The Work Weather Thread

[Smitty]

It's colder than [colorful folksy saying] outside here.  The night dispatchers keep it a toasty 95 in here during the night, so it takes a while to cool down.

[El Seed]

The high pressure is moving through, bringing cold arctic air from the Gulf of Alaska.  This, in turn, has generated thick radiation fog.  The cold air will cap off our highs today, so we won't be quite as balmy.

Even though I turned off the heat last night, it didn't get too cold in here.  Warming to 67 degrees.

[TheTick]

A thick radiation fog usually surrounds Godzilla, watch your power lines there dude.

[El Seed]

*breathes-in the thick life-giving radiation fog*

[Jon Boy]

We're getting a wet, sloppy snowstorm right now. The drive home is going to be fun.

[El Seed]

Very, very windy.  The high moves over the Central Valley (CA) and the wind will turn offshore, warming this afternoon.

It's chilly now, though.  Inside and out.

[Jon Boy]

It took me an hour to drive home last night. Usually it's about fifteen or twenty minutes.

[El Seed]

Yeeikes!

This morning my Son saw an article on the news about kids getting snowed in at their school and having to stay the night.  He didn't like that idea at all.

I told him "That's why we live here."

You getting that snow-plow attached to your bumper yet?

[Tante Shvester]

I want to get a snow plow attached to the footrests of my husband's wheelchair so that he can shovel the walk and driveway for me.

I also want to get a mower to attach to the back of his wheelchair so that he can mow the lawn for me.

Right now, he just looks through the window to watch me doing those things. :?

[TheTick]

Yeeikes!

This morning my Son saw an article on the news about kids getting snowed in at their school and having to stay the night.  He didn't like that idea at all.

I told him "That's why we live here."

You getting that snow-plow attached to your bumper yet?

When we had giant snowstorm (35 inches for rush hour!) back in 2000, our schoolkids got stuck on their buses.  Area businesses (including where I worked) and City Hall ended up taking the kids in for the night.

[El Seed]

That would be really hard for me.  I get worried when he sleeps over at a friend's house!

[Jon Boy]

You getting that snow-plow attached to your bumper yet?

On my little Saturn? I think that might be counterproductive.

Speaking of my awful drive home yesterday, at one point a white truck was coming up on me in the lane next to me. He didn't have his lights on, and as he pulled up into my blind spot, he just about disappeared entirely. My windows were foggy enough on the inside and snowy enough on the outside that I could only see a vague shape moving off my right bumper. As he passed me, I gave him a "turn on your damn headlights!" glare, and a few seconds later he fishtailed and ended up stuck on the side of the road.

This can only mean one thing: I have super powers.

[El Seed]

:shock:

Jon Boy is merciful!

I couldn't imagine a snowplow on my Saturn either.  I think it would lift our rear wheels off of the pavement.

[Jon Boy]

Though I suppose you could counterbalance it by putting one of those salt spreader things on the back. Of course, at that point the small engine becomes a problem . . .

[El Seed]

Probably ruin our gas milage as well.

Nice sig. :wink: