What meteorological phenomenon (phenomena) affects you this day ? - Page 26

lilac_jive · 01-17-2009, 09:53 AM

I went outside without gloves on and I thought my finger joints were going to explode.

pshrynk · 01-17-2009, 01:52 PM

We caught a break today. It was actually above 0 F this morning. No much (3) but some... 'Course, now it's freezing drizzle outside...

Patricia · 01-17-2009, 04:13 PM

It's got a bit warmer in Wales. (About 7C) But, to compensate, there are huge gusts of wind and torrential rain, which seems to be falling in almost horizontal sheets.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-17-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

It's got a bit warmer in Wales. (About 7C) But, to compensate, there are huge gusts of wind and torrential rain, which seems to be falling in almost horizontal sheets.

crikey ! sounds like a day to spend inside where it's dry.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-17-2009, 07:37 PM

We've been getting heavy gusts of wind and intermittently torrential rain. Then it eases off for a while to lull us into a false sense of security before starting back up again - the yeti went out to fiddle with something in the car in one lull, and got soaked in the few seconds it took him to come back inside!

Patricia · 01-17-2009, 08:31 PM

Yes, exactly the same thing happened when I went to get something from the shed.
Tomorrow I'm not going out at all, if the weather stays like this.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-17-2009, 08:41 PM

The closest I'm getting to our shed is looking at it from the kitchen window!

And that sounds like a sensible plan, Patricia. Definitely the weather for staying in and reading or something.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-17-2009, 08:43 PM

i don't have a shed, but i did procrastinate going grocery shopping until it was too late and the shops were closed.

luckily i bought bread yesterday, everything else can wait. it's been a bit rainy here but nothing like what you guys are getting !

nekokami · 01-17-2009, 08:47 PM

I understand it's supposed to warm up enough here tonight to be able to snow through tomorrow.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-17-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

I understand it's supposed to warm up enough here tonight to be able to snow through tomorrow.

hey, just what you needed !

i hear the wind starting to pick up here. i hate it when it's windy at night ; my bedroom window is on a very small inside courtyard, and the wind ricochets around and makes a lot of noise. it's like farking wuthering heights when it gets going. i hope it will calm down before i go to sleep.

lilac_jive · 01-17-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hey, just what you needed !

i hear the wind starting to pick up here. i hate it when it's windy at night ; my bedroom window is on a very small inside courtyard, and the wind ricochets around and makes a lot of noise. it's like farking wuthering heights when it gets going. i hope it will calm down before i go to sleep.

That would totally creep me out.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-17-2009, 09:25 PM

it's usually not scary, just distracting and hard to fall asleep. particularly since it's usually intermittent. so just when it's quiet and you're finally falling asleep, it starts howling again. plus the noise is irritating in a sneaky, insidious way.

lilac_jive · 01-17-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

it's usually not scary, just distracting and hard to fall asleep. particularly since it's usually intermittent. so just when it's quiet and you're finally falling asleep, it starts howling again. plus the noise is irritating in a sneaky, insidious way.

Maybe it's because I live in the woods, but when it gets really windy I get scared

I sleep with the TV on though, so it would probably drown out the noise. Have you tried earplugs?

zelda_pinwheel · 01-17-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Maybe it's because I live in the woods, but when it gets really windy I get scared

oh right, that's probably reason number one i like living in the city. in an appartment building. with other living people nearby (dead sincere). i would be scared witless by wind if i were living all alone out in the woods. (probably even without the wind. i have a vivid and unfettered imagination.)

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I sleep with the TV on though, so it would probably drown out the noise. Have you tried earplugs?

i would hate sleeping with the TV on ! i like quiet when i sleep. i do have earplugs, against the SHUMS. but i only use them when i have to because i find them really uncomfortable. plus they make my ears hurt. and you can still hear the noise some anyway.

lilac_jive · 01-17-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oh right, that's probably reason number one i like living in the city. in an appartment building. with other living people nearby (dead sincere). i would be scared witless by wind if i were living all alone out in the woods. (probably even without the wind. i have a vivid and unfettered imagination.)

i would hate sleeping with the TV on ! i like quiet when i sleep. i do have earplugs, against the SHUMS. but i only use them when i have to because i find them really uncomfortable. plus they make my ears hurt. and you can still hear the noise some anyway.

I can't handle quiet when I sleep. I think it helps distract me.

SHUMS?

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01-17-2009, 09:53 AM	#376
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I went outside without gloves on and I thought my finger joints were going to explode.

01-17-2009, 01:52 PM	#377
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	We caught a break today. It was actually above 0 F this morning. No much (3) but some... 'Course, now it's freezing drizzle outside...

01-17-2009, 04:13 PM	#378
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	It's got a bit warmer in Wales. (About 7C) But, to compensate, there are huge gusts of wind and torrential rain, which seems to be falling in almost horizontal sheets.

01-17-2009, 07:37 PM	#380
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	We've been getting heavy gusts of wind and intermittently torrential rain. Then it eases off for a while to lull us into a false sense of security before starting back up again - the yeti went out to fiddle with something in the car in one lull, and got soaked in the few seconds it took him to come back inside!

01-17-2009, 08:31 PM	#381
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Yes, exactly the same thing happened when I went to get something from the shed. Tomorrow I'm not going out at all, if the weather stays like this.

01-17-2009, 08:41 PM	#382
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	The closest I'm getting to our shed is looking at it from the kitchen window! And that sounds like a sensible plan, Patricia. Definitely the weather for staying in and reading or something.

01-17-2009, 08:43 PM	#383
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?	i don't have a shed, but i did procrastinate going grocery shopping until it was too late and the shops were closed. luckily i bought bread yesterday, everything else can wait. it's been a bit rainy here but nothing like what you guys are getting !

01-17-2009, 08:47 PM	#384
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I understand it's supposed to warm up enough here tonight to be able to snow through tomorrow.

01-17-2009, 09:25 PM	#387
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?	it's usually not scary, just distracting and hard to fall asleep. particularly since it's usually intermittent. so just when it's quiet and you're finally falling asleep, it starts howling again. plus the noise is irritating in a sneaky, insidious way.