Okay, whomever ordered this absurdly cold weather can make it stop now.
Nick Andre wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Canada farted.
Okay, whomever ordered this absurdly cold weather can make it stop now.
Okay, whomever ordered this absurdly cold weather can make it stop now.
Canada farted.
Canada farted.
All that hot air from Ottawa floated downstream and got cold.
Daryl Stout wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
We're supposed to be in the 40s this weekend, and in the 50s next
week. But, with the warmer weather, it brings the threat of tornadoes.
On the California coast, it's going to be cool and dry for the time
being. We're fortunate. Stay safe, and stay warm.
Kurt Weiske wrote to Daryl Stout <=-
On the California coast, it's going to be cool and dry for the time
being. We're fortunate. Stay safe, and stay warm.
It's going to be surprisingly mild here in Northeast TN. Cold nights
but in the mid 50s to low 60s during the day.
It's going to be surprisingly mild here in Northeast TN. Cold nights
but in the mid 50s to low 60s during the day.
The ground will be a mud bog, though. :P
Yeah, supposed to be nice this week here, too, in western TN and NW MS.
Time to get the Gixxer out and enjoy the roads after work :)
It's still really wet here with that clay soil absorbing so much rain. We've still March and April to deal with here and it's usually the
worst weather. I am starting to call our district SKYWARN training
nets on Saturday nights 9 EST to get people active again. I have a feeling it's going to be bad this year.
It was 16 and snowing in Little Rock a week ago. Today, it was sunny
and 76...just a week later. I too, dread both tornado and hurricane
season.
It was 16 and snowing in Little Rock a week ago. Today, it was sunny
and 76...just a week later. I too, dread both tornado and hurricane season.
None of that is "reportable criteria".
Or, they ask "is the weather net up??". If they would listen first,
they would hear a special tone if Arkansas Skywarn was activated.
Several years ago, one ham kept talking, and kept saying his
callsign
as if he was signing off. I so wanted to key up and say "Put a
friggin'
sock in it!!".
Or the net declares "Emergency Mode", and no one listens to the directions of Net Control.
Then, you have these people who want EXACT SPECIFICS of either
There are so many ways to receive weather information nowadays...
After 28 years of crap like this, I got burned out on weather
(which is what I got into ham radio for in the first place). Now,
my emphasis is on Trains And Railroads...especially railroad
crossing safety.
16 and snowing, eh? Last weekend, I had a temperature of -8F.
Yesterday, 61F. We're supposed to get snow again tonight... Got
to love Colorado.
Gotta love the US and its having the most active weather system in the world due to its geographical location.
Here, due to administration problems, SKYWARN has died off. I am doing the training nets again and am starting to get more and more people checking in.
We don't have any of that. It's usually WX4MRX getting on the repeater and announcing that we've been activated.
One of my pet peeves is "xxnxxx for ID". We know you're announcing
your call for ID. You don't have to tell us.
I've had that happen when I'm running an activated net. The DC calls
them afterwards and chews them a new one for doing that.
Then, you have these people who want EXACT SPECIFICS of either
We generally ignore those people.
There are so many ways to receive weather information nowadays...
Yes. There is really no reason for such a huge loss of life with predictable events. Though it's not perfect, tornado forecasting has gotten quite good and if people heed the warnings, they might live
through the weather.
I am not burnt out on SKYWARN. I still enjoy it and if I wind up
moving, I will become active in that area. I am also ARES trained and might consider getting into ARES if I move. Unfortunately, I have
dealt with some bad actors in my current county and will not
participate in any of its clubs or organizations save for SKYWARN.
Daryl Stout wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Is that the weather station at the NWS in Knoxville??
It isn't easy. What really bugs me now is all these (what I term
them) as "Hi, Bye, And QSY" hams..."Net Control, please checkin [callsign], [name], [location], short time, no traffic"...and not a
minute later, they're doing the same thing on another net.
The problem is, we can talk severe weather safety until we're blue in the face, and folks still endanger their lives. When that nearly EF-5 tornado (it was a 190 mph EF-4 as it was...200 mph is EF-5) blasted through Vilonia, Arkansas (the same area that was hit by an EF-2
tornado just 3 years earlier)...one of the hams (who's also in the
Air Force, and a meteorologist)...who was running the Skywarn Net
that night said "I do NOT want any of my spotters near this thing".
