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It's actually snowing here today...
....I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not
sticking and not thick, but it is snow. Probably turn to rain. |
It's actually snowing here today...
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote:
...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. Probably turn to rain. It was sticking to the greens at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Clifton. Putting became a much bigger challenge. Luckily we were just finishing 17 when it started coming down fast. |
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On Jan 9, 2:30*pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. Probably turn to rain. We had a light dusting overnight after a beautiful sunny Sunday It was so nice yesterday that I took my Springer Spaniel down to Lawrencetown beach. There were about 3 dozen surfers taking advantage of the mild 40F temperatures and one of the surfers said, the water was about the same... 5C. Wish I had taken this Playbook along to test the HD video. |
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On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man
wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. |
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On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) |
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On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:48:08 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. I've got a good inch on my back deck now. I believe this was a big surprise. TWC is still calling for a high of 55F here tomorrow. I wonder if that'll change. |
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On 1/9/12 4:59 PM, Happy John wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:48:08 -0500, wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. I've got a good inch on my back deck now. I believe this was a big surprise. TWC is still calling for a high of 55F here tomorrow. I wonder if that'll change. It's just beginning to stick here. Usually it is a tad warmer here because of the heat loss from the Bay. |
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On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:59:32 -0500, Happy John
wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:48:08 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. I've got a good inch on my back deck now. I believe this was a big surprise. TWC is still calling for a high of 55F here tomorrow. I wonder if that'll change. === Here's a screen snap from my new weather station taken a few minutes ago. Maybe that will help to melt your snow. :-) It was up around 80 early in the afternoon. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...erstation.jpg/ |
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On Jan 9, 5:53*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:38:18 -0500, X ` Man wrote: On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man *wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for *it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) Looking at the same choice, I went with the Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. You forgot the 12 month boating season. I was out Sunday and again this morning. Here's my area. Of course this can change at no given notice... http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...+City+IL+62824 |
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It's actually snowing here today...
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says... On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:59:32 -0500, Happy John wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:48:08 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. I've got a good inch on my back deck now. I believe this was a big surprise. TWC is still calling for a high of 55F here tomorrow. I wonder if that'll change. === Here's a screen snap from my new weather station taken a few minutes ago. Maybe that will help to melt your snow. :-) It was up around 80 early in the afternoon. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...erstation.jpg/ What kind of weather station and software do you have? I'm looking to replace mine with something better. |
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On 1/10/12 8:41 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In , says... On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) You don't have crackers down there? I especially like Ritz with peanut butter! I like the whole wheat Ritz crackers, actually. With or without peanut butter. |
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:49:40 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:
Here's a screen snap from my new weather station taken a few minutes ago. Maybe that will help to melt your snow. :-) It was up around 80 early in the afternoon. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...erstation.jpg/ What kind of weather station and software do you have? I'm looking to replace mine with something better. === It's called an Airmar PB150 and it comes with software called Weathercaster. It is marketed by Furuno and designed for boats but would make a fine home unit except that it lacks a rain gauge. One of the unique things about the Airmar sensor is that it has no moving parts - it reads wind speed and direction using ultrasonic doppler sensors. The sensor unit is a bit pricey but it also contains a GPS unit and electronic compass which allows it to compute true wind speed and true wind direction on a moving boat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YTVx...eature=related http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|344|944284|1160116&id=1105541 |
It's actually snowing here today...
