...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures
as low as 24. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing
temperatures as low as 30 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, eastern and north central
Arkansas.
* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM CDT this morning.
For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT
Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
Expires in 20 hr.
Alright, im out, fuckers.
Made my day.
Same over here. Right now sunshine and feels like 37 degrees. Tired of this cold shit.
Fuck here it's 63 today, 67 tomorrow and snow showers Thursday
Decently mild winter with a couple very cold fronts, but warmer than average in NWA.
Then a cold March with temps 10-15 degrees below average most days so far. Forecast for next two weeks is more of the same.
Well end up with more 60 degree days in January and February than March.
So fuckng tired of winter.
Quote from: VerotiK on Mar 14, 2023, 01:06 PMAlright, im out, fuckers.
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Fuck it's good to see you post again, especially without someone having to die.
BabyGirl said it's supposed to be cold af up there...I'm planning another overnight soon to take her the Jeep and I will let you know before I do.
This is no surprise as Bonnie Tomato plants hit the shelves last weekend. That is a guaranteed cold spell.
Quote from: WaywardMemphian on Mar 14, 2023, 05:52 PMThis is no surprise as Bonnie Tomato plants hit the shelves last weekend. That is a guaranteed cold spell.
Every time I read your board name, I sing "Carry on our wayward son..." or in this case our wayward Memphian...
Quote from: Son of Spam on Mar 14, 2023, 05:55 PMEvery time I read your board name, I sing "Carry on our wayward son..." or in this case our wayward Memphian...
We'll maybe you'll be thinking less of Kansas by the end of the weekend.
Quote from: animal on Mar 14, 2023, 06:01 PMWe'll maybe you'll be thinking less of Kansas by the end of the weekend.
They'll just be dust in the wind.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Mar 14, 2023, 01:08 PMTired of this cold shit.
Yeah, but the Summer is too long and too hot.
Quote from: Jean 8) Lafitte on Mar 14, 2023, 06:27 PMYeah, but the Summer is too long and too hot.
That's what she said...
Freeze warning again for tonight thru Sunday night. This global warming is killing me.
Quote from: BASS on Mar 14, 2023, 01:23 PMSo fuckng tired of winter.
Fuck that groundhog.
Quote from: Jean Lafitte on Mar 14, 2023, 06:27 PMYeah, but the Summer is too long and too hot.
As someone who's had multiple heat strokes, I'll still take summer.
28 in other morning for LA. Folks better cover those early tomatoes.
Supposed to get down to 18 tonight in NWA
I'm ready for it to warm up so I can open my pool. I've got to invest in a heater!
Quote from: BASS on Mar 18, 2023, 01:20 PMSupposed to get down to 18 tonight in NWA
I hate this weather.
I almost died from the hyperthermions Saturday night. Me and Lt. Dan went pig hunting and it was 25 degrees with a north wind at about 22 mph, and I had the windshield out of the sidexside for shooting purposes. I haven't been that cold in years.
Forget Cali and the Sierras, Utah snow levels most over 150% of normal. Some resorts are predicting skiing into July in parts of the west
Snow levels in Wyoming are so high it's going to kill of half the antelope and mule deer in the higher elevation.
The weather fucking better be better for next weekend wife derby
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 23, 2023, 02:53 PMThe weather fucking better be better for next weekend wife derby
Good to see you entering a wife derby. It's about damn time.
That biological clock is ticking. ;D
Quote from: Spiderham on Mar 23, 2023, 03:14 PMGood to see you entering a wife derby. It's about damn time.
That biological clock is ticking. ;D
that was my phone not sure what happened there
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 23, 2023, 03:19 PMthat was my phone not sure what happened there
I know. Just messing with you.
Couldn't resist after reading it.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 23, 2023, 03:19 PMthat was my phone not sure what happened there
Freudian slip. Tick tick tick
Tornadoes and hail on tap for central and southern Arkansas, north Louisiana Friday afternoon/evening.
When it's 70° at 6 am, it's gonna be a bad day. Auntie Em better get the laundry in.
Been a wet day in Jonesboro. My neighbor just walked outside in a bath robe and I'm pretty sure last I looked he was herding pairs of animals into a big boat.
Somehow it seems like Texarkana is always near the center of the circle...
https://twitter.com/KATVToddYak/status/1639325351787757569?
And for whatever reason it rarely gets a direct hit. New Boston and Dekalb better watch out, though.
It's on like donkey Kong in THE Saline county. Not confirmed on the ground yet
Quote from: jdcatty on Mar 24, 2023, 01:35 PMSomehow it seems like Texarkana is always near the center of the circle...
It's s the mountains and foothills of McCurtian county and to some extent LittleRiver county, falling off into the bottoms along the river. They make a natural geological funnel straight to a point SW of Tom.
I've studied it my whole life and I'm convinced that's what it is. My dad would lean against the porch post and line up the lightning and thunder in relation to a night light on an electric pole a ways off. He could tell you how far off and which farm in the bottoms it was raining on. How long it rained there and damn near how much. Weren't no Doppler back then.
I learned old school and studying it with today's technology I'm convinced I'm right.
BTW, the tornado warning issued showed wind sheer rotation. It was right on quo far as the way it tracked.
Quote from: Guardrail on Mar 24, 2023, 05:01 PMIt's on like donkey Kong in THE Saline county. Not confirmed on the ground yet
Had me puckered for a minute.
I've lived in tornado alley for decades - never saw a tornado.
Flew out of Denver a few years ago and saw my first tornado on the front range. It was in the distance, but we were all plastered against the glass watching it.
Quote from: Papa Pigeritus on Mar 24, 2023, 05:39 PMI've lived in tornado alley for decades - never saw a tornado.
Flew out of Denver a few years ago and saw my first tornado on the front range. It was in the distance, but we were all plastered against the glass watching it.
I used to travel to Denver every five weeks for a while, and I saw a LOT of tornadoes across Kansaw over the span of a couple years.
https://twitter.com/WxZachary/status/1639437954874572802
https://twitter.com/pjt432/status/1639441352399134722?
I'm watching Ryan Hall Y'all on youtube. He's showing Mississippi getting fucked up right now.
Rolling Fork was wiped off the map.
So far 23 dead in Mississippi. Yikes.
Quote from: Texzilla on Mar 25, 2023, 10:38 AMSo far 23 dead in Mississippi. Yikes.
From the pictures I have seen, there wasn't a lot of places you could have taken safe shelter in Rolling Fork. Everything is destroyed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vczL2Yaikpo
Our duck camp was about 6 miles south of RF back in the 60s-80s... we'd come to town and eat at that restaurant they been showing on all the reports... nowhere to hide there, soil probably to soggy to have anything below ground... hate it for that lil town
@1:30 mark, that's a water tower on the ground.
It took me going back three times to figure out what it was.
That's a first for me.
That's a poor ass part of the country, probably 75-80% black folk. I hope they get the help they need.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Mar 26, 2023, 09:43 AM@1:30 mark, that's a water tower on the ground.
It took me going back three times to figure out what it was.
That's a first for me.
That's a poor ass part of the country, probably 75-80% black folk. I hope they get the help they need.
I have seen lots of photos from my friends on Facebook. Just horrible. Cars and trucks thrown around like toys. In one restaurant, the owners hid in the freezer and some in the bathroom. They made it (I don't know how). There is a truck laying on top of that bathroom.
The bathroom and the truck on it. I have no idea how the people in the freezer survived. The restaurant is gone. Another restaurant owner said his truck was picked up from behind the restaurant and tossed to the front of it. There is a picture of it on its top and crushed.
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God himself only knows how everybody there wasn't killed.
Couple of before and after shots of Rolling Fork.
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Another. Looks like it pulled that water tower out of the ground.
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Radar of the complete track. Holee shit.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/radar-tracks-deadly-tornado-as-it-swept-across-mississippi-and-alabama/vi-AA194eN5
What do you do in this situation? There's nothing that can improve the standard of living there. It would be very hard to justify investing insurance or aid money to rebuild a town destined for poverty.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,081, and the median income for a family was $24,911. Males had a median income of $25,729 versus $17,065 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,481. About 30.6% of families and 37.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those under age 18 and 24.6% of those age 65 or over.
—-Wikipedia
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Mar 27, 2023, 12:35 PMWhat do you do in this situation? There's nothing that can improve the standard of living there. It would be very hard to justify investing insurance or aid money to rebuild a town destined for poverty.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,081, and the median income for a family was $24,911. Males had a median income of $25,729 versus $17,065 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,481. About 30.6% of families and 37.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those under age 18 and 24.6% of those age 65 or over.
—-Wikipedia
Wonder what % of those people were renting?
Probably a lot of older barely maintained homes. I hope those that owned and had insurance didn't cheap out and have the depreciation included in rebuild costs.
How many times has mayflower been wiped by tornadoes and yet they keep rebuilding back.
Makes a pretty good comparison since the towns are about the same size. Mayflower has double the per capita income and a 7% poverty rate compared to 38%. Mayflower is 20 minutes from everything in the state's largest metroplex. I makes sense to build it back.
Well I guess just move them all to lake Village
Some of those energy tax credits arising out of the Inflation Reduction Act that go toward "under served" communities will soon kick in I'd reckon.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Mar 27, 2023, 12:35 PMWhat do you do in this situation? There's nothing that can improve the standard of living there. It would be very hard to justify investing insurance or aid money to rebuild a town destined for poverty.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,081, and the median income for a family was $24,911. Males had a median income of $25,729 versus $17,065 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,481. About 30.6% of families and 37.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those under age 18 and 24.6% of those age 65 or over.
—-Wikipedia
While all this is true, it's a little misleading. Poverty in Little Rock isn't exactly poverty there. It's similar in age to a lot of small towns in the delta, and you can buy a 3br/1.5 bath brick home for $30k in a lot of places. Of course, it was likely built by Moses when he was practicing to build the boat, so there's that.
Other things like transportation and food cost pretty much the same as they do in Jackson, but housing is pretty damn cheap in a place like that.
FEMA will offer them Katrina trailers and a $40 gift card to Dollar General and get some publicity out of it until the news cycle moves on.
We know at least two people who died. Sad deal.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Mar 27, 2023, 08:15 PMWe know at least two people who died. Sad deal.
Man I'm sorry to hear that. It's just a giant shitty deal.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 27, 2023, 03:42 PMWell I guess just move them all to lake Village
Eudora.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Mar 27, 2023, 08:13 PMWhile all this is true, it's a little misleading. Poverty in Little Rock isn't exactly poverty there. It's similar in age to a lot of small towns in the delta, and you can buy a 3br/1.5 bath brick home for $30k in a lot of places. Of course, it was likely built by Moses when he was practicing to build the boat, so there's that.
Other things like transportation and food cost pretty much the same as they do in Jackson, but housing is pretty damn cheap in a place like that.
FEMA will offer them Katrina trailers and a $40 gift card to Dollar General and get some publicity out of it until the news cycle moves on.
don't forget the charging station for their electric vehicles
Quote from: DrMongoose on Mar 27, 2023, 10:12 PMdon't forget the charging station for their electric vehicles
How racist of me to assume they already had one. I will say 3 "hail Al Gore" and sit in the corner for 27 minutes.
Eastern Arkansas about to get Boo Foo'd dis afternoon?
Hear it's now a 5/5 on the Nader chart.
It's pretty rare for the nws to issue this level of threat.
Amateur storm chasers all along the Mississippi valley are are jerking off to Jim Cantore you tube videos.
https://twitter.com/WxZachary/status/1641846080647069705
https://twitter.com/NWSLittleRock/status/1641788861868290048
Just flipped it on channel 4 and the weather guy said you should have your tornado helmet handy. Switched it over to Todd and Barry.
That's outdated here's the new map, purple is improvement zone not destruction zone
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A farmer I sold some grain bins to in Tunica made a comment last week about how he wishes a storm would blow his old bins down so he could buy more new ones.
Maybe that was bad timing.
I have to drive to hot springs around 3...may wait till the brunt of this goes past but it appears at least from radar the bulk of this is going north and south of the LR metro
Tornado warning for Garland and Perry counties
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Mar 27, 2023, 08:13 PMWhile all this is true, it's a little misleading. Poverty in Little Rock isn't exactly poverty there. It's similar in age to a lot of small towns in the delta, and you can buy a 3br/1.5 bath brick home for $30k in a lot of places. Of course, it was likely built by Moses when he was practicing to build the boat, so there's that.
Other things like transportation and food cost pretty much the same as they do in Jackson, but housing is pretty damn cheap in a place like that.
FEMA will offer them Katrina trailers and a $40 gift card to Dollar General and get some publicity out of it until the news cycle moves on.
Noah built the boat, you heathen.
All of central AR about to pop-off
Tornado on ground heading towards north Hot Springs area
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Mar 31, 2023, 01:15 PMTornado warning for Garland and Perry counties
Activity getting started early, central Arkansas wanted to play too.
Now a third tornado warning between Damascus and Clinton.
Vilonia better pucker their assholes
Benton/Bryant prepare thy anus
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Mar 31, 2023, 01:40 PMBenton/Bryant prepare thy anus
Holy shit. 3 twisters heading for Benton
all bad things converging on LR
saline county under the gun! ya'll be safe!!
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Mar 31, 2023, 01:50 PMall bad things converging on LR
Still talking about weather, right?
Seeing reports in the Little Rock area of sirens not working?
west LR about to get Vandersexxed
confirmed on ground
Quote from: buff2.0 on Mar 31, 2023, 02:19 PMSeeing reports in the Little Rock area of sirens not working?
They keep going on and off downtown
about to cross I-40
Crossing the river right now. Katv.com live streaming
going towards Sylvan Hills
From the katv cam
near Sherwood moving towards Jacksonville
Holy shit. this is A huge tornado.
Holy shit my stepdad just dropped me in hillcrest and was driving back down Rodney parham towards the house in Hinson and was yelling into the phone going hoky shit stuff is flying everywhere but made it back soon. He was not gonna leave the dog alone lol
Hope all is well
watch out Cabot
https://twitter.com/_spcanady/status/1641887036872294406
I'm hearing colony west Kroger dunzo...my stepdad drove right through there minutes before it hit.
This sucker is big, it's flipping 18 wheelers.
round 2 heading to LR now
Supposedly rotation coming back through metro around war memorial where I am 🤦�♀️
round 2 taking almost exact same path, just slightly south
watch out Sherwood/Jax
round 3 forming over Hot Springs Village
https://twitter.com/samanthaboyd98/status/1641894598552309776
UAMS operating at mass casualty mode whatever that means
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 31, 2023, 03:28 PMUAMS operating at mass casualty mode whatever that means
So is LR Baptist.
Tornado warnings for Lonoke and Prarie counties now
damn!
https://twitter.com/KATVJames/status/1641899393971265537
Des Arc on the clock
I'm driving through Jax right now. Highway still slow.
Looks like it hit around exit 8
I know it doesn't make much difference, but at least these are hitting during daylight hours. I hate that most of them hit at night.
Came right behind my shop in Jacksonville. We had just closed the office for the day so I didn't see it but heard later on that Redmond road area was hit hard. Don't know about building damage.
Near Redmond
I left my office when I heard the sirens. A metal building is not the place to be in that situation. Checked the radar and saw that I could probably make it home before the potential storm got here if I drove with my ass on fire. Made it about 3-4 minutes before the tornado passed a mile or so away.
We are fine but lots of people around here aren't. One of dad's friends daughter was stuck in a damaged house with a gas leak as of a little while ago. Another acquaintance has a tree bisecting her house in Cammack.
Lots of folks are going to need lots of help.
Quote from: animal on Mar 31, 2023, 03:47 PMNear Redmond
If you took that pic you're right behind me
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Mar 31, 2023, 03:50 PMIf you took that pic you're right behind me
no that was from facebook. I was about 3 to 5 minutes ahead of that tornado. Apparently It came right past my shop. I got a employee that lives nearby and he's ok. I'll probably go do a damage inspection tomorrow morning. Oak street supposedly got fucked up which is literally 100 yards away from my shop.
near Vaughn Tire in J-ville
live storm chaser video here - https://livestormchasing.com/map
2 guys in des arc now
Pavillion in park gone and that area
Just saw a post on Facepages that 600 injured in LR. Is that right?
Worked on this house many times. I can't tell if it's flattened but that house has to be among the oldest in Jacksonville. I bet it's still mostly there. 338321887_531119332533454_4324863676749389707_n.jpg
Were there any major storms further south around the Camden area. Can't get in touch with the parental units.
You can download News Channel 3 out of Memphis, and get the weather app. It has a great map, and hourly deal on it. Click on the three bars at the right corner and type in a location city. It also shows the track of the storms.
Quote from: animal on Mar 31, 2023, 04:11 PMWere there any major storms further south around the Camden area. Can't get in touch with the parental units.
I looked at the app I just posted. Didn't see anything. There was some north of there.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Mar 31, 2023, 04:19 PMI looked at the app I just posted. Didn't see anything. There was some north of there.
My aunt says they are there and are fine. She lives next door
take cover Wynne
Formation on I30 around malvern
There are tornadoes in several states. Ryan Hall on YouTube is tracking
That bitch went through Wynne.
top headline on DailyMail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11926117/Terrifying-moment-monster-tornado-rips-apart-Arkansas-capital-Little-Rock-80mph-winds.html
Earle and turrell biting the pillow
That KATV field reporter is a unit
Quote from: BASS on Mar 31, 2023, 05:17 PMEarle and turrell biting the pillow
It's crossed 55. Between the exit just south of the Triple Nickle exchange. Looks like Turrell proper(snicker) got missed but the Wappanocca NWR got nailed
Wynn's school heavily damaged.
Pine Bluff getting in on the action
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Mar 31, 2023, 05:40 PMPine Bluff getting in on the action
insert joke about nader doing millions of dollars in improvements
Quote from: animal on Mar 31, 2023, 05:42 PMinsert joke about nader doing millions of dollars in improvements
Well if jokes can be made, we're going to need labels on the before and after pictures of Earle.
Wynne's highschool
They are asking for all the help they can get
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Mar 31, 2023, 05:44 PMWell if jokes can be made, we're going to need labels on the before and after pictures of Earle.
Parkin???
It may have finally put that town out of it's misery.
Mom's old High Chool classmate from the second class from Rivercrest is the Mayor of Millington but it is going to miss it. Munford, Covington and Brownsville TN may get leveled though.
In our hidey hole with both dogs, and our adopted Boxer seems OK as of now.
Wabbaseka just sounds like a town in the movie Twister. Just saying.
Quote from: animal on Mar 31, 2023, 05:56 PMWabbaseka just sounds like a town in the movie Twister. Just saying.
prayers for Ernie Murray
Quote from: animal on Mar 31, 2023, 05:56 PMWabbaseka just sounds like a town in the movie Twister. Just saying.
Home of the great Ernie Murray
possible twister between Humphrey and Goldman near Stuttgart
Quote from: Lurk on Mar 31, 2023, 05:39 PMWynn's school heavily damaged.
News just said lots of people are still trapped inside the school.
I'm right up the road at the moment but I'm not heading down there to be in the way. Seems like these storms are avoiding farmland and going straight for the towns.
Daughter works across the street from the Capitol. They were in the basement at one point.
She was supposed to visit this evening but couldn't get out of town due to trees down, cars overturned, and Police turning people back.
Prayers for our fellow Arkansans. The videos are pretty terrifying.
Just announced at least in LR no known fatalities...from the Tornado mayor Scott means.
https://twitter.com/samanthaboyd98/status/1641937028328587264?
Wynne
Wasn't Wynne HS fairly new? Not that it matters now.
take cover Camden
Drone video of Wynn's.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=SMS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&mibextid=1YhcI9R&v=520465753588136
Damn
Quote from: Lurk on Mar 31, 2023, 06:37 PMDrone video of Wynn's.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=SMS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&mibextid=1YhcI9R&v=520465753588136
Damn
OK, which Woopigger was this on the damn roof at Baptist LR? I didn't even notice him the first time.
Quote from: Spiderham on Mar 31, 2023, 06:51 PMOK, which Woopigger was this on the damn roof at Baptist LR? I didn't even notice him the first time.
probably a hvac guy :)
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 31, 2023, 12:55 PMI have to drive to hot springs around 3...may wait till the brunt of this goes past but it appears at least from radar the bulk of this is going north and south of the LR metro
Ahhhh yes.
The old kiss of death.
Hope everyone is okay. I haven't read the thread since the storm happened
I remember very well hearing the Tornado Warning Sirens when I lived in Little Rock.
My prayers are with all of the victims of today's horrifying tornados.
God Bless Arkansas.
You good Son of Spam? That was rough for Covington, TN.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqeYQ80K4vx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Napa valley where Calais apartments at top of hill is gone...came across and then up behind 10 fitness and hit along shackelford. My stepdad says you can't get out east of napa on Hinson. No power.
Looks like another headed towards olive branch as we speak
I am amazed when I see the devastation from these videos that there weren't dozens and dozens of fatalities. It makes you very sad for the deaths that happened but it sure looks like it could have been even worse.
That LR tornado there really wasn't much warning...it literally popped up and did damage in minutes
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 01, 2023, 08:29 AMThat LR tornado there really wasn't much warning...it literally popped up and did damage in minutes
They tracked it all the way from Hot Springs. There was plenty of warning.
From reading the thread on TD (45 pages) this may have really been th3e actual storm of the century, bad stuff all over. I hope all y'all are OK.
Hope everyone is ok.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 01, 2023, 08:29 AMThat LR tornado there really wasn't much warning...it literally popped up and did damage in minutes
The sirens were going off here 20 minutes before it hit. I literally drove the path of the tornado backwards, coming to my home from west Little Rock, and sirens were blaring the whole way. It hit 10-15 minutes after I got home. There was a LOT of warning.
Rodney parham reeked of natural gas yesterday.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 01, 2023, 09:59 AMThe sirens were going off here 20 minutes before it hit. I literally drove the path of the tornado backwards, coming to my home from west Little Rock, and sirens were blaring the whole way. It hit 10-15 minutes after I got home. There was a LOT of warning.
Due to the road closures I drove to work this morning via Kanis. I didn't see so much as a downed limb between Chenal and Bowman. The tornado must have touched down just north of Kanis to have done all the damage in the area of the funeral home.
One of my employees had half his apartment blown away. Needless to say he didn't go to work last night, didn't call anyone (cell phones in our area were down even if he tried). A little while ago a clerk working in that building called raising hell because he didn't show up to empty the trash last night. Some people just fucking suck.
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Quote from: DirkPiggler on Apr 01, 2023, 10:41 AMDue to the road closures I drove to work this morning via Kanis. I didn't see so much as a downed limb between Chenal and Bowman. The tornado must have touched down just north of Kanis to have done all the damage in the area of the funeral home.
One of my employees had half his apartment blown away. Needless to say he didn't go to work last night, didn't call anyone (cell phones in our area were down even if he tried). A little while ago a clerk working in that building called raising hell because he didn't show up to empty the trash last night. Some people just fucking suck.
Me and her would not have a friendly conversation.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Apr 01, 2023, 12:50 PMMe and her would not have a friendly conversation.
If it gets to that point the conversation will be with her boss.
She's already lied and said nobody showed up since Monday (he was there Wednesday...Thursday isn't a scheduled day for us there). It's not like they can't pull records of his badge entering the building.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Apr 01, 2023, 10:41 AMDue to the road closures I drove to work this morning via Kanis. I didn't see so much as a downed limb between Chenal and Bowman. The tornado must have touched down just north of Kanis to have done all the damage in the area of the funeral home.
One of my employees had half his apartment blown away. Needless to say he didn't go to work last night, didn't call anyone (cell phones in our area were down even if he tried). A little while ago a clerk working in that building called raising hell because he didn't show up to empty the trash last night. Some people just fucking suck.
It did some damage just southwest of Kanis/Baker Elemetary. A friend of mine lives off Cooper orbit and it blew his garage door in and picked his 5ton a/c unit up and hurled it into the pond behind his house. His neighbor to the south lost all his fence and lawn furniture and trampoline. My buddy's kids were super excited about gaining a trampoline.
They are saying power will likely be out in Jville thru 4/6. Last night it was 4/1 at 10pm...I guess they found some additional problems. :)
Quote from: animal on Apr 01, 2023, 07:11 PMThey are saying power will likely be out in Jville thru 4/6. Last night it was 4/1 at 10pm...I guess they found some additional problems. :)
There were some medium high voltage transmission lines down behind Ocean's/Highland Valley Methodist Church. It's a 50kv transmission/distribution line. Not sure what they feed, but they come from the big switch at the crotch of Kanis/Chenal across from Costco.
Is there want estimate around Pulaski academy?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 01, 2023, 07:43 PMIs there want estimate around Pulaski academy?
No want. But kinda want.
Wynne is going to need a new field. How the hell does it stip off the turf?
https://twitter.com/Hogs_04/status/1641945630015737858
Quote from: Spiderham on Apr 01, 2023, 09:54 PMWynne is going to need a new field. How the hell does it stip off the turf?
https://twitter.com/Hogs_04/status/1641945630015737858
Strong tornadoes will scrape asphalt off the highway I don't think turf will slow it down much
Quote from: Happy Hog Fan on Apr 01, 2023, 09:56 PMStrong tornadoes will scrape asphalt off the highway I don't think turf will slow it down much
The March 1 tornado of 90- something pulled the asphalt up off the road where it crossed Kling road in SWLR. Not far from there it sucked a septic tank out of the ground. Unimaginable power.
The asphalt was ripped up down around Murray park by riverdale on Friday
They are apparently giving hotel vouchers out in LR for LR residents only. The Jville residents aren't getting shit though...a lot of those people were renting and have no where to go and only a few churches giving them a cot. Pretty sad. Don't know about Wynne. It's not talked about but apparently there was a good deal of damage in Sherwood and also in Cabot up through Butlerville putting it on track toward Wynne.
I saw some drone footage in Jville the tornado tore up some shit thru town starting at the ballpark and apparently popped up and went over a new neighborhood off Graham rd, at the last second it ended up getting one house and didn't touch the others in that new neighborhood. It went on to blow thru one of those airport communities off of Oliver Rd going toward Mt. Tabor road.
This guy is saying Tues-Wed has the potential to be even worse:
Quote from: Happy Hog Fan on Apr 01, 2023, 09:56 PMStrong tornadoes will scrape asphalt off the highway I don't think turf will slow it down much
Too bad that isn't WMS...
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Apr 01, 2023, 10:41 AMDue to the road closures I drove to work this morning via Kanis. I didn't see so much as a downed limb between Chenal and Bowman. The tornado must have touched down just north of Kanis to have done all the damage in the area of the funeral home.
The southernmost damage I've heard (at least before seeing Snoophog's post about Cooper Orbit) of was Parkway Place Baptist Church, which is just southwest of the funeral home. Missed my house in St. Charles by around 300 yards. Our neighbors around the corner had trees on homes and cars, but the most energy definitely hit the Calais apartments before it crossed Napa Valley.
Just drove back from hot springs and napa valley is closed but you can see the worst was between Immanuel Baptist to Rodney parham right off green mountain it really hit those homes hard and the Calais apartments are pretty done. What I can't figure out is how the agape church went unscathed or did it have damage too
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 02, 2023, 11:19 AMWhat I can't figure out is how the agape church went unscathed or did it have damage too
Only damage I saw was the cell tower on their campus that got blown over and a bunch of trees down.
Quote from: Swine Bluff on Apr 02, 2023, 03:29 PMOnly damage I saw was the cell tower on their campus that got blown over and a bunch of trees down.
I tried to drive up napa valley today to get back to my parents in Hinson but the cops weren't letting people through. We turned around and got back via green mountain and was shocked they're letting people through there. It basically popped over Calais apartments and then down and straight through the middle of green mountain right at the four way stop. Shit is bad over there. Didn't even bother to drive down Cantrell...have friends that live over in fox Croft who got lucky but a lot weren't so much.
Did it hit many houses along river cliff along the river before it went across to nlr? I haven't seen much from that area besides friends who live on the river by Murray park who showed asphalt ripped up
My cousin lives in Foxcroft. His house got hit by a huge pine tree, but the garage took most of the impact. His next door neighbor's house was smashed by a few other big trees. It will be a complete teardown. It seemed to veer east from there and hit Cammack. I'm sure some of the houses on the cliff on Palisades were damaged.
Pucker up for Tuesday.
https://mobile.twitter.com/KATVToddYak/status/1642360419225415680
With all that traffic still going on I can't believe more people didn't die
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Apr 02, 2023, 08:01 PMThis is insane!
no, those people were insane. why in the fuck would you stand next to a glass door, much less try to hold it closed, when you know a tornado is coming?
darwin got cheated.
Quote from: vegashog on Apr 02, 2023, 08:32 PMno, those people were insane. why in the fuck would you stand next to a glass door, much less try to hold it closed, when you know a tornado is coming?
darwin got cheated.
Don't think we need to be by the winder. The country boy knew what was going on.
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Apr 02, 2023, 08:01 PMThis is insane!
saw this on Twitter and thought wtf is this woman doing standing next to all those windows. It almost sucked her out
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 02, 2023, 09:34 PMsaw this on Twitter and thought wtf is this woman doing standing next to all those windows. It almost sucked her out
All the windows in that building are gone now. Boarded up with plywood. The apartments just south across Cantrel are fucking trashed. Not as bad as Calais, but still pretty trashed. Burns park, between the covered bridge and the freeway(south of 40) looks like a bomb went off. Burns park proper lost a lot of trees, but the old rocket slide is still standing.
Quote from: vegashog on Apr 02, 2023, 08:32 PMno, those people were insane. why in the fuck would you stand next to a glass door, much less try to hold it closed, when you know a tornado is coming?
darwin got cheated.
No, this guy really cheated Darwin. He rode it out on his front porch.
https://twitter.com/IanRussellTV/status/1641963810603823106
Quote from: Spiderham on Apr 02, 2023, 10:23 PMNo, this guy really cheated Darwin. He rode it out on his front porch.
https://twitter.com/IanRussellTV/status/1641963810603823106
:o :o :o
That's some shit the average Okie would do
As a little kid I was at church camp in Hot Springs and a tornado hit. It was actually three small tornadoes and one of them looked right at me and I'll swear it to this day. I looked the devil in the eye and told him to eat my taint and then we played cards the rest of the night in the gym until my dad arrived in the morning to pick me up.
My dad is a storm chaser...he was in eastern arkansas driving around Friday and caught the tornado at Wynne. He said it was unreal the destruction that one did and is shocked more didn't die. He had to constantly move around as it made its way through town.
I hear Tuesday to Wednesday is another big cell. We are just getting snow here. 60s today, snow tomorrow and 70s this weekend.
That Tony Garlington video is insane.
Kingwood will never be the same. War zone. The worst of the Tuesday storms look to track north and west of the metro.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Apr 02, 2023, 08:29 PMWith all that traffic still going on I can't believe more people didn't die
Just derping along totally unaware.
Quote from: Spiderham on Apr 02, 2023, 10:23 PMNo, this guy really cheated Darwin. He rode it out on his front porch.
https://twitter.com/IanRussellTV/status/1641963810603823106
The only thing that saved this guy was the weight of his enormous balls holding him down.
Seemed like lots of sight seeing going on in Jville. Did a call out in Cabot where the neighbor's garage was gone, vehicles tossed like rag dolls and somehow the old million pound 40's something Chevy truck just sat there and only broke the front windshield, Everything else was gone. I meant to take a picture but forgot to. That was a airport community where people have airplane hangers, some live in them. For those unfamiliar that area has several of those communities. A few of those hangers were completely flattened but mostly it was just shingle damage on the houses and debris. Very few trees in that area survived.
If that thing hits 30mins to an hour later there is probably 20+ dead in Jacksonville alone.
Quote from: animal on Apr 03, 2023, 05:20 PMSeemed like lots of sight seeing going on in Jville. Did a call out in Cabot where the neighbor's garage was gone, vehicles tossed like rag dolls and somehow the old million pound 40's something Chevy truck just sat there and only broke the front windshield, Everything else was gone. I meant to take a picture but forgot to. That was a airport community where people have airplane hangers, some live in them. For those unfamiliar that area has several of those communities. A few of those hangers were completely flattened but mostly it was just shingle damage on the houses and debris. Very few trees in that area survived.
If that thing hits 30mins to an hour later there is probably 20+ dead in Jacksonville alone.
wait a minute...there is a community of people that live in airport hangars out in Jville? Say wut
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 03, 2023, 07:29 PMwait a minute...there is a community of people that live in airport hangars out in Jville? Say wut
It's like the Jetsons only not.
Quote from: animal on Apr 03, 2023, 05:20 PMSeemed like lots of sight seeing going on in Jville. Did a call out in Cabot where the neighbor's garage was gone, vehicles tossed like rag dolls and somehow the old million pound 40's something Chevy truck just sat there and only broke the front windshield, Everything else was gone. I meant to take a picture but forgot to. That was a airport community where people have airplane hangers, some live in them. For those unfamiliar that area has several of those communities. A few of those hangers were completely flattened but mostly it was just shingle damage on the houses and debris. Very few trees in that area survived.
If that thing hits 30mins to an hour later there is probably 20+ dead in Jacksonville alone.
A guy I work with lives there. He was in his shop when it hit and he jumped in his truck (inside the metal shop building). He video'd the thing just destroying his shop around him, blowing it away, and then at the end, throwing his zero turn mower up on the hood of his truck and through the windshield. He was only scratched up a little bit.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 03, 2023, 07:29 PMwait a minute...there is a community of people that live in airport hangars out in Jville? Say wut
There is one just north of the Remington plant off I-40 called Country Air Estates. Has two grass airstrips and several homes with hangars. They let Central Flying student pilots practice soft field work there.
I know the proximity to the Remington plant because on my mock check ride I didn't climb out fast enough and got the OBSTRUCTION ALERT warning on the plane's GPS for the shot tower.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Apr 03, 2023, 08:56 PMThere is one just north of the Remington plant off I-40 called Country Air Estates. Has two grass airstrips and several homes with hangars. They let Central Flying student pilots practice soft field work there.
I know the proximity to the Remington plant because on my mock check ride I didn't climb out fast enough and got the OBSTRUCTION ALERT warning on the plane's GPS for the shot tower.
These are common especially in Florida, 3 car garage equals a Cessna 172
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 03, 2023, 07:29 PMwait a minute...there is a community of people that live in airport hangars out in Jville? Say wut
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Apr 03, 2023, 08:56 PMThere is one just north of the Remington plant off I-40 called Country Air Estates. Has two grass airstrips and several homes with hangars. They let Central Flying student pilots practice soft field work there.
I know the proximity to the Remington plant because on my mock check ride I didn't climb out fast enough and got the OBSTRUCTION ALERT warning on the plane's GPS for the shot tower.
There is also one just east of Greenbrier. From what I remember, they have an asphalt air strip.
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Apr 04, 2023, 09:12 AMThere is also one just east of Greenbrier. From what I remember, they have an asphalt air strip.
I didn't know about that one.
Holley Mountain Air Park just east of Clinton is a similar development with an asphalt strip. It's kind of cool landing on top of a ridge/mountain. The houses seemed nicer up there than at Country Air as well.
I saw Jake Keet posted a ton of pics of Breckinridge village...that entire complex looks to be a wash and will need to be leveled. Was the original plan to tear all that shit down or just redo the existing facade?
I imagine coming west will all be torn down as well. Can someone tell me how Hungry Howie's Pizza is still standing and who the fuck goes there?
There is a neighborhood with an airstrip just south of Gaston's on the White River. Name escapes me.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 04, 2023, 09:28 AMI saw Jake Keet posted a ton of pics of Breckinridge village...that entire complex looks to be a wash and will need to be leveled. Was the original plan to tear all that shit down or just redo the existing facade?
I imagine coming west will all be torn down as well. Can someone tell me how Hungry Howie's Pizza is still standing and who the fuck goes there?
Neither of those will be leveled.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Apr 04, 2023, 09:53 AMNeither of those will be leveled.
why? Test my catfish has half the roof ripped off and a pile going through the front
QuoteTest my catfish
Should have been the name all along.
Quote from: wmr on Apr 04, 2023, 10:40 AMShould have been the name all along.
Lolz fucking Siri strikes again.
My brother says eat my catfish is decent but bubba's in hot springs is better. I don't eat catfish because it's a nasty ass bottom feeder
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 04, 2023, 10:42 AMI don't eat catfish because it's a nasty ass bottom feeder
Sez the West Memphis native
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 04, 2023, 10:42 AMLolz fucking Siri strikes again.
My brother says eat my catfish is decent but bubba's in hot springs is better. I don't eat catfish because it's a nasty ass bottom feeder
Eat my catfish isn't good at all. Best in Hs is Sam's Pizza when they have it on Friday nights. Ward's is good too.
Quote from: WaywardMemphian on Apr 04, 2023, 10:44 AMSez the West Memphis native
where the fuck do you eat catfish in west memphis? There isnt any large abundance of people eating catfish in west memphis, son. They eating gar
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 04, 2023, 10:58 AMwhere the fuck do you eat catfish in west memphis? There isnt any large abundance of people eating catfish in west memphis, son. They eating gar
Gar and/or Buffalo. no thanks. You got to be poor as Job's turkey to eat that crap.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 04, 2023, 10:58 AMwhere the fuck do you eat catfish in west memphis? There isnt any large abundance of people eating catfish in west memphis, son. They eating gar
No they are eating Buffalo and Drum
You ain't lived until you've had fried buffalo ribs from Lassis
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 04, 2023, 11:07 AMYou ain't lived until you've had fried buffalo ribs from Lassis
You're a nasty mother fucker.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 04, 2023, 11:07 AMYou ain't lived until you've had fried buffalo ribs from Lassis
fuck that and the poors that eat it thinking it's something fancy.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 04, 2023, 11:07 AMYou ain't lived until you've had fried buffalo ribs from Lassis
Preach. And you can wash it down with a 40 there, at least you used to could.
Y'all some uppity motherfuckers.
Quote from: WaywardMemphian on Apr 04, 2023, 11:05 AMNo they are eating Buffalo and Drum
Don't forget Grinnel.
Quote from: Zoso on Apr 04, 2023, 11:25 AMDon't forget Grinnel.
And carp.
No idea how someone could eat carp.
Quote from: Zoso on Apr 04, 2023, 11:25 AMDon't forget Grinnel.
I'll eat Buffalo before I will eat a fucking grinnel.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Apr 04, 2023, 11:08 AMYou're a nasty mother fucker.
Because of my fine dining choices, or...?
Carp is fucking gross.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 04, 2023, 12:13 PMCarp is fucking gross.
Yeah more of an Asian thing. The brothas I know won't "touch that nasty ass fish" but will go eat Buffalo.
Quote from: Spiderham on Apr 04, 2023, 12:53 PMYeah more of an Asian thing. The brothas I know won't "touch that nasty ass fish" but will go eat Buffalo.
it's like Rocky Mountain oysters....just why?
Back to our weather report...looks like bad weather will roll in late tonight to y'all. It's snowing here today and by the weekend 70s. Next Tuesday it will be 82 here
Doesn't look like much for the metro. More nwa and river valley.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Apr 04, 2023, 01:20 PMDoesn't look like much for the metro. More nwa and river valley.
Great
Catfish is gross but not because they're bottom feeders, they're gross because they're 95% farm raised. Lots of good bottom feeders that taste great.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 04, 2023, 01:46 PMCatfish is gross but not because they're bottom feeders, they're gross because they're 95% farm raised. Lots of good bottom feeders that taste great.
there's plenty of bottom feeders posting here so ok.
Catfish is gross. I'd rather just eat hush puppies
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 04, 2023, 01:46 PMCatfish is gross but not because they're bottom feeders, they're gross because they're 95% farm raised.
Enlighten me on this, please. I would think the farm raised would be better because they are raised in a controlled environment and you know what they've eaten...kinda like I much prefer buying local beef than anything at a grocery store. I know where the cow was raised and what it was fed.
So we just gonna be talking about food and shit here too
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Apr 04, 2023, 01:48 PMEnlighten me on this, please. I would think the farm raised would be better because they are raised in a controlled environment and you know what they've eaten...kinda like I much prefer buying local beef than anything at a grocery store. I know where the cow was raised and what it was fed.
Go throw a handful of feed into a catfish pond and watch what happens.
They are packed in there so tightly that they have no choice but to be swimming in/breathing in/eating each other's shit. It's just like any other factory farmed meat. The animals are kept in conditions that are not conducive to their health. The water requires nearly constant monitoring to make sure it has enough oxygen content to keep the fish alive because it's so densely packed with little water turnover.
That being said, the idea of catfish feeding off detritus, eating shit, whatever is overblown. SS, Tex and others don't like catfish because they eat shit, but I imagine they're fine with vegetables fertilized with chicken shit, cows that regurgitate and re-eat their own food, etc. If you get too deep into the life cycle of your food you won't end up finding anything that doesn't gross you out in some way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRvsPtPE4Is
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 04, 2023, 11:07 AMYou ain't lived until you've had fried buffalo ribs from Lassis
Buffalo ribs are some of the best fish you can eat.
Quote from: Happy Hog Fan on Apr 04, 2023, 01:58 PMSo we just gonna be talking about food and shit here too
if it's relevant to weather.
Y'all think eat my catfish had flying hush puppies and catfish when that tornado hit Friday? Anybody find tartar sauce miles away
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Apr 04, 2023, 01:48 PMEnlighten me on this, please. I would think the farm raised would be better because they are raised in a controlled environment and you know what they've eaten...kinda like I much prefer buying local beef than anything at a grocery store. I know where the cow was raised and what it was fed.
Depends on what farm they come from. I don't eat anything that comes from a place that ends with "ese".
I only eat farm raised from Mississippi. All corn fed.
so we're gonna have a catfishnado ?
winds already picking on the county line and the skies are darkening a bit.
anyone seen Ms. Gulch today?
Quote from: DrMongoose on Apr 04, 2023, 02:44 PMso we're gonna have a catfishnado ?
The Four Tops - Catfish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ_gqWRqg0Q
She'll make yo nature rise.
A lot of energy and moisture in the atmosphere in NWA considering how far away the dry line still is.
Could get nasty tonight.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 04, 2023, 03:01 PMA lot of energy and moisture in the atmosphere in NWA considering how far away the dry line still is.
Could get nasty tonight.
you should change your name from bass to catfish if you gonna post in this thread son
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Apr 04, 2023, 01:59 PMGo throw a handful of feed into a catfish pond and watch what happens.
They are packed in there so tightly that they have no choice but to be swimming in/breathing in/eating each other's shit. It's just like any other factory farmed meat. The animals are kept in conditions that are not conducive to their health. The water requires nearly constant monitoring to make sure it has enough oxygen content to keep the fish alive because it's so densely packed with little water turnover.
That being said, the idea of catfish feeding off detritus, eating shit, whatever is overblown. SS, Tex and others don't like catfish because they eat shit, but I imagine they're fine with vegetables fertilized with chicken shit, cows that regurgitate and re-eat their own food, etc. If you get too deep into the life cycle of your food you won't end up finding anything that doesn't gross you out in some way.
Makes sense...I hadn't thought about that.
Looks angry in the sky
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 04, 2023, 02:26 PMif it's relevant to weather.
Y'all think eat my catfish had flying hush puppies and catfish when that tornado hit Friday? Anybody find tartar sauce miles away
Not sure about tartar sauce but part of the Pulaski Title company sign on Cantrell was found in some guys backyard 40 miles away in Ward.
Quote from: DrMongoose on Apr 04, 2023, 04:03 PMLooks angry in the sky
Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli...
Quote from: DrMongoose on Apr 04, 2023, 04:03 PMLooks angry in the sky
LOL at anybody who thinks this looks like severe weather.
Quote from: bigpale on Apr 04, 2023, 04:30 PMLike an old man trying to send back soup in a deli...
+1
Quote from: Guardrail on Apr 04, 2023, 11:01 AMGar and/or Buffalo. no thanks. You got to be poor as Job's turkey to eat that crap.
Buffalo done right at Lassis is pretty good. You got to know the secret hand shake and give a head bump or two or you'll get some cross shit they wouldn't feed a dog.
Quote from: animal on Apr 04, 2023, 06:11 PMBuffalo done right at Lassis is pretty good. You got to know the secret hand shake and give a head bump or two or you'll get some cross shit they wouldn't feed a dog.
No doubt. If you are just some white boy showing up to try Buffalo, they are going to feed you some shit they scraped off the floor.
Here we go again. Texarkana is in the cross hairs.
https://twitter.com/that_guy_harris/status/1643432675263520768?
The expedition Ozark race is going on right now. Those poor bastards were around Ponca last night hunkered down in the woods.
Major damage in glennallen Missouri...wherever the fuck that is
Quote from: Happy Hog Fan on Apr 05, 2023, 08:16 AMThe expedition Ozark race is going on right now. Those poor bastards were around Ponca last night hunkered down in the woods.
There was a tornado warning for the area between Ponca and Jasper, more or less centered up on where my daughter lives. I called her at 5:30 this morning and she was already hunkered down.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 05, 2023, 05:02 PMThere was a tornado warning for the area between Ponca and Jasper, more or less centered up on where my daughter lives. I called her at 5:30 this morning and she was already hunkered down.
were catfish or trout flying though the air?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 05, 2023, 05:32 PMwere catfish or trout flying though the air?
Not that I know of. Maybe some smallmouth bass and sunfish though.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 05, 2023, 05:02 PMThere was a tornado warning for the area between Ponca and Jasper, more or less centered up on where my daughter lives. I called her at 5:30 this morning and she was already hunkered down.
Same I called my parents up in Compton about 530 and they were heading to their in ground shelter.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Apr 04, 2023, 01:59 PMGo throw a handful of feed into a catfish pond and watch what happens.
They are packed in there so tightly that they have no choice but to be swimming in/breathing in/eating each other's shit. It's just like any other factory farmed meat. The animals are kept in conditions that are not conducive to their health. The water requires nearly constant monitoring to make sure it has enough oxygen content to keep the fish alive because it's so densely packed with little water turnover.
That being said, the idea of catfish feeding off detritus, eating shit, whatever is overblown. SS, Tex and others don't like catfish because they eat shit, but I imagine they're fine with vegetables fertilized with chicken shit, cows that regurgitate and re-eat their own food, etc. If you get too deep into the life cycle of your food you won't end up finding anything that doesn't gross you out in some way.
I didn't my hate catfish because they are bottom feeders. I just don't like catfish. I've had them from cold deep rivers like the Tennessee and while better than a oxygen deprived piss and shit fed farm raised turdcat, I don't like it. I also don't like bass, crappie, bream, walleye, gar, pike, paddlefish, muskie, lamprey, buffalo, carp, GTIN bell, drum, or shad. And I know below will be posts that crappie or other dreck is the "finest eating" ever. Don't care. You eat it.
I have no issues with bottom feeders. Crab, lobsters, crawfish are all fine. As long as they come from an ocean not a farm. Fucking Vietnamese tiger shrimp are basically sewer bugs. No issue with water filters oysters, scallops, or mussels but not clams, geoduck, or cockles. No snails. I only eat gulf shrimp, won't eat gulf oysters.
We found out my Dad had cancer in February of '93. He grew up in Mena/Pine Ridge. We drove him there for one last trip home. We all congregated at my Aunt's house. My cousin had been fishing somewhere (he wouldn't tell us...Quachita River maybe?) They brought some catfish home and fried that shit up and it was the best catfish I've ever tasted.
Oh...and it rained later that day. So there's the weather angle.
I like fish, but hate fishing. I was that one kid that could never catch fucking shit and it pissed me off so I just gave up. I have resigned myself to chicken of the sea or Captain D's.
Tornado related...basically what I'm hearing is insurance companies are rubber stamping a lot of shit. A couple weeks ago I go out on a call where the lady had like 3 stories about her freon line being cut. First it was wind damage, then it was maybe her grandson clipping bushes, then another. There's clipped bushes all over the non-maintained back yard. Freon line had been cut and open for months. All the R22 had leaked out and she couldn't make that leap that that stuff is like gold. She kept telling me "they said you can just clamp that back together and it will be fine. They said they could fix it cheap but won't return my calls. I'm like that's not how this works lady and that's why "they" aren't coming back. Well long story short amazingly her insurance company is going to pay for a new system now. She's about a 1/2 mile away from where twister storm track but who knows. I don't figure she'll be able to afford her deductible if I had to guess.
Another call yesterday was a "tornado victim" allegedly so we did a courtesy call. I go over and no obvious storm damage and found some garden variety parts had failed. I wrote it up as "possibly failed due to electrical grid conditions at time of storm such as high voltage surge". At least this one was a couple hundred yards away from the damage. Rubber stamp...Approved.
Drove thru a couple streets where we do a lot of work and several of our customers lost their homes...very sad. A lot of these people are getting very little assistance, Fema won't answer their phone. The city leadership is apparently a joke. A few churches are doing more than anyone else. It sounds like a clusterfuck. One guy said the storm wasn't over 20 mins and there were already looters.
here we go again:
https://twitter.com/nadocast/status/1649081185191231489?
Quote from: animal on Apr 06, 2023, 06:37 AMI like fish, but hate fishing. I was that one kid that could never catch fucking shit and it pissed me off so I just gave up. I have resigned myself to chicken of the sea or Captain D's.
Tornado related...basically what I'm hearing is insurance companies are rubber stamping a lot of shit. A couple weeks ago I go out on a call where the lady had like 3 stories about her freon line being cut. First it was wind damage, then it was maybe her grandson clipping bushes, then another. There's clipped bushes all over the non-maintained back yard. Freon line had been cut and open for months. All the R22 had leaked out and she couldn't make that leap that that stuff is like gold. She kept telling me "they said you can just clamp that back together and it will be fine. They said they could fix it cheap but won't return my calls. I'm like that's not how this works lady and that's why "they" aren't coming back. Well long story short amazingly her insurance company is going to pay for a new system now. She's about a 1/2 mile away from where twister storm track but who knows. I don't figure she'll be able to afford her deductible if I had to guess.
Another call yesterday was a "tornado victim" allegedly so we did a courtesy call. I go over and no obvious storm damage and found some garden variety parts had failed. I wrote it up as "possibly failed due to electrical grid conditions at time of storm such as high voltage surge". At least this one was a couple hundred yards away from the damage. Rubber stamp...Approved.
Drove thru a couple streets where we do a lot of work and several of our customers lost their homes...very sad. A lot of these people are getting very little assistance, Fema won't answer their phone. The city leadership is apparently a joke. A few churches are doing more than anyone else. It sounds like a clusterfuck. One guy said the storm wasn't over 20 mins and there were already looters.
Is the area with looters in Little Rock?
FEMA=Fix Everything My Ass!
Sumaritan's Purse in our area (Jacksonville) seems to be the one doing a lot of the work in terms of volunteers for those wondering who to donate to that showed up in these tornado communities.
Shawnee OK got fucking hammered. 12 tornadoes. DiL's dental practice got hammered, oBu and airport hit. No power.
Quote from: Texzilla on Apr 21, 2023, 10:32 AMShawnee OK got fucking hammered. 12 tornadoes. DiL's dental practice got hammered, oBu and airport hit. No power.
12 hit Shawnee!!?? FM, I did see where eight hit OK, that must have been an older count
Quote from: Texzilla on Apr 21, 2023, 10:32 AMShawnee OK got fucking hammered. 12 tornadoes. DiL's dental practice got hammered, oBu and airport hit. No power.
I was looking at damage online yesterday. If I still lived in OKC I might have wound up over there working on airport damage. Everyone I know in the area is fine, hope your family is as well.
Quote from: Silence Of The Hams on Apr 21, 2023, 10:46 AM12 hit Shawnee!!?? FM, I did see where eight hit OK, that must have been an older count
12 were in that storm system that went thru from south of Moore and went on a NE tangent thru Shawnee and thru.
Quote from: animal on Apr 20, 2023, 05:23 PMSumaritan's Purse in our area (Jacksonville) seems to be the one doing a lot of the work in terms of volunteers for those wondering who to donate to that showed up in these tornado communities.
This is the way. The folks from Samaritan's Purse are still here working, been here since Hurricane Laura, which was August 2020. If anyone wants to donate to an organization and know your money gets to people in need, give it to these folks. Avoid the Red Cross.
And a shout out to the the Amish(although I know they won't see this). They are still sending crews down to help rebuild, they come in the fall and stay through the winter. I know retired guys who act as their Uber drivers to get them to the various job sites.
FEMA may eventually be helpful, but it takes YEARS to see any money from them.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Apr 21, 2023, 01:19 PMThis is the way. The folks from Samaritan's Purse are still here working, been here since Hurricane Laura, which was August 2020. If anyone wants to donate to an organization and know your money gets to people in need, give it to these folks. Avoid the Red Cross.
And a shout out to the the Amish(although I know they won't see this). They are still sending crews down to help rebuild, they come in the fall and stay through the winter. I know retired guys who act as their Uber drivers to get them to the various job sites.
FEMA may eventually be helpful, but it takes YEARS to see any money from them.
I can't honestly remember seeing any Red Cross people but they may have been around. Some big group out of Texas came with a mobile shower unit and lots of hands. Basically a super long cargo trailer with shower stalls. I can't recall what the name of that is called but if I run across them again I'll post it here. They may have moved on...things are dying down in terms of out of town volunteers from what I can see. One of my tech's soon to be wife is volunteering a lot of her time right now. In a perfect world I'd love to help but this is my time of the year to make revenue so I have to focus on that. We'll help where we can.
Quote from: animal on Apr 21, 2023, 02:21 PMI can't honestly remember seeing any Red Cross people but they may have been around. Some big group out of Texas came with a mobile shower unit and lots of hands. Basically a super long cargo trailer with shower stalls. I can't recall what the name of that is called but if I run across them again I'll post it here. They may have moved on...things are dying down in terms of out of town volunteers from what I can see. One of my tech's soon to be wife is volunteering a lot of her time right now. In a perfect world I'd love to help but this is my time of the year to make revenue so I have to focus on that. We'll help where we can.
Was it this group? I'm pretty sure they were here right after the tornadoes hit the LR area.
I never donate to the Red Cross unless there is a dedicated fund for a particular area. They have high overhead and low actual payouts to the afflicted areas. Salvation Army is better. I like the sound of the Samaritan's Purse.
In Golden Colorado right now and it's snowing like a mofo.
Quote from: jdcatty on Apr 21, 2023, 10:48 PMI never donate to the Red Cross unless there is a dedicated fund for a particular area. They have high overhead and low actual payouts to the afflicted areas. Salvation Army is better. I like the sound of the Samaritan's Purse.
Samaritan's Purse is run by Billy Graham's son, I believe. Seems to be a legit, good organization.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 22, 2023, 09:04 AMSamaritan's Purse is run by Billy Graham's son, I believe. Seems to be a legit, good organization.
It is. This is one of the programs that a lot of the churches down here participate in.
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
Here's the disaster relief page if you want to donate.
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/nam/
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 22, 2023, 12:28 AMIn Golden Colorado right now and it's snowing like a mofo.
pussy. That was just a light dusting
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 24, 2023, 09:14 AMpussy. That was just a light dusting
I can say with 100% certainty I don't wanna be on the road anywhere near you with moderate snowfall.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Apr 24, 2023, 11:12 AMI can say with 100% certainty I don't wanna be on the road anywhere near you with moderate snowfall.
moderate snowfall is nothing here. Ice is another story
It was spitting snow while we were in Hannibal Missouri on Sat afternoon.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 24, 2023, 09:14 AMpussy. That was just a light dusting
I didn't say it was bad. Being from Houston where freezing rain goes to die, it was awesome.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 24, 2023, 11:45 AMI didn't say it was bad. Being from Houston where freezing rain goes to die, it was awesome.
you asshole...you came to the area and didn't call me for beers?
Fuck the Red Cross. No better example of a profit driving nonprofit than this criminal organization.
They go into disaster areas and sell supplies to victims and ungodly high margins. Need a blanket? Pay me. Coffee? Pay me. Fuck them.
Stories abound of them selling coffee and doughnuts to doughboys coming out of the trenches in France. My mother carried a hate of them from the 1949 Ft Worrh flood where she volunteered and was told to sell blankets, canned goods, etc to victims; she was an exec director for several true nonprofit charities in her life and only allowed non-vocational workers.
Samaritan's Purse is a model of how a pro care charity works efficiently and effectively for the folks it's built to help.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 24, 2023, 11:55 AMyou asshole...you came to the area and didn't call me for beers?
I can't keep track of you and your jet setting ways. It seems like you have been in Arkansas a lot lately.
Honestly, it was a pretty tight schedule. We toured the School of Mines on Friday and then made the rounds visiting friends and family that evening and all day Saturday. Flew back early Sunday.
Next time for sure...
Edit, and in my defense planning trips is the woman's job. I thought Golden was hours outside Denver. Who knew?
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 24, 2023, 12:51 PMI can't keep track of you and your jet setting ways. It seems like you have been in Arkansas a lot lately.
Honestly, it was a pretty tight schedule. We toured the School of Mines on Friday and then made the rounds visiting friends and family that evening and all day Saturday. Flew back early Sunday.
Next time for sure...
Edit, and in my defense planning trips is the woman's job. I thought Golden was hours outside Denver. Who knew?
🙄
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 24, 2023, 11:55 AMyou asshole...you came to the area and didn't call me for beers?
The ole syphilis pale ale.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 24, 2023, 05:07 PMNow I just feel bad.
don't...I feel bad about that fat check you're gonna have to write if you're kid goes to school for the mines.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 24, 2023, 06:33 PMdon't...I feel bad about that fat check you're gonna have to write if you're kid goes to school for the mines.
yeah, but they get to play with rocket sleds.
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Apr 24, 2023, 07:33 PMyeah, but they get to play with rocket sleds.
It was a pretty cool place. They definitely embrace their inner nerd.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 24, 2023, 06:33 PMdon't...I feel bad about that fat check you're gonna have to write if you're kid goes to school for the mines.
Meh, I doubt he gets in. 12.5k apply, 1.5k are accepted.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 24, 2023, 07:52 PMIt was a pretty cool place. They definitely embrace their inner nerd.
Meh, I doubt he gets in. 12.5k apply, 1.5k are accepted.
way to think positive for your kid.
Quote from: Texzilla on Apr 24, 2023, 12:09 PMFuck the Red Cross. No better example of a profit driving nonprofit than this criminal organization.
They go into disaster areas and sell supplies to victims and ungodly high margins. Need a blanket? Pay me. Coffee? Pay me. Fuck them.
Stories abound of them selling coffee and doughnuts to doughboys coming out of the trenches in France. My mother carried a hate of them from the 1949 Ft Worrh flood where she volunteered and was told to sell blankets, canned goods, etc to victims; she was an exec director for several true nonprofit charities in her life and only allowed non-vocational workers.
Samaritan's Purse is a model of how a pro care charity works efficiently and effectively for the folks it's built to help.
There were thousands of Katrina refugees here in the weeks after the storm. We started bringing things to donate to the evacuees (clothes, toys, blankets, toiletries, etc.) The Red Cross was "managing" the donations. People and Churches were cooking meals and bringing them to the various shelters, but the Red Cross was throwing the food away instead of serving it. Local folks volunteering for the Red Cross started letting people know what was happening. Word got around and the donations to the Red Cross dried up, people went directly to the folks in the shelters. So yeah, give your donation to another organization.
Not sure what to make of the Cajun Navy yet, looks like there are at least 3-4 groups using that name on the internet.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-red-cross-raised-half-a-billion-dollars-for-haiti-and-built-6-homes
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 24, 2023, 07:56 PMway to think positive for your kid.
Look, he certainly has the chops for it.
We moved him to community college at the start of 11th grade. He is about to start Cal 3, physics 2, computer coding 2, has the English and history requirements fulfilled. Straight As in everything.
I've heard that Mines is tough to get in to for out of state kids. Same for Georgia Tech.
I'm tempering expectations.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 24, 2023, 09:30 PMLook, he certainly has the chops for it.
We moved him to community college at the start of 11th grade. He is about to start Cal 3, physics 2, computer coding 2, has the English and history requirements fulfilled. Straight As in everything.
I've heard that Mines is tough to get in to for out of state kids. Same for Georgia Tech.
I'm tempering expectations.
If a kid is that good, there are usually scholarships to help out, at least a little. Congratulations on having such an awesome kid!
It's pretty well known that the Red Cross uses disasters as fund raisers and are worthless for anything else.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Apr 21, 2023, 01:19 PMAnd a shout out to the the Amish(although I know they won't see this).
Way funnier than it should have been.
Quote from: jdcatty on Apr 24, 2023, 10:30 PMIf a kid is that good, there are usually scholarships to help out, at least a little. Congratulations on having such an awesome kid!
its 40k a year out of state lol. Yes most def needs a scholarship. Good luck to him.
Quote from: jdcatty on Apr 24, 2023, 10:30 PMIf a kid is that good, there are usually scholarships to help out, at least a little. Congratulations on having such an awesome kid!
It depends on where they go, and unfortunately, their demographics.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 25, 2023, 09:58 AMits 40k a year out of state lol. Yes most def needs a scholarship. Good luck to him.
Try $60K a year OOS. Its $40K in state. After Merit scholarships it will get OOS down in the $48-50k range. He has one more year of home schooled community college so we have time to apply for scholarships that I'm sure we won't get. Luckily we have been saving for 20 years towards the kids college. UT-Dallas may be where he goes based on cost alone.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Apr 25, 2023, 10:02 AMIt depends on where they go, and unfortunately, their demographics.
It worries me a little how white and male he is.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 25, 2023, 10:47 AMTry $60K a year OOS. Its $40K in state. After Merit scholarships it will get OOS down in the $48-50k range. He has one more year of home schooled community college so we have time to apply for scholarships that I'm sure we won't get. Luckily we have been saving for 20 years towards the kids college. UT-Dallas may be where he goes based on cost alone.
It worries me a little how white and male he is.
We jokingly told ours he should list himself as non-binary on his applications. I think it would have helped.
drove to kids place yesterday near Shawnee OK. the weather they predicted fizzled out, then back with a vengeance about 8am . 11 fucking tornados last night on the ground. more coming tonight
Quote from: Texzilla on May 12, 2023, 08:22 PMdrove to kids place yesterday near Shawnee OK. the weather they predicted fizzled out, then back with a vengeance about 8am . 11 fucking tornados last night on the ground. more coming tonight
Some days I miss OKC since moving back to Arkansas. There haven't been many of those days this spring.
Holy Fuck denver has been inundated with rain since last Wednesday. Raining non stop no sun. Has never done this in the 8 years I've been here...we have parks and bike trails closed due to so much water. Rivers over flowing. It's crazy and supposed to get more rain later this week. Western slop was sunny and nice where I was but denver can't seem
To knock these lingering clouds and rain: it's like I'm back in arkansas
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on May 15, 2023, 10:53 AMHoly Fuck denver has been inundated with rain since last Wednesday. Raining non stop no sun. Has never done this in the 8 years I've been here...we have parks and bike trails closed due to so much water. Rivers over flowing. It's crazy and supposed to get more rain later this week. Western slop was sunny and nice where I was but denver can't seem
To knock these lingering clouds and rain: it's like I'm back in arkansas
But climate change! The Colorado river is drying up! Science says so!
One more degree Celsius and all water on earth will evaporate and we'll all die due to dehydration!
Quote from: BASS on May 15, 2023, 01:10 PMBut climate change! The Colorado river is drying up! Science says so!
One more degree Celsius and all water on earth will evaporate and we'll all die due to dehydration!
I think this every time I hear of rivers flooding and lakes drying up. I saw a video back in December or sometime with a guy wading out in mud off the bank of the Mississippi river and saying "climate change is rerouting the river and it will never be the same." Next thing you know snow melts and it's flooding towns along the river up north. People act like the weather has never been strange before. My great grandpa used to talk about the Flood of '27. Said it never rained as hard before or since and they lost most of their cows because they got stuck in the bottoms and all drowned. Weather is weather. No amount of white people and lawn mower exhaust is going to change that.
Quote from: Guardrail on May 15, 2023, 01:37 PMI think this every time I hear of rivers flooding and lakes drying up. I saw a video back in December or sometime with a guy wading out in mud off the bank of the Mississippi river and saying "climate change is rerouting the river and it will never be the same." Next thing you know snow melts and it's flooding towns along the river up north. People act like the weather has never been strange before. My great grandpa used to talk about the Flood of '27. Said it never rained as hard before or since and they lost most of their cows because they got stuck in the bottoms and all drowned. Weather is weather. No amount of white people and lawn mower exhaust is going to change that.
But, apparently if you throw enough money at it, it will change. :suicide:
Quote from: BASS on May 15, 2023, 01:10 PMBut climate change! The Colorado river is drying up! Science says so!
One more degree Celsius and all water on earth will evaporate and we'll all die due to dehydration!
I wouldn't dare get in and try to float anywhere in Colorado right now. You'll surely die. Interestingly with all the snow and rain across the state, lake Dillon this weekend was unbelievably low and have no idea why. Usually its levels are super low come late summer. Not now.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on May 15, 2023, 10:53 AMHoly Fuck denver has been inundated with rain since last Wednesday. Raining non stop no sun. Has never done this in the 8 years I've been here...we have parks and bike trails closed due to so much water. Rivers over flowing. It's crazy and supposed to get more rain later this week. Western slop was sunny and nice where I was but denver can't seem
To knock these lingering clouds and rain: it's like I'm back in arkansas
On Saturday my friend who lives south of Denver sent me the following text, "It rained 5" this week, you'd think it was the apocalypse here. As a southerner, we were completely enjoying it since we never get rain here..."
I told him people in Houston do the same thing when the weather man reports there may be snow.
Quote from: Guardrail on May 15, 2023, 01:37 PMI think this every time I hear of rivers flooding and lakes drying up. I saw a video back in December or sometime with a guy wading out in mud off the bank of the Mississippi river and saying "climate change is rerouting the river and it will never be the same." Next thing you know snow melts and it's flooding towns along the river up north. People act like the weather has never been strange before. My great grandpa used to talk about the Flood of '27. Said it never rained as hard before or since and they lost most of their cows because they got stuck in the bottoms and all drowned. Weather is weather. No amount of white people and lawn mower exhaust is going to change that.
I have a series of maps showing the path of the Mississippi River over the course of the last 500~ years. It is more or less marked in 40-50 year increments, and it would shock most people to know where the river has been verses where it is now. Even looking at the state line verses where the river is now would help people better understand...but alas, dumbassery.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on May 15, 2023, 08:48 PMEven looking at the state line verses where the river is now would help people better understand...but alas, dumbassery.
and the zillion oxbow lakes
Quote from: Guardrail on May 15, 2023, 01:37 PMMy great grandpa used to talk about the Flood of '27. Said it never rained as hard before or since and they lost most of their cows because they got stuck in the bottoms and all drowned. Weather is weather. No amount of white people and lawn mower exhaust is going to change that.
My dad told of the completion of Denison Dam (Lake Texoma) on the Red River. "marvel engineering", "the Red will never flood again". Etc., etc.
The very first year it came over the top of the dam. 1938. Flooded so bad you could hear and feel the ground and house shake in Richmond as the river took whole farms at a time.
His moral to many stories, tips, advice and whathaveya about the weather was "you can't fuck with Mother Nature"
Over 100 years between these two photos. Notice the water level?
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Everyone knows islands float duhhh
Quote from: buff2.0 on May 16, 2023, 08:46 AMEveryone knows islands float duhhh
So, if too many people get on one side, it will tip over? ;D
But that's just New York. I'm sure it's higher in places like Europe. Science
Quote from: Son of Spam on May 16, 2023, 08:47 AMSo, if too many people get on one side, it will tip over? ;D
Nope...that's just Guam.
Clearly the extreme heat brought on by Global Warming has caused the water to evaporate and the island to sink. How you guys can't see that from the two pictures is beyond me.
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Quote from: Son of Spam on May 16, 2023, 08:32 AMOver 100 years between these two photos. Notice the water level?
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Quote from: BleedinRed on May 16, 2023, 10:10 AMClearly the extreme heat brought on by Global Warming has caused the water to evaporate and the island to sink. How you guys can't see that from the two pictures is beyond me.
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Scienceface!!
Quote from: buff2.0 on May 12, 2023, 08:23 PMSome days I miss OKC since moving back to Arkansas. There haven't been many of those days this spring.
The OKC weather guys are over the top vs anywhere else. Crazy kinds of radar, they all have teams of storm chasers tracking every supercell. "We now have Val and Amy at the supercell over Bowlegs, Oklahoma. Val and Amy in the Hahn Appliance Silverado StormTruck!" " Dave it's on the fuckin ground in downtown Bowlegs! It's headed to the high school and just hammered the fuckin Weed Depot and the Curl Up and Dye hair salon!"
On Friday they were so disappointed that all the storms just petered out. "It's not a dangerous storm!! Just quarter sized hail. Sadly we're returning to Blue Bloods. Hopefully one of these cells that just popped up near Wynnewood turn into something worth interrupting your programming. Tell Pedro in the Bud's Quality Roofing Weatherforce Kia to go home!"
A friend of mine was in a truck that got hit by a tornado in El Reno that killed two people in a motel across the road from where they parked. Their truck bounced against a light pole that kind of anchored it.
And then there was the EF5 in Moore in 2013. The psycho storm chaser in the helicopter kept telling the pilot to fly closer, and then to fly around to the front, and then fly closer and you can finally hear the pilot yell "Hell no" or something.
Quote from: Texzilla on May 16, 2023, 11:55 PMThe OKC weather guys are over the top vs anywhere else. Crazy kinds of radar, they all have teams of storm chasers tracking every supercell. "We now have Val and Amy at the supercell over Bowlegs, Oklahoma. Val and Amy in the Hahn Appliance Silverado StormTruck!" " Dave it's on the fuckin ground in downtown Bowlegs! It's headed to the high school and just hammered the fuckin Weed Depot and the Curl Up and Dye hair salon!"
On Friday they were so disappointed that all the storms just petered out. "It's not a dangerous storm!! Just quarter sized hail. Sadly we're returning to Blue Bloods. Hopefully one of these cells that just popped up near Wynnewood turn into something worth interrupting your programming. Tell Pedro in the Bud's Quality Roofing Weatherforce Kia to go home!"
Same over here. They have to show you all their gadgets. "Let's see how high the clouds are." "Let's show you how many lightning strikes there are." "This red shows wind away from the storm and the green shows wind going towards the storm." I don't give a shit about any of that. Just tell me where the storm is going to hit. They seriously sometimes have to stop and take a breath. Continuous talking.
Shasta lake in Nor Cal is full, seen they have had gates open for a spell
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We will hit triple digits in short order if this dry pattern holds.
Quote from: hit_that_line on May 24, 2023, 01:06 PMWe will hit triple digits in short order if this dry pattern holds.
I'll take what we've got coming up. 5% humidity until Tuesday.
Quote from: Lurk on May 24, 2023, 03:32 PMI'll take what we've got coming up. 5% humidity until Tuesday.
Yep pretty rare with the air temps.
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Pretty widespread-- golf ball sized.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jun 14, 2023, 07:55 PMMajor hailstorm hit large portions of Hot Springs tonightIMG_0611.jpeg
Haven't been here in almost a decade. Made the drive with the family and we rented a place on the lake for a week. We've had rain and now hail for 3/4 days we've been here.
Have friends in Hot Springs. Several photos of baseball size hail and busted car windows.
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Pretty widespread-- golf ball sized.
Hope your car doesn't look like a golf ball.
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Quote from: PorkyPig on Jun 14, 2023, 08:56 PMHope your car doesn't look like a golf ball.
Fortunately, I didn't get to town till a few minutes after the storm had moved out. There are lots of pictures of much bigger hail stones floating around on the internet.
Supposed to be another toad strangler headed this way tonight. Dear baby Jesus, please no more hail.
Major hail storm here in Denver last night. Was crazy with flash flooding and hail off and on all night. RR was crazy...80 plus people injured and several taken to the hospital
https://twitter.com/wxminh/status/1671729998556798978?
https://twitter.com/washpressorg/status/1671738504013914112?
Bunch of pussies.
I got caught in a hailstorm in RMNP about 20 years ago while on a horseback ride. We were 4 hours out and pretty high up when it started. It was just me and my wife and the guide from the stable. We took shelter under a pinion pine and then lightning struck and my fucking horse broke loose and ran offt, dragging half a fucking tree behind him.
Fuck that horse. Fuck that hail storm. Fuck a bunch of lightning.
Wrangler dude went back to get another horse and I wasn't crazy about waiting 8 hours on his return and then another 4 hour ride back in the dark, so I just walked back.
Years ago when I still lived in Springdale, I awoke one Sunday morning to the sound of 10,000 gorillas pounding on my roof with sledgehammers. Looked out the window to find baseball-sized hail coming down so fast our swimming pool looked like someone was hosing it down with a Ma Deuce.
It only lasted 3 or 4 minutes but completely destroyed our roof and totaled my brand new pickup. I can only imagine what hailstones that size would do to someone's noggin.
96 degrees over here right now. Feels like 113. Fuck!
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jun 25, 2023, 04:30 PM96 degrees over here right now. Feels like 113. Fuck!
Yeah...supposed to be an actual 108 in LR Wednesday and Lord knows what the heat index will be.
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Jun 25, 2023, 05:02 PMYeah...supposed to be an actual 108 in LR Wednesday and Lord knows what the heat index will be.
164 degrees. St. Greta of Fundburhg says "how dare you!"
My power is out. It's been real yaw. I'm tired boss.
Quote from: animal on Jun 25, 2023, 06:21 PMMy power is out. It's been real yaw. I'm tired boss.
"It's hot, boss! He tired!"
Just had a storm blow through here. High assed winds, raining sideways, thunder, and lightning. I have a shit ton of leaves and limbs in my back yard. Hope I don't lose any trees. And the power is out.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jun 25, 2023, 06:59 PMJust had a storm blow through here. High assed winds, raining sideways, thunder, and lightning. I have a shit ton of leaves and limbs in my back yard. Hope I don't lose any trees. And the power is out.
But at least it's not 96/113 anymore?
My son in law is from Morrilton. His parent's house had a tree fall on their house-- fortunately they were in a different room.
Lotsa power outages all over the place. Y'all be safe.
When that solar fouchebag knocks on your door tell him to fuck of but use it as a reminder to go buy a bigass generator and put a tanker truck if frisée in the ground.
Drove around a little this morning. There was a HUGE tree that blew over near us. It crushed some guy's fence and nearly hit his house. The root ball was twice as tall as our CX-9.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jun 25, 2023, 09:52 PMMy son in law is from Morrilton. His parent's house had a tree fall on their house-- fortunately they were in a different room.
Lotsa power outages all over the place. Y'all be safe.
We were coming back from Heber Springs yesterday and got caught West of Morrilton in that storm. Had to pull off 40 for about a half hour. Lots of wind, sideways rain and hail. No damage to my truck.
Marked Tree got nailed for the 3rd time this month. This one tore them a new one. Tons of damage, winds of 90+ mph.
Holy shit we just got a hail storm from hell and flooding. I25 totally flooded...all of highlands fucked. Federal was a lake. So was colfax. Just search denver flooding on the twatters
I would love to roll around in that hail. Everything is on fire here.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 29, 2023, 07:40 PMI would love to roll around in that hail. Everything is on fire here.
Walked outside at 5 this morning and you could already tell it was going to be miserable
Hail on the high plains of Colorado this evening, screw this going to try Wyoming tomorrow.
Been a while since I visited, Colorado is turning into a shit hole.
Well, that escalated quickly.
Watered the plants at 6 this morning. Immediate swamp ass.
I'm about to spend two hours inspecting some new grain bins to turn over to a client. Going to go roll in a rice field when I'm done.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 30, 2023, 07:43 AMI'm about to spend two hours inspecting some new grain bins to turn over to a client. Going to go roll in a rice field when I'm done.
is your client a bunch of fucking Chinese buying up our gd grain?
Hope it hails and there is a tornado if so
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jun 30, 2023, 07:40 AMWatered the plants at 6 this morning. Immediate swamp ass.
Went out at 7:30 this morning and trimmed a hedge and bagged up the clippings. Then took two screens off of the windows and re screened them. Showered afterwards but you can't tell it. Wet as hell. When B.B. King was alive, he was the only person that sweated worse than I do.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jun 30, 2023, 09:28 AMWent out at 7:30 this morning and trimmed a hedge and bagged up the clippings. Then took two screens off of the windows and re screened them. Showered afterwards but you can't tell it. Wet as hell. When B.B. King was alive, he was the only person that sweated worse than I do.
jesus
We got Canadian wildfire smoke here in ATL on top of being hot as hell.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 30, 2023, 08:20 AMis your client a bunch of fucking Chinese buying up our gd grain?
Hope it hails and there is a tornado if so
Gonna need more than that to take down something I designed and built.
Also I don't f with Greenfield and whatever other Chinesey people are buying the grain. Hard to argue against the half-billion or so they have lined up to build new shipping terminals - they're serious about taking our food, and we're making it easy for them to do it.
In the (not exact) words of Hunter Thompson, I was worried about sweating so much. I went to my doctor and told him about all the stuff I did when I was younger. He looked at me horrified and told me to come back when I QUIT sweating.
For it being 80 and sunny with a breeze, I have never sweated like I did in Denver yesterday.
Last Sunday at City of Colleges in Conway was the hottest I have ever been on a ball field including gulf shores. Unreal.
Quote from: DrMongoose on Jul 02, 2023, 11:37 AMFor it being 80 and sunny with a breeze, I have never sweated like I did in Denver yesterday.
Last Sunday at City of Colleges in Conway was the hottest I have ever been on a ball field including gulf shores. Unreal.
it's higher up so you burn and fry quicker. I'm not there but heard the hail storm and flood last night cancelled all the fireworks
Shit load of corn lost to straight line winds up north. Also heard 2-3 commercial grain terminals were flattened.
How much did they get in the Sierra Nevada this year? Well... Some Mammoth slopes are estimated to still open till the end if July. Tioga RD from Lee Vining thru Yosemite is still not open with no firm opening time frame given.
Monday and Tuesday.
Finally some decent we can see fall from here weather.
Quote from: WaywardMemphian on Jul 05, 2023, 08:39 AMHow much did they get in the Sierra Nevada this year? Well... Some Mammoth slopes are estimated to still open till the end if July. Tioga RD from Lee Vining thru Yosemite is still not open with no firm opening time frame given.
Last time I was there it was closed and that was in 2000. They need to work on that.
Maybe they need a bypass.
Still 105 here in Houston.
We have not had rain since beginning of June.
