sunshine dance!*:blueblob:
I was thinking about a trip up to the cabin this weekend! :partytime: but more likely we'll be building a chicken coop :eyebrow: :brickwall:

[Prettymaid]

I see SUN!! and the weather guy is forcasting upper 70s and 80s this weekend! *Happy naked sunshine dance!*:blueblob:

Well Ticky, since we've not seen a pic of you I'll have to let the visual in my head use it's imagination!

[ticky]

whadaya mean? this is me... :blueblob: <---me..

[Brooke]

:lol:

Our forecast says 60's and rain this weekend. :thumbsdown:

I'm coming to your house ticky.

[ticky]

Okay Brooke, but it's raining here.. bring an umbrella... :scowl:

[eaglesvet]

whadaya mean? this is me... :blueblob: <---me..
Ticky, it does look like you need a bit more sun...

BTW, are you just beginning a new career in chicken-raising? Or just building some old chickens a new coop to fly?

[eaglesvet]

Actually, since this is about weather....we had sun and flirted with 80 degrees today! Finally, Little League baseball season!

[Koala]

At the moment the sun seems but the wind is very cold we have only 48 degree!

[ticky]

Ticky, it does look like you need a bit more sun...

BTW, are you just beginning a new career in chicken-raising? Or just building some old chickens a new coop to fly?

Cliffy thought it would be fun to get chickens.. so we have chicken... well at least we'll have eggs... maybe... if they live that long...

[Troubadour]

Beautiful here today. Sunny and warm. I'm looking at the sunset in the clear sky now!

[ticky]

*G*G*G* 80 DEGREES!!!!!!! Im tan! I had to take a break cuz i was TOO HOT! hehehehe happy happy!!

[TimothyBFan]

Calling for snow tonight.:ack:

[Troubadour]

It's beautiful here. Apparently it's going to last a few days at least.

[Glennsallnighter]

Same here too! Hope it lasts :smile:

[EagleLady]

It is going to be 81 here on Thursday Yay *G*

[Koala]

Rain, cold and foggy!:brickwall:

[Stars]

It's 90 degrees here today!! Is it really still April??:)

[Glennsallnighter]

Its freezing here! Is it really April?

[DonFan]

It was 88 degrees and very sunny here yesterday. Hubby is home now, finally finished with tax season (hooray!) and we were invited to a friend's lake house for a cookout after church. It was beautiful.

[Maleah]

We went from 79 to 30's with light snow and back up to 58. lol

[DonFan]

We went from 79 to 30's with light snow and back up to 58. lol
Dont'cha love what weather like that does to your sinuses? :?

[Koala]

sunny, however, very cold! http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include/Wetter/smilie_wet_003.gif

[Troubadour]

We've had it all today - frost, blue skies, beautiful sunshine, and lashing rain. Very strange weather!

[Peekaboo]

It's getting ready to storm outside. We are in a tornado warning but it looks like it might either ease up before it gets here or go right by us. Thankfully there haven't been any tornados so far with this storm. Hopefully it'll pass right by because the weatherman is saying that this storm has produced baseball size hail.

[Koala]

Yesterday we had thunderstorm, hail, rain and storm, today we have sun!

[AzEaglesFan]

Over 100 degrees again and no rain in sight. The fires are already starting.

[Peekaboo]

It has been cloudy and rainy here for the last few days. I sure hope that the weather will be cooperative for Don's outdoor concert on Saturday.:pray:

[Peekaboo]

Oh Crap!!! It's hailing outside. MY CAR!!!! :mad:

[melrose]

The weather man keeps telling me it's gonna rain. Rubbish! It is a beautiful, sunny, 82 degrees with a chance of perfect, IMO 8-)

[MikeA]

85f here in Wichita. Weed and Feed the lawn...Golf? Decisions, decisions! Let's use logic.

Golf-fun and lots of exercise. Morale booster. Challenge.

Weed & Feed - Boring walking back and forth in a 3/4 acre lawn spreading crap that encourages grass to grow resulting in more mowing.

Yesh, what am I thinking! Golf course here I come!!!!!!!

[Koala]

Sun, however it is sometimes cold because of the wind!

[Brooke]

We had quite the interesting evening last night! Tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings for our tri-state area of Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa. All happening during the AI show, which I kept trying to watch as the satellite kept losing the signal! So, digital TV is progress? We never had this problem before with analog! :-x I should have been in the basement, but I'm one of those that just has to see what's going on out there!

