Silliness What time is it where you live? - Page 17

GeoffC · 12-14-2008, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

We achieved 35C today (Apparent temperature 37C), and at 6pm now it's still warmish (about 30C, 70% humidity). Mostly we've been in air-conditioning (car or house), though we're about to head down to the pool for a swim and a drink (not of the pool of course; likely with rum and ginger beer).

We'll probably leave it until it drops a couple more degrees later on before we walk the dogs.

Cheers,
Marc

weeps ....

Slite · 12-15-2008, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

We achieved 35C today (Apparent temperature 37C), and at 6pm now it's still warmish (about 30C, 70% humidity). Mostly we've been in air-conditioning (car or house), though we're about to head down to the pool for a swim and a drink (not of the pool of course; likely with rum and ginger beer).

We'll probably leave it until it drops a couple more degrees later on before we walk the dogs.

Cheers,
Marc

Damn it! You have lot's of room to spare yes? Wifey, me and two dogs are on our way!

I had to go out about 5 minutes earlier than usual this morning and remove all the ice from the car windows. And I did NOT like that!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-15-2008, 05:27 AM

*looks at clock*

It's time I should be doing some more work...

Slite · 12-15-2008, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

*looks at clock*

It's time I should be doing some more work...

Work is overrated

Greg Anos · 12-15-2008, 07:31 AM

Climate disaster here. The weather forcast here had said 4 C for a low. Planned on leaving the plants out (12 Tropical hibiscus, 6 Orange trees, and a plumeria.) Forgot to check the forcast at 9 PM local time. At 8:45 PM it was 23 C. Blue Norther hit, and the temperature pistoned down 20 C in two hours. Hit Freezing at 2:00 AM. My brother got up at 4:00 AM, it was -2 C. He madly hauled in the plants into the garage, and turned in the grow lights. It's -3 C outside right now and dropping. High today expected to be +1 C down from +5 C.

It'll take at least 24 hrs, to get a full feel for the damage. The Oranges are probably OK, as they can take a short burst down to -2 to -3. Might lose the fruit. No bets on the Hibiscii or the plumeria....

Slite · 12-15-2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Climate disaster here. The weather forcast here had said 4 C for a low. Planned on leaving the plants out (12 Tropical hibiscus, 6 Orange trees, and a plumeria.) Forgot to check the forcast at 9 PM local time. At 8:45 PM it was 23 C. Blue Norther hit, and the temperature pistoned down 20 C in two hours. Hit Freezing at 2:00 AM. My brother got up at 4:00 AM, it was -2 C. He madly hauled in the plants into the garage, and turned in the grow lights. It's -3 C outside right now and dropping. High today expected to be +1 C down from +5 C.

It'll take at least 24 hrs, to get a full feel for the damage. The Oranges are probably OK, as they can take a short burst down to -2 to -3. Might lose the fruit. No bets on the Hibiscii or the plumeria....

Ack! 20 degrees in two hours? How is that even possible?

zelda_pinwheel · 12-15-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Climate disaster here. The weather forcast here had said 4 C for a low. Planned on leaving the plants out (12 Tropical hibiscus, 6 Orange trees, and a plumeria.) Forgot to check the forcast at 9 PM local time. At 8:45 PM it was 23 C. Blue Norther hit, and the temperature pistoned down 20 C in two hours. Hit Freezing at 2:00 AM. My brother got up at 4:00 AM, it was -2 C. He madly hauled in the plants into the garage, and turned in the grow lights. It's -3 C outside right now and dropping. High today expected to be +1 C down from +5 C.

It'll take at least 24 hrs, to get a full feel for the damage. The Oranges are probably OK, as they can take a short burst down to -2 to -3. Might lose the fruit. No bets on the Hibiscii or the plumeria....

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Originally Posted by Slite

Ack! 20 degrees in two hours? How is that even possible?

that's insane.

i hope your plants are all right.

Greg Anos · 12-15-2008, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that's insane.

i hope your plants are all right.