This summer has been different. I've lived down here for 20+ years now and we have never had a summer like this. It has been a solid 6 weeks of temps over 100. I can't recall one time in the past when the temps hit 107 and this summer that has been multiple days over many multiple weeks.
Now, other than the grass looks dead and the trees are dropping leaves like crazy, if you spend time outdoors like I do you can't tell it's really hotter. I was talking to a sprinkler guy this morning about it. He said the same thing. It's hot, but since he is outside all day every day it doesn't bother him.
We both agreed that we feel bad for the Mr Potato Heads who are a biscuit shy of 3 bills. Those folks are dying right now.
Right now there are no signs of fall.
The Tonga underwater volcano eruption in 2022 sent a shitload of water vapor into the upper atmosphere. That has influenced temps and will for the next couple years.
It isn't really being talked about in weather/news much because it might interfere with the man-made climate change narrative.
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/1115378385/tonga-volcano-stratosphere-water-warming
Viking cruise line now does the Mississippi River. They dock in Memphis. I talked to a guy today that works for a company that goes down and sucks all the shit out of the boat. He said one of the workers on the ship said they are averaging about 2 heat related evacuations a day from people falling out in the heat in the South. Those foreigners just can't handle this kind of heat.
Jesus it's like 1000% humidity outside. I'm going back into the house. I was going to mow but I may just wait till October.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Aug 12, 2023, 05:31 PMViking cruise line now does the Mississippi River. They dock in Memphis. I talked to a guy today that works for a company that goes down and sucks all the shit out of the boat. He said one of the workers on the ship said they are averaging about 2 heat related evacuations a day from people falling out in the heat in the South. Those foreigners just can't handle this kind of heat.
Do they have a high-stakes poker tournament during the cruise?
Forget about selling ice to Eskimos. Viking must have the best marketing team in the world if they can convince Europeans to take a cruise from New Orleans to Memphis.
Quote from: animal on Aug 13, 2023, 01:33 PMJesus it's like 1000% humidity outside. I'm going back into the house. I was going to mow but I may just wait till October.
Yeah, today feels like the hottest day of the year. Brutally hot. I've got to talk myself into doing a little yardwork this evening.
Lake is still nice and cool. Texas is going to run out of water. They will be fucked.
Yeah, it was my most miserable mow of the year.
Mowed to 80% of completion. Good enough.
Quote from: Hizog on Aug 13, 2023, 04:26 PMForget about selling ice to Eskimos. Viking must have the best marketing team in the world if they can convince Europeans to take a cruise from New Orleans to Memphis.
You would be surprised at what they expect out of an "American Experience". Good friends of ours are from the UK and we always laugh our asses off when they have friends or family come visit. They want to see the "Great Prairie of Oklahoma" or go to a major league baseball game and watch a shitty Royals team take on Detroit in front of 3000 fans. Being able to jump into an 80 degree lake blows their minds.
Quote from: pigtacular on Aug 13, 2023, 07:24 PMYeah, it was my most miserable mow of the year.
Mowed to 80% of completion. Good enough.
Yeah I got out there about 6:30 and mowed about 80% too. Fuck that other 20%.
Quote from: CardHog on Aug 13, 2023, 07:46 PMYou would be surprised at what they expect out of an "American Experience". Good friends of ours are from the UK and we always laugh our asses off when they have friends or family come visit. They want to see the "Great Prairie of Oklahoma" or go to a major league baseball game and watch a shitty Royals team take on Detroit in front of 3000 fans. Being able to jump into an 80 degree lake blows their minds.
I mean, if that's the American experience they're after, then it's a real shame that DogPatch shut down!
It's going to be in the 50s in the morning. I may get up early just to stand outside for an hour.
Truck registered 110 on the way home. New personal best.
Todd Yakobian is leaving channel 7.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 14, 2023, 06:51 PMTruck registered 110 on the way home. New personal best.
Mine showed 112 back in May on the day that I had to be unloading two grain bins off a flatbed. From here on out I'm only renting forklifts with A/Cs
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 12, 2023, 03:45 PMStill 105 here in Houston.
We have not had rain since beginning of June.
This summer has been different. I've lived down here for 20+ years now and we have never had a summer like this. It has been a solid 6 weeks of temps over 100. I can't recall one time in the past when the temps hit 107 and this summer that has been multiple days over many multiple weeks.
Now, other than the grass looks dead and the trees are dropping leaves like crazy, if you spend time outdoors like I do you can't tell it's really hotter. I was talking to a sprinkler guy this morning about it. He said the same thing. It's hot, but since he is outside all day every day it doesn't bother him.
We both agreed that we feel bad for the Mr Potato Heads who are a biscuit shy of 3 bills. Those folks are dying right now.
Right now there are no signs of fall.
meanwhile it's raining almost every afternoon here and was mid 70s this weeeknd.
They're manipulating the weather. HAARP is coming for you...killing your crops and frying you till you die. All because you're living in a Republican state. This is bill gates plan and the governments. You need to die to save the rich
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 14, 2023, 09:02 PMmeanwhile it's raining almost every afternoon here and was mid 70s this weeeknd.
They're manipulating the weather. HAARP is coming for you...killing your crops and frying you till you die. All because you're living in a Republican state. This is bill gates plan and the governments. You need to die to save the rich
That will not work out the way they think it will
Quote from: BASS on Aug 15, 2023, 09:30 AMThat will not work out the way they think it will
(https://i.imgflip.com/2dnep3.jpg?a469944)
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 14, 2023, 09:02 PMmeanwhile it's raining almost every afternoon here and was mid 70s this weeeknd.
They're manipulating the weather. HAARP is coming for you...killing your crops and frying you till you die. All because you're living in a Republican state. This is bill gates plan and the governments. You need to die to save the rich
Tha Chinese flooding over the last 5 years makes you wonder if haarp is being used on them.
Everyone check your standard weather app on your iPhone and see how much higher the forecasted temps are compared to your local weather station. Things that make you go hmmm
Quote from: hit_that_line on Aug 17, 2023, 09:01 AMEveryone check your standard weather app on your iPhone and see how much higher the forecasted temps are compared to your local weather station. Things that make you go hmmm
My experience has been the opposite. For the last two weeks the weather app has said 101-102 most days. On the drive home every day the last two weeks the truck has registered 105-110.
Not sure what the weather stations have been saying but suspect they have been higher than the app and have aligned with my very scientific truck.
My app is up to 10 degrees higher. Climate change psyop.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Aug 17, 2023, 10:02 AMMy app is up to 10 degrees higher. Climate change psyop.
To be clear, I definitely believe that there are shenanigans going on when it comes to temperature reporting. The only thing I really trust is the old school thermometer on the back porch.
It has been hotter for longer than normal summers, but it hasn't been life on earth ending hot.
Texas will be the Sahara in 10 years.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 17, 2023, 09:58 AMMy experience has been the opposite. For the last two weeks the weather app has said 101-102 most days. On the drive home every day the last two weeks the truck has registered 105-110.
Not sure what the weather stations have been saying but suspect they have been higher than the app and have aligned with my very scientific truck.
Truck thermometer is not accurate. It's reading the air temps coming off the pavement.
Google says 89
Accuweather says 85
Weather channel says 90
Weather.gov says 84
Quote from: BASS on Aug 17, 2023, 10:29 AMTruck thermometer is not accurate. It's reading the air temps coming off the pavement.
Did you miss where I wrote "very scientific truck"? Stop trying to Trucksplain okay.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 17, 2023, 10:54 AMDid you miss where I wrote "very scientific truck"? Stop trying to Trucksplain okay.
it's called a weather chaser mf'er
All last week Open Weather had Sunday here in central Arkansas at 107 for a high. It didn't come near that but with the humidity it felt like 117.
I agree these apps are borderline not useful
Google's weather app seems to be fairly accurate but changes so often it's hard to take it to the bank.
There have been days lately where the app will show it's sunny and no precip when in truth it was light rain and cloudy much of the day but the app would never acknowledge such.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 17, 2023, 10:06 AMTo be clear, I definitely believe that there are shenanigans going on when it comes to temperature reporting. The only thing I really trust is the old school thermometer on the back porch.
It has been hotter for longer than normal summers, but it hasn't been life on earth ending hot.
They have most measuring stations near airports, giant asphalt solar gathering spots...I can't for the life of me understand why the temperature is higher....😮😮😮
meanwhile in Canada
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1692357846959026616?s=20
Just got done cutting down some trees and trimming some bushes. Holy shit in drenched.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Aug 19, 2023, 11:19 AMJust got done cutting down some trees and trimming some bushes. Holy shit in drenched.
nobody gives af.
I've been attempting to braze a half rotten air compressor tank up using coat hanger and very low oxy/act heat. No not the one from a few months ago that was 60 years old. This little guy is a Husky air compressor circa 2000s. I think I may have got it on the last try but probably not. I think the issue is it's cooling too fast and getting brittle. Using a coat hanger isn't bad actually...I got a project for my camper I'm going to do in a couple months I think I may try that method.
Oh and it's hot as balls but not nearly as bad as last weekend.
Quote from: animal on Aug 19, 2023, 03:38 PMI've been attempting to braze a half rotten air compressor tank up using coat hanger and very low oxy/act heat. No not the one from a few months ago that was 60 years old. This little guy is a Husky air compressor circa 2000s. I think I may have got it on the last try but probably not. I think the issue is it's cooling too fast and getting brittle. Using a coat hanger isn't bad actually...I got a project for my camper I'm going to do in a couple months I think I may try that method.
Oh and it's hot as balls but not nearly as bad as last weekend.
I'm not exactly an OSHA bro, but if you do manage to get that "half rotten" tank to hold, hopefully you don't plan on running very high pressures in it.
I appreciate repurposing/repairing stuff as much as anyone, and love Macgyver'n stuff, but some things arent worth the risk. If there's heavy rust in that tank, scrap it and get a new one.
This was on my laptop homepage when I opened it up tonight.
Something...seems...off.
Quote from: TC on Aug 19, 2023, 10:55 PMThis was on my laptop homepage when I opened it up tonight.
Something...seems...off.
You move to Deaf Valley?
Went outside to work/maint my own shit (AC) and had the hard start fall apart in my hands...was working fine before I got there ::)
It appears that it will be a burner the next few days.
Quote from: TC on Aug 19, 2023, 10:55 PMThis was on my laptop homepage when I opened it up tonight.
Something...seems...off.
Heat index is now actual temperature because Republicans are killing the planet
Quote from: animal on Aug 19, 2023, 03:38 PMI've been attempting to braze a half rotten air compressor tank up using coat hanger and very low oxy/act heat. No not the one from a few months ago that was 60 years old. This little guy is a Husky air compressor circa 2000s. I think I may have got it on the last try but probably not. I think the issue is it's cooling too fast and getting brittle. Using a coat hanger isn't bad actually...I got a project for my camper I'm going to do in a couple months I think I may try that method.
Oh and it's hot as balls but not nearly as bad as last weekend.
Wrap a ratchet strap around it. That oughta hold.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Aug 20, 2023, 09:54 AMWrap a ratchet strap around it. That oughta hold.
I was mainly just tinkering to see if I could get it done. The coat hanger is flowing but just not well enough to get it sealed up air tight. My hvac brazing rods just run all over the place even at very low flame. Welding steel with a copper-silver alloy I know can be done but I aint good enough. I think I could continue working it and it would seal up eventually. You got to get that steel hot enough to melt but not hot enough to blow thru and the coat hanger melts long before the air compressor tank steel so there is a lot of trial and error. I'm sure there is purity issues with the coat hanger and/or steel tank that's also causing issues.
I'm glad I don't have high school football players. Friday night is gonna be brutal.
It's so hot out there I'm making chili instead of smoking delicious meats. Fuck everybody.
Rather be hot than cold, bring it on! Hydration 24 hours or more ahead of time is a big key not as it is happening as many do.
https://twitter.com/AgWriterArk/status/1693402609699127378?s=20
It has now been confirmed my suspicions were correct. It's fuckin hawt.
When I was coming through Comway, the HI was 121, then I got this. The temp reading on the car consistently read 105 to 107 from Conwat to Alma Screenshot_20230820_155945_Weather.jpg
Quote from: DrMongoose on Aug 20, 2023, 06:44 PMRather be hot than cold, bring it on! Hydration 24 hours or more ahead of time is a big key not as it is happening as many do.
Fuck that shit in the face, 10,000 times. Everything over 80 sucks donkey balls. I'd prefer anything between 32 and 72. Being outside doing ANYTHING when it's 104 simply sucks ass. hate it with a passion.
How about all y'all stop your bitchin
Come on guys - it's the coolest summer of the rest of our lives. Enjoy it while it's here.
On one trouble call today. I got there and the house is fucking freezing cold. The lady explains at 1 am she woke up because she was hot and it was 65 degrees in the house an it was set to 60. I explain to her that her AC isn't a meat locker it's meant to just make you comfortable.
Anyway not a damn thing wrong with that unit. I may move in with this chick.
Tropical storm coming in right now. Winds ~35 mph with heavy rain.
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Quote from: animal on Aug 21, 2023, 05:28 PMOn one trouble call today. I got there and the house is fucking freezing cold. The lady explains at 1 am she woke up because she was hot and it was 65 degrees in the house an it was set to 60. I explain to her that her AC isn't a meat locker it's meant to just make you comfortable.
Anyway not a damn thing wrong with that unit. I may move in with this chick.
I keep seeing people with pictures of pop-up canopies over their AC units.
It was 100 degrees yesterday in Denver. My home faces west so late day even with thermostat on 69-70 it's struggling to cool off. Tons of windows don't help. I head to St. Louis tomorrow for work and it's gonna be 104 Thursday. They had an outdoor evening mixer plan and glad that's scrapped that
Have a 7th grade football game to attend Thursday @ 5:30 in Bentonville, supposed to be 99 at game time.
I'll know what those hot dogs in the rollers at the Kum and go feel like while sitting in the stands.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 22, 2023, 10:48 AMIt was 100 degrees yesterday in Denver. My home faces west so late day even with thermostat on 69-70 it's struggling to cool off. Tons of windows don't help. I head to St. Louis tomorrow for work and it's gonna be 104 Thursday. They had an outdoor evening mixer plan and glad that's scrapped that
Our house has a southern exposure. Nearly all the windows are on the south side. Warm in the winter and with the thermostat at 73 in the summer with the ceiling fans on, you nearly have to have a small blanket. Plus, our house is extremely insulated.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Aug 22, 2023, 11:16 AMOur house has a southern exposure. Nearly all the windows are on the south side. Warm in the winter and with the thermostat at 73 in the summer with the ceiling fans on, you nearly have to have a small blanket. Plus, our house is extremely insulated.
I bought my place because I loved all the natural light and all the windows but this summer it's been hot af and I usually never turn the thermostat past 69. I have nice window treatments on all the windows but it ain't like black out shades on the upper level where the bedrooms are...even with black out shades those rooms get warm
Yaw wouldn't like me I keep it at 78 and just go naked in the house
Quote from: cchog on Aug 22, 2023, 10:32 AMTropical storm coming in right now. Winds ~35 mph with heavy rain.
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Still no rain in Northeast Houston. None in the forecast for the next 10 days.
Quote from: animal on Aug 22, 2023, 02:58 PMYaw wouldn't like me I keep it at 78 and just go naked in the house
wtf and you work on AC for a living 😳. I gotta install a new light fixture this weekend that has a hidden fan to help. It's not some ugly ass fan like most of them.
Quote from: animal on Aug 22, 2023, 02:58 PMYaw wouldn't like me I keep it at 78 and just go naked in the house
We do 76 at night 77 anytime else we are home and 78 if we are gone.
Only Joe Bob can go past 69
Quote from: Rick B. on Aug 21, 2023, 10:20 AMFuck that shit in the face, 10,000 times. Everything over 80 sucks donkey balls. I'd prefer anything between 32 and 72. Being outside doing ANYTHING when it's 104 simply sucks ass. hate it with a passion.
look here pig heart, aka buttercup = suck it up. lol
72 is fab but I would rather have 108 than 38.
53 miles of bike riding yesterday on the greenway - damn hot in the forest type areas without air flow.
hell ya it was hot but still more enjoyable than an ambulance ride on the bumpy streets of Lafayette.
Mother Goose is dying though, she has a heat stroke when it hits 78. lol I guess that happens when your dad was the president of an AC manufacturer.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 22, 2023, 03:11 PMWe do 76 at night 77 anytime else we are home and 78 if we are gone.
Only Joe Bob can go past 69
you fuckers are some cheap ass smelly fucks. 77-78 at night what in the fuck
Got an email from Carroll electric that we may have electricity shortages, especially between 3pm and 8 pm.
This shit's going to be awesome when we add 100 million electric cars to charge.
When I'm home I keep my ac on 72, 69 at night.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 22, 2023, 03:19 PMyou fuckers are some cheap ass smelly fucks. 77-78 at night what in the fuck
We don't have hot flashes to deal with.
If I get one or two degrees off of 70(high or low), I can tell it. 70 year round.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 22, 2023, 03:26 PMWe don't have hot flashes to deal with.
I don't have hot flashes or any symptoms fucker. I like to keep mine 72 during day in the summer closer to 69 at night. Pretty much stays at 70 winter and summer
73 during the day, 69 at night. Works wonders...
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 22, 2023, 03:11 PMWe do 76 at night 77 anytime else we are home and 78 if we are gone.
Only Joe Bob can go past 69
How? I hate waking up in the middle of the night with my sweaty balls stuck to my stomach.
If we're home, it's 68. During the day when we're both at work, 74. At night when we are sleeping, 65. All year round, we have it set at 65 at night.
When we're gone during the day in the cold months, the system is turned off completely. Until we get home. May get down to 50 in the house. Where's the chef's kiss emoji?
I want it as cold as I can get it in the summer. In the winter I won't turn on the heater until it gets to 60 inside. May turn it up to 68 when it's time to shower.
I can always put more clothes on.
It was 59 in my bedroom when I woke up this morning. That's the way like it.
My bride keeps it on 75 during the day, but when I get home it goes to 68.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Aug 22, 2023, 05:14 PMHow? I hate waking up in the middle of the night with my sweaty balls stuck to my stomach.
I guess my balls got used to it growing up without any air conditioning in the humid Arkansas summers.
If we were uncomfortable we would turn it down.
We do use the bfan at night which will have you waking up a 4 am with icicle nuts if you want it to.
Plus this and we live in the Satan's asshole aka Texas https://broadleys.net/using-the-20-degree-rule-for-your-ac-system/
Ya'll are a bunch of slap jaw faggots.
My mom would keep it at 80 during the summer when we lived in Louisiana and we didn't have ceiling fan in our rooms. We were conditioned.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Aug 22, 2023, 07:32 PMYa'll are a bunch of slap jaw faggots.
My mom would keep it at 80 during the summer when we lived in Louisiana and we didn't have ceiling fan in our rooms. We were conditioned.
No one on this board can help it you grew up poor.
68 at night, 72 during the day.
We turn everything off for those 3 or 4 days during winter when it gets into the low 60s.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 22, 2023, 08:06 PMNo one on this board can help it you grew up poor.
68 at night, 72 during the day.
We turn everything off for those 3 or 4 days during winter when it gets into the low 60s.
We didn't even have central a/c until I was about 8, but we had a window unit in the living room. No ceiling fans. I slept with a window open(screens on) and learned to sleep through anything. My uncle lived across the field from us and he always had a redbone hound that barked all fucking night.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 22, 2023, 06:55 PMI guess my balls got used to it growing up without any air conditioning in the humid Arkansas summers.
If we were uncomfortable we would turn it down.
We do use the bfan at night which will have you waking up a 4 am with icicle nuts if you want it to.
Plus this and we live in the Satan's asshole aka Texas https://broadleys.net/using-the-20-degree-rule-for-your-ac-system/
Bfan? Does it just blow air under the sheet? I have not seen such a thing.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 22, 2023, 06:55 PMI guess my balls got used to it growing up without any air conditioning in the humid Arkansas summers.
If we were uncomfortable we would turn it down.
We do use the bfan at night which will have you waking up a 4 am with icicle nuts if you want it to.
Plus this and we live in the Satan's asshole aka Texas https://broadleys.net/using-the-20-degree-rule-for-your-ac-system/
Hell, I live in Satan's taint, SW Louisiana. It's never not humid as fuck here. Growing up in Conway we didn't have central AC, just a big ass attic fan. Had a huge floor furnace for heat. Mom sold our house in 91 or 92, realtor said it would sell quicker if it had Central AC and Heat, so she had it installed as we were moving out. Never lived in a house with AC till I moved here.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 22, 2023, 08:17 PMWe didn't even have central a/c until I was about 8, but we had a window unit in the living room. No ceiling fans. I slept with a window open(screens on) and learned to sleep through anything. My uncle lived across the field from us and he always had a redbone hound that barked all fucking night.
That was how it was in Hope during the 80s. Grandparents had two gas heaters and an attic fan.
Quote from: PigsInSpace on Aug 22, 2023, 08:53 PMBfan? Does it just blow air under the sheet? I have not seen such a thing.
Under the sheet and straight up the keister. There are a few similar out there but this is the one I landed on
https://bedfans-usa.com/
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 22, 2023, 09:17 PMUnder the sheet and straight up the keister. There are a few similar out there but this is the one I landed on
https://bedfans-usa.com/
ball chillers. Sweet
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 22, 2023, 09:15 PMThat was how it was in Hope during the 80s. Grandparents had two gas heaters and an attic fan.
Didn't live in a house with AC till I was about 13. A couple of times we had an attic fan. Once for several years just one of those water cooled blowers, whatever you call them. We survived.
Quote from: jdcatty on Aug 22, 2023, 10:49 PMDidn't live in a house with AC till I was about 13. A couple of times we had an attic fan. Once for several years just one of those water cooled blowers, whatever you call them. We survived.
swamp cooler. Most people here that live in anything old don't have ac and have swamp coolers.
My thermostat is on 69 all day every day if we're home. I pray for my family, then for my compressor, then for my grid.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 22, 2023, 09:17 PMUnder the sheet and straight up the keister. There are a few similar out there but this is the one I landed on
https://bedfans-usa.com/
If that gal in the pic on the page is under the covers, I amn't sleeping cooler.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Aug 22, 2023, 09:06 PMHell, I live in Satan's taint, SW Louisiana. It's never not humid as fuck here. Growing up in Conway we didn't have central AC, just a big ass attic fan. Had a huge floor furnace for heat. Mom sold our house in 91 or 92, realtor said it would sell quicker if it had Central AC and Heat, so she had it installed as we were moving out. Never lived in a house with AC till I moved here.
SW Louisiana was where I was at.
My grandparents in OK close to Fort Smith never had central A/C or heat. A couple window units, but that's it. Plenty of fans. Grannie never used the oven, since the kitchen was built with cinder blocks, and it would get hot as hell regardless!
Grew up in a house in Bryant that was built around '72 or '73. It had central heat and air.
Parents would keep the ac around 78 during the day and turn it off at night... Had to open window and use box fans to stay cool.
In the winter the heat was always about 70, except at night they'd turn it way down and we'd use electric blankets to stay warm.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cwf0sjnvRaj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
I'm Disney world is saying they will not close and instead stay open cause I guess that's the whole thing to do
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 29, 2023, 01:12 PMI'm Disney world is saying they will not close and instead stay open cause I guess that's the whole thing to do
Got to keep those bearded fairy godmothers happy.
System is going to move pretty quick. Only the areas taking a direct hit and near the eye will have significant wind damage and flooding rain. The rest of Florida will be fine.
This could be promoted from a Major Hurricane to Lieutenant Colonel Hurricane, if only Tommy Tubberville would give in.
https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1698086890828665163?s=20
Quote from: animal on Sep 02, 2023, 07:03 PMhttps://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1698086890828665163?s=20
looks like ukraine.
Also it appears it's just mud, shit and muddy shit people fuck them
Apparently this was Breckinridge Village yesterday. Climate change God is not happy with those people. IMG_2418.jpeg
WLR is pretty bad. Lots of trees wrecked on PV golf course.
I saw similar pics posted about cammack village. Jesus
Meanwhile it will go from 90s today to 72 high next week here. Fuck y'all
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Sep 07, 2023, 02:16 PMI saw similar pics posted about cammack village. Jesus
Meanwhile it will go from 90s today to 72 high next week here. Fuck y'all
It was 91 in DFW today ...
at 12:30 AM
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Sep 07, 2023, 02:16 PMI saw similar pics posted about cammack village. Jesus
Meanwhile it will go from 90s today to 72 high next week here. Fuck y'all
Same thing going to happen in Fayetteville, currently 93 degrees with low humidity. Next week will be mid to upper 70s all week with lows at 55 for the mornings. Going to feel glorious!
Quote from: dhog on Sep 07, 2023, 03:37 PMSame thing going to happen in Fayetteville, currently 93 degrees with low humidity. Next week will be mid to upper 70s all week with lows at 55 for the mornings. Going to feel glorious!
I am so ready for New England.
20 days
Quote from: buff2.0 on Sep 07, 2023, 01:43 PMApparently this was Breckinridge Village yesterday. Climate change God is not happy with those people. IMG_2418.jpeg
I was driving down 430 south at Rodney parham when that shit hit. Sheet metal and sign posts and blue tarps flying everywhere.
Monticello got blasted pretty good yesterday. My dumbass was running the gauntlet when the worst of it hit. The main drag doesn't have enough drainage so when it rains hard there's a four mile long, foot deep, 5 lane lake that you get to drive through. The wind was blowing so hard it was whitecapping and spray was coming off of it. Then the big wind hit that wrecked a lot of old trees and power lines came through. I drive a mile as the crow flies to find I only got 2 tenths. :suicide:
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 07, 2023, 05:46 PMMonticello got blasted pretty good yesterday. My dumbass was running the gauntlet when the worst of it hit. The main drag doesn't have enough drainage so when it rains hard there's a four mile long, foot deep, 5 lane lake that you get to drive through. The wind was blowing so hard it was whitecapping and spray was coming off of it. Then the big wind hit that wrecked a lot of old trees and power lines came through. I drive a mile as the crow flies to find I only got 2 tenths. :suicide:
Yeah, we have a lot of trees down. Only lost power for a couple of hours. North part of town got power back earlier today. Are you from here, or were you just passing through when it hit?
Quote from: Gambler on Sep 07, 2023, 07:10 PMYeah, we have a lot of trees down. Only lost power for a couple of hours. North part of town got power back earlier today. Are you from here, or were you just passing through when it hit?
From here. I was trying to beat the storm back to the house from south of town. Saw the blue green clouds and knew it was a bad one.
Hurricane Lee is now cat 5 and about to fuck up Boston and NYC.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Sep 08, 2023, 10:20 AMHurricane Lee is now cat 5 and about to fuck up Boston and NYC.
Most forecast models have it turning east and not hitting land. North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware may get some outer rain bands.
Quote from: BASS on Sep 08, 2023, 10:42 AMMost forecast models have it turning east and not hitting land. North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware may get some outer rain bands.
Dammit, you could let me dream for a while.
Quote from: BASS on Sep 08, 2023, 10:42 AMMost forecast models have it turning east and not hitting land. North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware may get some outer rain bands.
Just be thankful the WMO named it Lee instead of Leo; otherwise, every liquor store between Jacksonville and Providence would get hit.
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 08, 2023, 10:57 AMDammit, you could let me dream for a while.
With that hitting land Ukraine might have gotten an additional 50 billion. :chad
Getting real here in Maryland
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0hVu1astFhXUH8FV5fBpyGpps4nEMcKmeh14grQs46UjYDLgwoGiPPLEGam4q1aiel&id=100068373695893&mibextid=CDWPTG
Quote from: Usafhawg on Sep 22, 2023, 07:51 PMGetting real here in Maryland
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0hVu1astFhXUH8FV5fBpyGpps4nEMcKmeh14grQs46UjYDLgwoGiPPLEGam4q1aiel&id=100068373695893&mibextid=CDWPTG
Y'all stay safe.
I feel certain HTL warned everybody about this. Even if he didn't, we will hear that he did. You should have already evacuated.
Frankie agrees.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD_Qs5KkauI
Quote from: CardHog on Sep 23, 2023, 10:14 AMFrankie agrees.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD_Qs5KkauI
I guess there's not much hope that it will cause a tidal wave that wipes out DC?
Only 39 more days and nights!
https://twitter.com/JShadab1/status/1707754502051520571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1707754502051520571%7Ctwgr%5E3388d42a82b0446b347e62cf6406e5152201e9fd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timebomb2000.com%2Fxf%2Findex.php%3Fthreads%2Fwatch-dramatic-footage-shows-nyc-hit-by-floodpocalypse-after-rainstorm.638508%2F
Is that Flushing, NY?
God promised he wouldn't destroy the world with water again.
He did not say he wouldn't give it a well deserved thrashing via h2o.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Sep 30, 2023, 09:12 AMGod promised he wouldn't destroy the world with water again.
He did not say he wouldn't give it a well deserved thrashing via h2o.
He needs to rain fire and brimstone on that shit hole.
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 30, 2023, 09:30 AMHe needs to rain fire and brimstone on that shit hole.
I will Not argue with you on this.
🤷🏾
We are having flash flooding all over the place. 5-6 inches of rain has already fallen, and it isn't supposed to stop any time soon.
Why come Jessieville go Boom? I'm down here on the beach getting reports of a pipeline essplotion.
Pipeline blew up. Those things don't just "blow up". Probably some tweaker tried to tap and siphon off some gas to fuel his bunsen burner.
"ruptured" pipeline exploded, on hwy 298, that's on the Northside of Ouachita.
Video
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/pipeline-rupture-jessieville/91-82b3f62c-d457-435d-af28-a8510f72e4f2
Todd Yakobian announcing his move to channel 4 tonight at 7:14 during the Cowboys game. KATV should have fired Barry Brandt and moved Todd up.
Quote from: Lurk on Oct 08, 2023, 03:56 PMTodd Yakobian announcing his move to channel 4 tonight at 7:14 during the Cowboys game. KATV should have fired Barry Brandt and moved Todd up.
Barry Brandt reminds me of Kenny Banya.
Things might get a bit squirrely in the natural state this weekend...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sga9tSq5RE
Yall fucked. I'm in Mexico
You are a treasure.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 08, 2023, 12:44 PMYall fucked. I'm in Mexico
Nah, just a little rain and wind. Typical Arkansas December cold front
Nothing but record warmth, rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, sleet, ice, and snow this weekend in Arkansas.
It's still cold down here, shouldn't be much energy for storms. I wouldn't live in central Ms for multiple reasons, but number one is the tornadoes they have.
Weather channel had all but cancelled the rain for nwa
Anyone ever notice how vastly different the apple weather app and the weather channel app and even accuweather are on any given day?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 08, 2023, 04:31 PMAnyone ever notice how vastly different the apple weather app and the weather channel app and even accuweather are on any given day?
Why are you worrying about the weather??
Shouldn't you be more focused on getting drunk and becoming a victim of human trafficking?
Enjoy it down there. I'm a touch jealous.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Dec 08, 2023, 05:34 PMWhy are you worrying about the weather??
Shouldn't you be more focused on getting drunk and becoming a victim of human trafficking?
Enjoy it down there. I'm a touch jealous.
here for strings and sol...I was raging till 3am giving my liver a rest this evening
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 08, 2023, 05:40 PMhere for strings and sol...I was raging till 3am giving my liver a rest this evening
Good girl.
You are too young to start working on liver spots.
For real doh, enjoy that shit. It's kinda ugly and craptastic here.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Dec 08, 2023, 05:45 PMGood girl.
You are too young to start working on liver spots.
For real doh, enjoy that shit. It's kinda ugly and craptastic here.
highlight was seeing Del McCoury play last night...I was shocked at 84 how good of a show he puts on and interacts with the audience all night. Then played a late set with stringdusters
Jeebus
https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1733623462579544303?t=au8vKO-Pj3BB3wwrZZvCBQ&s=19 (https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1733623462579544303?t=au8vKO-Pj3BB3wwrZZvCBQ&s=19)
https://x.com/megtomwx/status/1733632390419898485?s=20
My wife and I drove through this a while ago coming back from outside of Iuka, MS.
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Oof. Stay safe SoS
Quote from: Son of Spam on Dec 09, 2023, 06:33 PMMy wife and I drove through this a while ago coming back from outside of Iuka, MS.
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I saw this report earlier and thought of you, and then thought you were still on an island somewhere....
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Dec 09, 2023, 07:35 PMI saw this report earlier and thought of you, and then thought you were still on an island somewhere....
We made it home safely. Had to pull over one time because we couldn't see the road for the rain.
If you're in LR look up at the sky and see the contrails. They're spraying something. Last time I saw this it rained 19 inches in July
Quote from: Lurk on Dec 12, 2023, 08:47 AMIf you're in LR look up at the sky and see the contrails. They're spraying something. Last time I saw this it rained 19 inches in July
My duck hole needs the water. Brang it.
Quote from: Pigproquo on Dec 12, 2023, 11:44 AMMy duck hole needs the water. Brang it.
Is that what the kids call that these days?
Quote from: Pigproquo on Dec 12, 2023, 11:44 AMMy duck hole needs the water. Brang it.
:thumb_up: We've got a good fishing lake a mile from my house that needs to fill up too.
Quote from: Lurk on Dec 12, 2023, 08:47 AMIf you're in LR look up at the sky and see the contrails. They're spraying something. Last time I saw this it rained 19 inches in July
I was out driving around the river port this morning and saw all that, and I thought something was afoot. Likely some manner of fuckery.
Snow flurries in the 479
Fuck winter
Quote from: BASS on Dec 28, 2023, 01:55 PMSnow flurries in the 479
Fuck winter
pussy. You don't know what real winter weather even is
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 28, 2023, 01:57 PMpussy. You don't know what real winter weather even is
I spent a winter in Washington state working in this canyon. Arkansas winters no longer concern me.
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Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 28, 2023, 01:57 PMpussy. You don't know what real winter weather even is
If it's too cold for flip flops, it's too cold.
Give me 90's with humidity all day every day.
Quote from: BASS on Dec 28, 2023, 02:52 PMIf it's too cold for flip flops, it's too cold.
Give me 90's with humidity all day every day.
THIS! to the nth degree.
I'm curious. You guys that want 90's and humidity everyday, are y'all out in that mess everyday?
Because if you get summa this LA August heat and humidity I can't fathom nor ever heard anyone saying they desire it.
Oppressive is not even the word.
That doesn't mean I want 20 degrees and 20mph wind either.
J/S
Quote from: RedRiverHog on Dec 29, 2023, 09:46 AMI'm curious. You guys that want 90's and humidity everyday, what is your occupation?
Because if you get summa this LA August heat and humidity I can't fathom nor ever heard anyone saying they desire it.
Oppressive is not even the word.
That doesn't mean I want 20 degrees and 20mph wind either.
J/S
this. I don't want 90s and humidity I want 70s year round with zero humidity.
Quote from: RedRiverHog on Dec 29, 2023, 09:46 AMI'm curious. You guys that want 90's and humidity everyday, are y'all out in that mess everyday?
Because if you get summa this LA August heat and humidity I can't fathom nor ever heard anyone saying they desire it.
Oppressive is not even the word.
That doesn't mean I want 20 degrees and 20mph wind either.
J/S
I bet 85 and the humidity down here would have them soaked and hunting an air conditioner so they can breathe. :)
After living here with little to know humidity and going back in August to arkansas I don't ever wanna be in the south again in the heat. It's miserable and not sure how I ever sat in a patio in 95 temps with 100% hunidity
Got back from Winter Park yesterday and that dryness fucks me up. My sinuses completely drained around Idaho Springs. My left eardrum exploded somewhere around Limon CO. Got out of the shower this morning and couldn't believe the shit I was digging out of my ear with a Qtip.
Quote from: CardHog on Dec 29, 2023, 11:36 AMGot back from Winter Park yesterday and that dryness fucks me up. My sinuses completely drained around Idaho Springs. My left eardrum exploded somewhere around Limon CO. Got out of the shower this morning and couldn't believe the shit I was digging out of my ear with a Qtip.
see most of the time I have no issues I usually have a continuous drip from the nose and no dryness here
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 29, 2023, 10:55 AMAfter living here with little to know humidity and going back in August to arkansas I don't ever wanna be in the south again in the heat. It's miserable and not sure how I ever sat in a patio in 95 temps with 100% hunidity
Dripping. That's how.
Quote from: Lurk on Dec 29, 2023, 10:20 AMI bet 85 and the humidity down here would have them soaked and hunting an air conditioner so they can breathe. :)
Yeap. That's not even the bad shit either.
Quote from: CardHog on Dec 29, 2023, 11:36 AMGot back from Winter Park yesterday and that dryness fucks me up. My sinuses completely drained around Idaho Springs. My left eardrum exploded somewhere around Limon CO. Got out of the shower this morning and couldn't believe the shit I was digging out of my ear with a Qtip.
It does the same to me in really dry places. Vegas is a place that comes to mind. It's been really nice here this fall and winter to get outside and do stuff. I'll take this over 85 and above.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 29, 2023, 11:43 AMsee most of the time I have no issues I usually have a continuous drip from the nose and no dryness here
That's from the coke. ;D
Today was a perfect example of a beautiful winter day. It was a cool, upper 20's morning at daylight, but there wasn't much wind and it wasn't bad. After I got home from hunting, I worked around outside all afternoon in a long sleeve tee shirt and it was really nice. Cooled off at dark and have a nice fire going.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Dec 30, 2023, 05:45 PMToday was a perfect example of a beautiful winter day. It was a cool, upper 20's morning at daylight, but there wasn't much wind and it wasn't bad. After I got home from hunting, I worked around outside all afternoon in a long sleeve tee shirt and it was really nice. Cooled off at dark and have a nice fire going.
it was almost 60 here today and sunny and no wind. Fucking perfect
The cold I can handle. The wind is what gets me.
Not really weather, but...
https://twitter.com/Shruthiey/status/1741739279473369442
Now I want to know if that boat went over the ledge
Quote from: Guardrail on Dec 31, 2023, 06:51 AMThe cold I can handle. The wind is what gets me.
It's the low humidity that gets me. The older I get the more I enjoy the cold. The wind doesn't bother me. But when my hands start cracking and bleeding and looking like The Cryptkeeper's despite keeping them coated in a half an inch of lotion I'm done.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 01, 2024, 09:01 AMNow I want to know if that boat went over the ledge
Some asshole posted that video from 2011. This one should be current.
https://twitter.com/theglobal202/status/1741815338554048906
If I was the guy who designed that parking garage, I'd put that in a commercial.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 01, 2024, 09:57 AMIf I was the guy who designed that parking garage, I'd put that in a commercial.
True. And if I was that person sitting there, I would get out of the parking garage just in case.
I've only experienced one brief and very mild earth tremor but the Lord would only have to tell me once to get the heck out of Dodge if I went through a 7.6--and I'd leave a brown streak on my way out of town.
Give me a tornado any day over an earthquake!
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 01, 2024, 10:10 AMTrue. And if I was that person sitting there, I would get out of the parking garage just in case.
You have to be a special king of stupid to stand there and film during that.
That was me and the wife in the white van. Sorry for partying.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 01, 2024, 11:39 AMYou have to be a special king of stupid to stand there and film during that.
What else are you going to do if you're eight floors up in a ten story parking garage?
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 01, 2024, 12:16 PMWhat else are you going to do if you're eight floors up in a ten story parking garage?
Standing there filming while waiting for the building to collapse is not it. Some people's self-preservation instincts suck.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 01, 2024, 12:21 PMStanding there filming while waiting for the building to collapse is not it. Some people's self-preservation instincts suck.
Meh...in that situation if you are going to die, you'll just die tired if you try to get out.
Quote from: FNG on Jan 01, 2024, 11:14 AMI've only experienced one brief and very mild earth tremor but the Lord would only have to tell me once to get the heck out of Dodge if I went through a 7.6--and I'd leave a brown streak on my way out of town.
Give me a tornado any day over an earthquake!
Three here. The first was in Ft. Smith. I was sitting in a recliner in the engine bay at fire station 9, doing some studying. All of a sudden I felt one big thump on the bottom of my chair, and at the exact same time I heard a whole flock of birds take off from the tree out back. It was over in an instant and it took me a second to figure out what it was.
The third was not to long ago while sitting at my office desk here in Tulsa. Same kind of deal. It was just one big quick thump that was over almost before you could notice it.
It was the second one that was unnerving. It happened when I had gone back to school to study E.E. I had been awake for about 4 days straight studying and going to class. I was sitting in a rolling chair in our home office, which has hardwood floors, bent over the desk with my head buried in a textbook. Then I felt the house move under my chair. Like, my chair stayed still, and I swear the house rocked a few inches underneath me. I honestly wasn't sure if it had really happened or if it was some kind of sleep depraved hallucination. Then I looked down at my blue heeler, who had been sleeping at my feet. He was sitting bolt upright, eyes the size of dinner plates, and looking at me like "what the fuck was THAT? Did you feel that?!"
It was really disconcerting and enough to know that I don't ever want to experience a real, actual earthquake.
Quote from: Pinkphiloyd on Jan 01, 2024, 12:46 PMThree here. The first was in Ft. Smith. I was sitting in a recliner in the engine bay at fire station 9, doing some studying. All of a sudden I felt one big thump on the bottom of my chair, and at the exact same time I heard a whole flock of birds take off from the tree out back. It was over in an instant and it took me a second to figure out what it was.
The third was not to long ago while sitting at my office desk here in Tulsa. Same kind of deal. It was just one big quick thump that was over almost before you could notice it.
It was the second one that was unnerving. It happened when I had gone back to school to study E.E. I had been awake for about 4 days straight studying and going to class. I was sitting in a rolling chair in our home office, which has hardwood floors, bent over the desk with my head buried in a textbook. Then I felt the house move under my chair. Like, my chair stayed still, and I swear the house rocked a few inches underneath me. I honestly wasn't sure if it had really happened or if it was some kind of sleep depraved hallucination. Then I looked down at my blue heeler, who had been sleeping at my feet. He was sitting bolt upright, eyes the size of dinner plates, and looking at me like "what the fuck was THAT? Did you feel that?!"
It was really disconcerting and enough to know that I don't ever want to experience a real, actual earthquake.
Been through some earthquakes. There was one as a kid as the new Madrid fault took a shit while we were headed up to a game. It might have been the shootout. First I heard of the NM fault but we felt it when my dad stopped on the pig trail to get some smokes.
Went thru several in Memphis. One about a 4 when I was on air in high school. The needle just travelled across the record I was playing. I just put it back on and everyone but me left the building. The head engineer came in to look at the transmitter.
Went thru several living in the Bay Area, all small. Twister had come out and they all asked me is it like that? I couldn't live with tornadoes! Most had never seen lightning and were fearful of any weather when we travelled.
Worst was about a 4.5 in Taipei. I was in a hotel about 50 floors up. That building was swaying like a motherfucker.
Quote from: Pinkphiloyd on Jan 01, 2024, 12:46 PMThree here. The first was in Ft. Smith. I was sitting in a recliner in the engine bay at fire station 9, doing some studying. All of a sudden I felt one big thump on the bottom of my chair, and at the exact same time I heard a whole flock of birds take off from the tree out back. It was over in an instant and it took me a second to figure out what it was.
The third was not to long ago while sitting at my office desk here in Tulsa. Same kind of deal. It was just one big quick thump that was over almost before you could notice it.
It was the second one that was unnerving. It happened when I had gone back to school to study E.E. I had been awake for about 4 days straight studying and going to class. I was sitting in a rolling chair in our home office, which has hardwood floors, bent over the desk with my head buried in a textbook. Then I felt the house move under my chair. Like, my chair stayed still, and I swear the house rocked a few inches underneath me. I honestly wasn't sure if it had really happened or if it was some kind of sleep depraved hallucination. Then I looked down at my blue heeler, who had been sleeping at my feet. He was sitting bolt upright, eyes the size of dinner plates, and looking at me like "what the fuck was THAT? Did you feel that?!"
It was really disconcerting and enough to know that I don't ever want to experience a real, actual earthquake.
I was in a L&D suite in a hospital in Virginia, sitting on a rolling stool and charting an admission. I had just begun to scoot the stool over to another desk when I had the strangest momentary sensation that the floor was falling away from me and I actually flinched. My initial thought was that I was experiencing vertigo and was a little embarrassed but when I looked around and saw the "Oh Shit!" expressions on the nurses' faces I realized what had happened.
Found out later that the epicenter was about 90 miles away near Richmond.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 01, 2024, 12:29 PMMeh...in that situation if you are going to die, you'll just die tired if you try to get out.
I will take tired and a chance to live every time
Footwear discussion moved here:
https://www.woopig.org/index.php?topic=629.msg62700#msg62700
Quote from: One Quarter on Jan 02, 2024, 10:28 PMFootwear discussion moved here:
https://www.woopig.org/index.php?topic=629.msg62700#msg62700
I haven't loked in this thread, was thinking there was a blizzard of something up there
Had maybe an inch of wet snow in Hot Springs this morning. Mostly gone now.
Not letting me upload the picture.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 05, 2024, 01:35 PMHad maybe an inch of wet snow in Hot Springs this morning. Mostly gone now.
Not letting me upload the picture.
We had about that much in rural Saline county. Currently roads are clear and it is raining. Pretty shitty day. I'd take snow over this.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 05, 2024, 02:12 PMWe had about that much in rural Saline county. Currently roads are clear and it is raining. Pretty shitty day. I'd take snow over this.
It was piled higher and deeper in NWA. Wreck at the Bobby Hopper Tunnel had I-49 shut down for 2 hours. I was stuck at the southern entrance to the tunnel heading north. It was glorious.
Quote from: Rick B. on Jan 05, 2024, 02:22 PMIt was piled higher and deeper in NWA. Wreck at the Bobby Hopper Tunnel had I-49 shut down for 2 hours. I was stuck at the southern entrance to the tunnel heading north. It was glorious.
[/quoteQuote from: Rick B. on Jan 05, 2024, 02:22 PMIt was piled higher and deeper in NWA. Wreck at the Bobby Hopper Tunnel had I-49 shut down for 2 hours. I was stuck at the southern entrance to the tunnel heading north. It was glorious.
You're back. I know you are busting at the gut to tell everyone you are going to be on TV tonight talking about your near death experience being trapped in that traffic. So go ahead and get it over with. >:D
Springdale got about 2-3 inches between early morning hours and 9:00 and then it stopped. It was all melted by 1:00. A little slushy driving to work. The ground is warm from yesterday, but it fell too fast too melt.
Quote from: Rick B. on Jan 05, 2024, 02:22 PMIt was piled higher and deeper in NWA. Wreck at the Bobby Hopper Tunnel had I-49 shut down for 2 hours. I was stuck at the southern entrance to the tunnel heading north. It was glorious.
They just had a clip of that fuck up on ABC News.
Rick B on GMA getting interviewed stuck on the interstates. :D
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Jan 06, 2024, 07:25 AMRick B on GMA getting interviewed stuck on the interstates. :D
I was hoping the camera would catch some guy shitting back in the woods.
First time I drove across Wyoming in late winter I barely avoided getting stopped in an interstate closure. No idea how people manage those situations when the urge strikes.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 06, 2024, 08:44 AMI was hoping the camera would catch some guy shitting back in the woods.
First time I drove across Wyoming in late winter I barely avoided getting stopped in an interstate closure. No idea how people manage those situations when the urge strikes.
A few spring breaks back we were doing the south Utah parks and got stuck on 40 when they closed it west of Flagstaff.
Luckily we had rented an SUV and had stopped at Costco in Vegas for food and water. I spent the night keeping the car warm without running the tank dry and pissing off the side of the interstate with all the truckers. The ladies had to make use of a big gulp cup and the back seat while everyone else vacated. Someone, who's name shall not be mentioned, hopped the fence and dropped a deuce at the closest suitable clump of trees.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 06, 2024, 08:44 AMI was hoping the camera would catch some guy shitting back in the woods.
First time I drove across Wyoming in late winter I barely avoided getting stopped in an interstate closure. No idea how people manage those situations when the urge strikes.
I've had to wait outside Denver at a closure till they reopened 70 East because it was a solid sheet of ice. Even once opened trucks and cars and semis all crashed up and down and we could only go 10mph for miles and miles. I'll never drive home for Xmas again in winter months
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 06, 2024, 12:27 PMI've had to wait outside Denver at a closure till they reopened 70 East because it was a solid sheet of ice. Even once opened trucks and cars and semis all crashed up and down and we could only go 10mph for miles and miles. I'll never drive home for Xmas again in winter months
Will you drive home for Christmas in summer months?
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 06, 2024, 01:53 PMWill you drive home for Christmas in summer months?
You gonna get a stroke...😇
Coming back to Fayetteville for Spring Break 1994 we got the last available motel room in Moriarty, NM when they closed I-40 due to snow.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 07, 2024, 08:30 AMComing back to Fayetteville for Spring Break 1994 we got the last available motel room in Moriarty, NM when they closed I-40 due to snow.
Csb.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 07, 2024, 08:24 PMIsn't this whole thread peoples' CSB?
It's just the worst Dear Penthouse letter ever, that's all. :D
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 07, 2024, 08:30 AMComing back to Fayetteville for Spring Break 1994 we got the last available motel room in Moriarty, NM when they closed I-40 due to snow.
Must have been harrowing. ;)
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Jan 06, 2024, 09:12 AMA few spring breaks back we were doing the south Utah parks and got stuck on 40 when they closed it west of Flagstaff.
Luckily we had rented an SUV and had stopped at Costco in Vegas for food and water. I spent the night keeping the car warm without running the tank dry and pissing off the side of the interstate with all the truckers. The ladies had to make use of a big gulp cup and the back seat while everyone else vacated. Someone, who's name shall not be mentioned, hopped the fence and dropped a deuce at the closest suitable clump of trees.
Was he shitting a tail?
Blizzard warnings out in the plains today. Imagine 70 is closed. This weekend temps will get down here in single digits. Fuck that I'm heading to arkansas
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 08, 2024, 08:49 AMBlizzard warnings out in the plains today. Imagine 70 is closed. This weekend temps will get down here in single digits. Fuck that I'm heading to arkansas
There's thousands of illegals sitting around thinking "that John Denver's full of shit, man."
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 08, 2024, 09:20 AMThere's thousands of illegals sitting around thinking "that John Denver's full of shit, man."
oh they moved all the migrants to shelters last week just in time for the big cold snap. They also put up fencing so they can't come back and put tents up in the same alley and around the shitty motel
Arkansas going to freeze this weekend.
(That's not a joke about our defense)
Pretty interesting pattern coming up. I saw Monday night getting down to 1 in central Arkansas. That'll fuck some shit up weather it snows or not.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 09, 2024, 09:37 AMPretty interesting pattern coming up. I saw Monday night getting down to 1 in central Arkansas. That'll fuck some shit up weather it snows or not.
Next Monday night is supposed to be -3 here for the low. My ass will be inside by the fireplace.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 09, 2024, 09:37 AMPretty interesting pattern coming up. I saw Monday night getting down to 1 in central Arkansas. That'll fuck some shit up weather it snows or not.
There is always weather whether it snows or knot.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 09, 2024, 09:37 AMPretty interesting pattern coming up. I saw Monday night getting down to 1 in central Arkansas. That'll fuck some shit up weather it snows or not.
ya bunch of pussies. I doubt it gets as cold as they're saying. At one point here the fucking Apple weather was saying -14 here for Sunday low but now it's just 0. It will be colder in Denver Sunday than the mountains. Weird. I'm not sure how I'm gonna give the turtles this dead body to eat if the turtle farm is frozen over
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 09, 2024, 10:13 PMya bunch of pussies. I doubt it gets as cold as they're saying. At one point here the fucking Apple weather was saying -14 here for Sunday low but now it's just 0. It will be colder in Denver Sunday than the mountains. Weird. I'm not sure how I'm gonna give the turtles this dead body to eat if the turtle farm is frozen over
That last sentence has me puzzled. I Swahili donating her body to the turtles?
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 09, 2024, 10:23 PMThat last sentence has me puzzled. I Swahili donating her body to the turtles?
I think in another thread someone asked what I was doing in arkansas this weekend and wanting to see if I wanted to shoot guns. I responded I don't have time...gotta hide a dead body in a turtle farm in SE arkansas
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 09, 2024, 10:36 PMI think in another thread someone asked what I was doing in arkansas this weekend and wanting to see if I wanted to shoot guns. I responded I don't have time...gotta hide a dead body in a turtle farm in SE arkansas
That's still pretty bizarre, as in it might be true.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 09, 2024, 10:38 PMThat's still pretty bizarre, as in it might be true.
wanna help?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 09, 2024, 10:40 PMwanna help?
Uh I am tied up with the weather emergency and all... maybe some other time.
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This is stolt from Yakobian's page. Apparently this euro model is the best for winter weather. It's showing the northern half of Arkansas has a 100% chance of at least an inch of snow. IMG_1056.png
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 10, 2024, 03:44 PMThis is stolt from Yakobian's page. Apparently this euro model is the best for winter weather. It's showing the northern half of Arkansas has a 100% chance of at least an inch of snow. IMG_1056.png
is that next Tuesday morning?
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 10, 2024, 03:48 PMis that next Tuesday morning?
OKC has a 64% chance of snow on Sunday. 12 degree high, -2 degree low.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 10, 2024, 03:48 PMis that next Tuesday morning?
Sunday into Monday.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 10, 2024, 04:27 PMSunday into Monday.
good I leave out at 1pm on Sunday to fly back to 10 degrees for the high here. I just don't wanna be stuck there
That a real inch or a penis inch?
once again, Texarkana is in the bull's eye:
https://x.com/weatherchannel/status/1745467252919464319?
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 11, 2024, 09:39 AMonce again, Texarkana is in the bull's eye:
https://x.com/weatherchannel/status/1745467252919464319?
El Niño is proving to be interesting as usual.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 11, 2024, 10:22 AMEl Niño is proving to be interesting as usual.
fuck I fly in at 9
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 11, 2024, 10:59 AMfuck I fly in at 9
Not a good day to be traveling. Snow will be on the backside of the low. Lots of wind even without the storms.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 11, 2024, 11:16 AMNot a good day to be traveling. Snow will be on the backside of the low. Lots of wind even without the storms.
don't fucking jinx me. Will be fine here to fly out just think I'll barely get there before 9 when this starts to hit
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 11, 2024, 11:19 AMdon't fucking jinx me. Will be fine here to fly out just think I'll barely get there before 9 when this starts to hit
Flying in shouldn't be a problem, just check the radar before you leave the airport at LR.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 11, 2024, 11:23 AMFlying in shouldn't be a problem, just check the radar before you leave the airport at LR.
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Fuck my flight is delayed and now arrive at 10pm in the middle of this shit
I just texted my wife I'm gonna bend her over in the snow then pull out and shoot it on her face but it'll freeze and go straight through like the night king. Let's see how this goes.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 11, 2024, 05:59 PMFuck my flight is delayed and now arrive at 10pm in the middle of this shit
Is your turtle farm mission still a go?
Quote from: cchog on Jan 11, 2024, 06:18 PMIs your turtle farm mission still a go?
of course.
Fayetteville Schools just cancelled for tomorrow (Friday, 1/12).
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 11, 2024, 06:00 PMI just texted my wife I'm gonna bend her over in the snow then pull out and shoot it on her face but it'll freeze and go straight through like the night king. Let's see how this goes.
You are one entertaining bastard I have to admit.
Quote from: Pighair on Jan 11, 2024, 08:49 PMYou are one entertaining bastard I have to admit.
All I got back was "wtf?? Wow."
Flight cancelled due to fucking mayenance issues. I sat at the airport for 6 hours while they steadily delayed and delayed. Fucking assholes shoukd have just told us at 8 sorry folks
Quote from: One Quarter on Jan 11, 2024, 07:05 PMFayetteville Schools just cancelled for tomorrow (Friday, 1/12).
Yeah, and according to my son, it's 52 degrees up there, at least an hour ago.
I30 corridor again. Get down Benton and Bauxite
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 12, 2024, 12:06 AMI30 corridor again. Get down Benton and Bauxite
It was almost on us before the sirens went off. I just happened to wake up and think it sounded quite stormy. Channel 7 guys sounded particularly bummed that they couldnt see any damage on radar.
Hampton schools with buildings destroyed last night.
I heard from a guy at work they had some grain bins went missing out southeast of Lonoke somewhere.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 12, 2024, 04:30 PMI heard from a guy at work they had some grain bins went missing out southeast of Lonoke somewhere.
Probably paper handed and emptied them already
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 11, 2024, 10:48 PMFlight cancelled due to fucking mayenance issues. I sat at the airport for 6 hours while they steadily delayed and delayed. Fucking assholes shoukd have just told us at 8 sorry folks
Are you still at the airport? If waiting still you can sneak around and take the secret elevators down to the underground city rants a mile down.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 09, 2024, 10:36 PMI think in another thread someone asked what I was doing in arkansas this weekend and wanting to see if I wanted to shoot guns. I responded I don't have time...gotta hide a dead body in a turtle farm in SE arkansas
I've heard pigs are a good choice for one such things.
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Quote from: Barton Fink on Jan 13, 2024, 09:18 AMI've heard pigs are a good choice for one such things.
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I know for a fact they can devour a deer in under an hour, leaving nothing but hair and the big bones, and not many of them.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 13, 2024, 09:46 AMI know for a fact they can devour a deer in under an hour, leaving nothing but hair and the big bones, and not many of them.
I fed a 10 lb ham to ours and the boar ate bone and all in about 5 minutes.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 13, 2024, 09:51 AMI fed a 10 lb ham to ours and the boar ate bone and all in about 5 minutes.
Those big boars will crush anything they can get their mouth around.
So apparently small earthquakes were happening around Lake Arcadia here near Edmond last night and early this morning. I didn't feel them, but was told they felt them near the airport.
Frankie says to be prepared.
Todd and Frankie agree.
https://fb.watch/pyH4yIMDwG
Years ago Muzzy really wanted me to get Frankie a woopig tee shirt. You can only attempt to contact an autistic Canadian youth so many times with the lure of a tee shirt before it gets kind of weird.
You gotta make it smell like maple syrup and poutine.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 13, 2024, 09:52 AMThose big boars will crush anything they can get their mouth around.
Big Boars: Joe Bob's Girlfriends?
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 13, 2024, 09:52 AMThose big boars will crush anything they can get their mouth around.
I knew a couple girls like that in HS. Could suck the chrome off a bumper.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jan 12, 2024, 11:27 PMAre you still at the airport? If waiting still you can sneak around and take the secret elevators down to the underground city rants a mile down.
no I finally got out of there at midnight on Thursday. ATM it's super cold here and 1 degree. It apparently snowed a lot overnight but Lisa Hildago didn't tell us it was gonna snow.
Weather hasn't hit and my power just went out.
Why couldn't this have happened during the game?
It's -3 here at the moment. It snowed last night which the weather people didn't say was gonna happen. I can't even keep my downstairs warm with the heat blasting. Supposed to snow all tomorrow night into Monday here. I'm just gonna stay in the bed
The older I get, the more I hate the cold. Fuck this weather.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 13, 2024, 06:16 PMIt's -3 here at the moment. It snowed last night which the weather people didn't say was gonna happen. I can't even keep my downstairs warm with the heat blasting. Supposed to snow all tomorrow night into Monday here. I'm just gonna stay in the bed
Have you invited your boyfriend over?
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 10, 2024, 08:08 PMThat a real inch or a penis inch?
It's a foot!
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jan 13, 2024, 07:10 PMHave you invited your boyfriend over?
he lives with me. Who do you think does the cooking and cleaning? Not me
The world just needs more mandatory electric furnaces and vehicles. That'll solve everything.
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I sure hope Putin doesn't turn off the texass power grid this weekend.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 13, 2024, 08:50 PMhe lives with me. Who do you think does the cooking and cleaning? Not me
:maundoed:
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 13, 2024, 08:50 PMhe lives with me. Who do you think does the cooking and cleaning? Not me
Good old Cuckoldry Casserole for two.
As I walked thru Atwood's yesterday I was overwhelmed with the feeling that this country is literally filled with morons as I watch people looking at electric space heaters in case the power goes out. ::)
Not many people in Jonesboro out, and it's only cold and sunny. This is one of those "better wear two shirts" days for me.
Sounds like we're going to land at the lower end of the snow depth predictions from what all the wonks on facebook are saying. At least in Central Ark.
No word on ICE CATACLYSM that literally shuts down the state till May.
How many people die because we've all been conditioned to believe the weather people in the state are taking every extreme position possible.
At least in Oklahoma they'll tell you when it's time to go outside and watch the skies and when it's time to pick a religion.
Quote from: animal on Jan 14, 2024, 10:06 AMSounds like we're going to land at the lower end of the snow depth predictions from what all the wonks on facebook are saying. At least in Central Ark.
No word on ICE CATACLYSM that literally shuts down the state till May.
Starting to snow here in OKC.
Heard LRSD may close Tuesday and Wednesday anyway due to low temps. Fucking Charmin soft.
you don't have to wonder too much about the football and basketball teams. Soft as fuck.
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Looking like maybe just a dusting in central arkansas.
Very disappointing world ending snowpocolypse.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 14, 2024, 10:49 AMLooking like maybe just a dusting in central arkansas.
Weather person would be a great job for you.
I tell my kids the weather people will always exaggerate the forecasts. Especially since that snow storm in 2000 when they totally missed it and it snowed a foot.
Been snowing pretty hard in Fayetteville for the last hour or so.
I hope this dry hump doesn't mean I have to go to work tomorrow.
A lot more snow hitting the ground in LR than the Bryant/Benton metroplex.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 14, 2024, 12:44 PMWeather person would be a great job for you.
I'd starve to death on that little paycheck.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 14, 2024, 01:28 PMI'd starve to death on that little paycheck.
That's another plus.
Heat pump working it's ass off today...just switched to secondary heat source (gas fuel). My Sensi tstat is supposed to make that switch for me but that's not working out too well.
Oh and it's finally coming down in buckets around my area so there's that. I think maybe this is looking very 2 hour delay (ish) for the morning commute to work.
Sleeting like hell in E. LA. 3 hours earlier than they forecast.
Snowing hard in WestPuCo.
It's super fine dry snow, but it's nice to look at.
I think this whole thing is over with in Saline county. Official accumulation is a dusting.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 14, 2024, 10:49 AMLooking like maybe just a dusting in central arkansas.
I see you've moved to using your powers for good. Well done.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 14, 2024, 03:28 PMI see you've moved to using your powers for good. Well done.
I'm gonna recreate the miracle on ice in HS soon.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 14, 2024, 01:12 PMI tell my kids the weather people will always exaggerate the forecasts. Especially since that snow storm in 2000 when they totally missed it and it snowed a foot.
Oh, God. I remember that day. I was picking up some of my stuff in west Texas before driving back to Ft. Smith a few days before moving to Ft. Worth.
We left around 0600. Everything was going well until we hit Ft. Worth. It was mostly ice coming down. Once we hit the Oklahoma border it turned the snow. What an experience. What is usually just a 12 hour drive, we didn't get to Ft. Smith until around midnight, I think. Saw lightning as well while it snowed.
Heard about the school fiasco driving up and from my mom. Laughed at the incompetence.
Snowing like a mother on the Benton/Washington Co line.
In man inches, we got a dusting. Or just the head.
This is that fine power shit that's gonna be slicker 'n shit to drive on probably.
Quote from: animal on Jan 14, 2024, 06:51 PMThis is that fine power shit that's gonna be slicker 'n shit to drive on probably.
Same here. Very small flakes if you could call them that.
Quote from: BASS on Mar 18, 2023, 01:20 PMSupposed to get down to 18 tonight in NWA
Pfft. It has been a high of 5 here in OKC.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jan 14, 2024, 06:57 PMPfft. It has been a high of 5 here in OKC.
Already 12 right now here. Feels like -1.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jan 14, 2024, 06:57 PMPfft. It has been a high of 5 here in OKC.
I don't miss the Oklahoma cold. This stuff in Arkansas gives me the warm and fuzzy feelings. Up in Piedmont you could add in days of sustained 30 mph winds along with the single-digit air.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 14, 2024, 07:00 PMI don't miss the Oklahoma cold. This stuff in Arkansas gives me the warm and fuzzy feelings. Up in Piedmont you could add in days of sustained 30 mph winds along with the single-digit air.
I am not far from there and it is cold.
2 feels like -9 East Fay. Plenty cold and looks like two more days to just get close to the freezing mark.
Just started snowing at my house in Texarkana a few minutes ago. Pretty light.
Snowing here in Smyrna, TN and I get to drive to Mobile tomorrow.
We just lost power on the county line. Carroll Electric
Thankfully had the fireplace going all day
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Still coming down in west Pulaski.
Probably got 2-2.5" on the ground.
Cold as fuck.
Just measured the snow in Fayetteville. We got 4 inches. Cold as fuck.
Quote from: wmr on Jan 14, 2024, 09:18 PMJust measured the snow in Fayetteville. We got 4 inches. Cold as fuck.
I think "cold as fuck" is a common theme here.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 14, 2024, 09:24 PMI think "cold as fuck" is a common theme here.
Cold as fuck<20 degrees.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 14, 2024, 09:27 PMCold as fuck<20 degrees.
Ok. Didn't know it was defined like that. But anyway, it's 18 here. Cold as fuck.
5 here with a low of -7 tomorrow will be -10.
It was 19 when we left Arkansas this morning. We got to Knoxville about 8 tonight and it was 37...felt like I was in Key West. Starting to snow here.
It's a balmy 27 here in God's 2nd home of Virginia. Supposed to get a full bone HTL overnight, or also referred to as 2".
It is 12 here, feel like temp is -1. We have about 4 inches of dry snow.
I've coached my son's baseball team on field turf in June/July with temp gauges showing 120-130. I'd rather die dehydrated than freeze to death. Fuck this
Power is back, teenagers without Wi-Fi is a parent's worst nightmare
Everyone can go back to communicating with others from other rooms
Quote from: TC on Jan 14, 2024, 10:25 PMSupposed to get a full bone HTL overnight, or also referred to as 2".
So, does that mean you will be crying and dry heaving when it's finally over?
Quote from: DrMongoose on Jan 14, 2024, 10:34 PMPower is back, teenagers without Wi-Fi is a parent's worst nightmare
Everyone can go back to communicating with others from other rooms
You could have shown them things like a typewriter or paper and pen. Do kids even know how to write words anymore? I think cursive is a lost art.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jan 14, 2024, 11:44 PMYou could have shown them things like a typewriter or paper and pen. Do kids even know how to write words anymore? I think cursive is a lost art.
Yep, it is.
True story, my oldest taught herself cursive when she was 8. She takes after her mom, because even though I home schooled her for a time, I cant take any credit for that. i bought her the books and encouraged her desire. The desire was hers. That's rare.
My son attends a private school where they started teaching him cursive last year in the 3rd grade. I like to think that's impressive, but its not. Sister Emmeline taught me cursive in the 3rd grade. God rest her beautiful soul. What finally convinced him to buckle down and hammer it out was when I challenged him to find me someones autograph, football, baseball, etc., where someone signed their name in print. A year later and his cursive is on par with my 82 year old mothers whose had a stroke. Progress.
Typewriter? Does anyone have one of those anymore?
Forgot the obligatory weather report:
I'm in the blue dot in Lexington. She jumped the Shenandoahs and parts of the Blue Ridge and dumped on Richmond before us. Mountain effect pushed the first wave over, but we're still gonna get 1-3". Looks like FNG and USAFhog might get the worst of it closer to the Bay if it doesnt run out of gas first.
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Only 10 degrees here in the greater Ward/Beebe metroplex. About to get ready to go into work. Yay.
-1 but by 3 -7
30 degrees in Houston with light mist. The city has shut down.
It is only getting up to 64 today in Foley, AL. DO I need to wrap my pipes?
(It actually will get down to 22 Tuesday night I think.)
Quote from: egregious on Jan 15, 2024, 07:53 AMIt is only getting up to 64 today in Foley, AL. DO I need to wrap my pipes?
(It actually will get down to 22 Tuesday night I think.)
went to an old woman's house yesterday (the son is apparently worthless)
Anyway she's freezing to death so I go. I get there it's 75 degrees in the house. She claims the blower isn't running. <Morgan Freeman voice> The furnace blower was indeed working fine
I go ahead and check it all over anyway. Ended up boosting the fan speed a bit so she can feel that shit. About a month ago I fixed a draft motor that was super loud...I think she's just conditioned to it sounding noisy as fuck.
Anyway the point of this is to say I went ahead and walked around the house and put on the faucet covers, opened the door to the water heater and see that it's about to explode/freeze/rot out and pretended to not see that. And moved on...
Quote from: TC on Jan 15, 2024, 12:45 AMLooks like FNG and USAFhog might get the worst of it closer to the Bay if it doesnt run out of gas first.
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FNG got smart and retired to Southern Pines (Pinehurst) where the good Lord goes to relax; consequently, the weather is always beautiful here. ;D
Snowing in Houston and surrounding areas now. City is in stage 5 panic mode.
It's been alternating light sleet to snow since 2:00 yesterday. Sleet is really coming down right now.
Quote from: TC on Jan 15, 2024, 12:45 AMYep, it is.
True story, my oldest taught herself cursive when she was 8. She takes after her mom, because even though I home schooled her for a time, I cant take any credit for that. i bought her the books and encouraged her desire. The desire was hers. That's rare.
My son attends a private school where they started teaching him cursive last year in the 3rd grade. I like to think that's impressive, but its not. Sister Emmeline taught me cursive in the 3rd grade. God rest her beautiful soul. What finally convinced him to buckle down and hammer it out was when I challenged him to find me someones autograph, football, baseball, etc., where someone signed their name in print. A year later and his cursive is on par with my 82 year old mothers whose had a stroke. Progress.
Typewriter? Does anyone have one of those anymore?
Forgot the obligatory weather report:
I'm in the blue dot in Lexington. She jumped the Shenandoahs and parts of the Blue Ridge and dumped on Richmond before us. Mountain effect pushed the first wave over, but we're still gonna get 1-3". Looks like FNG and USAFhog might get the worst of it closer to the Bay if it doesnt run out of gas first.
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In cleaning up my mom's shit I'm finding her writing and letters from grandmothers and aunts. The handwriting is amazing. It's impeccable and flowing, no errors, and perfect. Even at 80+ years. Even my dad's writing is impeccable. I can barely print anymore
Quote from: animal on Jan 15, 2024, 08:02 AMwent to an old woman's house yesterday (the son is apparently worthless)
Anyway she's freezing to death so I go. I get there it's 75 degrees in the house. She claims the blower isn't running. <Morgan Freeman voice> The furnace blower was indeed working fine
I go ahead and check it all over anyway. Ended up boosting the fan speed a bit so she can feel that shit. About a month ago I fixed a draft motor that was super loud...I think she's just conditioned to it sounding noisy as fuck.
Anyway the point of this is to say I went ahead and walked around the house and put on the faucet covers, opened the door to the water heater and see that it's about to explode/freeze/rot out and pretended to not see that. And moved on...
Bless you. This stuff is really hard on old people.
Probably got an inch, maybe 2, of snow here in Texarkana. Still falling a little off and on. Cold as fuck.
Gonna be some good south Arkansas rabbit hunting coming up. Nothing better than a frozen morning with a pack of Beagles running the woods.
Quote from: TC on Jan 15, 2024, 12:45 AMYep, it is.
True story, my oldest taught herself cursive when she was 8. She takes after her mom, because even though I home schooled her for a time, I cant take any credit for that. i bought her the books and encouraged her desire. The desire was hers. That's rare.
My son attends a private school where they started teaching him cursive last year in the 3rd grade. I like to think that's impressive, but its not. Sister Emmeline taught me cursive in the 3rd grade. God rest her beautiful soul. What finally convinced him to buckle down and hammer it out was when I challenged him to find me someones autograph, football, baseball, etc., where someone signed their name in print. A year later and his cursive is on par with my 82 year old mothers whose had a stroke. Progress.
Typewriter? Does anyone have one of those anymore?
Forgot the obligatory weather report:
I'm in the blue dot in Lexington. She jumped the Shenandoahs and parts of the Blue Ridge and dumped on Richmond before us. Mountain effect pushed the first wave over, but we're still gonna get 1-3". Looks like FNG and USAFhog might get the worst of it closer to the Bay if it doesnt run out of gas first.
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I think we're only supposed to get 2-3". Just enough to cause mad hysteria up here. Of course they'll close work so I'll have to waste a day of leave for that
9 degrees here right now, feels like -4. Apparently, it snowed a lot last night and is still coming down with those small flakes. We got around 3-4" so far.
Got up at 4 and we probably had 2 inches in the Saline Highway 70 corridor. It was cold as fuck, but not too bad since the wind wasn't blowing. Went to my shop to start my truck to go duck hunting. I then had a slight movement towards maturity when I realized more bad things could happen than good. I got back in bed. It's still cold as fuck.
A little bird bath we have hanging on the back porch. And still coming down.
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Got about 5 inches in the elm-cave-springdale Metroplex.
Drove the wife into work in Bentonville this morning, then I went to the office. Not too bad, snow packed roads, there is traction to be had.
49 north had two clear lanes, 49 south had one. Sides roads are all snow covered, but drivable.
I did this in the wife's AWD Mazda SUV, not my mustang.
-4 here and we've maybe gotten an I h or so of snow but still coming down. Other areas north and south of here got a lot more
What's the "hot as fuck" threshold, seasonally adjusted?
The heat index is 83 at my house right now.
We got about 6-7" in Arlington (TN). Very dry snow. It's cold as a well digger's ass in a brass bra on the shady side of an iceberg
Got the old flexible flyer out. Sledding was great. Walking back uphill was not. Drove about 15 miles down to the farm and the highways were very passable. The rural highway was covered but this stuff is pretty easy to drive on. Still cold as fuck.
Quote from: TC on Jan 15, 2024, 12:45 AMYep, it is.
True story, my oldest taught herself cursive when she was 8. She takes after her mom, because even though I home schooled her for a time, I cant take any credit for that. i bought her the books and encouraged her desire. The desire was hers. That's rare.
My son attends a private school where they started teaching him cursive last year in the 3rd grade. I like to think that's impressive, but its not. Sister Emmeline taught me cursive in the 3rd grade. God rest her beautiful soul. What finally convinced him to buckle down and hammer it out was when I challenged him to find me someones autograph, football, baseball, etc., where someone signed their name in print. A year later and his cursive is on par with my 82 year old mothers whose had a stroke. Progress.
Typewriter? Does anyone have one of those anymore?
Forgot the obligatory weather report:
I'm in the blue dot in Lexington. She jumped the Shenandoahs and parts of the Blue Ridge and dumped on Richmond before us. Mountain effect pushed the first wave over, but we're still gonna get 1-3". Looks like FNG and USAFhog might get the worst of it closer to the Bay if it doesnt run out of gas first.
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My bride left Christiansburg headed to Johnson City this morning. She couldn't get a flight into JC, so she flew into Charlotte and spent the night with some friends of ours in Christiansburg. She almost made it JC when she got a call saying everything there was cancelled, and so was her meeting later in the week at Belmont, so she turned around and headed back to Virginia.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Jan 15, 2024, 12:54 PMWhat's the "hot as fuck" threshold, seasonally adjusted?
The heat index is 83 at my house right now.
Hotter'n fuck>95
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 15, 2024, 06:58 PMHotter'n fuck>95
Hotter'n fuck is defined by the night temperature.
When it's so hot it stays in the mid 80s or above over night, it's hotter'n fuck. No relief.
I believe this is pretty true
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Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 15, 2024, 08:32 PMI believe this is pretty true
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Except every time that happened to her, no hetero turtle on the planet retreated.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 15, 2024, 07:01 PMHotter'n fuck is defined by the night temperature.
When it's so hot it stays in the mid 80s or above over night, it's hotter'n fuck. No relief.
At this age, >95 day temp is hotter than fuck. We call that batwings weather. When your sack sticks to your legs and it looks like batwings.
I like to use the I Drive Arkansas app to look at the road cameras around the state. Noticed last night it would not open up and still the same way this morning. Anyone else noticed the same thing?
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 16, 2024, 08:37 AMI like to use the I Drive Arkansas app to look at the road cameras around the state. Noticed last night it would not open up and still the same way this morning. Anyone else noticed the same thing?
The app opened fine for me just a few minutes ago. If you're talking about the cameras idk. Never opened those
Quote from: Pighair on Jan 16, 2024, 08:58 AMThe app opened fine for me just a few minutes ago. If you're talking about the cameras idk. Never opened those
The app itself won't open at all for me. Just a white blank screen.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 16, 2024, 09:00 AMThe app itself won't open at all for me. Just a white blank screen.
Just used the app again and the cameras. Working fine. Must be something with your phone or connection.
Quote from: Pighair on Jan 16, 2024, 10:12 AMJust used the app again and the cameras. Working fine. Must be something with your phone or connection.
I fiddled with it a little and got it working.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 15, 2024, 10:15 AMI think we're only supposed to get 2-3". Just enough to cause mad hysteria up here. Of course they'll close work so I'll have to waste a day of leave for that
So much for that prediction. We were in the 5-6" range. Not too bad. It is good to have AWD vehicles.
Thank god it's now 29 and climbing in temps. I've been running a heater in my downstairs bathroom since yesterday since it was -9 last night and the toilet line froze on an exterior wall. Sink and everything else good and will thaw out by later today when we get up to 37
The side roads look a lot slicker than they are.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 16, 2024, 01:29 PMThe side roads look a lot slicker than they are.
well speed up then
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 16, 2024, 02:09 PMHe's an excellent driver.
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Houstonians are pussies. I owned Interstate 59 this morning coming to work. I got in the left lane and put the hammer down. Think I topped out at 80 before realizing my speed. The 5 floors my company occupies are ghost town empty. I've not been this productive in a long time. It is glorious. I wish every day was 20 degrees, sunny, and no ice/snow anywhere to be found.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 16, 2024, 02:39 PMHoustonians are pussies. I owned Interstate 59 this morning coming to work. I got in the left lane and put the hammer down. Think I topped out at 80 before realizing my speed. The 5 floors my company occupies are ghost town empty. I've not been this productive in a long time. It is glorious. I wish every day was 20 degrees, sunny, and no ice/snow anywhere to be found.
I guess the bureaucrats are pissed they got a snow day on MLK day. The roads were completely dry this morning in DFW but several ISD's cancelled anyway.
The drive yesterday morning was great. Roads were very drivable and not a soul on the road. I was slow rolling red lights the whole way.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Jan 16, 2024, 02:53 PMI guess the bureaucrats are pissed they got a snow day on MLK day. The roads were completely dry this morning in DFW but several ISD's cancelled anyway.