Kirksville is about 60 miles northwest of me and they had a lot of damage and 3 people killed. A storm chaser from there was actually on the Weather Channel. Looked pretty scary.

My immediate area avoided damages, but got an inch of rain, which we didn't need. The farmers are desperate to get their fields planted, but it rains again just as they get started.

[MikeA]

but I'm one of those that just has to see what's going on out there!


A Kindred Spirit! You can always tell those of us raised in this part of the country. Dangerous in a way to be so passive, but a lot of us are. We had warnings for southcentral and southeastern Kansas last night too.

At 5pm, I was on the golf course and could see the Anvil Clouds glowing in the reflected sunlight of the afternoon to my South and East. Majestic! I do pity the folks that were getting nailed by that particular storm though.

Golf was interesting in wind gusts of 30mph on the course.

[EagleLady]

It is going down to 57 tonight, Yikes! too chilly for May

[melrose]

It's 57 here and has been raining all day :-(

[Fan_For_Life]

Yesterday beautiful day, sunny and warm.. today rainy, cold and it's the middle of spring and we're usually hitting the upper '80s by now.

[melrose]

Yesterday beautiful day, sunny and warm.. today rainy, cold and it's the middle of spring and we're usually hitting the upper '80s by now.

The weather here is crazy!

[Glennsallnighter]

It has poured rain here for the last 4 days!

[Molly]

It's finally in the 70's and tomrrow the 80's here in Wisconsin.

When I look outside, I can almost see the plants in my flowerbeds growing!

[Brooke]

Same here Molly!

Sunday getting ready to go to our nieces graduations, I told my husband that I don't ever remember it being cold at graduation and maybe needing a jacket! We had a high of 58 that day. Usually it is so hot in the gym that it's miserable.

Thankfully it is warming up. 71 yesterday and near 80 today. :yay:

[ticky]

Three days of 80+ degrees... GORGEOUS!!! Got my tan on and worked the garden. Im all ready to plant!!! Today... 50 degrees, raining off and on, windy and cold.. BLEH!!! But the nice is supposed to come back tomorrow. I hope so cuz we're making our FIRST pilgrimage to the cabin this weekend for Memorial day/Sarah's birthday. If the weather is bad, it's NOT going to be pretty!

[AzEaglesFan]

We broke the record of 13 days straight of temps above 100 plus. Not a record that we really wanted to break. Can hardly wait until Oct.

[Prettymaid]

Can hardly wait until Oct.

Bite your tongue AZ!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I feel your pain, AZ. I remember back in the '90's that I was working in Dallas and there was a similar 3 week period with 100+ temperatures. It was one of the most miserable 3 weeks of my life. The coldest I can ever remember was when I was working in St. Louis (in January 1996, I think), there was about a 5-6 day period of temperatures between -20 and -30. That was pretty miserable as well. That's why I like the climate here in Virginia for the most part. We can have temperature extremes ranging from subzero to 100+, but very rarely does it last over 3 or 4 days at a time.

[Koala]

Today we had 80 degree :), thunderstorms and storm. :-(

[Troubadour]

The day started off grey, miserable and wet, but it turned into a beautiful evening. Warm, with clear skies.

[Stars]

Yesterday was sunny and sweltering-it was in the 90's. Then today it was grey, rainy and in the 50's. Crazy weather, huh?

[DonFan]

Saturday-rain.
Sunday--rain, one hour of sunshine, then more rain.
Monday--more rain. We BBQ'd around the raindrops.
Today--you guessed it. Rain!

[EagleLady]

HOT HOT HOT Gonna be 98 tomorrow

[Troubadour]

The weather is lovely here at the moment. Clear, sunny and warm.

[cynd1231]

Beautiful......what we in New Mexico refer to as "severe clear"

[AzEaglesFan]

HOT Suppose to start hitting 100 again.:-x

[MikeA]

Here is a link to a picture of a supercell that was producing funnels close to a town about 20 miles south of where I live. These were taken from our back yard

It was a monster in size and very impressive from our back yard. Storm chasers were close to the interior where the wall cloud was and had streaming video showing the funnels and rotation in the cloud that had "dropped".

http://mvabercrombie.net/abercrombie_albums/2009_0621/jun14002.jpg

[MikeA]

And here is one I took yesterday of a cloud that was just sort of spectacular. No storms associated with it though there were some to our east that we call "popcorn" storms....little high intensity storms but very small that form and disipate in very short time frames.

http://mvabercrombie.net/abercrombie_albums/2009_0621/jun14034.jpg

[Troubadour]

Awesome. (In the true sense of the word.) I love the fact that the house is pictured against the sky. Gives you some real perspective.