It's an old Texas joke that Chili powder (a fiery seasoning) is made when a Howling Blue Norther hit the campfires and froze them. The cowboys gathered up the frozen fires and ground them up into Chili powder...

ravenne · 12-15-2008, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Climate disaster here. The weather forcast here had said 4 C for a low. Planned on leaving the plants out (12 Tropical hibiscus, 6 Orange trees, and a plumeria.) Forgot to check the forcast at 9 PM local time. At 8:45 PM it was 23 C. Blue Norther hit, and the temperature pistoned down 20 C in two hours. Hit Freezing at 2:00 AM. My brother got up at 4:00 AM, it was -2 C. He madly hauled in the plants into the garage, and turned in the grow lights. It's -3 C outside right now and dropping. High today expected to be +1 C down from +5 C.

It'll take at least 24 hrs, to get a full feel for the damage. The Oranges are probably OK, as they can take a short burst down to -2 to -3. Might lose the fruit. No bets on the Hibiscii or the plumeria....

Arghhhh, noooo! Where is that Texas? Somewhere between Sibiria and the Kalahari??
I had a frost damaged hibiscus last year. I would´n trim it now, but mulch, mulch, mulch, and trim in spring. I´m not a real expert though.

It´s 1:48 pm, high time for lunch. 4 C outside and the sun´s shining

Greg Anos · 12-15-2008, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

Ack! 20 degrees in two hours? How is that even possible?

It's our unique geography. High mountains on the west side act as a funnel for artic air flowing down from the polar regions, with flat plains all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time, The Gulf of Mexico is only 500 KM away, with a water temp varying from 30-32 C summer to 10-15 in winter. To top it off, to the southwest, is the Mexican desert, which is 25-30 C this time of year (40 + in the summer).

So which way is the wind blowing? From the gulf, highs around 20 C, lows around 10 C and moist. From the Mexican desert, 25-30 C with near 0 C at night, and very dry. From the West, over the mountains, off the Pacific, high winds and modest cold, due to compression heating as the air falls down from the mountain peaks, 10 C for highs and near 0 C for lows, and 50-70 KM winds. And then there is the Howling Blue Northers (They really look blue as the cold air/cloud mix comes roaring down.), highs around 0 C and lows - well, dial a number. In the great freeze of Christmas 1983, in San Antonio (which is 500 KM South of where I live now) it spend 72 hours at -9 C.

Welcome to Texas.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-15-2008, 09:25 AM

wish me luck, i have to go outside now and according to my weather widget it is a toasty 2° out there.

Slite · 12-15-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wish me luck, i have to go outside now and according to my weather widget it is a toasty 2° out there.

Don't forget you hat, mittens, scarf and hugo and lefty!

zelda_pinwheel · 12-15-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

Don't forget you hat, mittens, scarf and hugo and lefty!

oh, don't worry ! check, check, check, check, check, and check (you didn't mention the boots. but i've got them as well).

Slite · 12-16-2008, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oh, don't worry ! check, check, check, check, check, and check (you didn't mention the boots. but i've got them as well).

Well, I didn't really assume you would hit the streets with just Hugo and Lefty on, boots were sort of a given

Dreary day here, 3C, heavy cloud cover and rainshowers. And it's like 8 days until christmas! I want -10C and half a meter of snow, and I want it NOW!

Sparrow · 12-16-2008, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

Don't forget you hat, mittens, scarf and hugo and lefty!

Winter draws on!

(Useless factoid: the BBC used to ban comedians from using that phrase on the radio.)

12-15-2008, 07:31 AM	#245
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,546 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	WELCOME TO TEXAS Climate disaster here. The weather forcast here had said 4 C for a low. Planned on leaving the plants out (12 Tropical hibiscus, 6 Orange trees, and a plumeria.) Forgot to check the forcast at 9 PM local time. At 8:45 PM it was 23 C. Blue Norther hit, and the temperature pistoned down 20 C in two hours. Hit Freezing at 2:00 AM. My brother got up at 4:00 AM, it was -2 C. He madly hauled in the plants into the garage, and turned in the grow lights. It's -3 C outside right now and dropping. High today expected to be +1 C down from +5 C. It'll take at least 24 hrs, to get a full feel for the damage. The Oranges are probably OK, as they can take a short burst down to -2 to -3. Might lose the fruit. No bets on the Hibiscii or the plumeria....

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	wish me luck, i have to go outside now and according to my weather widget it is a toasty 2° out there.