The drive yesterday morning was great. Roads were very drivable and not a soul on the road. I was slow rolling red lights the whole way.
The few people that were out driving the roads were enough to make a person want to punch a baby. I got behind one guy that slowed to 10 miles per hour every time we went through an intersection. The rest of the time he did 25/30. Luckily I was able to pass him shortly after wanting to kill him. This just reinforces what Covid taught. People are easily scared.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 16, 2024, 02:09 PMHe's an excellent driver.
I'd like to think I have pretty good car control. Plus, I'm not a woman.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 16, 2024, 03:59 PMI'd like to think I have pretty good car control. Plus, I'm not a woman.
we can still wager your entrance into the dead pool
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 16, 2024, 08:37 AMI like to use the I Drive Arkansas app to look at the road cameras around the state. Noticed last night it would not open up and still the same way this morning. Anyone else noticed the same thing?
been working for me the last 3 days
I'm too busy driving on the roads to look at IDRIVE
Quote from: animal on Jan 16, 2024, 05:42 PMI'm too busy driving on the roads to look at IDRIVE
The cameras come in handy if you want to really know what's going on in places.
Washington county lockup is as short as I've seen it in a long time. One page basically, no scrolling with the mouse. Must be the cold and people staying in bed.
Quote from: Cerdo on Jan 17, 2024, 07:25 AMWashington county lockup is as short as I've seen it in a long time. One page basically, no scrolling with the mouse. Must be the cold and people staying in bed.
Not for lack of Fayetteville PD trying.
My kid and a buddy was pulling into a parking lot last night. Following each other. His buddy hit the gas a bit and did a fishtail. Fay cop came out of nowhere and lit him him. "Get out of the truck you're going to jail". Kid asks why. "Get out of the truck you're under arrest". Totally took him to jail for "reckless driving". He called this morning and said there was one other in the holding cell last night for doing donuts in a parking lot in his minivan.
Good God. That story is depressing.
Quote from: aaron on Jan 17, 2024, 08:44 AMNot for lack of Fayetteville PD trying.
My kid and a buddy was pulling into a parking lot last night. Following each other. His buddy hit the gas a bit and did a fishtail. Fay cop came out of nowhere and lit him him. "Get out of the truck you're going to jail". Kid asks why. "Get out of the truck you're under arrest". Totally took him to jail for "reckless driving". He called this morning and said there was one other in the holding cell last night for doing donuts in a parking lot in his minivan.
ridiculous
whoever was doing donuts in a minivan probably should have been arrested.
Did FPD think the kid was an Arkansas football player or something?
Quote from: aaron on Jan 17, 2024, 08:44 AMNot for lack of Fayetteville PD trying.
My kid and a buddy was pulling into a parking lot last night. Following each other. His buddy hit the gas a bit and did a fishtail. Fay cop came out of nowhere and lit him him. "Get out of the truck you're going to jail". Kid asks why. "Get out of the truck you're under arrest". Totally took him to jail for "reckless driving". He called this morning and said there was one other in the holding cell last night for doing donuts in a parking lot in his minivan.
Looks like they both got loitering too, what's that about?
Quote from: aaron on Jan 17, 2024, 08:44 AMNot for lack of Fayetteville PD trying.
My kid and a buddy was pulling into a parking lot last night. Following each other. His buddy hit the gas a bit and did a fishtail. Fay cop came out of nowhere and lit him him. "Get out of the truck you're going to jail". Kid asks why. "Get out of the truck you're under arrest". Totally took him to jail for "reckless driving". He called this morning and said there was one other in the holding cell last night for doing donuts in a parking lot in his minivan.
Honestly, I'd probably fight this one in court if that's how it went down.... and probably let the media know about it too. I relayed this story to an experienced police officer and she just basically sighed at how silly the whole thing seemed.
Quote from: Silence Of The Hams on Jan 17, 2024, 10:36 AMLooks like they both got loitering too, what's that about?
There were a bunch of guys in the parking lot. Hanging out. Truck club stuff. These two were driving by and just pulled in. The cop was apparently watching the other group and saw the kid pull in and gas it to slide a little. Made an example. Tacked on loitering since the other group was there. Kid was very respectful and wasn't doing donuts or anything. Just fishtailed as he pulled in. I do that shit myself and I'm almost 50.
Quote from: Cerdo on Jan 17, 2024, 10:52 AMHonestly, I'd probably fight this one in court if that's how it went down.... and probably let the media know about it too. I relayed this story to an experienced police officer and she just basically sighed at how silly the whole thing seemed.
His folks are supposedly contacting their attorney to see if anything can be done. They definitely want to see the dash cam footage.
Makes the police department look like a bunch of fucksticks if this is the route they wanna go when crime is rampant and I'm sure other more important things to be doing
I got pulled over the other day by a Fayetteville woman cop on school. I was turning right on a green light. Instead of properly turning into the right outside lane, I went ahead and turned into the left inside lane since I had a left turn up ahead. She said that was an illegal turn and I should turn into the outside lane, then put my signal on and change lanes. I don't care if that's the law, it's stupid and I've never followed that rule. Fortunately she gave me a warning. I think she wanted dees nuts.
Quote from: aaron on Jan 17, 2024, 01:41 PMHis folks are supposedly contacting their attorney to see if anything can be done. They definitely want to see the dash cam footage.
Reckless driving has a mandatory 5 day jail sentence. Sounds to me more like Careless and Prohibited Driving if anything. That one does not have any mandatory jail and only a $100 fine that would probably be waived since he spent a night in jail.
Should be pretty easy to get reduced if not dismissed.
That is some bullshit. A parking lot is the best place to learn to drive. 98% of cops are good. Sounds like he encountered the 2%.
I'd fight the hell out of it if it was as your son described.
I just called them and told them how stupid it all is, and what a waste of everyones time it was.
Non-Emergency: 479-587-3555
Word is Little Rock schools are gonna close the entire week. Main roads are already bone dry. Teachers also protesting snow days being added back to the end of the year again. Bring in the robots to teach.
I will say this, it was a strange storm. There was so little ice and snow that the grass barely had any on it. In fact, the grass and the roofs could have been mistaken for a heavy frost. Yet, the roads were completely covered in about an inch that became a sheet of ice with a little travel. Even this afternoon in the shaded parking lots and neighborhood streets, the roads still have a layer of white.
It's weird. It's usually the other way around with the grass getting covered and the streets staying clear.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 17, 2024, 03:54 PMWord is Little Rock schools are gonna close the entire week. Main roads are already bone dry. Teachers also protesting snow days being added back to the end of the year again. Bring in the robots to teach.
Teachers are upset that the state took away AMI days for public schools, but allowed the charters and private schools (who are also now taking state money) to allow remote instruction on snow days.
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Jan 17, 2024, 04:06 PMTeachers are upset that the state took away AMI days for public schools, but allowed the charters and private schools (who are also now taking state money) to allow remote instruction on snow days.
Don't gaf. Take pride in your work. Don't make me have to go all Nick Saban speech. Those private school teachers don't make very much. At least the ones I know at a place like Episcopal. Fuck your feelings and get back to work.
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Jan 17, 2024, 04:06 PMTeachers are upset that the state took away AMI days for public schools, but allowed the charters and private schools (who are also now taking state money) to allow remote instruction on snow days.
Teachers are always upset by something.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 17, 2024, 04:31 PMTeachers are always upset by something.
We are fucking doomed.
speaking of cops, I got pulled over in lowell couple weeks back for looking at my phone while stopped at a red light.
he said you can't look at your phone in your car period, not his rule but it's the law.
which is crazy given how I had my ipad on a window mount for directions (delivering packages in the am) and obviously I am looking at that but I guess since it's not a phone.... but it is lowell and they are just iching to pull someone over.
they in a contest with FPD?
Quote from: Hognrock on Jan 17, 2024, 03:05 PMThat is some bullshit. A parking lot is the best place to learn to drive. 98% of cops are good. Sounds like he encountered the 2%.
I'd fight the hell out of it if it was as your son described.
Kid got his truck back from impound. He was worried his gun would be gone. He apparently had a 9 and a .45 in glove box. My kid saw other cops searching his truck after the first guy hauled him away. Cops ransacked everything. Didn't take the guns or charge him. He's 20 so no CCW. They did scatter his gun magazines all over his seats and floorboards. Fortunately, the tow guy didn't steal them.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 17, 2024, 04:31 PMTeachers are always upset by something.
They have the entire summer to get themselves worked into a tiz, then two weeks at Christmas to reenergize, and then a spring break. Idle hands, and all that.
I expect stupid takes from HTL. But my general advice to others is when you find yourself rallying behind his inane comments, it may be time to reflect on your own positions.
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Jan 17, 2024, 06:15 PMI expect stupid takes from HTL. But my general advice to others is when you find yourself rallying behind his inane comments, it may be time to reflect on your own positions.
And what exactly is wrong? Goddamn y'all are an entitled bunch. I can't imagine ever missing a day of work. Seven days a fucking week I'm grinding.
I'm about to go on a Saban-like tirade about entitlement in society. Nothing will ever be enough for teachers. Nothing.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 17, 2024, 06:26 PMAnd what exactly is wrong? Goddamn y'all are an entitled bunch. I can't imagine ever missing a day of work. Seven days a fucking week I'm grinding.
I'm about to go on a Saban-like tirade about entitlement in society. Nothing will ever be enough for teachers. Nothing.
It's a shame you can't get it done in 4 like the rest of us.
Enjoy that early grave.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 17, 2024, 06:44 PMIt's a shame you can't get it done in 4 like the rest of us.
Enjoy that early grave.
I thought he hung out at the track on weekends stalking Pittman.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 17, 2024, 06:46 PMI thought he hung out at the track on weekends stalking Pittman.
He thought he did too, but he forgot that one.😂😂
I'm not one to say there isn't way too much complaining from teachers (especially in the urban area schools), but this is legit.
When schools are told to not have online instruction days or you will have funding withheld, but a LR Christian teacher can send out her daily virtual classroom assignment to build a snowman (seriously) and take a picture. There is an issue.
When they weren't getting public funds, who cares, do what you want as a private school. But now if they choose to accept the funds, it should be time to keep some basic rules the same for everyone.
Me personally, I hated the AMI days. I'm content making them up. I just expect equity.
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Jan 17, 2024, 06:50 PMI'm not one to say there isn't way too much complaining from teachers (especially in the urban area schools), but this is legit.
When schools are told to not have online instruction days or you will have funding withheld, but a LR Christian teacher can send out her daily virtual classroom assignment to build a snowman (seriously) and take a picture. There is an issue.
When they weren't getting public funds, who cares, do what you want as a private school. But now if they choose to accept the funds, it should be time to keep some basic rules the same for everyone.
Me personally, I hated the AMI days. I'm content making them up. I just expect equity.
Equity is bullshit.
Equity in outcome is not expected is it?
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 17, 2024, 06:54 PMEquity is bullshit.
Equity in outcome is not expected is it?
It should be. Low starting expectations always produce low outcomes.
I understand that poverty and achievement more often than not follow a trend line, but too many people write kids off from the start and make those excuses. They may not get there, but I sure expect them to try like hell to along the way.
My theory is that if public schools had the same freedom to make decisions to do what was best for their student body instead of being tied to so many bureaucratic rules, they too could have better outcomes.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 17, 2024, 06:26 PMSeven days a fucking week I'm grinding.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 17, 2024, 06:46 PMI thought he hung out at the track on weekends stalking Pittman.
HTL works so hard his weeks are actually 9 days long.
Quote from: Cerdo on Jan 17, 2024, 10:52 AMI relayed this story to an experienced police officer and she just basically sighed at how silly the whole thing seemed.
Pillow talk? ;D
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Jan 17, 2024, 09:23 PMPillow talk? ;D
Cerdo took Ice Cube, Eazy-E and MC Ren literally.
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Jan 17, 2024, 07:08 PMMy theory is that if public schools had the same freedom to make decisions to do what was best for their student body instead of being tied to so many bureaucratic rules, they too could have better outcomes.
My parents and in-laws were all public school teachers and, based on what they have said over the years, this statement is 100% true.
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Jan 17, 2024, 07:08 PMIt should be. Low starting expectations always produce low outcomes.
I understand that poverty and achievement more often than not follow a trend line, but too many people write kids off from the start and make those excuses. They may not get there, but I sure expect them to try like hell to along the way.
My theory is that if public schools had the same freedom to make decisions to do what was best for their student body instead of being tied to so many bureaucratic rules, they too could have better outcomes.
You're in luck then, Sarah Sanders is taking a victory lap right now on Facebook about how successful her first year has been and it's right foot down in this new year. Lots of superintendents with their years in are going to bail. Maybe that's her plan.
SHS has a couple of plans. One is make sure her "people" can get their money from public taxes to pay for private schools (I won't get into the Private do not have to teach to the standards, or test or, etc.)
She also wants to get out of Arkansas as quickly as possible and onto the national politics stage. The only way she wants to complete a term is if she has no choice and no where to go.
But, really none of this has much to do with icy roads. Except the snowman lesson plan, which is real.
In what world does SHS make it to the national stage? As what? There is not enough on the right side of the ledger that would ever propel her to an elected position. Maybe an appointed position? I can't imagine what that would be.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 18, 2024, 02:50 PMIn what world does SHS make it to the national stage? As what? There is not enough on the right side of the ledger that would ever propel her to an elected position. Maybe an appointed position? I can't imagine what that would be.
I mean she's looking at multimillion dollar homes in DC area for a reason.
She's angling for the VP position. No prayer of that. Probably settle for Secretary of Education. She's another example of a woman who shouldn't be given authority over anyone.
Secretary of Education. Holy shit.
Don't make us go all Elvis on y'all for bringing this into the weather thread.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 18, 2024, 03:07 PMI mean she's looking at multimillion dollar homes in DC area for a reason.
I hope not. She looks like she fell through the ice and was without oxygen for a number of time and then someone hit her in the head to breathe again. Nobody wants to look at that or hear from that.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 18, 2024, 03:41 PMI hope not. She looks like she fell through the ice and was without oxygen for a number of time and then someone hit her in the head to breathe again. Nobody wants to look at that or hear from that.
She was caught at an open house for a $3.5mm home in the area. Took the state plane I'm sure. Fucking bitch.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 18, 2024, 03:49 PMShe was caught at an open house for a $3.5mm home in the area. Took the state plane I'm sure. Fucking bitch.
Probably just there for the fresh baked
COOOKIES!
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Jan 17, 2024, 07:08 PMIt should be. Low starting expectations always produce low outcomes.
I understand that poverty and achievement more often than not follow a trend line, but too many people write kids off from the start and make those excuses. They may not get there, but I sure expect them to try like hell to along the way.
My theory is that if public schools had the same freedom to make decisions to do what was best for their student body instead of being tied to so many bureaucratic rules, they too could have better outcomes.
You should know that equity as it pertains to outcome always involves lowered expectations for the whole.
Ahhh yes, the soft bigotry of lowered expectations.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 18, 2024, 03:49 PMShe was caught at an open house for a $3.5mm home in the area. Took the state plane I'm sure. Fucking bitch.
Is this just something the Hot Springs elite is aware of? I have Googled and found nothing
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 18, 2024, 05:53 PMIs this just something the Hot Springs elite is aware of? I have Googled and found nothing
I'm worldwide elite.
That bluehog guy wrote about it.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 18, 2024, 05:55 PMI'm worldwide elite.
That bluehog guy wrote about it.
Walt, is this you??
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 18, 2024, 06:48 PMWalt, is this you??
No, but he aspires to be a blue dog democrat. "Republican" is just too low brow for him.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 18, 2024, 03:32 PMSecretary of Education. Holy shit.
Oh powerful Oz, if you know what she will be then tell us.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 18, 2024, 08:33 PMOh powerful Oz, if you know what she will be then tell us.
I have no idea, other than her dumbass as Secretary of Education is terrifying. She's been vying to be the VP pick.
meanwhile, back on the weather subject, I was really surprised to get to Hot Springs about 4:30 this afternoon and see how much snow is here. Pretty much gone off the streets, but still a good bit of snow and ice.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 18, 2024, 03:41 PMShe looks like she fell through the ice and was without oxygen for a number of time and then someone hit her in the head to breathe again.
This should win an award.
SwahiliGPT is wild.
Still can't get out of my driveway. Ice on the downhill slope and it isn't supposed to get above freezing until Monday. I hate this shit.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 19, 2024, 09:17 AMStill can't get out of my driveway. Ice on the downhill slope and it isn't supposed to get above freezing until Monday. I hate this shit.
Got to 45 in nwa yesterday, between that and the sun just about everything melted, roads are clear.
It's 17 here right now but everything melted here yesterday and clear.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 18, 2024, 08:49 AMCerdo took Ice Cube, Eazy-E and MC Ren literally.
most normal girl I've ever dated.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 17, 2024, 06:44 PMIt's a shame you can't get it done in 4 like the rest of us.
Enjoy that early grave.
No shit.
I dread the notion of SHS being back around on the National stage to grift out more money. Just more swamp.
Quote from: Cerdo on Jan 19, 2024, 11:14 AMI dread the notion of SHS being back around on the National stage to grift out more money. Just more swamp.
At least if she's doing it nationally she's not just taking it from us. The other 49 states have to share the burden.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 18, 2024, 10:58 PMmeanwhile, back on the weather subject, I was really surprised to get to Hot Springs about 4:30 this afternoon and see how much snow is here. Pretty much gone off the streets, but still a good bit of snow and ice.
Getting down the hill to Sam's couple days ago was something.
Quote from: Cerdo on Jan 19, 2024, 11:12 AMmost normal girl I've ever dated.
No shit.
Get out of here with that stupid bullshit. I was up at 4:30 this morning buttfucking heavy weights. Already worked nearly a full day. I begrudgingly sleep. To be the man, you gotta beat the man! Woooooo
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 19, 2024, 11:58 AMGet out of here with that stupid bullshit. I was up at 4:30 this morning buttfucking heavy weights. Already worked nearly a full day. I begrudgingly sleep. To be the man, you gotta beat the man! Woooooo
So cute that you have a nickname for your boyfriend.
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Jan 19, 2024, 12:16 PMSo cute that you have a nickname for your boyfriend.
I'd literally squeeze your fat head right off with these 24 inch pythons. Your mail order bride will take what little you have. Sad!
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 19, 2024, 12:25 PMI'd literally squeeze your fat head right off with these 24 inch pythons. Your mail order bride will take what little you have. Sad!
Between your boyfriend and synthol injections, you have a busy morning!
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 19, 2024, 12:25 PMI'd literally squeeze your fat head right off with these 24 inch pythons. Your mail order bride will take what little you have. Sad!
Hulk Hogan, is that you?
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Jan 19, 2024, 01:37 PMHulk Hogan, is that you?
Seeing as Hogan was one of the worst wrestlers of all time, that's probably an apt comparison.
Dental office back flow froze at the street. Replaced $1000. No water leaks inside.
Opened back up today but several employees still couldn't get to work.
Dripping faucets again over the weekend.
Arkansas is not made for 0 degrees. I am not made for <50 degrees.
Good times.
Plug for Benjamin Franklin (West Lake) plumbing out of Cabot for being Johnny on the spot.
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Jan 19, 2024, 02:02 PMOpened back up today but several employees still couldn't get to work.
You are getting fucked over
The high here for tomorrow is supposed to be 19 degrees. Then it will warm up to 33 on Sunday, then rain all next week. My dogs have shit my yard full. It is like a mine field out there. And now, calling for a week of rain.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 19, 2024, 03:11 PMThe high here for tomorrow is supposed to be 19 degrees. Then it will warm up to 33 on Sunday, then rain all next week. My dogs have shit my yard full. It is like a mine field out there. And now, calling for a week of rain.
Rain will dissolve the turds, whats the problem? Your grass will love the nutrients.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 19, 2024, 03:14 PMRain will dissolve the turds, whats the problem? Your grass will love the nutrients.
Only if it rains hard enough.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 19, 2024, 03:11 PMThe high here for tomorrow is supposed to be 19 degrees. Then it will warm up to 33 on Sunday, then rain all next week. My dogs have shit my yard full. It is like a mine field out there. And now, calling for a week of rain.
that's your own fault. You should be picking up those turds as they shit. Nobody wants shit in their feet
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 19, 2024, 03:15 PMOnly if it rains hard enough.
Nothing worse than a dog turd that go soggy and spread out. Too thin to pick up without it degenerating or smearing all over the place. All you can do at that point is let the maggots have at it.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 19, 2024, 04:24 PMthat's your own fault. You should be picking up those turds as they shit. Nobody wants shit in their feet
We pick it up every other day. However it snowed about 6" here and we weren't able to do that. There is still snow and ice everywhere here. Now predicting rain all next week. How about you coming over and picking it up in this weather?
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 19, 2024, 04:35 PMWe pick it up every other day. However it snowed about 6" here and we weren't able to do that. There is still snow and ice everywhere here. Now predicting rain all next week. How about you coming over and picking it up in this weather?
shouldn't be ole turds be easier to see in the snow than on grass?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 19, 2024, 04:47 PMshouldn't be ole turds be easier to see in the snow than on grass?
Not this time. It was a soft snow, then ice over it. The shit just sunk down in the snow. Fortunately, they seem to crap in one certain area.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 19, 2024, 04:49 PMNot this time. It was a soft snow, then ice over it. The shit just sunk down in the snow. Fortunately, they seem to crap in one certain area.
maybe you'll have a river of poop soon
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 19, 2024, 05:19 PMmaybe you'll have a river of poop soon
Shitt's Creek.
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Jan 19, 2024, 01:37 PMHulk Hogan, is that you?
speaking of hulk hogan...he's still helping out his POS son
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12983879/Hulk-Hoga-bodycam-footage-wrestling-pro-son-DUI-arrest.html
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 19, 2024, 11:50 AMGetting down the hill to Sam's couple days ago was something.
I saw a picture of someone skiing to Sam's
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 19, 2024, 05:46 PMI saw a picture of someone skiing to Sam's
there's a fucking guy on IG in memphis sledding off the back of a car down the interstate in memphis. Did I mention he's sledding on metal scraps? 🤦�♀️
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 19, 2024, 05:48 PMthere's a fucking guy on IG in memphis sledding off the back of a car down the interstate in memphis. Did I mention he's sledding on metal scraps? 🤦�♀️
Also, some guy was skiing down Beale Street.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 19, 2024, 06:07 PMAlso, some guy was skiing down Beale Street.
the only thing better would be if they were shooting off guns at the same time
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 19, 2024, 06:17 PMthe only thing better would be if they were shooting off guns at the same time
Its memphrica, give em time
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 19, 2024, 04:24 PMthat's your own fault. You should be picking up those turds as they shit. Nobody wants shit in their feet
Says the lady with a shit eating fetish...
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Jan 19, 2024, 07:27 PMSays the lady with a shit eating fetish...
Colboar said she's a definite ass eater.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 19, 2024, 07:28 PMColboar said she's a definite ass eater.
Bro, you should probably stay out of this one and tend to your boyfriend.
Our house has a southern exposure. The bricks on that side of the house stay warm most of the time. Today, our whole yard, front and back, is snow covered in ice. It will take a month for this shit to be gone. Especially, back in the woods.
Schools will still be closed Monday down here. 3 inches of packed sleet takes a long time to melt. The last time it stayed this cold for this long it killed back the fire ants. Hopefully, it will this time too.
Big ice storm for northern Arkansas. Get your generators prepped.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 21, 2024, 11:37 AMSchools will still be closed Monday down here.
Where?
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 21, 2024, 11:53 AMBig ice storm for northern Arkansas. Get your generators prepped.
Too late for that now.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 21, 2024, 01:24 PMWhere?
Drew County. UAM has been closed all week too . Not sure about the surrounding counties, but I suspect they've all eaten each other by now.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 21, 2024, 01:52 PMDrew County. UAM has been closed all week too . Not sure about the surrounding counties, but I suspect they've all eaten each other by now.
Damn. They aren't even forecasting any ice down there.
50 and sunny here today
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 21, 2024, 02:00 PMDamn. They aren't even forecasting any ice down there.
We're waiting on the rain to melt it all. The main roads are clear, but anything in the shade on side roads and all the parking lots that haven't been cleared are still covered. It melted enough on top to give it a nice slick glaze.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 19, 2024, 05:35 PMspeaking of hulk hogan...he's still helping out his POS son
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12983879/Hulk-Hoga-bodycam-footage-wrestling-pro-son-DUI-arrest.html
Do you think he shouldn't try to help his son?
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Jan 22, 2024, 09:13 AMDo you think he shouldn't try to help his son?
his son has been in and out of jail for all sorts of shit including drunk driving. Maybe stop enabling him.
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Jan 22, 2024, 09:13 AMDo you think he shouldn't try to help his son?
such a hard question for parents to face; are they really enabling him? Is there anything that can do to help that isn't "enabling?"
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 22, 2024, 09:40 AMsuch a hard question for parents to face; are they really enabling him? Is there anything that can do to help that isn't "enabling?"
That's my point. I don't know his history, but I feel like I would always try to help my kids if I thought it would do any good.
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Jan 22, 2024, 10:06 AMThat's my point. I don't know his history, but I feel like I would always try to help my kids if I thought it would do any good.
I have had good friends that have been in exactly that position. It is a very very tough position to be in. At least 3 of them lost a son.
Any ice up north?
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 22, 2024, 10:10 AMAny ice up north?
My son lives south of Tontitown, off the main roads. He just sent me a text-- tried to take his daughter to the dermatologist but turned around and went home. Said the county roads are a solid sheet of ice.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 22, 2024, 10:08 AMI have had good friends that have been in exactly that position. It is a very very tough position to be in. At least 3 of them lost a son.
I have some friends in a similar situation right now. They are trying to figure out how to teach their son with some tough love, but they are afraid he might cut ties with them if they do that...and they definitely don't want that. They just want him and his girlfriend to grow up and be adults. It's a tough situation all the way around.
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Jan 22, 2024, 10:32 AMI have some friends in a similar situation right now. They are trying to figure out how to teach their son with some tough love, but they are afraid he might cut ties with them if they do that...and they definitely don't want that. They just want him and his girlfriend to grow up and be adults. It's a tough situation all the way around.
You gotta understand she's been coddled more than probably anyone on this board.
I saw where fville is closed again today. That's just nuts to me. It's 51 here yesterday and 50 today. We don't have a lick of snow in the ground here anymore
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 22, 2024, 10:51 AMI saw where fville is closed again today. That's just nuts to me. It's 51 here yesterday and 50 today. We don't have a lick of snow in the ground here anymore
Really early it was below freezing and raining but by 0730 it was above freezing and just rain. Sidewalks, driveways with any leftover snow can't be walked on. By 0830 there were a few slushy spots on the road but nothing bad. Currently 36 and rain in Fay, with no projection of temps below freezing until Sat morning.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 22, 2024, 10:51 AMI saw where fville is closed again today. That's just nuts to me. It's 51 here yesterday and 50 today. We don't have a lick of snow in the ground here anymore
I think it is just barely freezing in NWA, but apparently that is enough, at least on the less traveled roads.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 22, 2024, 10:57 AMI think it is just barely freezing in NWA, but apparently that is enough, at least on the less traveled roads.
well I heard how fville schools are always erring on the side of caution after they sent kids home on a bus one day and parents weren't home
The way it is here now on the side/back streets.
https://youtu.be/QBl3PxneEHU
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 22, 2024, 11:25 AMwell I heard how fville schools are always erring on the side of caution after they sent kids home on a bus one day and parents weren't home
A couple of weeks ago they canceled school about 15 minutes after a ton of kids had already been picked up by the bus to go to school. Ever since that happened they have been canceling school over nothing up here.
The Fed Ex station in Lowell cancelled deliveries this morning so it has to be sketchy in spots. There are tons of back roads and side streets in NWA I never knew existed and never got treated.
Quote from: uagrad2007 on Jan 22, 2024, 10:06 AMThat's my point. I don't know his history, but I feel like I would always try to help my kids if I thought it would do any good.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 22, 2024, 10:20 AMMy son lives south of Tontitown, off the main roads. He just sent me a text-- tried to take his daughter to the dermatologist but turned around and went home. Said the county roads are a solid sheet of ice.
When it comes crashes down and it hurts inside
You gotta take a stand it don't help to hide
Talkin bout Hogan, talkin bout the ice
I gotta drive my truck
I can't let it slide
I am a real American
Fight for the rights of every man
I am a real American
Fight for what's right
Drive on this ice
Flooding across I30 in the construction zone in Benton. Commute home from work which is usually 20 minutes took 95 minutes.
Quote from: pigtacular on Jan 23, 2024, 08:00 PMFlooding across I30 in the construction zone in Benton. Commute home from work which is usually 20 minutes took 95 minutes.
maybe you shouldn't live in saline county 🤷�♀️
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 23, 2024, 10:16 PMmaybe you shouldn't live in saline county 🤷�♀️
Hey, it's "The Saline County". Show some gawd damn respect.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 24, 2024, 04:52 AMHey, it's "The Saline County". Show some gawd damn respect.
putting The before it doesn't make it any less shitty
Quote from: pigtacular on Jan 23, 2024, 08:00 PMFlooding across I30 in the construction zone in Benton. Commute home from work which is usually 20 minutes took 95 minutes.
That construction zone is a complete debacle. Whoever that subcontractor is should be run out of the state. Had more potholes after this flooding that had about 17 cars lined up on the side of the interstate with flats. This is at least the 3rd time this has happened.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 24, 2024, 09:06 AMThat construction zone is a complete debacle. Whoever that subcontractor is should be run out of the state. Had more potholes after this flooding that had about 17 cars lined up on the side of the interstate with flats. This is at least the 3rd time this has happened.
I had to replace two runflats on the same trip through that area, and had to get another regular tire patched on a different trip. Fucking ridiculous...do these fuckers not own a magnet?
I heard they aren't going to be done with the bullshit til November.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 24, 2024, 09:14 AMI had to replace two runflats on the same trip through that area, and had to get another regular tire patched on a different trip. Fucking ridiculous...do these fuckers not own a magnet?
is there ever a time when that portion of the interstate ain't under construction?
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 24, 2024, 09:17 AMI heard they aren't going to be done with the bullshit til November.
That seems optimistic.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 24, 2024, 09:21 AMis there ever a time when that portion of the interstate ain't under construction?
Not in recent memory.
The sad thing is, it looks like they're going to roll right into the next section as soon as this is done. They are already clearing trees and prepping for additional lanes. And honestly the entire stretch between LR and Texarkana needs to be expanded...it's just going to suck while the construction is happening.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 24, 2024, 09:23 AMNot in recent memory.
The sad thing is, it looks like they're going to roll right into the next section as soon as this is done. They are already clearing trees and prepping for additional lanes. And honestly the entire stretch between LR and Texarkana needs to be expanded...it's just going to suck while the construction is happening.
Yep taking it to exit 99 next.
With all the additional freight coming out of Mexico, 30 is going to be a mess forever.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 24, 2024, 09:28 AMYep taking it to exit 99 next.
With all the additional freight coming out of Mexico, 30 is going to be a mess forever.
It seems like half the trucks I pass on that road have most of their signage in Spanish.
We really need the governor to issue an emergency order banning trucks from the left lane between Texarkana and Benton, and between NLR and West Memphis. You will spend more time going below the speed limit behind some asshole trucker on either of those roads than you will driving normally.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 24, 2024, 09:17 AMI heard they aren't going to be done with the bullshit til November.
I'd put $1000 on the over if Oaklawn or Saracen would take the bet.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 24, 2024, 09:40 AMI'd put $1000 on the over if Oaklawn or Saracen would take the bet.
Just shoot me. I'm hoping it'll be turn and burn after that on days I come into the office.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 24, 2024, 09:35 AMIt seems like half the trucks I pass on that road have most of their signage in Spanish.
We really need the governor to issue an emergency order banning trucks from the left lane between Texarkana and Benton, and between NLR and West Memphis. You will spend more time going below the speed limit behind some asshole trucker on either of those roads than you will driving normally.
same for between LR and memphis it's just as bad. They should build a designated lane that all semi's have to stay in unless passing. I hate them
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 24, 2024, 09:45 AMsame for between LR and memphis it's just as bad. They should build a designated lane that all semi's have to stay in unless passing. I hate them
Do you take a different route from NLR to W. Memphis than you do from LR to Memphis?
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 24, 2024, 10:00 AMDo you take a different route from NLR to W. Memphis than you do from LR to Memphis?
I misread didn't see you put w memphis on there. But yes sometimes I take 64 from LR to home because my dad lives off 64 and it's just better on my health than driving 40. I get too hot headed and road rage when I drive 40
FWIW, I was told this morning that the bolts on the metal plates on the inside lanes were sticking up and causing flats, but that may be just be an ongoing issue and not just because of the rain. Had a truck driver come in here that said he saw at least 20 cars on the shoulder with flat tires. Potholes are obviously a problem as well.
He may have been exaggerating a little, but it's bad.
Quote from: Keyser Soooie on Jan 24, 2024, 10:37 AMFWIW, I was told this morning that the bolts on the metal plates on the inside lanes were sticking up and causing flats. Had a truck driver come in here that said he saw at least 20 cars on the shoulder with flat tires. Potholes are obviously a problem as well.
He may have been exaggerating a little, but it's bad.
The plates are especially bad on the eastbound side.
If you get a flat, you can charge it to the subcontractor for bullshit like that.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 24, 2024, 09:06 AMThat construction zone is a complete debacle. Whoever that subcontractor is should be run out of the state. Had more potholes after this flooding that had about 17 cars lined up on the side of the interstate with flats. This is at least the 3rd time this has happened.
The wife broke a strut in that stretch. You can't just replace one either.
https://x.com/KARK4News/status/1750192443838853259?
https://x.com/SnarkyMedia/status/1750201238421918038?s=20
I don't look at fb often but today it's full of arkansas peeps with flat tires wtf
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Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 24, 2024, 10:00 AMDo you take a different route from NLR to W. Memphis than you do from LR to Memphis?
Others of us were thinking this...you gonna get a fucking stroke!!
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 24, 2024, 05:18 PMOthers of us were thinking this...you gonna get a fucking stroke!!
Have you not been paying attention to the sickness thread? She has been sticking my voodoo doll like crazy already
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 24, 2024, 09:04 PMHave you not been paying attention to the sickness thread? She has been sticking my voodoo doll like crazy already
it's working?
This is awful are they gonna fix it or just continue to let it sit. I see in the comments people trying to file claims against the ARDOT and Johnson brothers or whatever the company responsible
It fascinates me how long it takes to build a highway in Arkansas. Yes, I know everything that goes into it because paving has been a specialty in my career. People in Oklahoma think their roads get built slow, but they would have had that I-30 work just outside of Benton done last year.
Have they blocked the lanes at least with cones so people don't destroy their cars? I hear chenal is just as bad
I was driving with someone today and slowed down to avoid hitting a pothole too fast. The guy was like..."how did you know to slow down". I retort I fucking look ahead and see the pothole and look for the lesser of all the evils for a path least likely to produce a discomfort in my ass or injury to the vehicle.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 25, 2024, 08:45 PMIt fascinates me how long it takes to build a highway in Arkansas. Yes, I know everything that goes into it because paving has been a specialty in my career. People in Oklahoma think their roads get built slow, but they would have had that I-30 work just outside of Benton done last year.
The bizarre part was ARDOT(or their contractor)finished the hwy 70 expansion very quickly.
The company doing the I30 bridge project in a Little Rock started way after that saline county project and are much farther along, and that's across the Arkansas river!
I hope somebody sues the contractor doing the one here the next time someone gets killed in their death trap. It's like whoever is running that project is tired of it and they'll get it done eventually when they feel like it.
https://x.com/will_nss/status/1750547113463664682?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
ARDOT relies on blind luck to find the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. They got Kiewit (I think) doing I-30 over the river because ARDOT themselves probably have no clue how they would have accomplished that job. Anywhere else and they think their own shit doesn't stink so the project will work out no matter who they hire.
Oklahoma DOT had to get taken over by the Feds for awhile before they started acting right.
Quote from: pigtacular on Jan 25, 2024, 10:38 PMThe bizarre part was ARDOT(or their contractor)finished the hwy 70 expansion very quickly.
That was McGeorge. They do great work!
Redstone is doing this one. I heard they are getting fined $70k daily. 30 was a shitshow last night. Took me and hour and 45 to get to Hot Springs. Another inch and a half probably overnight tonight. Gotta feeling any recent work they did will get washed out.
For the last couple of years, when I need to go to Hot Springs from Little Rock, I just take the Stagecoach Rd exit off of I-430 and go down Hwy 5 to Frontage road which runs into Hwy 70. It takes about 5-10 minutes longer, but it is so much less stressful.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 25, 2024, 08:45 PMIt fascinates me how long it takes to build a highway in Arkansas. Yes, I know everything that goes into it because paving has been a specialty in my career. People in Oklahoma think their roads get built slow, but they would have had that I-30 work just outside of Benton done last year.
The retards doing that job are from texas.
Quote from: pigtacular on Jan 25, 2024, 10:38 PMThe bizarre part was ARDOT(or their contractor)finished the hwy 70 expansion very quickly.
Mcgeorge is very good at what they do.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 26, 2024, 06:31 AMThe company doing the I30 bridge project in a Little Rock started way after that saline county project and are much farther along, and that's across the Arkansas river!
I hope somebody sues the contractor doing the one here the next time someone gets killed in their death trap. It's like whoever is running that project is tired of it and they'll get it done eventually when they feel like it.
Kiewit is very good at their craft also.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 26, 2024, 07:27 AMARDOT relies on blind luck to find the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. They got Kiewit (I think) doing I-30 over the river because ARDOT themselves probably have no clue how they would have accomplished that job. Anywhere else and they think their own shit doesn't stink so the project will work out no matter who they hire.
Highway dept takes the lowest bidder 95% of the time, just like every other gov entity. It is the law.
Quote from: Mazeppa Pompazoidi on Jan 26, 2024, 11:07 AMFor the last couple of years, when I need to go to Hot Springs from Little Rock, I just take the Stagecoach Rd exit off of I-430 and go down Hwy 5 to Frontage road which runs into Hwy 70. It takes about 5-10 minutes longer, but it is so much less stressful.
Even that is backed up forever lately.
Quote from: animal on Jan 25, 2024, 09:03 PM...and look for the lesser of all the evils for a path least likely to produce a discomfort in my ass or injury to the vehicle.
Sounds like what I heard from a big ole gal from Helena when we were "parking" in her car back about '89.
A street in Pompeii. Still better than Arkansas roads.
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Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 26, 2024, 11:34 AMHighway dept takes the lowest bidder 95% of the time, just like every other gov entity. It is the law.
Nope. I've been on Corps of Engineers projects where the low bidder was thrown out for not being responsible. ARDOT is just lazy.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 26, 2024, 12:03 PMNope. I've been on Corps of Engineers projects where the low bidder was thrown out for not being responsible. ARDOT is just lazy.
They will throw out a bid if they think it's not enough money to do the job. They do give the bidder a chance to make their case that the bid is high enough to get the job done right. If ahtd comes to the conclusion that it's not, out goes that bid.
Yep I've never dealt with this shit over the last 19 years. No way. The concept of a responsible bidder does t exist. Mistakes have never been made regarding the qualification of public bids, beyond looking only at the bid price. Never ever.
I'm out of this topic because there's no point trying to argue with some people.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 26, 2024, 11:34 AMHighway dept takes the lowest bidder 95% of the time, just like every other gov entity. It is the law.
Which is stupid beyond belief
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 26, 2024, 12:38 PMYep I've never dealt with this shit over the last 19 years. No way. The concept of a responsible bidder does t exist. Mistakes have never been made regarding the qualification of public bids, beyond looking only at the bid price. Never ever.
I'm out of this topic because there's no point trying to argue with some people.
Nice melt
Quote from: BASS on Jan 26, 2024, 12:44 PMWhich is stupid beyond belief
I agree, the highest and lowest should be rejected automatically
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 26, 2024, 01:04 PMNice melt
Not a melt, just not wasting time on.... basically on you. Same response that you get in any other thread too. Multiple states, FAA, USACE, and NAVFAC projects that I have personally been involved in have not gone strictly to the lowest bidder. The way ARDOT does things is only stupid because it's how they choose to do them, not simply because they're just following some law.
So fuck off.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 26, 2024, 01:50 PMNot a melt, just not wasting time on.... basically on you. Same response that you get in any other thread too. Multiple states, FAA, USACE, and NAVFAC projects that I have personally been involved in have not gone strictly to the lowest bidder. The way ARDOT does things is only stupid because it's how they choose to do them, not simply because they're just following some law.
So fuck off.
Nice melt. For the record, they do disqualify bids when they see fit. It might not be often enough to suit you, but they do it.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 26, 2024, 02:22 PMNice melt. For the record, they do disqualify bids when they see fit. It might not be often enough to suit you, but they do it.
I mediate here.
The man who works in the industry says he has never seen it.
Post an incidence of it happening or shit the fuck up about it.
Looks like we have multiple threads today of people fed up and ready to kick ass
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 26, 2024, 02:52 PMLooks like we have multiple threads today of people fed up and ready to kick ass
All I know is I'd like to not anger you.
Fuck everybody else.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 26, 2024, 02:50 PMI mediate here.
The man who works in the industry says he has never seen it.
Post an incidence of it happening or shit the fuck up about it.
They disqualified the low bidder on hwy67 widening through jacksonville.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 26, 2024, 02:52 PMLooks like we have multiple threads today of people fed up and ready to kick ass
Let's go, bitch!! Bring it on!!
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 26, 2024, 02:57 PMThey disqualified the low bidder on hwy67 widening through jacksonville.
Let's see it.
Receipts, as the kids these day say, or it didn't happen.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 26, 2024, 07:34 PMLet's see it.
Receipts, as the kids these day say, or it didn't happen.
As a subcontractor, I am not privy to that paperwork. I guess it never happened.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 26, 2024, 07:55 PMAs a subcontractor, I am not privy to that paperwork. I guess it never happened.
Without proof, it never happened.
It's not like with the ducks where you can just say "ain't no ducks" and because you said it first, you win.
Receipts. They count.
we had to go to ACH from nwa yesterday - holy cow - the roads are horrible and we didn't even get on 1-30.
WTF is ADOT and the Gov doing about it.
holy shit, I don't know how the folks in central arkansas deal with that every time you drive.
In other highway news, it's raining in NWA ☔️
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 26, 2024, 07:57 PMWithout proof, it never happened.
It's not like with the ducks where you can just say "ain't no ducks" and because you said it first, you win.
Receipts. They count.
Aw, bs. We all know plenty of things that are true that we can't immediately provide receipts for.
You either trust the person saying it, or you don't. And it doesn't really bother me if you don't believe me. I know what I know.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 27, 2024, 09:35 AMAw, bs. We all know plenty of things that are true that we can't immediately provide receipts for.
You either trust the person saying it, or you don't. And it doesn't really bother me if you don't believe me. I know what I know.
Sorry, this wasn't a dig at you...
I was being a dick.
I pretty much trust you when you say something. I don't know if that makes me a sucka or just too easy going.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 27, 2024, 12:03 PMSorry, this wasn't a dig at you...
I was being a dick.
I pretty much trust you when you say something. I don't know if that makes me a sucka or just too easy going.
My wife says I make up things all the time. No worries, Rev.
wtf this is gonna kill someone:
Where?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 01:04 PMread the gd post fucker
Faulkner lake bridge by the cat plant. That spot has been trying to fail for years. I have hit it numerous times in a dump truck, and I think the truck goes airborne every time.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 01:04 PMread the gd post fucker
If your link was bigger I wouldn't have to open the gd thing to read it. Do better.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Jan 30, 2024, 01:52 PMIf your link was bigger I wouldn't have to open the gd thing to read it. Do better.
hit the fucking link. It's how woopig works. I can't do much else it was normal size when I uploaded to this geocities site
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 01:56 PMhit the fucking link. It's how woopig works. I can't do much else it was normal size when I uploaded to this geocities site
Click insert before clicking post. We've told you this 497 times (yes, I'm counting). We expect better out of you.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 01:56 PMhit the fucking link. It's how woopig works. I can't do much else it was normal size when I uploaded to this geocities site
:thumb_up:
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 30, 2024, 02:08 PMClick insert before clicking post. We've told you this 497 times (yes, I'm counting). We expect better out of you.
The truth comes out.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 30, 2024, 02:08 PMClick insert before clicking post. We've told you this 497 times (yes, I'm counting). We expect better out of you.
im sorry but you ahouldnt have to do that. Why can't anything be easy on this site. It took months to figure out the twitter/x links. Just click on it fucks
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 02:24 PMim sorry but you ahouldnt have to do that. Why can't anything be easy on this site. It took months to figure out the twitter/x links. Just click on it fucks
That's lazy on your part.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 02:24 PMim sorry but you ahouldnt have to do that. Why can't anything be easy on this site. It took months to figure out the twitter/x links. Just click on it fucks
I hereby raise monthly dues to $69.69 a month.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 02:24 PMim sorry but you ahouldnt have to do that. Why can't anything be easy on this site. It took months to figure out the twitter/x links. Just click on it fucks
Go to nobville. You don't have to do it over there.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 30, 2024, 02:57 PMGo to nobville. You don't have to do it over there.
I 2nd this motion
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 02:24 PMim sorry but you ahouldnt have to do that. Why can't anything be easy on this site. It took months to figure out the twitter/x links. Just click on it fucks
The 'insert attachment' behavior is native to SMF 2, and I don't see any easy way to allow for auto-insertion of attachments. Part of the idea is that you might want to upload an attachment (especially files that aren't images) that you can't or don't want to insert into the body of the post.
Automatic X embedding is
not native to SMF, and has to be set up via an unsupported modification written by an anonymous rando. It worked so poorly that I had to spend hours re-writing the code, and this is not my paying job.
Quote from: One Quarter on Jan 30, 2024, 03:08 PMThe 'insert attachment' behavior is native to SMF 2, and I don't see any easy way to allow for auto-insertion of attachments. Part of the idea is that you might want to upload an attachment (especially files that aren't images) that you can't or don't want to insert into the body of the post.
Automatic X embedding is not native to SMF, and has to be set up via an unsupported modification written by an anonymous rando. It worked so poorly that I had to spend hours re-writing the code, and this is not my paying job.
I go in with a regular pic and hit attach then upload file as it says then post.
Quote from: One Quarter on Jan 30, 2024, 03:08 PMThe 'insert attachment' behavior is native to SMF 2, and I don't see any easy way to allow for auto-insertion of attachments. Part of the idea is that you might want to upload an attachment (especially files that aren't images) that you can't or don't want to insert into the body of the post.
Automatic X embedding is not native to SMF, and has to be set up via an unsupported modification written by an anonymous rando. It worked so poorly that I had to spend hours re-writing the code, and this is not my paying job.
:thumb_up: and thanks from the new guy.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 01:56 PMhit the fucking link. It's how woopig works. I can't do much else it was normal size when I uploaded to this geocities site
It worked fine. You can't fix old.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 02:24 PMim sorry but you ahouldnt have to do that. Why can't anything be easy on this site. It took months to figure out the twitter/x links. Just click on it fucks
Call Steve and see if he will help you figure it out.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2024, 03:16 PMI go in with a regular pic and hit attach then upload file as it says then post.
No, after upload then insert then post. You'll know you've inserted it when it puts a line of code in the text box.
McGeorge is taking over the sections of 30 that failed. But it may be well into, and maybe the end of 2025 before it's completed. Wtf
I heard 3rd quarter 2025 from a pretty reliable source.
It's dark, kids playing in the streets in my neighborhood and it's like 70 degrees. Weird February we're having.
We just had an earthquake
Quote from: DrMongoose on Feb 02, 2024, 11:56 PMWe just had an earthquake
Just saw on twitter, there was a 5.1 in OKC. Is that where you are?
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Feb 02, 2024, 11:57 PMJust saw on twitter, there was a 5.1 in OKC. Is that where you are?
Nope on the Washington/Benton County line in north Springdale
Yeah, there are some reports of it being felt in a wide area.
https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1753655566583378311
I'm in OKC tonight for Tool tomorrow night. On the 10th floor of a hotel.
The earthquake was wild! I thought I was losing my mind until the boy confirmed the bed was shaking and we saw the curtain rod swinging around.
"The largest earthquake induced by fluid injection that has been documented in the scientific literature was a magnitude 5.8 earthquake on September 23, 2016 in central Oklahoma. Four magnitude 5+ earthquakes have occurred in Oklahoma, three of which occurred in 2016."
We just experienced the 5th. I'm glad we happened to both be awake. I've only ever felt one other one, in Fayetteville about 15 years ago.
https://x.com/4029darby/status/1753655532185874738?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Since most people are asleep here, we didn't see or hear any reaction inside or on the street. Just got lucky to still be awake since we rolled in pretty late.
Quote from: One Quarter on Feb 03, 2024, 12:11 AMSince most people are asleep here, we didn't see or hear any reaction inside or on the street. Just got lucky to still be awake since we rolled in pretty late.
This Woopig Man on The Street reporting is why we pay our dues, and it's worth every Penny.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Feb 01, 2024, 07:03 PMMcGeorge is taking over the sections of 30 that failed.
Sections that failed? Some of the new construction failed already? I haven't been through there.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Feb 03, 2024, 11:23 AMSections that failed? Some of the new construction failed already? I haven't been through there.
That's just what I read. I know Oaklawn has been in their chili thinking it's hurting their numbers.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Feb 03, 2024, 11:23 AMSections that failed? Some of the new construction failed already? I haven't been through there.
I think it was the temporary that failed.
Quote from: RPL on Feb 03, 2024, 11:55 AMI think it was the temporary that failed.
Not surprised. That texass contractor is a fuckup.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Feb 03, 2024, 11:50 AMThat's just what I read. I know Oaklawn has been in their chili thinking it's hurting their numbers.
I feel sorry for Oaklawn's out-of-state landlord complaining about how road construction in Arkansas is hurting his income.
Quote from: RPL on Feb 03, 2024, 11:57 AMI feel sorry for Oaklawn's out-of-state landlord complaining about how road construction in Arkansas is hurting his income.
I'm sure it's not the $7 beers and inflated food prices. Lou's my boy though.
Quote from: RPL on Feb 03, 2024, 11:57 AMI feel sorry for Oaklawn's out-of-state landlord complaining about how road construction in Arkansas is hurting his income.
Who owns it now?
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Feb 03, 2024, 01:11 PMWho owns it now?
It's still owned by the Cella family.
Quote from: RPL on Feb 03, 2024, 01:27 PMIt's still owned by the Cella family.
So they don't live in HS I guess?
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Feb 03, 2024, 01:47 PMSo they don't live in HS I guess?
Only when they come to Hot Springs to check out the property
Quote from: One Quarter on Feb 03, 2024, 12:11 AMSince most people are asleep here, we didn't see or hear any reaction inside or on the street. Just got lucky to still be awake since we rolled in pretty late.
My son lives just south of Tontitown. He said the earthquake woke him up. Could hear cabinets and dresser drawer handles rattling. He also said it sounded like a helicopter was going by. He blew it off as the wind and went back to sleep.
Quote from: jdcatty on Feb 04, 2024, 10:52 AMMy son lives just south of Tontitown. He said the earthquake woke him up. Could hear cabinets and dresser drawer handles rattling. He also said it sounded like a helicopter was going by. He blew it off as the wind and went back to sleep.
That's how ghosts get you.
I felt it. Sitting on my bedroom love seat watching you tubes. Couch moved from side to side a couple of times. I knew what it was immediately. Wife was in the LR and did not feel anything. She started checking all her science-ey websites. It finally showed up on the seismic trackers about an hour after it happened.
Gee, I hope Hollywood doesn't wash into the ocean.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/37-million-at-risk-for-flooding-from-blockbuster-california-rainstorm/1618504
God doesn't like Gavin Newsom or his state
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 05, 2024, 08:18 AMGee, I hope Hollywood doesn't wash into the ocean.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/37-million-at-risk-for-flooding-from-blockbuster-california-rainstorm/1618504
A lot of "maybe", "could", and "likely" in that article. It is like HTL wrote it.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Feb 05, 2024, 10:45 AMA lot of "maybe", "could", and "likely" in that article. It is like HTL wrote it.
Disaster sells.
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 05, 2024, 08:18 AMGee, I hope Hollywood doesn't wash into the ocean.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/37-million-at-risk-for-flooding-from-blockbuster-california-rainstorm/1618504
Does this mean that the homeless are going to have to re-shit and re-needle the sidewalks again?
Again, if there were a few new reservoirs to fill up.... Wait, they haven't any new ones in spite of of all those water issues you say? Fuck'em.
They are getting all this rain the last few years and I don't think they have built a single new reservoir to catch any of it for the dry years. They will be back begging for water soon.
They are playing the long game.
They need all that water to run into the ocean so they can say global warming is causing sea levels to rise.
https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/ardot-expects-50-million-in-penalties-for-i-30-contractor/
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 05, 2024, 10:50 PMhttps://www.kark.com/news/state-news/ardot-expects-50-million-in-penalties-for-i-30-contractor/
Supposed to be completed in 2022. Ha, it ain't even close to being done.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 05, 2024, 10:50 PMhttps://www.kark.com/news/state-news/ardot-expects-50-million-in-penalties-for-i-30-contractor/
Safe to say that johnson brothers will never get another ahtd contract
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Feb 06, 2024, 09:04 AMSafe to say that johnson brothers will never get another ahtd contract
they already lost 50 m on this project probably more when it's done. Will this not prompt the state to stop going with the lowest bid and actually look at other things. What a disaster
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 06, 2024, 09:26 AMthey already lost 50 m on this project probably more when it's done. Will this not prompt the state to stop going with the lowest bid and actually look at other things. What a disaster
Did you read your own link?
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Feb 06, 2024, 09:30 AMDid you read your own link?
they updated their questionnaire to ask about budget and delays but didn't see anything about not going anymore with the lowest bid. People can lie especially scuzzy people wanting a contract
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 06, 2024, 09:42 AMthey updated their questionnaire to ask about budget and delays but didn't see anything about not going anymore with the lowest bid. People can lie especially scuzzy people wanting a contract
They are required by law to go with the lowest bidder unless they can find compelling evidence against using them. They scrutinize contracts and bidders as best they can. The scrutinization is being done by gov employees for goodness sakes. You can't expect a lot from them, it is what it is.
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Feb 06, 2024, 09:50 AMThey are required by law to go with the lowest bidder unless they can find compelling evidence against using them. They scrutinize contracts and bidders as best they can. The scrutinization is being done by gov employees for goodness sakes. You can't expect a lot from them, it is what it is.
it's sad that tax dollars are paying for this garbage and they can't effectively find a company that can do it at a decent price and do a good job. But after all I worked for the arkansas state government at one point and it's a cluster fuck of incompetent people
McGeorge can do it.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 06, 2024, 10:10 AMit's sad that tax dollars are paying for this garbage and they can't effectively find a company that can do it at a decent price and do a good job. But after all I worked for the fed/state/county/city government at one point and it's a cluster fuck of incompetent people
Fixed
"If construction finishes on January 16, 2025, when it is currently expected the contractor would lose almost $50 million of their $188 million contract."
Does that original $188m cover materials and supplies? I assume it does. $188m (or $138m after penalty) seems like a lot of money for a 5 mile long project. I'm not in this line or work so maybe someone who is can chime in. I'm wondering if that low bid is a function of really being low or the bid was high enough that they don't really give a shit how long the job takes.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Feb 06, 2024, 11:25 AM"If construction finishes on January 16, 2025, when it is currently expected the contractor would lose almost $50 million of their $188 million contract."
Does that original $188m cover materials and supplies? I assume it does. $188m (or $138m after penalty) seems like a lot of money for a 5 mile long project. I'm not in this line or work so maybe someone who is can chime in. I'm wondering if that low bid is a function of really being low or the bid was high enough that they don't really give a shit how long the job takes.
It is possible they factored a bunch of ld into the bid. You would have to look at the other bids to have an idea what the job was worth. They might have lowballed it, but that is doubtful.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Feb 06, 2024, 11:25 AM"If construction finishes on January 16, 2025, when it is currently expected the contractor would lose almost $50 million of their $188 million contract."
Does that original $188m cover materials and supplies? I assume it does. $188m (or $138m after penalty) seems like a lot of money for a 5 mile long project. I'm not in this line or work so maybe someone who is can chime in. I'm wondering if that low bid is a function of really being low or the bid was high enough that they don't really give a shit how long the job takes.
a lot of the project was bridge work over the Saline River. Bridge work is much more expensive than regular road work.
Meanwhile when you send it out for a design-build contract you get this... I love Burns & Mac even though they do have a habit of putting twice as much rebar in footings as necessary.
https://www.burnsmcd.com/projects/30-crossing-design-build
Quote from: hit_that_line on Feb 06, 2024, 10:15 AMMcGeorge can do it.
So could kiewitt, what's your point?
Quote from: buff2.0 on Feb 06, 2024, 12:56 PMMeanwhile when you send it out for a design-build contract you get this... I love Burns & Mac even though they do have a habit of putting twice as much rebar in footings as necessary.
https://www.burnsmcd.com/projects/30-crossing-design-build
Is this good or bad ?
It's been real, you guys
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Quote from: DrMongoose on Feb 06, 2024, 11:53 PMIs this good or bad ?
The geniuses sent that project out to an all-star design-build team, and it's going to finish on schedule and provide for more traffic flow than the rest of Little Rock can handle. I say it's good.
The double rebar comment comes from what one of Burns' engineers told me on a hangar project I was inspecting. I called him because there was no room to install anchor bolts before concrete placement. "Oh yeah just take out whatever bars you need. I put twice as much rebar in there because I got tired of seeing contractors only install half as much as we designed."
Quote from: buff2.0 on Feb 09, 2024, 07:21 PMThe geniuses sent that project out to an all-star design-build team, and it's going to finish on schedule and provide for more traffic flow than the rest of Little Rock can handle. I say it's good.
The double rebar comment comes from what one of Burns' engineers told me on a hangar project I was inspecting. I called him because there was no room to install anchor bolts before concrete placement. "Oh yeah just take out whatever bars you need. I put twice as much rebar in there because I got tired of seeing contractors only install half as much as we designed."
Smart man
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Feb 09, 2024, 06:59 PMIt's been real, you guys
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Did you make it? Is EE in shambles?
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Feb 09, 2024, 06:59 PMIt's been real, you guys
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I was today years old when I realized it's Shinall, not Chenal, Mountain.
I guess I just always assumed since there was Chenal Valley...
Quote from: Elblancodiablo on Feb 09, 2024, 09:36 PMDid you make it? Is EE in shambles?
I saw some photos of trees down out there between Sardis and EE. I don't know if it was wind or a 'nader though.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Feb 10, 2024, 06:45 AMI was today years old when I realized it's Shinall, not Chenal, Mountain.
I guess I just always assumed since there was Chenal Valley...
The mountain is named after the Shinall family that owned most of the land.
When they created the neighborhood they wanted a "fancy" French feel to it and changed it to Chenal.
Quote from: Spiderham on Feb 10, 2024, 10:58 AMThe mountain is named after the Shinall family that owned most of the land.
When they created the neighborhood they wanted a "fancy" French feel to it and changed it to Chenal.
I have no idea how I never knew that.
It makes sense for that crowd though.
Quote from: Spiderham on Feb 10, 2024, 10:58 AMThe mountain is named after the Shinall family that owned most of the land.
When they created the neighborhood they wanted a "fancy" French feel to it and changed it to Chenal.
If they wanted a French name, instead of Chenal Mountain, they could have gone with Surrender Monkey Hill.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Feb 10, 2024, 07:48 PMIf they wanted a French name, instead of Chenal Mountain, they could have gone with Surrender Monkey Hill.
:rofl:
My favorite saying about the French:
The French will always be there when they need us.
Quote from: jdcatty on Feb 10, 2024, 09:02 PM:rofl:
My favorite saying about the French:
The French will always be there when they need us.
😂😂
We just had a quick but strong hail storm come through.
It's gonna be almost 70 here all weekend and also the following week. Love this
Drove from Jonesboro to Helena and back yesterday with the windows down and the dog in the bed of the truck.
It's still February, right?
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Quote from: buff2.0 on Feb 22, 2024, 08:03 PMDrove from Jonesboro to Helena and back yesterday with the windows down and the dog in the bed of the truck.
It's still February, right?
I drove around all day today with the windows down. It was glorious.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Feb 22, 2024, 08:11 PMI drove around all day today with the windows down. It was glorious.
A gust of wind yesterday damn near blew my hard hat all the way to the top of ADM.
Didn't the groundhog say more winter?
Weather was wonderful in TXK today. Got to HS and it was nice, too, except for that little shower that passed through between 5 and 6 or so...
This was out back after the hail storm. Damn thing came out of nowhere. PXL_20240222_234448959.jpg
It did. I was out walking the dog and it was as sunny as could be. About the turnaround point it started thundering out of nowhere...then got real cloudy, real fast. We made it back to the house about 2-3 minutes before the bottom fell out.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Feb 22, 2024, 09:24 PMThis was out back after the hail storm. Damn thing came out of nowhere. [url="https://www.woopig.org/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=5310;type=preview;file"]PXL_20240222_234448959.jpg[/url]
There's A leaf on the path. You need to learn to keep your yard clean.
We're about a month away from lawn season. I'm holding out.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Feb 23, 2024, 04:40 AMThere's A leaf on the path. You need to learn to keep your yard clean.
Somewhere lurking quietly in the shadows of Woopig.org, Steve weeps...
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Tacoma area has only had 2 light dustings all winter. That's it. Now rain is an entirely different story.
Quote from: Spiderham on Feb 23, 2024, 08:31 AMSomewhere lurking quietly in the shadows of Woopig.org, Steve weeps...
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\chortle/
We just had quite a little sleet storm in the Saline.
Quote from: TravelHog on Feb 23, 2024, 08:03 PMTacoma area has only had 2 light dustings all winter. That's it. Now rain is an entirely different story.
montana has unseasonably mild winter so much so they haven't really had their ski resorts open from what the news here.
We had 70 degree weather last weekend,a snow squal for an hour on Tuesday and it's mid 50s today with 66 this weekend. I ain't mad
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 29, 2024, 02:33 PMmontana has unseasonably mild winter so much so they haven't really had their ski resorts open from what the news here.
We had 70 degree weather last weekend,a snow squal for an hour on Tuesday and it's mid 50s today with 66 this weekend. I ain't mad
The Cascades and mountain ranges to the east all have had adequate snowfall from what I could gather.
Quote from: TravelHog on Feb 29, 2024, 02:36 PMThe Cascades and mountain ranges to the east all have had adequate snowfall from what I could gather.
that's Washington. Montana had to close Teton Pass Ski area last week due to lack of snow.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 29, 2024, 02:45 PMthat's Washington. Montana had to close Teton Pass Ski area last week due to lack of snow.
Wow. Was not aware of the lack of snow east of the mountains. Back in 2006 I worked on an Indian reservation in Montana. No lack of snow then. If I go the rest of my life never experiencing -40 degree temps, I'll die a happy man. That's bone chilling cold.
Quote from: TravelHog on Feb 29, 2024, 03:07 PMWow. Was not aware of the lack of snow east of the mountains. Back in 2006 I worked on an Indian reservation in Montana. No lack of snow then. If I go the rest of my life never experiencing -40 degree temps, I'll die a happy man. That's bone chilling cold.
we have had decent but not sure why they haven't. But I give zero fucks about skiing anymore because who wants to waste a weekend in traffic jams on I70
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 29, 2024, 03:20 PMwe have had decent but not sure why they haven't. But I give zero fucks about skiing anymore because who wants to waste a weekend in traffic jams on I70
I thought for a long minute about getting my snowboarding gear out of storage, then remembered I'm 50 and forgot that noise. A man's gotta know his limitations.
Quote from: TravelHog on Feb 29, 2024, 03:30 PMI thought for a long minute about getting my snowboarding gear out of storage, then remembered I'm 50 and forgot that noise. A man's gotta know his limitations.
you're only 50? All this time I thought you were like 70
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 29, 2024, 03:37 PMyou're only 50? All this time I thought you were like 70
It's not the years, it's the mileage. I'd already be retired if I was 70.
Quote from: TravelHog on Feb 29, 2024, 03:38 PMIt's not the years, it's the mileage. I'd already be retired if I was 70.
take it as you're one of the wiser ones
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 29, 2024, 04:04 PMtake it as you're one of the wiser ones
I don't know about wise, lol.
Brobeans don't even go snowboard. Just head to Crystal Mountain and party it up.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Feb 29, 2024, 05:34 PMBrobeans don't even go snowboard. Just head to Crystal Mountain and party it up.
I heard about one by Mount Baker which is like that. It's on the list once I get 3 days off to explore the area.
I didn't spend enough time on Baker, never in the snow, but Artist Point is one of the most beautiful places I've seen. I spent more time along the Green River and around Rainier. Most of my time was spent up there trying to repair a dam before it collapsed and killed Puyallup. Those bastards forced me to actually work during the weeks.
After I posted I looked it up and saw Crystal was east of Rainier. Ive heard the same about Artist Point. Havent made it up there yet.I loved hiking Tolmie Peak. Can't wait to do it again. Got a beautiful mirror image of Mount Rainier from the backside of Eunice Lake.
We are supposed to get a foot of snow starting tomorrow night through Friday morning. I guess I won't be setting up my rooftop patio shit this weekend as planned. Not sure if it will tinker out or really snow
Sirens going off in Bentonville.
Anybody know why the time of a post is fucked up on my Woopigs?
It say Natty Ice posted that at 11:10. I feel sure that's not right.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Mar 14, 2024, 06:57 PMAnybody know why the time of a post is fucked up on my Woopigs?
It say Natty Ice posted that at 11:10. I feel sure that's not right.
I have him as 5:10 and you as 5:57.
We relocated time zones to Denver in deference to Swahili.
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Mar 14, 2024, 07:14 PMI have him as 5:10 and you as 5:57.
We relocated time zones to Denver in deference to Swahili.
My shit thinks y'all in the Aleutians I guess.
Mt Ida and Hot Springs village up next
Tornado warned storm heading towards Little Rock
Ferndale, get down. Vilonia better watch out.
Maumelle instead of Vilonia. Huge hail with it.
Quote from: Lurk on Mar 14, 2024, 08:32 PMFerndale, get down. Vilonia better watch out.
You can always count on Vilonia in a storm.
I just put pants on. It's gonna be close here. Real close.
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1768451194987426299?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Mar 14, 2024, 08:45 PMI just put pants on. It's gonna be close here. Real close.
Then how are we supposed to recognize you in the rubble?
Yall stay safe, hunker down, and tell Mother Nature to get some Motrin.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Mar 14, 2024, 08:45 PMI just put pants on. It's gonna be close here. Real close.
You okay? Looked like big hail.
Hot Springs Village got whacked a bit.
You okay
@The Reverend SnoopHogg ?
It got pretty close to us. Fortunately we had our internal alert system at work.
https://x.com/dpiggler/status/1768457323930931533?s=46&t=VKUX0KEsVDEwvBGk5nonyA
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Mar 14, 2024, 09:57 PMYou okay @The Reverend SnoopHogg ?
It got pretty close to us. Fortunately we had our internal alert system at work.
https://x.com/dpiggler/status/1768457323930931533?s=46&t=VKUX0KEsVDEwvBGk5nonyA
That kills me every time I see it.
Quote from: Lurk on Mar 14, 2024, 10:12 PMThat kills me every time I see it.
This was a new one from tonight. His first time to try it in a real storm.
My dog (or I should say my wife's dog, he really doesn't like me much), just barks at the thunder. Very annoying.
Our dog gets under the bed and scratches trying to dig. I have chronic sleep deprivation this time of year.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Mar 15, 2024, 07:56 AMOur dog gets under the bed and scratches trying to dig. I have chronic sleep deprivation this time of year.
Same here. Just our adopted Boxer. Our Schnauzer never wakes up.
I blame myself for our dog. When he was a puppy and before he was fully trained we went somewhere for a day trip. It was beautiful weather and he was in a well fenced backyard. We left him in his crate on a covered back porch. Well, it came a hellacious storm while we were gone. That was nearly ten years ago and I still feel bad about it and he is still scared shitless of storms.
Quote from: Lurk on Mar 14, 2024, 09:19 PMYou okay? Looked like big hail.
Lots of leaves knocked off the magnolia tree in front, other than that I think we were unscathed.
**for everybody with a dog experiencing berserker mode during storms, get them stoned. CBD oils from the place on Kavanaugh is amazing. One dropper full kn a piece of white bread with some peanut butter and Toofless is as chill as SnoopDogg after about four hits on the blunt.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Mar 15, 2024, 09:42 AMI blame myself for our dog. When he was a puppy and before he was fully trained we went somewhere for a day trip. It was beautiful weather and he was in a well fenced backyard. We left him in his crate on a covered back porch. Well, it came a hellacious storm while we were gone. That was nearly ten years ago and I still feel bad about it and he is still scared shitless of storms.
Similar experience. Had the dogs out one afternoon and a quick storm came through. Lightning struck a few miles away. One of ours was terrified and has been since. She paces non stop. She had to have her back leg amputated and has seizures every 1-2 weeks so we can't just let her walk around the house.
Of course this morning I let her out to use the bathroom. It was raining and could see lightning far away. She was reluctant so I picked her up and carried her out to the yard. Not two seconds after she pee'd... BOOM. Poor girl ran faster than I've seen her run in years.
Just a reminder, this is not the fucking dog thread. Please post where appropriate thank you
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 15, 2024, 10:16 AMJust a reminder, this is not the fucking dog thread. Please post where appropriate thank you
Keep us inline. :thumb_up:
3.5 inches of rain in 6 hours. Anybody in central Ark keep a rain gauge? Water is over the road in places it doesn't usually flood.
https://youtu.be/7QtDlFmJYjI
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 15, 2024, 10:16 AMJust a reminder, this is not the fucking dog thread. Please post where appropriate thank you
It was raining cats and
DOGS.
Dogs in storms...it could be in either thread.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Mar 15, 2024, 09:42 AMI blame myself for our dog. When he was a puppy and before he was fully trained we went somewhere for a day trip. It was beautiful weather and he was in a well fenced backyard. We left him in his crate on a covered back porch. Well, it came a hellacious storm while we were gone. That was nearly ten years ago and I still feel bad about it and he is still scared shitless of storms.
We went on a trip out of the country for 2 weeks in 2022, left our 3 year old dog with a boarder we'd used many times for shorter trips in the past. Must of had some bad storms while we were gone, he's had severe storm anxiety since then. The vet gave us Trazodone to medicate him, the CBD stuff didn't seem to help him.
Shouldn't have posted this, I don't want to catch a stroke
Quote from: Son of Spam on Mar 15, 2024, 11:40 AMDogs in storms...it could be in either thread.
https://youtu.be/6TvGwhZ1lgU
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 15, 2024, 10:16 AMJust a reminder, this is not the fucking dog thread. Please post where appropriate thank you
Is Big Davis back on the board?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 15, 2024, 10:16 AMJust a reminder, this is not the fucking dog thread. Please post where appropriate thank you
Message received and duly ignored.
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Ima get me a stroke.
How'd you get the horse inside the house?
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Ima get me a stroke.
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Sorry. I couldn't help myself. That's a cool picture of your dogs.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Mar 17, 2024, 03:00 PMHow'd you get the horse inside the house?
My miniature schnauzer chased a Great Pyrenees out of the yard one time.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Mar 17, 2024, 03:26 PMIMG_2854.jpeg
Sorry. I couldn't help myself. That's a cool picture of your dogs.
This right here made me laugh.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Mar 17, 2024, 03:00 PMHow'd you get the horse inside the house?
It's hard keeping him out, now that he knows how comfortable it is inside.
Shits about to get real for Central Kansas, Central Oklahoma, and North Central Texas in the next few hours.
Nebraska is getting blown up.
Reed Timmer just intercepted one live.
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 26, 2024, 05:01 PMNebraska is getting blown up.
Reed Timmer just intercepted one live.
Elkhorn was hit hard by a twister.
https://x.com/nickgormanwx/status/1783950735434031233?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
That's crazy
I thought it was CGI at first, but that thing is real. That's nightmare fuel for folks that are terrified of storms.
Best tornado video I've ever seen.
https://youtu.be/p1wuPBHRi4Q
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6PjBaSxu47/?igsh=MW1hODBldXV1YnF4ZQ==
https://x.com/shittyeditsarc/status/1784034488562962441?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Norman/Moore/OKC getting the business tonight. Bill Paxton ain't walking through that door.
You can follow my favorite Oklahoma weather girl
https://x.com/laceyswope/status/1784418592202584101?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 27, 2024, 10:20 PMYou can follow my favorite Oklahoma weather girl
https://x.com/laceyswope/status/1784418592202584101?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
I flew tonight around this storm and it was wild the lightning that it was generating...I'd never flown at night and seen that much lightning from a plane.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 27, 2024, 07:16 PMhttps://x.com/shittyeditsarc/status/1784034488562962441?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Cool video and all, but what amazes me the most is the broken window. The glass in Locomotive cabs is FRA part 223 rated bulletproof and is about 1" thick. I've taken pieces of it and shot it before and not penetrated it.
I wonder if either of the crew suffered ear injuries from the pressure.
That Sulphur video is heartbreaking. It's a cool little tow. With hot rings and a nice bathhouse/hotel. Nice state park 100 yards south of the devastation. We drive thru this town when we go up to the kids.
Gawdalmighty to both of those videos.
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Apr 28, 2024, 03:10 PMthis is crazy
Sulphur tornado went clockwise which is extremely rare.
Starting to pop off in Western Oklahoma. Line began in Nebraska and Kansas earlier, is just going to keep growing. Central Oklahoma could see a nader breakout this evening.
Won't get to nwa until after midnight.
Wednesday looks rough too.
In case anyone is interested, Radar Omega is the best radar app. These new imaging screens are badass. The Correlation Coefficient screen will tell if there's hail and debris. I haven't totally learned how to read all of them yet, but we had a hailstorm move just south of me that the NWS missed until the worst part was over before finally issuing a severe warning. I was waving my arms trying to force it south of my garden. You could see right where it was falling on the radar.
Helluva supercell Northwest of Oklahoma City. Can't get to a tv right now but it is impressive on the radar.
I lived in Piedmont for 6 years. It there?
Hope y'all don't die...
Barnsdall OK has been hit and the tornado is now going through Bartlesville.
Storm north of Muskogee is starting to spin up like the barnsdall storm did.
Winds were over 150 when it hit barnsdall. Search and rescue underway
https://x.com/stormhighwaycom/status/1787676234111205502?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
The eagles made it
https://x.com/osintwx/status/1787682094195392649?s=61&t=4JK6Z8lkjy5Y2a8Ltk3P9w
Look at the size of this system. A bow from Kansas City all the way to Oklahoma City.
Possible rotation spin up near Wagoner which could put NWA under the gun
Mulebrother had a tree blown over onto his house. Went through a window. House damage but everyone is OK. Said it was a tornado. He lives in Mountainburg.
Quote from: Son of Spam on May 07, 2024, 07:02 AMMulebrother had a tree blown over onto his house. Went through a window. House damage but everyone is OK. Said it was a tornado. He lives in Mountainburg.
Mulebrother? That like an Eskimo brother for Aggies?
Seriously though, I hate that for him. Glad his family is safe.
Quote from: Hizog on May 07, 2024, 09:38 AMMulebrother? That like an Eskimo brother for Aggies?
Seriously though, I hate that for him. Glad his family is safe.
He is a good friend of mine. Catches snakes (he is a herptologist) and does shows around the state one others.
Mulebrother doing what he does best.
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Quote from: Son of Spam on May 07, 2024, 09:49 AMMulebrother doing what he does best.
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When I was 16, I killed one about that long but about double that girth.
Quote from: Lurk on May 07, 2024, 10:06 AMWhen I was 16, I killed one about that long but about double that girth.
Kinky
Quote from: Son of Spam on May 07, 2024, 09:49 AMMulebrother doing what he does best.
Presbyterian?
Quote from: Son of Spam on May 07, 2024, 09:46 AMHe is a good friend of mine. Catches snakes (he is a herptologist) and does shows around the state one others.
Didn't he used to post here?
Quote from: Usafhawg on May 07, 2024, 10:30 AMDidn't he used to post here?
As I recall, very occasionally he did. I liked him.
Eastern Arkansas is done for tomorrow evening.
Big ass tornado in Michigan
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Everyone in Hot springs ok?
Popped up out of nowhere. The belle got knocked loose and it's finally tied back up to some condo docks. A lot of trees down.
Quote from: hit_that_line on May 08, 2024, 06:13 AMPopped up out of nowhere.
It surprised me. I was expecting Wednesday night storms so I woke by the alert on my up very in a very confused state. It was making a beeline for my house just west of Benton. Thankfully as it was passing Lonsdale the rotation moved north of that track and then dissipated.
Fortunately no damage in our area, but I have friends that have trees down and power outages, at least. I am hesitant to say for sure because I could be wrong, but have one friend who I fear had some substantial damage, given what I can tell about the damaged areas.
Peninsula got rocked.
It looks more like straight line winds on the radar.
That was not straight line winds. My god there's video everywhere of a tornado on the ground.
Quote from: hit_that_line on May 08, 2024, 11:08 AMThat was not straight line winds. My god there's video everywhere of a tornado on the ground.
Are you too retarded to post the videos?
I got lucky.
Stoneridge condos on the right side of the road got hit pretty good.
Stoneridge condos soon the left side got spared.
Quote from: Lurk on May 08, 2024, 11:13 AMAre you too retarded to post the videos?
Not enough time at the public library to look it up?
Quote from: hit_that_line on May 08, 2024, 11:40 AMNot enough time at the public library to look it up?
You're too technically illiterate to be a stock broker. Just more evidence of what a liar you are. How're the superstar kids you invented the other day?
Stock broker? Lol!
Guess you can't afford cable or the internet. Every single fucking local news station has covered it extensively this morning.
Quote from: hit_that_line on May 08, 2024, 12:04 PMStock broker? Lol!
Guess you can't afford cable or the internet. Every single fucking local news station has covered it extensively this morning.
Ponzi scheme operator?
I was wrong, I didn't back the radar far enough. It was definitely a tornado.
Quote from: Lurk on May 08, 2024, 11:13 AMAre you too retarded to post the videos?
https://x.com/ToddYakoubian/status/1788245910645780796
https://x.com/ToddYakoubian/status/1788116061016985904
Thanks, I've been on the mower.