[AzEaglesFan]

Beautiful picture Mike. It's cloudy here today so the coolers don't work and it hit 102 this afternoon. Headed to the library with my lap top because they have high speed and air cond.

[EagleLady]

It's Raining finally :yay:

[MikeA]

It was 97^ when I left the house yesterday afternoon at around 4:45pm. I met my son at the golf course and we walked 18 holes! No freakin' wind! It was murder! Wish I could play again today <LOL>

[Brooke]

What dedication Mike!

It's been in the 90's here with high humidity and at least some kind of rain (pop up storms) for the past several days. Completely miserable if you have to be outside for even a minute. How my husband works out in this every day, I'll never know. Poor thing. :sad:

[Prettymaid]

What dedication Mike!

It's been in the 90's here with high humidity and at least some kind of rain (pop up storms) for the past several days. Completely miserable if you have to be outside for even a minute. How my husband works out in this every day, I'll never know. Poor thing. :sad:

Exactly the same weather here in Central Illinois, Brooke.

[Brooke]

How well I know, Pm. That's where hubby is working!

[Mrs Frey]

Mike, that's a stunning photo.

Cape Town's weather at the moment is sad. Sad and heading for depression.

The weather turned nasty on Sunday after a week of sun (albeit accompanied by cold), and it's just been howling wind and rain since. It clears intermittently.

The stormy weather has also wrecked some informal settlements, sadly, which is what happens every single winter in the Cape to these poor souls.

[Troubadour]

It is beautiful here at the moment. Looks like the sun is going to stick around for a good few days.

[sodascouts]

Just discovered that with the heat index, it's 109 degrees Farenheit over here in Houston. Looks like we're closing in on the Long Hot Summer's 110 in the Shade.

Lovely.

[Roxy]

I am soooo HOT! When I get out of here (Work) I'm going straight for a beer then to the pool!!! 1 more hour to go!!! :partytime:

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[MikeA]

I am soooo HOT! When I get out of here (Work) I'm going straight for a beer then to the pool!!! 1 more hour to go!!! :partytime:

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It's 99.8* in Wichita at 4:42. I'm taking off early and playing 18 holes of golf. The heat index is 107* right now and not a whisper of wind. I have my bathing suit laid out but when I get through with the round, I may just jump in FIRST and change into the bathing suit later!

[EagleLady]

ewwwww Don't put that image in my mind Mike :hilarious:

[MikeA]

ewwwww Don't put that image in my mind Mike :hilarious:

Remove that image! I took time to change FIRST <LOL>. Played the round with a cold wet towel draped around my neck. It helped. But it ain't good walking even a course as short as this one in 100* temps. Ironically, I shot the best round I've ever shot on that course, a 59 on the par 58 course! I usually have it together for half the round and then lose it on the other half. Just happened to put it all together for one complete round.

I tee off in the morning at 6:45am with my B-I-L but we'll be riding. And the high for tomorrow is supposed to only be 91*. Should be pud if we can wake up early enough to make the tee time!

[Toonlass]

Its been quite warm and thundery here today. It must have been close to 28c (82f) and we had a cracking storm earlier this afternoon. Fingers crossed for good weather tomorrow as I'm going to an Air Show and I want clear skies and no rain!

By Wednesday they are forecasting 31c (88f), next week is going to be a scorcher here (by our cold, wet and windy standards!)

[MikeA]

Oh how I remember July airshows here in Kansas. McConnel Air Force Base is located here and they would bring in the Thunderbirds, the old restored WWII planes like the Mustangs, Spitfires, Zeros....never did see any German planes though. But I would take my Cub and Boy Scouts to the shows every year. Nothing but Tarmac and 100* days. Worth it though to see those planes...both old and new. We got one of the first looks at the F17 Stealth Fighter and the B2 Stealth Bombers (the Batwing!) The B1B's were stationed at McConnel for years. Before them, we had a large squadron of F16 fighters based there. Our house was sometimes in the landing pattern and I knew one of the pilots. He would have to fly one "mission" every month during peacetime and used it as an expense-paid trip to New York where his family lived. He would call when he was coming back to Wichita and we would jump in the car and drive 15 or so miles to a friend's house in the country. They are not allowed to land with over a certain amount of fuel and have to burn it off. He would "burn" it over this friend's house doing rolls, verticle maneuvers, straffing runs....in other words, we had our own private air show! He finally had to stop. Neighboring farmers complained to the base Commander that they were flying too low and scarring their cattle!

