It is currently 66° outside. And sunny. It is not expected to be as high as 50° for the next seven days. Happy, happy! Joy, joy!!!
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It is currently 66° outside. And sunny. It is not expected to be as high as 50° for the next seven days. Happy, happy! Joy, joy!!!
I can tell it's all beginning to get to you :[[
Ok here's a clean weather forecast...a cold front is coming in from the back but it might just sneak around the side from the east side unless it goes west to catch the sun which isn't moving at all but is still plenty hot about the moon moving in front to make a eclispe,but if a warm front comes around the side we might just have an early fall.
Translation: it's staying cold.
Beautiful Spring weather now here in the UK. We're warned to watch out for fog....
Rain here in NE Ohio [[2 hours from Jerry) and 38. No snow .........PLEASE!!!
Roll on March 30th, when overnight we move to 'British Summer Time'. That will make a real difference.
WEATHER UPDATE...ALL FRONTS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE BACK THE SUN WILL SHINE BUT ONLY ON LEAP YEARS OR EVERY OTHER TUESDAY WHICHEVER COMES FIRST,THE SNOW IS MOUNTING IT'S FORCES FOR ONE LAST STAND...[any forecasters named custer hide]SPRING MIGHT APPEAR BUT ONLY IF WINTER ASKED IT TO.
We got lucky in CMH! It's kind of cold, but I counted maybe 15 total snowflakes before it stopped. It is supposed to dip as low as 9° tonight, but after the last two months, I can handle 9° in my underwear.
That's not a weather forecast - it's a running commentary on a horse race.
And I'm giddy because my horse is running in first as long as it ain't snowin' out there.
Your horse is actually running in second place to a snow plough, but no bets are on the snow plough, so you're OK.....
It's all good. In a few weeks, my horse can stop running because by then, I'll be walking in sunshine. I hope...:p
I'd put good money on sunshine before then :)
Yah, man. It's in the teens today but expected to be in the 60s by the middle of next week. I'm bullet proof at this point. There's nothing short of a tornado that's going to put me into depression. Now, we can look forward to complaining about how horribly hot it's going to be this summer...
They said it was going to be foggy today, but when I looked out the window I couldn't see far enough to tell...
Sorry you mist it.
NO MORE SNOW HERE,WELL I GUESS MY WORK HERE IS DONE,THIS POST IS BE TORN DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR A BRAND NEW POST ON THE COMING SUMMER[WHO CARES ABOUT SPRING]ALL I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS..BABES..BOOZE..[um what comes after babes and booze???]OHHHH SILLY ME..BABES..BOOZE....!!
I'm not done, man.
Jerry i got construction crews on the way...[you got a hard hat?]ok jerry but a construction site is rough,if you get hit by any flying or falling words [those vowels are the worst]look out.
I'm not done, either!
This thread has disproved any thoughts that only the British like to talk about the weather. It's always a talking point, good or bad, wherever we are.
Those construction crews will be roundly beaten off with an umbrella!!
344 posts on this thread marks it as a success. Looking forward to your next thread, arr&bee, whatever the subject.....
Umbrella? I thought they were called "bumbershoots" over there. Or an I reading the wrong comic books to grow my worldly knowledge?
Jerry, I have never heard of 'bumbershoots', nor heard it used here - but I think it may have been used in a Walt Disney song [[?) - ' Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' [[??).
England, according to the Gospel of Disney..........
I read it in Marvel Comics' old Sergeant Fury and His Howling Commandos. They had a rag-tag band of diverse soldiers from various Allied countries. Of course, the Englishman - Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton - always went into battle with his "bumbershoot".
LOL. Stereotype much, you think?
Yes, but there is always at least a grain of truth in a stereotype.
If you've never seen it, there was a BBC series about 40 years ago called 'Dad's Army'. It was a comedy series about the Home Guard, who were created to prepare protection of England/Great Britain from the threat of German invasion during World War II.
The series remains popular to this day, although almost all the cast members have now passed away - and contains many stereotypes, all doing their best for the war effort, but which could well have been utterly futile in the event that invasion by sea had become a reality.
It is the portrayal of stereotypical characters from that particular era which makes them enduringly and endearingly funny.