The condos closest to the bridge got the roof blown off. They better get it tarped before tonight. That belle is breaking loose again with this next round. Piece of shit was supposed to be moved to Memphis.
Quote from: hit_that_line on May 08, 2024, 12:10 PMThe condos closest to the bridge got the roof blown off. They better get it tarped before tonight. That belle is breaking loose again with this next round. Piece of shit was supposed to be moved to Memphis.
Lakeside school is without power, or was as of this morning.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on May 08, 2024, 12:12 PMLakeside school is without power, or was as of this morning.
I guess that's why I can't reach my brother. He's over by the school but they have a co do they rent out that's over by the bridge going out of HS.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on May 08, 2024, 12:15 PMI guess that's why I can't reach my brother. He's over by the school but they have a co do they rent out that's over by the bridge going out of HS.
My sister lives fairly close to the school on the back side of it, and their power has been out too.
The area where you're describing their condo to be is pretty much dead center of where the storm went through from what I understand.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on May 08, 2024, 12:16 PMMy sister lives fairly close to the school on the back side of it, and their power has been out too.
The area where you're describing their condo to be is pretty much dead center of where the storm went through from what I understand.
he must be fine because my dad says he's in mediation with a client right now. Said the condo may be gone no clue.
Missouri about to get pounded
See if this works.
Nope I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA9ljGObY3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prMZ99YaurA
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on May 08, 2024, 12:28 PMMissouri about to get pounded
Did Devo transfer there? 😀
https://x.com/KATVBarry/status/1788285918303887678
this is the northeast end of the damage-- high dollar houses where a bunch of Hot Springs people live full time
Quote from: jdcatty on May 08, 2024, 02:17 PMhigh dollar houses where a bunch of Hot Springs people live full time
Prayers for HTL.
We missed it.
Quote from: jdcatty on May 08, 2024, 02:17 PMhttps://x.com/KATVBarry/status/1788285918303887678
this is the northeast end of the damage-- high dollar houses where a bunch of Hot Springs people live full time
this is where my SIL parents house on lake is...they just posted and said they have shit everywhere and the tornado went over them but they're safe. Not sure in the house.
Think it hit Long Island and traveled over the water and touched down again just after Peninsula.
Houston got hit bad by a derecho. Lots of damage to skyscrapers. Any woopiggers in it?
Lots of video out there.
https://x.com/EricBurrisWESH/status/1791253882653323344
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Most Woopiggers can't afford a skyscraper
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https://x.com/joshybesloshy/status/1791395728712954261?s=42&t=5wkZ1MRrjgj_DHEXawXn1g
"Major" seems a little dramatic.
Downtown does look like it did after Ike though.
Quote from: BleedinRed on May 17, 2024, 03:07 PM"Major" seems a little dramatic.
Downtown does look like it did after Ike though.
Moore, OK and Joplin say "pfffft."
Quote from: BleedinRed on May 17, 2024, 03:07 PM"Major" seems a little dramatic.
Downtown does look like it did after Ike though.
The tornado is usually right at the top of the bow that shows up on radar and is fairly weak, the winds that happen with a derecho are what can mess things up over a couple of hundred miles. The jet stream gets pushed down by the height of the thunderstorm.
Quote from: BleedinRed on May 17, 2024, 03:07 PM"Major" seems a little dramatic.
Downtown does look like it did after Ike though.
I checked with our Houston office which is by IAH and looks like our only damage was to a van and some trees.
It got hot quick. Spent a couple hours in the yard. Absolutely drenched.
Got my initial sunburn of 2024 yesterday.
OUCH!
Quote from: RPL on May 20, 2024, 05:18 PMGot my initial sunburn of 2024 yesterday.
OUCH!
I was replacing sprinkler heads in the back yard Saturday afternoon and my back still looks like a salmon filet. Do we even have an ozone layer anymore?
All the windmills blew the ozone layer away
Quote from: Third_down_draw on May 20, 2024, 06:00 PMI was replacing sprinkler heads in the back yard Saturday afternoon and my back still looks like a salmon filet. Do we even have an ozone layer anymore?
Yes but no. The 12,000yr cycle is flipping the poles. Sunburn is going to be the least of our worries.
This flipping the poles stuff sounds like something scary but I can't ever wrap my dull mind around what it really means.
Quote from: RedRiverHog on May 20, 2024, 07:41 PMYes but no. The 12,000yr cycle is flipping the poles. Sunburn is going to be the least of our worries.
I wondered what you were thinking about the coronal lights the other night. You can cover up anything.
Those big wind turbines don't hold up very well in tornado country:
https://x.com/ReedTimmerUSA/status/1793023796250554715
Quote from: jdcatty on May 21, 2024, 04:34 PMThose big wind turbines don't hold up very well in tornado country:
https://x.com/ReedTimmerUSA/status/1793023796250554715
Dudes are cutting it real close there. Damn
Quote from: DrMongoose on May 21, 2024, 04:55 PMDudes are cutting it real close there. Damn
Watch his channel, he's been in several this year.
Quote from: Lurk on May 21, 2024, 06:52 PMWatch his channel, he's been in several this year.
Reminds me of the dude 15-20 years ago who filmed himself living with the grizzly bears. Would've gone viral but there was no viral back then. They did make a movie about him though. He captured the last scene on his tripod. He got eaten alive by a grizzly.
Quote from: Corn Pop on May 21, 2024, 07:09 PMReminds me of the dude 15-20 years ago who filmed himself living with the grizzly bears. Would've gone viral but there was no viral back then. They did make a movie about him though. He captured the last scene on his tripod. He got eaten alive by a grizzly.
The pilot that had to go recover him and his girlfriend sure talked about him bad.
There are some pretty bad pictures on X coming out of Iowa. At least one town up there got smashed.
I've never seen so many multi vortex tornadoes as this year.
Quote from: Corn Pop on May 21, 2024, 07:09 PMReminds me of the dude 15-20 years ago who filmed himself living with the grizzly bears. Would've gone viral but there was no viral back then. They did make a movie about him though. He captured the last scene on his tripod. He got eaten alive by a grizzly.
And they go, ooh-yip, ooh-yip-ooh
Hoodi-ooh di-yip-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-yip, ooh-yip-ooh
Hoodi-ooh di-yip-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
two warnings around Russellville. everyone down there good?
Jonesboro had a crazy couple minutes
And here I was thinking foamers were the nerdiest humans alive. Those storm chasers probably will give them a run for their money.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on May 22, 2024, 03:52 PMAnd here I was thinking foamers were the nerdiest humans alive. Those storm chasers probably will give them a run for their money.
Reed has always been kind of girlie. Pecos Hank is the coolest chaser. Base Hunters chasing gets the closest.
Quote from: Lurk on May 22, 2024, 04:05 PMReed has always been kind of girlie. Pecos Hank is the coolest chaser. Base Hunters chasing gets the closest.
Reed Timmer's body will be found shredded in a corn field one of these days. Dude is insane. A true adrenalin junky.
Quote from: jdcatty on May 21, 2024, 07:26 PMThere are some pretty bad pictures on X coming out of Iowa. At least one town up there got smashed.
I drove through here yesterday heading to Minnesota. I was through Iowa about an hour before all that shit went down. Clouds were pretty crazy looking.
I wouldn't want to go headfirst into a twister, but I would go tornado chasing on the plains in a heartbeat.
Go for a helicopter ride with one of the best.
I can't find the video of him seeing how close he could get to the Moore tornado back in 2013.
Bentonville under tornado warning and it is moving slowly
Tornado in rogers, 3rd in this storm.
The amp and promenade area is under the gun headed toward downtown
This storm is moving really slow.
Quote from: buff2.0 on May 23, 2024, 07:46 AMGo for a helicopter ride with one of the best.
I can't find the video of him seeing how close he could get to the Moore tornado back in 2013.
"20 miles" from Cumulonimbus is Part 61/PPL for a reason, and that pilot just found out. He's very lucky he didnt suffer a direct hit to the mains.
Seeing videos showing lots of damage along Walnut in Rogers not far from downtown.
Hogslobber - ya'll ok?
It is going to rough I am afraid.
A huge Memorial Day tournament was in NWA and now it has been cancelled.
Word is the Northwest Park in rogers (where I worked games yesterday) took a direct hit.
It was just a couple blocks west of this
https://x.com/dshad_/status/1794701141873467889?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Damn
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1794599874903826603?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
I'm so goddamned tired of this weather pattern. Another chance for a round tonight.
Quote from: TC on May 26, 2024, 02:11 AM"20 miles" from Cumulonimbus is Part 61/PPL for a reason, and that pilot just found out. He's very lucky he didnt suffer a direct hit to the mains.
In 2012 or 2013 when a bigass tornado took out a school in Moore, they were flying alongside and the storm chaser giving commentary tried to get him to fly in front. Can't find the video.
Live in Oklahoma long enough and you don't make good decisions.
This storm is still going strong around Jonesboro. Monster cell.
How do I see my posts in real time? I see some of yall's posts and the time is way wrong, and I dont know how to fix that shit.
Going down Olive Street in Rogers trying to get to in laws house. Bumper to bumper none of the street lights are working.
Lots of trees down, debris everywhere, Ross are mostly intact. Fences blown over, a few cars with trees laying on them
Hogslobber, your office ok?
Finally got to my office
We are ok, not sure when we will get electricity back on
My house in pinnacle is fine. Downtown Rogers is a mess
In-laws house near 13th and oak has a tree in the dining room
The entire downtown looks like a war zone.
Went from their house to my office this morning. Should take about 7-8 minutes took an hour
It will take a long time to get past this
Quote from: Hogslobber on May 26, 2024, 12:16 PMFinally got to my office
We are ok, not sure when we will get electricity back on
My house in pinnacle is fine. Downtown Rogers is a mess
In-laws house near 13th and oak has a tree in the dining room
The entire downtown looks like a war zone.
Went from their house to my office this morning. Should take about 7-8 minutes took an hour
It will take a long time to get past this
Glad you and everyone else is OK. We were beginning to worry. Thanks for posting that you are safe.
In Laws live on 9th off Olive. Still haven't managed to get there, trees and power lines blocking streets. Traffic barely moving in any direction.
Made it to 9th Street, had to park and walk.
In laws house has a few trees on it, through it. Like hogslobber said, it's a war zone down here.
Quote from: BASS on May 26, 2024, 12:45 PMMade it to 9th Street, had to park and walk.
In laws house has a few trees on it, through it. Like hogslobber said, it's a war zone down here.
Everybody OK?
Quote from: Son of Spam on May 26, 2024, 12:49 PMEverybody OK?
Yeah, cuts, scrapes and bruises, but other than that everyone is ok. Every tree on their block is down, big sumbitches. They'll be without power for days or weeks. Going to find a grocery store open to get them food.
Some pictures from our rental at Hickory Creek.IMG_5504.jpeg
Thankfully everyone ok, but power out and counted at least five sets of power lines down in our little neighborhood.IMG_5500.jpeg
Quote from: Hogslobber on May 26, 2024, 12:16 PMFinally got to my office
We are ok, not sure when we will get electricity back on
My house in pinnacle is fine. Downtown Rogers is a mess
In-laws house near 13th and oak has a tree in the dining room
The entire downtown looks like a war zone.
Went from their house to my office this morning. Should take about 7-8 minutes took an hour
It will take a long time to get past this
glad y'all are OK. 2.2" of rain and some light tree damage in Bella Vista. More tree damage at my brother's place in Little Flock--trees got their SUV, boat, and rv. Daughters place ok in Carthage.
Quote from: Cornhogio on May 26, 2024, 12:59 PMSome pictures from our rental at Hickory Creek.[url="https://www.woopig.org/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=6468;type=preview;file"]IMG_5504.jpeg[/url]
We'll just in that picture you dodged a bullet with that tree.
The worst damage in Rogers is right along Walnut at the 24th St intersection. Buildings are just destroyed.
Trees were down all over Rogers, everywhere I went. Downtown seemed mostly ok but some roofs were visibly damaged and a lot of trees down everywhere.
https://x.com/foxweather/status/1794726366128296088?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on May 26, 2024, 02:59 PMhttps://x.com/foxweather/status/1794726366128296088?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
So, who fires up a cigarette first and actually causes an explosion?
Quote from: Son of Spam on May 26, 2024, 03:02 PMSo, who fires up a cigarette first and actually causes an explosion?
If that were Bentonville, it would have already happened. :D
More storms in Benton county
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Quote from: wmr on May 26, 2024, 02:45 PMThe worst damage in Rogers is right along Walnut at the 24th St intersection. Buildings are just destroyed.
Trees were down all over Rogers, everywhere I went. Downtown seemed mostly ok but some roofs were visibly damaged and a lot of trees down everywhere.
My office is only a few hundred yards north of that intersection
Less than .5 miles
Somehow we didn't get the worst of it
Very sad we lost the Suzy Q
Old time diner opened in the 40s
The area around 13th and oak is bad. The new baseball park we opened in April is trash
Ripped up the astroturf
So sad. The house my in-laws built in 1968 is very damaged
Unreal......
This was the new $15 million park that just opened in rogers 3 weeks ago.
https://www.facebook.com/100043333426797/posts/pfbid02RWjSZnvKPDWU81EYCBg2Fx4WM1hjXWGPNnewKVF9PMQ3HyWXtB8yddCpoGd7HDv5l/?
I am chair of the parks department
We are so proud of this park and the work that went in to it
The city will go back to work to repair it
I got the pics early this morning
It is hard to comprehend along with everything else I saw today
Quote from: Spiderham on May 26, 2024, 03:26 PMIf that were Bentonville, it would have already happened. :D
we'll played.
Had a tornado warning last night at around one. When I looked at the radar. The rotation went barely south of me and would have went through downtown if it had touched down. We seem to be becoming more active down here. I blame clear cutting.
Got 9th Street cleared of two giant white oaks, enough to get a car through, got a lot of debris out of the in laws house and yard.
Guy across the street from them had two trucks under the trees, got that all cleared off.
Two half days of chain sawing and moving heavy ass wood and I am fucking exhausted.
There's a badass slow motion scene at 4:20 mark.
https://youtu.be/dlggdY-2XKo
My parents lived at 714 N 4th in Rogers in a 100+ year old house they restored. From the thread it sounds like that area near the Suzy Q got hammered. Anyone in the area please let me know how it looks. No rush; I know you're digging out.
Huge storm over DFW. Baseball size hail coming.
Quote from: Texzilla on May 27, 2024, 07:39 PMHuge storm over DFW. Baseball size hail coming.
we usually get what Dallas gets, but it looks like this storm is sinking to the south as it moves east.
DFW is a fucking mess this morning. More trees down than I have seen in 20 years here. Drove around 3 trampolines, downed power lines and 1000 trees to get to work only to find we have no power.
Quote from: jdcatty on May 28, 2024, 09:21 AMwe usually get what Dallas gets, but it looks like this storm is sinking to the south as it moves east.
Mr. Earl told me that 40yrs ago. That man knew some stuff I'm telling you.
BTW I drove by Blue Ember last Friday at 5:45, 5 cars there total. They were probably workers.
Never gonna make it.
Quote from: Texzilla on May 27, 2024, 05:13 PMMy parents lived at 714 N 4th in Rogers in a 100+ year old house they restored. From the thread it sounds like that area near the Suzy Q got hammered. Anyone in the area please let me know how it looks. No rush; I know you're digging out.
Closest I could get was 3 blocks. 4th north of SuzyQ was blocked.
Quote from: RedRiverHog on May 28, 2024, 09:16 PMMr. Earl told me that 40yrs ago. That man knew some stuff I'm telling you.
BTW I drove by Blue Ember last Friday at 5:45, 5 cars there total. They were probably workers.
Never gonna make it.
Which "Mr. Earl"?
Big Earl. Not Lil Earl.
Quote from: jdcatty on May 28, 2024, 10:10 PMWhich "Mr. Earl"?
Well now, they often call him Speedo...
Representin' the Woopigs!IMG_5530.jpeg
That shirt is so clean it almost looks photoshopped.
I'm always amazed at now small the root structures are on these huge fallen trees.
Quote from: Cerdo on May 29, 2024, 12:24 PMThat shirt is so clean it almost looks photoshopped.
I'm always amazed at now small the root structures are on these huge fallen trees.
The roots are actually ripped apart underground. I've seen oak trees uprooted when ground is extremely saturated and the root balls can be quite massive.
The big white oak in my in-laws yard snapped off the trunk at ground level, impressive because it is 4' thick.
Their neighbor had a bigger white oak that pulled up the entire root ball and pulled up the driveway slab with it.
Quote from: joebobhog on May 28, 2024, 10:02 PMClosest I could get was 3 blocks. 4th north of SuzyQ was blocked.
Thanks. That house was about 130 years old.
National guard all over town
We have an army of trucks and workers everywhere
Amazing
Finally have power on at my office
So, who all do we have in the Beryl area?
It's gonna be 100 in Denver on Friday..:.imagine you guys will be 120 in arkansas
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 08, 2024, 08:29 AMIt's gonna be 100 in Denver on Friday..:.imagine you guys will be 120 in arkansas
120...93...same thing.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 08, 2024, 08:25 AMSo, who all do we have in the Beryl area?
I think Bleedinred is in Houston, or so I gathered from his posts. We caught some rain bands and wind on the far east side of it, looks like one last strong band is going to move through between 6-7 tonight, then hopefully done. Lost a 20 foot crepe myrtle tree in my back yard this morning. Not sure how it survived the 150+mph winds of Laura only to get blown over by the maybe 20-30mph gusts we had today. Lots of tornado activity in East TX and Western LA this afternoon.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Jul 08, 2024, 05:03 PMI think Bleedinred is in Houston, or so I gathered from his posts. We caught some rain bands and wind on the far east side of it, looks like one last strong band is going to move through between 6-7 tonight, then hopefully done. Lost a 20 foot crepe myrtle tree in my back yard this morning. Not sure how it survived the 150+mph winds of Laura only to get blown over by the maybe 20-30mph gusts we had today. Lots of tornado activity in East TX and Western LA this afternoon.
SW Arkansas is going to be under the gun for a while. Long track tornadoes today in Texas, LA. Usually don't have them.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 08, 2024, 06:03 PMSW Arkansas is going to be under the gun for a while. Long track tornadoes today in Texas, LA. Usually don't have them.
I came home from the office a little early this afternoon because of the weather. Shreveport tv stations had nothing but weather people on them- and they had apparently been on the air continuously for hours. The last number I heard was 56 tornado warnings from the Shreveport NWS office. A new record. But only one had resulted in a death-- a tree falling on a house. I am sure there is more damage around-- a little I know of here in Texarkana. A good number of power outages. The wind has let up. Just rain now.
Tornadoes are not supposed to go northwest.
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Jul 08, 2024, 10:43 PMTornadoes are not supposed to go northwest.
No they aren't. I guess the spin of the Hurricane is making them do that.
Just saw a picture of the Whataburger on State Line-- it has some significant damage, and they just finished remodeling it a couple of weeks ago.
Our Houston office got flooded - again. What a miserable place to live.
I think it rained 6 inches in benton last night. Holy crap.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jul 09, 2024, 06:44 AMI think it rained 6 inches in benton last night. Holy crap.
My rain gauge topped out at 5", not sure how much we actually got (WLR).
Quote from: PorkyPig on Jul 09, 2024, 07:05 AMMy rain gauge topped out at 5", not sure how much we actually got (WLR).
Yeah all these preliminary totals seem way too low.
I left work a little early to buy a bunch of pool shock because I knew all the rain would destroy my pool chemistry and the pool guy would be swamped so I plan to shock the shit out of it today so that it doesn't turn green. Anyway, I got trapped in Wal-Mart. They shut the store down for about thirty minutes and told everyone to move to the back. I wandered around an empty store for thirty minutes and literally shot baskets in the sports aisle. You could leave but I parked by the automotive door and no one was there to let me out. I would have gotten drenched it I had gone out the front, so I just waited it out.
Most pleasant big Wal-Mart experience I've had in years. lol
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 09, 2024, 08:40 AMI left work a little early to buy a bunch of pool shock because I knew all the rain would destroy my pool chemistry and the pool guy would be swamped so I plan to shock the shit out of it today so that it doesn't turn green. Anyway, I got trapped in Wal-Mart. They shut the store down for about thirty minutes and told everyone to move to the back. I wandered around an empty store for thirty minutes and literally shot baskets in the sports aisle. You could leave but I parked by the automotive door and no one was there to let me out. I would have gotten drenched it I had gone out the front, so I just waited it out.
Most pleasant big Wal-Mart experience I've had in years. lol
are Walmarts there blocking off certain departments and making you pay for shit in certain areas? Every Walmart here has sections blocked and they require you to pay at a certain station for vitamins, makeup, lotion ect. It's ridiculous
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 09, 2024, 08:55 AMare Walmarts there blocking off certain departments and making you pay for shit in certain areas? Every Walmart here has sections blocked and they require you to pay at a certain station for vitamins, makeup, lotion ect. It's ridiculous
I don't know. I never go except to the Neighborhood Market. Yesterday was the first time I have been to a big Wal-Mart in two years.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 09, 2024, 08:59 AMI don't know. I never go except to the Neighborhood Market. Yesterday was the first time I have been to a big Wal-Mart in two years.
yeah same.....I don't go often and usually go to Target instead.
Looks like most of the aftermath and rain moved through quickly
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 09, 2024, 08:55 AMare Walmarts there blocking off certain departments and making you pay for shit in certain areas? Every Walmart here has sections blocked and they require you to pay at a certain station for vitamins, makeup, lotion ect. It's ridiculous
No. Not yet. Of course, we arrest people for theft here.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 09, 2024, 08:55 AMare Walmarts there blocking off certain departments and making you pay for shit in certain areas? Every Walmart here has sections blocked and they require you to pay at a certain station for vitamins, makeup, lotion ect. It's ridiculous
Retailers are doing this in locales with lax prosecution of shoplifters. San Francisco is losing chain stores daily. Targets and Walgreens there have stores 100% in locked cabinets. You live in libtardville so that's one of the results of the workers paradise.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jul 09, 2024, 10:38 AMRetailers are doing this in locales with lax prosecution of shoplifters. San Francisco is losing chain stores daily. Targets and Walgreens there have stores 100% in locked cabinets. You live in libtardville so that's one of the results of the workers paradise.
it was like this pre pandemic at certain locations now it's growing. Never saw it at say west memphis Walmart but out here in low income areas where most of the Walmarts are in burbs they have had them for a while. I have no idea why Walmart keeps putting their stores in the ghetto parts of the burbs here and not in nicer parts like Target does
Quote from: Guardrail on Jul 09, 2024, 06:44 AMI think it rained 6 inches in benton last night. Holy crap.
A friend in Conway said he had over 6 inches and it was till raining as of 8 this morning. Its actually a pleasant day(for July in SWLA) here, currently 83 with an heat index of 92.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 09, 2024, 08:40 AMI left work a little early to buy a bunch of pool shock because I knew all the rain would destroy my pool chemistry and the pool guy would be swamped so I plan to shock the shit out of it today so that it doesn't turn green. Anyway, I got trapped in Wal-Mart. They shut the store down for about thirty minutes and told everyone to move to the back. I wandered around an empty store for thirty minutes and literally shot baskets in the sports aisle. You could leave but I parked by the automotive door and no one was there to let me out. I would have gotten drenched it I had gone out the front, so I just waited it out.
Most pleasant big Wal-Mart experience I've had in years. lol
Yep. I treated mine this morning. First thing once the rain quit. I happened to drain about 6 inches of water out of my pool last night and it's a good thing because it was full up to the top of the skimmer inlets this morning.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jul 09, 2024, 10:38 AMRetailers are doing this in locales with lax prosecution of shoplifters. San Francisco is losing chain stores daily. Targets and Walgreens there have stores 100% in locked cabinets. You live in libtardville so that's one of the results of the workers paradise.
I saw this in our local DFW wal-marks last week when I ran in to get some wood for the smoker.
We lost power yesterday morning at 5. Projected to be back on later this week.
It's a mess. It looks like a tornado hit everywhere. Luckily not much damage to houses. But trees are everywhere. They say it sounds like a freight train when one comes through. It sounded like that for a solid two hours yesterday morning.
We live in Humble which is 25 miles NE of downtown on I59. I drove 59N this morning and there wasn't power for 100 miles. We then drove 90E to Beaumont before we found power. It was a massive storm. It reminded me of Ike in 2009.
We just got cell service restored. Hopefully we get power sooner rather than later.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 09, 2024, 07:09 PMWe lost power yesterday morning at 5. Projected to be back on later this week.
It's a mess. It looks like a tornado hit everywhere. Luckily not much damage to houses. But trees are everywhere. They say it sounds like a freight train when one comes through. It sounded like that for a solid two hours yesterday morning.
We live in Humble which is 25 miles NE of downtown on I59. I drove 59N this morning and there wasn't power for 100 miles. We then drove 90E to Beaumont before we found power. It was a massive storm. It reminded me of Ike in 2009.
We just got cell service restored. Hopefully we get power sooner rather than later.
Good luck. I know it is tough down there in places.
It's currently 86 in my house. Fuck this. I'm buying a whole home generator next week.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 09, 2024, 11:30 PMIt's currently 86 in my house. Fuck this. I'm buying a whole home generator next week.
I don't blame you. But I'll bet they aren't having any sale prices on those for a while around you.
Nature is currently smoking me on low and slow. I'll pay full price.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 09, 2024, 11:30 PMIt's currently 86 in my house. Fuck this. I'm buying a whole home generator next week.
I had one put in a couple years ago after some multi-day outages due to the janky grid in these parts.
Not so much as a flicker in the grid since. ::)
Quote from: FNG on Jul 10, 2024, 07:49 AMI had one put in a couple years ago after some multi-day outages due to the janky grid in these parts.
Not so much as a flicker in the grid since. ::)
What brand? Assume it is Generac. They seem to be the go-to
If you ever build a multi-level house, the way to go is install a separate breaker box and 200 amp service on the front end. That way you can power your main level, frog freezers etc and don't need as big of a generator.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 10, 2024, 08:42 AMWhat brand? Assume it is Generac. They seem to be the go-to
A few weeks ago I met a commercial generator sales rep with Cummins while on a business trip. One of the questions she got hit with was which residential generator was the best choice (the guys asking were from the New Orleans area and prepping for hurricanes similar to you). She said their own residential division was so far behind (over a year out) that she couldn't recommend them, but she said Kohler was a far better, more reliable choice than Generac. Take that for what it's worth.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 10, 2024, 08:42 AMWhat brand? Assume it is Generac. They seem to be the go-to
Generac is what I have. Good service plan and remote monitoring. Haven't needed it but (at least in this area) repair/service hot line is 24/7.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jul 10, 2024, 08:52 AMA few weeks ago I met a commercial generator sales rep with Cummins while on a business trip. One of the questions she got hit with was which residential generator was the best choice (the guys asking were from the New Orleans area and prepping for hurricanes similar to you). She said their own residential division was so far behind (over a year out) that she couldn't recommend them, but she said Kohler was a far better, more reliable choice than Generac. Take that for what it's worth.
My neighborhood has a lot of whole home gens so I got a lot of opinions before buying. Generac and Kohler make up the vast majority of units installed here. Neither brand got any owner complaints in terms of reliability or longevity but I did hear several complaints about the Kohler service/maintenance. In fairness, that's likely a local dealership problem.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 10, 2024, 09:31 AMMy neighborhood has a lot of whole home gens so I got a lot of opinions before buying. Generac and Kohler make up the vast majority of units installed here. Neither brand got any owner complaints in terms of reliability or longevity but I did hear several complaints about the Kohler service/maintenance. In fairness, that's likely a local dealership problem.
To be fair, the Cummins rep was an Aggie.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 09, 2024, 11:30 PMIt's currently 86 in my house. Fuck this. I'm buying a whole home generator next week.
My sister lives in Cypress area. After the winter fuck up of the grid a couple years ago they put in a generator. This is the second time they've used it and to her it's been worth it's weight in gold. They're currently without power and sitting in the A/C.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 10, 2024, 09:31 AMMy neighborhood has a lot of whole home gens so I got a lot of opinions before buying. Generac and Kohler make up the vast majority of units installed here. Neither brand got any owner complaints in terms of reliability or longevity but I did hear several complaints about the Kohler service/maintenance. In fairness, that's likely a local dealership problem.
I was just reading that the issue with Kohler is availability of service companies. That seem to be very spotty.
Quote from: dhog on Jul 10, 2024, 09:43 AMMy sister lives in Cypress area. After the winter fuck up of the grid a couple years ago they put in a generator. This is the second time they've used it and to her it's been worth it's weight in gold. They're currently without power and sitting in the A/C.
My problem is I only have a few years left here. I really don't want to put more money into the house. With that said, I have a huge gap between the appreciated value and what I paid for the house so I would get the money back when I sell. Maybe I'll just do it.
We were without power for 5 days during that winter storm. I don't think I've ever been that miserable. Waking up to 40 degrees inside was quite the experience.
Houston sucks.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 09, 2024, 10:46 AMit was like this pre pandemic at certain locations now it's growing. Never saw it at say west memphis Walmart but out here in low income areas where most of the Walmarts are in burbs they have had them for a while. I have no idea why Walmart keeps putting their stores in the ghetto parts of the burbs here and not in nicer parts like Target does
well, then there is California:
https://x.com/KelliKayK/status/1811032571100197031
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 10, 2024, 08:42 AMWhat brand? Assume it is Generac. They seem to be the go-to
I've got a Kohler, no complaints. Run two freezers, three refrigerators, the shop and house. It will rev up when something kicks on, but never has bogged down.
Lots of folks here with home generators. 3 people on my street stayed for Laura, including my 94 y/o widowed neighbor directly across the street. All of them had air cooled Generacs. All 3 died within 48hours, one guy ran to Lafayette and was able to find the part needed to get his up and running. I don't know how well they were maintained before the hurricane, but they were all put in sometime after Rita in 2005. Guy around the corner has a big Cummins or Onan watercooled unit, no issues.
I've elected not to install one on this house, but will consider it on my next home. The next time I evacuate I'm not coming back. Its been 4 years since Laura and its still a mess here.
I was told that Generac has stopped or is stopping their liquid cooled generators as people are too cheap to buy them. I've done zero.zero to verify that as a fact. But, apparently the liquid cooled is much better than the air cooled.
In 2-3 years I'm leaving here an never ever ever under any circumstance coming back. Ever.
I think the issue with Generac, or most air cooled generators, is they aren't really made to run nonstop for 2-3 weeks at a time. Probably be perfectly fine for the average power outages due to thunderstorms or whatever. But running 24 hours a day in a 95+, high humidity environment that follows a hurricane is a big ask. The people who had good luck with their generator shut it off for several hours every day, and changed the oil daily. The installers will sign you up for a routine maintainence plan and service it once or twice a year, but they aren't around to do that after a hurricane. I don't think my elderly neighbor could get the cover off hers, much less change the oil. The water cooled units are significantly more reliable, but you pay for it in higher initial and maintainence costs.
Feel the same way. Next hurricane or age 60(53 currently), I'm gone.
The first one I ever had was a Kohler that I installed new. It worked flawlessly for the decade I lived there, even running for nearly a week once. I have a much smaller house with a much smaller Generac. It's been very inconsistent. If I didn't also have a big gas powered generator as a back up, I'd be swapping in a new Kohler.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jul 10, 2024, 02:30 PMThe first one I ever had was a Kohler that I installed new. It worked flawlessly for the decade I lived there, even running for nearly a week once. I have a much smaller house with a much smaller Generac. It's been very inconsistent. If I didn't also have a big gas powered generator as a back up, I'd be swapping in a new Kohler.
We were out for 5 days with no problem.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 10, 2024, 03:52 PMWe were out for 5 days with no problem.
A small trailer doesn't need much juice.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jul 10, 2024, 03:54 PMA small trailer doesn't need much juice.
You are an epic fucktard and you add nothing to any conversation on the whole site. Go fuck yourself.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jul 10, 2024, 03:57 PMYou are an epic fucktard and you add nothing to any conversation on the whole site. Go fuck yourself.
Wasn't referring to you, but I add plenty. For instance, just listed how to wire a new build to allow for a much smaller generator.
Quote from: PorkyPig on Jul 09, 2024, 07:05 AMMy rain gauge topped out at 5", not sure how much we actually got (WLR).
This goes to show how incredibly localized this rain was. I live 6 minutes from the Promenade and I got 1.75" exactly. Friends west of me close to paron topped out over 5".
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jul 10, 2024, 04:04 PMWasn't referring to you, but I add plenty. For instance, just listed how to wire a new build to allow for a much smaller generator.
Anyone listening to you for advice on wiring better have good insurance.
Why would I do that myself?
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jul 10, 2024, 04:12 PMAnyone listening to you for advice on wiring better have good insurance.
Wiring is always fluid.
I had the house wired for a generator when it was built. I just need to pull the trigger. I e got some research to do it looks like.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 10, 2024, 04:45 PMI had the house wired for a generator when it was built. I just need to pull the trigger. I e got some research to do it looks like.
If you planned ahead, it won't be complicated at all.
The pad and wiring are next to the electrical panel and the gas meter. Super simple.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 10, 2024, 04:56 PMThe pad and wiring are next to the electrical panel and the gas meter. Super simple.
You did good.
It's so much cheaper and easier to do this on the front end even if you aren't able to install the genset imeadistly.
Smart move.👍
Looks like we can get a Generac 26kw unit fully installed (unit, gas regulator, concrete pad, 20ft gas run, 20 ft electrical run, and transfer switch) for $13,900. It's the air cooled unit.
I can get the unit and switch for $6,400 off Amazon or $5,600 off another site.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Jul 10, 2024, 04:16 PMWiring is always fluid.
220, 221. Whatever works. :D
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jul 10, 2024, 04:04 PMWasn't referring to you, but I add plenty. For instance, just listed how to wire a new build to allow for a much smaller generator.
I knew who you were referring to. Go fuck yourself.
Wife's company gave us a Generac 6500GP generator today. Friend gave us a portable AC unit to use. It's down to 79 with the AC set to 61 and a box fan going. I may not lose my mind tonight.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 10, 2024, 09:39 PMWife's company gave us a Generac 6500GP generator today. Friend gave us a portable AC unit to use. It's down to 79 with the AC set to 61 and a box fan going. I may not lose my mind tonight.
Hang tough, BleedinRed.
Quote from: Corn Pop on Jul 10, 2024, 10:28 PMHang tough, BleedinRed.
Thanks. Hopefully this all ends tomorrow, Friday at the latest.
Not to add to your misery, but how's the smell. With all the grocery stores, restaurants, and homeowners emptying freezers in a city the size of Houston, it can't be good.
I saw your note. I'll respond when I get to work.
Trash is still running so no issues there. Our neighborhood gets picked up twice a week. They came on Tuesday like normal. We made sure to get rid of anything we knew would be an issue. I think most did the same.
I've also not heard of any crime. During Harvey that was terrible. The saving thing here is most people have stayed.
Houston, you deserve it. lol
https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/1813075190445699466
I'm sure all that is completely true.
It is a city of 7+ million people. A lot of which are still without power, are hot, stressed and tired; and having to get up and take care of kids and go to work. It is a shitty situation for a lot of people. Not to excuse the behavior but there are going to be a few assholes in a pool of 7 million people. There just are.
This trend of people (specifically men) who go on social media and video themselves complaining needs to stop. To go on TikToc and bad mouth Texas and Houston specifically because of a rumored 2 incidents involving water laced with Fentanyl and a handful of other incidents with retards seems to be a bit retarded. I would think his time would be better utilized climbing a pole and getting to work so he can get the fuck out of here.
Edit: and the linemen that is in the hospital; allegedly another linemen put him there.
https://x.com/TexasRepublic71/status/1813005722025681283
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 16, 2024, 08:54 AMHouston, you deserve it. lol
https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/1813075190445699466
Given Fentanyl laced water? Translation(dude I bought it from didn't tell me how strong it was).
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/07/14/linemen-facing-violence-as-they-work-to-restore-power-in-houston/
Some ugly flooding going on in the Mtn View Sylamore area down to Heber Springs. Up to 15 inches of rain in a small area overnight.
Washed away the Sylamore camping areas and some trailers. Downtown Heber is flooded.
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Bridal Veil Falls
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Downtown HeberIMG_2103.jpeg
Camper floating down Sylamore CreekIMG_2104.jpeg
Sylamore Creek Campground. IMG_2105.jpeg
This was at anglers earlier and then the bridge going to Jacks
Well fuck don't know what happened here
My son has been sending me pictures of the flood at Sylamore Creek. He and his family camp there several times a summer. Apparently Anglers Resort is pretty much gone.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 17, 2024, 03:26 PMMy son has been sending me pictures of the flood at Sylamore Creek. He and his family camp there several times a summer. Apparently Anglers Resort is pretty much gone.
And it's built on stilts, too isn't it? Or maybe I'm thinking of a place up toward Norfork
Quote from: Guardrail on Jul 17, 2024, 03:57 PMAnd it's built on stilts, too isn't it? Or maybe I'm thinking of a place up toward Norfolk
I am not that familiar with that one, so I can't tell you. In looking at the picture he sent, he may just be talking about the trout dock.
OK, I was thinking of the Norfork River resort and Trout Dock. A little farther upriver.
I've rented boats from Anglers a few times. It's a nice place and a really decent restaurant for Stone County.
Angler's resort.jpg
looks bad
Anybody got word on how Jacks is down the river from anglers? I hate to see it gone...we've been going there since I was a kid and my dad used to guide there in college. Have also stayed many a time at anglers. Sorta sad.
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/arkansas-river-overtakes-campground-fishing-dock?cm_ven=dnt_social_twitter
pretty good video of the flooding at Sylamore Creek yesterday
I don't recall ever having a weekend this nice in August.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Aug 10, 2024, 12:24 PMI don't recall ever having a weekend this nice in August.
I spent most of the afternoon on the pool and got out around 4:30, and I think got a chill...
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 10, 2024, 07:04 PMI spent most of the afternoon on the pool and got out around 4:30, and I think got a chill...
puts a kink in global warming conspiracy.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Aug 10, 2024, 11:15 PMputs a kink in global warming conspiracy.
Extreme temperature anomolies is Global Warming.
Rained over 5" today in OKC. Global Warming.
Global warming causes global cooling and droughts cause flooding.
Duh.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Aug 11, 2024, 09:14 AMRained over 5" today in OKC. Global Warming.
It was drenching this morning for sure!
I'm in northern Washington and can't breathe the smoke is so bad. I guess it's better than last week when it was 107 and Smokey here.
Got about 10 drops of rain today, just enough to piss me off.
Derecho moved through earlier, blew down a portion of the pool fence, and a big oak in the front yard. Road across the highway is blocked. I bet there's worse damage in places down here. The radar showed the worst of of it going east of me.
It thundered here. That is all. Not one drop of rain.
Quote from: RPL on Aug 18, 2024, 08:05 PMIt thundered here. That is all. Not one drop of rain.
Same. Seems to be all around us.
We got about an inch or so last night about 9-9:30. Rained like hell
Today should be a Saturday, weather is perfect.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Aug 21, 2024, 09:07 AMToday should be a Saturday, weather is perfect.
Getting a break in DFW today - only going to get to 98. We are GTFOing to Montana Saturday where they have highs of mid 70's.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 21, 2024, 09:31 AMGetting a break in DFW today - only going to get to 98. We are GTFOing to Montana Saturday where they have highs of mid 70's.
70 in Montana /=/ 70 in Dallas.
Truck read 107 yesterday in Houston. No rain in sight. Heading to Golden next weekend for some relief. September can't get here fast enough!
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 21, 2024, 11:48 AMTruck read 107 yesterday in Houston. No rain in sight. Heading to Golden next weekend for some relief. September can't get here fast enough!
should be 80s and mild
No high temps forecast above 86 in nwa after Thursday for the next 10 days.
Global warming indeed.
Quote from: BASS on Aug 27, 2024, 10:44 AMNo high temps forecast above 86 in nwa after Thursday for the next 10 days.
Global warming indeed.
I read where the scientists can't figure out the inexplicable cooling of the Atlantic now...pretty sure we've been told it's global warming.🤷🏿�♂️
Quote from: BASS on Aug 27, 2024, 10:44 AMNo high temps forecast above 86 in nwa after Thursday for the next 10 days.
Global warming indeed.
Almost like it's normal pre fall weather.
It has been a perfect Sunday down here in Houston.
https://x.com/texasrepublic71/status/1832937197789401544?
Looks like it's gonna be wet later this week.
Quote from: jdcatty on Sep 08, 2024, 07:43 PMhttps://x.com/texasrepublic71/status/1832937197789401544?
Looks like it's gonna be wet later this week.
Latest track has it moving a little east, making landfall over Vermillion Bay south of Lafayette. Furtunately that puts us on the west side of it. Took 4 years, but they just imploded the most recognizable building here on Saturday. Its was rendered structurally unsound after Laura.
While I certainly don't want anybody to get hit too hard by this storm, we sure could use a few inches of rain.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Sep 09, 2024, 06:50 AMLatest track has it moving a little east, making landfall over Vermillion Bay south of Lafayette. Furtunately that puts us on the west side of it. Took 4 years, but they just imploded the most recognizable building here on Saturday. Its was rendered structurally unsound after Laura.
I thought of you whenever this started up. Glad to hear it's going east of you. The track shows it going east of Arkansas too, except for maybe Chicot county. Poor Mississippi going to get more tornadoes out of this.
definite shift to the east in the projected path; seems like they have gotten much better at predicting these thing, but there is always a chance it wobbles back this way.
https://x.com/joel_off_air/status/1833158599255683484
We are heading to Kentucky to tour all the bourbon maker factories. I need that shit to stay western.
Took a trip over to Heber this morning. The weather on the Little Red was so perfect that I didn't even care that my dumb ass forgot the rod. Just went to Ozark Angler and bought another one.
Had cow shoals to myself almost all morning.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Sep 09, 2024, 03:16 PMTook a trip over to Heber this morning. The weather on the Little Red was so perfect that I didn't even care that my dumb ass forgot the rod. Just went to Ozark Angler and bought another one.
Had cow shoals to myself almost all morning.
Certainly not much water moving. It's dry as hell. They've caught some nice browns lately. Hope you had some success.
Quote from: dhog on Sep 09, 2024, 04:20 PMCertainly not much water moving. It's dry as hell. They've caught some nice browns lately. Hope you had some success.
There's a small channel on the far side of cow shoals that I can always find something in. I discovered that when water was even lower than it is now. At swinging bridge at low water I get around the pool and wade upstream a bit for some good browns, but didn't try it today.
Fun thing about trout fishing... it's just as relaxing if you don't catch a thing.
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 09, 2024, 09:00 AMI thought of you whenever this started up. Glad to hear it's going east of you. The track shows it going east of Arkansas too, except for maybe Chicot county. Poor Mississippi going to get more tornadoes out of this.
Cancelled schools down here for Tuesday and Wednesday. My oldest just started his senior year at LSU, looks like BR may get it worse than us if this track holds. They just issued a mandatory evacuation for Cameron parish, its 80% below sea level, and may only have 5-6000 residents at this point, but has billions of dollars in LNG facilities. Venture Global sits right off the Gulf.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Sep 09, 2024, 01:20 PMWe are heading to Kentucky to tour all the bourbon maker factories. I need that shit to stay western.
We are headed up there the first week of October, can't wait.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Sep 09, 2024, 05:57 PMWe are headed up there the first week of October, can't wait.
We fly in Wednesday. Birthday dinner some place followed by a night of partying.
Thursday - Woodford Reserve, Castle & Key, Buffalo Trace (Whiskey Thief fly by if we have time)
Friday - Heaven Hill, Willet (lunch) & Maker's Mark
Saturday - Angel's Envy & Bardstown Bourbon
In addition we have the Louisville Slugger tour, lunch in a hidden room, three speakeasies for evening entertainment, and a river cruise.
Fly home Sunday morning.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Sep 09, 2024, 07:11 PMWe fly in Wednesday. Birthday dinner some place followed by a night of partying.
Thursday - Woodford Reserve, Castle & Key, Buffalo Trace (Whiskey Thief fly by if we have time)
Friday - Heaven Hill, Willet (lunch) & Maker's Mark
Saturday - Angel's Envy & Bardstown Bourbon
In addition we have the Louisville Slugger tour, lunch in a hidden room, three speakeasies for evening entertainment, and a river cruise.
Fly home Sunday morning.
We did Woodford Reserve when we were there for the baseball series. I really enjoyed it.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Sep 09, 2024, 07:11 PMWe fly in Wednesday. Birthday dinner some place followed by a night of partying.
Thursday - Woodford Reserve, Castle & Key, Buffalo Trace (Whiskey Thief fly by if we have time)
Friday - Heaven Hill, Willet (lunch) & Maker's Mark
Saturday - Angel's Envy & Bardstown Bourbon
In addition we have the Louisville Slugger tour, lunch in a hidden room, three speakeasies for evening entertainment, and a river cruise.
Fly home Sunday morning.
Only negative to flying is the limited amount you can mule home.
Quote from: Too Big Pig on Sep 09, 2024, 08:14 PMOnly negative to flying is the limited amount you can mule home.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Sep 09, 2024, 07:11 PMWe fly in Wednesday. Birthday dinner some place followed by a night of partying.
Thursday - Woodford Reserve, Castle & Key, Buffalo Trace (Whiskey Thief fly by if we have time)
Friday - Heaven Hill, Willet (lunch) & Maker's Mark
Saturday - Angel's Envy & Bardstown Bourbon
In addition we have the Louisville Slugger tour, lunch in a hidden room, three speakeasies for evening entertainment, and a river cruise.
Fly home Sunday morning.
We are driving up to AR, staying in Hot Springs with my mom for the weekend, and then we are picking up my best friend and his wife in Conway on Monday and driving to Nashville for a night. From Tuesday to Saturday will be visiting Heaven Hill, Lux Row, Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Castle and Key, Old Forester, Peerless, Makers Mark, Wilderness Trail, Whiskey Thief, and Wild Turkey. Along with meals at Talbot, Stave, Brown Hotel bar and Grill, and Bar at Willet. My fiend has put together the itenary and made all the reservations. Drive back to Conway on Sunday, and will head home to LC on Monday.
Most excited about the Peerless tour as they make my favorite bottle of whiskey, but its not a regular release. Hoping to grab a couple bottles to replenish my stash.
He also has several liquor stores on the agenda, which is why we wanted to drive. Will likely be bringing at least a dozen bottles home.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Sep 10, 2024, 08:34 AMWe are driving up to AR, staying in Hot Springs with my mom for the weekend, and then we are picking up my best friend and his wife in Conway on Monday and driving to Nashville for a night. From Tuesday to Saturday will be visiting Heaven Hill, Lux Row, Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Castle and Key, Old Forester, Peerless, Makers Mark, Wilderness Trail, Whiskey Thief, and Wild Turkey. Along with meals at Talbot, Stave, Brown Hotel bar and Grill, and Bar at Willet. My fiend has put together the itenary and made all the reservations. Drive back to Conway on Sunday, and will head home to LC on Monday.
Most excited about the Peerless tour as they make my favorite bottle of whiskey, but its not a regular release. Hoping to grab a couple bottles to replenish my stash.
He also has several liquor stores on the agenda, which is why we wanted to drive. Will likely be bringing at least a dozen bottles home.
Very stout itinerary. sounds awesome!
No Four Roses on either of these trips? That's my favorite of them all.
Four Roses releasing the limited this Saturday at both locations.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Sep 10, 2024, 08:34 AMWe are driving up to AR, staying in Hot Springs with my mom for the weekend, and then we are picking up my best friend and his wife in Conway on Monday and driving to Nashville for a night. From Tuesday to Saturday will be visiting Heaven Hill, Lux Row, Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Castle and Key, Old Forester, Peerless, Makers Mark, Wilderness Trail, Whiskey Thief, and Wild Turkey. Along with meals at Talbot, Stave, Brown Hotel bar and Grill, and Bar at Willet. My fiend has put together the itenary and made all the reservations. Drive back to Conway on Sunday, and will head home to LC on Monday.
Most excited about the Peerless tour as they make my favorite bottle of whiskey, but its not a regular release. Hoping to grab a couple bottles to replenish my stash.
He also has several liquor stores on the agenda, which is why we wanted to drive. Will likely be bringing at least a dozen bottles home.
Meh. I don't see Fightin Cock on your trip. Waste.
Quote from: Texzilla on Sep 11, 2024, 12:45 PMMeh. I don't see Fightin Cock on your trip. Waste.
That's on the evening agenda...
:this_is_woopig:
Well, thankfully Francine was a non-event for us. Overcast all day, but not a drop of rain. My partner has family in Houma, they got hammered pretty good.
Not sure why he didn't book Four Roses, but he did all the leg work for this trip so I won't complain.
This tropical weather is going to make for a wet first day of the Bourbonfest in Bardstown but I'm here.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Sep 12, 2024, 08:08 AMWell, thankfully Francine was a non-event for us. Overcast all day, but not a drop of rain. My partner has family in Houma, they got hammered pretty good.
Not sure why he didn't book Four Roses, but he did all the leg work for this trip so I won't complain.
Maker's is dropping 2024 Cellar Age at the fest and distillery all three days of the fest weekend. 4R is dropping the LE at both locations early tommorrow morning. Beam is supposedly having Little Book Infinity and Bookers The Reserves at the Fest.
That Booker's will be incredible. Booker's Rye is one of the 2-3 best whiskeys I've ever had. I used to leave bottles like that on the shelf lol.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Sep 13, 2024, 01:03 PMThat Booker's will be incredible. Booker's Rye is one of the 2-3 best whiskeys I've ever had. I used to leave bottles like that on the shelf lol.
Day One Buys
Old Fitz VVS 13yr 25th Anniversary
Makers Cellar Age 2024
Michters 2024 10yr Bourb and Toasted Barrel Proof combo
Little Book The Infinate x 2.
Day two starts at 4 Roses Cox Creek 2024 LE release and where I post this at 3am.
We were there 2 years ago. Willett was the best tour. All the other tastings were sips. Willett was pouring shots. I thought I was gonna have to Uber outta there.
Castle and Key has been my favorite so far. Buffalo Trace is my least favorite. We had lunch at Willet. Not impressed. Didn't do the tour.
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Some of my haul. With my wife in tow, we hit Makers and 4R for two Cellar Age and 2 LEs. Got another Cellar Age at the fest for three. I got some feat pick single barrels I deemed worthy from Green River, Old Fo and Knob Creek.
Where are we? The Food & Drink Board?
Quote from: jdcatty on Sep 17, 2024, 09:19 AMWhere are we? The Food & Drink Board?
I think it's raining bourbon and whiskey.
The haul
Nice haul. With that said, That Bardstown Disco 12 was some of the worst bourbon I drank this weekend.
Oh, and you have a serious problem. lol.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Sep 17, 2024, 08:32 PMNice haul. With that said, That Bardstown Disco 12 was some of the worst bourbon I drank this weekend.
Oh, and you have a serious problem. lol.
We can agree to disagree on the Disco 12. I wasn't a fan of the Silver Oak collab that folks rave about.
Quote from: WaywardMemphian on Sep 18, 2024, 07:57 AMWe can agree to disagree on the Disco 12. I wasn't a fan of the Silver Oak collab that folks rave about.
The guy that I work for loves the Disco 11 and the Disco 12. He thinks I'm crazy too! It was not for me. With that said, I drank quite a bit of it while there. I started at their bar and then it was part of their Mixology class. I managed to choke it down. :)
Quote from: rzrbkfan69 on Sep 18, 2024, 02:14 PMNice. Which recipe is that 4R single barrel?
Oesv tier 6. Brent Elliot pick.
Quote from: WaywardMemphian on Sep 18, 2024, 03:26 PMOesv tier 6. Brent Elliot pick.
Nice. Buddy of mine with the Special Olympics of Memphis went this summer to pick out a barrel and they just got bottled last week. 40% of sales go to the SO. I got a bottle, it's OESF.
Bourbon was a lot more fun before all of y'all got involved. I remember when they stapled cash to bottles of Pappy 23 to get them sold.
Switch to vodka. That's more yalls style.
There's some cool pics out there of baseball sized hail embedded in the greens at Edmond's Rose Creek golf course.
https://x.com/ReedTimmerUSA/status/1838733087385014282
Oh damn
https://x.com/wxnb_/status/1839066659916497404?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
My sister just finished a house on St. George's island. We are/were planning on going down after the cotton is done to put furniture in it.
Sorry, this hurricane is on me.
Every time we schedule a trip back to Arkansas, a tropical system climbs out of the Gulf and takes a squat over Tennessee.
As a general rule, I'm always happy whenever Tennessee gets squat upon but this time it is interfering with my travel plans.
Quote from: FNG on Sep 26, 2024, 10:01 AMSorry, this hurricane is on me.
Every time we schedule a trip back to Arkansas, a tropical system climbs out of the Gulf and takes a squat over Tennessee.
As a general rule, I'm always happy whenever Tennessee gets squat upon but this time it is interfering with my travel plans.
Nah, it is on me. My wife is in Belgium right now. I am traveling to Kentucky starting Friday morning. Every time we travel, it either hurricane's, freezes, tornadoes, or some sort of shit. I told her last time we traveled that our trips must control the weather. Our last cruise, we went from Barcelona to Ft. Lauderdale. We got some weird looks in Ft. Lauderdale because we had big coats out. Of course when we finally got home, it was -1 and an ice storm had hit. Took nearly three hours to drive from the airport to our house (which usually takes 40-45 minutes.
https://x.com/immeme0/status/1839499347475546311?s=46
Quote from: Son of Spam on Sep 26, 2024, 10:27 AMNah, it is on me. My wife is in Belgium right now. I am traveling to Kentucky starting Friday morning. Every time we travel, it either hurricane's, freezes, tornadoes, or some sort of shit. I told her last time we traveled that our trips must control the weather. Our last cruise, we went from Barcelona to Ft. Lauderdale. We got some weird looks in Ft. Lauderdale because we had big coats out. Of course when we finally got home, it was -1 and an ice storm had hit. Took nearly three hours to drive from the airport to our house (which usually takes 40-45 minutes.
Safe travels brother!
Damn
https://x.com/chrishallwx/status/1839729181225066745?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
https://x.com/thinktankfranks/status/1839723578494722368?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Looks like a horribly cheap way to build an interstate over a natural river. Mayor Pete will get to working on it in a few months.
East TN and Asheville fucked
https://x.com/elg/status/1839721597504012518?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: buff2.0 on Sep 27, 2024, 02:16 PMLooks like a horribly cheap way to build an interstate over a natural river. Mayor Pete will get to working on it in a few months.
It's been there since the sixties, so...
Better hope the don't have cascading failures.
Live updates: National Weather Service says TVA reports Nolichucky Dam failure
You're right, I haven't spent 20 years involved in building heavy infrastructure and shit.
This is a cheap and shitty way of building an interstate. Doesn't matter if it's been there since the 60's; what matters is that it's not there now and is going to be a pain in the ass to fix.
We are heading up to East TN/West NC in three weeks to spend the week traveling the Blue Ridge while staying in Townsend, Asheville, Boone and visiting every possible place in between. Love that area of the country and hate what those people are going through right now. We have been through a couple of devastating floods here in Houston. It sucks.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Sep 27, 2024, 02:09 PMDamn
https://x.com/chrishallwx/status/1839729181225066745?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
This is going to be a nightmare. I-40 from I-81 to Asheville is closed indefinitely.
The average daily traffic count for that stretch is as high as 58,000 vehicles and most of those are 18-wheelers. The only other interstate routes to go west from NC take you north through VA or south through SC.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Sep 28, 2024, 09:33 AMYou're right, I haven't spent 20 years involved in building heavy infrastructure and shit.
This is a cheap and shitty way of building an interstate. Doesn't matter if it's been there since the 60's; what matters is that it's not there now and is going to be a pain in the ass to fix.
I wasn't questioning your expertise, just that when it was built they didn't have the whiz bang machinery to overcome building it through the mountains. That is a beautiful drive through there.
Earth dams are their own animal. Once the sand boils begin on the downstream side it becomes a matter of time before the dam fails unless it's reinforced and a new filter system is installed. With this kind of flooding the degradation could have begun well after the rain started. Same story with the old concrete TVA structures.
I wouldn't bet my life on it but I'm guessing the Nolichucky holds up with pressure receding. They have to be blowing alarms on those things early because of how fast and how many people could die if there is a failure.
https://x.com/golfcentral/status/1840038673531695128?
Augusta National got hit pretty hard.
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 28, 2024, 09:43 AMI wasn't questioning your expertise, just that when it was built they didn't have the whiz bang machinery to overcome building it through the mountains. That is a beautiful drive through there.
I would have built an actual bridge, but it's not my money. I'm looking forward to seeing how this flooding compares to a 100-year flood that they would have designed around today. If not for aging parents close to home I'd be on the phone reintroducing myself to the contractors who are going to be bidding on some of the repairs. Except for Heeter, I think they still hate my guts.
Downtown Boone, NC (App State) was waist deep yesterday and there are a few little towns between there and Asheville that just don't exist anymore.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Sep 28, 2024, 09:50 AMI would have built an actual bridge, but it's not my money. I'm looking forward to seeing how this flooding compares to a 100-year flood that they would have designed around today. If not for aging parents close to home I'd be on the phone reintroducing myself to the contractors who are going to be bidding on some of the repairs. Except for Heeter, I think they still hate my guts.
Between it and all the other washouts from this, it will definitely be a workers market.
Quote from: FNG on Sep 28, 2024, 09:43 AMThis is going to be a nightmare. I-40 from I-81 to Asheville is closed indefinitely.
The average daily traffic count for that stretch is as high as 58,000 vehicles and most of those are 18-wheelers. The only other interstate routes to go west from NC take you north through VA or south through SC.
I said earlier it was a beautiful drive, you'll just have to patch the hole in the seat your butthole will pinch.
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 28, 2024, 09:58 AMBetween it and all the other washouts from this, it will definitely be a workers market.
But, but...hit-a-line said construction workers gonna be laid offt!!! You rassiss!!
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 28, 2024, 10:05 AMI said earlier it was a beautiful drive, you'll just have to patch the hole in the seat your butthole will pinch.
Yeah, I've driven it waaay more times than I care to.
I hate those damn 18-wheelers. They haul ass going downhill and are ahead, behind, and to the side of your vehicle. I always feel like a rabbit trying to navigate an elephant stampede.
Quote from: FNG on Sep 28, 2024, 10:33 AMYeah, I've driven it waaay more times than I care to.
I hate those damn 18-wheelers. They haul ass going downhill and are ahead, behind, and to the side of your vehicle. I always feel like a rabbit trying to navigate an elephant stampede.
Are you ok over there? Do you need a generator or anything?
Quote from: FNG on Sep 28, 2024, 09:52 AMDowntown Boone, NC (App State) was waist deep yesterday and there are a few little towns between there and Asheville that just don't exist anymore.
Which ones specifically? Having spent a fair amount of time there, this hits home.
EDIT: I found this. Odd source for a link but it refers to what I feared. Blowing Rock is our favorite town around that area.
https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2024/9/28/24256576/helene-western-north-carolina-flooding-asheville-boone-i-40-red-cross-devastation
Quote from: FNG on Sep 28, 2024, 09:43 AMThis is going to be a nightmare. I-40 from I-81 to Asheville is closed indefinitely.
The average daily traffic count for that stretch is as high as 58,000 vehicles and most of those are 18-wheelers. The only other interstate routes to go west from NC take you north through VA or south through SC.
If you recited that traffic number from memory, that's impressive.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Sep 28, 2024, 10:27 AMBut, but...hit-a-line said construction workers gonna be laid offt!!! You rassiss!!
So, is the economy actually booming? There's up to a million construction workers that will be laid off if not.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Sep 28, 2024, 10:37 AMAre you ok over there? Do you need a generator or anything?
We're fine, thanks. Installed a whole home generator last year so we'll probably never have a power outage around here again.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Sep 28, 2024, 10:58 AMWhich ones specifically? Having spent a fair amount of time there, this hits home.
EDIT: I found this. Odd source for a link but it refers to what I feared. Blowing Rock is our favorite town around that area.
https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2024/9/28/24256576/helene-western-north-carolina-flooding-asheville-boone-i-40-red-cross-devastation
I couldn't remember the names but there was quite a bit of footage of houses being floated away. Very sad.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Sep 28, 2024, 11:06 AMIf you recited that traffic number from memory, that's impressive.
I can't recite my own address from memory
This may wind up worse than Camille. There's a lot more to damage than there was back then. I think it was worse in Virginia though.
https://x.com/TVA_TomS/status/1840038880940036139
That is some seriously bad flooding. Feel sorry for those people.
400 miles inland and destroyed by a hurricane.
Nolichucky handled it like a fucking champ.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Sep 28, 2024, 11:08 AMSo, is the economy actually booming? There's up to a million construction workers that will be laid off if not.
This is the next thing you are wrong about. We all still await your first "win".
You flail about like a drunk toddler predicting all manner of bizarre catastrophe, and have yet to pick the correct one.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Sep 28, 2024, 03:41 PMThis is the next thing you are wrong about. We all still await your first "win".
You flail about like a drunk toddler predicting all manner of bizarre catastrophe, and have yet to pick the correct one.
You're clearly under the influence of narcotics.
I don't predict doom and gloom. I leave that to soy boys like you. You think Biden's economy is working then. Got it.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Sep 28, 2024, 03:50 PMYou're clearly under the influence of narcotics.
I don't predict doom and gloom. I leave that to soy boys like you. You think Biden's economy is working then. Got it.
Typical democrat projection. Whatever you do, blame someone else.
One of my sons in law is on Tenn. Task Force 1 and has been deployed to east Tenn for several days now. Yesterday, he got to order 4 Blackhawk helicopters. Thought that was pretty cool.
https://x.com/Truth_Junkie2/status/1840781262769758602
It will be interesting to see how quickly this is cleaned up. If they are doing the right thing, this won't be a priority at all.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Sep 30, 2024, 10:48 AMOne of my sons in law is on Tenn. Task Force 1 and has been deployed to east Tenn for several days now. Yesterday, he got to order 4 Blackhawk helicopters. Thought that was pretty cool.
:thumb_up:
I meant to call him the other day. I figured they'd get deployed.
I think this will wind up the most expensive storm in history. Landslides are everywhere. Basically every valley(where the people live) is flooded.
Quote from: jdcatty on Sep 30, 2024, 10:54 AMhttps://x.com/Truth_Junkie2/status/1840781262769758602
It will be interesting to see how quickly this is cleaned up. If they are doing the right thing, this won't be a priority at all.
They won't need any help from any "public" entity. Their own staff, plus the rolodex of the membership gives them access to anyone they need. Money is not an object.
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 30, 2024, 11:58 AMI think this will wind up the most expensive storm in history. Landslides are everywhere. Basically every valley(where the people live) is flooded.
I'm afraid the body count will keep going up by a lot.
Quote from: Vito Porkleone on Sep 30, 2024, 12:18 PMThey won't need any help from any "public" entity. Their own staff, plus the rolodex of the membership gives them access to anyone they need. Money is not an object.
Oh I understand that. My question is more along the lines of -- will they try to get this cleaned up immediately, even as so many are without basic necessities of food and shelter? Or would they perhaps put their employees to work in the community temporarily to help those in need first?
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 30, 2024, 11:58 AMI think this will wind up the most expensive storm in history. Landslides are everywhere. Basically every valley(where the people live) is flooded.
Quote from: BASS on Sep 30, 2024, 12:34 PMI'm afraid the body count will keep going up by a lot.
agree on both points.
I-40 closed until September of 25
Quote from: jdcatty on Sep 30, 2024, 12:35 PMOh I understand that. My question is more along the lines of -- will they try to get this cleaned up immediately, even as so many are without basic necessities of food and shelter? Or would they perhaps put their employees to work in the community temporarily to help those in need first?
Well it's the offseason so the caddies need something to do.
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 30, 2024, 06:22 PMI-40 closed until September of 25
No money available to get in faster.
By the way this is page 12 of the FHA's current strategic plan.
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Per sam.gov it doesn't look like anything more than a couple of IDIQ planning contracts have been awarded today.
Quote from: Lurk on Sep 30, 2024, 06:22 PMI-40 closed until September of 25
They are going to have to get some of those secondary roads opened up enough to make them passable right away. Some of those places are completely cut off.
https://x.com/gatewaypundit/status/1841650534324793633?
If you can watch this and not shed a tear, you haven't got a fucking heart.
Greg Biffle doing the Lord's work
https://x.com/gbiffle/status/1841562904123826381
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And Google Maps has the estimate to 2028.
Quote from: animal on Oct 04, 2024, 06:12 PM461949579_10227274044822596_3920910911854349345_n.jpg
And Google Maps has the estimate to 2028.
Maybe the contractor working on the saline river bridge on I-30 won't bid on it...
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Oct 04, 2024, 07:19 PMMaybe the contractor working on the saline river bridge on I-30 won't bid on it...
Hey they are almost halfway done.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Oct 04, 2024, 07:19 PMMaybe the contractor working on the saline river bridge on I-30 won't bid on it...
They are still working on that bridge???
It's been at least 3 years since I have gone through there and they were working on it then.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 04, 2024, 09:59 PMThey are still working on that bridge???
It's been at least 3 years since I have gone through there and they were working on it then.
They went past the deadline sometime last year if I remember correctly, and are being fined something like $72k per day, every day it's not complete. Last time I went through there, it was the middle of the day on a work day, and there were two people working.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 04, 2024, 09:59 PMThey are still working on that bridge???
It's been at least 3 years since I have gone through there and they were working on it then.
At least they started on that one. The Key Bridge here in Maryland hasn't been touched since they opened the channels.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Oct 05, 2024, 06:30 PMAt least they started on that one. The Key Bridge here in Maryland hasn't been touched since they opened the channels.
I thought BaiDin declared that bridge open already!??
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Oct 05, 2024, 07:02 PMI thought BaiDin declared that bridge open already!??
There is no bridge to declare open. Maybe the train is working though
Quote from: Usafhawg on Oct 05, 2024, 08:05 PMThere is no bridge to declare open. Maybe the train is working though
I thought he cleared the train to run to China? So much progress...it comes at me so fasss.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Oct 05, 2024, 08:11 PMI thought he cleared the train to run to China? So much progress...it comes at me so fasss.
It's a slow train...
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Oct 05, 2024, 09:05 AMThey went past the deadline sometime last year if I remember correctly, and are being fined something like $72k per day, every day it's not complete. Last time I went through there, it was the middle of the day on a work day, and there were two people working.
You are correct about the deadline and I believe the penalty. But it really isn't far away from being finished, I think. Aren't they now saying Jan of 25, or something like that?
Thought they said November.
Quote from: jdcatty on Oct 06, 2024, 10:54 PMYou are correct about the deadline and I believe the penalty. But it really isn't far away from being finished, I think. Aren't they now saying Jan of 25, or something like that?
Benton
My OCD with all that is driving me nuts as they've got bridges built at different levels, lanes of traffic in opposite directions are different levels at segments making little or no sense. But yes I agree it looks like it's not too far away and that was 3 weeks ago for me. Mostly down to whatever they are doing in the big curve where in my lifetime I've seen multiple people die in a fire. I'm sure they are working overtime trying to make sure the tradition of that curve is upheld.
Cabot is going full retard with traffic circles akin to Conway from what I understand so the fun is just beginning. Right now the focus is on the highway and it seems to be going smoothly. I don't think that project will take very long. I do think there is plans to redo the highway further north at some point after this is done. So I'll have to look forward to construction for...ever. The only thing I'm wondering about is they are building the Golden Gate bridge over a creek apparently. Building up the highway about two feet in a area that I'm pretty sure hasn't flooded even when there was flooding in other areas.
Jacksonville is officially 49% complete. The James street bridge is due to open by the end of the month which should help a great deal. It's been very slow going because of all the utilities that had to be moved and moving over the outer roads. I knew that was going to be a job to do all that. Years ago they were talking like they would have to buy out a lot of businesses to make it happen. It appears to me they didn't do that at all...those businesses will just have a freeway in their face. Super. Bridge work at Vandenberg (AFB exit) has slowed but I think they are focusing on the lanes leading to it while they have good weather maybe? Not sure these road crews think that far ahead. Traffic getting into town in the morning can suck at times...when taking that Vandenberg exit and turning left onto the outer road people coming from Toneyville (aka Jabot) were not honoring the white stop stripe and were rolling thru and then honoring the light 30 yards later preventing highway traffic from turning left on their green light. Fucking morons. I've been taking the James street SB exit and driving down John Harden to the loop back to TP White and moving back up to James street driving 3 miles to go 1 but you don't have to stop but like once during this time. I'll take it.
I'm somewhat optimistic that the construction thru Jacksonville will pick up on the back half of this project. A lot of the slow and hard stuff is already done. They'll be a bridge added for Gregory street (near the old Sizzler) spanning over to in front of Harbor Freight and that's going to make traveling thru Jacksonville a lot nicer.
Tropical storm Milton just kinda popped up and all of a sudden it'll be a Cat 5 when it hits Florida.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 04, 2024, 09:59 PMThey are still working on that bridge???
It's been at least 3 years since I have gone through there and they were working on it then.
I think I-40 just outside Memphis into West Memphis is longest consecutive running construction zones in the world.
Milton just increased to category 4. Mandatory evacuations starting...storm surges up to 9 feet expected.
Da fuck
https://x.com/neurospark/status/1843323939252248741?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Isn't Steve Jackson living smack in the middle of Florida where this thing will come through!
He's a dick, but he's a good dick. I hope he's alright.
CAT 6? Someone's about to turn HAARP up to 11.
I was looking for a local storm update found this
https://www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurricane-season/live-updates-hurricane-milton-strengthens-into-cat-3-florida-prepares-for-evacuations/3436857/
milton will have to maneuver around a couple of peaks before he hits land
Quote from: buff2.0 on Oct 07, 2024, 12:13 PMHe's a dick, but he's a good dick. I hope he's alright.
CAT 6? Someone's about to turn HAARP up to 11.
They already have. They adjusted on that over the weekend.
Quote from: RedRiverHog on Oct 07, 2024, 12:23 PMThey already have. They adjusted on that over the weekend.
The only other explanation is the weakening of the magnetic shield is having a dramatic worsening effect on weather. It's kind of late to have a hurricane period, much less a Cat "6".
Apparently, right after Milton, Nadine will be strengthening up and nail south Florida.
Quote from: aaron on Oct 07, 2024, 12:42 PMApparently, right after Milton, Nadine will be strengthening up and nail south Florida.
Look at the bright side, maybe it will at least destroy Disney world and I won't have to go when my grandson is old enough. :)
https://x.com/bgatesisapyscho/status/1843357020805795945?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
That is what it left of hurricane Kirk, it is considered post tropical now.
This is not uncommon at all. Most weaken to just a storm system by the time they make it to Europe.
This aint the first time.
Milton pressure nearly down to Katrina levels
Quote from: buff2.0 on Oct 07, 2024, 12:13 PMHe's a dick, but he's a good dick. I hope he's alright.
CAT 6? Someone's about to turn HAARP up to 11.
Florida a red state bro. Fuck them R's.
I guess I'm late to the game or behind. When did we start going above Cat 5? Cat 5 was always rip your face off/drown hurricane. Is Cat 6 hell and brimstone?
Quote from: Hognrock on Oct 07, 2024, 05:25 PMI guess I'm late to the game or behind. When did we start going above Cat 5? Cat 5 was always rip your face off/drown hurricane. Is Cat 6 hell and brimstone?
Cat 6 is still hypothetical but this storm miiight push the limits of what they thought a Cat 5 was capable of.
Nah. Camille wasn't the biggest but still holds the record for strongest recorded wind speed at nearly 200 mph. That was 55 years ago.
Not sure we could measure hurricane winds like that too much before.
Damn. My buddy's in-laws live in Tampa. Hope they get the hell out
Quote from: Hognrock on Oct 07, 2024, 06:10 PMDamn. My buddy's in-laws live in Tampa. Hope they get the hell out
The need to now.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Oct 07, 2024, 04:26 PMMilton pressure nearly down to Katrina levels
I read this morning it dropped like 35 mbar in an hour or something like that. Not sure of the number but it was crazy.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Oct 07, 2024, 04:53 PMFlorida a red state bro. Fuck them R's.
42 of 48 counties have in Carolina we red. ~500K voted Trump last time to ~100K Biden.
Most of those counties are wiped off the map now.
Quote from: Hognrock on Oct 07, 2024, 06:10 PMDamn. My buddy's in-laws live in Tampa. Hope they get the hell out
my client called today hey left and went to tn to get away. His house is gonna take a direct hit. How many woopiggers we have down in FL right now?
Quote from: BASS on Oct 07, 2024, 05:51 PMNah. Camille wasn't the biggest but still holds the record for strongest recorded wind speed at nearly 200 mph. That was 55 years ago.
Not sure we could measure hurricane winds like that too much before.
Camille flooded out the Appalachians too. It was more up in Virginia I think.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 07, 2024, 06:57 PMmy client called today hey left and went to tn to get away. His house is gonna take a direct hit. How many woopiggers we have down in FL right now?
I know we've got one. Can't remember exactly where he's at. Everybody is getting out down there.
I'm thinking about grabbing my board and heading down. Probably not many years left for me to do it.
Quote from: RedRiverHog on Oct 07, 2024, 06:51 PMThe need to now.
They're leaving at 4 this morning to come to TN. They typically ride most of them out but follow the guidance of the locals that have lived there forever. They're all leaving so they are too
Quote from: Hognrock on Oct 07, 2024, 08:01 PMThey're leaving at 4 this morning to come to TN. They typically ride most of them out but follow the guidance of the locals that have lived there forever. They're all leaving so they are too
I would take the morons on the road into consideration and leave as early as possible.
Quote from: Lurk on Oct 07, 2024, 08:48 PMI would take the morons on the road into consideration and leave as early as possible.
That's why they're leaving in the wee hours. Who knows if it's the right time.
I'm in Oldsmar where they are predicting a 10-15' storm surge. FML
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 07, 2024, 10:33 PMI'm in Oldsmar where they are predicting a 10-15' storm surge. FML
Prayers for you and all the other piggas in Florida
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 07, 2024, 10:33 PMI'm in Oldsmar where they are predicting a 10-15' storm surge. FML
are you staying or have moved inland north? Prayers
https://x.com/atensnut/status/1843550308317765919?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Lolz looks like she needs to stfu. DeSantis isn't playing politics he's doing his job. Why on earth would he take her call? What is she gonna do? She's not the president and has no role in this. She is clearly trying to use this because she's losing and that 60 min interview proves how awful she is
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 07, 2024, 10:33 PMI'm in Oldsmar where they are predicting a 10-15' storm surge. FML
Good luck, buddy.
https://x.com/claytravis/status/1843692185994309766?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 07, 2024, 10:33 PMI'm in Oldsmar where they are predicting a 10-15' storm surge. FML
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 07, 2024, 10:33 PMI'm in Oldsmar where they are predicting a 10-15' storm surge. FML
Prayers.
And people worry about commercial turbulence
https://x.com/NOAA_HurrHunter/status/1843706785401843941
I'm still on the East Coast (Palm Beach County) and shouldn't get much above Tropical Storm winds. But they just adjusted the forecast track more south, so I'm staying on my toes.
I'm REALLY concerned about the Tampa - St. Pete area. They are going to get a direct hit this time. The glancing blow from Helene was bad enough.
Oh and whoever said it's too late for a hurricane is off base. The season "officially" goes until November 1 and there is almost always the most activity from mid-September to mid-October.
Yeah, October is one of the most active hurricane months
My house in WPB got hit in December of '05. I had just moved to Cleveland in November and was 2 weeks away from closing. October is still peak hurricane season.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Oct 08, 2024, 04:50 PMI'm still on the East Coast (Palm Beach County) and shouldn't get much above Tropical Storm winds. But they just adjusted the forecast track more south, so I'm staying on my toes.
I'm REALLY concerned about the Tampa - St. Pete area. They are going to get a direct hit this time. The glancing blow from Helene was bad enough.
Oh and whoever said it's too late for a hurricane is off base. The season "officially" goes until November 1 and there is almost always the most activity from mid-September to mid-October.
[/quotyou we're Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Oct 08, 2024, 04:50 PMI'm still on the East Coast (Palm Beach County) and shouldn't get much above Tropical Storm winds. But they just adjusted the forecast track more south, so I'm staying on my toes.
I'm REALLY concerned about the Tampa - St. Pete area. They are going to get a direct hit this time. The glancing blow from Helene was bad enough.
Oh and whoever said it's too late for a hurricane is off base. The season "officially" goes until November 1 and there is almost always the most activity from mid-September to mid-October.
You were the one I was thinking of when Swahili asked. Be safe brother
Heard the gov sent electric chainsaws to areas impacted by the hurricane. ::)
https://notthebee.com/article/government-sends-electric-chainsaws-to-community-without-electricity
Just carry a solar panel, duh
Quote from: Hognrock on Oct 08, 2024, 09:05 PMYou were the one I was thinking of when Swahili asked. Be safe brother
Thanks.
Also I realized I typed it wrong above. Hurricane season goes to November 30.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 08, 2024, 09:28 AMare you staying or have moved inland north? Prayers
We evacuated to my sister's house in TN, traffic was a frkn nightmare. Took almost 18 hrs to get here. Now I need alcohol
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 09, 2024, 09:30 AMWe evacuated to my sister's house in TN, traffic was a frkn nightmare. Took almost 18 hrs to get here. Now I need alcohol
Glad you're safe.
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 09, 2024, 09:30 AMWe evacuated to my sister's house in TN, traffic was a frkn nightmare. Took almost 18 hrs to get here. Now I need alcohol
Glad you made it. In a way I'm glad traffic was so bad. That means more people were evacuating.
This doesn't look good.
https://x.com/ChuckCallesto/status/1844028002017194247
https://x.com/0xWave/status/1843591864546648147 (https://x.com/0xWave/status/1843591864546648147)
Oh now Biden and Kamala are doing a presser on misinformation on the storms. These folks suck everything that doesn't look good it's misinformation
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 09, 2024, 11:50 AMOh now Biden and Kamala are doing a presser on misinformation on the storms. These folks suck everything that doesn't look good it's misinformation
The Dem's memo to all the news outlets obviously went out yesterday, maybe the day before. "Say everything bad is "Misinformation"-- even the way they ask questions"
The press picked right up on it.
I'm surprised the hurricanes haven't been named Trump, Don Jr, and Jan 6.
Quote from: Texzilla on Oct 09, 2024, 02:09 PMI'm surprised the hurricanes haven't been named Trump, Don Jr, and Jan 6.