[Peekaboo]

One of the few things I like about working nights is, since it's summer time, I get to be inside during the day and sleeping in a nice cold apartment while it's scorching hot outside. I haven't been outside yet today but I saw heard the local weatherman say that it hadn't gotten up to 104 today.

[MikeA]

One of the few things I like about working nights is, since it's summer time, I get to be inside during the day and sleeping in a nice cold apartment while it's scorching hot outside. I haven't been outside yet today but I saw heard the local weatherman say that it hadn't gotten up to 104 today.

There is a long line of what look to be pretty potent storms between Wichita and OK City. I snapped a picture of a huge anvil cloud south of us. Doesn't look like it's going to hit us. But we are supposed to see temps drop from 100* to 90* tomorrow! RELIEF! But it sure makes the swimming pool a great escape even if the water temp is up around 90*....like taking a bath!

[Brooke]

Thankfully, the heat and humidity went out with a cold front Saturday night. After a sweltering, sticky 100 F Saturday, yesterday the high was 84 and just beautiful. Supposed to be this way all week. :yay:

[Prettymaid]

Us too Brooke. Blue skies, warm temperatures and LOW humidity! :partytime:

[MikeA]

Here is a pic of that storm cloud I mentioned that was between Wichita and Oklahoma City. It never made it north to us. It sort of slid off to the East.

http://mvabercrombie.net/abercrombie_albums/2009_0628/jun28001.jpg

[Koala]

Since a few days it is hot! we have always over 93 °F! http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include/Wetter/smilie_wet_149.gif

[Toonlass]

We had good weather for the air show, though the whiteness of some of the clouds made it difficult to photograph the aeroplanes. A few pictures of the day are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/toonlass/sets/72157620944611874/



Oh how I remember July airshows here in Kansas. McConnel Air Force Base is located here and they would bring in the Thunderbirds, the old restored WWII planes like the Mustangs, Spitfires, Zeros....never did see any German planes though. But I would take my Cub and Boy Scouts to the shows every year. Nothing but Tarmac and 100* days. Worth it though to see those planes...both old and new. We got one of the first looks at the F17 Stealth Fighter and the B2 Stealth Bombers (the Batwing!) The B1B's were stationed at McConnel for years. Before them, we had a large squadron of F16 fighters based there. Our house was sometimes in the landing pattern and I knew one of the pilots. He would have to fly one "mission" every month during peacetime and used it as an expense-paid trip to New York where his family lived. He would call when he was coming back to Wichita and we would jump in the car and drive 15 or so miles to a friend's house in the country. They are not allowed to land with over a certain amount of fuel and have to burn it off. He would "burn" it over this friend's house doing rolls, verticle maneuvers, straffing runs....in other words, we had our own private air show! He finally had to stop. Neighboring farmers complained to the base Commander that they were flying too low and scarring their cattle!

Thankfully our weather has cooled down somewhat nearer to normal temperatures. It was difficult last week with the kids I look after, they just aren't used to those sorts of temperatures.

[scottishlass]

we have had about 10 days of very warm weather 24 and 25 degrees unheared for scotland lol.

today its the same hot little more cooler and some wind

going back to normal scottish weather nw lol

[Troubadour]

Beautiful weather. Pretty much as SL described! I've spent most of the weekend at my sister's place in the country, dog-walking and pub-lunching. It was heavenly!

[Peekaboo]

It is HOT HOT HOT here in Oklahoma. It got up to 101 today and it still feels like an oven outside right now. It's suppose to be 100 tomorrow.:worried:

[Peekaboo]

It got up to 109 degrees today. This evening my dad and I were sweating away as we were waxing my car and we had the radio going. Just before 9pm, the dj comes on and says that we are "finally cooling off at 96 degrees." My dad and I just looked at each other and laughed. That dj must not be from Oklahoma if he considers 96 degrees as "cooling off."

[TimothyBFan]

96 cooling off huh? :hilarious: Yikes!!!

I heard on the news this morning that so far this July has been the coolest July in history in our area since they started keeping track of that over a 120 years ago. :thumbsup: I'm ok with that!