In article ,
says... On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:49:40 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: Here's a screen snap from my new weather station taken a few minutes ago. Maybe that will help to melt your snow. :-) It was up around 80 early in the afternoon. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...erstation.jpg/ What kind of weather station and software do you have? I'm looking to replace mine with something better. === It's called an Airmar PB150 and it comes with software called Weathercaster. It is marketed by Furuno and designed for boats but would make a fine home unit except that it lacks a rain gauge. One of the unique things about the Airmar sensor is that it has no moving parts - it reads wind speed and direction using ultrasonic doppler sensors. The sensor unit is a bit pricey but it also contains a GPS unit and electronic compass which allows it to compute true wind speed and true wind direction on a moving boat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YTVx...eature=related http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|344|944284|1160116&id=1105541 Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. |
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X ` Man wrote:
On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) You have snowbirds eight months out of the year. What's a cracker? |
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On 09/01/2012 11:30 AM, X ` Man wrote:
...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. Probably turn to rain. What does it have to do with boats? ;) -- No mater how liberally you try to ignore rationality and reality, reality always wins in the end. |
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:17:43 -0500, Earl wrote:
X ` Man wrote: On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) You have snowbirds eight months out of the year. What's a cracker? Something you eat with chili. Speaking of chili, we ate at Hard Times Cafe tonight. Their Texas Chile (wet) is pretty good eating. Bought a box of the mix, which they say is as good as the stuff they sell in house. We'll see. |
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On 1/10/12 8:52 PM, Happy John wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:17:43 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) You have snowbirds eight months out of the year. What's a cracker? Something you eat with chili. Speaking of chili, we ate at Hard Times Cafe tonight. Their Texas Chile (wet) is pretty good eating. Bought a box of the mix, which they say is as good as the stuff they sell in house. We'll see. We ate at Saigon City Restaurant, near Springfield Mall. |
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:52:22 -0700, Canuck57 wrote:
On 09/01/2012 11:30 AM, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. Probably turn to rain. What does it have to do with boats? ;) Last year there were several boats sunk and many boats damaged by structures caving - all from a heavy snow fall. Any snow makes us think about checking on the boat, especially the heavy wet stuff. |
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It's actually snowing here today...
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says... On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg You have had 50 inches of rain in 2012? Sounds like a tropical rain forest. |
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:00:32 -0500, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/10/12 8:52 PM, Happy John wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:17:43 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) You have snowbirds eight months out of the year. What's a cracker? Something you eat with chili. Speaking of chili, we ate at Hard Times Cafe tonight. Their Texas Chile (wet) is pretty good eating. Bought a box of the mix, which they say is as good as the stuff they sell in house. We'll see. We ate at Saigon City Restaurant, near Springfield Mall. ....and....? |
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On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. |
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:28:47 -0500, BAR wrote:
In article , says... On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:17:43 -0500, Earl wrote: X ` Man wrote: On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) You have snowbirds eight months out of the year. What's a cracker? Something you eat with chili. Speaking of chili, we ate at Hard Times Cafe tonight. Their Texas Chile (wet) is pretty good eating. Bought a box of the mix, which they say is as good as the stuff they sell in house. We'll see. Did you try the fried pickles? Never had one. They have 'em there? We may make the chili thing a tradition. At $4.95 it's a steal. On Wednesdays they have a chicken wing special. So, I'm thinking of going in at about 11;30 PM on Tuesday evening, ordering the chili, then waiting until 12:01 AM on Wednesday to order the wings. Do you think they'd catch on? |
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On 1/11/12 8:12 AM, Happy John wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:00:32 -0500, X ` wrote: On 1/10/12 8:52 PM, Happy John wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:17:43 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) You have snowbirds eight months out of the year. What's a cracker? Something you eat with chili. Speaking of chili, we ate at Hard Times Cafe tonight. Their Texas Chile (wet) is pretty good eating. Bought a box of the mix, which they say is as good as the stuff they sell in house. We'll see. We ate at Saigon City Restaurant, near Springfield Mall. ...and....? Oh, it's very nice. It's a pretty plain family style restaurant. The food is good, especially the pho, which I really like, and it is relatively inexpensive. My wife gets a pork dish, which is delicious, but I don't recall the name of it. You might want to go there for lunch sometimes. http://www.yelp.com/biz/saigon-city-...nt-springfield |
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:37:22 -0500, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg If you folks had saved some money when you were young, you could afford a decent rain gauge. This one has lasted a long time, is quite accurate (mostly), and adds immeasurably to the decor: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../RainGauge.jpg As you can see, the recent snowfall yield was about 1/32d of an inch. |
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:38:24 -0500, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:52:22 -0700, Canuck57 wrote: On 09/01/2012 11:30 AM, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. Probably turn to rain. What does it have to do with boats? ;) It explains why he is not out in his boat. LOL! Here's another way to tell if it's been raining. Buy a dog that likes mud. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...losseinMud.jpg |
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In article ,
says... On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather fluff on your local TV station, either. |
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On 1/11/2012 8:51 AM, Happy John wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:38:24 -0500, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:52:22 -0700, wrote: On 09/01/2012 11:30 AM, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. Probably turn to rain. What does it have to do with boats? ;) It explains why he is not out in his boat. LOL! Here's another way to tell if it's been raining. Buy a dog that likes mud. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...losseinMud.jpg Or some kids that do... http://rowdymouse.com/media/mastersofminis08%20(3).jpg http://rowdymouse.com/media/mastersofminis08%20(5).jpg http://rowdymouse.com/media/mastersofminis08%20(4).jpg http://rowdymouse.com/media/mastersofminis08%20(2).jpg LOL... |
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On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In , says... On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather fluff on your local TV station, either. This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville. So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV weather guys/gals. |
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On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather fluff on your local TV station, either. This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville. So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV weather guys/gals. BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI |
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On 1/11/2012 8:14 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Off the top of your head, how much rain have you had, to date, this year? |
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In article , dump-on-
says... On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather fluff on your local TV station, either. This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville. So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV weather guys/gals. Weather Channel has some good meteorologists but they have a lot of fluff actors, as well. |
It's actually snowing here today...