"This tornado is running through SW Florida like Jan 6 insurrectionists through our nation's Capital "
Back to the studio.
Is this all because that guy still refuses to eat the dog shit?
https://x.com/Ri_S_OB/status/1844069455212708295
The one shred of better news is that this thing is moving quite a bit faster than expected. Maybe it won't hover too long. They really don't need it over there.
I'm going to be spared more than we thought. It's blowing maybe 30 with some higher gusts at my house, which is like nothing compared to the main event.
Our primary threat will be tornados, but even most of that activity will stay closer to the northeast quadrant of the storm.
You're going to stick your head out the door tonight and get hit in the face by a tornado tarpon.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Oct 09, 2024, 06:20 PMThe one shred of better news is that this thing is moving quite a bit faster than expected. Maybe it won't hover too long. They really don't need it over there.
I'm going to be spared more than we thought. It's blowing maybe 30 with some higher gusts at my house, which is like nothing compared to the main event.
Our primary threat will be tornados, but even most of that activity will stay closer to the northeast quadrant of the storm.
Stay safe. I hope it passes quickly.
Good luck to all you down there.
I learned today that united rental has one of our 2 meg generators sitting on the coast in Tampa bay. The thing is probably worth more than our house so hopefully they get it squared away in time.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Oct 09, 2024, 07:40 PMGood luck to all you down there.
I learned today that united rental has one of our 2 meg generators sitting on the coast in Tampa bay. The thing is probably worth more than our house so hopefully they get it squared away in time.
Onan?
holy cow....
https://x.com/aaronjayjack/status/1844180752252228056
https://x.com/jasonadamswfts/status/1844211275439784196?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
https://x.com/drericding/status/1844018960322441598?
Watch this. Pretty incredible.
Quote from: jdcatty on Oct 09, 2024, 10:20 PMhttps://x.com/drericding/status/1844018960322441598?
Watch this. Pretty incredible.
That's from Hurricane Ian in Ft. Myers.
Ooof
https://x.com/DaddyDimmuTv/status/1844301258678731221?t=4jY6o3uIp1Q_QhljdKY0Rw&s=19 (https://x.com/DaddyDimmuTv/status/1844301258678731221?t=4jY6o3uIp1Q_QhljdKY0Rw&s=19)
Lieutenant Dan survived!
https://x.com/hodgetwins/status/1844362519386914998
You can't defeat Florida Man.
I really need an update on this house.
https://x.com/reignofglitter/status/1843801419343901115
Quote from: Spiderham on Oct 10, 2024, 01:11 PMYou can't defeat Florida Man.
I really need an update on this house.
https://x.com/reignofglitter/status/1843801419343901115
Ok. Found it. Roof held. Next project: Sea wall. IMG_2335.jpeg
photoshop :D
I used duck tape to seal off my doors in true FL man fashion. Luckily we only got a few feet of surge.
Im gonna be a fanboy for just a second. Grown in America, made in America, to help Americans.
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Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 11, 2024, 03:01 PMI used duck tape to seal off my doors in true FL man fashion. Luckily we only got a few feet of surge.
You are a lucky duct.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Oct 12, 2024, 02:34 PMYou are a lucky duct.
Very! And it wasn't even surge, just flooding from the 12-14" of rain we got overnight. I still don't have power though, so going to give it another day before heading back south.
No a storm but a huge fire in Rogers this afternoon
Have pics but no idea how to post them
Man we could see the smoke all the way down here...
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Oct 11, 2024, 03:01 PMI used duck tape to seal off my doors in true FL man fashion. Luckily we only got a few feet of surge.
:borat:
Quote from: Hogslobber on Oct 16, 2024, 09:02 PMNo a storm but a huge fire in Rogers this afternoon
Have pics but no idea how to post them
Marck recycling center. That thing burned for hours, huge plume of black smoke spreading out all over Benton county.
It was 80 here yesterday and they are expecting snow in the mountains tomorrow and 49 degree high here with rain on Saturday
It was 36 here this morning. Felt great. Think it will be back to the mid 80s next week though.
Was 68 when I left work yesterday. Was 100 the day before.
We will be in Estes Park later next week. Hope the cold weather sticks around!
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 17, 2024, 01:48 PMWas 68 when I left work yesterday. Was 100 the day before.
We will be in Estes Park later next week. Hope the cold weather sticks around!
they will have snow this weekend up there but it will be almost 70 up there next weekend and sunny. I sorry
I'm a big fan of the snow. It is pretty. Also, I want to see something other than Golden.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 17, 2024, 01:59 PMI'm a big fan of the snow. It is pretty. Also, I want to see something other than Golden.
there should be plenty of elk roaming the streets this time of the year. Bit too late for leaf peeping
Where are you staying. I'd advise against the Stanley. For $500 plus a night they don't even have a bell boy to take your bags to your room. We've also done cabins closer to the park on the river and alpine trail ridge inn which we loved.
No clue. Wife planned it all. We are heading to TN in the morning and staying in Townsend. Hopefully that gets us the leaf seeing fix. Flying to Denver on Tuesday until Friday I think. We will be the Estes area for a few days and that is about all I know.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 17, 2024, 02:33 PMNo clue. Wife planned it all. We are heading to TN in the morning and staying in Townsend. Hopefully that gets us the leaf seeing fix. Flying to Denver on Tuesday until Friday I think. We will be the Estes area for a few days and that is about all I know.
I just was down at the gorge last weekend it was beautiful. But as usual be ready to be disappointed at all the tourist crappy restaurants these small towns have to offer. It's always underwhelming. I will say check out Oscar Blues in Lyon....sometimes they have decent music playing but all they have is burger type food
According to an email confirmation we are staying at Aspen Winds on Fall River Tuesday - Thursday. She elected to not book a room at Stanley.
Looking at the what someone else told her it is appears we may get involved in some or all of the following:
In town - Poppys. If it's a nice day, ask for a table outside by the river
Near town - Rock Inn Tavern You get the mountain "vibe" here (locals) & they usually have live music - great steaks & hamburgers too!
Pizza - Antonios, across the street from the Estes Park Ark store
Breakfast & Lunch - Notch Top (in the Safeway shopping center region)
BBQ - Smokin' Daves, 820 Moraine Avenue. There is a second location inside the Estes 18 hole golf course too that's never as busy.
Lilly Lake, Eagle Plume Indian Trading Post, St. Malo Catholic Church.
Bear Lake, Spargue Lake, Alluvial Fan, Endo Valley Picnic Area, Alberta Falls.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 17, 2024, 03:35 PMAccording to an email confirmation we are staying at Aspen Winds on Fall River Tuesday - Thursday. She elected to not book a room at Stanley.
Looking at the what someone else told her it is appears we may get involved in some or all of the following:
In town - Poppys. If it's a nice day, ask for a table outside by the river
Near town - Rock Inn Tavern You get the mountain "vibe" here (locals) & they usually have live music - great steaks & hamburgers too!
Pizza - Antonios, across the street from the Estes Park Ark store
Breakfast & Lunch - Notch Top (in the Safeway shopping center region)
BBQ - Smokin' Daves, 820 Moraine Avenue. There is a second location inside the Estes 18 hole golf course too that's never as busy.
Lilly Lake, Eagle Plume Indian Trading Post, St. Malo Catholic Church.
Bear Lake, Spargue Lake, Alluvial Fan, Endo Valley Picnic Area, Alberta Falls.
I've only been to rock inn mountain for drinks and live entertainment.
Oh mama rose's came highly recommended last time we were there...I'd probably hit it again as it's decent Italian for middle of nowhere.
I hate poppy's. It's always overcrowded with tourists and no help so expect to have shitty service. They do have an outdoor area by the river which is nice but I'd pass.
They have a post chicken and beer there now but that place has gone downhill here so no clue what it's like there.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 17, 2024, 03:35 PMAccording to an email confirmation we are staying at Aspen Winds on Fall River Tuesday - Thursday. She elected to not book a room at Stanley.
Looking at the what someone else told her it is appears we may get involved in some or all of the following:
In town - Poppys. If it's a nice day, ask for a table outside by the river
Near town - Rock Inn Tavern You get the mountain "vibe" here (locals) & they usually have live music - great steaks & hamburgers too!
Pizza - Antonios, across the street from the Estes Park Ark store
Breakfast & Lunch - Notch Top (in the Safeway shopping center region)
BBQ - Smokin' Daves, 820 Moraine Avenue. There is a second location inside the Estes 18 hole golf course too that's never as busy.
Lilly Lake, Eagle Plume Indian Trading Post, St. Malo Catholic Church.
Bear Lake, Spargue Lake, Alluvial Fan, Endo Valley Picnic Area, Alberta Falls.
Not sure if it's still there, but just behind McDonald's is a place called "you need pie". Best breakfast for the money around.
Also, brunch at the Stanley is fantastic, but I agree...fuck a haunted ass $500 room.
Also, the restaurant at the Visitor center on Fall River just before the entrance...pretty damn good food (walleye and elk both fantastic)and the back patio/porch is as good a place to sit and enjoy a meal anywhere around.
:thumb_up: :thumb_up: :thumb_up:
Thank for the tips.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Oct 17, 2024, 08:51 PMNot sure if it's still there, but just behind McDonald's is a place called "you need pie". Best breakfast for the money around.
Also, brunch at the Stanley is fantastic, but I agree...fuck a haunted ass $500 room.
Also, the restaurant at the Visitor center on Fall River just before the entrance...pretty damn good food (walleye and elk both fantastic)and the back patio/porch is as good a place to sit and enjoy a meal anywhere around.
Its not even haunted it's all bullshit. Also they charge $500 at the Stanley and it doesn't even have ac in summer. Fuck that noise. Also the fact that you have to constantly have rando tourists taking up all the parking and wondering through the hotel is annoying.
20 years ago I remember going to rested park and the entire Mexican restaurant we went to was run by Russians. It was awful and they refused to give us ice in our drinks. We soon came to learn throughout our family trip all over Colorado the Russians had invaded the state tourism and were working every restaurant in tourist towns
Our friend said don't eat Mexican in that area. Wait until we get back to Texas.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 18, 2024, 08:36 AMOur friend said don't eat Mexican in that area. Wait until we get back to Texas.
Worst Mexican food I ever had was at a place in downtown Estes Park. By far.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Oct 18, 2024, 09:03 AMWorst Mexican food I ever had was at a place in downtown Estes Park. By far.
probably the same place. Imo most of the tourist mountain towns around Colorado have sub par food. Estes park being one of the biggest culprits although they have slowly gotten some more selections.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 18, 2024, 09:11 AMprobably the same place. Imo most of the tourist mountain towns around Colorado have sub par food. Estes park being one of the biggest culprits although they have slowly gotten some more selections.
Not that it's a mountain town I guess but I've been really disappoint with the food fare in Golden for sure.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 18, 2024, 09:13 AMNot that it's a mountain town I guess but I've been really disappoint with the food fare in Golden for sure.
I don't go to golden for food a lot but bonfire burritos everyone loves and there's always a line and it's just ok. It's a tourist town and thus doesn't have the best selections...a lot of those places have been there years. I go to golden for the breweries not the food.
I ate some pretty good Mexican food in Frisco, Co this past summer. Casa Sanchez, I believe was the name of the joint.
Could be that I was really hungry after a hike, or my expectations were very low.
Quote from: pigtacular on Oct 18, 2024, 03:12 PMI ate some pretty good Mexican food in Frisco, Co this past summer. Casa Sanchez, I believe was the name of the joint.
Could be that I was really hungry after a hike, or my expectations were very low.
I've only eaten brunch there at Bread +Salt and it was decent.
On another note it's 55 and gloomy af here. But will be 80 here next week
We ate lunch one day in pagoda springs at a place called "the lost Cajun". It was lunch time and the only place we could walk in...turns out there's a reason. It was pretty much tv dinner Cajun garbage. The inside looked like someone had googled "what does a Louisiana restaurant look like" and went with the first three options. Lots of LSU crap, beads, football picks, alligator pics, associated swamp chicanery, and what I suspect were eastern bloc refugees just taking a swing at it. I ordered a bowl of gumbo, and I swear it was Campbell's tomato soup over a spoon full of rice with a couple pieces of kielbasa floating around ....0/10...would not recommend.
The ONLY redeeming quality was they had Mr. Pibb....which I didn't have, but my wife loves.
Finding anything decent in downtown Estes is kinda hard. The Mexican places are mostly shit. There's one on the east end, south side, can't remember the name, but it's pretty good. Actual Mexican type people working there...
Greetings from the Stanley Hotel. A few bottles of wine in.
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Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 22, 2024, 05:35 PMGreetings from the Stanley Hotel. A few bottles of wine in.
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That's hard to beat.
Last time I was there they had a pineapple margarita that was outstanding.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 22, 2024, 05:35 PMGreetings from the Stanley Hotel. A few bottles of wine in.
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You sunnva bitch. 👍
How is the food? Picked the best weekend weather wise to be up there
Just got back from the Tavern Inn. Food and drinks were good.
We enjoyed the drinks at the Stanley.
We dont have to eat at Smokin Dave's ever again. BBQ was okay.
Weather has been awesome. Cold but not too cold. Sunshine Been perfect really.
This guy lives in our front yard...
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And don't worry. I stayed 50 feet away and made sure the wife was between us.
We were there last the week before the Colorado St game. We stayed in some condos within sight of Stanley but walking distance to town. It was a nice spot. That weekend, a bear wandered into the Stanley lobby.
Loved Estes Park.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 22, 2024, 05:35 PMGreetings from the Stanley Hotel. A few bottles of wine in.
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Nice!!!
This asshole tried to intimidate us into staying in our of room this morning...
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I finally summoned the testosterone to slip by him. Tricky part was locking the door.
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Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 24, 2024, 01:40 PMI finally summoned the testosterone to slip by him. Tricky part was locking the door.
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it's always mid October and they're out everywhere up there
Should have invited him inside for a lovely salad.
I was trying my best to not be on some National Park Advertisement about staying clear of wild animals.
Well yeah but that particular one looks friendly.
I've long since decided that I am destined to die by attempting something like this and having it go terribly wrong. When I was 16 I petted a baby moose right in front of its mom, just to see what would happen... and I learned that moose are the chillest motherfuckers in the animal kingdom.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Oct 24, 2024, 07:24 PMWell yeah but that particular one looks friendly.
I've long since decided that I am destined to die by attempting something like this and having it go terribly wrong. When I was 16 I petted a baby moose right in front of its mom, just to see what would happen... and I learned that moose are the chillest motherfuckers in the animal kingdom.
I had never encountered a moose while hiking till a few years ago at st Mary's glacier...early hike and not a lot of people on the trail and I suddenly look over and two moose were to my left feeding in brush. I continue on as I ain't messin with that shit after getting a pic and next thing I know this dumbass hiking down had two dogs off leash who then chase after the moose and we never saw him again. I bet those dogs went all over chasing the moose.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Oct 24, 2024, 07:24 PMWell yeah but that particular one looks friendly.
I've long since decided that I am destined to die by attempting something like this and having it go terribly wrong. When I was 16 I petted a baby moose right in front of its mom, just to see what would happen... and I learned that moose are the chillest motherfuckers in the animal kingdom.
I can definetly see how retards get gored to death.
I was literally sliding down the side of the building 3 feet from that guy.
He looked at me with those big puppy dog eyes and I just wanted to reach out and pat his head.
Then he grunted ...
Then I moved really fast....
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 24, 2024, 07:48 PMI had never encountered a moose while hiking till a few years ago at st Mary's glacier...early hike and not a lot of people on the trail and I suddenly look over and two moose were to my left feeding in brush. I continue on as I ain't messin with that shit after getting a pic and next thing I know this dumbass hiking down had two dogs off leash who then chase after the moose and we never saw him again. I bet those dogs went all over chasing the moose.
That guy should be fucking shot and his dogs should have been rehomed.
I'm convinced all the animals here love humans. Driving through the country and pass a 10 point buck, huge spread, feeding on the side of the road. We were 6 feet away. He looks up, makes Betty Davis eyes at me, and goes back to grazing.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 24, 2024, 07:48 PMI had never encountered a moose while hiking till a few years ago at st Mary's glacier...early hike and not a lot of people on the trail and I suddenly look over and two moose were to my left feeding in brush. I continue on as I ain't messin with that shit after getting a pic and next thing I know this dumbass hiking down had two dogs off leash who then chase after the moose and we never saw him again. I bet those dogs went all over chasing the moose.
I once gave a deer a Certs in Cades Cove. Also saw a bear slap a guy and a whole bunch of blues hairs run for their live. All in the same afternoon.
I was traveling through Yellowstone with a buddy late one afternoon when we came upon a line of stopped cars. We asked what was going on and someone said that a herd of bison were coming down the road.
I thought that was pretty cool until it occurred to me that I was on a motorcycle.
Lol
Here is tonight's picture...just realized there are two elk in that picture.
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Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 24, 2024, 09:14 PMHere is tonight's picture...just realized there are two elk in that picture.
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Those guys seem right at home.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 24, 2024, 08:19 PMI'm convinced all the animals here love humans. Driving through the country and pass a 10 point buck, huge spread, feeding on the side of the road. We were 6 feet away. He looks up, makes Betty Davis eyes at me, and goes back to grazing.
I wouldn't try that during the rut.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 24, 2024, 08:19 PMI'm convinced all the animals here love humans. Driving through the country and pass a 10 point buck, huge spread, feeding on the side of the road. We were 6 feet away. He looks up, makes Betty Davis eyes at me, and goes back to grazing.
When we were there over ten years ago a woman was killed by a cow elk. The poor lady walked out of her apartment and happened to come between the momma and her baby elk.
On Trail Ridge Road at one of the picnic areas we had one come up to us begging for food while we were eating lunch.
Elk up there are about at numerous as squirrels in my neighborhood.
Quote from: Spiderham on Oct 24, 2024, 08:29 PMI once gave a deer a Certs in Cades Cove. Also saw a bear slap a guy and a whole bunch of blues hairs run for their live. All in the same afternoon.
How were his antlers? Pressed?
Was fishing on the Arkansas River outside of Salida, Colorado back in August and had this young male moose sneak up on me at about 30 yards. Scared me shitless for a second, but was a great punctuation mark on a good fishing trip.moose.jpg
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 24, 2024, 01:40 PMI finally summoned the testosterone to slip by him. Tricky part was locking the door.
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I will give you $100 to rub a little doe urine on yourself, and then bend over and fumble with the lock on the door for a few minutes. But, your wife has to film it.
Quote from: Pigproquo on Oct 25, 2024, 09:32 AMWas fishing on the Arkansas River outside of Salida, Colorado back in August and had this young male moose sneak up on me at about 30 yards. Scared me shitless for a second, but was a great punctuation mark on a good fishing trip.moose.jpg
that's interesting...usually the moose tend to stay further north up near Walden on the west side of Estes and trickle down to just north of say Idaho springs...you don't hear as much about them being that far south. I was shocked I saw one in st Mary's glacier area
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 25, 2024, 09:41 AMthat's interesting...usually the moose tend to stay further north up near Walden on the west side of Estes and trickle down to just north of say Idaho springs...you don't hear as much about them being that far south. I was shocked I saw one in st Mary's glacier area
I texted that pic and a short video to the guide I'd fished with the day before. He said the same thing, moose don't get down in the Arkansas River Valley that often. However, the numbers of HUGE mule deer I saw in the city limits of Salida and Buena Vista was crazy!
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Oct 25, 2024, 09:36 AMI will give you $100 to rub a little doe urine on yourself, and then bend over and fumble with the lock on the door for a few minutes. But, your wife has to film it.
That video of the guy getting his ass stomped was a fafo moment.
https://youtu.be/LNHguoz6FJ8
Quote from: Pigproquo on Oct 25, 2024, 09:44 AMI texted that pic and a short video to the guide I'd fished with the day before. He said the same thing, moose don't get down in the Arkansas River Valley that often. However, the numbers of HUGE mule deer I saw in the city limits of Salida and Buena Vista was crazy!
I was driving that highway along that river 15 years ago (at least) when we came around a curve and found a mini-van which had hit a big mule deer about 5 minutes earlier. It apparently jumped into the road from a ledge about 10 feet up. The deer was dead, and the minivan was totaled. Some poor guy was laying in the road and he looked bad. Help had already stopped, so I didn't. But it was a damn mess.
Quote from: Pigproquo on Oct 25, 2024, 09:44 AMI texted that pic and a short video to the guide I'd fished with the day before. He said the same thing, moose don't get down in the Arkansas River Valley that often. However, the numbers of HUGE mule deer I saw in the city limits of Salida and Buena Vista was crazy!
yep super rare...I was even told it's rare that they get down south if winter park area along 70 which is where I saw. There's about 3k of them and most often you find them up around Walden so that's awesome you saw one down there. Salida is so flat in that valley I wouldn't expect them to be so out in the open and more in dense woods but he'll occasionally you have crazy moose chasing skiers during ski season on a mountain
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Oct 25, 2024, 09:36 AMI will give you $100 to rub a little doe urine on yourself, and then bend over and fumble with the lock on the door for a few minutes. But, your wife has to film it.
Would be another normal day for him.
Quote from: Jostlyn mcCocksack on Oct 25, 2024, 08:12 AMHow were his antlers? Pressed?
I stayed away from him, he'll rip your lungs out JimI'd like to meet his tailor
Quote from: hit_that_line on Oct 25, 2024, 10:46 AMWould be another normal day for him.
Shhh. People who have moved out of their parents house and have been somewhere other than Garland County are talking.
Quote from: Pigproquo on Oct 25, 2024, 09:32 AMWas fishing on the Arkansas River outside of Salida, Colorado back in August and had this young male moose sneak up on me at about 30 yards. Scared me shitless for a second, but was a great punctuation mark on a good fishing trip.[url="https://www.woopig.org/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=7945;type=preview;file"]moose.jpg[/url]
That's a great picture. Would have like to see some Moosen on this trip.
I think the plural is 'meese'
Quote from: buff2.0 on Oct 25, 2024, 10:27 PMI think the plural is 'meese'
Not if you're talking about a flock.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 25, 2024, 10:45 AMyep super rare...I was even told it's rare that they get down south if winter park area along 70 which is where I saw. There's about 3k of them and most often you find them up around Walden so that's awesome you saw one down there. Salida is so flat in that valley I wouldn't expect them to be so out in the open and more in dense woods but he'll occasionally you have crazy moose chasing skiers during ski season on a mountain
I know they get pretty far south, but they like the elevation....the first one I ever saw was just outside lake city, and that was 17 years ago.
There is a tornader headed towards Fayetteville.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Nov 04, 2024, 04:27 PMThere is a tornader headed towards Fayetteville.
Fayetteville going to stay undefeated against tornados. And still.
It is a rodeo in Rogers.
We have reason to be jumpy.
Well, dam
https://x.com/beingsobserver/status/1853593680461844707?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
SS, y'all get much snow in Denver? Mines closed campus today and the pictures I've seen, it appears that the snow apocalypse has hit.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Nov 08, 2024, 09:38 AMSS, y'all get much snow in Denver? Mines closed campus today and the pictures I've seen, it appears that the snow apocalypse has hit.
we got Wednesday into Thursday several inches. Took an hour yesterday to get into work which is only 10 miles away. Today I'm tempting in. Just started...they are predicting 7-14" here in Denver but I don't think they know. So far roads are clear in town but it's supposed to get worse as the day goes on and snow through tomorrow morn. I am over fucking snow
Well yeah, wouldn't want nerve damage
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 08, 2024, 10:15 AMwe got Wednesday into Thursday several inches. Took an hour yesterday to get into work which is only 10 miles away. Today I'm tempting in. Just started...they are predicting 7-14" here in Denver but I don't think they know. So far roads are clear in town but it's supposed to get worse as the day goes on and snow through tomorrow morn. I am over fucking snow
Sounds awesome to me.
Just bought Noah a new snowboard. Sounds like he is ready for the mountain.
To be young again...
Quote from: BleedinRed on Nov 08, 2024, 12:27 PMSounds awesome to me.
Just bought Noah a new snowboard. Sounds like he is ready for the mountain.
To be young again...
fuck the snow...and good luck trying to go up to the mountains to snow. People are stupid and don't drive with proper chains or tires so they just create chaos. Anytime in the winter it on average takes 4 hours to get to breck, winter park, ect. I don't bother anymore unless it's during the week.
It's awful here right now. Give me sun
Man, we are getting the best general rain we have had in SW Arkansas in months.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 08, 2024, 12:40 PMfuck the snow...and good luck trying to go up to the mountains to snow. People are stupid and don't drive with proper chains or tires so they just create chaos. Anytime in the winter it on average takes 4 hours to get to breck, winter park, ect. I don't bother anymore unless it's during the week.
It's awful here right now. Give me sun
Noah and some of the dorm mates are going to head up tomorrow. We'll see how long it takes them.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Nov 08, 2024, 06:34 PMNoah and some of the dorm mates are going to head up tomorrow. We'll see how long it takes them.
lisa fucking Hildago got this storm wrong. As of 5:30pm it's barely snowing and streets are clear. I swear these people get it wrong every time.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Nov 08, 2024, 06:34 PMNoah and some of the dorm mates are going to head up tomorrow. We'll see how long it takes them.
Don't know if they still do, but they used to run a passenger train from Denver to Winter Park just for day tripping skiers. It's not a very long ride because the train goes through/under the mountains through the Moffat tunnel. The west portal is literally in the middle of WP, and walking distance to Mary Jane.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Nov 08, 2024, 06:47 PMDon't know if they still do, but they used to run a passenger train from Denver to Winter Park just for day tripping skiers. It's not a very long ride because the train goes through/under the mountains through the Moffat tunnel. The west portal is literally in the middle of WP, and walking distance to Mary Jane.
they still have it and think it begins soon. Usually sells out every weekend
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 08, 2024, 06:50 PMthey still have it and think it begins soon. Usually sells out every weekend
I thought so but don't keep track anymore. I knew I could count on you to know anything truly relevant about the area.
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Isn't I-70 closed somewhere near there due to snow?
Quote from: Son of Spam on Nov 08, 2024, 06:53 PMIsn't I-70 closed somewhere near there due to snow?
out east in the plains by limon. Don't know about the mountains.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 08, 2024, 06:58 PMout east in the plains by limon. Don't know about the mountains.
They close that shit with a quickness and subsequently get it open pretty fucking quick as well.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Nov 08, 2024, 06:59 PMThey close that shit with a quickness and subsequently get it open pretty fucking quick as well.
not tonight they ain't. They had to bring the National guard in to pickup stranded passengers after it was shut down this morning. No hotels vacant out in the plans
https://www.facebook.com/sandy.reece.52/videos/912600453720229/
I-70
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 08, 2024, 07:24 PMnot tonight they ain't. They had to bring the National guard in to pickup stranded passengers after it was shut down this morning. No hotels vacant out in the plans
Do none of these people have a weather app?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 08, 2024, 06:44 PMlisa fucking Hildago got this storm wrong. As of 5:30pm it's barely snowing and streets are clear. I swear these people get it wrong every time.
When we lived there they were awful. We were supposed to get 6 inches. I flew to LA for a meeting. But the time I got to the hotel Denver got 2 feet and by morning it was 4 feet. Shut the city down. Airport was shut down for almost a week.
We were in Estes about 6 years ago for spring break with the girls and the night before we left coming home, it snowed 36" in Denver I think. Swahili will remember. We left Estes and took a two lane road out of Windsor for about 80-100 miles east and then went south to hit 70 somewhere west of limon. There were drifts on 70 over the tops of cars, but they had two lanes open both ways. When we got to Limon it was a lot shallower snow, like they might have gotten a few inches.
You know fuck these meteorologists. We had worse weather Thursday morning it didn't do shit yesterday or overnight. Nothing but light snow and then turned to rain. Stay home, don't get in the roads they said. Yeah fuck them
I lived in Longmont for a while and I remember how crazy the weather was in Colorado.
I actually saw my first tornado while at Denver airport.
Took an hour to get from Golden to Copper Mountain. Noah said it was a pretty easy drive. I had the jealousy.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Nov 09, 2024, 12:25 PMTook an hour to get from Golden to Copper Mountain. Noah said it was a pretty easy drive. I had the jealousy.
yeah this entire blizzard mega snow storm was a nothing burger. Fuck Lisa Hildago
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 09, 2024, 12:34 PMyeah this entire blizzard mega snow storm was a nothing burger. Fuck Lisa Hildago
Maybe for Denver, but 70 was closed and 40 outside albacrackie was also a parking lot...
Man WTF is going on here:
https://x.com/trumpgirllove/status/1856844961443954953?
https://x.com/MaxVelocityWX/status/1858935922735411481
Stop it with the weather fear mongering porn.
"Bomb Cyclone". Whatever, it's just a strong low pressure center of a Pacific storm that we get all the fucking time in fall and winter with a cold front behind it.
Quote from: BASS on Nov 19, 2024, 03:03 PMStop it with the weather fear mongering porn.
"Bomb Cyclone". Whatever, it's just a strong low pressure center of a Pacific storm that we get all the fucking time in fall and winter with a cold front behind it.
Not saying you are wrong, but once in a decade doesn't seem to be all the time:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/19/weather/bomb-cyclone-atmospheric-river-california-climate
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196244/bomb-cyclone-pacific-northwest
https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2024-11-18-bomb-cyclone-atmospheric-river-california-oregon-washington
Quote from: HawgHazard on Nov 19, 2024, 03:23 PMNot saying you are wrong, but once in a decade doesn't seem to be all the time:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/19/weather/bomb-cyclone-atmospheric-river-california-climate
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196244/bomb-cyclone-pacific-northwest
https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2024-11-18-bomb-cyclone-atmospheric-river-california-oregon-washington
we've had these twice since I've lived in Denver they aren't special it's common now
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 19, 2024, 03:27 PMwe've had these twice since I've lived in Denver they aren't special it's common now
Now? What changed?
So the snow apocalypse is coming but probably not to Arkansas. All the weather nerds are hard over this storm is all I know. Oh yeah and it's looking like it's gonna get fucking cold in about a week to ten days.
Cold in January? Greta Thuneberg was right! Climate change!
Quote from: Texzilla on Jan 04, 2025, 07:35 PMCold in January? Greta Thuneberg was right! Climate change!
How DARE YOU!
wtf weather y'all reading? Yall ain't getting no snow or ice. Kansas City though may be fucked
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 04, 2025, 08:57 PMwtf weather y'all reading? Yall ain't getting no snow or ice. Kansas City though may be fucked
Who is this y'all? We getting 5-8 inches here.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 04, 2025, 08:57 PMwtf weather y'all reading? Yall ain't getting no snow or ice. Kansas City though may be fucked
I identify as a Missourian now by virtue of my graduation status from the estimated Lee's Summit North.
Therefore "we" are getting snow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49nNsTMVAdk
Temp has dropped 30+ degrees here since 4:00
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 05, 2025, 07:46 PMTemp has dropped 30+ degrees here since 4:00
It was 63 when we left Hot Springs this afternoon headed to Texarkana. When we got to Texarkana, it was 49. It's now 32.
Arkansas weather.
And that wind ain't no joke. Just took the trash down and my eyes looked like a waterfall.
There's a thin layer of dry snow on College, with couple of wrecks.
Snow on township hill in fayettenam
*edit* I'm not smart enough to attach a photo
We got around 3" of powder here in my spot in Virginia this evening, then it stopped.
Another 1-2" inches of sleet and snow forecasted overnight on top of that.
Tomorrows high is 29, then overnight lows of around 20. The sledding over the next few days at my place is gonna be epic.
Can't say I miss it this morning
https://x.com/NoaDalzell/status/1875952276772422105
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 06, 2025, 07:01 AMCan't say I miss it this morning
https://x.com/NoaDalzell/status/1875952276772422105
It is a different kind of cold up north. I am colder here just north of Memphis at 38 degrees than I was the whole time in Antarctica. It was a very dry cold there. I think it is the same in some places up north. That moisture in the air makes a difference.
We are supposed to get a big snow storm tonight into tomorrow. Looks like our snow will then impact y'all later in the week on Thursday or Friday
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 06, 2025, 07:01 AMCan't say I miss it this morning
https://x.com/NoaDalzell/status/1875952276772422105
You get out to OKC and west of that there will always be a 30 kph wind out of the north this time of year.
Did OBC in the winter at Ft. Sill. My friend said, "You know I'm from Montana, but it gets pretty danged cold here."
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 06, 2025, 08:18 AMIt is a different kind of cold up north. I am colder here just north of Memphis at 38 degrees than I was the whole time in Antarctica. It was a very dry cold there. I think it is the same in some places up north. That moisture in the air makes a difference.
I got back from England a couple of weeks ago, and I was miserably cold when we were outside. You can almost drink the fucking air. It was mid-30's to low 40's, and I came back with a case of pneumonia.
We should get 3-6" overnight. Hopefully this is a horrible storm so I don't have to come into work in the morning
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 06, 2025, 12:37 PMYou get out to OKC and west of that there will always be a 30 kph wind out of the north this time of year.
Did OBC in the winter at Ft. Sill. My friend said, "You know I'm from Montana, but it gets pretty danged cold here."
This is America, Jack. I didn't know you were a commie. Its all adding up now.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 06, 2025, 12:37 PMYou get out to OKC and west of that there will always be a 30 kph wind out of the north this time of year.
Did OBC in the winter at Ft. Sill. My friend said, "You know I'm from Montana, but it gets pretty danged cold here."
I lived in Gonzales, LA, for a while way back when. We left there one day to fly to Chicago. It was 36 degrees in Gonzales and you would freeze your ass off. We got to Chicago. The high that day was 7 degrees and there were snow flurries. I actually had to take some of the clothes I was wearing off because it was so warm. I wore long John's, jeans, a sweater, and light jacket the whole time I was there and was comfortable. I would have frozen to death back in LA wearing that little.
We literally got an email from a nearby dental office today that said they would be closed Thursday and Friday due to the impending storm.
Gonna miss this house when we move. From the top of the driveway to the bottom is around 1/4 of a mile, and about a 400' elevation change.
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Quote from: TC on Jan 06, 2025, 04:31 PMGonna miss this house when we move. From the top of the driveway to the bottom is a little over an 1/8th of a mile, and about a 400' elevation change.
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Soooo jealous. I am like Buddy the Elf, I love the snow.
6-7 inches here in lovely Pasadena, MD. PXL_20250106_211009321.jpg
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 06, 2025, 04:50 PM6-7 inches here in lovely Pasadena, MD. PXL_20250106_211009321.jpg
Hope that is the AWD version.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 06, 2025, 03:21 PMThis is America, Jack. I didn't know you were a commie. Its all adding up now.
Well, the "k" is right above the "m" so blame Apple.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 06, 2025, 04:50 PM6-7 inches here in lovely Pasadena, MD. PXL_20250106_211009321.jpg
Damn. Keep that crap there. 😀
Quote from: pigtacular on Jan 06, 2025, 04:52 PMHope that is the AWD version.
Lol. It is, but we also have an AWD RX and a F350. The IS will be parked for a few days.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 06, 2025, 05:20 PMDamn. Keep that crap there. 😀
You saying you wouldn't take 7" right now?
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 06, 2025, 05:36 PMYou saying you wouldn't take 7" right now?
Uhhh, no. But I guess you would?
Just started here and dusting so far and expected not to stop till 10am tomorrow. I hope it's awful and I can't get out and can lay in bed tomorrow.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 06, 2025, 08:12 PMJust started here and dusting so far and expected not to stop till 10am tomorrow. I hope it's awful and I can't get out and can lay in bed tomorrow.
Second post about not wanting to go to work. You must not like your job or coworkers.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 06, 2025, 01:27 PMWe should get 3-6" overnight. Hopefully this is a horrible storm so I don't have to come into work in the morning
Denver don't shut down until it's in feet.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jan 06, 2025, 08:50 PMSecond post about not wanting to go to work. You must not like your job or coworkers.
I like my coworkers, I like my job and I still hate coming to work. What does the math tell you on that?
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 07, 2025, 08:15 AMI like my coworkers, I like my job and I still hate coming to work. What does the math tell you on that?
I hate working from home but when it snows I wanna stay in my bed with the computer and only check emails. It's a bitch driving in and yet here I am....the snow started last night but was heaviest on the morning commute and assholes following in my tail the whole way.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 07, 2025, 08:35 AMI hate working from home but when it snows I wanna stay in my bed with the computer and only check emails. It's a bitch driving in and yet here I am....the snow started last night but was heaviest on the morning commute and assholes following in my tail the whole way.
The fact that you bitched about it twice lead me to believe you hated work. Why another post, then? Why comment on your own post!?
If it is just driving in the snow, fine. No one likes to drive in bad road conditons. I have done it with my family going skiing in Colorado. Not fun.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jan 07, 2025, 09:30 AMThe fact that you bitched about it twice lead me to believe you hated work. Why another post, then? Why comment on your own post!?
If it is just driving in the snow, fine. No one likes to drive in bad road conditons. I have done it with my family going skiing in Colorado. Not fun.
I don't hate my job quite the opposite but like the normal person I don't mind having a day off or not getting up at 6am to be in the office by 7am every day. That's the part that sucks
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 07, 2025, 09:33 AMI don't hate my job quite the opposite but like the normal person I don't mind having a day off or not getting up at 6am to be in the office by 7am every day. That's the part that sucks
Can confirm.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 07, 2025, 09:33 AMI don't hate my job quite the opposite but like the normal person I don't mind having a day off or not getting up at 6am to be in the office by 7am every day. That's the part that sucks
You have too many days off as is.
lol
It was supposed to be clear and 20 this morning in Central Arkansas. I went hunting and it was 29 and flurries at daylight.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 07, 2025, 08:15 AMI like my coworkers, I like my job and I still hate coming to work. What does the math tell you on that?
That you value your time outside of the workplace and that your work/life balance is skewed toward life or at least desire it to be. Me I'm pretty much on the clock 24/7 especially now that everyone retired on my ass and the job pool is filled with fucking semi-functional retards to take their places so I do more with less.
Quote from: animal on Jan 07, 2025, 12:51 PMthe job pool is filled with fucking semi-functional retards
...who have zero work ethic or desire to better their lives
I feel your pain.
Quote from: animal on Jan 07, 2025, 12:51 PMThat you value your time outside of the workplace and that your work/life balance is skewed toward life or at least desire it to be. Me I'm pretty much on the clock 24/7 especially now that everyone retired on my ass and the job pool is filled with fucking semi-functional retards to take their places so I do more with less.
I am a fully functional retard, but for the right money I can pretend otherwise.
Screenshot 2025-01-07 at 18-33-38 WeatherStar 4000.png
I'm a nerd and found a 90s spoof of the Weather Channel called Weather Star 4000...so I've got it running as a docker container. Anyway it's neat.
Want to go even more nerd...
just type in your browser wttr.in
and it'll give very old school forecast graphics. If you go into your windows PowerShell or command line I think you have to type "Curl wttr.in"
You can tell it's been a while since Arkansas had decent snow. People are losing their minds about this one.
Admins already asking to not come to work on Thursday. Absolutely not!
Meanwhile L.A. is burning. You hate to see it.
DFW freaking out as media hypes the fact it's going to be 26 at 5 am. Might snow. Might not. I imagine Walmart has been stripped.
Sounds like they are trying to slow the roll a bit on this storm...though it still looks like it will be strong in Arkansas. Looking like it may stay a bit further south.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 08, 2025, 06:07 AMAdmins already asking to not come to work on Thursday. Absolutely not!
Their blood is on your hands Ebenezer.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 08, 2025, 07:26 AMTheir blood is on your hands Ebenezer.
All I said is be a fucking pro. You're expected to be here until the snow is an hour away.
Quote from: animal on Jan 07, 2025, 06:35 PMScreenshot 2025-01-07 at 18-33-38 WeatherStar 4000.png
I'm a nerd and found a 90s spoof of the Weather Channel called Weather Star 4000...so I've got it running as a docker container. Anyway it's neat.
Want to go even more nerd...
just type in your browser wttr.in
and it'll give very old school forecast graphics. If you go into your windows PowerShell or command line I think you have to type "Curl wttr.in"
That's awesome. I watched the weather channel all the time as a kid.
We had 2" yesterday maybe 3 and everyone went to work. I remember the days of a flurry in the air and the ladies who all lived in saline co would be crying to management that they needed to leave or they'd die driving home. 🙄.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 08, 2025, 08:42 AMWe had 2" yesterday maybe 3 and everyone went to work. I remember the days of a flurry in the air and the ladies who all lived in saline co would be crying to management that they needed to leave or they'd die driving home. 🙄.
This made me chuckle.
Quote from: animal on Jan 07, 2025, 06:35 PMScreenshot 2025-01-07 at 18-33-38 WeatherStar 4000.png
I'm a nerd and found a 90s spoof of the Weather Channel called Weather Star 4000...so I've got it running as a docker container. Anyway it's neat.
Want to go even more nerd...
just type in your browser wttr.in
and it'll give very old school forecast graphics. If you go into your windows PowerShell or command line I think you have to type "Curl wttr.in"
Nice! Brings back memories of during my military career as a operations meteorologist and all the weather station CRT televisions had the Weather Channel emblem burned into their screens.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 08, 2025, 05:55 AMYou can tell it's been a while since Arkansas had decent snow. People are losing their minds about this one.
My aunt is hoping for lots of snow. She loves it. I love it, but hate driving on it once it starts turning into ice.
Quote from: animal on Jan 07, 2025, 06:35 PMScreenshot 2025-01-07 at 18-33-38 WeatherStar 4000.png
I'm a nerd and found a 90s spoof of the Weather Channel called Weather Star 4000...so I've got it running as a docker container. Anyway it's neat.
Want to go even more nerd...
just type in your browser wttr.in
and it'll give very old school forecast graphics. If you go into your windows PowerShell or command line I think you have to type "Curl wttr.in"
My mom had that thing on during the morning when I was going to school. For a while they watched it more than anything else and almost had every tv in their house on the WC. Once it started showing shows instead just the weather, they stopped watching it.
I'm so old, I remember calling some number on my corded rotary phone to get the current temperature.
Quote from: Ray Zorback on Jan 08, 2025, 09:29 AMI'm so old, I remember calling some number on my corded rotary phone to get the current temperature.
Yep! The local bank always had time and temperature.
As a kid growing up in Conway, I would dial that thing every 15 minutes when snow was in the forecast to see if it was dropping below freezing.
Quote from: FNG on Jan 08, 2025, 09:51 AMYep! The local bank always had time and temperature.
As a kid growing up in Conway, I would dial that thing every 15 minutes when snow was in the forecast to see if it was dropping below freezing.
We always used 376-8111. That number is burned into my brain.
Jonesboro already prepping roads
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 08, 2025, 09:56 AMJonesboro already prepping roads
They started doing this on Monday down here.
Quote from: FNG on Jan 08, 2025, 09:51 AMYep! The local bank always had time and temperature.
As a kid growing up in Conway, I would dial that thing every 15 minutes when snow was in the forecast to see if it was dropping below freezing.
327-7791 Around Christmas, Santa would answer and tell you the time and temperature.
Kroger is going to look like a Mad Max scene tomorrow.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 08, 2025, 11:07 AMKroger is going to look like a Mad Max scene tomorrow.
Our local one just outside Memphis already looks like one.
On the phone # for weather, JAM-JAM1 for the 901 peeps.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 08, 2025, 11:07 AMKroger is going to look like a Mad Max scene tomorrow.
you should probably go tonight. Or today. I don't understand why people rush to the store..:do you think you'll be stranded for a week and do you have no food on hand. Usually snow weather people over eat like pigs
Quote from: arreferee on Jan 08, 2025, 10:58 AM327-7791 Around Christmas, Santa would answer and tell you the time and temperature.
Pretty sure ours was 521-TIME.
One of the admins just said likely won't be able to make it in Monday either. My patience is wearing thin.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 08, 2025, 12:28 PMOne of the admins just said likely won't be able to make it in Monday either. My patience is wearing thin.
Wait, Woopig is going to shut down for snow?
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 08, 2025, 12:28 PMOne of the admins just said likely won't be able to make it in Monday either. My patience is wearing thin.
it's gonna be sunny there and above freezing as soon as this storm moves through Friday tell them to fuck off
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 08, 2025, 11:49 AMyou should probably go tonight. Or today. I don't understand why people rush to the store..:do you think you'll be stranded for a week and do you have no food on hand. Usually snow weather people over eat like pigs
Went this morning in Jonesboogie. There were a few carts when I went in but none when I left. A couple were waiting where the carts usually are and asked if I could carry my few bags to the car so they could use the cart. I told them they were free to come get it when I return it to the corral. Guess they should have been old or pretending to be handicapped or something, instead of some lazy pussies that didn't want to go back out in the cold.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 08, 2025, 11:07 AMKroger is going to look like a Mad Max scene tomorrow.
Walmart looks like the Land of the Dead everyday
I'm going to Wal-Mart after work just to people watch. :))
The Beebe Wal-Mart never disappoints.
Quote from: animal on Jan 08, 2025, 01:21 PMI'm going to Wal-Mart after work just to people watch. :))
The Beebe Wal-Mart never disappoints.
I saw an all-out fistfight between to women at a dollar general in Beebe. Started inside over a bag of dog food and they continued in the parking lot. Each woman's man just watched as they threw haymakers. This must've been a common occurrence.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 08, 2025, 12:38 PMWent this morning in Jonesboogie. There were a few carts when I went in but none when I left. A couple were waiting where the carts usually are and asked if I could carry my few bags to the car so they could use the cart. I told them they were free to come get it when I return it to the corral. Guess they should have been old or pretending to be handicapped or something, instead of some lazy pussies that didn't want to go back out in the cold.
Had Walmart security send me the tape of Buff walking to his car...
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I had to spring for the grass fed beef at the Wal-Marks all that murdered meat in the tubes is gone so probably have hipster tacos or chili tonight or tomorrow. I really wanted Chili but there was a horde of beebe womens guarding the spice area, I circled the area like 3 or 4 times and bitches wouldn't ever get out of the way so I said taco's it is. I have taco seasoning already.
Anyway society is fucked if the shit really does ever hit the fan.
Quote from: dhog on Jan 08, 2025, 04:03 PMIt still works.
They really need Morris Day to lead the announcement. "What Time Is It?" 😃
Quote from: animal on Jan 08, 2025, 04:48 PMI had to spring for the grass fed beef at the Wal-Marks all that murdered meat in the tubes is gone so probably have hipster tacos or chili tonight or tomorrow. I really wanted Chili but there was a horde of beebe womens guarding the spice area, I circled the area like 3 or 4 times and bitches wouldn't ever get out of the way so I said taco's it is. I have taco seasoning already.
Anyway society is fucked if the shit really does ever hit the fan.
Nah, they will be too busy buying ass wipe instead of food.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 08, 2025, 02:54 PMHad Walmart security send me the tape of Buff walking to his car...
(https://media.tenor.com/M_wf042_mJYAAAAM/acrobatic-this-is-happening.gif)
Wife works in some capacity that I might could get just about any security video you want.
Just substitute taco seasoning for the chili seasoning. I'll be praying a different prayer for your brownhole.
Quote from: Ray Zorback on Jan 08, 2025, 09:29 AMI'm so old, I remember calling some number on my corded rotary phone to get the current temperature.
In Little Rock one got Temperature AND the time. Free. No commercial to listen to first. No subscription or credit card required.
Quote from: dhog on Jan 08, 2025, 04:03 PMIt still works.
Wow, so does the Conway number for my fellow Wampus Cats.
Although now there's a 20-second commercial for Life Alert. But I guess that demographic is the only one still calling for time and temp.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 08, 2025, 09:53 AMWe always used 376-8111. That number is burned into my brain.
Wow! I had forgotten all about that number.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 08, 2025, 09:53 AMWe always used 376-8111. That number is burned into my brain.
Same here, just "the Black & White cab company, call Franklin 4-0333".
I think ours was 862-3433.
The curse of the iPhone. I used to have a Rainman like ability to remember phone numbers. Now I probably couldn't tell you my own without looking it up.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 09, 2025, 09:01 AMThe curse of the iPhone. I used to have a Rainman like ability to remember phone numbers. Now I probably couldn't tell you my own without looking it up.
Man, I'm the same way. I can still remember some of my middle school friends' phone numbers, but I couldn't tell you any of my friends' phone numbers now.
Quote from: animal on Jan 08, 2025, 04:48 PMI had to spring for the grass fed beef at the Wal-Marks all that murdered meat in the tubes is gone so probably have hipster tacos or chili tonight or tomorrow. I really wanted Chili but there was a horde of beebe womens guarding the spice area, I circled the area like 3 or 4 times and bitches wouldn't ever get out of the way so I said taco's it is. I have taco seasoning already.
Anyway society is fucked if the shit really does ever hit the fan.
I'd like Tex's opinion if beans are acceptable in chili if it's snowmageddon.
I figure there has to be some type of provisional wording that allows it during weather disasters.
Just drive down Bankhead and yell the n-word. Safer than asking Tex if beans can go in chili.
I put beans in chili
There are award winning chili people out there that ive hated what they make but like just plain ole Williams chili seasoning, ground meat and some kind of bean... mostly red kidney. I don't like a bunch of bullshit in my chili
Quote from: animal on Jan 09, 2025, 11:31 AMI put beans in chili
There are award winning chili people out there that ive hated what they make but like just plain ole Williams chili seasoning, ground meat and some kind of bean... mostly red kidney. I don't like a bunch of bullshit in my chili
I made some chili on Monday and put red kidney beans in it for the first time. I do 4 lbs ground beef and 1 lb ground pork. My family had been using Williams chili seasoning for as long as I have had chili. I do add some Adobo sauce in mine. Thinking I will use chorizo next time instead of just pork.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 09, 2025, 10:54 AMJust drive down Bankhead and yell the n-word. Safer than asking Tex if beans can go in chili.
:maundoed:
Coming down pretty good in the western Saline
It's snowing snowballs
We drove from Fayetteville to Hot Springs. Got here a little after 1 pm. It was snowing very lightly, no real accumulation at the time. Just as we got here the snow got heavier and heavier. Got a solid two inches now and still coming down hard.
Had to take an alternate route coming back from the store. People having a hard time getting up some hills.
Just made a mess of chili.
Extra thick.
Snowing good in WLR.
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Jan 09, 2025, 03:37 PMJust made a mess of chili.
If there's more than one way to read something, I am forever cursed to read it the wrong way.
You just made a mess of chili (fucked it up). Wrong.
You just made a mess of chili (a batch or a lot of it). Correct but I first saw it the wrong way.
Yeah I read that as "I added beans, chicken, water chestnuts, and watercress to my chili and really made a mess of it"
😃
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Jan 09, 2025, 03:47 PMIf there's more than one way to read something, I am forever cursed to read it the wrong way.
You just made a mess of chili (fucked it up). Wrong.
You just made a mess of chili (a batch or a lot of it). Correct but I first saw it the wrong way.
Later he will make a mess in his pants
Ha! Old folks talk from ma-maw.
All positive meaning.
I made a mean ass batch of chili that I am looking forward to.
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Jan 09, 2025, 04:10 PMHa! Old folks talk from ma-maw.
All positive meaning.
I made a mean ass batch of chili that I am looking forward to.
These folks ain't from south Arkansas.
I got it.
Coming to you live from my kitchen. Just an update my taco meat from last night now identifies as chili. I respect it's decision and will eat it all the same. For the record...red kidney's, stewed maters, and can of rotel.
Also it's beginning to stick here in the greater Ward/Beebe area
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 09, 2025, 04:33 PMThese folks ain't from south Arkansas.
I got it.
Oh I got both meanings.
"I caught a mess uh bream" and "I picked a mess uh poke salad" have both been said by me many times.
cooked up a mess of taters is normally proper colloquialisms round my parts.
If it makes a difference, I thought you fucked the chili at first.
Bout to make some chili and bake some cornbread,
Snow was heavy around 3 in Tontitown for about 10 minutes then stopped.
Is that it?
Quote from: DrMongoose on Jan 09, 2025, 06:04 PMBout to make some chili and bake some cornbread,
Snow was heavy around 3 in Tontitown for about 10 minutes then stopped.
Is that it?
you are alive that's what matters
Quote from: animal on Jan 09, 2025, 06:16 PMyou are alive that's what matters
No doubt, every day is a blessing after the heart attack.
I like cornbread and Fritos and all that shit with chili, but it's hard to beat just regular old saltines.
Quote from: DrMongoose on Jan 09, 2025, 06:04 PMBout to make some chili and bake some cornbread,
Snow was heavy around 3 in Tontitown for about 10 minutes then stopped.
Is that it?
My son lives near there and his office is on the west side of Tontitown. I thought he said it was still snowing where he is.
Quote from: Papa Pigeritus on Jan 09, 2025, 06:32 PMI like cornbread and Fritos and all that shit with chili, but it's hard to beat just regular old saltines.
I did the Jiffy cornbread and Frito combo. Money.
This has been a pretty impressive snow in the Saline Hwy 70 corridor. Impressed with how they forecast it.
Earlier it was Van Buren, 2 hours ago I-40 became a parking lot at Plumerville.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12DLwvfJkwr/
How would you like to be in an electric car on I40 in Plummerville right now.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 09, 2025, 07:08 PMHow would you like to be in an electric car on I40 in Plummerville right now.
Someone may have to bring them a 5 gallon can of electricty.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 09, 2025, 05:32 PMIf it makes a difference, I thought you fucked the chili at first.
Gives new meaning to putting a dollop of sour cream on top.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 09, 2025, 06:46 PMThis has been a pretty impressive snow in the Saline Hwy 70 corridor. Impressed with how they forecast it.
Looks like it's changing over to sleet now! They said it was supposed to snow all night in central Arkansas. Figures.
Not a flake in Jonesboro yet
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 09, 2025, 08:44 PMNot a flake in Jonesboro yet
Nonsense; I've met plenty of them.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 09, 2025, 08:39 PMLooks like it's changing over to sleet now! They said it was supposed to snow all night in central Arkansas. Figures.
Got a little sleet for a bit and now it's back to snow.
Been snowing in West Springdale since 5 or so. About 2 inches so far. Just keeps coming consistently.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 09, 2025, 09:56 PMGot a little sleet for a bit and now it's back to snow.
Yep. It's pretty deep out there currently. I was worried we were about to get a major ice event. That ice storm of 2000 really did a number on everyone's psyche.
Weather app says Little Rock got 16 inches of snow so far.
Doesn't look that bad out there around my house...probably 4 to 5 inches but still snowing pretty good. Have to get out and do some calls later on probably gonna move into my 4x4 truck.
Damn Channel 7 years ago always had some hotties working for them now it's all fat bitches apparently.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 10, 2025, 05:56 AMWeather app says Little Rock got 16 inches of snow so far.
Not even close.
Looks like 6-8. Roads are just fine and I'm in the office. Built different.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 10, 2025, 08:13 AMNot even close.
Looks like 6-8. Roads are just fine and I'm in the office. Built different.
Figured it was actually 6 and that was a typo.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 10, 2025, 08:13 AMNot even close.
Looks like 6-8. Roads are just fine and I'm in the office. Built different.
Dang. Mom and Dad made you come in? That is rough. ::) ::)
We have 4-5 inches over here and it is still coming down pretty good. Supposed to stop sometime around 2:00 this afternoon. At least we have bread, milk, and ass wipe so we are good to go.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 10, 2025, 08:16 AMDang. Mom and Dad made you come in? That is rough. ::) ::)
Not only are you ugly and poor, but you have no sense of humor.
The stock market doesn't give a shit about snow in Arkansas. Today is a work day.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 10, 2025, 08:15 AMFigured it was actually 6 and that was a typo.
Roads good today. Tomorrow morning will be slick.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 10, 2025, 08:18 AMNot only are you ugly and poor, but you have no sense of humor.
The stock market doesn't give a shit about snow in Arkansas. Today is a work day.
Ugly? I guess we now know your alphabet identity. One day I'll be able to afford a Kia.
The stock market is also accessible from your house. Tell mom and dad to let you on the wifi.
Pros don't work from home.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 10, 2025, 08:18 AMNot only are you ugly and poor, but you have no sense of humor.
The stock market doesn't give a shit about snow in Arkansas. Today is a work day.
Yet they closed for the funeral of the second worst president of the last fifty years. Slackers.
Quote from: hit_that_line on Jan 10, 2025, 08:41 AMPros don't work from home.
Bosses do. Worker bees don't.
Quote from: Spiderham on Jan 10, 2025, 08:54 AMBosses do. Worker bees don't.
I'm the boss. Lead from the front.
Friend sent me this from up in Mt. Valley area close to the Village.
I got a couple of inches here in Atlanta, supposed to get some nasty ice weather later today and tonight.
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Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Jan 10, 2025, 11:29 AMFriend sent me this from up in Mt. Valley area close to the Village.
I got a couple of inches here in Atlanta, supposed to get some nasty ice weather later today and tonight.
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If you get stuck Chipper says he's got the four wheeler ready.
https://x.com/realcj10/status/1877489107451932692?s=46&t=VKUX0KEsVDEwvBGk5nonyA
Took Fishstick (the Jeep) out for a spin around Jonesboro today. Snow doesn't phase it. Made it out to the abandoned Walcott airfield and back, avoiding major roads as best I could.
Jonesboro deserves some credit for how well they prepped major highways. Not as well as Oklahoma City/County with their snow routes, but still impressive.
The back of my house, taken by my neighbor.
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Out back
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Jan 10, 2025, 11:29 AMFriend sent me this from up in Mt. Valley area close to the Village.
I got a couple of inches here in Atlanta, supposed to get some nasty ice weather later today and tonight.
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I am working on a project in East Point and headed back Nashville yesterday. Been snowing here since early this morning.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 09, 2025, 07:16 PMSomeone may have to bring them a 5 gallon can of electricty.
:thumb_up: :thumb_up: :thumb_up:
Excellent....
Quote from: animal on Jan 10, 2025, 06:26 AMDamn Channel 7 years ago always had some hotties working for them now it's all fat bitches apparently.
Quote from: Bogey7 on Jan 10, 2025, 02:35 PMI am working on a project in East Point and headed back Nashville yesterday. Been snowing here since early this morning.
That's my Hood. What kind of project if you don't mind me asking?
My dad measured the snow at 9" in Van Buren this morning.
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Better visual.
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Chenal this morning. IMG_0137.jpeg
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Jan 10, 2025, 02:55 PMThat's my Hood. What kind of project if you don't mind me asking?
Microsoft data center. I stayed in Peachtree City this week.
Quote from: Bogey7 on Jan 10, 2025, 03:16 PMMicrosoft data center. I stayed in Peachtree City this week.
Peachtree City is a lot nicer and safer than East Point. Not much to do or places to eat here unless you mosey on down to Hapeville.
Obligatory back deck picture from Hot Springs.
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Not too bad here. Coffee on the back porch this morning watching the deer and the birds. I measured a little over 12" at about noon today.
We also got a lot of snow.IMG_6481.jpeg
BabyGirl sent me this from her porch....they got significantly less than we did, but it's a lot colder up there. She's just out of Ponca.
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Had to drive across Saline county to pick somebody up. I30 is a truck parking lot from Benton to Malvern.
Lewis County got about 5 inches.
My 7 month old granddaughter sure enjoyed her first snow ride (tote lid and Ethernet cable)
Quote from: mr.zorak on Jan 10, 2025, 05:25 PMLewis County got about 5 inches.
My 7 month old granddaughter sure enjoyed her first snow ride (tote lid and Ethernet cable)
this tiny human is so cute
Good stuff!
We broke the mini x out.
Anybody know what travel looks like fron Central Arkansas to NWA?
Quote from: Barton Fink on Jan 10, 2025, 07:27 PMAnybody know what travel looks like fron Central Arkansas to NWA?
https://www.idrivearkansas.com/
My mom was driving back from Virginia to NWA and has spent the last 2 days bunkered down in Russellville.
I got out and went to the Walmart. Was surprised how many of the roads were plowed. Pretty much everything but the neighborhoods.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Jan 10, 2025, 07:27 PMAnybody know what travel looks like fron Central Arkansas to NWA?
Pretty much wide open. Youngest son just made the trip down.
Appreciate the info!
Quote from: BASS on Jan 10, 2025, 07:45 PMI got out and went to the Walmart. Was surprised how many of the roads were plowed. Pretty much everything but the neighborhoods.
You missed an opportunity. Should have said "plowed like your mom."
We were supposed to go up and ski at keystone and Breck this weekend. Nope...looked and we are getting snow Friday night in Denver...lows all weekend in the negatives but we canceled because keystone will have a high of -2 Saturday and low of -15 and -25 on Sunday and Monday. Fuck that
Noah has already been up to Copper Mountain and last weekend they were at A-Basin. He is living his best life and I'm envious of all you Colorado people.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 15, 2025, 11:32 AMNoah has already been up to Copper Mountain and last weekend they were at A-Basin. He is living his best life and I'm envious of all you Colorado people.
don't be envious....sitting on 70 going to the mountains in any given weekend even the summers is hell due to all you other people coming here and not knowing how to drive in snow or traffic. We only go up during the week now and take off as it may take 4 hours in some weekends to get to breck due to fucktards
I've never had any issues driving on 70 when up there in the summers.
But then, living in Houston has prepared me for slow traffic and retard drivers.
I don't drive on snow. We fly into Steamboat. Skip Denver and 70 all together.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 15, 2025, 12:21 PMI've never had any issues driving on 70 when up there.
But then, living in Houston has prepared me for slow traffic and retard drivers.
i don't have an issue but it's all the retards without proper snow tires or awd that cause wrecks and fuck traffic
Public Service Announcement: It's cold out there this morning.
28 in Houston. Feels like 17.
Prayers for those of you who live in places that are normally cold this time of year.
7 in NWA this morning. Quickly warming up to currently 10.
16 in west Pulaski. Wind chill -147 Kelvin
9 in Jonesboro. Weather app shows a wind chill of -4. Maybe it's just all that time living in Oklahoma or the two winters working in the Washington mountains, but I feel I have transcended winter and have become more than you mere mortals during these cold days.
Or maybe it's just that I know what a heat stroke feels like but I haven't had a cold stroke yet. Is that worthy of a phrasing? I don't know.
We are in Savannah and it's 31. Supposed to get 2 inches of snow tomorrow night and drop to 25.
14 over here but feels like 2. Cold as a well diggers ass.
They are calling for 5-7 inches here in Houston with the snow beginning at midnight.
Will all be gone by Wednesday noon as the temps will be 43 and then mid 50 the rest of the week.
Feels like -13 here and my oldest child just walked over to a neighbor's house. We've only been in Cleveland 5 years but the cold just doesn't seem to bother them anymore. Walking around downtown yesterday, the wind chill had to have been close to 0, and my kid didn't even have on his jacket, just a hoodie. I was layered up and was cold as shit.
I'm working with -4 for a low fuck you bitches
ARDOT is sending folks and equipment to Louisiana for the winter storm. Maybe our folks will learn something.
Back in GA this week. It is cold.
Gulf Coast is gonna be wrecked for 24-36 hours.
Those peeps freak when they see a snowflake. Measurable inches will terrify them. And there is no snow removal equipment in most of those areas.
Quote from: BASS on Jan 20, 2025, 07:14 PMGulf Coast is gonna be wrecked for 24-36 hours.
Those peeps freak when they see a snowflake. Measurable inches will terrify them. And there is no snow removal equipment in most of those areas.
Facts.
Should have seen people making grocery yesterday. Would have thought a hurricane was coming.
Getting down to 44 tonight in Tampa. pray for us
Snow coming down here in OKC now.
Well, it snowed here for 42.34 seconds already. Just enough to dust the top of my truck and one out of two trash can lids.
I was hoping for more and am pretty disappointed.
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jan 20, 2025, 08:19 PMGetting down to 44 tonight in Tampa. pray for us
If you need shelter it'll be 60 over here on the other coast.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 20, 2025, 09:11 PMWell, it snowed here for 42.34 seconds already. Just enough to dust the top of my truck and one out of two trash can lids.
I was hoping for more and am pretty disappointed.
Damn, figured yall would be getting some of that good 'gulf of America' moisture! 🤣
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Snow is still falling.
My downstairs toilet froze this morning even with running an extra heater against the toilet wall. Been -1 to -5 here all weekend.
On another note Houston looks to be fucked with snow.
Maybe you should have tried running the heater instead of rubbing it.
Another pic from a more illuminated Houston back yard...
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It's still snowing but should end in another hour.
The city will be shut down until at least Thursday and productivity is kilt until at least Monday.
https://x.com/ZackFradellaWx/status/1881697001634472389
pretty wild in New Orleans
When was the last time N O or Houston had snow? I can't remember it ever happening in my lifetime.
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Jan 21, 2025, 09:41 AMWhen was the last time N O or Houston had snow? I can't remember it ever happening in my lifetime.
feb 15 2021 Houston and Dec 11 2008 for NO. So old your memory fails you
I'd venture a guess that's it's been quite a while since either have received this significant of an amount.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 21, 2025, 09:47 AMfeb 15 2021 Houston and Dec 11 2008 for NO. So old your memory fails you
Well shit, I guess so. :P
Quote from: Borenutz on Jan 21, 2025, 09:53 AMI'd venture a guess that's it's been quite a while since either have received this significant of an amount.
ugh the 2021 Houston storm was dangerous cause it was freezing rain, sleet pellets then transitioned to heavy sleet during the evening before they finally got snow of 1-4" in place
We have lived in Houston since 2001. This is the third time we have received snow and/or ice.
This is the most we have seen.
Global warming killing us yo.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 21, 2025, 10:20 AMWe have lived in Houston since 2001. This is the third time we have received snow and/or ice.
This is the most we have seen.
Global warming killing us yo.
How dare you!!
https://x.com/weatherchannel/status/1881761368157925481
8 inches is a bunch for down there
We have family in Lafayette and they sent us pictures. They got hammered.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 21, 2025, 01:17 PMWe have family in Lafayette and they sent us pictures. They got hammered.
Isn't that just Tuesday afternoon in south Louisiana?
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 21, 2025, 12:01 PMhttps://x.com/weatherchannel/status/1881761368157925481
8 inches is a bunch for down there
Shieeeet
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 21, 2025, 01:40 PMIsn't that just Tuesday afternoon in south Louisiana?
Most likely.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 21, 2025, 01:40 PMIsn't that just Tuesday afternoon in south Louisiana?
LOL. It is actually.
https://x.com/myARDOT/status/1881801429708595606
You know you are in trouble when you are getting help from AR DOT dealing with the snow.
This looks fun.
https://x.com/HeightsTiger/status/1881758784516960424
Snowing pretty good here in the ATL.
https://x.com/MaxTsaparis/status/1881762156640878868
Let's just say a prayer that the lovelies are able to make it to their shift at Rick's on time.
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Jan 21, 2025, 03:39 PMSnowing pretty good here in the ATL.
They shut our projects down at 12:30 today with plans open back up at 9am tomorrow.
If you want to see something wild, look at the Earth Cam app view of Bourbon St in New Orleans right now. Clearly 6 inches or more of snow in the street. I tried to copy it or post a link without success.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 21, 2025, 10:20 AMWe have lived in Houston since 2001. This is the third time we have received snow and/or ice.
This is the most we have seen.
Global warming killing us yo.
IT'S COLDER BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY HOTTER!!!!
Quote from: animal on Jan 21, 2025, 06:11 PMIT'S COLDER BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY HOTTER!!!!
it's happened 3 times in 20 years with two times being in the last 10. I expect the next 5 years to be Armageddon. Or at least Sodom and Gomorra.
Obviously there is a trend and it's all due to fossil fuels and rednecks.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 21, 2025, 10:20 AMWe have lived in Houston since 2001. This is the third time we have received snow and/or ice.
This is the most we have seen.
Global warming killing us yo.
"Global warming" is a thing of the past. Now it is just "Climate Change" so they can use the term whether it is hot or cold.
Oh, and by the way-- it's Trump's fault.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jan 21, 2025, 06:32 PMit's happened 3 times in 20 years with two times being in the last 10. I expect the next 5 years to be Armageddon. Or at least Sodom and Gomorra.
Obviously there is a trend and it's all due to fossil fuels and rednecks.
This current winter storm is unusual for the south...but it was colder and more ice at times last winter for us in Arkansas for sure. We got a dusting of snow this morning and people were on Facebook asking if school was closed. Fucking pussies. The news and social media has really dialed in on how to hype the shit out of a winter blast.
My brother did say it was -19 this morning in KC or some shit. I remember those days when it warmed up to 13 degrees and we thought it was short sleeve weather.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 21, 2025, 06:38 PM"Global warming" is a thing of the past. Now it is just "Climate Change" so they can use the term whether it is hot or cold.
Oh, and by the way-- it's Trump's fault.
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A fairly small dusting in Auburn.
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Actually more than that.
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Don't watch this if you have a weak stomach
https://x.com/CNviolations/status/1881540974708437096
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 21, 2025, 08:49 PMDon't watch this if you have a weak stomach
https://x.com/CNviolations/status/1881540974708437096
That's tragical.
After being in Antarctica late last year, I can say that it could be 100 degrees there for the whole year and all that ice and snow wouldn't melt. It was summer there and still cold and snowy.
One of my daughters lives in Ft. Walton, Florida. They got between 6-7" of snow.
https://x.com/paytonmalonewx/status/1881860133422293164
Pretty cool.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 22, 2025, 10:02 AMOne of my daughters lives in Ft. Walton, Florida. They got between 6-7" of snow.
about what we got in Baldwin County
and the lowest temp I checked was about 15 degrees
I was in NOLA three weeks ago and wore shorts at midnight. My friends there, today? Made ice cream at home using available snow.
Quote from: Zeke on Jan 22, 2025, 12:01 PMI was in NOLA three weeks ago and wore shorts at midnight. My friends there, today? Made ice cream at home using available snow.
Did you use goats milk?
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 21, 2025, 03:38 PMThis looks fun.
https://x.com/HeightsTiger/status/1881758784516960424
Even better
https://x.com/sickoscommittee/status/1881779198337130595?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
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Woke up Tuesday morning in Lake Charles to a light snow with about an inch of accumulation, texted a friend in Conway that it looked like it might have been exaggerated. At 8 it started getting heavier and by 9 it was coming down as hard as I've ever seen it snow. Stopped at noon and we had 6-8 at the house. By noon Wednesday my driveway and street were almost completely dry. Sunny and almost 50 today.
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Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Jan 26, 2025, 05:31 PMNow do shit through a goose. 😉
Well...a goose takes a shit every six minutes of its life.
So math and science and time and space= shit through a goose.
Birds pretty much don't store poo and pee like we do. As soon as waste is made, it's out the door in a watery mix of poo and pee. They gotta fly and flying means you gotta stay light on your feet and can't be carrying around all that shit (or pee).
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 28, 2025, 09:01 PMWell...a goose takes a shit every six minutes of its life.
So math and science and time and space= shit through a goose.
This checks out
Snowpocalypse in Japan.
https://youtu.be/kA71_63LS9A
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 29, 2025, 07:24 AMBirds pretty much don't store poo and pee like we do. As soon as waste is made, it's out the door in a watery mix of poo and pee. They gotta fly and flying means you gotta stay light on your feet and can't be carrying around all that shit (or pee).
birds aren't real
Got thunder sleet this morning in nwa. It's 33 now so I'm expecting no ice when I get out there.
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 11, 2025, 11:05 PMSnowpocalypse in Japan.
https://youtu.be/kA71_63LS9A
This gave me flashbacks to my time in Misawa. Lots and lots of snow in Northern Japan.
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 11, 2025, 11:05 PMSnowpocalypse in Japan.
https://youtu.be/kA71_63LS9A
We have a quick snow melter they may be familiar with...
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Feb 12, 2025, 08:48 AMWe have a quick snow melter they may be familiar with...
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Railroads have some pretty fucking cool snow melters.
It's no fat man or little boy, but a flat rail car modified to have a jet engine facing backwards using the afterburners to melt snow and ice and unfreeze tracks and switches. These are used in rail yards.
For clearing the main line they have a locomotive with a giant snowblower on the front that tunnels through snow drifts.
Snowing here in OKC
Quote from: BASS on Feb 12, 2025, 10:16 AMRailroads have some pretty fucking cool snow melters.
It's no fat man or little boy, but a flat rail car modified to have a jet engine facing backwards using the afterburners to melt snow and ice and unfreeze tracks and switches. These are used in rail yards.
For clearing the main line they have a locomotive with a giant snowblower on the front that tunnels through snow drifts.
I had a hand in the electrical design of this beast and did all the alignment of the engine/main gen/air compressor. It's an impressive build. It's a Frankenstein made of a steam locomotive chassis, custom belly pan to support the 745emd and ar14 generator, and the sole purpose of the 4,400 hp engine is to power the generator that turns twin D88 EMD DC traction motors coupled to a monster of a custom made gear box that drives that "fan".
It was hands down one of the coolest projects I ever worked on..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSe1izplce0
It cannot move itself, and is shoved around by another (sometimes two) locomotives coupled to it, remotely controlled from the Monster.
Looks like a fucking tornado shit show for the mid south come Saturday then cold weather and snow early weeek
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 14, 2025, 08:55 AMLooks like a fucking tornado shit show for the mid south come Saturday then cold weather and snow early weeek
Fuck yeah!!!
If you're in the memphis area between 5-7 be ready...it don't look good. Look at the dew point if it gets to 70 we in real trouble. It's gone from 50 to now 67. This is gonna get interesting. Dad and I about to go storm chasing
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 15, 2025, 02:18 PMIf you're in the memphis area between 5-7 be ready...it don't look good. Look at the dew point if it gets to 70 we in real trouble. It's gone from 50 to now 67. This is gonna get interesting. Dad and I about to go storm chasing
We got massive thunder in St. Louis last night and a lightning strike right behind my house with the big boom that I love. Just like an April thunderstorm.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 15, 2025, 02:18 PMIf you're in the memphis area between 5-7 be ready...it don't look good. Look at the dew point if it gets to 70 we in real trouble. It's gone from 50 to now 67. This is gonna get interesting. Dad and I about to go storm chasing
The radar projection is showing massive line of storms hitting east Arkansas, West Tennessee and West Mississippi around 6. Already a lot of hook echoes on the line as it is moving through central Arkansas.
Hold on to your butts.
Quote from: BASS on Feb 15, 2025, 02:53 PMThe radar projection is showing massive line of storms hitting east Arkansas, West Tennessee and West Mississippi around 6. Already a lot of hook echoes on the line as it is moving through central Arkansas.
Hold on to your butts.
discreet super cells out in front of that squall line is what you need to look out for is what dad says.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 15, 2025, 02:18 PMIf you're in the memphis area between 5-7 be ready...it don't look good. Look at the dew point if it gets to 70 we in real trouble. It's gone from 50 to now 67. This is gonna get interesting. Dad and I about to go storm chasing
The best area is going to be S of Memphis. Here's where the other chasers are setting up if you want to get to a good spot.
https://livestormchasing.com/
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 15, 2025, 03:13 PMThe best area is going to be S of Memphis. Here's where the other chasers are setting up if you want to get to a good spot.
https://livestormchasing.com/
yeah this guy is in Batesville right now
This is gonna be interesting indeed
https://x.com/reedtimmerusa/status/1890845185132634479?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 15, 2025, 03:01 PMdiscreet super cells out in front of that squall line is what you need to look out for is what dad says.
He knows. Y'all got a good weather app that shows your location relative to the storm? I bet you pap does.
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 15, 2025, 03:15 PMHe knows. Y'all got a good weather app that shows your location relative to the storm? I bet you pap does.
dad has a computer that has line 500 pages of weather non stop. He used to farm...
I haven't seen it rain this much since the remnants of that hurricane came through last year . Cow pissing on a flat rock for about an hour straight here in saline county
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 15, 2025, 03:34 PMdad has a computer that has line 500 pages of weather non stop. He used to farm...
Well, that will really come in handy while out chasing. :sarcasm:
They canceled the races just before the 6th race. too much rain, and some lightning.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Feb 15, 2025, 03:01 PMdiscreet super cells out in front of that squall line is what you need to look out for is what dad says.
Yeah, those are located in those hook echoes was talking about
They're headed towards Memphis.
Tornado on ground at Crawfordsville
Everyone have their bread, milk, and claymores ready?
French toast for errbody
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Feb 17, 2025, 06:48 PMEveryone have their bread, milk, and claymores ready?
Don't forget ass wipe.
Wife went to the neighborhood market today and no 1 lb beef left. Had to buy bison.
Quote from: Cornhogio on Feb 18, 2025, 01:12 PMWife went to the neighborhood market today and no 1 lb beef left. Had to buy bison.
We're having deer chili tonight!
I got ice forming on the trees in rural western The Saline County.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Feb 18, 2025, 03:37 PMI got ice forming on the trees in rural western The Saline County.
We have the same in rural western Faulkner County.
Still snowing since 10:30 here in OKC.
About 5 inches of snow in chickendale and still snowing
Walked the dog this morning -6 wind chill in Keller. It was fucking cold. Dog loved it.
Quote from: Hogfan58 on Feb 19, 2025, 07:49 AMWalked the dog this morning -6 wind chill in Keller. It was fucking cold. Dog loved it.
My dogs refused to come back inside last night. They get that way whenever it's cold and snowing.
Idiots would go outside, I'd shut the door, then they'd come to the closed door like they wanted in, and as soon as I opened it they'd turn around and run out in the yard again.
Midtown Fayetteville report. The pre-treatment didn't do much, and the blades aren't getting to the pavement. I saw a few hundred square feet of uncovered pavement over about 4 miles. Unless things change a lot this afternoon, I'd say less than 50% chance of public schools opening tomorrow.
Not many cars out and nothings open. Only 3 of my engineers showed up today, so I took them to lunch. La Huerta on college is open.
I cruised thru Cabot...went to the Home of the Depot to get some plumbing supplies so I can fix my leaky water pipe whenever I get around to it. Saw several people in ditches...one guy flat out missed both drive ways at the Beebe sonic near the college and nosed dived his truck into a ditch. I think the main highways will be fairly clear around my area at least by tomorrow but the side roads look like they hard freeze and be a problem.
Took my lunch break to dig my car out. Got it driving back and forth and got it out of the snow drifts. Once on the packed snow in the middle of the street I was ok.
Got a lot of looks taking a mustang GT around in the neighborhood, I was the only one out not in a 4wd. There is no way I'd make it up a hill.
Quote from: BASS on Feb 19, 2025, 01:52 PMThere is no way I'd make it up a hill.
Just spin those tires till they start to melt the snow. You can do it. I've seen it happen on Longhills Road in The Greater Saline County.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Feb 19, 2025, 02:27 PMJust spin those tires till they start to melt the snow. You can do it. I've seen it happen on Longhills Road in The Greater Saline County.