[MikeA]

The high today in Wichita was an actual 98*. But when the temp was 90, the heat index was 100* so at 98* I would suspect the index to put it over 110*. It was pretty horrible. Humid. BAD HUMID. We had to spend most of the day cleaning up after Wednesday's hail storm. Broken limbs and leaves. It was NOT a day to be outside unless in a swimming pool. While in it, we noticed that there were two places on the liner above water level where hail stones had punched holes in the liner. We have it taped, but it would not surprise me if we didn't have to drain the 20,000 gallon pool and replace the liner! I'm hoping we can hold off until Fall AFTER we've "closed" the pool for the year.

[Prettymaid]

That's too bad Mike. Maybe you've fixed the leaks for good.

I love summer, but I hate high humidity.

[MikeA]

It's been a 8 days since the hail storm. The adjuster finally got out here today. There were thousands of homes damaged from hail up to the size of baseballs. Those hitting our neck of the woods were about golfball sized.

When all was said and done, the adjuster cut us a check for almost $9,000 but since we have a replacement policy, there is another $3,000 or so that we can collect from the depreciation as we replace the damaged parts.

Three of the four sides of our roof was so badly damaged that it has to be replaced. The siding on the east side of our house must be scraped and repainted. The guttering has to be replaced. They adjust replacement for a metal patio cover because of the dents in it. I put that on myself and when I did, I bought the heaviest gauge material I could find because we had a fiberglass material on it before. You can hardly see any damage at all on that tin from the underside!

They are paying for replacement of the liner in our swimming pool, and they said they would pay to replace the water (20,000 gallons as well!) but I don't think they realize the problem in emptying the pool. We are NOT allowed to pump the water into the sewer system so our only option would be to run a long 3" fire hose from the pump out into the ditch in front of our house. Can you imagine the MESS that would cause downhill from us <LOL>

Not sure what we are going to do. For sure, we'll replace the roof and new guttering is a really good idea. But, the patchwork on the swimming pool liner is holding up really well. The adjuster could NOT get the tape off to inspect the two bad tares in it and just said the only thing he could do would be to replace it.

I really do NOT want to face that with the swimming pool. If we take the liner out and replace it, at the same time, I would want to pump up the concrete corner of the swimming pool that has sunk. The contractor who poured the deck did a very lousey job of preparing the foundation for the deck before he poured and finished it. He is no longer in business so we have no recourse.

[Brooke]

Wow, Mike. Sounds like you have tons of work to do, but at least the insurance is helping out. I hope it covers your costs. Best of luck.

[Prettymaid]

WOW Mike, that was quite a storm! Sounds like the pool is the most difficult issue. Hope that tape holds!

[MikeA]

We have the more expensive "replacement value" on our home insurance. But the question is "whose" replacement value? The actual replacement value or the replacement value established by the claims adjuster? I've got to call the insurance company today and find out.

[cynd1231]

Current weather in Albuquerque: Cloudy, overcast, dreary. Projected forecast: Increasing PEW as a serious depression moves in.

[Prettymaid]

Current weather in Albuquerque: Cloudy, overcast, dreary. Projected forecast: Increasing PEW as a serious depression moves in.

Well that's strange weather - and it's all over the world!

[cynd1231]

Especially after the global warming we've all been experiencing!

[Koala]

At the moment it is cold, it rains and we have thunderstorm.

So bad weather we have since nearly a week.
Must be connected with my mood!

[Troubadour]

Very tumultuous at the moment. Dark, threatening clouds one minute, chucking it down the next, then back to bright sunshine. Odd!

[AzEaglesFan]

The monsoons have finally hit. We have had rain for the last three days. The humidity is terrible. It dropped the temp from 106 to 80 in about 30 minutes. Today the town that we live in had a celebration called Day of the Cowboy. It rained and cooled everyone off so it turned out great. Better that trying to have fun when it's 100 degrees.

[Prettymaid]

Gee AZ, it sounds like your weather sucks down there! :nod:

We are having very nice weather in the Midwest. Low humidity, lots of sunshine. Perfect!

[cynd1231]

Severe clear in Albuquerque, although we're suppose to have rain later today. Right now, moderate temps and low humidity. Would have been a great morning to take the balloon up.

[ticky]

HHHOTT!! bout 103 today and about that again tomorrow. AND, of course, true form, Im canning. Gotta do it while I got it. Today its green beans and dill beans but tomatos and peaches are right around the corner

[MikeA]

My Mom used to cook up veggies and meat and freeze them in serving sized containers. She'd can tomatoes and all from the acre sized garden we had. When you were ready, thaw out the veggies and meat and open a jar of canned tomatoes, mix 'em together and wah-laa: Vegetable Soup!

