The Coffee House

[davidharmier60]

Tis better to keep ones mouth closed and be thought of as a fool.
But of course I open mine and remove all doubt. In about 15 minutes it's off to work I go.

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[limr30 3]

Morning, hosers.

Which one of you gave me the crud???

 

[JonA_CT]

Wasn’t me.


Why we don’t have school today...

I guess every doorway of our school looks like this. For reference, my co-worker who is in this photo is probably 5’9”.

 

[snowbear115 47]

Morning, hosers.

Which one of you gave me the crud???

Nope. @SquarePeg has something, too -- maybe it was her.

 

[Frank F.]

The Primark in Front of our train station grows fast. The cellar structure is about to be finished. Phone Panorama.

 

[Gary A.]

Sideways snow happening here.

Photos in the L.A. Times of a lady walking down a New York street with the umbrella held sideways. Another photo in Boston of a firefighter pulling a rubber boat filled with motorists across flooded street in the middle of a snow flurry. A 67 y/o man, waist high in snow, using a cane to transverse a street in Atlantic City. Has winter always been this tough ... or is this extreme weather blamed on climate change?

 

[terri34 6]

This is a wicked winter storm barreling up the entire Eastern coast. Started down in Florida. Winter storms happen every year, of course, but this one trained along the coast longer, and we were already having a cold spell.

Supposed to have temps moderating a bit starting next week.

Happy Friday, hosers!

 

[jcdeboever]

Morning, hosers.

Which one of you gave me the crud???

I bet square peg did....that's where I'm putting my money on....

 

[jcdeboever]

Wasn’t me.


Why we don’t have school today...

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I guess every doorway of our school looks like this. For reference, my co-worker who is in this photo is probably 5’9”.

Yikes! My boss plow is getting excited. I have a load ready to go to New Jersey, ain't happening....

 

[smoke665]

or is this extreme weather blamed on climate change?

Thankfully the weather is one thing that man has no control over. MPO is that, this is nothing more than a change from the normal. I think it was 1978, we had a massive blizzard in MO. 24" of snow, in just over 24 hours. I have pictures (not with me) of our ranch style one story home, that is completely covered by a snow drift. The only thing peeking out is the front door (which we dug out of).

 

[JonA_CT]

I think it’s hard to blame individual events on climate change, although certain factors certainly help. My understanding is that a lot of the power from these storms comes from large temperature gradients though, so the displaced artic air colliding with warmer than average sea surface temperatures might play a role in intensity.

That being said, the flooding in MA was a fluke. It happened to hit at the perfect time. Highest tide of the year, super moon, higher sea levels, etc.

Everything else was pretty typical for a winter storm for us. We get 1-2 storms a year usually where we get 50mph+ winds and double digit amounts of snow. Media has just figured out how to effectively sell ad time.

 

[snowbear115 47]

Yes, one specific incident is hard to blame on an overall climate change. Climate is a long-term thing (weather is the short-term, here and now). You have to look at patterns to see the effects of climate changes.

 

[Gary A.]

There is a difference between weather and climate. Gary has read a ton on climate change to put him in the camp that man's interference is raising the world's overall temperature. Gary was just wondering if science has projected these severe winters as an effect of climate change, or if it's just a cyclic weather phenomena?

 

[SquarePeg37 8]

Yes I gave limr the crud. Yes climate change is real. Yes people had to be rescued on Atlantic Ave in Boston yesterday - a spot that does not normally flood. Water entered the streets and flooded cars and train stations and parking garages. Now they will spend 10 billion dollars on a sea wall and the nice views and beautiful photos will all have a big ugly wall in front of them. Lots of ruined cars and homes along the coast in Marshfield, Scituate and Winthrop as the tide surge pushed waves into the streets and the people with waterfront homes paid the piper for their summer time envious lifestyles. 3 feet of water running down the street flooding basements, garages and cars only to freeze as temps dip below freezing today and tomorrow. It has been over 100 years since we had a cold snap that lasted this long.

I am feeling a bit better. For the first time ever paid someone else to shovel out our driveway and cars as everyone in the family is down with the flu/sinus thing. Princess has it too and is also grounded so will be home all weekend. Torture for me but have to take one for team so she can learn her lesson.

 

[Gary A.]

You clipped the wings of the Princess ... how dare you. LOL.