Quote from: BASS on Feb 19, 2025, 01:52 PMTook my lunch break to dig my car out. Got it driving back and forth and got it out of the snow drifts. Once on the packed snow in the middle of the street I was ok.
Got a lot of looks taking a mustang GT around in the neighborhood, I was the only one out not in a 4wd. There is no way I'd make it up a hill.
just carry a shovel in the back and some cardboard in case you get stuck
walk 20 miles like your gandpappy did.
Roads in LR are mostly fine. Went down Hinson, Rodney Parham to 430, to my office off Stagecoach, back up 430 to Maumelle, then home down Cantrell. The worst of it was Taylor Loop and Rahling, and I barely had to slow down on it.
It will probably be a bitch in the morning since the runoff will refreeze.
31 degrees in Houston. Feels colder than when it snowed a month ago.
Fayetteville has made very little noticeable progress on its roads.
Quote from: wmr on Feb 19, 2025, 06:25 PMFayetteville has made very little noticeable progress on its roads.
are you surprised?
Everyone stay alert tomorrow, it could get weird:
Should be well East of NWA
Supposed to have 50mph winds here in some places tomorrow afternoon
Quote from: BASS on Mar 13, 2025, 07:55 PMShould be well East of NWA
Not so fast my frien!
y'all about to get buttsecksd
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Mar 14, 2025, 04:09 PMNot so fast my frien!
y'all about to get buttsecksd
buttsex was gonna happen anyway
Any Woopiggas in Rogers? u got incoming
large hail reported
Windy as fuck here in OKC. I have never seen a dust storm even while in West Texas visiting. Sky is brown, but not Texass red dirt brown at least.
Bentonville getting boofoo'd, huge storm moving into Pea Ridge
Looks like a Derecho is setting up for Missouri.
https://x.com/accuweather/status/1900620212518719570
Quote from: HogOfWar on Mar 14, 2025, 04:58 PMWindy as fuck here in OKC. I have never seen a dust storm even while in West Texas visiting. Sky is brown, but not Texass red dirt brown at least.
I had a couple but I lived up on the county line
mean lookin shit heading towards Mountain Home
confirmed tornado heading for Yellville, Pyatt area
A friend who lives in Amarillo sent this picture that a neighbor sent them.
My friend said they havnt been outside today and there is a layer of dirt in their house.
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Quote from: BleedinRed on Mar 14, 2025, 09:05 PMA friend who lives in Amarillo sent this picture that a neighbor sent them.
My friend said they havnt been outside today and there is a layer of dirt in their house.
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Dfw is covered in a fog of dust just lingering in the air. Very surreal.
Oprah handing out weather now? Either every weather expert on twitter now is just calling every gust of wind a tornado tonight for shock value, or we're all going to die.
It's been pretty wild. Pouring one out for my homies in the Sheridan area, currently.
Jonesboro and NEA watch your butts
One crossed right at the turn to Jonesboro from 67. They just had a dude watching it from Cash.
Looks like it broke up and the worst part of the storm veered north of Jonesboro
One north of Jonesboro and two more heading towards us. I've been outside with the neighbors watching the sky. Finally came inside because of the rain.
Paragould may or may not have one
Well those were nothingburgers in my neighborhood. The last two warnings should have been watches. Paragould may not have fared so well.
Two miles away from me people don't have power. I'm chilling under the ceiling fan with the a/c going, thankfully.
Paragould definitely ate one
https://x.com/zachholderwx/status/1900793611211465134?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Buff, you probably already follow him but Ryan Vaughan (KAIT) is also a great weather guy to follow. He lives in Paragould.
Cave City got it hard.
https://x.com/chrispipkinwx/status/1900898088757154028?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Quote from: Hognrock on Mar 15, 2025, 08:16 AMBuff, you probably already follow him but Ryan Vaughan (KAIT) is also a great weather guy to follow. He lives in Paragould.
I don't follow him but I was keeping up with him last night. He's just about Oklahoma quality when it comes to nasty weather.
We had a tornado alarm about 11 pm here in Ward. It sounds different now so I'm thinking they've added a more ominous sound for good measure. I thought I was being hunted by the terminator hunter killers
Limbs down and shutters and siding off.
Des Peres (St. Louis West county)
Tornados reported around us last night but these were only the straight line wind gusts for us.
We were supposed to get slammed last night. It didn't even rain. However, this morning, it got dark as hell and rained a LOT. It is just sprinkling right now, but I think more is on the way. Looks like all just rain and thunderstorms.
Apparently there are wildfires popping off all over the state
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Mar 19, 2025, 06:20 PMApparently there are wildfires popping off all over the state
Camden is on fire right now. Evacuating some areas.
St Joseph's orphanage in NLR is on fire. IMG_0288.jpeg
I drove from Memphis to Fort Smith and back today. That wind ain't playin.
Quote from: Spiderham on Mar 19, 2025, 06:55 PMSt Joseph's orphanage in NLR is on fire. IMG_0288.jpeg
Damn, that looks bad.
1100 acres on fire at Devils Den
I asked god for a blow job but this isn't what I meant
I thought the wind was crazy when I left Fayetteville this morning. Spent the day in Walnut Ridge and Jonesboro. This is different. I don't think I've ever been in wind like this. Dust everywhere. They even closed part of the highway due to visibility.
Quote from: aaron on Mar 19, 2025, 08:10 PMI thought the wind was crazy when I left Fayetteville this morning. Spent the day in Walnut Ridge and Jonesboro. This is different. I don't think I've ever been in wind like this. Dust everywhere. They even closed part of the highway due to visibility.
Did you at least get a burger from Heard's?
Quote from: jdcatty on Mar 19, 2025, 07:24 PMDamn, that looks bad.
Historic building with a community garden and farmer's market around it. Looks like it all went up in flames.
6 years in OKC gives you time to get used to what feels like multiple days of nonstop 30 mph wind. Today in Arkansas felt different. It doesn't help that every retarded farmer in East Arkansas is working their fields and watching half their dirt blow to Indiana.
Quote from: Spiderham on Mar 19, 2025, 08:22 PMHistoric building with a community garden and farmer's market around it. Looks like it all went up in flames.
I haven't spent a bunch of time in NLR, but I don't ever remember seeing that building before. Where is/was it?
Quote from: Hognrock on Mar 19, 2025, 08:16 PMDid you at least get a burger from Heard's?
I don't know heards. I'll have to check it out. Had 501 this evening.
Quote from: jdcatty on Mar 19, 2025, 08:58 PMI haven't spent a bunch of time in NLR, but I don't ever remember seeing that building before. Where is/was it?
Southeast corner of Camp Robinson. Used to be a Catholic orphanage. Also used to be a couple of coveys of quail on the grounds in the mid 80's.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Mar 19, 2025, 09:40 PMSoutheast corner of Camp Robinson. Used to be a Catholic orphanage. Also used to be a couple of coveys of quail on the grounds in the mid 80's.
Ok. No wonder it isn't familiar to me. Last time I was at Camp Robinson was Boys State in 1971.
Quote from: aaron on Mar 19, 2025, 09:36 PMI don't know heards. I'll have to check it out. Had 501 this evening.
It's between WR and Portia. Best damn burger. Cash only I believe.
501/Omar's is very good. Heard's is a lunch spot I but very good
501? Damn, HTL's gone and we got more richers trying to take xis place up in here.
I've never seen the wind blow as hard for as long as it has around here over the last two weeks. Day and night with no let up. I've had pool furniture scattered all over the yard and in the pool, cushions across the neighborhood, fences and trees down. All of this just from regular non storm winds. Some of the gusts yesterday were nearly blowing me off the road.
I'm a flight tracker nerd and I was looking at flights going over. The ones going east were going as fast as 700 mph. The ones going west were all going about 350 mph. Crazy strong winds up there.
It's been like West Texas or OK the last few weeks.
As a kid living in the KC area we had wind like this at certain times of the year so much that you got used to having to lean into the wind when walking. But yeah the weather patterns are freaky weird right now...and you guys thought controlling the weather was a weird conspiracy theory. Or it could be that it's just spring time.
I've found three broken pine limbs in my yard or on my patio so far. Nearest pine tree is at the back corner of my neighbor's yard...had all mine taken out two years ago.
On the positive side, at least one of my dogs still functions as a watchdog. When the last one hit our upstairs deck last night she was ready to go tear someone a new asshole. Made me feel confident that she would give me enough notice to put the red dot on an intruder's chest.
This wind shit is normal here. Everytime there's a nice day it's 25 mph winds worse of closer to front range. We had damn near 50 mph winds Tuesday night it was insane
We have a daughter, son-in-law, and a couple grandsons that live in Heber Springs, just past the little dike and before you get to big dike (yeah lots of lesbian jokes to be had there). Fire broke out at big dike yesterday and they were advised they might have to evacuate. After hours of fighting it and bringing in bulldozers they finally got the fire under control not very far from their house. She said the smoke was so bad she couldn't see her barn, which is a couple hundred yards from her backdoor. I think there were three major fires over there yesterday. This one was the largest.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Mar 20, 2025, 07:49 AMI've never seen the wind blow as hard for as long as it has around here over the last two weeks. Day and night with no let up. I've had pool furniture scattered all over the yard and in the pool, cushions across the neighborhood, fences and trees down. All of this just from regular non storm winds. Some of the gusts yesterday were nearly blowing me off the road.
I'm a flight tracker nerd and I was looking at flights going over. The ones going east were going as fast as 700 mph. The ones going west were all going about 350 mph. Crazy strong winds up there.
It's been like West Texas or OK the last few weeks.
barometric pressures of the last 3 storm systems have been ridiculously strong, aka low.
I thought the damn roof was going to go with the wind yesterday and last night. Damn that wind was strong.
Cleveland has a shit ton of wind as well. 40-50mph wind gust seem to be common enough in the late fall through spring. I hate it.
Jesus currently have 25 mph winds again today and supposed to get worse
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 24, 2025, 11:52 AMJesus currently have 25 mph winds again today and supposed to get worse
Why u putting that on Jesus?
Sunday could be interesting...
Go ahead and strap yourselfs to sturdy trees and try to ride this afternoon out. We may get some daytime action.
gettin dicey up around Mtn Home
Harrison has joined the party
Reed Timmer haulin ass thru Baxter county
Yesterday was sunny and 60 here and by 5pm it was hailing and then by 10pm it was fucjing snowing
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 30, 2025, 03:40 PMYesterday was sunny and 60 here and by 5pm it was hailing and then by 10pm it was fucjing snowing
SS...have you ever done the Manitou Incline?
SS don't answer that.
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Quote from: Natty_Ice on Mar 30, 2025, 04:49 PMSS don't answer that.
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This is it.
https://youtu.be/hIK8-ZoP48Y
Quote from: animal on Mar 24, 2025, 11:59 AMWhy u putting that on Jesus?
She blames Him all the time.
Jonesboro on deck, u got incoming
Quote from: Son of Spam on Mar 30, 2025, 03:41 PMSS...have you ever done the Manitou Incline?
yes. I did it in a snow storm. Couldn't feel my thighs for a week after
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Mar 30, 2025, 06:56 PMJonesboro on deck, u got incoming
Nothingburger
Quote from: buff2.0 on Mar 30, 2025, 08:22 PMNothingburger
let's hope for another nothingburger tonight.
We all gon' get kilt
National weather service issued some wording that basically said hold onto your butts. So either the fear pron here is real strong or there is real concern here.
Quote from: animal on Apr 02, 2025, 07:02 AMNational weather service issued some wording that basically said hold onto your butts. So either the fear pron here is real strong or there is real concern here.
Their buzzword for East Arkansas this time around is "generational rainfall"
This warm and muggy first thing in the morning means a rough afternoon. Might be a good opportunity to go tornado chasing if you're in Jonesboro
When they stop talking inches and start talking in feet instead they sound like my ex.
Definitely looking like an interesting afternoon/evening. Hopefully the naders are afraid to get shot in the Memphis metro and it bypasses us, but I doubt it.
My dad is a weather fanatic having farmed his whole life. He says this weekend is gonna be rough there and a shit load of rawe are getting snow and rain tomorrow, again Friday and into Saturday then hopefully warm here on out
Wind is really blowing in TXK. Our little dog didn't want to go out-- he always predicts approaching bad weather.
We got the storm chaser team out here in Jacksonville.
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Quote from: animal on Apr 02, 2025, 01:59 PMWe got the storm chaser team out here in Jacksonville.
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Tell them not to worry, the road through Jax always look that way, it wasn't a tornado.
First tornado siren of the day just went off here. Just west of where I live.
Barry Brandt a little bit ago: "We've been getting some complaints, we DO apologize for interrupting Jeopardy. I see we've got some big Jeopardy fans out there." lol
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Apr 02, 2025, 05:02 PMBarry Brandt a little bit ago: "We've been getting some complaints, we DO apologize for interrupting Jeopardy. I see we've got some big Jeopardy fans out there." lol
Had to re-read to realize we weren't talking about one of my favorite Playboy Playmates.
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Go time in NEA.
All kinds of tornados popping up in the Shreveport/NE Texas area. Some will probably get close.
Max Velocity is a good follow
Almyra might have to start from scratch tomorrow
Unfortunately after the last two rounds of storms, where they called a dozen tornado "warnings" that produced zero damage, a lot of people aren't going to trust the sirens now. Sirens in Jonesboro are going off for a warning 25 minutes south.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 02, 2025, 06:05 PMUnfortunately after the last two rounds of storms, where they called a dozen tornado "warnings" that produced zero damage, a lot of people aren't going to trust the sirens now. Sirens in Jonesboro are going off for a warning 25 minutes south.
for all the shit they get, Kait8's team does a pretty good job
Confirmed Nader headed to Harrisburg
Harrisburg may have dodged a bullet. It may have lifted right before town.
All of east AR gettin Vandersexxed
Wynne in the crosshairs
Has the debris detector ever worked?
Getting busy. 23 different active tornado warnings. NEA has the most of any other area.
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Apr 02, 2025, 06:18 PMAll of east AR gettin Vandersexxed
Nice hustle.
Shhhh ... Scottie doesn't know
confirmed heading for Trumann
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Apr 02, 2025, 06:06 PMfor all the shit they get, Kait8's team does a pretty good job
They cook. A little fast on some of their calls but I can understand being conservative after some of the twisters NEA has had in the last few years. I'm still used to Oklahoma where they just tell you it's time to pick a religion before you go into your shelters.
Whoever turns on the damn sirens though can kiss my ass.
Jonesboro now on the clock
another near Cash just west of Jonesboro
Significant debris field on radar North of Trumann and East of Jonesboogie
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Lake City may be doomed
Quote from: BASS on Apr 02, 2025, 06:41 PMSignificant debris field on radar North of Trumann and East of Jonesboogie
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Apr 02, 2025, 06:42 PMLake City may be doomed
One in the same. They have a storm chaser on the weather channel that was driving right toward it, camera on the roof.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Apr 02, 2025, 06:03 PMAlmyra might have to start from scratch tomorrow
So a new three sided tractor shop and a single wide?
confirmed heading for Wynne
Forrest City watch out
Quote from: Papa Pigeritus on Apr 02, 2025, 06:24 PMHas the debris detector ever worked?
Yes and it's awesome.
Another East of Trumann
Lake City and Black Oak got smashed and it's still on the ground.
Alright, who pissed off Thor?
There's a line of tornadoes from Dewitt Ar. to Terra Haute Indiana
Lake City
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1907581362649038858?t=knDb5m_wHjoHSU3oAqhQPA&s=19 (https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1907581362649038858?t=knDb5m_wHjoHSU3oAqhQPA&s=19)
Completely debarked trees in Lake City which usually means EF5
Dad is storm chasing not sure how to post the video since I'm not on WiFi but it's the one headed towards Crawfordsville and it looks badass.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 02, 2025, 07:40 PMDad is storm chasing not sure how to post the video since I'm not on WiFi but it's the one headed towards Crawfordsville and it looks badass.
Bunch of storm chasers on MyRadar -- which one is he?
Quote from: jdcatty on Apr 02, 2025, 07:43 PMBunch of storm chasers on MyRadar -- which one is he?
he doesn't post he just tracks and calls and sends videos. Apparently my stepmom is at home and it's headed right for our house 🤦�♀️
My daughter-in-law grew up in Jonesboro. Her mother was a nurse at one of the hospitals there, and they still have lots of contacts there, family and otherwise. Apparently, one of the hospitals in J-boro has called in all staff tonight. Not a good sign.
https://www.kait8.com/2025/04/03/towns-schools-reporting-storm-damage/ (https://www.kait8.com/2025/04/03/towns-schools-reporting-storm-damage/)
"Craighead County E-911 reported that Highways 18 and 135 in Lake City and Monette are "completely shut down" due to multiple power lines, electric poles, and houses across the road. People are urged to avoid the area."
Talked to a cousin that's a volunteer firefighter in Helena and it sounded like they were getting loaded up to go somewhere. You can't get to Monette, Lake City, or Leachville. Lake City may not exist anymore.
Early on I was planning morning trips to farms out that way to try to be a parasite and sell some new stuff, but now I'm not even going to bother trying.
heatin up in south AR around Camden and PB
No injuries in Monette or Leachville. Wonderful.
This crap is also why I insisted on having Dad's funeral yesterday. Driving from Carlisle back to Jonesboro might have sucked pickled ass.
Watched the lake city tornado on fox weather, thing was massive.
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Quote from: Barton Fink on Apr 02, 2025, 07:17 PMLake City
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1907581362649038858?t=knDb5m_wHjoHSU3oAqhQPA&s=19 (https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1907581362649038858?t=knDb5m_wHjoHSU3oAqhQPA&s=19)
I'm guessing this guy sharted himself.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Apr 02, 2025, 07:17 PMLake City
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1907581362649038858?t=knDb5m_wHjoHSU3oAqhQPA&s=19 (https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1907581362649038858?t=knDb5m_wHjoHSU3oAqhQPA&s=19)
Holy shit that is fucking terrifying from tearing shit up perspective but also really cool from a weather perspective.
Tornado missed my parents place but damn how we doing out here for my Eastern arkansas folks? Are we alive
https://x.com/TheOfficialMrA1/status/1907596949789819075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1907596949789819075%7Ctwgr%5E5ddd79ebfa9478e6be4b0a6904ce1213493e37c9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timebomb2000.com%2Fxf%2Findex.php%3Fthreads%2Fweather-march-30-april-6-tornado-outbreak-underway-wednesday-april-2.655542%2Fpage-4
Y'all ok getting hammered again in eastern arkansas
Hope all you woopiggers are safe. We had mostly heavy rain and lightning in the Hot Springs area. Also some of the loudest thunder I've ever heard.
We had several tornado warnings where I live, just north of Memphis. A LOT of rain, lightning, and thunder. And wind. Rough night and already had 2 big thunderstorms this morning early. Supposed to get rough again this afternoon.
Lake City and Bay, AR looked bad. Selmer, TN had I think 3 different tornadoes come thru. Shelby county to my knowledge was only tornado warned once and that was the NW corner of the county. I haven't seen that many tornado warnings at once and they hardly mentioned severe thunderstorm warnings which were everywhere. The weather guys all seemed like they could have used a stiff drink last night.
Quote from: Hognrock on Apr 03, 2025, 08:19 AMLake City and Bay, AR looked bad. Selmer, TN had I think 3 different tornadoes come thru. Shelby county to my knowledge was only tornado warned once and that was the NW corner of the county. I haven't seen that many tornado warnings at once and they hardly mentioned severe thunderstorm warnings which were everywhere. The weather guys all seemed like they could have used a stiff drink last night.
Glad y'all made it through unscathed.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 03, 2025, 08:33 AMGlad y'all made it through unscathed.
Y'all too brother. We didn't go to sleep until about 3am so everybody is dragging ass today. We had the local weather channels on as well as KAIT Ryan Vaughan . I'm a weather nerd and figure when it's my time to go it's my time to go but I've never been impacted so that might change my tune. My wife feels differently.
6 years in OKC and I only considered getting into the storm shelter once. This spring in NEA has been wilder than any I experienced there. I'm about to just move back over there to get away from the bad weather, which sounds weird to say.
Friday's looking like another bad day for us. Today could be a rough one for everyone south of here.
Looks like F5
https://youtu.be/wI6PfyRojoY
This is video my dad did last night in eastern arkansas
Man, the devastation is just awful
If we survive until Sunday, we are going to look into a storm shelter. Screw this shit.
So,Sunday morning, Fayetteville is going to get snow showers?!?!? Really?
Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 03, 2025, 09:28 AMSo,Sunday morning, Fayetteville is going to get snow showers?!?!? Really?
i guess they'll get what we are about to get the next two days then it will be 80s by next weekend here
I'm in SEArk. Was expecting to get hammered last night. We got some rain late, but looks like it went North of us.
I didn't realize until last night that those internet feeds are the way to go for weather reports.
The Ryan Hall channel was showing the Lake City tornado on the ground, while local news was behind and still analyzing the Doppler.
Thank you to whoever posted that channel initially.
I was zoomed in on that area because my SIL parents live in Carraway. I have a video capture using the debris (correlation coefficient) radar. I've got the entire tornado on a video, but can't get it to post. Here's a screenshot of it.
Quick edit: Look at how many different tornado warnings are on that screen grab.
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Here right now and all morning. I am where the blue dot is.
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Quote from: Lurk on Apr 03, 2025, 01:24 PMI was zoomed in on that area because my SIL parents live in Carraway. I have a video capture using the debris (correlation coefficient) radar. I've got the entire tornado on a video, but can't get it to post. Here's a screenshot of it.
Quick edit: Look at how many different tornado warnings are on that screen grab.
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Is that 59? Damn
Edit. That doesn't seem right. I'm having a hard time figuring it out honesty.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 03, 2025, 01:33 PMHere right now and all morning. I am where the blue dot is.
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intetesting...you're close to Ripley which is where my fam is all from and where my mom and all my relatives are buried at Grace Cemetary up there
That's typically where all the tornados roll through
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 03, 2025, 02:11 PMintetesting...you're close to Ripley which is where my fam is all from and where my mom and all my relatives are buried at Grace Cemetary up there
That's typically where all the tornados roll through
Yeah, Ripley is just north of here, past Covington. Right now, we are getting huge thunderstorm after huge thunderstorm. There may be a 5-10 minute space between each one. It is raining so hard right now that I can't see the woods behind my house.
Pine Bluff Walmart about to get hit.
My son in law is on TN Task Force One. He was deployed to Selmer, TN. My daughter sent me some pics but told me not to post them. Selmer was hit hard.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 03, 2025, 04:02 PMMy son in law is on TN Task Force One. He was deployed to Selmer, TN. My daughter sent me some pics but told me not to post them. Selmer was hit hard.
Selmer got hit really bad. Congrats also to your SIL on his recent promotion. :thumb_up:
I called that fucker to congratulate him and he didn't answer. I'm gonna give him the business when he finally calls me back :)
Quote from: Hognrock on Apr 03, 2025, 04:14 PMSelmer got hit really bad. Congrats also to your SIL on his recent promotion. :thumb_up:
I called that fucker to congratulate him and he didn't answer. I'm gonna give him the business when he finally calls me back :)
Thanks, man. I was pretty proud of him. Give him hell.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 03, 2025, 04:02 PMMy son in law is on TN Task Force One. He was deployed to Selmer, TN. My daughter sent me some pics but told me not to post them. Selmer was hit hard.
The news was interviewing a man in Selmer this morning. He went to get in the bathtub for cover about 5 seconds before it destroyed his house and lifted him to his neighbors yard. Had some cuts on his head and was treated for concussion symptoms, but other than that, he was ok. Crazy stuff.
Reed Timmer is somewhere between Hamburg and the Drew county line. Prayers for Dermott and Dumas.
One pic of Selmer.
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Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 03, 2025, 04:37 PMOne pic of Selmer.
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It's crazy with all that damage, some of the blue lights are still on.
North of Magnolia is in the path
2 warnings south of Arkadelphia
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 03, 2025, 04:00 PMPine Bluff Walmart about to get hit.
With roving gangs of shoplifters or what?
Quote from: DrMongoose on Apr 03, 2025, 05:06 PMNorth of Magnolia is in the path
2 warnings south of Arkadelphia
Looks like we may get it again later tonight. Crap.
Is pine bluff Walmart still standing? We need updates
Quote from: DrMongoose on Apr 03, 2025, 05:06 PMNorth of Magnolia is in the path
2 warnings south of Arkadelphia
So basically my parents and aunts houses. *hopefully not
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 03, 2025, 01:24 PMI was zoomed in on that area because my SIL parents live in Carraway. I have a video capture using the debris (correlation coefficient) radar. I've got the entire tornado on a video, but can't get it to post. Here's a screenshot of it.
Quick edit: Look at how many different tornado warnings are on that screen grab.
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I saw you post this in the test arena. Didn't know what it was but damn. Hope all are okay.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Apr 02, 2025, 07:17 PMLake City
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1907581362649038858?t=knDb5m_wHjoHSU3oAqhQPA&s=19 (https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1907581362649038858?t=knDb5m_wHjoHSU3oAqhQPA&s=19)
Still fascinated by this video, best one I've ever seen of a tornado. Dude got the video of a lifetime.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 03, 2025, 06:41 PMStill fascinated by this video, best one I've ever seen of a tornado. Dude got the video of a lifetime.
Now check out the aftermath. :-\
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Apr 03, 2025, 07:47 PMNow check out the aftermath. :-\
So much worse in the daylight, the night video posted earlier was bad enough, I knew it would be worse in the light of day. No wonder the debris shield on the radar was so fucking huge. Monster tornado took every piece of vegetation for miles throwing it up in the air.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 03, 2025, 05:52 PMI saw you post this in the test arena. Didn't know what it was but damn. Hope all are okay.
Did it show as a video in the test forum? It just shows as a video start with a slash through it for me. The video is very badass. I watched a lot of radar and have never seen anything like it.
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 03, 2025, 08:15 PMDid it show as a video in the test forum? It just shows as a video start with a slash through it for me. The video is very badass. I watched a lot of radar and have never seen anything like it.
Yes. It was live. Area started all green and then the brown moved over. Looked like a normal gif.
I just roll my eyes at the people that say "WhY is tHiS hApPeNiNg?? The climate change is real!!"
Hoe, no. It's springtime. This happens every year since humans have been alive here to witness it.
Quote from: Guardrail on Apr 04, 2025, 07:17 AMI just roll my eyes at the people that say "WhY is tHiS hApPeNiNg?? The climate change is real!!"
Hoe, no. It's springtime. This happens every year since humans have been alive here to witness it.
This weather is a referendum against Trump
be nice if people could be honest about the weather. we have ~120 years of data. out of 4.5 billion years, that means we don't know shit. so stop with all the hyperbole and superlatives. it makes you a fucking idiot.
Quote from: Guardrail on Apr 04, 2025, 07:17 AMI just roll my eyes at the people that say "WhY is tHiS hApPeNiNg?? The climate change is real!!"
Hoe, no. It's springtime. This happens every year since humans have been alive here to witness it.
I hate the politicization of climate change but I have seen extreme changes. This is my 20th year in the insurance industry and the past 5 years have been much worse than the first 15. I'm speaking of the severity of storms in our state.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 04, 2025, 08:31 AMbe nice if people could be honest about the weather. we have ~120 years of data. out of 4.5 billion years, that means we don't know shit. so stop with all the hyperbole and superlatives. it makes you a fucking idiot.
Wouldn't this argument apply to anything? 300k years vs 4.5 billion means we only know 0.009% about the things we have known since humanity's day zero.
Except, of course, to the thewhitebore who knows 100% of everything.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 04, 2025, 09:04 AMI hate the politicization of climate change but I have seen extreme changes. This is my 20th year in the insurance industry and the past 5 years have been much worse than the first 15. I'm speaking of the severity of storms in our state.
Bro, you got to think of it like Arkansas sports. We've had a Choad for a bit but there could be a HDN or a BMFP up thar just over the next rainbow.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 04, 2025, 09:04 AMI hate the politicization of climate change but I have seen extreme changes. This is my 20th year in the insurance industry and the past 5 years have been much worse than the first 15. I'm speaking of the severity of storms in our state.
A few years ago we were insured by United Home, they were smaller but in NEA somewhere. They (this is not the correct insurance/financial company term) went under. They had great rates and service but I'm guessing the claims from the last several years did them in.
Quote from: Hognrock on Apr 04, 2025, 09:32 AMA few years ago we were insured by United Home, they were smaller but in NEA somewhere. They (this is not the correct insurance/financial company term) went under. They had great rates and service but I'm guessing the claims from the last several years did them in.
I wrote through UHI, they were poorly managed. Went from one extreme to the other but ultimately were not profitable. Cameron is another carrier that went insolvent, very similar situation to UHI. Probably a dozen more examples throughout the midwest.
Well, if we are going to the example of we don't know anything because of our time experiences, I am choosing to believe the world did not exist until I was born. I have not witnessed proof of anything before my existence.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 04, 2025, 09:04 AMI hate the politicization of climate change but I have seen extreme changes. This is my 20th year in the insurance industry and the past 5 years have been much worse than the first 15. I'm speaking of the severity of storms in our state.
What does "severity of storms mean"?
Number of storms? Claims filed? Dollars paid out?
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 04, 2025, 10:22 AMWhat does "severity of storms mean"?
Number of storms? Claims filed? Dollars paid out?
I'm curious if he's basing it on dollar value of claims as well. Housing prices, particularly in NWA, have gone crazy over that same time frame.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Apr 04, 2025, 10:22 AMWhat does "severity of storms mean"?
Number of storms? Claims filed? Dollars paid out?
All of the above. Inflation has certainly caused issues within the industry but the number of storms have increased as well.
Hail storm frequency has increased as well. Anecdotal evidence: I've been a homeowner for 20 years. Filed my first roof claim in 2020, second in 2023 and could file another right now but don't need another claim on my record.
Quote from: Guardrail on Apr 04, 2025, 07:17 AMI just roll my eyes at the people that say "WhY is tHiS hApPeNiNg?? The climate change is real!!"
Hoe, no. It's springtime. This happens every year since humans have been alive here to witness it.
Climate change is real. Man-made climate change is the biggest scam of all time.
That being said, the last few years have not been normal. Lots of really big outbreaks with really big tornadoes. Timmer is kind of weird, but he knows tornadoes.
https://youtu.be/PO9cEOrwmo4
https://youtu.be/7w9ahFQozao
https://x.com/ReedTimmerUSA/status/1908175496925360593
Looks like shit won't blow up along western arkansas till 4ish and the slowly keep blowing up
It is in the 80's over here right now...just like Wednesday when the shit hit the fan.
It's HOT here in saline county. Boys, it's going to be a rough evening around here. Good luck to you all. 🫡
Clarksville has incoming
nevermid, Clarksville TX
Muggy as fuck up in my area north of Cabot
Temp has dropped 10 degrees in nwa since this morning
Quote from: Guardrail on Apr 04, 2025, 03:00 PMIt's HOT here in saline county. Boys, it's going to be a rough evening around here. Good luck to you all. 🫡
Just walked down to the mail box and it is oppressive outside. Had a little shower bout an hour ago that I figured would cool things off. Didn't work.
84 degrees here and feels like 90.
Jonesboro has been cold, and hot, and cool, and now hot again. Doesn't sound nearly as bad as central Arkansas though.
I know those bins
https://x.com/rainwrappedWX/status/1908270557722010035
Texarkana has a tornado headed towards it.
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 04, 2025, 05:02 PMTexarkana has a tornado headed towards it.
My parents live in De Queen, sirens going off
Moving north/northeast.
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Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 02, 2025, 08:08 PMThis crap is also why I insisted on having Dad's funeral yesterday. Driving from Carlisle back to Jonesboro might have sucked pickled ass.
Man I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I guess we are all at or near that age, and it's just the shittiest part of life. Peace and love, bro.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 04, 2025, 05:42 PMMan I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I guess we are all at or near that age, and it's just the shittiest part of life. Peace and love, bro.
Much appreciated, homie. To you and to everyone else who has said the same.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 04, 2025, 05:42 PMMan I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I guess we are all at or near that age, and it's just the shittiest part of life. Peace and love, bro.
I'm with ya. Driving to the Bryantropolis in the morning to see my folks, Mom doesn't have many days left.
Western and central Arkansas get there's tonight/tomorrow morning. Ok God, we yield.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 04, 2025, 06:35 PMWestern and central Arkansas get there's tonight/tomorrow morning. Ok God, we yield.
Gonna be a long night
Quote from: Guardrail on Apr 04, 2025, 06:37 PMGonna be a long night
the NEA weather guys don't seem too concerned tonight
Weather channel already taking about the impending central Arkansas river flooding. Still 9"-12" of rain to come for central Arkansas.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 04, 2025, 06:32 PMI'm with ya. Driving to the Bryantropolis in the morning to see my folks, Mom doesn't have many days left.
You won't regret any time you can spend with her. I promise.
I remember every moment of the last day I spent with my dad.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 04, 2025, 06:32 PMI'm with ya. Driving to the Bryantropolis in the morning to see my folks, Mom doesn't have many days left.
Prayers for peace for you and her. For me there was a calm in knowing Dad didn't have long. The last night he was with us, he was already too weak to talk so I sat in his Hospice room for 30 minutes watching Gunsmoke. It was the third time I visited him that day. Saw him twice the next day before he was gone at 7:30 PM.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 04, 2025, 06:46 PMWeather channel already taking about the impending central Arkansas river flooding. Still 9"-12" of rain to come for central Arkansas.
I remember still living in Oklahoma and watching news reports of the Arkansas running over all the dams down past Little Rock. Seems like it was 2019.
Starting to march up I30. This is not going to be good.
Here it is comes. We're heading to the storm cellar.
In my shelter with a freaked out girlfriend an a nervous birddog.
Wicked lightning in Benton.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Apr 04, 2025, 10:31 PMIn my shelter with a freaked out girlfriend an a nervous birddog.
Yep. Wife was freaking out earlier. Glad it lost its rotation. Thunder and lightening is rocking, boy
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Apr 04, 2025, 10:31 PMIn my shelter with a freaked out girlfriend an a nervous birddog.
Gotta throw the girlfriend out if she's making the dog that nervous
Sounds like it got gnarly down there last night. Hope everyone's ok.
Totally badass.
https://youtu.be/Ispu4lD2CqM
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 04, 2025, 08:33 PMI remember still living in Oklahoma and watching news reports of the Arkansas running over all the dams down past Little Rock. Seems like it was 2019.
Yep. May 2019
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 04, 2025, 08:32 PMPrayers for peace for you and her. For me there was a calm in knowing Dad didn't have long. The last night he was with us, he was already too weak to talk so I sat in his Hospice room for 30 minutes watching Gunsmoke. It was the third time I visited him that day. Saw him twice the next day before he was gone at 7:30 PM.
I knew the time was getting small with my dad, even though he was still doing his usual thing. He was still driving himself everywhere and checking on the farm daily. He went quick, the massive stroke took him in the middle of that shitty loss to Ole Miss(2021), so it was a blessing he didn't have to watch the end of the game.
I took as much time as I could to spend with him and almost lost my job over it, but I didn't care. I'd do it again, all over.
And here we are again this morning with another tornado warning in western Pulaski county. The sky looks wild out there.
I don't remember a period of days with weather this bad for this long. I see there's a tornado warning around Hope. It'll be up this way in a couple of hours. The saline river is going to be rocking this afternoon and tomorrow.
Sometimes spring just hits hard. I know about 5 years ago maybe a bit further back it seemed like it rained for a month straight.
Quote from: animal on Apr 05, 2025, 10:32 AMSometimes spring just hits hard. I know about 5 years ago maybe a bit further back it seemed like it rained for a month straight.
It makes me think of my old great grandpa who died at 94 years old. You'd ask him " Grandpa you ever seen weather this bad?" He'd always say "Plenty of times." Heck I guess in 94 years you'd see it all.
Raining balls over here all day so far. Just won't quit.
I'm in Hot Springs and it's really raining hard. But I am looking at pictures on Facebook of flooding in Texarkana that I have never seen flood, and I have lived there since 1979. The Interstate eastbound is flooded out. And we have a long ways to go today before this is over.
I just about shit myself a little while ago here in WLR. There's got to be a shitload of trees down.
Saline County roads are jacked up
Made it to Bryant. Between Conway and Little Rock it was raining so hard visibility was down to about 200 feet. Couldn't see more than 4 stripes ahead on the interstate.
Some high winds came through here, tree debris all over mills park road, one tree broke off and was laying across the road, several down in people's yards.
I haven't seen this long of a duration of severe storm weather. Started Wed afternoon and will go thru early Sun morning. I'm ready for baseball weather.
I was in WLR when all hell broke loose as well.
Had to turnaround twice going the back way home. Huge tree at Sparks and Lawson blocking the road and another on Crystal Valley.
We've been without power for about an hour and a half.
More 'Nader warnings south of Jonesboro, looks like from Harrisburg all the way down to Brinkley.
Red from Bernice, LA. up to Tuckerman, AR.
I think downtown Hardy might be submerged.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 12:41 PMI think downtown Hardy might be submerged.
indeed I've seen the videos
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 12:41 PMI think downtown Hardy might be submerged.
Sheriff over there out out a map early this week and told everyone basically if you're in the area marked, don't be an idiot and get out by Friday, we won't be able to help you right away.
This one seems to have snuck up on Jonesboro
87 MHP straight line winds in Truman. Damn
90 mph wind storm hitting NEA
This thing is hauling ass.
Add me to the list of those that lost a father, passed last Sunday. We pushed the funeral out to Tuesday to get past this shit. I'm headed back over tomorrow and assume all of white river and cache river will be well out of their banks. Funeral is in Leachville so I'll get to see the Lake City/Monette damage as well as the Saint Francis.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 05, 2025, 01:15 PMThis thing is hauling ass.
It was on the southwest edge of Jonesboro 5 minutes ago and now it's past Caraway.
Bryant, y'all treading water?
https://x.com/ToddYakoubian/status/1908585300487471151
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 01:17 PMAdd me to the list of those that lost a father, passed last Sunday. We pushed the funeral out to Tuesday to get past this shit. I'm headed back over tomorrow and assume all of white river and cache river will be well out of their banks. Funeral is in Leachville so I'll get to see the Lake City/Monette damage as well as the Saint Francis.
Sorry to hear. I'll be heading to Ozark for a funeral Tuesday, for a childhood friend's father. Guess we're all getting old.
Apparently some high winds fucked up some of Jacksonville. The Community center there received damage. Prayers for the roof on my shop.
Railroad bridge washed out near Mammoth Spring
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 05, 2025, 01:24 PMBryant, y'all treading water?
https://x.com/ToddYakoubian/status/1908585300487471151
We had a microburst and/or straight line winds around 11... Fences and trees down all over town ...
Our next door neighbors lost about 3/4 of their privacy fence; I helped them get it off of stuff it could damage, then spent the last hour to two driving the back streets of Bryant cutting and removing trees out of the roadways. Bryant city crews are dealing with three super large pine trees that have a couple of neighborhoods completely blocked off. I saw at least 3 houses with trees through parts of them. One tree had knocked a powerline into another tree right around the corner from us and it was burning until they could get entergy out to shut it off. It seemed like every firetruck and emergency vehicle was called out to different parts of the city. Creeks are flooded and running over the road all over the place. The businesses on hwy 5 between bryant and benton are out of power. We lost power for a while but we have backups so no biggie.
So, yeah, Bryant has a bit going on, but nothing compared to tornado damage...
Dad said they got lucky it just came through Crawfordsville and didn't have the winds like north of him and he said they're fine beyond rain.
On a less serious note, it's going to take a week for my lawn to dry out, and then the grass will be a foot long immediately.
Have they given any rain totals?
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 04:37 PMHave they given any rain totals?
I think we have had around 11" so far and it is still raining and looks like it will be for a while.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 04:37 PMHave they given any rain totals?
My radar app says 15+. The black area is off the scale. IMG_0309.jpeg
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 01:17 PMAdd me to the list of those that lost a father, passed last Sunday. We pushed the funeral out to Tuesday to get past this shit. I'm headed back over tomorrow and assume all of white river and cache river will be well out of their banks. Funeral is in Leachville so I'll get to see the Lake City/Monette damage as well as the Saint Francis.
Sorry for your loss.
Condolences Cardhog!
Thanks guys! Dementia, was a rough last couple years. I feel like the mourning was over a year ago, not sure how I feel about that but it's true.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 01:17 PMAdd me to the list of those that lost a father, passed last Sunday. We pushed the funeral out to Tuesday to get past this shit. I'm headed back over tomorrow and assume all of white river and cache river will be well out of their banks. Funeral is in Leachville so I'll get to see the Lake City/Monette damage as well as the Saint Francis.
Really sorry to hear this CardHog.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 10:07 PMThanks guys! Dementia, was a rough last couple years. I feel like the mourning was over a year ago, not sure how I feel about that but it's true.
My dad has dementia, but does pretty good most days, his Alzheimer's isn't advanced and the progression has been slowed by erocet.
Mom is sick and going into hospice care... Could be 3 days could be 3 months.
Dad won't make it long after Mom goes. I swear he's been willing himself to stay alive for over a year now just so he can be there for her.
I'll likely have to attend both funerals before summer is over.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 06, 2025, 12:19 PMMy dad has dementia, but does pretty good most days, his Alzheimer's isn't advanced and the progression has been slowed by erocet.
Mom is sick and going into hospice care... Could be 3 days could be 3 months.
Dad won't make it long after Mom goes. I swear he's been willing himself to stay alive for over a year now just so he can be there for her.
I'll likely have to attend both funerals before summer is over.
Prayers for you, bud.
Sorry to hear, Bass. That's tough.
Sorry about everybody's dad and mom and everything else but I gotta break in the bring this pic from Jacksonville bean field.
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Quote from: BASS on Apr 06, 2025, 12:19 PMMy dad has dementia, but does pretty good most days, his Alzheimer's isn't advanced and the progression has been slowed by erocet.
Mom is sick and going into hospice care... Could be 3 days could be 3 months.
Dad won't make it long after Mom goes. I swear he's been willing himself to stay alive for over a year now just so he can be there for her.
I'll likely have to attend both funerals before summer is over.
Aw man. My sympathies go out to you. It's just a rough time.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 10:07 PMThanks guys! Dementia, was a rough last couple years. I feel like the mourning was over a year ago, not sure how I feel about that but it's true.
Yes, I went through that with my father about 15 years ago. I don't think there is anything wrong with feeling some relief.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 01:17 PMAdd me to the list of those that lost a father, passed last Sunday. We pushed the funeral out to Tuesday to get past this shit. I'm headed back over tomorrow and assume all of white river and cache river will be well out of their banks. Funeral is in Leachville so I'll get to see the Lake City/Monette damage as well as the Saint Francis.
Be careful man. My condolences.
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This limb goes through the dash, steering column, and drivers side door.
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I'm sorry, that sucks. The Mini I get but the truck deal is just bizarre.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 05, 2025, 01:17 PMAdd me to the list of those that lost a father, passed last Sunday. We pushed the funeral out to Tuesday to get past this shit. I'm headed back over tomorrow and assume all of white river and cache river will be well out of their banks. Funeral is in Leachville so I'll get to see the Lake City/Monette damage as well as the Saint Francis.
Sorry for your loss, CardHog.
Sorry Rev. If you need a lawyer to sue your insurance company, let me know. I'm old enough I kinda get a kick out of those kind of things once in a while.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 06, 2025, 08:19 PMThe same tree also smashfucked my mini cooperIMG_6882.jpeg
That sucks brother, sorry to hear it. Glad your people are all okay though.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 06, 2025, 12:19 PMMy dad has dementia, but does pretty good most days, his Alzheimer's isn't advanced and the progression has been slowed by erocet.
Mom is sick and going into hospice care... Could be 3 days could be 3 months.
Dad won't make it long after Mom goes. I swear he's been willing himself to stay alive for over a year now just so he can be there for her.
I'll likely have to attend both funerals before summer is over.
Sorry, man.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 06, 2025, 12:19 PMMy dad has dementia, but does pretty good most days, his Alzheimer's isn't advanced and the progression has been slowed by erocet.
Mom is sick and going into hospice care... Could be 3 days could be 3 months.
Dad won't make it long after Mom goes. I swear he's been willing himself to stay alive for over a year now just so he can be there for her.
I'll likely have to attend both funerals before summer is over.
That sucks buddy. Hang in there.
I stopped by to see the carnage at Rev's house. I timed it for later in the afternoon after most of the clean up was complete.
I know that was scary having all of those huge trees topple at once. Glad y'all are ok.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Apr 06, 2025, 10:44 PMI stopped by to see the carnage at Rev's house. I timed it for later in the afternoon after most of the clean up was complete.
I know that was scary having all of those huge trees topple at once. Glad y'all are ok.
True story...I once slipped up and mentioned a widow maker I had on my property. At the time my babes were smaller, so I asked the board how I should tackle that. I have a chainsaw, and not afraid.
Within 24 hours Rev rolls up in my driveway after work, and pulls out a combination of ropes, chainsaw, and rigging that looked like we're ready to pull a D9 out of a mud hole.
Let us know if you need anything brother. Lord knows you've been there for us.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Apr 06, 2025, 10:44 PMI stopped by to see the carnage at Rev's house. I timed it for later in the afternoon after most of the clean up was complete.
I know that was scary having all of those huge trees topple at once. Glad y'all are ok.
Thanks for stopping by. It was good to see you and V. Glad yall are doing well. I'll be giving you a holler when the pool is warm enough.
Quote from: TC on Apr 06, 2025, 11:08 PMTrue story...I once slipped up and mentioned a widow maker I had on my property. At the time my babes were smaller, so I asked the board how I should tackle that. I have a chainsaw, and not afraid.
Within 24 hours Rev rolls up in my driveway after work, and pulls out a combination of ropes, chainsaw, and rigging that looked like we're ready to pull a D9 out of a mud hole.
Let us know if you need anything brother. Lord knows you've been there for us.
Ahhhh...to be young and unbroken again!
Those were good times. That was what, 2 years ago?
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 07, 2025, 09:14 PMAhhhh...to be young and unbroken again!
Those were good times. That was what, 2 years ago?
2016/2017, so yeah.
Big nader popping off just nw of downtown omaha.
Baseball sized hail in the same storm head
That's a suburban nightmare.... Think lake city nader going through a heavily populated area.
Just had a tornado warning on the Benton/Washington county line.
Bass, hogslobber you good?
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 06, 2025, 08:19 PMThe same tree also smashfucked my mini cooperIMG_6882.jpeg
My brother has tools. I can fix it!
Quote from: Texzilla on Apr 19, 2025, 08:19 AMMy brother has tools. I can fix it!
My Jeep need a new cam and rockers on one side. Basically the same thing as Rev's problem.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 06, 2025, 12:19 PMMy dad has dementia, but does pretty good most days, his Alzheimer's isn't advanced and the progression has been slowed by erocet.
Mom is sick and going into hospice care... Could be 3 days could be 3 months.
Dad won't make it long after Mom goes. I swear he's been willing himself to stay alive for over a year now just so he can be there for her.
I'll likely have to attend both funerals before summer is over.
Just saw this amigo. Sorry you are going thru this, it's very tough duty. Prayers for you and your family.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 19, 2025, 08:22 AMMy Jeep need a new cam and rockers on one side. Basically the same thing as Rev's problem.
Did you see fast times at ridgemont high?
Quote from: DrMongoose on Apr 19, 2025, 01:40 AMJust had a tornado warning on the Benton/Washington county line.
Bass, hogslobber you good?
y
Yes. Somehow we slept thru it. Just drove to Fayetteville
It is a mess out there
My daughters house in cave springs had a lightning strike
Quote from: DrMongoose on Apr 19, 2025, 01:40 AMJust had a tornado warning on the Benton/Washington county line.
Bass, hogslobber you good?
Lots of wind and rain, I don't think there was a funnel, just radar indicated rotation
Quote from: Texzilla on Apr 19, 2025, 08:19 AMMy brother has tools. I can fix it!
They are coming to get the truck Monday. I had to climb in through the passenger side and over the console with a sawzall to cut the limb so I could open the drivers door.
Anybody need a set of weathertech floor mats, front and back?
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 19, 2025, 02:25 PMThey are coming to get the truck Monday. I had to climb in through the passenger side and over the console with a sawzall to cut the limb so I could open the drivers door.
Anybody need a set of weathertech floor mats, front and back?
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 19, 2025, 02:25 PMThey are coming to get the truck Monday. I had to climb in through the passenger side and over the console with a sawzall to cut the limb so I could open the drivers door.
Anybody need a set of weathertech floor mats, front and back?
My brother has a Sierra, he's not too far from you. But fuck him, I don't like that motherfucker.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 19, 2025, 06:05 PMMy brother has a Sierra, he's not too far from you. But fuck him, I don't like that motherfucker.
😂😂😂
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This is the mini from about 12 feet up. I walked the trunk of the tree to gain this view. It's inspiring.IMG_6949.jpeg
A lot of good firewood in that picture.
#silverlinings
Jesus
https://www.news9.com/story/6804e6c6cbfb4fece3aa245d/2-killed-after-truck-swept-away-in-moore-floodwaters
Quote from: buff2.0 on Apr 20, 2025, 09:10 AMJesus
https://www.news9.com/story/6804e6c6cbfb4fece3aa245d/2-killed-after-truck-swept-away-in-moore-floodwaters
I think I'd rather live next to a volcano than live in Moore.
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 20, 2025, 09:27 AMI think I'd rather live next to a volcano than live in Moore.
It's like that place is built on an Indian burial ground or something...
May have been discussed before, but what is the best weather app out there that you guys use?
I'm old school I like the weather channel app
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Apr 30, 2025, 07:02 PMMay have been discussed before, but what is the best weather app out there that you guys use?
Todd has the Arkansas Storm Team app that is pretty good. If you're looking for the velocities and debris indicator type data, Radar Omega is the best. I forget what it costs, but it is totally worth it whatever it is.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 20, 2025, 09:33 AMIt's like that place is built on an Indian burial ground or something...
The white men fucked all the corpses before they threw them in the mass grave.
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Apr 30, 2025, 07:02 PMMay have been discussed before, but what is the best weather app out there that you guys use?
I just use weather channel app for forecast but love RadarScope for radar. Lots of pilots use it, has a ton of different readouts I don't use. I love it for the clarity.
Quote from: CardHog on Apr 30, 2025, 07:44 PMI just use weather channel app for forecast but love RadarScope for radar. Lots of pilots use it, has a ton of different readouts I don't use. I love it for the clarity.
I've got both. Radar Omega is way easier to use. Most of the stuff you see on teevee and storm chaser shows is Omega.
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 30, 2025, 08:00 PMI've got both. Radar Omega is way easier to use. Most of the stuff you see on teevee and storm chaser shows is Omega.
Just downloaded it.
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 30, 2025, 08:00 PMI've got both. Radar Omega is way easier to use. Most of the stuff you see on teevee and storm chaser shows is Omega.
My favorite.
MyRadar for current radar. Wunderground for hourly forecasts.
I like to use Accuweather during hunting season.
Quote from: Guardrail on May 01, 2025, 02:21 AMI like to use Accuweather during hunting season.
I use the Accuweather app on my phone all the time.
It is 9:00AM here and so dark outside that the street lights are on. Heavy storm in our area. Windy as hell and dark as Coley's ass.
Quote from: Son of Spam on May 02, 2025, 08:54 AMIt is 9:00AM here and so dark outside that the street lights are on. Heavy storm in our area. Windy as hell and dark as Coley's ass.
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I'm in NE Wisconsin and we're under a tornado warning. So far 4 tornado's in the Green Bay television viewing area. Very unusual for this area.
Big tornado in St Louis.
For the people that were asking about radar apps, Ryan Hall has changed from Radar Omega to WeatherWise. It seems to work as well or better than Omega and RadarScope and it's free.
Quote from: Lurk on May 16, 2025, 03:03 PMFor the people that were asking about radar apps, Ryan Hall has changed from Radar Omega to WeatherWise. It seems to work as well or better than Omega and RadarScope and it's free.
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Quote from: Lurk on May 16, 2025, 03:00 PMBig tornado in St Louis.
Dang
https://x.com/PettusWX/status/1923465792613429331
It is crazy how much the wind is blowing in nwa today. The combo of heat, wind, humidity... It's one of those days.
2 seconds after walking outside I thought "it's storming bigtime somewhere up north where all this energy is going"
https://x.com/MyRadarWX/status/1923468174638338210
Jeebus
https://x.com/MarthaHusain/status/1923511181320544315?t=34tBumXvlzoVm4NYwRBXlQ&s=19 (https://x.com/MarthaHusain/status/1923511181320544315?t=34tBumXvlzoVm4NYwRBXlQ&s=19)
That builder's gonna be shutting down and moving to a different state under a new name soon.
For anybody who's ever been to the St. Louis Zoo.
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Quote from: buff2.0 on May 16, 2025, 07:57 PMThat builder's gonna be shutting down and moving to a different state under a new name soon.
Yeah, that shit had no steel in it anywhere that I could see. I don't know how that ever passed an inspection.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on May 17, 2025, 10:11 AMYeah, that shit had no steel in it anywhere that I could see. I don't know how that ever passed an inspection.
You should see the apartments going up in Rogers where Whole Foods is going. 6-7 stories tall and stick frame all the way up. These investors are planning on selling that place and I pity the fool that buys it.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on May 17, 2025, 10:11 AMYeah, that shit had no steel in it anywhere that I could see. I don't know how that ever passed an inspection.
A lot of buildings in the OKC metro are the same way. Municipal inspectors were getting paid off, third-party inspectors were a combination of stupid and corrupt. Culminated in kids being killed under a collapsed storm shelter roof. I showed up after that to double-check a similar building under construction, asked the contractor to point out to me which cells in the CMU wall had the rebar and therefore cement in them, asked the architect standing there to verify that those were the ones that were designed to be filled, and then slammed a dead-blow hammer into the empty cell. The contractor skipped rebar and cement in all the walls and then acted like I was the bad guy. I eventually had too many disagreements with my boss and walked away from that company, but to his credit he hated bribes as much as I do.
We have too many architects and public-sector engineers/inspectors/PMs that have zero actual construction experience, and it shows. Design-Build is still the "new" thing but it used to be the normal thing 100 years ago.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14722399/Chicago-dust-cloud-storms-tornado-midwest-kentucky.html
Damn forget STL Chicago be hit
Quote from: CardHog on May 17, 2025, 10:34 AMYou should see the apartments going up in Rogers where Whole Foods is going. 6-7 stories tall and stick frame all the way up. These investors are planning on selling that place and I pity the fool that buys it.
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That is criminal. This is China-level bad.
Everybody without power in NWA? My sister just called and she got 11" of hail in Springdale.
That sounds accurate. Jeebus
https://x.com/jakotasain/status/1924217377098510603?t=bf3QeTfuIe0HUrMYNFi3Fg&s=19 (https://x.com/jakotasain/status/1924217377098510603?t=bf3QeTfuIe0HUrMYNFi3Fg&s=19)
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Don't know why it doesn't work
Maybe the government really has been effing with the weather
We got some that was golf ball size. Ripped holes in our screens but the windows survived. It got bad enough that I went to the safe space. We live off of Don Tyson between Carley and 40th. I've seen some trees broken off and the street covered with leaves.
Quote from: jdcatty on May 18, 2025, 06:05 PMTaken from my son's house just south of Tontitown IMG_1630.mov
Don't know why it doesn't work
I can't get videos to post either.
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Springdale area
Catty's video shows up and works for me, even in the quoted post
Quote from: BASS on May 18, 2025, 06:32 PMCatty's video shows up and works for me, even in the quoted post
Not for me!
Quote from: jdcatty on May 18, 2025, 06:32 PMNot for me!
I only see a video arrow with a slash through it. Same as when I post one.
We were lucky on the county line but on the 412 bridge over the white river it is said they had baseball to softball size hail.
Seems the storm rode 412 from Siloam to Huntsville and further east
Quote from: Lurk on May 18, 2025, 06:46 PMI only see a video arrow with a slash through it. Same as when I post one.
Exactly what I get
I have 4 vehicles with hail damage. Siding, trim, gutters with dents. Screens trashed, but no broken windows like my neighbors. Pool liner got torn too.
I'm also off Don Tyson. Horrible sounds when it rolled through.
From the facebooks. 😳
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My daughter in law sent me a pic-Shiloh Christian's cafeteria flooded
https://x.com/jamaygalloway/status/1924229336237797796?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Quote from: aaron on May 18, 2025, 08:23 PMI have 4 vehicles with hail damage. Siding, trim, gutters with dents. Screens trashed, but no broken windows like my neighbors. Pool liner got torn too.
I'm also off Don Tyson. Horrible sounds when it rolled through.
Don't forget to have your ac units as your units might be totaled. Your appraiser will try to avoid them or say he'll get them recombed. Get an ac guy to look at them.
Quote from: aaron on May 18, 2025, 08:23 PMI have 4 vehicles with hail damage. Siding, trim, gutters with dents. Screens trashed, but no broken windows like my neighbors. Pool liner got torn too.
I'm also off Don Tyson. Horrible sounds when it rolled through.
Was that neighborhood built on an ancient Indian burial ground?
Quote from: DrMongoose on May 18, 2025, 08:24 PMFrom the facebooks. 😳
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My house is about 50 yards from that top picture. We got smoked
A couple of pics from my house and our hood.
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I remember a hail storm like that in Fayetteville in like 2006-ish, but it wasn't violent at all like this one. More like someone dumped a few inches of sonic ice on the town out of a dispenser.
Quote from: Lurk on May 18, 2025, 11:20 PMWas that neighborhood built on an ancient Indian burial ground?
Starting to wonder.
This was a new liner last year. I think I can patch it.
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Quote from: aaron on May 19, 2025, 09:38 AMThis was a new liner last year. I think I can patch it.
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Oh man...
Quote from: jdcatty on May 18, 2025, 06:05 PMTaken from my son's house just south of Tontitown IMG_1630.mov
Don't know why it doesn't work
funny, this shows up fine on my office computer but not my iPad or my phone.
Quote from: aaron on May 19, 2025, 09:38 AMThis was a new liner last year. I think I can patch it.
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I had to get a new liner last year. I know they aren't cheap and I hope your insurance covers it. I had no idea that hail would shred one like that.
There are already folks knocking on doors in our neighborhood to do "courtesy inspections" of roofs. I've seen several signs for a company called "Legit Roofing". I started to see if the ink was dry on one. ;D
Quote from: jdcatty on May 19, 2025, 10:17 AMfunny, this shows up fine on my office computer but not my iPad or my phone.
That must be it. I've got the same equipment n
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on May 19, 2025, 12:47 PMI had to get a new liner last year. I know they aren't cheap and I hope your insurance covers it. I had no idea that hail would shred one like that.
How big is your pool and how much did the new liner cost to have replaced?
Quote from: Cornhogio on May 19, 2025, 01:16 PMThere are already folks knocking on doors in our neighborhood to do "courtesy inspections" of roofs. I've seen several signs for a company called "Legit Roofing". I started to see if the ink was dry on one. ;D
Was getting those calls a few weeks ago in my hood. I told the guy to fuck off.
That company was out in the area the next day swapping out three year old roofs that had nothing wrong that i could see.
Quote from: animal on May 19, 2025, 02:25 PMWas getting those calls a few weeks ago in my hood. I told the guy to fuck off.
That company was out in the area the next day swapping out three year old roofs that had nothing wrong that i could see.
does a claim adjuster not come out first and see what's needed or call the roof company, they say what's needed or damaged and then wouldn't the adjuster still come out and have to agree to the damage
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on May 19, 2025, 02:56 PMdoes a claim adjuster not come out first and see what's needed or call the roof company, they say what's needed or damaged and then wouldn't the adjuster still come out and have to agree to the damage
Insurance adjusters will always meet with the home owner prior to approving a claim. .
That is why it is always a good idea to have a very skilled and qualified roofing company on your side before ever making a claim.
Those two forces can argue the particulars.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on May 19, 2025, 02:56 PMdoes a claim adjuster not come out first and see what's needed or call the roof company, they say what's needed or damaged and then wouldn't the adjuster still come out and have to agree to the damage
Usually, but not always. When the big hail storm blew through Hot Springs 2 or 3 years ago, Some insurance adjusters would just look at your address and say "ok, you need a roof". Others would literally drive by and not get out of their vehicles and say the same.
Quote from: arreferee on May 19, 2025, 01:37 PMHow big is your pool and how much did the new liner cost to have replaced?
My pool is not huge- standard sized backyard rectangle. They had to rip out all of the old concrete decking and I had stamped concrete to replace it. I can't remember exactly how much the liner itself cost.
I knew when I bought the house that it needed a new liner. I figured it might cost $5k and then spend another $10k in concrete. It ended up being $60k.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on May 19, 2025, 04:07 PMMy pool is not huge- standard sized backyard rectangle. They had to rip out all of the old concrete decking and I had stamped concrete to replace it. I can't remember exactly how much the liner itself cost.
I knew when I bought the house that it needed a new liner. I figured it might cost $5k and then spend another $10k in concrete. It ended up being $60k.
Thanks. We have an 18x36 rectangle and will need a new liner in the next couple of years. I'm trying to get a ball-park figure so I don't have sticker shock when we have to actually pull the trigger.
Suspected nader South of Siloam springs
Headed right at my house in about 30 minutes.
Round 2 incoming
Gonna be a busy night - keep an eye out.
Gravette must have pissed off Mother Nature as he recomes another one with rotation again
Nader warning for Fayetteville, Farmington, and Prairie Grove
Sirens going off in Fayetteville.
Hail, tornadoes...
If frogs or locusts show up next, it may be time to reconsider just how funky yall should be up there.
Looks like Drake Field took a hit
Greenland was hit, drake field and now headed at stonebridge meadows.
Large tornado crossing hwy 16
Greenland got hit, if the radar and debris signature is to be believed.
Zach Hall had to stop his livestream to take cover from the tornado in Greenland
Rick b in the line of a Nader on the ground confirmed
Quote from: BASS on May 19, 2025, 07:57 PMRick b in the line of a Nader on the ground confirmed
Stay safe RickB. That Nader isn't even popular.
Lavaca is under the gun
Rick and Dee are alright
Quote from: aaron on May 19, 2025, 09:38 AMThis was a new liner last year. I think I can patch it.
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Get you some of that Flex-Seal tape! It's a game changer!
We just lost power on the Benton/Washington county line
Quote from: DrMongoose on May 19, 2025, 08:13 PMWe just lost power on the Benton/Washington county line
Carson's expected to get called out Any minute. He will get your power back on.
Fuck Dan Scoff, Max Velocity from now on.
https://www.youtube.com/live/IYUF0ELGyIA?si=U7Dcxnv-Idw8a4G9
My daughter and her family are still without power in the Mission/Crossover area
No damage but no power East of Fayetteville, Lake Sequoyah area. Greenland tornado went just South of us headed NE. Close call.
Has anyone heard about the Huntsville area? My son lives there and I haven't been able to reach him since around 8:20pm. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Looks like an entire wall of red heading for hot springs
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on May 19, 2025, 11:08 PMLooks like an entire wall of red heading for hot springs
Had like four waves of heavy rain.
Several tornadoes hit Washington County; downed trees, power lines reportedThomas Saccente
NWA Online
At least four tornadoes were reported in Washington County amid heavy rain and severe thunderstorms that left some destruction in their wake Monday night, according to the National Weather Service in Tulsa.
Nearly 24,000 customers in Washington County and about 7,200 in Madison County were without power as of 9:30 p.m. Monday, according to the website poweroutage.us.
The weather service reported a tornado just east of Fayetteville on its Facebook page at 7:44 p.m. Monday. It stated the tornado was moving east-northeast into areas north of Elkins and south of Goshen.
"If you are in the path of this life-threatening storm, please seek shelter underground or in an interior room ASAP," the post states.
Stephen Mauk, spokesman for the Fayetteville Police Department, said Monday night the city was dealing with flooding in certain areas, as well as downed power lines on the south end of town. The city also sustained a couple of lightning strikes that started a fire at an apartment complex.
Mauk said the city was still assessing the storm damage. However, no injuries or major structural damages to residences had been reported as of Monday night.
The first confirmed tornado in Washington County was located along the Arkansas-Oklahoma border southwest of Lincoln, according to a 7:18 p.m. post on the weather service in Tulsa's Facebook page. The tornado was moving east-northeast toward Lincoln and Prairie Grove.
A separate post at 7:26 p.m. Monday confirmed another tornado near Lincoln and Prairie Grove moving east toward the southern Fayetteville/Greenland area. The weather service reported a third tornado near Prairie Grove moving east toward Greenland at 7:33 p.m., along with an additional circulation near Greenland moving northeast.
In Lincoln, Mayor Doug Hutchens said Monday night at least one home on Mitchell Street in Lincoln was severely damaged with trees down, he said; the roof is gone and the upstairs area is damaged. Power lines were down as well in the city, he said.
"We had a touchdown here in Lincoln," Hutchens said.
He said he'd heard one of the old farmhouses was damaged near the high school and a poultry house was damaged but he had not seen any of that yet.
Tyler Franks, Lincoln's assistant fire chief, said there were no reports of injuries but several trees, power lines, power poles and homes were damaged, along with the Head Start building south of town -- mainly around South Mitchell Avenue, then behind the high school and along Arkansas 62 and Arkansas 45.
"Several roofs ripped off houses, definitely a tornado," Franks said via text.
Washington County personnel were showing up in town Monday evening, as were power companies, Hutchens said.
The Prairie Grove City Council suspended its meeting at 7:10 p.m. Monday when Capt. Jeff O'Brien, who was tracking the weather, reported a possible tornado in the Lincoln area that would be headed toward Prairie Grove. The meeting will resume at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
County Judge Patrick Deakins said Monday Washington County had a lot of trees and power lines down. Major trees fell in the Cane Hill area, specifically Mockingbird Road.
"We have some of our heavier equipment dispatched to that area now because it's going to take some heavy equipment to move those trees, but other than that, we have our crews just spread out throughout the county trying to get roads opened back up," he said.
Structural damage has also been reported in the Greenland and Lincoln areas, according to Deakins. No injuries had been reported as of 9:30 p.m. Monday.
RIVER VALLEY HIT, TOO
In Sebastian County, the weather service reported a confirmed tornado south of Barling moving east-northeast toward Central City and Lavaca.
Flooding was reported in downtown Fort Smith as the rain continued through the evening.
The storm also brought reports of flooding and closed roads in Crawford County. Posts by residents on the county's Department of Emergency Management Facebook page starting around 8:30 p.m. reported flooding in Van Buren on Kingswood Drive and Canterbury Drive, Vista Hills Boulevard, 28th Street and Kibler Road and Pointer Trail. Portions of Dean Springs Road in Alma reportedly had water running across it.
Power outages were reported across the River Valley, with 1,010 customers without power in Sebastian County as of 9:08 p.m., according to poweroutage.us. Crawford County was reporting 146 outages, Franklin County had 1,162 and Johnson County had 323.
Tornado warning for N central st Francis country and crittenden county as well as SW Mississippi county till 3:30
That storm looked spooky going south of me
Mrs. ManBearPig here forgot to turn on the tornado sirens
https://x.com/WillioHydro/status/1925204487230108096
What in the hell is that thing
Quote from: buff2.0 on May 22, 2025, 08:05 AMMrs. ManBearPig here forgot to turn on the tornado sirens
https://x.com/WillioHydro/status/1925204487230108096
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Quote from: buff2.0 on May 22, 2025, 08:05 AMMrs. ManBearPig here forgot to turn on the tornado sirens
https://x.com/WillioHydro/status/1925204487230108096
Ralphie May is alive and well apparently.
I apologize for misgendering the livestock. It's a theytard.
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1925567957674959246
i mean it probably takes her a bit to get off the couch and that tornado was moving pretty fast.
If anyone is deserving of being a weirdo, it's this woman. When you're cursed to look like that, might as well go full crazy. Can you imagine having to work for her?
We need to get every one of them out of positions of authority that DEI put them in. They are mentally ill.
Is this the artist Jelly Roll?
I'm not sure even a black dude would hit that.
Quote from: HTL on May 22, 2025, 12:15 PMIs this the artist Jelly Roll?
The monster from the Goonies.
Quote from: Son of Spam on May 22, 2025, 01:58 PMThe monster from the Goonies.
momma jumped back on the train and threw that thing off
Over 2000 tornado warnings with a whole bunch of PDS tornadoes. They've been a hobby for years and there are more big tornadoes in areas that don't usually get them.
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Enjoy your next 7 days of rain
Quote from: Lurk on May 22, 2025, 11:58 AMIf anyone is deserving of being a weirdo, it's this woman. When you're cursed to look like that, might as well go full crazy. Can you imagine having to work for her?
We need to get every one of them out of positions of authority that DEI put them in. They are mentally ill.
If we're not careful DEI is going to kill us before AI kills us.
Quote from: Corn Pop on May 22, 2025, 09:43 PMIf we're not careful DEI is going to kill us before AI kills us.
Yeah, LI(limited intelligence) is still the king of dangerous.
Quote from: HogOfWar on May 22, 2025, 09:54 AMRalphie May is alive and well apparently.
Quote from: HTL on May 22, 2025, 12:15 PMIs this the artist Jelly Roll?
Excellent hustle. Unlike this thing's ability to perform it's job.
Quote from: vegashog on May 22, 2025, 10:55 AMi mean it probably takes her a bit to get off the couch and that tornado was moving pretty fast.
I bet an F5 could lift
her it.
Didn't you ever see that flying cow in
Twister?
Quote from: HTL on May 22, 2025, 12:15 PMIs this the artist Jelly Roll?
No. Jelly Roll has talent
Quote from: jdcatty on May 24, 2025, 11:27 AMNo. Jelly Roll has talent
Hard Fought Hallelujah makes my allergies act up bad.
Quote from: Lurk on May 24, 2025, 12:29 PMHard Fought Hallelujah makes my allergies act up bad.
Brandon Lake fan too?
Quote from: Usafhawg on May 24, 2025, 08:58 PMBrandon Lake fan too?
One of the best voices in the world.
The Saraha dust storm is coming for Florida this weekend and parts of the south
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/saharan-dust-is-heading-toward-florida-heres-whats-going.amp
Great, more aidsdirt flying around
Quote from: buff2.0 on May 28, 2025, 12:55 PMGreat, more aidsdirt flying around
Damn dude... :maundoed:
Quote from: buff2.0 on May 28, 2025, 12:55 PMGreat, more aidsdirt flying around
i laughed out loud
Quote from: buff2.0 on May 28, 2025, 12:55 PMGreat, more aidsdirt flying around
Gotta start calling you Butter, because you are on a roll!
Looks like Devils's Den is fubar
It has rained so steadily all spring long that you often get the same whiff of a smell that you can around the ocean and low tide now in certain areas.
It's been a good spring for planting trees and shit, just a long steady run of rain for months.
I think I've run my sprinkler about 3 times.
Quote from: Cerdo on Jun 09, 2025, 08:17 AMIt has rained so steadily all spring long that you often get the same whiff of a smell that you can around the ocean and low tide now in certain areas.
It's been a good spring for planting trees and shit, just a long steady run of rain for months.
and looks like yall get more this week. We have unprecedented rain here nearly every week...it's green and we need it but fuck I'm over rain.
It has been a wet spring in Houston too. Stormed this morning with more rain this week.
We are getting enough to stay green but not so much it is a misserable muddy mess. I love it. Reminds me of when we first moved to Houston in 2002. It rained so much that I though we had moved to a tropic oasis.
I don't mind rain at all. I just don't like being cold when it rains.
I shoulda married a Hawaiian and moved there.
Nature is scary
https://x.com/wxfantasies/status/1934786072346607883
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 17, 2025, 08:30 AMNature is scary
https://x.com/wxfantasies/status/1934786072346607883
That was badass! It just sat in one place and all the storm chasers played chicken seeing who could get the closest. Ryan Hall kept saying if I wasn't watching this live, I'd think it was AI. It was perfect, out in the middle of nowhere and didn't move much.
Quote from: Lurk on Jun 17, 2025, 11:07 AMThat was badass! It just sat in one place and all the storm chasers played chicken seeing who could get the closest. Ryan Hall kept saying if I wasn't watching this live, I'd think it was AI. It was perfect, out in the middle of nowhere and didn't move much.
No shit. I thought it was AI.
I thought the ones that don't appear to be moving are the bad ones. Means it's either coming at you or going away. 50-50 shot at whirly death.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jun 17, 2025, 12:18 PMI thought the ones that don't appear to be moving are the bad ones. Means it's either coming at you or going away. 50-50 shot at whirly death.
Yep, it always irritates me when people are filming for a while and it's obviously going to miss them and they run inside just as the video is getting good. I've seen a couple where the people were filming an approaching tornado pwith a car in the foreground for a good 5-7 minutes that they could have loaded up and got out of the way. Ran inside instead.
If someone can't read a radar by now, they deserve what they get.
Quote from: Lurk on Jun 17, 2025, 12:42 PMYep, it always irritates me when people are filming for a while and it's obviously going to miss them and they run inside just as the video is getting good. I've seen a couple where the people were filming an approaching tornado pwith a car in the foreground for a good 5-7 minutes that they could have loaded up and got out of the way. Ran inside instead.
If someone can't read a radar by now, they deserve what they get.
That's the damn truth. My kids are in their early 20's now. When they were babies and we were out on Greers Ferry, if a cloud blew up anywhere, you had to get.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jun 17, 2025, 12:18 PMI thought the ones that don't appear to be moving are the bad ones. Means it's either coming at you or going away. 50-50 shot at whirly death.
Liking in central Oklahoma (which oddly enough I miss) taught me two things. One, if the wind stops blowing, shelter. Two, if the 'nader isn't moving, it's actually heading toward you.
I also learned dating nurses can be dangerous because they think they can stitch you up well enough to hide the fact that they stabbed you.
what weather app do yous guys use? I've been using Open Weather but lately it's like their forecast is the opposite of what actually happens.
Friday when it came a monsoon it "wasn't raining at all"...then later it cleared up and it said it was raining...then after that it was for sure going to clear up and it came another steady downpour. Ended up ruining some testing equipment on a job site over the deal.
Yesterday I was figuring on getting on a rooftop to service a unit...app said it's gonna rain by 2 pm and stay raining. So I get their around 11 ish...immediately it begins to rain. So I nope out on that shit. By the time I got back to town the sky was clear, sun out and all was well in the world. So I ended up opting to go back over to the rooftop unit around 3:30 ish...got everything set up and whammy the fucking sky went from sunshine to now we're back to stormy weather. I had to fix an ac unit in the rain and then scuba dive off the roof top down a slippery ladder and it's all because of Open Weather.
Quote from: animal on Jun 17, 2025, 01:17 PMwhat weather app do yous guys use? I've been using Open Weather but lately it's like their forecast is the opposite of what actually happens.
Friday when it came a monsoon it "wasn't raining at all"...then later it cleared up and it said it was raining...then after that it was for sure going to clear up and it came another steady downpour. Ended up ruining some testing equipment on a job site over the deal.
Yesterday I was figuring on getting on a rooftop to service a unit...app said it's gonna rain by 2 pm and stay raining. So I get their around 11 ish...immediately it begins to rain. So I nope out on that shit. By the time I got back to town the sky was clear, sun out and all was well in the world. So I ended up opting to go back over to the rooftop unit around 3:30 ish...got everything set up and whammy the fucking sky went from sunshine to now we're back to stormy weather. I had to fix an ac unit in the rain and then scuba dive off the roof top down a slippery ladder and it's all because of Open Weather.
For local weather, I use Arkansas Storm Team app. It's Yakobian. Has hourly forecast that's usually pretty good. Radar is basic but good
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 17, 2025, 01:15 PMI also learned dating nurses can be dangerous because they think they can stitch you up well enough to hide the fact that they stabbed you.
my mother was a nurse. i didn't go to a doctor or hospital unless i needed an x-ray or an internal organ was on the outside of the body.
stitches, steri-strips or butterflies made from tape were also used often when stitches were needed, all done at home.
probably goes in the new bass' love life thread, but a dating pro-tip, don't date a woman in nursing school. you will be their guinea pig for starting iv's, etc. my first wife was in nursing school while we were dating.
Quote from: BASS on Jun 17, 2025, 01:52 PMmy mother was a nurse. i didn't go to a doctor or hospital unless i needed an x-ray or an internal organ was on the outside of the body.
stitches, steri-strips or butterflies made from tape were also used often when stitches were needed, all done at home.
probably goes in the new bass' love life thread, but a dating pro-tip, don't date a woman in nursing school. you will be their guinea pig for starting iv's, etc. my first wife was in nursing school while we were dating.
Follow up question. What situation while dating required an IV?
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jun 17, 2025, 02:06 PMFollow up question. What situation while dating required an IV?
Not a one, but they have to practice so they get it right when they have to do it for a grade
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jun 17, 2025, 02:06 PMFollow up question. What situation while dating required an IV?
I've had a few in my past that left me pretty dehydrated.
Quote from: Lurk on Jun 17, 2025, 02:39 PMI've had a few in my past that left me pretty dehydrated.
With Bass I just figured she told him on the front end that he'd need some serious antibiotics.
Quote from: animal on Jun 17, 2025, 01:17 PMwhat weather app do yous guys use? I've been using Open Weather but lately it's like their forecast is the opposite of what actually happens.
Friday when it came a monsoon it "wasn't raining at all"...then later it cleared up and it said it was raining...then after that it was for sure going to clear up and it came another steady downpour. Ended up ruining some testing equipment on a job site over the deal.
Yesterday I was figuring on getting on a rooftop to service a unit...app said it's gonna rain by 2 pm and stay raining. So I get their around 11 ish...immediately it begins to rain. So I nope out on that shit. By the time I got back to town the sky was clear, sun out and all was well in the world. So I ended up opting to go back over to the rooftop unit around 3:30 ish...got everything set up and whammy the fucking sky went from sunshine to now we're back to stormy weather. I had to fix an ac unit in the rain and then scuba dive off the roof top down a slippery ladder and it's all because of Open Weather.
I use MyRadar. A little lag in it but the radar seems very accurate to me. You can see the time stamp on it but it's almost always 10 -15 min behind. Got the local weather station app to send push alerts for lightening and other severe alerts in case I'm not paying attention and something pops up. My radar tries to gauge times of precipitation but it's usually not very accurate for specific locations.