Beans, peas, corn, strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, peanuts, onions, lettuce, asparagus, okra, tomatoes....Man it was good eatin'.

I miss the fresh veggies...but I don't miss weeding and pickin'...and the beating I took from the rototiller.

[cynd1231]

Hey, Mike, you could be on to something here. You thought about jumping over to the 'new song' thread and putting down some words? I can see it now......"Rotto-tiller" to the tune of Desperado!

[Fan_For_Life]

We had the most beautiful thunderstorm today. I know doesn't sound right but once it began to move out and the sun going down there were two small thin rainbows and as we were coming down the bridge we saw another rainbow burst from end to end. This one must've arched the entire city. The colors were the boldest I've ever seen. Just beautiful. :)

[sodascouts]

Well, I just spent an hour and a half in the bathtub thanks to a tornado warning! I didn't want to wait to the last minute to get in there because I wouldn't be able to grab my cat in time if it hit. So, I corralled Milton, took him into the bathroom, and waited until the storm passed. Now that it has, Milton and I are so glad we can get out of that bathroom. It's very small and gets as hot as a freaking sauna with the door closed and the lights on!

[Prettymaid]

We had a big wind and rain storm here too Soda! We didn't have to take cover, but we watched as the limbs fell onto our new deck! :fear:

[TimothyBFan]

Wow--Soda---I bet that was scary!! I hate those kind of storms. I don't mind a little rain with thunder and lightening but tornado sirens aren't fun at all.

I friend of mine over in Portage/Chesterton area says that her girls don't have school today because the roof is off the middle school and so many trees down because of the tornado that touched down there, and they just went back yesterday.

[MikeA]

I saw on the Weather Channel either yesterday or the day before that a Tornado hit Beaumont, Texas (close to Houston).

Getting close to Hurricane Season! AGAIN!

[EagleLady]

Hurricane Season started June 1st

[MikeA]

Hurricane Season started June 1st

I don't know why, but I always think of September as "Hurricane Season". I always dread it because I know so many people who live along the coast. You live in Florida, right?

[EagleLady]

Yes I do.

[sodascouts]

I saw on the Weather Channel either yesterday or the day before that a Tornado hit Beaumont, Texas (close to Houston).

I heard about that - Beaumont is my hometown. It's about an hour and a half from Houston. Luckily no deaths and only minor injuries - but good ol' Parkdale Mall had a lot of damage!

[MikeA]

I heard about that - Beaumont is my hometown. It's about an hour and a half from Houston. Luckily no deaths and only minor injuries - but good ol' Parkdale Mall had a lot of damage!

I remembered that Soda. That's why Beaumont caught my attention.

[sodascouts]

I remembered that Soda. That's why Beaumont caught my attention.

Wow, I always assume people won't remember those little details - I'm impressed!

[MikeA]

You'd mentioned it somewhere I think. Maybe when you were making that trip "down south" a month or so ago. But in reality, I do have a great memory. It's just short.

[TimothyBFan]

Question for you all. How serious do you take the warnings and stuff when they flash it on the tv? The reason I ask is because I remember when I was a kid, I lived in a rural part of Indiana that had serious tornadoes every year and you could tell when the weather was about to become really bad. Back then, if you heard a warning on the tv---you better take cover FAST because there was really one coming. Now it seems there is a warning because of "possible rotation" in the clouds, etc. And the sirens go off every time, whether it's in your area or not, I understand it just has to be in your county somewhere. It drives me nuts! I have somewhat become one of those that unless I can see it is really really bad, don't do anything. I'm afraid it's like the boy that cried wolf, no one believes it any more because they do it so often and eventually it's going to catch up with us and there will be one that no one was prepared for because we had heard it so many times before and didn't take heed.

[Brooke]

When I heard about the Beaumont tornado last night, I thought about you too, Soda. And when I heard about the ones in Indiana, I thought about you and TBF.

Willie, I know what you mean. We live in a rural area and I'm home alone alot at night and I bought one of those weather radios because I wanted to know in the middle of the night if a tornado was coming. Well, all I do is get up, listen, turn it off, and go back to bed! They go off even when just 'watches' are put out. Flashing light, ear piercing siren! So they can be very annoying, to say the least. If there is a warning, I will go look outside, but if all seems well, back to bed! :rolleyes: So, why did I buy it?!