I think it's amazing how modern sensibilities are such that we can laugh at ourselves, but have to be careful at laughing at others. There's nothing wrong with laughing with others, it seems but you cannot be thought to laugh at others' expense.
That's why some Black folks think it's cool to call each other the "n" word but not someone else. Italian-Americans call each other the "d" word, but will beat your head in for doing the same. The same for Puerto-Ricans, Mexicans, Poles, etc.
It's too bad, although I understand it.
Yes, it is quite understandable, but inherently tricky.
I guess it depends on just who is doing the calling. If it's someone you know and who understands some of the sensitivities, then it's done in affection and respect, as a way of bonding with each other.
If someone unknown to you does it and, in particular, does it in a hostile manner, it takes on a totally different, and menacing perspective. Words could then lead to violence.
I was encouraged not to 'talk too loud' about myself when young, but I've come to think that it's as bad, if not worse, to put oneself down - as it simply encourages attention from unhappy people, looking for someone to victimise. They are bullies, and will generally choose someone from a 'minority' group,or use an offensive name - and, very often, both.
Excellent post. Sometimes, I wonder why people feel compelled to want to be at the top of the food chain. If we were all white males with gray eyes and red hair, then the fat ones and skinny ones would find a reason to hate each other, just as the tall would have enmity with the short. I'm absolutely convinced of this.
And that's why I love Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles". It's soooo offensive to everybody. But I would swear they're laughing with everybody by laughing at everybody. Can you imagine someone producing a movie like that in 2014? It wouldn't find a distributor.
[[Thank you, Jerry.)
It's ego that drives us to the top of the food chain. Nothing wrong with that, only when, again, it is linked with unhappiness. Big egos found in happy people can be inspirational.
There's a primal instinct, a potential conflict in all of us. Do we bond with others, adopting a flock mentality and safety in numbers - as in 'birds of a feather' - or do we assert ourselves as 'individuals', with the inference that 'individual' must mean superior, to offset the potential of vulnerability - ?
Do you really think a film like Blazing Saddles wouldn't fly in these times? I believe the British, as a race, love a good-natured send-up. It is, in essence, a compliment. If people in general can recognise who is being sent-up, lampooned etc, then that person or group of people must have a recognisable style.
That said,I would agree that life has become very sophisticated in the true sense of the word, but that could be a result of society trying to protect those who are different, and who could be hurt because of that. . A double-edged sword, and strange, when in openly accepting people from all walks of life also means being very careful what you say about them!
As regards members of minority groups [[of which I am one - well maybe two, if you count lefthanded LOL)) I'd say it is essential to be oneself and take it right to the line, but always good-mannered, and never offensive.
It is infinitely possible to respect someone without liking them, and no-one looks good by being negative towards someone from a minority group, when that person may be 'different', but is actually conducting themself impeccably.
Sunday Soapbox LOL
Well gang,it's snowing again in sunny d.c. It's kinda cryptic.
We've been in the 40s and 50s in Columbus for these last few days. Someone mentioned snow on the horizon, but I don't think we'll get it. It was in the low 30s when I came to work this morning, wind chills were in the 20s. I'm good at this point, though. Stick a fork in winter and kiss her goodbye. I wouldn't worry about her because she will be coming back soon enough.
Winter will return but in a new outfit of brighter colours, simply as an understudy until Spring, the real star, takes over the seasonal role once again......
Ah, but I was talking about winter returning in late November/December. There's nothing that is coming at me in the next six months that I'm going to classify as "winter" after what we just went through.
It's just my state of mind, right now.
Ah yes, I see.
My state of mind too, and I was checking out the flowers and new shoots in the garden this morning, hoping we can say goodbye to all that bad weather for a while.
In the meantime, there will be a lot of longer days, and in the nicest possible way.
All of my days are long right now... Two straight weeks of overtime [[weekends included) will do that to you.
Hope,while you're inside, you're still able to enjoy the lengthening daylight hours outside:)
It's still dark when I go in and sometimes dark when I leave. My "daylight" is what creeps into the 8" x 24" [[or thereabouts) windows on the overhead doors on our shipping docks.