In article , dump-on-
says... On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote: On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather fluff on your local TV station, either. This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville. So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV weather guys/gals. BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI That's kind of what I'm talking about, I'm fascinated by meteorology as a science, not as TV fluff. One thing that got me interested in weather is that I'm a private pilot. |
It's actually snowing here today...
On 1/11/12 10:05 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In articlezKidnQqfCt9vBJDSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on- says... On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote: On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather fluff on your local TV station, either. This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville. So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV weather guys/gals. BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI That's kind of what I'm talking about, I'm fascinated by meteorology as a science, not as TV fluff. One thing that got me interested in weather is that I'm a private pilot. The Master Singers, the guys doing the Anglican chant, are chanting an actual BBC weather report. |
It's actually snowing here today...
On 1/11/2012 10:10 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 10:05 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In articlezKidnQqfCt9vBJDSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on- says... On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote: On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather fluff on your local TV station, either. This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville. So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV weather guys/gals. BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI That's kind of what I'm talking about, I'm fascinated by meteorology as a science, not as TV fluff. One thing that got me interested in weather is that I'm a private pilot. The Master Singers, the guys doing the Anglican chant, are chanting an actual BBC weather report. Is that sort of information useful to you? |
It's actually snowing here today...
In article , dump-on-
says... On 1/11/12 10:05 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In articlezKidnQqfCt9vBJDSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on- says... On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote: On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote: Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't couple with my computer, it's stand alone. I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not particularly accurate. I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in real time. http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit. If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the window. At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather. I've actually never seen that term before. Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather fluff on your local TV station, either. This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville. So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV weather guys/gals. BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI That's kind of what I'm talking about, I'm fascinated by meteorology as a science, not as TV fluff. One thing that got me interested in weather is that I'm a private pilot. The Master Singers, the guys doing the Anglican chant, are chanting an actual BBC weather report. Yeah. Again, I'm interested in the SCIENCE of meteorology, not the fluff that repeats it. |
It's actually snowing here today...
On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:20:52 -0500, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 8:12 AM, Happy John wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:00:32 -0500, X ` wrote: On 1/10/12 8:52 PM, Happy John wrote: On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:17:43 -0500, wrote: X ` Man wrote: On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man wrote: ...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not sticking and not thick, but it is snow. === Good place for it. Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons, alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :) You have snowbirds eight months out of the year. What's a cracker? Something you eat with chili. Speaking of chili, we ate at Hard Times Cafe tonight. Their Texas Chile (wet) is pretty good eating. Bought a box of the mix, which they say is as good as the stuff they sell in house. We'll see. We ate at Saigon City Restaurant, near Springfield Mall. ...and....? Oh, it's very nice. It's a pretty plain family style restaurant. The food is good, especially the pho, which I really like, and it is relatively inexpensive. My wife gets a pork dish, which is delicious, but I don't recall the name of it. You might want to go there for lunch sometimes. http://www.yelp.com/biz/saigon-city-...nt-springfield If you go another block, on the other side of the street, is a Mexican place called El Paso. Great food. http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-paso-mexi...nt-springfield I'll have to try the Vietnamese place once. I've never been in a US version of a Saigon restaurant. Been to a bunch of Saigon versions though! |
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