There has been at least a foot of snow on the ground here for about 6 weeks. And with the cold it makes it unbearable to go shopping anywhere other than the internet. And getting to work is simply work all by itselfOriginally Posted by jimnyc
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There has been at least a foot of snow on the ground here for about 6 weeks. And with the cold it makes it unbearable to go shopping anywhere other than the internet. And getting to work is simply work all by itself
We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house; and we have room for but one soul loyalty, and that is loyalty to the American people. ~Theodore Roosevelt~
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All of this 'cold' had me remembering last year, I thought it 'the worst ever.' Seems it was only the 3rd worst since 1950's. LOL! Reading the linked article though, I'm figuring that in the 70's I was in my teens and early 20's. Cold and/or snow just didn't bother me that much. Heck I remember sitting on rocks with college friends out by Museum of Science and Industry, watching ice floes go by. Of course sipping Bailey's and coffee helped, I'm sure.
This is reminding me why I headed Southwest. I must love my kids and friends a lot to return...
http://www.wbez.org/series/curious-c...-winter-109637
Editor's note: This post has been updated to reflect how the 2013-2014 winter season in particular compares to seasons past. It introduces the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index, which seeks to combine several factors that make winter miserable: temperatures, snowfall and a winter season's duration. As of March 17, the index would suggest the 2013-2014 was the third-worst since the 1950s. Additionally, the season ranks third-highest when it comes to snowfall measured from Dec. 1 to the end of February. Continue reading to see how recent decades (not just this season) compare to those of Chicago's past when it comes to temperature, wind chill, extreme events, grey skies, and city response. Maybe you’re still warming up from January’s polar vortex — replacing your car’s battery or repairing the plastic insulation taped into your window frames — but bear with us: What’s the worst part of winter?
Curious City recently got a related question from Edgewater resident Tracey Rosen:
“Is it true that Chicago winters were worse than they are now?"I asked Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel, who pointed out Tracey’s query raises questions of its own.
“I have wrestled with that question before — what constitutes a ‘bad’ winter. Is it the snow, the cold temperature, the length of the season, etc.,” Angel said in an email. “I can tell you that by most measures the winters in the late 1970s were the worst.”
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The winter of 2013-2014 “began” in Chicago on Nov. 11, according to AWSSI, with 0.4 inches of snow. That’s close to the average start date of Nov. 13, which means it’s unlikely to rank as one of the city’s longest winters — several have stretched five or six months. In 2006, winter started on Oct. 12 and didn’t end until April 12.
The following chart represents the trajectory of misery within specific seasons. Read from left to right, you can see when a particular winter season began and — as the line climbs — how it performed on the AWSSI scale. This version represents only the five highest- and five lowest-ranking seasons. The blue, filled-in section represents 2013-2014, while the black line follows the average since the start of the 1950-1951 season.
Statistically speaking, the AWWSI suggests that this winter is indeed "bad" compared to previous seasons; as of March 17, Boustead said, 2013-2014 ranked as the third-most severe since the 1950s.
Omaha-based Boustead said she her work's inspired by the descriptions in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie novels, particularly The Long Winter.
“What I’ve been doing this whole thing for is so that I can go back to these records and add up what their AWSSI was that winter and show how severe that winter was,” she said.
Temperatures: chilly, crisp or spiteful
Looking at data from the National Climatic Data Center, housed in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, you can get a sense of that ‘70s chill Angel mentioned:
Winter season temperatures in Illinois. Chart courtesy of Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program.
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OK so the storm last night changed every 15 minutes on the weather channel, the kids are out of school today ( called before the first snow flake ) and we wound up with a dusting, but the forecast at one point was 3 to 8 inches and then 15 mins later it would say 1 to 3, we must of been right on the line.
On a side note I took the wife up to Dahlonega GA yesterday ( she has a meeting there until Sunday ) anyway they where calling for a solid 6 inches all through and also got a dusting
But I bring this up for Fj, man if you ever wanted pretty scenery to ride in that is the area, the road twist and turns and goes up and down, and every corner is prettier than the last.
OO yea and I checked, as long as you don't say to much they will allow liberals up there.
Last edited by Jeff; 02-26-2015 at 08:18 AM.
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That's a relief, without a couple of libs around who would we shake our fists at.OO yea and I checked, as long as you don't say to much they will allow liberals up there.
But you're right, the Dahlonega area has some good roads. GA 60 north of there up through Suches is not to be missed. I can send you a route if you're up to the challenge of an FJ planned route.
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Right now as far as doing anything with the bikes is outThat's a relief, without a couple of libs around who would we shake our fists at.
But you're right, the Dahlonega area has some good roads. GA 60 north of there up through Suches is not to be missed. I can send you a route if you're up to the challenge of an FJ planned route.I did hook up the battery charger to them
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...mischief managed!
that's cuz at least 40% of Dallas residents moved there from MN and believe it or not, about 40% of the people can't drive in anything here either.
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