Radar Omega is fantastic for the weatherman radar type of app. They have local radars and do an overall national radar that is really great. The best one I've seen
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Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jun 17, 2025, 02:06 PMFollow up question. What situation while dating required an IV?
On the previous board Cotte enlightened us to the method of taking a saline IV after a night of hard drinking.
I haven't yet tried this myself, but have been on the brink of calling a friend or my sister to give me one of these.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jun 18, 2025, 07:58 AMOn the previous board Cotte enlightened us to the method of taking a saline IV after a night of hard drinking.
I haven't yet tried this myself, but have been on the brink of calling a friend or my sister to give me one of these.
I have a friend who is a nurse. He said they did this when they graduated from nursing school. They went out partying and just gave each other IVs so they could start drinking again.
More from that Nebraska tornado
https://x.com/aaronjayjack/status/1934979319350407351
Quote from: arreferee on Jun 18, 2025, 08:54 AMI have a friend who is a nurse. He said they did this when they graduated from nursing school. They went out partying and just gave each other IVs so they could start drinking again.
my best friends were nurses and doctors in LR...we would go on canoe trips and they'd bring out an IV to recover after a day of drinking. Too many drinks out in LR...come over and hold my iv for me while I do this
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 18, 2025, 09:05 AMmy best friends were nurses and doctors in LR...we would go on canoe trips and they'd bring out an IV to recover after a day of drinking. Too many drinks out in LR...come over and hold my iv for me while I do this
I've availed myself of a couple of these I.V. bars when I've felt exceptionally compromised the morning after. It really is incredible how much better you can feel after an IV cocktail of saline, B-12, acetaminophen and caffeine. 45 minutes to total rejuvenation.
That was some wild stuff last night
https://x.com/ryanvaughan/status/1935688698885980270?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
On the news this morning they showed a map of Houston and where different locations stand from a percentage of rain recieved to date. Most places are above 200%. Crazy how much rain we have received so far this year. Even crazier that the city and surrounding areas have not flooded once.
Those beans will be fine if the water doesn't stand on them for long. That ain't no tragedy...that's farming.
I grew up over there. I've seen way worse multiple times.
Apparently a foot of rain in an hour
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1941161845584204111
Sounds like an Albert Pike Campground scenario. 24 passed on and another 23 missing.
What a nightmare.
That's a sad deal for sure. Reading some of the twitter comments reporting on this makes me question if humanity is worth saving. For fucks sake not everything has to be a political talking point.
Quote from: animal on Jul 05, 2025, 07:19 AMThat's a sad deal for sure. Reading some of the twitter comments reporting on this makes me question if humanity is worth saving. For fucks sake not everything has to be a political talking point.
Man, I've responded and then just deleted several comments I've posted. It's not worth it.
I've read it's Trump's fault, Cruz's fault, hell one person said it happened because God is angry at the US because of all the hate and greed and for the bombed and starving kids in Palestine.
Social media: where any retard can post stupid crap.
You guys make everything a political talking point.
That's what makes you all fucked up.
I hope they find some kids alive
Quote from: Cerdo on Jul 05, 2025, 09:23 AMYou guys make everything a political talking point.
That's what makes you all fucked up.
I hope they find some kids alive
It ain't "us guys" doing it.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jul 05, 2025, 07:51 AMMan, I've responded and then just deleted several comments I've posted. It's not worth it.
I've read it's Trump's fault, Cruz's fault, hell one person said it happened because God is angry at the US because of all the hate and greed and for the bombed and starving kids in Palestine.
Social media: where any retard can post stupid crap.
I believe social media's greatest gift has been its ability to expose the astounding number low IQ people that exist in this big old world. Not necessarily poorly educated or naive but rather "I think it would be cool to take a selfie with this grizzly and her cub" stupid.
While annoying to endure, I'm thankful that I live in a country where everyone is free to spew the most vacuous, inane, logic-free drivel imaginable without fear of being sterilized and placed in an asylum.
Social media reminds me daily to never underestimate the stupidity of my fellow man (and woman) and, for that, I am grateful.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 05, 2025, 09:45 AMI believe social media's greatest gift has been its ability to expose the astounding number low IQ people that exist in this big old world. Not necessarily poorly educated or naive but rather "I think it would be cool to take a selfie with this grizzly and her cub" stupid.
While annoying to endure, I'm thankful that I live in a country where everyone is free to spew the most vacuous, inane, logic-free drivel imaginable without fear of being sterilized and placed in an asylum.
Social media reminds me daily to never underestimate the stupidity of my fellow man (and woman) and, for that, I am grateful.
It's worst gift is it enabled the low IQ people to gather and destroy.
Quote from: egregious on Jul 05, 2025, 09:42 AMIt ain't "us guys" doing it.
It is. You just lack self-awareness.
How awful. Sure hope some of them made it.
Geez
https://x.com/humerus6cents/status/1941347154884542795?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
I'm hearing may be some Arkansas folks that were at the girls camp.
Quote from: Cerdo on Jul 05, 2025, 09:23 AMYou guys make everything a political talking point.
That's what makes you all fucked up.
I hope they find some kids alive
And you feeling the need to preach to "us" makes you all fucked up.
I must have missed where the flash flood was turned into a political talking point on Woopig, before someone decided to whine about it being made a talking point.
How about we don't talk about it at all and take it to P&R?
Quote from: Cerdo on Jul 05, 2025, 09:23 AMYou guys make everything a political talking point.
That's what makes you all fucked up.
Lulz. You people...
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jul 06, 2025, 10:16 AM"This time"
Most of the time.
There are the exceptions when both sides rush to paint mass shooters as members of the other team.
Meanwhile, Chantal has apparently decided to retire in Pinehurst and has been pissing like a cow on us for 5 straight hours.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 06, 2025, 03:16 PMMeanwhile, Chantal has apparently decided to retire in Pinehurst and has been pissing like a cow on us for 5 straight hours.
Like a double-cunted cow pissing on a flat rock. The fact that they named her Chantal does not bode well for you, I'm sorry to say. Conjures up images of an angry, woke black bitch. You're fucked.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 05, 2025, 10:14 AMIt is. You just lack self-awareness.
Bullshit, unlike you I don't live here
Poor people never had a chance. Time lapse if how fast it came up
https://www.facebook.com/reel/720557497625911?fs=e&fs=e
Quote from: HTL on Jul 05, 2025, 11:08 AMI'm hearing may be some Arkansas folks that were at the girls camp.
I believe there was at least one girl from the Fayetteville area at Camp Mystic. She was saved.
A kid we know has gone every year her whole life and was a counselor there earlier in the summer. She came home a few weeks ago to get ready for college and rush and all that and wasn't there this weekend. But she of course, knew a whole bunch of people still there.
My good friend's niece was the camp counselor who busted the window of the cabin and got some of the kids out. Her 2 younger sisters were also there as campers and survived.
His neighbor's 8 y/o daughter was not as fortunate. It's hitting closer and closer to home as more info comes out.
There's so far 27 campers and counselors have died and it's truly heart breaking. And supposedly today they are due for more rain which won't help the issue and rescues
Truly heartbreaking. If you have ever driven out west, there are dry river beds with signs telling you flash floods may happen at any time. You wonder how, and the you see this. There are videos out there showing how they happen and it is really wild. It doesn't take much rain, but these folks had an enormous amount of rain in a short time. I really hope they find everyone. I feel for the families and can't imagine what the are going through.
I just got an email. A very good friend of mine who is a lawyer in Dallas lost twin 8 year old granddaughters at Camp Mystic. John and his wife Betty are some of the nicest people ever.
I have to quit watching coverage of this. It's so upsetting. I can't read anything on social media without the anti Trump/ anti-conservative zealots spewing their retarded filth.
There was some story about a coast guard guy being a rookie not very long on the job and saved 165 people in his "first action" over all this. Probably more than that by now.
Quote from: animal on Jul 07, 2025, 11:52 AMThere was some story about a coast guard guy being a rookie not very long on the job and saved 165 people in his "first action" over all this. Probably more than that by now.
I think everyone who was going to be saved was saved pretty quick.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 07, 2025, 12:00 PMI think everyone who was going to be saved was saved pretty quick.
I think yesterday they found a couple girls 30ft up a tree
Quote from: animal on Jul 07, 2025, 12:01 PMI think yesterday they found a couple girls 30ft up a tree
It turned out to be fake news.
Private, individual negligence resulted in the death of these campers. I would imagine 3 inches of rain up river would be concerning and dangerous. This was a simple math equation that people should have been awake to solve. Tragic and I can't even imagine what these parents are going through.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jul 07, 2025, 11:43 AMI have to quit watching coverage of this. It's so upsetting. I can't read anything on social media without the anti Trump/ anti-conservative zealots spewing their retarded filth.
Yes, they've been in full force and thankfully it's coming back to bite at least some of them in the ass professionally.
"Kindness is everything" my ass. They're just evil fucking people.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 07, 2025, 10:20 AMI just got an email. A very good friend of mine who is a lawyer in Dallas lost twin 8 year old granddaughters at Camp Mystic. John and his wife Betty are some of the nicest people ever.
I'm very sorry to hear and can't even fathom losing twins like this. It's heartbreaking.
I'm sure a lot of you have driven up Big Thompson Canyon into Estes from Loveland. It flooded in a similar fashion on the last weekend of July in 1976. Killed 144 people.
They had another one in 2013, and I went out shortly after and witnessed the carriage of that one. Water is powerful and it comes at you real fast.
I've been on the Buffalo in the summer of 84 I think when it rose 15 or so feet in a matter of an hour or two, and it was one of the scariest things I've ever seen. I was also in a canoe and had a life jacket.
need some big brains put on a project to figure out something for these places but I could see "overpredicting" to where the warnings eventually get ignored and you are right back at square one
I would also guess the roads out would be terrible to try to do an evacuation in a hurry.
That's why the need bigger brains than mine.
I've driven around the Hill Country for years and those low water bridges are everywhere, with signs about flash floods. During the dry season the Llano and Guadalupe Rivers are very low and slow moving. However, it doesn't take much rain, especially in a short amount of time, to cause issues. It was just way too much rain in too short of time, plus happening overnight.
Quote from: Hogfan58 on Jul 07, 2025, 04:25 PMI've driven around the Hill Country for years and those low water bridges are everywhere, with signs about flash floods. During the dry season the Llano and Guadalupe Rivers are very low and slow moving. However, it doesn't take much rain, especially in a short amount of time, to cause issues. It was just way too much rain in too short of time, plus happening overnight.
Yeah, I have spent some time in those areas also. Beautiful when the water is low. It's crystal clear, etc.
There just isn't any way to predict the kind of flash flooding they had-- water coming up 20-30 ft in ONE HOUR. A real tragedy.
I think build the camps on much higher ground with a road or trail leading to the water.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jul 07, 2025, 04:07 PMI'm sure a lot of you have driven up Big Thompson Canyon into Estes from Loveland. It flooded in a similar fashion on the last weekend of July in 1976. Killed 144 people.
They had another one in 2013, and I went out shortly after and witnessed the carriage of that one. Water is powerful and it comes at you real fast.
I've been on the Buffalo in the summer of 84 I think when it rose 15 or so feet in a matter of an hour or two, and it was one of the scariest things I've ever seen. I was also in a canoe and had a life jacket.
9 people died did $4 billion in damages.
Wondering what the damage will be for Texas
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 07, 2025, 05:17 PM9 people died did $4 billion in damages.
Wondering what the damage will be for Texas
There were five people from the '76 flood they never found.
That one in 2013, we went out to Glenhaven, northeast of the park. There were pickup trucks in trees down that canyon...lots of destruction. The road was just gone in places.
Last 2 hours of the storm
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First two hours
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Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jul 07, 2025, 12:23 PMPrivate, individual negligence resulted in the death of these campers. I would imagine 3 inches of rain up river would be concerning and dangerous. This was a simple math equation that people should have been awake to solve. Tragic and I can't even imagine what these parents are going through.
Nobody, Nobody, Nobody, could predict the water would come up 26 ft in 45 minutes, which is what ABC news said tonight. Terrible tragedy, but I don't see "individual negligence."
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 07, 2025, 07:48 PMNobody, Nobody, Nobody, could predict the water would come up 26 ft in 45 minutes, which is what ABC news said tonight. Terrible tragedy, but I don't see "individual negligence."
We'll see if anything comes of this. He still didn't make it rain in the first place.
https://x.com/NTC_Report/status/1942276827411788048
Quote from: FNG on Jul 06, 2025, 03:16 PMMeanwhile, Chantal has apparently decided to retire in Pinehurst and has been pissing like a cow on us for 5 straight hours.
FNG, I just saw some flooding video from North Carolina on the Weather Channel. They also said that Pinehurst got 7.8 inches of rain. That's a lot of rain. Sorry for my callous comments about your situation. Hope y'all are okay.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 07, 2025, 08:21 PMWe'll see if anything comes of this. He still didn't make it rain in the first place.
https://x.com/NTC_Report/status/1942276827411788048
Remember the source. It is Austin firefighters or rescue teams bitching. Most liberal town in Texas, not surprising at all. And Austin is an hour away from where they were, or at least 45 minutes. And water came up 26 ft in 45 minutes.
Quote from: Corn Pop on Jul 07, 2025, 08:23 PMFNG, I just saw some flooding video from North Carolina on the Weather Channel. They also said that Pinehurst got 7.8 inches of rain. That's a lot of rain. Sorry for my callous comments about your situation. Hope y'all are okay.
No worries CP, we're fine. That much water in that amount of time caused a bit of erosion damage and one of the local lakes had a dam fail but the soil is so sandy here that the flooding was short lived. Sunny and back to a H.I. of 100 again today.
I don't think I would've been standing on that bridge once the first few live trees slammed into it.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 07, 2025, 08:33 PMRemember the source. It is Austin firefighters or rescue teams bitching. Most liberal town in Texas, not surprising at all. And Austin is an hour away from where they were, or at least 45 minutes. And water came up 26 ft in 45 minutes.
curious if you read that tweet at all.
the firefighters/rescue teams are complaining that they weren't allowed to mobilize until today. what does the fact that austin is liberal have to do with that?
Quote from: FNG on Jul 07, 2025, 08:46 PMNo worries CP, we're fine. That much water in that amount of time caused a bit of erosion damage and one of the local lakes had a dam fail but the soil is so sandy here that the flooding was short lived. Sunny and back to a H.I. of 100 again today.
Glad to hear it. :thumb_up:
Part of the issue is the cry wolf effect from frequent overhype from nws and the overheated weather media down here. I get a flash flood warning every time it rains it seems, here in Arlington. We get the same with every thunderstorm and tropical depression. My cousins Houston quit evacuating after three false warnings and bought generators and survival shit to wait shit out.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jul 07, 2025, 10:16 PMPart of the issue is the cry wolf effect from frequent overhype from nws and the overheated weather media down here. I get a flash flood warning every time it rains it seems, here in Arlington. We get the same with every thunderstorm and tropical depression. My cousins Houston quit evacuating after three false warnings and bought generators and survival shit to wait shit out.
That shit is every town/news station. That's what they do. Overhype. I don't thinks it's their issue or NWS to own.
I guess my questions are:
Was this place susceptible to this sort of flooding and it's happened in the past? Idk if that was also the case with Albert Pike, but these sound eerily similar. If so, I think in both cases, someone local or involved should have been in charge of better weather monitoring and knowledge.
Or,was this a case of the above not necessarily being true to this extent, but they did all they could and saved the majority of people? It sounds like it was a very large group and could have been even worse, not that it's not already a terrible tragedy.
Quote from: vegashog on Jul 07, 2025, 09:23 PMcurious if you read that tweet at all.
the firefighters/rescue teams are complaining that they weren't allowed to mobilize until today. what does the fact that austin is liberal have to do with that?
Quote from: Borenutz on Jul 07, 2025, 10:43 PMThat shit is every town/news station. That's what they do. Overhype. I don't thinks it's their issue or NWS to own.
I guess my questions are:
Was this place susceptible to this sort of flooding and it's happened in the past? Idk if that was also the case with Albert Pike, but these sound eerily similar. If so, I think in both cases, someone local or involved should have been in charge of better weather monitoring and knowledge.
Or,was this a case of the above not necessarily being true to this extent, but they did all they could and saved the majority of people? It sounds like it was a very large group and could have been even worse, not that it's not already a terrible tragedy.
It's a little confusing. The Albert Pike situation was truly a 1 in a hundred years deal. As I understand it, some flash flooding in this area of Texas is not that unusual. But we are talking a few feet. Not 26 feet.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jul 07, 2025, 10:16 PMPart of the issue is the cry wolf effect from frequent overhype from nws and the overheated weather media down here. I get a flash flood warning every time it rains it seems, here in Arlington. We get the same with every thunderstorm and tropical depression. My cousins Houston quit evacuating after three false warnings and bought generators and survival shit to wait shit out.
THIS is exactly the problem. The overhype of weather for ratings has the public tone-deaf to these warnings.
We get so many Amber alerts and weather warnings in the middle of the night, we pay no attention whatsoever to them.
This stuff happens from time to time. It just had the bad luck of happening in the middle of the night on the busiest weekend of the year.
If it had happened after daylight, the only fatalities would probably have just been people who tried to cross low water bridges in cars.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jul 07, 2025, 10:16 PMPart of the issue is the cry wolf effect from frequent overhype from nws and the overheated weather media down here. I get a flash flood warning every time it rains it seems, here in Arlington. We get the same with every thunderstorm and tropical depression. My cousins Houston quit evacuating after three false warnings and bought generators and survival shit to wait shit out.
"Areal flood warning"
All that means to me is make sure to turn off the sprinklers.
Quote from: Cerdo on Jul 05, 2025, 09:23 AMYou guys make everything a political talking point.
That's what makes you all fucked up.
I hope they find some kids alive
Your disdain for the community that supported you after losing everything to a flood is WILD, especially given this particular moment.
Apparently one of the 9 year old girls that died in Texas flood was a family member related to the Hunt family (KC Chiefs)
https://x.com/tails_wx/status/1942361223401726441?s=61&t=SYXdFhWISWix8y0NvaRLwg
The truly shit thing is per abc news that camp mystic had received alerts, they even at one point awoke nurses ect as water was coming through the buildings and yet they did nothing and did not think to move kids to higher ground.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 07, 2025, 07:48 PMNobody, Nobody, Nobody, could predict the water would come up 26 ft in 45 minutes, which is what ABC news said tonight. Terrible tragedy, but I don't see "individual negligence."
Except that it was predicted.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 08, 2025, 08:38 AMThe truly shit thing is per abc news that camp mystic had received alerts, they even at one point awoke nurses ect as water was coming through the buildings and yet they did nothing and did not think to move kids to higher ground.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the "no one did anything despite water running through the buidling" is a bullshit story.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 08, 2025, 09:10 AMYeah, I'm pretty sure the "no one did anything despite water running through the buidling" is a bullshit story.
Consider the source.
One of our attornies owns a house in a 18 house community on the river. All the houses are gone.
A set of neighbors were son/DIL/2 kids and a few houses down the hill were the grandparents. They let the kids stay with the grandparents that night. Said that the grandfather woke up to the alerts and opened his door to find water rushing into the house. He sent a text to the son/DIL saying they were evacuating, grabbed a canoe to get the kids out of the house, and that was the last anyone has heard from them. Their bodies still have not been found.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jul 08, 2025, 09:08 AMExcept that it was predicted.
I have not seen anything to indicate that a rise of that magnitude was predicted, at least till late at night. Maybe you can enlighten me.
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Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 08, 2025, 09:49 AMI have not seen anything to indicate that a rise of that magnitude was predicted, at least till late at night. Maybe you can enlighten me.
there were 22 warnings snentbby the National weather service for Kerr county and Kerr like area that included escalating language about the urgency of the situation.
The first was sent to Kerr and bamdera counties at 1:14am. 3:35am NWS sends repeat of earlier warning and says be mindful if you are relatively to streaks or creeks which can become killers in heavy rain.
4:03am same counties including mystic camp gets messages again like the above but added seek higher ground now and that this is a particularly dangerous situation. At same time NWS in Austin issued flash flood emergency. They then send another at 5:34am saying seek higher ground this a a flash flood emergency.
When exactly did the mystic camp get hit with the bulk of rain? From 5am on there were multiple emergency messages almost every half hour
I odn't know about you all, but I'm asleep at 1:14 am, 3:35 am, 4:03 am and 5:34 am.
I guess the National Weather Service should have gone door to door.
I've never understood why the need to find fault when it comes to weather events. Fucking shitty situaiton. Support those that lost loved ones.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 08, 2025, 10:12 AMI odn't know about you all, but I'm asleep at 1:14 am, 3:35 am, 4:03 am and 5:34 am.
I guess the National Weather Service should have gone door to door.
I've never understood why the need to find fault when it comes to weather events. Fucking shitty situaiton. Support those that lost loved ones.
Going forward camps with kids need to have the equivalent of a fire guard in an army barracks. Maybe they do already?
Somebody awake at all times to monitor weather and other issues. You can't just have everybody asleep and nobody watching the weather that has been forewarned to be bad.
Obviously you can't predict 29' rise of the river in 45 minutes. Maybe have a person or security assigned to watch up river.
Somebody that was in charge of these children's well being should have asked themselves what happens if it rains 3 inches an hour like they are forecasting.
This is right now. If you are responsible for young campers sleeping in flash flood susceptible spots in this area, you should consider taking some action.
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as early as wednsday alerts went out.
the morning after officials were saying it was "an act of god", "no one could have predicted happening". yesterday it's the nws who is at fault. which is it? here's a timeline with quotes from state officials.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/05/nx-s1-5457759/texas-floods-timeline
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jul 08, 2025, 10:28 AMSomebody that was in charge of these children's well being should have asked themselves what happens if it rains 3 inches an hour like they are forecasting.
here's the thing I've noticed though....people in everyday life don't ever bother to check weather or watch it daily. I'm baffled all the time how no one checks shit with regards to the weather however I check it non stop daily just having a dad who farmed and was weather obsessed
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 08, 2025, 09:15 AMA set of neighbors were son/DIL/2 kids and a few houses down the hill were the grandparents. They let the kids stay with the grandparents that night. Said that the grandfather woke up to the alerts and opened his door to find water rushing into the house. He sent a text to the son/DIL saying they were evacuating, grabbed a canoe to get the kids out of the house, and that was the last anyone has heard from them. Their bodies still have not been found.
Jesus. I wish I could go back in time to before I read that.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 08, 2025, 11:02 AMhere's the thing I've noticed though....people in everyday life don't ever bother to check weather or watch it daily. I'm baffled all the time how no one checks shit with regards to the weather however I check it non stop daily just having a dad who farmed and was weather obsessed
I get that. And people in everyday life don't have dozens of children sleeping where flash floods occur while there are copious amounts of warning that this could be bad. Your dad's livelihood revolved around the weather. Every farmer I know is keenly aware of what is happening with the weather. I don't know people that house grade schoolers in flash flood prone areas, but I would hope they would pay attention to ominous flood watches and warnings.
Floods warnings are different than tornado warnings. If I'm under a tornado watch in my county, I'm certainly aware that I need to pay attention. If a warning is issued for my county, I can look at radar for 15 seconds and determine if I'm in danger. With flash floods, you know precisely where it's going to hit. People that choose to be in these areas have to be keenly vigilant. I think most are. I think those housing children in these areas should be.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jul 08, 2025, 10:21 AMGoing forward camps with kids need to have the equivalent of a fire guard in an army barracks. Maybe they do already?
Somebody awake at all times to monitor weather and other issues. You can't just have everybody asleep and nobody watching the weather that has been forewarned to be bad.
Obviously you can't predict 29' rise of the river in 45 minutes. Maybe have a person or security assigned to watch up river.
You can't predict those freak things but you have a much better chance of having time to act if you do exactly as you said and make the decision to have someone on watch around the clock. Did they know about the Special Discussion being issued at 6:10 on Thursday? If so, they should have decided right then to have someone (or a group working in shifts) up all night watching the weather. If they didn't know, why not?
I do some Sunday security stuff at church a lot of weeks. For the last 18 months I have been pestering the shit out of them for contingency plans... In case of tornado, in case of fire, in case of fire that's blocking one main point of egress, someone gets hit by a car, someone grabs their chest and collapses in the hallway from a heart attack... all stuff that's more likely than a mass shooting, and what does the church want to do instead? Have some local police come do a powerpoint bullshit slide show on what to do if there's an active shooter. I only know where the AEDs and a first aid/trauma kit are located in the building because I found them myself. Has anyone else had any training at using them? Hell if I know. Has any of the staff or a group of volunteers practiced together at how to coordinate an evacuation of the building, or in the case of a tornado moving everyone into safer areas? I know for a fact they haven't.
A friend of mine who has seen combat and handled emergencies on a few continents now likes to say that people don't take most threats seriously until they become personal - until something happens to them or someone close to them. They'll get scared of the idea of being shot, but they'll overlook a lot of things that are more likely to take place. That's what happened here. People can blame whoever they want whether it's the President of the United States, the Governor of Texas, the Austin Fire Chief, weather folks who seem to cry wolf too often, or God himself, but at the actual camp itself why were precautions not taken at 6:10 the night before?
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jul 08, 2025, 11:13 AMI get that. And people in everyday life don't have dozens of children sleeping where flash floods occur while there are copious amounts of warning that this could be bad. Your dad's livelihood revolved around the weather. Every farmer I know is keenly aware of what is happening with the weather. I don't know people that house grade schoolers in flash flood prone areas, but I would hope they would pay attention to ominous flood watches and warnings.
Floods warnings are different than tornado warnings. If I'm under a tornado watch in my county, I'm certainly aware that I need to pay attention. If a warning is issued for my county, I can look at radar for 15 seconds and determine if I'm in danger. With flash floods, you know precisely where it's going to hit. People that choose to be in these areas have to be keenly vigilant. I think most are. I think those housing children in these areas should be.
Where were the law enforcement and emergency personnel? You would think they would go around with bullhorns or something since they had plenty of warning. There were fuckups in several areas. There's no way I don't check the weather if my kid was there and call and pitch a fit until they got them out.
This will piss off some people but the fact that it was a girls camp, I'm sure women were in charge.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 08, 2025, 12:18 PMWhere were the law enforcement and emergency personnel? You would think they would go around with bullhorns or something since they had plenty of warning. There were fuckups in several areas. There's no way I don't check the weather if my kid was there and call and pitch a fit until they got them out.
This will piss off some people but the fact that it was a girls camp, I'm sure women were in charge.
Actually I think a guy ran the camp.
You would think they would have weather radios on all the time and emergency or weatherman to update them to bad weather.
Hell, weather app on my phone alerts me to bad weather nowadays. Most campsites have wifi these days, so they should have gotten some notice.
I'm not sure what kind of camps yall went to, but no one is going to be on a radio all hours of the night.
I went to brook hill....we weren't on a river. I don't even remember it ever even raining the 6 years I went. I think if it's raining all fucking night and you're on a river you're gonna be monitoring things. If not that's nuts
I remember a decade ago when my kids were grade/middle school aged. They came out with something that I wasn't familiar with at the time called a pds and Barry described it as conditions being ripe for it to be a motherfucker. I just went and got my kids from school a little early. There ended up being several tornadoes around. The past several springs some local schools have dismissed early because it looked like severe weather was going to hit right at school bus time. When you think of all of the other bullshit that goes on in disrupting kids' education, getting them home safely a little early doesn't seem like a bad idea.
Like Buff was saying, people are supposed to have plans for this stuff. I have a small office with 14 people, but we have plans for and practice for fire, weather and bad guys.
Imagine your brother in law takes your kids camping. You see there is a flood watch for the river they are camping on. You text your bil and express your concern. The next day you find him soaking wet and your kids missing. You can maybe find it in your heart to forgive him someday, but right now you are pissed and it's his fault. He had warning and didn't stay vigilant.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jul 08, 2025, 01:52 PMActually I think a guy ran the camp.
You would think they would have weather radios on all the time and emergency or weatherman to update them to bad weather.
Hell, weather app on my phone alerts me to bad weather nowadays. Most campsites have wifi these days, so they should have gotten some notice.
i agree. while it's fair to say no one knew exactly how much rain was coming, alerts for possible flash floods were put out there. I believe the term "rain bomb" was also used by the local weather guys.
i was in the north austin area (georgetown) over the holiday and the local guys were telling everyone to keep their heads up for flash flooding.
Well since the guy who ran the camp died trying to save kids, I'm inclined to cut him some slack.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 08, 2025, 02:24 PMWell since the guy who ran the camp died trying to save kids, I'm inclined to cut him some slack.
I guess he wishes he had evacuated sooner huh
It's awfully easy to say what we would have done after the fact.
Apparently Pat Greens brother, brothers wife and two kids swept away by floods in Texas.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 08, 2025, 11:17 AMat the actual camp itself why were precautions not taken at 6:10 the night before?
Hindsight is a bitch. But I think this is actually a valid point. It sounds like the Mystic camp had cabins all up and down the riverbank, some higher up than others. The kids in the higher ground cabins all made it out fine.
A good policy for a flash flood warning would be to at least double-bunk for the night and put the kids in the lowest cabins in with the kids in the upper cabins. It could have been a fun thing and a memory made. Its kind of fun to be scared of severe weather, when it doesn't kill you.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 08, 2025, 02:53 PMApparently Pat Greens brother, brothers wife and two kids swept away by floods in Texas.
Was it the first or second wave that came upon them?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 08, 2025, 08:38 AMThe truly shit thing is per abc news that camp mystic had received alerts, they even at one point awoke nurses ect as water was coming through the buildings and yet they did nothing and did not think to move kids to higher ground.
That camp director died, but you can bet that property will be sold off to satisfy a big lawsuit.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 08, 2025, 01:59 PMI'm not sure what kind of camps yall went to, but no one is going to be on a radio all hours of the night.
last camp I went to as a kid was Snow Springs church camp and that ended with a tornado. I can vividly remember looking right up at 3 little tornadoes that were probably no more than 50 yards away and at the time when you are a 11 year old or whatever I was it might as well have been 50 inches. Luckily we got in the church van and trees were falling as we left the area. Nobody died but it fucked that camp up pretty good. The bunk house we were in was destroyed and we were lucky to leave when we did..the counselors were on top of shit.
This flood stuff I'm not sure how much advance warning there was. I know they don't call it flash flood for no reason.
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1942690348918268207
Wonder what the over/under is on the number that will never be found?
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 08, 2025, 03:20 PMWas it the first or second wave that came upon them?
:thumb_up:
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 08, 2025, 02:39 PMI guess he wishes he had evacuated sooner huh
He's not wishing anything.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 08, 2025, 01:59 PMI'm not sure what kind of camps yall went to, but no one is going to be on a radio all hours of the night.
If only there were some way for people to call them.
173 people still missing according to latest update :(
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14885403/texas-flood-updates-death-toll-camp-mystic-search-live.html
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 08, 2025, 03:20 PMWas it the first or second wave that came upon them?
Nice hustledge
Meanwhile how are these awful people who are libtard influencers not being canceled over their posts about Texas flood victims? One guy is saying he hopes all the maga Christians that lost their kids deserve it another something about white Christian kids deserve it. Jesus
Meanwhile this is near Roswell NM in the town of Ruidoso. Looks awful
https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/1942721103363027155?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
People are just evil. We are born that way. We have to be taught not to be evil.
It ain't the fucking devil making them evil sinners. That's just the way we are. If you believe in God, then that's the way good makes us.
Don't believe me? Go to a preschool and watch toddlers, they are mean as fuck to each other and no one taught them that. They used their primitive minds to decide to be that way on their own.
Most people are right to be nice respectful etc. Well that shit all died off about 20 to 30 years ago. Now we are reaping the rewards.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 08, 2025, 07:15 PMMeanwhile this is near Roswell NM in the town of Ruidoso. Looks awful
https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/1942721103363027155?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
https://x.com/ExxAlerts/status/1942724227939065908
Quote from: BASS on Jul 08, 2025, 07:39 PMWell that shit all died off about 20 to 30 years ago. Now we are reaping the rewards.
Around about the time people quit punching people in the face for saying stupid shit and calling it "bullying".
So this company admits to cloud seeding in south central Texas a couple of days before, but it had nothing to do with this storm.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/confirmed-ceo-weather-modification-company-reveals-cloud-seeding/
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Seems like maybe we should take a hiatus from cloud seeding for a couple of months
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 08, 2025, 08:54 PMSeems like maybe we should take a hiatus from cloud seeding for a couple of months
who's hiring these companies and are there not rules in place so that they don't fuck it up? I mean what's the purpose? To change the weather and make it rain...ah well stop it or master the science so we aren't fired or floods. Jesus
https://x.com/hustlebitch_/status/1942734961804730620?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Oh wait...more cloud seeding. Stop these fucking people from doing this. Can you sue these folks?
https://x.com/hustlebitch_/status/1942744367669862872?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
No the legislation said it's just fucking natural wtf
I have never read anything that makes me believe cloud seeding actually works. Remember, they tried it in Arkansas as far back as the late 60's.
There's a technique called Permaculture that is being used in India and also places in the Middle East with great results. You don't need cloud seeding...you need to figure out the natural environment and put the right plants in the right places and it helps build up the water table etc etc. Then you can really green up the area. Lots of case studies and success rates on the topic on youtube.
Let's at least stop trying to manipulate weather for a bit. See what happens.
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1942791887879893330?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 08, 2025, 10:05 PMI have never read anything that makes me believe cloud seeding actually works. Remember, they tried it in Arkansas as far back as the late 60's.
Before that ;D
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Grok said cloud seeding causes between 0 to 20 percent more rain in existing conditions. One inch per hour is 27,000 gallons per acre. So if ten inches of rain were forecast and you got 20 percent more, that would be a shit ton of water. Even ten percent would be.
The weather forecast was out there. Rain was expected. So the obvious thought would be that seeding clouds in an area where rain was expected in 24 to 48 hours was trying to cause more rain. Clearly you wouldn't do it trying to cause rain from scratch because you would never be able to say the seeding caused it. But if a model predicted X amount of rain, you seeded it and there was an increase to Y amount, you would have a better idea of the effectiveness of cloud seeding. Do it a number of times, develop averages and models based on expected amounts before seeding and what occurred after and you could get some predictability.
So, if they were cloud seeding in that area a day or two before the rain, it's pretty safe to bet they were trying to cause more rain. I would love to see their computer models as to how effective it was, especially if I had a loved one lost or represented the family of one.
Since the end of winter it has rained more in Houston so far this year than any other year we have lived here. I'm sure it is coincidence and we can thank one of the Nino's but I would like to know if cloud seeding has been done locally. Hell, if they have been doing it in the Gulf, would that be enough to create what is happening here.
Watch AI it can wrong on simple stuff. I figured up how many gallons of water one per acre on 100 square miles would be and came up with 1.7 billion gallons. I asked Grok and it said 6.4 billion. I did my figures and again came up with 1.7 billion. Asked Grok again and she said 6.4 billion again. I asked her to break it down and she immediately said, 1.7 billion and that she had made a mistake. Thats a really simple task. Her excuse was that she is basically so smart with so many numbers running around in her head that she messes up the small stuff sometimes.
Lol...all this AI and it still makes the same excuses I made to my 8th grade Algebra teacher.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 09, 2025, 10:40 AMSince the end of winter it has rained more in Houston so far this year than any other year we have lived here. I'm sure it is coincidence and we can thank one of the Nino's but I would like to know if cloud seeding has been done locally. Hell, if they have been doing it in the Gulf, would that be enough to create what is happening here.
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/weather/summary.htm#texas
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 07, 2025, 10:48 PMIt's a little confusing. The Albert Pike situation was truly a 1 in a hundred years deal. As I understand it, some flash flooding in this area of Texas is not that unusual. But we are talking a few feet. Not 26 feet.
I heard a talking head say it was a 500 year event in Texas...
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 09, 2025, 10:57 AMWatch AI it can wrong on simple stuff. I figured up how many gallons of water one per acre on 100 square miles would be and came up with 1.7 billion gallons. I asked Grok and it said 6.4 billion. I did my figures and again came up with 1.7 billion. Asked Grok again and she said 6.4 billion again. I asked her to break it down and she immediately said, 1.7 billion and that she had made a mistake. Thats a really simple task. Her excuse was that she is basically so smart with so many numbers running around in her head that she messes up the small stuff sometimes.
Lol...all this AI and it still makes the same excuses I made to my 8th grade Algebra teacher.
I've learned my lesson. I asked it about the Miami game we lost when Atwood dropped the interception. It made up a game where we lost like 24-15.
Grok also told me today that Arkansas beat San Diego state in the 1994 NCAA tournament and went 12-2 in that tournament. When I told her she was wrong, she said, "My bad, they won six games." lolol
It's almost like it is testing you.
Raining in Houston again.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 09, 2025, 02:42 PMRaining in Houston again.
That nutsedge is going to be a real bitch come august
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Jul 09, 2025, 03:28 PMThat nutsedge is going to be a real bitch come august
I could mow three times a week right now. It's crazy how green everything is.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 09, 2025, 02:25 PMGrok also told me today that Arkansas beat San Diego state in the 1994 NCAA tournament and went 12-2 in that tournament. When I told her she was wrong, she said, "My bad, they won six games." lolol
It's almost like it is testing you.
Did it say Hitler was our QB or provide instructions on how to rape Bert's wife?
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1943127992852468213?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Now Durham
Time has come for me to say a few things on this nightmare we've all been living through. I have purposely waited to say anything to let the search, rescue, recovery, grieving process have time and space.
This lengthy post will also be very therapeutic for me. Just get things off my chest... I have cried on multiple occasions. Early this week in a conversation with my wife in the kitchen, I just suddenly broke down. I can tell you Amber is my rock and was everything I needed to calm down.
At times, I've been overwhelmed with forecaster regret I could have done more the night before in my weather report. I now fully understand it. I attended an AMS chapter meeting where Springfield, MO National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists gave a presentation on their experience with the Joplin Tornado of 2011 that killed 158 people. I listened to them describe feeling scarred by the disaster. They asked themselves if their warnings were early enough, strong enough. The room was very silent through that presentation. It left a mark on me but you can't fully understand that feeling until you experience it for yourself.
Our local NWS office was absolutely fantastic before and during this event. I couldn't be more proud of this office for their watches and warnings. They did their part. But I'm more than sure they too are feeling the weight of this disaster like the meteorologists in Springfield, MO. God bless each one of you.
As for me, being on-air the night before in my 5pm, 6pm, 10pm weather saying "risk of an epic rainfall, flash flooding" apparently wasn't enough to cause alarm and have word spread through communities impacted. You only need a couple people to hear what you're saying then it spreads like crazy on social media, etc.. Maybe in my forecast, a portion of it dedicated to 4th of July firework show rain chances muddied the flooding messaging? These are things bouncing around in my head.
And today, I'm doing a little better but some of that I believe is a numbing effect of being beat down daily with updated casualty numbers. It's like my heart bottomed out and can't sink any lower. I'm just grinding along...
We live in Flash Flood Alley, a nickname given to our part of Texas. It stretches from the basically the Rio Grande, up the I-35 corridor from San Antonio to DFW. A devastating combination of elevation change from the gulf to Hill Country, more rocky limestone than mud, terrain with narrow valleys and tropical systems, mere remnants of tropical systems or just non-tropical related thunderstorms sitting over one spot or training over one spot for a lengthy period of time with high rainfall rates.
Tucked in Flash Flood Alley is arguably the most dangerous valley in the country for flash flooding, the Guadalupe River watershed. Prime flash flooding setup with outdoor enthusiasts and population along its beautiful riverbanks.
There's the old saying, "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink the water". Well, Mother Nature has led us to water (full of deadly consequences) time & time again and we have yet to fully arm ourselves with layers of protection to warn those along the river. We put a system up for vote to taxpayers which was rejected.
IT IS DAMN WELL PAST TIME we have a loud siren system especially in rural portions of the river valley. Had a system been in place to be activated with a push of a button and a deafening ear piercing alarm had gone off deep in the night when many are asleep. Even more so when phone signals are weak to nonexistent and some won't have a NOAA weather radio which should be mandatory when other forms of communication are lacking for vital severe weather information.
This was a perfect storm for all the wrong reasons. Going into a holiday weekend with campers, RVers and families gathered along the river with an occurrence deep in the night when most have shut it down for a night's rest. An obnoxiously loud siren system could have been a game changer!
Some will say, it was a 100yr flood or even greater. We won't have to endure it for a long time. But damn it, history has shown us this river and our surrounding rivers in our region will come calling at some point. German immigrants in New Braunfels faced the wrath of the river in the 1840s. Eventually, we built a flood control lake known as Canyon Lake to protect downstream towns. Lets fully protect upriver to the headwaters now.
San Antonio River took many lives in the early 1900s. Dams were built and the River Walk was developed to control raging floods.
This is not new. You can go back centuries or further into the paleoclimatological records to see these rivers can rage. And there was no "cloud seeding" all those epic floods either for that crowd pushing a false narrative.
Lets not let the tragic loss of so many precious lives be wasted on in-action. GET IT DONE!! We should never speak of a nightmare like this ever again especially in 2025.
May God be with all the families devastated by this flood including our community wrapping our collective arms around these families and region impacted 🙏🙏
That's Chris Suchan, local meteorologist to the flood area. These people chose to live/camp/vacation/house children in FLASH FLOOD ALLEY! Individuals (not political parties,government weather services, tv stations or local law enforcement) have blood on their hands for this. You can't say nobody could have predicted it when it was predicted. If you are at ground zero of flash flood alley, you are responsible for getting children out of harm's way before the predicted flash flood occurs.
Thanks for posting that doc
I've got news for the local meteorologist. If you want people to pay attention the answer is less information and fewer warnings, not more. You want people to take flash flooding seriously? Don't break into programming and make robo calls and texts for rainstorms that will flood out cars in low badly draining intersections. Don't wake me up in the middle of the night to tell me the county is under a severe thunderstorm warning with risk of damaging winds and hail.
In Texas and our part of the world all of the above is just the background noise of spring and early summer. Lesson the noise and increase the signal.
Sirens might be nice, but we're talking about miles and miles of very rural areas. It ain't gonna fix everything.
Not that there will ever be another camp there, but they could at least put sirens in campgrounds.
That camp has been there since 1926 and it is high dollar with people sending their kids back there generation after generation. It will be back.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 10, 2025, 04:30 PMI've got news for the local meteorologist. If you want people to pay attention the answer is less information and fewer warnings, not more. You want people to take flash flooding seriously? Don't break into programming and make robo calls and texts for rainstorms that will flood out cars in low badly draining intersections. Don't wake me up in the middle of the night to tell me the county is under a severe thunderstorm warning with risk of damaging winds and hail.
In Texas and our part of the world all of the above is just the background noise of spring and early summer. Lesson the noise and increase the signal.
Sirens might be nice, but we're talking about miles and miles of very rural areas. It ain't gonna fix everything.
They could also quit showing and talking about their "toys." They have to show how high the clouds are, wind shear, lightning strikes. I don't need to know that. I need to know where the storm is and where it is headed. That's all.
if they do install sirens, they'll want to "test" them weekly like they do the tornado sirens in some parts of the country and that's just annoying AF.
And the sirens will be going off every time it rains. How could they not?
Here is a challenge for the arm-chair meteorologists around. Take a dry maple leaf. Stick it on a nice flowing stream like the one shown. Now tell us EXACTLY where that maple leaf will be downstream in 30 minutes. Tell us precisely where the maple leaf is so we can warn all the fish underneath it.
The disturbance in the atmosphere that causes our severe weather is like the maple leaf flowing within our atmospheric river. That is the challenge forecasters deal with. The fluidity of the atmosphere and the physics involved don't always play out like we anticipate. Multiple levels within out atmosphere (Macro down to the microscale) all play a crucial role in what will come together dynamically to produce severe conditions. Each level, even the slightest deviation can cause a ripple effect and drastically change the anticipated conditions.
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Quote from: GeoHogsGeo on Jul 11, 2025, 07:51 AMHere is a challenge for the arm-chair meteorologists around. Take a dry maple leaf. Stick it on a nice flowing stream like the one shown. Now tell us EXACTLY where that maple leaf will be downstream in 30 minutes. Tell us precisely where the maple leaf is so we can warn all the fish underneath it.
The disturbance in the atmosphere that causes our severe weather is like the maple leaf flowing within our atmospheric river. That is the challenge forecasters deal with. The fluidity of the atmosphere and the physics involved don't always play out like we anticipate. Multiple levels within out atmosphere (Macro down to the microscale) all play a crucial role in what will come together dynamically to produce severe conditions. Each level, even the slightest deviation can cause a ripple effect and drastically change the anticipated conditions.
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It's not that they can't forecast severe weather, they're actually getting to where they can accurately predict the shit four and five days out. What they can't do is tell me tomorrow's forecast accurately. This new capability gives the local weather guys and online guys several days to build up dread in the population. For what, I don't know. It's not like you can board up your windows for a tornado.
Super computers have closed the gap on a lot of it. Storm chasers seem to have it figured out for the most part. They don't wind up in the perfect place to film them by accident. If you want to see if you're in a bad spot for severe weather, look up the stormchaser map and see where they're all clustered up. If you see Pecos Hank at the end of your driveway, you're fucked.
You forecast through what is called the "funnel" effect. You work from the macro and go down to the micro. What is the steering flow? What air mass am I dealing with? The list continues and increases when looking for severe parameters. Forecast accuracy has improved tremendously...even in the last 20 years, the improvements have been staggering in comparison to just the late 80's. But it is still not perfect.
People have to realize that once you are down to the micro and trying to understand all the local effects that can pivot things dramatically. A few outflow boundaries from thunderstorms can drastically change the low level convergent flow which can drastically change where new cells pop up.
AS for the chasers, look at them leading up to it the event. At the start, dollars to donuts, they are clustered in multiple counties. As things start kicking off, sure, you will see them all come together.
They don't have the name "CHASER" in their name for nothing. They have to go find the storms.
Those storms that caused all the flooding in Texas just needed a county or two geographical positioning change and we are discussing a different outcome.
As soon as the weather service gets a quantum computer, it will improve the weather models that all the meteorologists use. The latest radars have changed the game and people are just now learning all the bells and whistles.
Regarding the floods. At the end of the day, shit happens.
There is a lot of bullshit about this mess. It's hard to see how any warning would have worked.
Case in point. Tiktok videos from a couple who evacuated. It was early morning daylight and raining cats and dogs. They are evacuating their campground. Wife is filming while husband gets camper hooked up. River is swollen and up but still within the banks. RV is ten fifteen yards out of the water. By the time they pull out, water is practically lapping at the back of it. They get out of the campground and are on the road a that is a little bit up and runs alongside the river for a bit. The camper in that was in the spot next to them goes floating down the river passing them. The husband says something like "That was so and so's camper. He was right next to us." As they travel out they pass dozens if not hundreds of other campers, cars, tents, and people who were seemingly putzing around putting their shit up who did not seem to appreciate the danger.
But even had everyone dropped everything and tried to hit the road, I'm not sure it would have mattered. There would have been a traffic jam and they would have been caught. There were so many people there that had they tried to get everyone out at midnight, there would have been people who couldn't have made it out by the next morning.
These people in this video were fully aware. They acted with alacrity. And still they damned near got caught.
I don't think a siren system will work unless it is known that when it goes off, it is time to drop everything and run, not get in your car, but immediately run to higher ground.
As stated in this thread, they wouldn't use it that way. They would overuse it. There would be false alarms. They would use it when people had hours to get out and so on and so forth.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 11, 2025, 09:18 AMAs soon as the weather service gets a quantum computer, it will improve the weather models that all the meteorologists use. The latest radars have changed the game and people are just now learning all the bells and whistles.
Regarding the floods. At the end of the day, shit happens.
There is no question improvements are coming with AI and quantum computing in regards to understanding the thermal and fluid dynamics of our atmosphere.
Phased array radar has reduced volume scan times. And more base and derived products keep getting developed.
Phased Array (https://wpo.noaa.gov/phased-array-radar-article/)
If yall are going to keep nerding out, you're going to have to use more pictures for the rest of us.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jul 11, 2025, 12:28 PMIf yall are going to keep nerding out, you're going to have to use more pictures for the rest of us.
I don't think there's enough crayons in the state to explain complex weatherology to me. It gets hot, it gets cold. If it tries to do both at the same time, it storms. That's about it.
I'd like to know what percentage of tornado warnings end up with actual tornadoes on the ground. When I was a kid, if a tornado warning was announced, that meant there was a tornado sighted in the county and to take cover. Now, it seems like we have tornado warnings all the time and very few actually end up as tornadoes.
Twenty-six feet in 45 minutes. Forecasting isn't going to forecast that.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 11, 2025, 01:31 PMI'd like to know what percentage of tornado warnings end up with actual tornadoes on the ground. When I was a kid, if a tornado warning was announced, that meant there was a tornado sighted in the county and to take cover. Now, it seems like we have tornado warnings all the time and very few actually end up as tornadoes.
Back in the spring there was one night that the news talked about 4 or 5 separate "tornado-warned storms" in a small area where I know several farmers. I called them all the next morning, because I'm selfish and hoped I could sell them new equipment on insurance claims, and each of them said they had no damage and had very little wind or rain the night before.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 11, 2025, 01:31 PMI'd like to know what percentage of tornado warnings end up with actual tornadoes on the ground. When I was a kid, if a tornado warning was announced, that meant there was a tornado sighted in the county and to take cover. Now, it seems like we have tornado warnings all the time and very few actually end up as tornadoes.
Back in the day, most of the warnings that were issued were issued based on observed sightings. With the advancement of technology (particularly radar), you are able to assess and get more intimate with a storm. This allows you to see precursors for the onset of severe weather (Winds/Hail/Tornado) to develop. It's a double-edge sword however; because warning criteria now can be issued based on the precursors to justify the warning to the public. But just because you start to see the precursors, doesn't mean it will occur definitively, thus false alarm rates increase. But to NWS Offices, the warnings are justified with meteorological reasoning (radar data).
Quote from: GeoHogsGeo on Jul 11, 2025, 02:44 PMBack in the day, most of the warnings that were issued were issued based on observed sightings. With the advancement of technology (particularly radar), you are able to assess and get more intimate with a storm. This allows you to see precursors for the onset of severe weather (Winds/Hail/Tornado) to develop. It's a double-edge sword however; because warning criteria now can be issued based on the precursors to justify the warning to the public. But just because you start to see the precursors, doesn't mean it will occur definitively, thus false alarm rates increase. But to NWS Offices, the warnings are justified with meteorological reasoning (radar data).
I don't doubt they are justified based on what they see on a radar, but it seems the number of actual tornadoes is very low compared to the number of warnings. I'll probably die in a tornado one day because I've probably been under 100 tornado warnings (probably not that many but it seems like it) over the past 20 years and there has never been a tornado go through the property where I live. I almost ignore the warnings now because it's not worth spending every night under my house because of some thunder and lightning.
Ever been out in the woods and see where a storm blew through? You know the storms that weren't anywhere near a town and no one ever saw? Yeah, well now technology is so good, those are getting reported but they don't really register with the public because unless you own the woods, they don't matter. That kind of feeds into the whole "cry wolf" aspect of people ignoring storm warnings and alerts.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 11, 2025, 01:31 PMI'd like to know what percentage of tornado warnings end up with actual tornadoes on the ground. When I was a kid, if a tornado warning was announced, that meant there was a tornado sighted in the county and to take cover. Now, it seems like we have tornado warnings all the time and very few actually end up as tornadoes.
a radar indicated tornado can many times be a rotating vortex of air, but up in the storm cell, and not on the ground.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 11, 2025, 01:31 PMI'd like to know what percentage of tornado warnings end up with actual tornadoes on the ground. When I was a kid, if a tornado warning was announced, that meant there was a tornado sighted in the county and to take cover. Now, it seems like we have tornado warnings all the time and very few actually end up as tornadoes.
Download the WeatherWise app and learn to use it.
One of the radar sub categories is correlation coefficient. It will show a debris signature that almost always indicates a tornado on the ground. It also will show hail.
Storm Relative setting will show the winds. If there's bright red against bright green, it probably is on the ground. What pisses me off about local weather is that they never show the radar in motion. You can tell whether it's going to hit you or not. Which matters since all warnings are county wide and getting woke up in the middle of the night, checking the radar and falling right back to sleep when you see it's not going to hit you is nice.
Most of them don't touch down, but if you're in the way of a super cell they can drop one in a hurry.
Now Davenport Ia is getting severe flooding.
Someone should start testing the rainwater for silver iodide.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 11, 2025, 02:58 PMI don't doubt they are justified based on what they see on a radar, but it seems the number of actual tornadoes is very low compared to the number of warnings. I'll probably die in a tornado one day because I've probably been under 100 tornado warnings (probably not that many but it seems like it) over the past 20 years and there has never been a tornado go through the property where I live. I almost ignore the warnings now because it's not worth spending every night under my house because of some thunder and lightning.
I'd give it some perspective. Some warnings you may have heard didn't affect you, but maybe it alerted someone else in the path.
Like the percentages of any given phenomena on any given forecast for the day. On-air (radio/tv) meteorologists are generally giving a percentage chance for something within their viewing areas.
Back when rainbows were in black and white, as an operational meteorologist, we lived and died by our false alarm rates and forecast accuracy. The problem was, our leaders, over time, with more advanced weaponry, technology, wanted more and more advanced lead time for preparations. There is a give and take to alerting you sooner. To give you more time, you take us being wrong more often. 15 minutes is a lifetime for changes to occur on the micro scale.
So, when policy changed, our own false alarm rate went up, but with sound meteorological reasoning, the bean counters changed the goalposts and made false alarms, BUT, with strong meteorological justification it wasn't counted against the unit metrics.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 11, 2025, 02:58 PMI don't doubt they are justified based on what they see on a radar, but it seems the number of actual tornadoes is very low compared to the number of warnings. I'll probably die in a tornado one day because I've probably been under 100 tornado warnings (probably not that many but it seems like it) over the past 20 years and there has never been a tornado go through the property where I live. I almost ignore the warnings now because it's not worth spending every night under my house because of some thunder and lightning.
I'm the same and it's not because of warnings. There have been less than 10 deaths in Benton and Washington counties since 1950 according to the following link. I like my odds.
https://data.swtimes.com/tornado-archive/
Hers a topic on another board. :D
Severe weather, 11 July and forward. Forecasts of gully washers, frog stranglers, turd floaters and other incidents of abnormal precipitation.
Fear pron already in production here as someone has posted on Facebook the NWS office in Little Rock is unable to fully staff due to budgetary cuts enacted by this administration..
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jul 13, 2025, 11:26 AMFear pron already in production here as someone has posted on Facebook the NWS office in Little Rock is unable to fully staff due to budgetary cuts enacted by this administration..
Probably got rid of the dei hires.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 13, 2025, 01:09 PMProbably got rid of the dei hires.
If we are lucky..
I quit watching the local news about Covid time because they hired a bunch of DEI idiots who couldn't speak proper English, couldn't dress like an adult, and were generally unattractive. One in particular was about tree fiddy and had a spitting gap like Michael Strayhan.
Quote from: GeoHogsGeo on Jul 11, 2025, 10:07 PMI'd give it some perspective. Some warnings you may have heard didn't affect you, but maybe it alerted someone else in the path.
Like the percentages of any given phenomena on any given forecast for the day. On-air (radio/tv) meteorologists are generally giving a percentage chance for something within their viewing areas.
Back when rainbows were in black and white, as an operational meteorologist, we lived and died by our false alarm rates and forecast accuracy. The problem was, our leaders, over time, with more advanced weaponry, technology, wanted more and more advanced lead time for preparations. There is a give and take to alerting you sooner. To give you more time, you take us being wrong more often. 15 minutes is a lifetime for changes to occur on the micro scale.
So, when policy changed, our own false alarm rate went up, but with sound meteorological reasoning, the bean counters changed the goalposts and made false alarms, BUT, with strong meteorological justification it wasn't counted against the unit metrics.
I understand all of that, but it seems like a "boy that cried wolf" situation over the past several years. I'm numb to the warnings at this point...especially when I get a text on my phone saying a tornado warning has been issued for my exact address and there's never been one come through here (within a mile or more as far as I know). Hopefully technology will keep advancing to where some of those warnings can be removed and be more accurate.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 14, 2025, 10:01 AMI understand all of that, but it seems like a "boy that cried wolf" situation over the past several years. I'm numb to the warnings at this point...especially when I get a text on my phone saying a tornado warning has been issued for my exact address and there's never been one come through here (within a mile or more as far as I know). Hopefully technology will keep advancing to where some of those warnings can be removed and be more accurate.
I completely empathize, I truly can. I will say, while I wore the uniform, our mission was a little easier compared to NWS. Our mission focus was normally within 5nm of the base. Some advisories and warnings stretched out to 25-50nm, but those were usually observed advisories/warnings to alert aircraft of conditions being met actively.
Most NWS Warnings are issued based on county. US counties are, on average, 1200 square miles. Square rooted, that's ~35 miles to cover. 35 miles is a large swath of coverage. Very easy to have a weather pattern set up to where one section gets more influence than other locations within that 35 miles.
Anybody down in Texas living around Austin or where the floods hit west of there last weekend? At one point this weekend I saw lake Travis was closed.
i was in georgetown just north of austin during all the storms. yes, lake travis and all the rivers from kerrville to the austin area are closed.
that storm killed people from san angelo to williamson county (179 miles).
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 14, 2025, 10:41 AMAnybody down in Texas living around Austin or where the floods hit west of there last weekend? At one point this weekend I saw lake Travis was closed.
Travis has gone up 30 ft since the 4th but still is still 75% of capacity. It was closed for a couple days but they have opened up some parts again.
Y'all see where wildfires have destroyed the historic Grand Canyon lodge, visitor center and other structures on the north rim? No containment on two different fires burning there.
Meanwhile our western slope is a burning mess. South rim fire of black canyon of Gunnison has burned 3556 acres. Black canyon of Gunnison is closed for now which sucks cause I wanted to head up week after next.
Nature doing its thing. Story as old as time.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 14, 2025, 11:03 AMY'all see where wildfires have destroyed the historic Grand Canyon lodge, visitor center and other structures on the north rim? No containment on two different fires burning there.
Meanwhile our western slope is a burning mess. South rim fire of black canyon of Gunnison has burned 3556 acres. Black canyon of Gunnison is closed for now which sucks cause I wanted to head up week after next.
If only the Park Rangers had raked around the lodge and visitors' center.
Why don't they just cloud seed over the fires? Are they stupid?
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 14, 2025, 11:15 AMWhy don't they just cloud seed over the fires? Are they stupid?
right? I mean why are they cloud seeding in the first place. Honestly I don't think they've really mastered the art of cloud seeding from what we've seen.
They wanna say oh it's climate change but fuck...all of ours were from storms where lightening hit
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 14, 2025, 11:23 AMright? I mean why are they cloud seeding in the first place. Honestly I don't think they've really mastered the art of cloud seeding from what we've seen.
They wanna say oh it's climate change but fuck...all of ours were from storms where lightening hit
With the amount of rain they have created, I'd say they have mastered the art.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 14, 2025, 11:15 AMWhy don't they just cloud seed over the fires? Are they stupid?
space laser fire > seeded clouds
Elon wanted a new place with a nice view
Quote from: RPL on Jul 14, 2025, 11:08 AMIf only the Park Rangers had raked around the lodge and visitors' center.
They should have combed the area.
https://x.com/swculturelive/status/1944185003585216827
Fire at the Grand Canyon began as a control burn. High winds kicked up and....not so controlled.
Quote from: dhog on Jul 14, 2025, 04:14 PMFire at the Grand Canyon began as a control burn. High winds kicked up and....not so controlled.
Techincally the fire at the Grand Canyon began as a lightning strike. The National Park Service (aka - Gubment) tried controlling it with a controlled burn and failed.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 14, 2025, 04:33 PMTechincally the fire at the Grand Canyon began as a lightning strike. The National Park Service (aka - Gubment) tried controlling it with a controlled burn and failed.
:thumb_up: As is normal for a news report. They left the lightning part out. Now I know the rest of the story. Thanks!
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 14, 2025, 11:40 AMWith the amount of rain they have created, I'd say they have mastered the art.
I'm a little suspect that this is their doing, but it has been an incredibly wet year around here in west TN. I'm usually on drought monitoring this time of year. But I really don't buy into the seeding stuff. Mother Nature will do its thing and give a big ol FU to anyone trying to to F with it. That said, just stop with it.
Quote from: Borenutz on Jul 14, 2025, 10:35 PMI'm a little suspect that this is their doing, but it has been an incredibly wet year around here in west TN. I'm usually on drought monitoring this time of year. But I really don't buy into the seeding stuff. Mother Nature will do its thing and give a big ol FU to anyone trying to to F with it. That said, just stop with it.
First, Im sure it's 100% nature. I remember 20+ years ago when we moved to Houston thinking it rains all the time.
It does cause the tinfoil hat to come out when two days before there was a 500 year rain/flood event "they" were cloud seeding in the area.
It has rained every day in Houston so far this summer. Crazy how much rain we have received.
https://x.com/ADoricko/status/1944497740844769501
I don't think I trust this guy.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 15, 2025, 06:52 AMhttps://x.com/ADoricko/status/1944497740844769501
I don't think I trust this guy.
I wouldn't either. Follow the money...he's making a lot of it from cloud seeding.
Augustus Doricko, CEO and founder of a cloud seeding company called Rainmaker
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 15, 2025, 09:17 AMI wouldn't either. Follow the money...he's making a lot of it from cloud seeding.
Augustus Doricko, CEO and founder of a cloud seeding company called Rainmaker
I don't trust anyone with a bed head mullet.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 15, 2025, 09:27 AMI don't trust anyone with a bed head mullet.
I just looked up his picture and thought it was Morgan Wallen at first. ;D
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How does the seed clouding work. Congress or local governments approve and what type of regulations are on it?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 15, 2025, 09:46 AMHow does the seed clouding work. Congress or local governments approve and what type of regulations are on it?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/eight-states-are-seeding-clouds-to-overcome-megadrought/
https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/economic-data/water/2022/seeding.php
"State funding is no longer available for cloud seeding operations, and current cloud seeding projects are funded in total by local sponsors."
But us contrail people were told to not believe our own lying eyes.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 15, 2025, 10:28 AMBut us contrail people were told to not believe our own lying eyes.
And the climate change people can claim the same.
They gonna just fuck shit up instead of letting Mother Nature do her thing.
Did y'all see where the fda passed some new coating for veggies and shit to make them last longer? Bill gayes involved. Gonna fuck up our food supply more than they already have and kill us all. Aliens above us are just like wtf let themselves just kill off
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 15, 2025, 10:28 AMBut us contrail people were told to not believe our own lying eyes.
You serious Clark? Contrails?
Never started your car outside on a cold morning? That's what contrails are. Hot exhaust in a cold atmosphere.
Quote from: TC on Jul 15, 2025, 01:21 PMYou serious Clark? Contrails?
Never started your car outside on a cold morning? That's what contrails are. Hot exhaust in a cold atmosphere.
I could be wrong, but I think he meant chemtrails instead of contrails.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 15, 2025, 01:54 PMI could be wrong, but I think he meant chemtrails instead of contrails.
Hopefully so, because the people who think contrails are weather modification are as batshit crazy as the flat earthers.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 15, 2025, 01:54 PMI could be wrong, but I think he meant chemtrails instead of contrails.
Yes, I made a mistake. Thanks for explaining it to him, he's pretty slow.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 15, 2025, 04:34 PMYes, I made a mistake. Thanks for explaining it to him, he's pretty slow.
So you didn't misspeak, it's just that Im slow.
Way to own it there, gramps.
Quote from: TC on Jul 15, 2025, 11:19 PMSo you didn't misspeak, it's just that Im slow.
Way to own it there, gramps.
Welcome to Woopig Newb.
Quote from: TC on Jul 15, 2025, 11:19 PMSo you didn't misspeak, it's just that Im slow.
Way to own it there, gramps.
I said I made a mistake typing. Really, quit drinking if this is the best you can do trying to pick a fight.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 16, 2025, 07:36 AMI said I made a mistake typing. Really, quit drinking if this is the best you can do trying to pick a fight.
WTF is it with you and the drinking allegations? I'm on vacation with the family and 5 hours behind you .
Swear to God if you had a third of the IQ you think you do you'd be a fucking genius.
Quote from: TC on Jul 16, 2025, 11:17 AMWTF is it with you and the drinking allegations? I'm on vacation with the family and 5 hours behind you .
Swear to God if you had a third of the IQ you think you do you'd be a fucking genius.
triggered
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 16, 2025, 11:24 AMtriggered
I mean it's not the first time dudes made baseless, false accusations like that.
But, touche'.
Quote from: TC on Jul 16, 2025, 11:17 AMWTF is it with you and the drinking allegations? I'm on vacation with the family and 5 hours behind you .
Swear to God if you had a third of the IQ you think you do you'd be a fucking genius.
I was hoping you were a drunk, now I'm forced to believe you're just stupid. Come on over to the p&r thread if you want to argue. Or we could just go to complete crap.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 16, 2025, 11:35 AMI was hoping you were a drunk, now I'm forced to believe you're just stupid. Come on over to the p&r thread if you want to argue. Or we could just go to complete crap.
this thread is getting saucy...
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 16, 2025, 11:35 AMI was hoping you were a drunk, now I'm forced to believe you're just stupid. Come on over to the p&r thread if you want to argue. Or we could just go to complete crap.
I'm stupid, but you believe contrails are weather modification. That's what you said. But then you corrected your mistake and
it should've been done there, but because you're thin skinned you decided to get a dig at me and call me slow for not being a fucking mind reader.
I'll be at the beach all day, so I have no intentions of wasting away on Woopig arguing with you.
Enjoy your Wednesday.
Quote from: TC on Jul 16, 2025, 11:48 AMI'm stupid, but you believe contrails are weather modification. That's what you said. But then you corrected your mistake and it should've been done there, but because you're thin skinned you decided to get a dig at me and call me slow for not being a fucking mind reader.
I'll be at the beach all day, so I have no intentions of wasting away on Woopig arguing with you.
Enjoy your Wednesday.
he's not a horrible guy. He sent me an instapot 8 years ago. I bet he will send you one too if you guys make up.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 16, 2025, 11:54 AMhe's not a horrible guy. He sent me an instapot 8 years ago. I bet he will send you one too if you guys make up.
I truly have no problem with the guy and honestly don't remember where our beef started. It's a message board so I try not to take this shit too seriously.
I ended up giving my insta pot away too, but I'll take an air fryer though.
Quote from: TC on Jul 16, 2025, 11:48 AMI'm stupid, but you believe contrails are weather modification. That's what you said. But then you corrected your mistake and it should've been done there, but because you're thin skinned you decided to get a dig at me and call me slow for not being a fucking mind reader.
I'll be at the beach all day, so I have no intentions of wasting away on Woopig arguing with you.
Enjoy your Wednesday.
You're the one that thought a typing mistake was a real gotcha. If you'd like, I can look up your posts from the last several weeks and most of them are some kind of bitch-like passive aggressive shots pointed at me. Be sure and come back when you get the time. There's several things we can discuss in p&r. 8)
These diets are turning everyone here into hangry old men
Quote from: TC on Jul 16, 2025, 11:57 AMI truly have no problem with the guy and honestly don't remember where our beef started. It's a message board so I try not to take this shit too seriously.
I ended up giving my insta pot away too, but I'll take an air fryer though.
stop allowing him to ruin your beach vacation. Focus on the weather
I have just the thing to cure old man grumpiness
Quote from: BASS on Jul 16, 2025, 12:10 PMI have just the thing to cure old man grumpiness
weed or ED meds?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 16, 2025, 12:10 PMstop allowing him to ruin your beach vacation. Focus on the weather
Going snorkeling at Sharks Cove in Hale'iwa today. Weather man says mostly sunny to partly cloudy, breezy and a high of 87.
Speaking of, Guy Hiagi is the local weatherman over here and the dude is a fucking celebrity. Hawaiians love their news anchors. I'm wondering if theres another job in the world that's easier than being the weather man in Hawaii. It's the same fucking forecast everyday. Meanwhile Guy Hiagi hasn't had to pay for a meal in 20 years. Sweet gig if you ask me, second maybe only to a kicker in the NFL.
Quote from: BASS on Jul 16, 2025, 12:10 PMI have just the thing to cure old man grumpiness
Why am I the bad guy in this?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 16, 2025, 11:54 AMhe's not a horrible guy. He sent me an instapot 8 years ago. I bet he will send you one too if you guys make up.
Wasn't me. I'm the one that took up for you against Muzzy.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 16, 2025, 12:41 PMWasn't me. I'm the one that took up for you against Muzzy.
I know. Maybe that was HRW. Fuck someone sent me an instapot.
I wonder if muzzy is on ozempic these days
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 16, 2025, 12:49 PMI know. Maybe that was HRW. Fuck someone sent me an instapot.
I wonder if muzzy is on ozempic these days
I bet he's beside himself since Trump got elected. :D
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 16, 2025, 12:51 PMI bet he's beside himself since Trump got elected. :D
probably more miserable than ever.
Quote from: TC on Jul 16, 2025, 11:57 AMI ended up giving my insta pot away too, but I'll take an air fryer though.
This right here. Have had an insta pot for two years and used it twice. Air fryer for two months and it gets used almost daily.
Quote from: CardHog on Jul 16, 2025, 02:09 PMThis right here. Have had an insta pot for two years and used it twice. Air fryer for two months and it gets used almost daily.
but was it free from HRW
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1945599191931043975?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 16, 2025, 11:54 AMhe's not a horrible guy. He sent me an instapot 8 years ago. I bet he will send you one too if you guys make up.
I was thinking about sending you some Ozempic and Tums. :D
Quote from: Spiderham on Jul 16, 2025, 05:14 PMI was thinking about sending you some Ozempic and Tums. :D
hard pass.
Man we are getting a gullywasher on the Benton/Washington county line.
Lot of lightning too.
Just got a flash flood warning as some could get up to 6 inches of rain by 145am
I swear that Zach Hall storm tracker guy on Facebook said that July was going to be well below normal temps for the 2nd half of July. I'm thinking he blew that one.
I can live with it being hot during the day. It's July and August in Arkansas.
But I'm not a fan of a full month of barely getting below 80 at night.
Quote from: animal on Jul 18, 2025, 12:06 PMI swear that Zach Hall storm tracker guy on Facebook said that July was going to be well below normal temps for the 2nd half of July. I'm thinking he blew that one.
We've only hit 100 once, so I'd he was right. This is the nicest July I remember.
Y'all are a bunch of pussies
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jul 18, 2025, 03:18 PMWe've only hit 100 once, so I'd he was right. This is the nicest July I remember.
Hey I've been doing a lot of office work lately instead of being out in the field so every time I go outside I'm like Hell naw.
Quote from: animal on Jul 18, 2025, 03:25 PMHey I've been doing a lot of office work lately instead of being out in the field so every time I go outside I'm like Hell naw.
I was gonna say...of all people you should be used to 100 plus temps
Quote from: animal on Jul 18, 2025, 12:06 PMI swear that Zach Hall storm tracker guy on Facebook said that July was going to be well below normal temps for the 2nd half of July. I'm thinking he blew that one.
CSB moment - I'm friends with his dad and called on him in a previous job. Good people.
Houston has yet to see a day over 95. With all the rain it has been humid as fuck though. I'd rather the humidity than 110 and dry.
Hot and humid has nearly killed me. Oklahoma summers are just dry enough that I never had an issue. Arkansas has just about put me in the ground twice with its heat.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 18, 2025, 05:12 PMHot and humid has nearly killed me. Oklahoma summers are just dry enough that I never had an issue. Arkansas has just about put me in the ground twice with its heat.
Ya'll don't know heat and humidity until you have been in the deep Louisiana south. I'm talking below sea level south and only 40 minutes from the coast.
It feels 10 degrees hotter in SE Arkansas than central Arkansas. Texas heat meets gulf humidity perfectly down there.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jul 18, 2025, 08:56 PMYa'll don't know heat and humidity until you have been in the deep Louisiana south. I'm talking below sea level south and only 40 minutes from the coast.
Two summers after my first heat stroke I was on Port Allen. Yes, a literal goddamn heat stroke, so anyone who tells me I don't know heat can blow me. I spent time on Cargill's ship loading dock in Westwego but by then I was smart enough to let the crew do all the hard stuff.
Port Allen was fun on a 3:00 AM concrete pour when a cottonmouth was striking my boot while I was pissing in the port-a-john. Fuck that whole place.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 18, 2025, 09:34 PMTwo summers after my first heat stroke I was on Port Allen. Yes, a literal goddamn heat stroke, so anyone who tells me I don't know heat can blow me. I spent time on Cargill's ship loading dock in Westwego but by then I was smart enough to let the crew do all the hard stuff.
Port Allen was fun on a 3:00 AM concrete pour when a cottonmouth was striking my boot while I was pissing in the port-a-john. Fuck that whole place.
The people I know that have had heat strokes were totally screwed by hot weather from that point forward.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 18, 2025, 09:40 PMThe people I know that have had heat strokes were totally screwed by hot weather from that point forward.
It definitely feels like I'm more susceptible to having another one but the one I had came after being on my feet moving around a large project for 13 hours... in July and wearing about 20 pounds of extra fall harness gear. It's not like I'm doing that again. Oklahoma was dry enough and windy enough that I never had a problem there, but a concrete crew that came down from Denver with a "it gets hot there too" attitude wound up laying on the concrete floor of the field office hugging bags of ice like some overgrown bulldogs on their first day at Tinker.
And the hottest day in Enumclaw, WA was 85 and people were concerned about heat related illnesses that week because so many homes didn't have A/C up there. It's all relative.
To finish the Port Allen shitter story, as soon as I walked out of that port-a-john and before I could turn around and get the snake out, a 300+ pound black ma, dark as the night, walked in with a headlamp on his hard hat. A few seconds later it sounded like Michael Jackson in there when he screamed and came running out with his pants at his ankles. Luckily he saw the snake without getting bit, but the man was so white at that point you couldn't tell.
Two-a-days, August 1970. 7:00am-10:00am and 2:00pm-5:00pm. Before heat indexes were a thing but afternoon temps in the upper 90's and Arkansas river valley humidity.
For some reason, coaches believed back then that drinking water during workouts was dangerous because it caused "cramps" so hydration consisted of one handful of crushed ice at the 1.5 hour mark. Coaches also believed that the best way to trim the fat off overweight linemen was to put them in rubber body suits under their pads so they could "sweat it off" during the 10-20 wind sprints that concluded every practice. I once had to push a 2-man sled 100 yds because I wasn't hustling enough during sprints. I remember reaching the 50 yd mark but woke up in the bed of a pickup truck with a bunch of tackling dummies on the way back to the gym.
I saw plenty of kids pass out (they were literally dragged off to a shaded area until they could rejoin practice) but, amazingly, nobody ever died. Maybe, since kids spent all day outside and most folks didn't have air-conditioning, we were used to dehydration like the Fremen of Arrikis.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 19, 2025, 09:17 AMTwo-a-days, August 1970. 7:00am-10:00am and 2:00pm-5:00pm. Before heat indexes were a thing but afternoon temps in the upper 90's and Arkansas river valley humidity.
For some reason, coaches believed back then that drinking water during workouts was dangerous because it caused "cramps" so hydration consisted of one handful of crushed ice at the 1.5 hour mark. Coaches also believed that the best way to trim the fat off overweight linemen was to put them in rubber body suits under their pads so they could "sweat it off" during the 10-20 wind sprints that concluded every practice. I once had to push a 2-man sled 100 yds because I wasn't hustling enough during sprints. I remember reaching the 50 yd mark but woke up in the bed of a pickup truck with a bunch of tackling dummies on the way back to the gym.
I saw plenty of kids pass out (they were literally dragged off to a shaded area until they could rejoin practice) but, amazingly, nobody ever died. Maybe, since kids spent all day outside and most folks didn't have air-conditioning, we were used to dehydration like the Fremen of Arrikis.
Ah yes, two-a-days were brutal in the early '70's in Stuttgart. However by '71 our head coach became "enlightened" and had water breaks. Not much, but a little cup full a couple of times during the practice.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 19, 2025, 09:17 AMTwo-a-days, August 1970. 7:00am-10:00am and 2:00pm-5:00pm. Before heat indexes were a thing but afternoon temps in the upper 90's and Arkansas river valley humidity.
For some reason, coaches believed back then that drinking water during workouts was dangerous because it caused "cramps" so hydration consisted of one handful of crushed ice at the 1.5 hour mark. Coaches also believed that the best way to trim the fat off overweight linemen was to put them in rubber body suits under their pads so they could "sweat it off" during the 10-20 wind sprints that concluded every practice. I once had to push a 2-man sled 100 yds because I wasn't hustling enough during sprints. I remember reaching the 50 yd mark but woke up in the bed of a pickup truck with a bunch of tackling dummies on the way back to the gym.
I saw plenty of kids pass out (they were literally dragged off to a shaded area until they could rejoin practice) but, amazingly, nobody ever died. Maybe, since kids spent all day outside and most folks didn't have air-conditioning, we were used to dehydration like the Fremen of Arrikis.
Speaking of the heat index, that contrived number needs to go fuck itself and then die.
Its only use is to allow brain damaged leftist climate nuts to conflate it with actual temperature and use it as "proof" that the earth is getting too hot for habitation. I guarantee if you watch social media this week you'll see someone say "Hottest day on record at 112 degrees in Arkansas. Thanks Drumpf!" when the actual temperature will be a still balmy 98.
Example: Weather app showed heat index here about an hour ago of 97. I finished my morning bike ride at that time, and can tell you it was nowhere close to feeling that hot. My truck thermometer, after being parked on asphalt with zero shade, showed 82 at the time and for the entire drive home after. Total bullshit stat.
Yeah, my phone keeps going off in Jonesboogie with extreme heat advisories because of the triple-digit heat indexes. I'm not even feeling any different than normal out there.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 19, 2025, 09:17 AMI saw plenty of kids pass out (they were literally dragged off to a shaded area until they could rejoin practice) but, amazingly, nobody ever died. Maybe, since kids spent all day outside and most folks didn't have air-conditioning, we were used to dehydration like the Fremen of Arrikis.
Also weren't staying up all night mainlining Mountain Dew playing Call of Duty, and then shotgunning a couple energy drinks before practice.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 19, 2025, 10:34 AMNot much, but a little cup full a couple of times during the practice.
Or hot water from a hose. And still got called a "bunch of pansies" because we had to take a break.