Right after that, I got out of the hobby for 6 months...no nets,
no on the air time, no "getting a biscuit and a glass of tea", etc.
This was 25 years ago now...and I nearly quit the hobby back then.
Is that the weather station at the NWS in Knoxville??
Yes. That's the "in-house" ARS that's physically in the MRX office
which is in Morristown, about 45 minutes east of Knoxville.
That's rampant everywhere. The Tennessee Phone Net (3.980 at 1930 Eastern) has a special check-in for people who are leaving to go to
other nets. I quit checking into that net because for some reason I'm deaf to most of the NCS stations; I think it's because my antenna is oriented north/south and I keep working them off the end of the
antenna.
You'll get 'em. Especially those batshit crazy storm chasers.
I was a member of a particular club here locally and was the treasurer.
I was "accidentally" sent a copy of an email by the secretary where the president of the club was saying things about me and calling me some really vulgar names. The next club meeting, I presented this email to
the club and announced not only my immediate resignation, my then-wife
and I told them to pound sand and left.
The club voted to refund our membership fees and that was the last I
dealt with them ... probably 12 years now. Though that person is long gone from the club, I refuse to have anything to do with them.
The icing on the cake? This person's first name is Dick.
Fitting.
OK, I remember the identifier for Knoxville is TYS, for the McGee-Tyson Airport.
1:18 in the morning and I can't sleep. Supposed to be up at 7 AM to go grocery shopping too. Going to be one of those days, I can tell...
1:18 in the morning and I can't sleep. Supposed to be up
at 7 AM to go grocery shopping too. Going to be one of
those days, I can tell...
Ditto, can't sleep either. 3:48am... :/
Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-
1:18 in the morning and I can't sleep. Supposed to be up at 7 AM to go grocery shopping too. Going to be one of those days, I can tell...
-- Sean
1:18 in the morning and I can't sleep. Supposed to be up at 7 AM to go grocery shopping too. Going to be one of those days, I can tell...
Your body will probably suggest that you take a nap at some
point during the day now. Go for it!
SEAN DENNIS wrote to ALL <=-
1:18 in the morning and I can't sleep. Supposed to be up at 7 AM to go grocery shopping too. Going to be one of those days, I can tell...
I was up at 4 this morning, while I was asleep I thought I heard the
old broken doorbell ring, then I wondered if it was a dream or if I actually heard it. But I didn't feel like getting up to go look. And if
it was real important they would have knocked on the door.
Glad to know I am not the only person that hits the grocery store early
on Sunday morning. Seems like the best time to go to avoid most
peoples. Except I can't buy beer on Sundays till after 12 noon.
1:18 in the morning and I can't sleep. Supposed to be up at 7 AM to
go grocery shopping too. Going to be one of those days, I can
tell...
peoples. Except I can't buy beer on Sundays till after 12 noon.
SEAN DENNIS wrote to KEVIN NUNN <=-
My neighbors and their "two minute friends" are what is keeping me up.
I think I may need to start capturing license plate numbers and giving them to someone I know that can help.
I generally do not like going on Sunday myself, much prefering Saturday morning (even less people). However, I am at the mercy of my ride
since bus service is nearly non-existant after 6 PM weekdays or on weekends at all.
STEVE WOLF wrote to KEVIN NUNN <=-
peoples. Except I can't buy beer on Sundays till after 12 noon.
No beer? What's the point of even leaving the house? ;-)
LOL, I am really lucky in my complex that most of the neighbors seem to
be quiet types. All 48 units are 1 bedrooms, so mostly single people
ages 20-70. I want to get a 2 bedroom somewhere, but not sure if I am
ready to deal with noisy neighbors.
I'll have to get Saturday a try, then I woule be able to pickup my beer too, but it takes me 3 months to drink a 6 pack, so don't often need to
get it.
SEAN DENNIS wrote to KEVIN NUNN <=-
Usually everyone is too hung over or outside to care about shopping.
Though I am not an early riser normally, I will make an exception to be
able to shop in peace. Besides, since a lot of stores in my area
either have one day set aside or everyday at an early time for "seniors and vunerable people" to shop in peace so once I get a car, I will
start doing that.
As I have aged, I have started to have panic attacks in crowds (I found out only recently that panic attacks run in my mother's side of my
family; nice to know after twenty years of suffering with them) so I
try very hard to avoid crowds these days.
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