Rant; Winter 2013/14

[Freed Roger]

For my outdoor plans, normally I just look at a few days expected hi/low temp trend - but this winter its the hourly temp forecasts (and winds)

i.e. as of now Sunday is forecasted at high of 50, lo of 10.

Have you checked out Weather Underground's new graph based forecasts? Neat, I think.

http://preview.wunderground.com/cgi-bin ... uery=63112

That's an almost perfect execution of data visualization.

Wunderground phone app has it too - and it has replaced my accuweather app.....I'm going to kick ass at weather small talk with the in-laws!

[jim]

Holy [expletive]. What the [expletive]?

[Freed Roger]

Looking at the positives of winter*:
No mosquitos, no poison Ivy, views unobscured by foliage, no stinging nettles. NO [expletive] Ticks. Fresh air.

I was thinking of this when hiking over new years in Shawnee Natl Forest. That trail would not have been do-able in the summer. Last year, the heat and ticks damn near killed the Galoot. And now when I walk the dogs in the winter - yeah, early stages of frostbite gets them hopping on 3 legs - but at least we don't have to deal with all the riff-raff that comes out in nice weather.

And stinging nettles - holy [expletive] - first time having my legs strafed by those - awful.
*just to piss jim off

[stlouie_lipp]

40mph winds today. FML

[Diddy]

Our wind has been brutal. Even when the temp hasn't been bad the wind has made it unbearable to work outside. I don't mind the cold I hate wind.

[Molly]

Still wondering how the [expletive] we're going to make the repairs we need for our homeowner's insurance

[jim]

I'm about ready to recommend that all St. Louis people be banned from this thread. You have experienced nothing. Quit your [expletive]. lipp, myself, michael, gashouse et. al. on the other hand have reason to complain. I'm jealous of the winter you are having in St. Louis.

[Freed Roger]

I'm about ready to recommend that all St. Louis people be banned from this thread. You have experienced nothing. Quit your [expletive]. lipp, myself, michael, gashouse et. al. on the other hand have reason to complain. I'm jealous of the winter you are having in St. Louis.

The gods hate Chicago.

[jim]

Who am I?

Wah wah wah. It's 10 below. It snowed 9 inches Wah wah wah. I haven't seen the sun in 2 months. The winds are 25 mph and the windchill is 30 below. Wah wah wah.

[SHOW]

St. Louis person. We would kill for that kind of mild winter weather.

[cardsfansince82]

Raise your hand if you just got back from Mexico.