A True Kaniggit Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 The storm last night knocked over trees and power lines all over the city. I really hope they get the power back in the next few days. I’m not even able to work today because the building has no electricity. Gaston de Foix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Michigan" - Mark Twain, ca. 2023 (allegedly) Gaston de Foix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, IheartIheartTesla said: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Michigan" - Mark Twain, ca. 2023 (allegedly) I thought it was "The coldest winter I spent was the summer I spent in Alaska." John Muir. I was in Anchorage in the mid '70s for a couple of weeks, pretty cold! Edited June 16, 2023 by LongRider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 At least the smoke from the fires in Canada has cleared up here though it still is blocking out the sky. Just a few days ago it felt like there were bonfires all around you. The smoke made a fireworks show look like a joke. Zorral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 It's back here today too, though not like last week. It's also thunder stormy as heck, which pushed the smoke up high in the atmosphere. Or so they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 21 minutes ago, Zorral said: It's back here today too, though not like last week. It's also thunder stormy as heck, which pushed the smoke up high in the atmosphere. Or so they say. Probably looks kind of cool in the right light though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 27 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Probably looks kind of cool in the right light though. More ... ominous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Zorral said: More ... ominous. It's just missing the zombies, for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkerX Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Rain and 50 degree F temperatures here. Should be sunny and twenty degrees warmer...but it's supposed to be much warmer later this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 20 hours ago, LongRider said: I thought it was "The coldest winter I spent was the summer I spent in Alaska." John Muir. I was in Anchorage in the mid '70s for a couple of weeks, pretty cold! The original quote has been misattributed to Mark Twain, with the place in question being San Francisco (where I know he did spend some time based on a Star Trek episode). Dont think we'll find the real originator, probably lost to the mists of time. Another weather quote that is correctly attributed to Twain is "If you dont like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes" - something also true for Michigan. LongRider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 1 hour ago, IheartIheartTesla said: The original quote has been misattributed to Mark Twain, with the place in question being San Francisco He also spent some time in Virgina City, Nevada, though it might have been known as Virgina Town at the time. It was a mining town, silver, and contributed to Nevada's state motto, the Silver State. I've been to VC and attest that it can be quite cold in the summer as it has a high elevation 6200ft, and the high desert climate which tends to be cold due to being so arid. 1 hour ago, IheartIheartTesla said: (where I know he did spend some time based on a Star Trek episode) Love this! 1 hour ago, IheartIheartTesla said: Dont think we'll find the real originator, probably lost to the mists of time. Indeed, John Muir sounds plausible as opposed to say, Abraham Lincoln, who we know didn't go to Alaska. Or did he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 (edited) 94F outside , 87F inside. But my power should be coming back sometime tonight. Apparently it may take until next weekend for the whole area to be restored. Edit: Power still not back. Currently at 60 hours of no power. There were more T-Storms this morning. It’s cleared up for now, but there is a possibility of more passing through in the next few hours. Edited June 18, 2023 by A True Kaniggit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, A True Kaniggit said: my power should be coming back sometime tonigh It's awful where you are all right. An amiga in TX says she can't leave her house, because her car's a/c went on the fritz yesterday, and negotiating the freeways now w/o it is impossible for her (she's in her 80's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 (edited) And now another thunderstorm with hail for the next hour. Nature is being really mean this week. Edit: I was not expecting hail. Please no car damage. Edit 2: Some small dents on the hood. Edited June 18, 2023 by A True Kaniggit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eru Illuvatar Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 It's been sunny without being warm but I still where shorts and a tank anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 On 6/17/2023 at 7:15 PM, A True Kaniggit said: And now another thunderstorm with hail for the next hour. Nature is being really mean this week. Edit: I was not expecting hail. Please no car damage. Edit 2: Some small dents on the hood. How are things with you otherwise? Power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Zorral said: How are things with you otherwise? Power? Still no power, but it should be back on Thursday at the latest. They’re down the street working on it now, so maybe today. Edit: @Zorral No worries. It just kicked back on. Saved me a trip to the laundromat. Edited June 19, 2023 by A True Kaniggit JGP and Zorral 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 That is rough. It's been quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 We've had shitty spring so far, with A LOT of rain and cold (cold for that period of the year, of course). Yesterday was our first 30ºC day of the year, when usually we'd have almost the whole June and most of May in that temperature range. I hate the heat, but after so much rain this year I welcome it. LongRider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toth Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 After five weeks without a drop of rain, everything outside had been yellow and the general dryness had been alarming alongside troubling news about decreasing ground water levels. So the rain this last week had been very welcome... ... except of course that train rides in hot moist atmosphere with everyone ripping open the windows, causing a bone-chilling draft is just... ugh... I really didn't feel well today, my mind has been kind of hazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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