The Coffee House

[limr33 3]

Leonore, the dividing line between ice on trees being pretty and being destructive seems to be between 1/8" and 1/4" radius. If I was in charge of the weather systems, I'd forbid the use of freezing rain, except for those who really need to experience misery (maybe it should be added to the list of the 7 plagues).

Definitely true. We had a a lot of power outages a few winters ago, including some from ice breaking branches. They've been a lot better since then about clearing branches from around the power lines throughout the rest of the year. Of course, in a few more years we'll get lax again

 

[bribrius]

i took this a few weeks back right after a freezing rain. everything covered in a quarter inch of ice. Doesnt look like much but everything i shot that day was work. Reflective in the sun isnt even funny. But i figured if it was so bright it was hard to look at it would make for some challenge.

 

[sm4him]

Leonore, the dividing line between ice on trees being pretty and being destructive seems to be between 1/8" and 1/4" radius. If I was in charge of the weather systems, I'd forbid the use of freezing rain, except for those who really need to experience misery (maybe it should be added to the list of the 7 plagues).

Definitely true. We had a a lot of power outages a few winters ago, including some from ice breaking branches. They've been a lot better since then about clearing branches from around the power lines throughout the rest of the year. Of course, in a few more years we'll get lax again

I lived in Atlanta for a little over a decade, through my high school years and very early 20s. One thing we dealt with a LOT was ice. The winter after we moved there, they had the worst ice storm in their history. Our power was out for over a week and my dad hung blankets over all the doors and stairs, etc, blocking in everything except the LR/DR area, where we all basically lived for that week. What I really remember about that was Dad going out every so often to get more wood for the fireplace--in his swimtrunks and bare feet, lol!! When I asked him if he wasn't freezing like that he said, "I was in Alaska in the war (WWII); I haven't been cold since."

I once played a soccer game in an ice storm, although we didn't realize that at first. It was nasty, cold and drizzling rain, but there we were, playing soccer. I had a one-on-one with a forward taking a shot on goal (I played keeper), and when I dove for the ball (which I did stop, by the way), I slid and slammed my nose into the goalpost. Hurt worse than just about anything I've ever felt. That's when someone realized that the goalposts were covered with about 1/4" of ice, as were the trees and everything else.
The game was called at that point--but it was about two minutes too late for my poor, broken nose. That deviated septum still causes me problems every winter!

 

[limr33 3]

Ouch! I say that as I'm rubbing my own nose.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. 7:30 and 57F right now. It should hit the low 70's today. Mary Lou just turned off the heater. Ducks suck. I am very disappointed. The principle reason the Ducks lost is that Meyers fella. He got them perfectly prepared for this one time special game. Oregon lost the game at the defensive line of no pass rush or containment of Ohio's running game.

I think Derrel knew the Ducks sucked and left the forum because of the humiliation he would have endured.

 

[KenC]

Just got out of an hour-and-a-half department meeting. I need something stronger than the coffee I was drinking to stay awake in there.

Weather better than I expected today. It's 30 F and sunny now and they were predicting a high of only 31 - makes me think we'll beat the forecast.

 

[snerd]

Morning hosers! Sipping my Folgers Classic Roast as I type. Today begins a long, stressful period for me.............. selling the house. I'm sure we'll take a beating on it, what with the market being soft down here. Realtors, showings, strangers wandering through my house (shudders). Weather is 25° and still damn cold! I'm officially tired of Winter!!

 

[minicoop1985]

Dad's back yard by longm1985, on Flickr

Since we're sharing winter pictures, I suppose. Just a little shot from my dad's back yard.

Some Maxwell House today. It's a balmy 13* F out, which could be worse. In a surprisingly good mood today for some reason.

 

[limr33 3]

For the record, I "liked" your picture and your good mood, but I'm sorry, I can't "like" the Maxwell House

 

[minicoop1985]

It was cheap.

 

[sm4him]

Their once was a men who liked to misspel thing's and, grammar badly.

Typing that gave me a headache.

As did it me just reading it, considering the work I have to start doing again soon!



Seriously, though, if y'all really do have any oddball language questions, let me know! I have been wanting to fire up my blog again this year, and I also want to start preparing for the section of Intro to Linguistics that I'll hopefully be teaching this Fall, so the ideas for blog posts as well as the practice for teaching would be really helpful to me!

Okay, Lenny, a friend just posted something on FB that reminded me of one of my favorite language oddities.

Explain to me why you can be discombobulated, but nobody is ever combobulated to start with.
For that matter, I've never heard of anyone being gruntled or gusted either.

Is combobulated a word? Or gruntled? Gusted might be a word, but if so, it would likely have to do with wind, not mood.

 

[minicoop1985]

In Milwaukee's Mitchell Airport, just past security, there's a sign that says "Combobulation Area". It's pretty brilliant.

 

[tirediron]

Their once was a men who liked to misspel thing's and, grammar badly.

Typing that gave me a headache.

As did it me just reading it, considering the work I have to start doing again soon!



Seriously, though, if y'all really do have any oddball language questions, let me know! I have been wanting to fire up my blog again this year, and I also want to start preparing for the section of Intro to Linguistics that I'll hopefully be teaching this Fall, so the ideas for blog posts as well as the practice for teaching would be really helpful to me!

Okay, Lenny, a friend just posted something on FB that reminded me of one of my favorite language oddities.

Explain to me why you can be discombobulated, but nobody is ever combobulated to start with.
For that matter, I've never heard of anyone being gruntled or gusted either.

Is combobulated a word? Or gruntled? Gusted might be a word, but if so, it would likely have to do with wind, not mood.

I make a point of using "gruntled" whenever I can, just for the looks it gets. I hadn't thought of "gusted", but I will use it from now on!

 

[pgriz]

Their once was a men who liked to misspel thing's and, grammar badly.

Typing that gave me a headache.

As did it me just reading it, considering the work I have to start doing again soon!



Seriously, though, if y'all really do have any oddball language questions, let me know! I have been wanting to fire up my blog again this year, and I also want to start preparing for the section of Intro to Linguistics that I'll hopefully be teaching this Fall, so the ideas for blog posts as well as the practice for teaching would be really helpful to me!

Okay, Lenny, a friend just posted something on FB that reminded me of one of my favorite language oddities.

Explain to me why you can be discombobulated, but nobody is ever combobulated to start with.
For that matter, I've never heard of anyone being gruntled or gusted either.

Is combobulated a word? Or gruntled? Gusted might be a word, but if so, it would likely have to do with wind, not mood.

Combobulation IS a word. As in: Urban Dictionary: Combobulation. First, you combobulate, then you discombobulate, then you can recombobulate.

 

[sm4him]

Their once was a men who liked to misspel thing's and, grammar badly.

Typing that gave me a headache.

As did it me just reading it, considering the work I have to start doing again soon!



Seriously, though, if y'all really do have any oddball language questions, let me know! I have been wanting to fire up my blog again this year, and I also want to start preparing for the section of Intro to Linguistics that I'll hopefully be teaching this Fall, so the ideas for blog posts as well as the practice for teaching would be really helpful to me!

Okay, Lenny, a friend just posted something on FB that reminded me of one of my favorite language oddities.

Explain to me why you can be discombobulated, but nobody is ever combobulated to start with.
For that matter, I've never heard of anyone being gruntled or gusted either.

Is combobulated a word? Or gruntled? Gusted might be a word, but if so, it would likely have to do with wind, not mood.

Combobulation IS a word. As in: Urban Dictionary: Combobulation. First, you combobulate, then you discombobulate, then you can recombobulate.

Can you spontaneously combobulate?
If you are incapable of combobulation, are you incombobulable?