I also played in the no water era. Started in 3rd grade. No water during practice. Gatorade? That's communism boys! Stay away! They'd give us salt tablets before which just killed my stomach with cramps and puking, and probably the catalyst for my later GERD. And my 5th grade team the coaches made us run a belly slammer for every point given up. We won a game 56-53 so we had to close practice with 53 runs. 10 year olds puking and passing out. Parents screaming at their kids to get up and run. Amazed no one died.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jul 19, 2025, 04:57 PMI also played in the no water era. Started in 3rd grade. No water during practice. Gatorade? That's communism boys! Stay away! They'd give us salt tablets before which just killed my stomach with cramps and puking, and probably the catalyst for my later GERD. And my 5th grade team the coaches made us run a belly slammer for every point given up. We won a game 56-53 so we had to close practice with 53 runs. 10 year olds puking and passing out. Parents screaming at their kids to get up and run. Amazed no one died.
We got no water and ate salt tablets like candy.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jul 19, 2025, 06:28 PMWe got no water and ate salt tablets like candy.
Our salt tablets came from a huge old crusty jar back in the equipment room and were probably older than we were. They were big and suspiciously yellow. It was like trying to swallow a checker.
We'd palm them when the manager nerd handed them out and toss them at the first opportunity.
You sure the manager wasn't grabbing urinal cakes by mistake?
Urinals? Urinals?! You think I went to Beverly Hills High? Sheeeeit.
Piss trough mints then
Yall are bringing back memories. High school Bball practice in a gym with 2 ventilation fans and 1 water fountain. One or two water breaks per practice which consisted of 13 boys standing in single file line waiting their turn.
Quote from: CardHog on Jul 19, 2025, 10:21 PMYall are bringing back memories. High school Bball practice in a gym with 2 ventilation fans and 1 water fountain. One or two water breaks per practice which consisted of 13 boys standing in single file line waiting their turn.
If you'd played at Ozark neither of those fans would be running
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 19, 2025, 09:27 PMPiss trough mints then
Of course not, silly; those weren't half bad once they got softened up.
I just remember being in like junior high probably already concussed and having the coach banging on my helmet with his whistle and dog cussing the fuck out of me. He would tell everyone we were pussies for drinking water. Great guy.
My senior year I was out of town when they handed out equipment. I get back the day before two a days started, so went into that first blisteringly hot practice with a helmet too small. There was no air flow in the damn thing so it was like wearing an air fryer. I finally yanked it off because I was about to black out. When I came to, coach was dog cussing me for taking my helmet off during the drill. I think they may have given some water while getting a new helmet, but then it was back to practice.
Quote from: animal on Jul 20, 2025, 10:36 AMI just remember being in like junior high probably already concussed and having the coach banging on my helmet with his whistle and dog cussing the fuck out of me. He would tell everyone we were pussies for drinking water. Great guy.
This is the way most of my generation was. Coach ran the fuck out of you and beat you to death and later when you got older and smarter, you respected the hell out of the guy that put you through that.
Quote from: Hognrock on Jul 20, 2025, 12:38 PMThis is the way most of my generation was. Coach ran the fuck out of you and beat you to death and later when you got older and smarter, you respected the hell out of the guy that put you through that.
Reminds me of the quote attributed to Mark Twain.
"My father was an amazing man. The older I got, the smarter he got."
Quote from: Hognrock on Jul 20, 2025, 12:38 PMThis is the way most of my generation was. Coach ran the fuck out of you and beat you to death and later when you got older and smarter, you respected the hell out of the guy that put you through that.
Not me. When I blew my knees out(two different occasions)my coaches told me to walk it off and I'll be fine/don't need to see a doctor. Now I live with horrible knee pain, walking up and down stairs is my kryptonite.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jul 18, 2025, 08:56 PMYa'll don't know heat and humidity until you have been in the deep Louisiana south. I'm talking below sea level south and only 40 minutes from the coast.
Just described where I live. I was in Fayetteville a couple weekends ago on the 4th, people were complaining about the heat, but it felt downright pleasant to me. The winters can be surprisingly miserable as well. I've been in Omaha at -20 and was more comfortable than 40 in SWLA. Its the damn humidity. We only get about 2-3 weekends in the spring and fall where the weather is ideal.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Jul 21, 2025, 07:51 AMJust described where I live. I was in Fayetteville a couple weekends ago on the 4th, people were complaining about the heat, but it felt downright pleasant to me. The winters can be surprisingly miserable as well. I've been in Omaha at -20 and was more comfortable than 40 in SWLA. Its the damn humidity. We only get about 2-3 weekends in the spring and fall where the weather is ideal.
people here complain about how hot it is at 85 fucking degrees and no humidity. And I'm like stfu you have no idea what heat is till you visit arkansas in July
NWA has been great this summer up until this weekend. Only hit 90 a handful of times. As we say that, it will be 95 and humid for the next 2 weeks. Wunnerful.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Jul 21, 2025, 07:51 AMJust described where I live. I was in Fayetteville a couple weekends ago on the 4th, people were complaining about the heat, but it felt downright pleasant to me. The winters can be surprisingly miserable as well. I've been in Omaha at -20 and was more comfortable than 40 in SWLA. Its the damn humidity. We only get about 2-3 weekends in the spring and fall where the weather is ideal.
Humidity is a bitch. In Louisiana she is standing in the door of a trailer home, only wearing a slip, a cigarette on one side of her mouth,holding a kid in each arm.
Oddly here we have continued to have almost daily showers every week and a nice breeze. It's not been crazy hot here and when it has been the cloud coverage has cooled things.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Jul 21, 2025, 10:04 AMHumidity is a bitch. In Louisiana she is standing in the door of a trailer home, only wearing a slip, a cigarette on one side of her mouth,holding a kid in each arm.
In my previous home in southeast Virginia (elevation 7ft) near the Great Dismal Swamp, she was 6' 4"/280, chewing a cigar stub, 5 days late on her Haldol refill and sporting a 10" strap-on and a raging yeast infection.
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Jul 20, 2025, 09:30 PMNot me. When I blew my knees out(two different occasions)my coaches told me to walk it off and I'll be fine/don't need to see a doctor. Now I live with horrible knee pain, walking up and down stairs is my kryptonite.
That sucks and sounds as if you are like a bunch of the guys I played ball with. For clarity, I only played baseball but wish I had played football too. Several guys I played with now have bad knees/ankles, my C from HS had hip replacement surgery a few years ago. My arm feels like it could fall off at any point. I sound like a bowl of rice krispies when I go piss in the middle of the night from my knees and ankles. I still wouldn't trade the good ole days tho. I'm 46 and it sucks getting old. To top it off my 16 y/o didn't believe me when I told him what my 60yd time was (6.75). I said I wasn't always 46 son.
P.S. - Tell your mom "hey" for me (for the old Woopig brethren)
Quote from: animal on Jul 20, 2025, 10:36 AMI just remember being in like junior high probably already concussed and having the coach banging on my helmet with his whistle and dog cussing the fuck out of me. He would tell everyone we were pussies for drinking water. Great guy.
Oh the memories.
The severe shoulder separation I got called a pussy for saying actually happened (it popped back in right away) and the two shoulder surgeries in my 30s to fix it.
I guess it made us tougher and taught us early that we were not special.
Actually, that is a way an administration like the Trump administration could have a real impact without any new legislation. Get the IRS to examine their buttholes with microscopes and the tax status of collectives and the people donating to them.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 21, 2025, 10:25 AMIn my previous home in southeast Virginia (elevation 7ft) near the Great Dismal Swamp, she was 6' 4"/280, chewing a cigar stub, 5 days late on her Haldol refill and sporting a 10" strap-on and a raging yeast infection.
Holee shit. I laughed way too hard at that. Where's the donation box?
Is everyone dead yet?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14936705/27-US-states-hotter-Sahara-Desert-TODAY.html
Heat effects are cumulative. After a couple farm visits this morning I was dragging myself into the house.
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jul 24, 2025, 01:14 PMIs everyone dead yet?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14936705/27-US-states-hotter-Sahara-Desert-TODAY.html
It's getting close. Had one air conditioner give up the good fight this week.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jul 24, 2025, 01:23 PMIt's getting close. Had one air conditioner give up the good fight this week.
The ac in my black truck is out, can't get it in the shop until Tuesday. Really brings back how bad the good old days of rolled down windows sucked.
So what used to be called a Bermuda High is now called a HEAT DOME? Got it.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 24, 2025, 01:38 PMSo what used to be called a Bermuda High is now called a HEAT DOME? Got it.
I guess "Bermuda High" is no longer in fashion and "heat domes" are. I remember when Tom Bonner or Ron Sherman would talk about the "Bermuda High setting up bringing in humid, hot, gulf air into Arkansas."
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 24, 2025, 01:38 PMThe ac in my black truck is out, can't get it in the shop until Tuesday. Really brings back how bad the good old days of rolled down windows sucked.
So what used to be called a Bermuda High is now called a HEAT DOME? Got it.
Ahem "Brutal Heat Dome"
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jul 24, 2025, 01:14 PMIs everyone dead yet?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14936705/27-US-states-hotter-Sahara-Desert-TODAY.html
My question would be why is the Sahara desert unusually cold for this time of year. Today's temp is in the mid 70s (thanks to rain it appears) but it should be in the upper 90s to low 100s.
Is the earf experiencing global cooling?
Quote from: RPL on Jul 24, 2025, 01:48 PMI guess "Bermuda High" is no longer in fashion and "heat domes" are. I remember when Tom Bonner or Ron Sherman would talk about the "Bermuda High setting up bringing in humid, hot, gulf air into Arkansas."
On the KNWA webpage they have a picture and video calling it a "ring of fire"
Meh...still an unusually cool summer with lots of rain.
I was on the roof of a plant for 3 hours from 8-11 this morning. Thankfully it was morning. It still felt like the doorstep of hell.
From Yakobians page. This is a new one on me. Let the wuss talk begin.
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Quote from: Lurk on Jul 28, 2025, 01:27 PMFrom Yakobians page. This is a new one on me. Let the wuss talk begin.
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Tee time at 3:58. >:D
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 28, 2025, 01:27 PMFrom Yakobians page. This is a new one on me. Let the wuss talk begin.
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it's not even 100 there. Geesh
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 28, 2025, 01:27 PMFrom Yakobians page. This is a new one on me. Let the wuss talk begin.
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My grandson's football team has a trainer on the sidelines with a wetbulb gauge to monitor during workouts. They will shut it down if the wetbulb gets to a certain level. If their little school does it I'm sure they all do.
Y'all are like 96 today we are 99
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 28, 2025, 01:27 PMFrom Yakobians page. This is a new one on me. Let the wuss talk begin.
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Yeah, but you gotta remember, when we had to practice during two-a-days, that 98 really only felt like 89 because the earth was cooler back then.
Quote from: Lurk on Jul 28, 2025, 01:27 PMFrom Yakobians page. This is a new one on me. Let the wuss talk begin.
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So, when the WBGT is 90+, they can only participate for 1 hour and 30 minutes of that has to be rest periods with no conditioning drills? Am I reading that right?
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 28, 2025, 03:55 PMSo, when the WBGT is 90+, they can only participate for 1 hour and 30 minutes of that has to be rest periods with no conditioning drills? Am I reading that right?
I thought the same thing? Also, what exactly
is allowed?
Wait...
You mean they don't still hand out salt pills by the handful and make the soft babies drink water from a punctured hose they strung up? You couldn't take your helmet off to drink either. If you were on the practice field, your helmet was on.
We practiced twice a day and lifted weights in an unairconditioned field house on M,W,F at noon, so really 3 a day on those days.
This was my sophomore year in high school. That summer was BRUTAL hot.
The "heat index" was "Don't worry about it, you pussy!"
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Quote from: GeoHogsGeo on Jul 28, 2025, 03:33 PMYeah, but you gotta remember, when we had to practice during two-a-days, that 98 really only felt like 89 because the earth was cooler back then.
Al Gore hadn't invented greenhouse gasses yet.
Quote from: Spiderham on Jul 28, 2025, 04:56 PMWait...
You mean they don't still hand out salt pills by the handful and make the soft babies drink water from a punctured hose they strung up? You couldn't take your helmet off to drink either. If you were on the practice field, your helmet was on.
We practiced twice a day and lifted weights in an unairconditioned field house on M,W,F at noon, so really 3 a day on those days.
This was my sophomore year in high school. That summer was BRUTAL hot.
The "heat index" was "Don't worry about it, you pussy!"
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This was my 7th grade year, and my introduction to 2 a day practices. It was brutal, but I welcomed getting a break from the farm. When practice started, I got to sleep in because practice started at 7 and work started at 5. Also, there was a thirty minute ride to and from, twice a day, so that was two hours I didn't have to work, plus practice was usually 2 to 2.5 hours, twice, so I basically was only working 8 hours a day, or half-days as my dad called them.
Today is overpay for a new air conditioner day. I fully expect this streak of excessive heat to stop tomorrow now.
Quote from: Spiderham on Jul 28, 2025, 04:56 PMWait...
You mean they don't still hand out salt pills by the handful and make the soft babies drink water from a punctured hose they strung up? You couldn't take your helmet off to drink either. If you were on the practice field, your helmet was on.
We practiced twice a day and lifted weights in an unairconditioned field house on M,W,F at noon, so really 3 a day on those days.
This was my sophomore year in high school. That summer was BRUTAL hot.
The "heat index" was "Don't worry about it, you pussy!"
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I was doing a surgical rotation at the old VA Hospital on Roosevelt (also unairconditioned) at that time and that building was hell on earth.
In Arkansas alone, there were 153 heat-related deaths that summer.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 29, 2025, 09:22 AMI was doing a surgical rotation at the old VA Hospital on Roosevelt (also unairconditioned) at that time and that building was hell on earth.
In Arkansas alone, there were 153 heat-related deaths that summer.
Imagine how many thousands there are now with climate change and all.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 29, 2025, 09:22 AMI was doing a surgical rotation at the old VA Hospital on Roosevelt (also unairconditioned) at that time and that building was hell on earth.
In Arkansas alone, there were 153 heat-related deaths that summer.
I was working at Koppers cross tie plant in Rose City that summer. Lots of fun with all that stinky-ass creosote around.
Me and a buddy went camping in a truck shell that week. Ahh, to be young.
I plan to mow and weedeat then go for a run in the middle of the day. I'm built different.
Can't afford a landscaper since the cheap one got deported?
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jul 29, 2025, 10:45 AMCan't afford a landscaper since the cheap one got deported?
I'm not kidding I think my bricklayer is gone.
Quote from: FNG on Jul 29, 2025, 09:22 AMI was doing a surgical rotation at the old VA Hospital on Roosevelt (also unairconditioned) at that time and that building was hell on earth.
In Arkansas alone, there were 153 heat-related deaths that summer.
My first child-- my daughter-- was born on June 30 of 1980. By that day, it had already been above 100 for something like 15 straight days in Texarkana. Just brutal.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 29, 2025, 12:53 PMMy first child-- my daughter-- was born on June 30 of 1980. By that day, it had already been above !00 for something like 15 straight days in Texarkana. Just brutal.
There's the annual "This ain't nothing compared to the summer of 1980!"
Quote from: jdcatty on Jul 29, 2025, 12:53 PMMy first child-- my daughter-- was born on June 30 of 1980. By that day, it had already been above 100 for something like 15 straight days in Texarkana. Just brutal.
I know that was terrible for you. It was probably a little hard on the wife too.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 29, 2025, 10:50 AMI'm not kidding I think my bricklayer is gone.
T&Ps
Quote from: Ray Zorback on Jul 29, 2025, 01:35 PMI know that was terrible for you. It was probably a little hard on the wife too.
We had an old house with cartridge type fuses on the air conditioner's electric hook up. Kept blowing the fuses. My wife was scared to try to replace them, and I was traveling a lot on business. Luckily, we had an older friend that had worked for SWEPCO for many years. He made numerous trips over to replace those fuses.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jul 29, 2025, 04:25 AMToday is overpay for a new air conditioner day. I fully expect this streak of excessive heat to stop tomorrow now.
thank you for taking one for the team. hope it works out. it's is brutal out there. I can't believe the ones out there replacing roofs right now in nwa. brave souls. sending up prayers for them.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 29, 2025, 10:50 AMI'm not kidding I think my bricklayer is gone.
I'm sure your wife is VERY upset.
I walked out and thought it felt good. Checked my phone, 94. I'm comfy.
Heat index is 113 over here right now.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jul 29, 2025, 02:24 PMI'm sure your wife is VERY upset.
No matter how hard you try, you'll never be funny. Loser.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 29, 2025, 02:28 PMNo matter how hard you try, you'll never be funny. Loser.
I'll be home in September. We should meet up and have a beer.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jul 29, 2025, 02:32 PMI'll be home in September. We should meet up and have a beer.
No thanks. You're creepy and I don't drink Zima plus your heart would finally give out.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 29, 2025, 02:28 PMNo matter how hard you try, you'll never be funny. Loser.
I don't know...that was pretty funny! ;D
Quote from: HTL on Jul 29, 2025, 02:35 PMNo thanks. You're creepy and I don't drink Zima plus your heart would finally give out.
Pussy
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 29, 2025, 02:48 PMI don't know...that was pretty funny! ;D
Then that's sad that's what passes for humor around here these days.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 29, 2025, 02:52 PMThen that's sad that's what passes for humor around here these days.
Well, it was funnier than anything you've posted so you haven't set the bar very high.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jul 29, 2025, 02:51 PMPussy
https://www.woopig.org/index.php?topic=1042.msg143380#msg143380
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 29, 2025, 02:58 PMWell, it was funnier than anything you've posted so you haven't set the bar very high.
Stick to reffing high school soccer.
Quote from: HTL on Jul 29, 2025, 03:01 PMStick to reffing high school soccer.
If you only knew.
Quote from: arreferee on Jul 29, 2025, 02:48 PMI don't know...that was pretty funny! ;D
I thought so too, but also I'm poor and my "bricklayer/wifepoonslayer" didn't get deported...I don't really know what's up.
Quote from: DrMongoose on Jul 29, 2025, 02:23 PMthank you for taking one for the team. hope it works out. it's is brutal out there. I can't believe the ones out there replacing roofs right now in nwa. brave souls. sending up prayers for them.
I have to say, leaving in the morning from an 80 plus degree house and coming home to new air conditioners takes A LOT of the sting out of the cost.
8.7 Earthquake in the North Pacific off coast of Russia was reported a little while ago. Some estimates are saying it may go down as a TOP ever recorded?
Tsunami warnings down the West coast of the USA. No word yet on space lasers.
God must hate seals and walruses. That's all that's on the north east coast of Russia
Quote from: animal on Jul 29, 2025, 07:48 PM8.7 Earthquake in the North Pacific off coast of Russia was reported a little while ago. Some estimates are saying it may go down as a TOP ever recorded?
Tsunami warnings down the West coast of the USA. No word yet on space lasers.
radioactive?
https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/1950357485556048009?s=42
Alright, let's do it.
Hawaiian coasts are going to get fucked six ways to Sunday by Poseidon in less than 4 hours.
Entire US West Coast under a tsunami advisory
Quote from: BASS on Jul 29, 2025, 08:51 PMHawaiian coasts are going to get fucked six ways to Sunday by Poseidon in less than 4 hours.
Entire US West Coast under a tsunami advisory
:popcorn:
Vertical evacuation says safe if fourth floor or higher otherwise go to higher elevation. Will be interesting to see how this pans out. Is TC in Hawaii still? Or someone was in Hawaii last week
And I'm seeing that Oprah "owns the road" that can be used as an escape route, But she won't open it to let people pass to get to higher ground.
I don't know if that's true , I'll see if I can find that story again
https://x.com/shadowofezra/status/1950388012757438614?s=46&t=IGtWv5FZuDO4R_4eoF7fzw
Quote from: Guardrail on Jul 29, 2025, 10:23 PMAnd I'm seeing that Oprah "owns the road" that can be used as an escape route, But she won't open it to let people pass to get to higher ground.
I don't know if that's true , I'll see if I can find that story again
https://x.com/shadowofezra/status/1950388012757438614?s=46&t=IGtWv5FZuDO4R_4eoF7fzw
I hope she dies in the tsunami
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 29, 2025, 09:34 PMVertical evacuation says safe if fourth floor or higher otherwise go to higher elevation. Will be interesting to see how this pans out. Is TC in Hawaii still? Or someone was in Hawaii last week
Me and the wife and kids are back stateside now, thanks. We do have family spread from Kauai to the Big Island, and so far everyone has checked in. Sounds like the worst of it has passed.
Billion dollar fire drill.
So after all this it was a big nothing burger?
That's a rookie tsunami. Looks like Lake Hamilton on a Saturday.
Kamchatka was a great territory in RISK
Now a massive volcano exploded in Russia after the tsunami
I don't think we are try to kill the earth so much as the earth is trying to kill us.
I'm in Mexico City where it is 66 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. I wish we had this weather back home.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 30, 2025, 11:49 AMI'm in Mexico City where it is 66 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. I wish we had this weather back home.
its 71 here and delightful. Supposed to be 78-80 through The Weeknd here
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 30, 2025, 12:04 PMits 71 here and delightful. Supposed to be 78-80 through The Weeknd here
We are moving Noah back to Golden on the 19th. I'm hoping for similar weather that week.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 30, 2025, 12:08 PMWe are moving Noah back to Golden on the 19th. I'm hoping for similar weather that week.
it's always cooler in golden compared to Denver proper. Closer to foothills. Have y'all tried tubing clear creek when you're out there or renting e-bikes to go down the clear creek trail? Also make sure you hit up new terrain brewing when there they usually do live music on Thursdays and have great beer selection at reasonable prices
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 30, 2025, 12:46 PMit's always cooler in golden compared to Denver proper. Closer to foothills. Have y'all tried tubing clear creek when you're out there or renting e-bikes to go down the clear creek trail? Also make sure you hit up new terrain brewing when there they usually do live music on Thursdays and have great beer selection at reasonable prices
Corrie has mentioned wanting to float the river. Not sure if we will have time on this trip. We may go see Chris Stapelton in Denver on the 22nd.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 30, 2025, 12:46 PMit's always cooler in golden compared to Denver proper. Closer to foothills. Have y'all tried tubing clear creek when you're out there or renting e-bikes to go down the clear creek trail? Also make sure you hit up new terrain brewing when there they usually do live music on Thursdays and have great beer selection at reasonable prices
Are you talking about Clear Creek in Idaho Falls?
SS...this Clear Creek?
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Quote from: Son of Spam on Jul 30, 2025, 01:37 PMAre you talking about Clear Creek in Idaho Falls?
She is talking about Clear Creek that runs through Golden Colorado and is the source for all your Coors Banquet beer.
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fuck that. I've done that once end of July and won't ever do it again. There is no amount of money I would take to do that part of the river in mid May or June when it's roaring. You can seriously get hurt if you get thrown as it's so narrow. Had a lot of friends beat up after a rafting that.
No I'm talking about golden...you can rent tubes in town and float down clear creek in town. It's nice on a hot day but I'd go during the week not the weekends. After hit up golden mill and watch off the roof deck tubers
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 30, 2025, 01:38 PMShe is talking about Clear Creek that runs through Golden Colorado and is the source for all your Coors Banquet beer.
OK, that makes sense. We rafted Clear Creek in Idaho Falls and that is a pic of us. It was pretty tough.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Jul 30, 2025, 01:32 PMCorrie has mentioned wanting to float the river. Not sure if we will have time on this trip. We may go see Chris Stapelton in Denver on the 22nd.
nice. It's an easy afternoon thing. Most of the time we do two or three trips and done.
Holler if you go I can give you some bar/food recs around there
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 30, 2025, 01:40 PMfuck that. I've done that once end of July and won't ever do it again. There is no amount of money I would take to do that part of the river in mid May or June when it's roaring. You can seriously get hurt if you get thrown as it's so narrow. Had a lot of friends beat up after a rafting that.
No I'm talking about golden...you can rent tubes in town and float down clear creek in town. It's nice on a hot day but I'd go during the week not the weekends. After hit up golden mill and watch off the roof deck tubers
That is a pic of me and a buddy of mine and some other people in June of 2015. It was roaring.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jul 30, 2025, 01:40 PMOK, that makes sense. We rafted Clear Creek in Idaho Falls and that is a pic of us. It was pretty tough.
thats the e worst stretch of river imo in Colorado. I've rafted all over here and never have I had a guide who told me his last trip was three grown men that cried out of fear
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jul 30, 2025, 01:40 PMOK, that makes sense. We rafted Clear Creek in Idaho Falls and that is a pic of us. It was pretty tough.
Looks fun but I also agree with SS. Looks like you could easily end up with sciatica or a severe case of the drownings.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 30, 2025, 01:43 PMthats the e worst stretch of river imo in Colorado. I've rafted all over here and never have I had a guide who told me his last trip was three grown men that cried out of fear
A woman had drowned on it in May, just before we rafted it. Section IV on the Chatooga was much worse than this. We figure when we want to end it all,we will go and do Lochsa Falls in Idaho on the Lochsa River.
Frick this heat
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Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 30, 2025, 01:43 PMthats the e worst stretch of river imo in Colorado. I've rafted all over here and never have I had a guide who told me his last trip was three grown men that cried out of fear
Have you done the Animas in Durango? It was a good float.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jul 30, 2025, 08:48 PMHave you done the Animas in Durango? It was a good float.
nope that's next. I've driven through Durango but still wanna go back over and do also mesa verde it's just such a long ass drive from Denver.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 30, 2025, 11:18 PMnope that's next. I've driven through Durango but still wanna go back over and do also mesa verde it's just such a long ass drive from Denver.
It is a haul from Denver, but they have an airport just south of Durango that lands at least an a320...
We rented an AB&B in the hills above Durango for a few days. Did the train up to Silverton one whole day, floated the next day I think, and I wanted to hit Mesa Verde but we ran out of time.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jul 31, 2025, 11:39 AMIt is a haul from Denver, but they have an airport just south of Durango that lands at least an a320...
We rented an AB&B in the hills above Durango for a few days. Did the train up to Silverton one whole day, floated the next day I think, and I wanted to hit Mesa Verde but we ran out of time.
i had a trip planned to go down there with family a few years ago but we had to cancel because the city was awarding my mom with some lifetime achievement award and since she died before they could give it to her I had to be there to receive it. Then they canceled it because well fucking Covid. I may do that in the spring for a long weekend. I still also wanna go back and do canyoneering again at Ouray.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jul 31, 2025, 11:46 AMi had a trip planned to go down there with family a few years ago but we had to cancel because the city was awarding my mom with some lifetime achievement award and since she died before they could give it to her I had to be there to receive it. Then they canceled it because well fucking Covid. I may do that in the spring for a long weekend. I still also wanna go back and do canyoneering again at Ouray.
Rent you an MUV and ride from Ouray over to lake city and back up to Silverton. You'll be glad you did.
It was 71 yesterday after the rain. That cigar hit a little different last night with 71 on July 31.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jul 31, 2025, 11:39 AMIt is a haul from Denver, but they have an airport just south of Durango that lands at least an a320...
We rented an AB&B in the hills above Durango for a few days. Did the train up to Silverton one whole day, floated the next day I think, and I wanted to hit Mesa Verde but we ran out of time.
Don't mention that damned train to Silverton to me. We got on it in the middle of the summer. Half way through, at the little stop they make, the engine abandoned us and went off with a water car to help put out a fire. We were stuck for 5 or 6 hours. They ran out of water, beer, and damned near everything else. Finally got to Silverton after about 9 hours. Had to take a bus back. Brutal day. The view wasn't worth it.
My son and I did float the San Juan River on that trip and caught some nice trout.
Quote from: jdcatty on Aug 01, 2025, 09:38 AMDon't mention that damned train to Silverton to me. We got on it in the middle of the summer. Half way through, at the little stop they make, the engine abandoned us and went off with a water car to help put out a fire. We were stuck for 5 or 6 hours. They ran out of water, beer, and damned near everything else. Finally got to Silverton after about 9 hours. Had to take a bus back. Brutal day. The view wasn't worth it.
My son and I did float the San Juan River on that trip and caught some nice trout.
yeah hard pass on the train. I'd rather go to Ouray and just rent an atv and go to all that back country than be on a damn train. Also the cog railway at pikes peak I didn't realize was 3 hours round trip. Longest day of my life...get to the top and stuck there due to an issue and it was like 6 hours RT and windy af.
The best thing up there is getting an atv and just rolling through the back country all day or you can take the back trails to telluride from Ouray.
It's the Rockies. Get a horse like God intended. Or did the danged lib'ruls outlaw that?
Since we're on rustic means of travel, is it asking too much to take a gambling riverboat from Chicago to New Orleans?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 01, 2025, 09:48 AMyeah hard pass on the train. I'd rather go to Ouray and just rent an atv and go to all that back country than be on a damn train. Also the cog railway at pikes peak I didn't realize was 3 hours round trip. Longest day of my life...get to the top and stuck there due to an issue and it was like 6 hours RT and windy af.
The best thing up there is getting an atv and just rolling through the back country all day or you can take the back trails to telluride from Ouray.
I 100% agree, but my sister wasn't able to ride the atv so we opted to not do that. Her recent neck surgery made that a no-go. The train was excellent for us. Perfect opportunity to day drink a whole day.
That road from Lake city over to Silverton was built by a friend of mine's grandpa. He was a cool old fucker, and during the depression he was the only person in lake county with a dozer, so the government hired him to build it.
Holeee crap!
https://x.com/volcaholic1/status/1951935916370514259?s=61&t=SYXdFhWISWix8y0NvaRLwg
Surfers really missed a golden opportunity to die a horrible death.
Quote from: animal on Aug 03, 2025, 06:34 PMSurfers really missed a golden opportunity to die a horrible death.
Bodie went out like a motherfucker instead of going to jail
Puppy about went bye bye.
Quote from: BASS on Aug 03, 2025, 07:40 PMBodie went out like a motherfucker instead of going to jail
If you want the ultimate, you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price.
Quote from: animal on Aug 03, 2025, 06:34 PMSurfers really missed a golden opportunity to die a horrible death.
Eddie would go.
Quote from: BASS on Aug 03, 2025, 07:40 PMBodie went out like a motherfucker instead of going to jail
I figured he'd be bigger. Oh...wait...
The ring of fire is pissed. Another magnitude 7 followed by this.
It's normal for a plate to do this ever so often. Its only once every few million years a where lot of shifting will go on in a relatively short period of time (few hundred years). We may be at the beginning of a big cycle. Or it is just a little blip.
We must raise taxes to stop the volcanoes!!
Like with any volcano...giving it a little relief now and then is good for the entire system.
I'd pay more tax if we'd get some fucking rain.
Quote from: PorkyPig on Aug 09, 2025, 09:29 AMI'd pay more tax if we'd get some fucking rain.
There's a company out of Texas with a proven track record that you could contact.
Houston starting to dry out. Been a week without rain. Doesn't take long for things to start wilting.
Benefit of pumping out of the lake. It rains every day.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 09, 2025, 12:42 PMHouston starting to dry out. Been a week without rain. Doesn't take long for things to start wilting.
Same in Fort Worth. Sure was nice having a green lawn until August.
Quote from: mde114 on Aug 09, 2025, 02:14 PMSame in Fort Worth. Sure was nice having a green lawn until August.
Amen. Been a great summer so far.
We did get thunder mid afternoon. Assume it rained somewhere in the area.
I'm glad my yard finally died. I'm tired of mowing twice a week since the first week of March.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Aug 09, 2025, 08:09 PMI'm glad my yard finally died. I'm tired of mowing twice a week since the first week of March.
My sentiments exactly.
67 here and breezy and been overcast all day. Tomorrow a high of 74. Loving this
Quote from: HTL on Aug 09, 2025, 12:46 PMBenefit of pumping out of the lake. It rains every day.
I was looking for a little more widespread relief than just my yard.
https://x.com/reedtimmerusa/status/1954580299565662336?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
How many historic floods have there been this year?
https://x.com/wxbrendan/status/1954555462239568171?s=61&t=SYXdFhWISWix8y0NvaRLwg
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 10, 2025, 06:14 PMHow many historic floods have there been this year?
https://x.com/wxbrendan/status/1954555462239568171?s=61&t=SYXdFhWISWix8y0NvaRLwg
What company is to blame for this obvious cloud seeding?
Quote from: RPL on Aug 10, 2025, 06:41 PMWhat company is to blame for this obvious cloud seeding?
mothernature.com
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 10, 2025, 06:14 PMHow many historic floods have there been this year?
https://x.com/wxbrendan/status/1954555462239568171?s=61&t=SYXdFhWISWix8y0NvaRLwg
My wife is down in Milwaukee visiting her mother who is in the hospital. She said the rain was unreal. The 2 main interstates out (41 and 43) were closed due to flooding and she couldn't get out of town yesterday afternoon. The State Fair is going on and there were cars floating in the parking lots. The fair is close the where the Brewers play, cars there were also under water and floating. One of her brothers lives in Memomomee Falls and his whole neighborhood is flooded. Luckily, his house is on a small rise and the water is just in the yard, not to the cars in the driveway. But he can't get out until the water goes down.
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 10, 2025, 06:14 PMHow many historic floods have there been this year?
Technically,
everything becomes historic the moment it is over. ;D
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 10, 2025, 06:14 PMHow many historic floods have there been this year?
https://x.com/wxbrendan/status/1954555462239568171?s=61&t=SYXdFhWISWix8y0NvaRLwg
everyone hates Milwaukee even god now.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 11, 2025, 08:37 AMeveryone hates Milwaukee even god now.
and Bill Gates
Quote from: animal on Aug 11, 2025, 08:44 AMand Bill Gates
i put bill gates up there with Epstein. There's nobody I wish more to fall from grace than this fucker.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 11, 2025, 07:48 AMmothernature.com
No, no, no.
Everyone knows there must be a conspiracy involved. Space aliens? Jewish laser beams? That one guy who allegedly funds everything evil in the world?
There
MUST be a conspiracy theory!
And Swahili Steve, you are
always first with the conspiracy theories.
Quote from: RPL on Aug 11, 2025, 10:56 AMNo, no, no.
Everyone knows there must be a conspiracy involved. Space aliens? Jewish laser beams? That one guy who allegedly funds everything evil in the world?
There MUST be a conspiracy theory!
And Swahili Steve, you are always first with the conspiracy theories.
ugh yeah, trespassing into fairy territory or disturbing their peace could lead to negative consequences aka they're fucking with the weather cause you pissed them off.
Now Chattanooga
https://x.com/matt_vanswol/status/1955602473227259907
I'm starting to buy into the earth's magnetic field weakening because of the poles shifting line of thinking. More solar radiation is hitting our atmosphere than usual and the sun is also producing more solar storms than usual. I think this is a factor in all of the extreme weather and volcanic activity. I have a feeling this hurricane season is going to be extra busy.
It also could be humans have royally fucked up our rivers, streams and lakes with dams and river rerouting. You know; all the conservation land saving shit we do. Added to that we build a shit ton of buildings and put concrete every where.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 13, 2025, 08:39 PMIt also could be humans have royally fucked up our rivers, streams and lakes with dams and river rerouting. You know; all the conservation land saving shit we do. Added to that we build a shit ton of buildings and put concrete every where.
The last part of your statement is most likely the culprit. Water soaks into concrete and asphalt very poorly. Drainage is an afterthought for most towns.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 13, 2025, 09:13 PMThe last part of your statement is most likely the culprit. Water soaks into concrete and asphalt very poorly. Drainage is an afterthought for most towns.
That's the reason Houston floods so easily according to some pundits. It's one giant, flat concrete pad.
Meanwhile Alaska is having glacial flooding in Juneau that's creating floods
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 13, 2025, 08:39 PMIt also could be humans have royally fucked up our rivers, streams and lakes with dams and river rerouting. You know; all the conservation land saving shit we do. Added to that we build a shit ton of buildings and put concrete every where.
If we could figure out how to measure the amount water that falls from the sky we could tell if it is a change in the weather or just poor urban planning.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 14, 2025, 09:00 AMIf we could figure out how to measure the amount water that falls from the sky we could tell if it is a change in the weather or just poor urban planning.
:D
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Aug 13, 2025, 07:18 PMI'm starting to buy into the earth's magnetic field weakening because of the poles shifting line of thinking. More solar radiation is hitting our atmosphere than usual and the sun is also producing more solar storms than usual. I think this is a factor in all of the extreme weather and volcanic activity. I have a feeling this hurricane season is going to be extra busy.
earth's magnetism absolutely affects plate tectonics and the mantle of the earth.
I feel like today we have a lot of people thinking they're experts in science and medicine wtf
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 14, 2025, 10:18 AMI feel like today we have a lot of people thinking they're experts in science and medicine wtf
We are just discussing and debating. GTFO of the thread if you don't like it. >:D
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Aug 13, 2025, 07:18 PMI'm starting to buy into the earth's magnetic field weakening because of the poles shifting line of thinking. More solar radiation is hitting our atmosphere than usual and the sun is also producing more solar storms than usual. I think this is a factor in all of the extreme weather and volcanic activity. I have a feeling this hurricane season is going to be extra busy.
Hurricane season is off to a big start.
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 16, 2025, 08:42 AMHurricane season is off to a big start.
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I've been letting grok dig around for me on big tornado outbreaks and El Niño/La Niña cycles control the jet stream. La Niña-neutral is the big producer of bad weather in the US... which is what we've been in this year. It called for big outbreaks in Ohio River Valley and Dixie Alley which is what has happened so far. Very grim hurricane outlook, mainly for the north and east gulf.
https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/1956738335646323129?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
This ain't good
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 16, 2025, 11:10 AMhttps://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/1956738335646323129?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
This ain't good
Bermuda is the only place under threat
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 16, 2025, 11:10 AMhttps://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/1956738335646323129?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
This ain't good
Why is it not good? It isn't predicted to hit any part of America. I don't think it is predicted to hit any lands at all.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 16, 2025, 11:57 AMWhy is it not good? It isn't predicted to hit any part of America. I don't think it is predicted to hit any lands at all.
Prayers for the sargassum
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 16, 2025, 12:41 PMPrayers for the sargassum
(https://media.tenor.com/3N8PVfzLlcAAAAAM/disrespect-kevin-hart.gif)
Quote from: BASS on Aug 16, 2025, 11:14 AMBermuda is the only place under threat
What if it disappears into the Bermuda Triangle?
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 16, 2025, 11:57 AMWhy is it not good? It isn't predicted to hit any part of America. I don't think it is predicted to hit any lands at all.
I arrived in OBX today. It is destined to turn this way for sure now.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Aug 16, 2025, 06:09 PMI arrived in OBX today. It is destined to turn this way for sure now.
Sly way to flex an uppity rich person vacation. Next you'll be finding ways to work in how you go to the big horse race in Kentucky every year and you've got the inside info on the dramatics going on inside the soccer program. ;D
Seriously, hope yall have great weather.
https://x.com/greencandlewick/status/1956739640829837585
Quote from: Usafhawg on Aug 16, 2025, 06:09 PMI arrived in OBX today. It is destined to turn this way for sure now.
I need some clueing in on this outer banx area. I've never been but it sounds nice.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 16, 2025, 08:59 PMI need some clueing in on this outer banx area. I've never been but it sounds nice.
Think redneck Riviera just on the East Coast.
We stay in the Nags Head/Kill Devil Hills/Kitty Hawk area when we come down. Our house is about 2 miles from the Wright brothers memorial
Quote from: Usafhawg on Aug 17, 2025, 07:21 AMThink redneck Riviera just on the East Coast.
We stay in the Nags Head/Kill Devil Hills/Kitty Hawk area when we come down. Our house is about 2 miles from the Wright brothers memorial
Take your surf board.
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Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 16, 2025, 08:59 PMI need some clueing in on this outer banx area. I've never been but it sounds nice.
I prefer the north end up around Duck/Corolla. A week or two after Labor Day is the sweet spot since most of the tourist traffic is gone and the shops and restaurants haven't yet closed for the season. Beach is decent but the Atlantic is nowhere as pretty as the Gulf waters.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 16, 2025, 08:59 PMI need some clueing in on this outer banx area. I've never been but it sounds nice.
If you do nothing else go to 1718 Brewing on Okracoke and get the crab stuffed soft pretzel. I don't even like crab but it's one of the finest foods I've ever tasted.
The Wright Brothers thing is pretty cool too.
Cat 1 to cat 5 in less than 24 hours. Impressive.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 16, 2025, 08:59 PMI need some clueing in on this outer banx area. I've never been but it sounds nice.
If you ever do go, you absolutely must stop here for a tee shirt (the biscuits are pretty good, too).
https://www.biscuitsnporn.net (https://www.biscuitsnporn.net/)
Large vagina headed towards the east coast. Probably going to be wet!
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Quote from: Son of Spam on Aug 17, 2025, 12:32 PMLarge vagina headed towards the east coast. Probably going to be wet!
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I can't find the little man in the boat.
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 17, 2025, 01:00 PMI can't find the little man in the boat.
No man ever can
It's a hot mother fucker out there today. I'm ready for football weather.
Quote from: HTL on Aug 17, 2025, 01:54 PMIt's a hot mother fucker out there today. I'm ready for football weather.
I busted a hydraulic line on my tractor yesterday day while moving hay. It broke down in the middle of the pasture. I had to take multiple 10 minute breaks on a 2 minute job.
Quote from: Loma on Aug 17, 2025, 04:02 PMI busted a hydraulic line on my tractor yesterday day while moving hay. It broke down in the middle of the pasture. I had to take multiple 10 minute breaks on a 2 minute job.
I went out this afternoon simply to vacuum my car and clean the floor mats and was dripping sweat all over my car after 5 fucking minutes. Very annoying.
Just got done mowing without keeling over in a pool of sweat. It's 96 but a slight breeze and most importantly it's overcast.
Broke 100 earlier today.
I went out about 9 am this morning and contemplated mowing the lawn and said oh hell naw.
Quote from: animal on Aug 17, 2025, 05:22 PMI went out about 9 am this morning and contemplated mowing the lawn and said oh hell naw.
I did as much as I could handle. Gave myself a C-
Pussies
I went out and fired up the chainsaw. Cut up the tops of two of the trees from April, cut a dozen blocks for splitting, hauled it all to the side yard and split it, then My dumb ass started a fucking fire with two of the stumps and the tops. I fired my leaf blower up to stoke the fire, and after a couple minutes of that it felt cool when I'd step away...
It was 58 yesterday morning in NE Wisconsin, 72 in the afternoon. Had the windows open. It was glorious.
Quote from: Hogfan58 on Aug 18, 2025, 07:47 AMIt was 58 yesterday morning in NE Wisconsin, 72 in the afternoon. Had the windows open. It was glorious.
I had a good friend who took a job in Appleton several years ago. He moved from NWA in June and taunted me throughout the summer and autumn with weather reports of cool summer breezes and crisp autumn afternoons.
One January morning he called me to tell me he was quitting his job and moving back to Arkansas. On that lovely subzero morning, it seems he had jumped in his car to drive to work, started the vehicle (thanks to the obligatory engine block heater), grabbed the wheel and...proceeded to have it snap in half in his hands.
It is possible I chortled.
Quote from: Hogfan58 on Aug 18, 2025, 07:47 AMIt was 58 yesterday morning in NE Wisconsin, 72 in the afternoon. Had the windows open. It was glorious.
:finger:
:D
Quote from: FNG on Aug 18, 2025, 08:37 AMI had a good friend who took a job in Appleton several years ago. He moved from NWA in June and taunted me throughout the summer and autumn with weather reports of cool summer breezes and crisp autumn afternoons.
One January morning he called me to tell me he was quitting his job and moving back to Arkansas. On that lovely subzero morning, it seems he had jumped in his car to drive to work, started the vehicle (thanks to the obligatory engine block heater), grabbed the wheel and...proceeded to have it snap in half in his hands.
It is possible I chortled.
Give me 100 with humidity over anything below 50. Cold weather sucks.
When I was working I had Kohler, Rockline, and Fleet Farm in the Sheboygan area. The November and February business reviews sucked. I'd try to schedule them remotely, but no dice. Miserable place in the winter.
I'm going up to vail next week for four nights. 70 for the high and 48 for the lows
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Aug 18, 2025, 08:46 AMGive me 100 with humidity over anything below 50. Cold weather sucks.
After the heat stroke I'd settle for less than 100. Anything over 85 starts giving me actual headaches. Still prefer this over anywhere where it's cold enough to break the steering wheel.
I did yard work yesterday. I bet I drank 2 gallons of water and never pissed once. Heat doesn't bother me but fuck this extreme heat shit.
Quote from: Cornhogio on Aug 18, 2025, 08:58 AMWhen I was working I had Kohler, Rockline, and Fleet Farm in the Sheboygan area. The November and February business reviews sucked. I'd try to schedule them remotely, but no dice. Miserable place in the winter.
The midwest has shit weather. It's always wild to me that when I've been to Nebraska and Iowa in the summer, it's just as hot there as it is here--sometimes hotter. And those bastards probably still have snow on the ground until May.
Just moved back to southern Illinois and it's way hotter than the hill country of Virginia.
Something a local told me that I didn't know..an acre of corn can release several thousand gallons of water into the atmosphere in a single day. It's called corn sweats, and it really adds to the humidity.
0 degrees and 100 degrees feel the same everywhere. But, those other 99 degrees are wayyy affected by the humidity and I'm convinced that SE Arkansas is that perfect nexus of Texas heat and gulf moisture. In 2011, the heat index was 133 with an actual temperature of 112.
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 18, 2025, 02:31 PM0 degrees and 100 degrees feel the same everywhere. But, those other 99 degrees are wayyy affected by the humidity and I'm convinced that SE Arkansas is that perfect nexus of Texas heat and gulf moisture. In 2011, the heat index was 133 with an actual temperature of 112.
I got the year wrong. It was 2006
Waves in OBX we're no joke today. I have a nice rash on my nose from getting face planted by a wave while boogie boarding. I was told I look like Bobby Petrino post wreck now.
Still having a great time though. Tomorrow morning is golf with my son.
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 18, 2025, 02:31 PM0 degrees and 100 degrees feel the same everywhere. But, those other 99 degrees are wayyy affected by the humidity and I'm convinced that SE Arkansas is that perfect nexus of Texas heat and gulf moisture. In 2011, the heat index was 133 with an actual temperature of 112.
As a former teen laborer who used to work summers in unair-conditioned warehouses and a lawn service in Pine Bluff, I will stand up and testify bruddah.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Aug 18, 2025, 02:43 PMWaves in OBX we're no joke today. I have a nice rash on my nose from getting face planted by a wave while boogie boarding. I was told I look like Bobby Petrino post wreck now.
Still having a great time though. Tomorrow morning is golf with my son.
You do know OBX is under a mandatory evacuation order, I hope?
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/hatteras-island-evacuation-aug-18-2025
https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/outer-banks/dare-county-issues-mandatory-evacuation-for-hatteras-island
Quote from: TC on Aug 18, 2025, 02:07 PMJust moved back to southern Illinois and it's way hotter than the hill country of Virginia.
Something a local told me that I didn't know..an acre of corn can release several thousand gallons of water into the atmosphere in a single day. It's called corn sweats, and it really adds to the humidity.
I missed it but why did yall move back to Illinois? Asked differently, why did yall willingly move away from Virginia?
Quote from: Cornhogio on Aug 18, 2025, 08:58 AMWhen I was working I had Kohler, Rockline, and Fleet Farm in the Sheboygan area. The November and February business reviews sucked. I'd try to schedule them remotely, but no dice. Miserable place in the winter.
Most people in Arkansas don't understand the greatness that is Fleet Farm.
It's like Tractor Supply fricked a Walmart, a Lowe's, and an Academy Sports and then named the resulting mutant offspring Fleet Farm.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Aug 18, 2025, 06:51 PMMost people in Arkansas don't understand the greatness that is Fleet Farm.
It's like Tractor Supply fricked a Walmart, a Lowe's, and an Academy Sports and then named the resulting mutant offspring Fleet Farm.
That sounds... Glorious!
Quote from: BASS on Aug 18, 2025, 07:20 PMThat sounds... Glorious!
That sounds like...Atwoods.
Quote from: BASS on Aug 18, 2025, 07:20 PMThat sounds... Glorious!
No shit! I'll have to check that out.
Quote from: wmr on Aug 18, 2025, 01:29 PMThe midwest has shit weather. It's always wild to me that when I've been to Nebraska and Iowa in the summer, it's just as hot there as it is here--sometimes hotter. And those bastards probably still have snow on the ground until May.
Yeah, it gets hot but it's only two months of hot vs 5 in the south. It's basically fall up there right now, but winter is approaching come October and lasting until April 😂. I'll take my five months of heat and humidity (hopefully not just this bad the whole time) over 7 months of winter.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Aug 18, 2025, 06:51 PMMost people in Arkansas don't understand the greatness that is Fleet Farm.
It's like Tractor Supply fricked a Walmart, a Lowe's, and an Academy Sports and then named the resulting mutant offspring Fleet Farm.
Everything from horse bedding to sport drinks. The SKU variability is glorious!
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 18, 2025, 09:02 AMI'm going up to vail next week for four nights. 70 for the high and 48 for the lows
I'll be in Golden this week. What should I expect weather wise?
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 18, 2025, 06:26 PMI missed it but why did yall move back to Illinois? Asked differently, why did yall willingly move away from Virginia?
Military PCS #15, and probably the last one.
Quote from: TC on Aug 18, 2025, 11:13 PMMilitary PCS #15, and probably the last one.
:thumb_up:
figured duty to country was the driver.
Quote from: FNG on Aug 18, 2025, 08:37 AMI had a good friend who took a job in Appleton several years ago. He moved from NWA in June and taunted me throughout the summer and autumn with weather reports of cool summer breezes and crisp autumn afternoons.
One January morning he called me to tell me he was quitting his job and moving back to Arkansas. On that lovely subzero morning, it seems he had jumped in his car to drive to work, started the vehicle (thanks to the obligatory engine block heater), grabbed the wheel and...proceeded to have it snap in half in his hands.
It is possible I chortled.
We don't stay up here in the winter. Head back to DFW in early Oct.
Quote from: TC on Aug 18, 2025, 02:07 PMJust moved back to southern Illinois and it's way hotter than the hill country of Virginia.
Something a local told me that I didn't know..an acre of corn can release several thousand gallons of water into the atmosphere in a single day. It's called corn sweats, and it really adds to the humidity.
Enjoy the fall/spring weather though TC. Loved visiting the local farmer's market during our time there. Some of the freshest fruits and vegetables.
Quote from: GeoHogsGeo on Aug 19, 2025, 06:51 AMEnjoy the fall/spring weather though TC. Loved visiting the local farmer's market during our time there. Some of the freshest fruits and vegetables.
You speak the truth brother. We've been back maybe 6 weeks and I bet I've spent almost $100 on fresh peaches alone. The kind where the juice runs down your elbow.
Quote from: TC on Aug 18, 2025, 02:07 PMJust moved back to southern Illinois and it's way hotter than the hill country of Virginia.
Something a local told me that I didn't know..an acre of corn can release several thousand gallons of water into the atmosphere in a single day. It's called corn sweats, and it really adds to the humidity.
Dammit ma...I got the corn sweats!
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Aug 18, 2025, 06:51 PMMost people in Arkansas don't understand the greatness that is Fleet Farm.
It's like Tractor Supply fricked a Walmart, a Lowe's, and an Academy Sports and then named the resulting mutant offspring Fleet Farm.
My kids live outside Shawnee, OK. The farm & ranch store is an Atwood's. It's a glorious store. If they just sold alcohol it would be perfect (bi mart in Oregon sells ammo and whiskey). Guns, troughs, baby ducks, recliners, whatever you need they hot it
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 18, 2025, 10:43 PMI'll be in Golden this week. What should I expect weather wise?
its gonna be cool. Being a rain jacket starting Friday expect cooler temps and rain every day. After Friday it's gonna be low 70s and 60s into next week here. I'm gonna be in vail and the lows are gonna be mid 40s
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Aug 18, 2025, 06:15 PMYou do know OBX is under a mandatory evacuation order, I hope?
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/hatteras-island-evacuation-aug-18-2025
https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/outer-banks/dare-county-issues-mandatory-evacuation-for-hatteras-island
That is South. We're good here in Nags Head. It is a double red flag day today though. Got some golf in this morning with my son.
Wow the weather keeps dropping here for next week. Vail is gonna be 63 and 66 when there for highs and lows in upper 30s
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Aug 18, 2025, 07:51 PMThat sounds like...Atwoods.
Every time I'm in Hot Springs to visit my mom, I stop in the Atwoods. I wish we had one here, it's fantastic. Its on Albert Pike just east of where it meets the 270 loop
Quote from: Usafhawg on Aug 18, 2025, 02:43 PMWaves in OBX we're no joke today. I have a nice rash on my nose from getting face planted by a wave while boogie boarding. I was told I look like Bobby Petrino post wreck now.
Still having a great time though. Tomorrow morning is golf with my son.
Here's a pic of the nose today. Looks much worse than it feels. Getting pictures taken on Friday. Wife isn't happy about that. Lol
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Quote from: Usafhawg on Aug 19, 2025, 01:36 PMHere's a pic of the nose today. Looks much worse than it feels. Getting pictures taken on Friday. Wife isn't happy about that. Lol
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From now on, your
Delta Tau Chi Woopig name is...Rudolph
Quote from: Usafhawg on Aug 19, 2025, 01:36 PMHere's a pic of the nose today. Looks much worse than it feels. Getting pictures taken on Friday. Wife isn't happy about that. Lol
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damn that's quite the rash. Hopefully the redness goes away soon
Quote from: TC on Aug 19, 2025, 08:19 AMYou speak the truth brother. We've been back maybe 6 weeks and I bet I've spent almost $100 on fresh peaches alone. The kind where the juice runs down your elbow.
Ahh yes, Eckert's.
If we ever sell our house in DFW, we are headed that way.
Quote from: FNG on Aug 19, 2025, 02:12 PMFrom now on, your Delta Tau Chi Woopig name is...Rudolph
;D
Quote from: Texzilla on Aug 19, 2025, 08:26 AMMy kids live outside Shawnee, OK. The farm & ranch store is an Atwood's. It's a glorious store. If they just sold alcohol it would be perfect (bi mart in Oregon sells ammo and whiskey). Guns, troughs, baby ducks, recliners, whatever you need they hot it
You woukd like the Dakotamart in Pierre
Grocery/hardware/booze on main floor
Guns/sporting goods/guns/ammo/guns on lower floor
Quote from: mde114 on Aug 19, 2025, 03:08 PMAhh yes, Eckert's.
If we ever sell our house in DFW, we are headed that way.
That's the one. Ive snagged at least a peck of peaches every week we've been here.
Quote from: mde114 on Aug 19, 2025, 03:08 PMAhh yes, Eckert's.
If we ever sell our house in DFW, we are headed that way.
Yeah, that's the big boy in the area. Their bakery sold lemon bars that were legit.
Started watching a show called "In the Eye of the Storm."
S1E2 is about a Dechero. Never heard of it before. They produce wild wind events.
Worth a watch.
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Aug 20, 2025, 07:00 AMStarted watching a show called "In the Eye of the Storm."
S1E2 is about a Dechero. Never heard of it before. They produce wild wind events.
Worth a watch.
There was a major one in the spring of 2020, I think Iowa took the brunt of it. The reason I know about is that when Hurricane Laura hit us, all the major insurance carriers scrambled to find adjusters as most of their regular ones were up there handling claims. The lack of experience of most of the folks they hired ultimately led to lots of homeowners having to hire private adjusters and sue their carrier.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Aug 20, 2025, 08:00 AMThere was a major one in the spring of 2020, I think Iowa took the brunt of it. The reason I know about is that when Hurricane Laura hit us, all the major insurance carriers scrambled to find adjusters as most of their regular ones were up there handling claims. The lack of experience of most of the folks they hired ultimately led to lots of homeowners having to hire private adjusters and sue their carrier.
That's where it was....super rare. But they had 2 in just a few years apart.
https://x.com/nypost/status/1958173549161480464
Looks like arkansas will cool off next week like here...however we will be in the lower 70s out here which is ideal
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Aug 20, 2025, 10:31 AMhttps://x.com/nypost/status/1958173549161480464
More like splashing homes.
Here in Nags HeadPXL_20250820_163319944.mp4
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Aug 20, 2025, 09:59 AMThat's where it was....super rare. But they had 2 in just a few years apart.
We had one a few years ago. It dropped a tornado about 200 yards from the house. I stepped outside to look, heard it and stepped my ass back inside. It had corridors of tornado type damage across three counties. We didn't have any trees come down but they did all around us. The yard was a carpet of pine boughs and limbs and leaves. They estimated 90 mph winds in different areas.
Of course these are flying today. Tomorrow is supposed to be our worse day. PXL_20250820_163914637.jpg
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 19, 2025, 08:36 AMits gonna be cool. Being a rain jacket starting Friday expect cooler temps and rain every day. After Friday it's gonna be low 70s and 60s into next week here. I'm gonna be in vail and the lows are gonna be mid 40s
It was 97 when we got to town Wednesday. 95 all day Thursday. Friday was better with lower 80s.
Hopefully we get to experience non Houston weather when we are back in September.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Aug 23, 2025, 12:47 PMIt was 97 when we got to town Wednesday. 95 all day Thursday. Friday was better with lower 80s.
Hopefully we get to experience non Houston weather when we are back in September.
its 75 here now and would be great if not for the 54% humidity. Looking forward to vail all week where it's gonna be like 70 for a high
75 with 54% humidity sounds glorious. That is good weather.
High today in this part of Maine was about 74 degrees. Wind blowing pretty hard from the hurricane out at sea. Cold at times.
We are about to get rain here for the next four days in a row
48 this morning in NE WI, high today will be 66. Fall is here.
71 here and feels awesome. Still going to get hot, but I'll take it.
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 25, 2025, 07:51 AM71 here and feels awesome. Still going to get hot, but I'll take it.
Barely into the 80's. That's not hot.
97 for the high in DFW today :finger:
Quote from: HTL on Aug 25, 2025, 07:51 AMBarely into the 80's. That's not hot.
Holy shit, you're right. I hadn't looked at the hourly forecast. Even better.
98 here today but it has dried out enough it will probably hit 100 again. Then 81 tomorrow. Not a bad summer at all. This is early for a front to make it this far south.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Aug 25, 2025, 09:42 AM98 here today but it has dried out enough it will probably hit 100 again. Then 81 tomorrow. Not a bad summer at all. This is early for a front to make it this far south.
We've had a string of good summers.
Quote from: Lurk on Aug 25, 2025, 10:36 AMWe've had a string of good summers.
You need to square that with our planet dying and wildfires raging and heat killing people because we burn carbon.
Denier.
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Aug 25, 2025, 10:42 AMYou need to square that with our planet dying and wildfires raging and heat killing people because we burn carbon.
Denier.
You got me, I secretly hate the planet. Mother Nature must die. :D
50 this morning up in Champaign, IL. High of 74. Walked around a farm show all day without breaking a sweat. Fuck off, Arkansas, I'm not coming home.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Aug 26, 2025, 06:30 PM50 this morning up in Champaign, IL. High of 74. Walked around a farm show all day without breaking a sweat. Fuck off, Arkansas, I'm not coming home.
High of 67 here Thursday.
Sitting in Leadville right now eating lunch and it's 56. Off and on rain
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 27, 2025, 01:30 PMSitting in Leadville right now eating lunch and it's 56. Off and on rain
59 when I left my house this morning.
There's a pizza joint in Leadville a block south of the Main Street...it's amazing.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 28, 2025, 07:00 AM59 when I left my house this morning.
There's a pizza joint in Leadville a block south of the Main Street...it's amazing.
Never been to Leadville so I am assuming it is pronounced
led-ville.
However, assumptions can prove embarrassing, which you will quickly find out if you visit the town of Lead, South Dakota (about 5 miles SW of Deadwood) which is pronounced
leed.
Of course, South Dakotans also pronounce their capital Pierre as
peer so maybe they are just strange.
Quote from: FNG on Aug 28, 2025, 08:20 AMNever been to Leadville so I am assuming it is pronounced led-ville.
However, assumptions can prove embarrassing, which you will quickly find out if you visit the town of Lead, South Dakota (about 5 miles SW of Deadwood) which is pronounced leed.
Of course, South Dakotans also pronounce their capital Pierre as peer so maybe they are just strange.
Try Central Georgia where they have a county spelled "HOUSTON", but pronounced "HOW-STON".
My buddy (who passed away a few years ago) used to won the Leadville Hostel. Runners used to stay there and practice for that 100 mile race.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Aug 28, 2025, 09:22 AMMy buddy (who passed away a few years ago) used to won the Leadville Hostel. Runners used to stay there and practice for that 100 mile race.
Talk about getting a leg up...
Quote from: GeoHogsGeo on Aug 28, 2025, 08:28 AMTry Central Georgia where they have a county spelled "HOUSTON", but pronounced "HOW-STON".
Can confirm. Warner Vegas (Warner Robins)
Then you have Louisville, KY (LOOWEE-ville) and Louisville, MS and CO (LEWIS-ville).
Quote from: rzrbkfan69 on Aug 28, 2025, 10:12 AMThen you have Louisville, KY (LOOWEE-ville) and Louisville, MS and CO (LEWIS-ville).
LOO-uh-vul Kentucky
Norfolk Virginia is norfuk (or nawfuk to the OG tidewater folks).
An old high school chant in Hampton Roads went:
We're the girls from Norfolk, Norfolk!
We don't smoke; we don't drink; Norfolk, Norfolk!
EL Dorado(EL-Doh-Ray-Doe), Arkansas
EL Dorado(EL-Duh-Rah-doh), everywhere else
Quote from: HogOfWar on Aug 28, 2025, 11:07 AMEL Dorado(EL-Doh-Ray-Doe), Arkansas
EL Dorado(EL-Duh-Rah-doh), everywhere else
El-Duh-Ray-Duh
Springdale(Spring-del), in Springdale
Chickendale (Chik-in-del), everywhere else
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 28, 2025, 11:14 AMSpringdale(Spring-del), in Springdale
Chickendale (Chik-in-del). Ciudad de Islas Marshall, everywhere else
Springdalamos
Quote from: FNG on Aug 28, 2025, 08:20 AMNever been to Leadville so I am assuming it is pronounced led-ville.
However, assumptions can prove embarrassing, which you will quickly find out if you visit the town of Lead, South Dakota (about 5 miles SW of Deadwood) which is pronounced leed.
Of course, South Dakotans also pronounce their capital Pierre as peer so maybe they are just strange.
It is indeed "led-vile" and is also the highest incorporated town in America. It's beautiful, and it's a mining town. It's where the headwaters of the Arkansas river may be found.
Quote from: FNG on Aug 28, 2025, 08:20 AMNever been to Leadville so I am assuming it is pronounced led-ville.
However, assumptions can prove embarrassing, which you will quickly find out if you visit the town of Lead, South Dakota (about 5 miles SW of Deadwood) which is pronounced leed.
Of course, South Dakotans also pronounce their capital Pierre as peer so maybe they are just strange.
Oldest son spent the summer in Pierre. Beautiful town but their "so hot" 94 degrees is like 82 in the natural state. I could summer there.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 28, 2025, 06:47 PMIt is indeed "led-vile" and is also the highest incorporated town in America. It's beautiful, and it's a mining town. It's where the headwaters of the Arkansas river may be found.
of course, Rev, you are talking about Leadville, CO. It's at 10,000 ft elevation. I have been through there a few times. There is also Leadville, Arkansas, which is a pretty area.
Edit: Let me correct myself. I am thinking of Lead Hill, Arkansas, not Leadville.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 28, 2025, 07:00 AM59 when I left my house this morning.
There's a pizza joint in Leadville a block south of the Main Street...it's amazing.
yeah it was closed when we went it wasn't open..:wicked good pizza? Or high mountain pies?
We just ate at Tennessee pass cafe...that's where I usually go. So many places up there aren't open full time or have weird hours. Most places in summer go Thursday to Sunday.
It's 70 here right now but fucking humidity is at 60%. Fuck this. I hate humidity but it's rained all damn week
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 29, 2025, 11:05 AMyeah it was closed when we went it wasn't open..:wicked good pizza? Or high mountain pies?
We just ate at Tennessee pass cafe...that's where I usually go. So many places up there aren't open full time or have weird hours. Most places in summer go Thursday to Sunday.
It's 70 here right now but fucking humidity is at 60%. Fuck this. I hate humidity but it's rained all damn week
LOL at 60% being humid.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Aug 29, 2025, 11:05 AMyeah it was closed when we went it wasn't open..:wicked good pizza? Or high mountain pies?
We just ate at Tennessee pass cafe...that's where I usually go. So many places up there aren't open full time or have weird hours. Most places in summer go Thursday to Sunday.
It's 70 here right now but fucking humidity is at 60%. Fuck this. I hate humidity but it's rained all damn week
High Mountain. It's a tiny little place but the patio is nice, and the pizza is outstanding
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Aug 29, 2025, 11:59 AMLOL at 60% being humid.
That's what I was wondering. 60% means not humid right?
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Aug 29, 2025, 02:32 PMThat's what I was wondering. 60% means not humid right?
when you live in a place that has virtually no humidity anything is too much.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 28, 2025, 06:47 PMIt is indeed "led-vile" and is also the highest incorporated town in America. It's beautiful, and it's a mining town. It's where the headwaters of the Arkansas river may be found.
Also, Doc Holliday called it home for a little spell.
Quote from: TravelHog on Aug 29, 2025, 07:52 PMAlso, Doc Holliday called it home for a little spell.
I did not know this, but since he was a lunger I guess the low humidity was nice, although I imagine the altitude was hell on him.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 29, 2025, 08:04 PMI did not know this, but since he was a lunger I guess the low humidity was nice, although I imagine the altitude was hell on him.
The strain was more than he could bear.
Buried in Glenwood CO. Little bit farther out than I anticipated driving, but it was cool to visit this spot.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 29, 2025, 08:04 PMI did not know this, but since he was a lunger I guess the low humidity was nice, although I imagine the altitude was hell on him.
I remember hearing about it when I worked in Frisco for a few ski seasons. Wanted to go visit, but not in the dead of winter. Heard there were some Doc historical references around town there.
Tombstone was a cool place to visit. Highly recommend it.
Quote from: TravelHog on Aug 30, 2025, 12:19 PMI remember hearing about it when I worked in Frisco for a few ski seasons. Wanted to go visit, but not in the dead of winter. Heard there were some Doc historical references around town there.
Tombstone was a cool place to visit. Highly recommend it.
I was there in November 2016. Cool town. A lot more history than just the OK corral. The history of Tombstone diorama is narrated by Vincent Price.
Low 80's and 38% humidity here in Hotlanta. Very unusual, but I'll take it.
Quote from: Guardrail on Aug 30, 2025, 04:38 AMBuried in Glenwood CO. Little bit farther out than I anticipated driving, but it was cool to visit this spot.
Great licker stow downtown that puts out Old allocated bottles at msrp on the reg. Last time thru this summer there was a 2022 4 roses LE there.
Big storms headed toward Broken Bow-SW Arkansas area right now.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Aug 28, 2025, 11:14 AMSpringdale(Spring-del), in Springdale
Chickendale (Chik-in-del), everywhere else
Ciudad de Pollo
I don't recall my grass ever being this thick and green this late in the year. It's still growing.
Outside of that ~6 week dry spell, it's been a pretty tolerable summer.
severe weather for pretty much all of Arkansas on Sat
(fast fwd to 5:48)
Weather may give us a chance against aggie
Ain't gonna do shit. It don't rain here (LR).
Texas is in a severe drought now. Been a month without rain.
Quote from: PorkyPig on Oct 14, 2025, 06:32 PMAin't gonna do shit. It don't rain here (LR).
Rain everywhere BUT here.
I would enjoy sitting in the rain while hunting Saturday though.
Quote from: BASS on Oct 14, 2025, 04:50 PMWeather may give us a chance against aggie
I've got 2 nice and cozy indoor seats to the game if anyone is looking. O0
Quote from: BASS on Oct 14, 2025, 04:50 PMWeather may give us a chance against aggie
Not with the way we put it on the ground.
Jamaica is about to get wiped out.
Yeah, Jamaica is fucked.
Good thing I've already been to Jamaica. Bye
We are flying to Porto Rico on Nov 13 and taking a cruise that stops at the Disney beaches. Hope they don't get wiped out.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 26, 2025, 07:27 PMWe are flying to Porto Rico on Nov 13 and taking a cruise that stops at the Disney beaches. Hope they don't get wiped out.
meh I'd just stay in Puerto Rico than get in a Disney cruise
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 26, 2025, 07:32 PMmeh I'd just stay in Puerto Rico than get in a Disney cruise
Why? You've never been on one.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Oct 26, 2025, 07:36 PMWhy? You've never been on one.
because you miss out on really enjoying the whole island there's so much to do and see. And I get motion sickness
These annoying nerds are rollibg live all night
Jamaica kthxbai
190 mph winds. Hey Zeus mother of all that is holy. Going to be a lot of dead people in Jamaica. If there is a god, have mercy on them. Flooding, landslides, storm surge, wind damage. All catastrophic.
For you uneducated, that's an ef4 tornado that is 100 miles wide.
Quote from: BASS on Oct 27, 2025, 11:15 PMFor you uneducated, that's an ef4 tornado that is 100 miles wide.
Parked for a couple of hours.
Isn't there a woopigger or someone that's a hog person that owns tensing pen in negril? We have friends that have a home vacation home in negril but I guess not anymore
One of my best vacations was to Negril. We were booked for Nassau but Irene was headed there, so we switched to Negril last minute. Prayers especially for "Smiley", who took us snorkeling everyday.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 28, 2025, 08:26 AMIsn't there a woopigger or someone that's a hog person that owns tensing pen in negril? We have friends that have a home vacation home in negril but I guess not anymore
Maybe me. I dated a girl for a few years whose BIL ran Tensing Pen.
I'm usually in the "fuck foreign aid" camp but holy shit they're gonna have to rebuild the whole island. At this rate they might even need a whole new island for awhile.
https://x.com/FerragamoWx/status/1983167236560040062
Is hate to be anywhere in the Caribbean this week. But yeah Jamaica looks dunzo. There's a bunch of tourists there posting and treating this like a joke. Good luck leaving.
https://x.com/us_stormwatch/status/1982988386668597540?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Barak and Oprah are using the space lasers to get some more ocean front property?
Quote from: buff2.0 on Oct 28, 2025, 08:48 AMI'm usually in the "fuck foreign aid" camp but holy shit they're gonna have to rebuild the whole island. At this rate they might even need a whole new island for awhile.
https://x.com/FerragamoWx/status/1983167236560040062
Trump needs to leverage that aid to get that blue mountain coffee price down a bit.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Oct 28, 2025, 09:07 AMBarak and Oprah are using the space lasers to get some more ocean front property?
I'm starting to wonder. This is like the fourth hurricane in the last couple of years that all the weather geeks are describing as "I've never seen a storm act like this".
Quote from: Lurk on Oct 28, 2025, 09:13 AMI'm starting to wonder. This is like the fourth hurricane in the last couple of years that all the weather geeks are describing as "I've never seen a storm act like this".
It's almost like something is changing.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Oct 28, 2025, 09:15 AMIt's almost like something is changing.
yeah it's called weather manipulation. It's real.
How many hurricanes have there been this year? Enough to get to the letter M, but most have turned back into the Atlantic and not made landfall. Seems like the hurricane gods saved the worst for last and put all their might into this one as hurricane season ends next month.
Quote from: RPL on Oct 28, 2025, 09:41 AMHow many hurricanes have there been this year? Enough to get to the letter M, but most have turned back into the Atlantic and not made landfall. Seems like the hurricane gods saved the worst for last and put all their might into this one as hurricane season ends next month.
I saw a clip a couple weeks ago with 2 meteorologists complaining to each other about all the storms petering out.
https://www.youtube.com/@SeeJamaica/streams
Damn that's a lot of sharks in the pool
https://x.com/jokaqarmy1/status/1983213465876529642?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 28, 2025, 03:38 PMDamn that's a lot of sharks in the pool
https://x.com/jokaqarmy1/status/1983213465876529642?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
A lot of AI retard bait going on today
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 28, 2025, 03:38 PMDamn that's a lot of sharks in the pool
https://x.com/jokaqarmy1/status/1983213465876529642?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Sharknado 34
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Oct 28, 2025, 09:18 AMyeah it's called weather manipulation. It's real.
Shirley you can't be serious, unless you think Dr. Evil's got a Death Star parked off Bermuda.
Well, it's cold.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Nov 10, 2025, 06:02 AMWell, it's cold.
Pool pump ran all night due to freeze warning and that shit is noisy. Bearings on the last legs so not pleasant for the neighbor. Got a new one but was too cold to install Sunday. Sorry neighbor. Will get it swapped out this week.
15 degree wind chill in Jonesboro this morning. Of course I didn't check that before telling the dog I'd take him for a walk.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Nov 10, 2025, 09:26 AM15 degree wind chill in Jonesboro this morning. Of course I didn't check that before telling the dog I'd take him for a walk.
that's crazy. It was cool here yesterday but nothing crazy and just a light jacket. I guess we were on the edge of that cold front
Was surprised to see it snowing on my way in the office in Hermitage this morning.
30 and snowing in Knoxville.
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Nov 10, 2025, 07:55 AMPool pump ran all night due to freeze warning and that shit is noisy. Bearings on the last legs so not pleasant for the neighbor. Got a new one but was too cold to install Sunday. Sorry neighbor. Will get it swapped out this week.
I remember sweating bullets when the electricity went out in 2021 during the hard freeze and it was 6 degrees out. Luckily, it was only out about 30 minutes. I had a tarp over the equipment and a Little Buddy propane heater underneath.
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Nov 10, 2025, 07:55 AMPool pump ran all night due to freeze warning and that shit is noisy. Bearings on the last legs so not pleasant for the neighbor. Got a new one but was too cold to install Sunday. Sorry neighbor. Will get it swapped out this week.
I had to replace one last month. Definitely don't make them like the use to. I ran mine all night also, but the pool is getting winterized today. Had to put the cover on it last week because I was sick of fishing leaves out of it everyday.
Quote from: dhog on Nov 10, 2025, 12:24 PMI had to replace one last month. Definitely don't make them like the use to. I ran mine all night also, but the pool is getting winterized today. Had to put the cover on it last week because I was sick of fishing leaves out of it everyday.
Going to replace the pump likely end of this week or weekend and then on goes the cover for the winter.
I do not miss our pool.
Quote from: Lurk on Nov 10, 2025, 01:37 PMI do not miss our pool.
same. Fuck having a pool unless you live somewhere hot and can utilize it more than three months out of the year
Quote from: Lurk on Nov 10, 2025, 01:37 PMI do not miss our pool.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Nov 10, 2025, 01:46 PMsame. Fuck having a pool unless you live somewhere hot and can utilize it more than three months out of the year
I don't want a house without a pool. I'm in mine at least 3-4 times per week from May - late September. We installed a heater/chiller on it last year and it's easily added at least a month to our season.
Quote from: arreferee on Nov 10, 2025, 03:58 PMI don't want a house without a pool. I'm in mine at least 3-4 times per week from May - late September. We installed a heater/chiller on it last year and it's easily added at least a month to our season.
We have six grandsons with four close by so the pool has been used extensively at our place. Heaters are a must and greatly increases the season. Fifteen years or so and I love having it. I can just go sit by it and enjoy it. Worse day of the year is closing day and the cover goes on.
We have a nice adult and a family HOA pool. We only go about 3 times a summer because they are like bath water by the afternoon.
Quote from: dhog on Nov 10, 2025, 04:09 PMWe have six grandsons with four close by so the pool has been used extensively at our place. Heaters are a must and greatly increases the season. Fifteen years or so and I love having it. I can just go sit by it and enjoy it. Worse day of the year is closing day and the cover goes on.
For the first 9-10 years we had it, I had a company come out to winterize it and put a cover on in October and then come open it in April. After leaving it open all winter a few years ago, I did the math and it was about the same cost to keep it open as it was to pay to have to closed and opened again. So, I've left it open all year the past few years. I really like the look of it if we get some snow.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Nov 10, 2025, 04:24 PMWe have a nice adult and a family HOA pool. We only go about 3 times a summer because they are like bath water by the afternoon.
That's when I really love the chiller. When the water gets up around 92+, I can turn it on and drop the water temp a few degrees and it feels great when it's 100 outside.
This is what my toilet sees when I'm sitting down to poo
https://x.com/MaxVelocityWX/status/1987869864912982393?s=20
Quote from: Lurk on Nov 10, 2025, 01:37 PMI do not miss our pool.
I had an old 20x40 in the Park Hill area of NLR I ended up filling in. I didn't miss it at all at the time but I would like to have a newer, smaller salt water pool now.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Nov 10, 2025, 09:15 PMThis is what my toilet sees when I'm sitting down to poo
https://x.com/MaxVelocityWX/status/1987869864912982393?s=20
I'm no doctor, but if your prostate sticks out THAT far, I'd prolly get it checked out.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Nov 11, 2025, 07:54 AMI'm no doctor, but if your prostate sticks out THAT far, I'd prolly get it checked out.
I was thinking hemorrhoids.
Quote from: arreferee on Nov 10, 2025, 03:58 PMI don't want a house without a pool. I'm in mine at least 3-4 times per week from May - late September. We installed a heater/chiller on it last year and it's easily added at least a month to our season.
We put one in during Covid and usually close it on Halloween every year. The heater/chiller really extends the season.
I'll get in ours in late March but my wife won't.
Apparently everyone saw the northern lights last night but me. I guess tonight we are due again...
But this is the sunset on Monday
87 degrees...November 18th and we are a vag hair away from 90 degrees. My yard went dormant and now it is greening up again. I'm sick of this hot weather.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Nov 18, 2025, 02:19 PM87 degrees...November 18th and we are a vag hair away from 90 degrees. My yard went dormant and now it is greening up again. I'm sick of this hot weather.
This ain't nothing compared to the
summer fall of 1980!
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Nov 18, 2025, 02:38 PMThis ain't nothing compared to the summer fall of 1980!
I know 1980 was hot in general but this day in 1980 was 37 degrees cooler than it is today.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Nov 18, 2025, 02:51 PMI know 1980 was hot in general but this day in 1980 was 37 degrees cooler than it is today.
The thermometers just weren't any good way back then.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Nov 18, 2025, 03:08 PMThe thermometers just weren't any good way back then.
It's because you had to stick them up your ass for them to work right.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Nov 18, 2025, 03:10 PMIt's because you had to stick them up your ass for them to work right.
I think they just told you that to see if you'd do it...
Quote from: Spiderham on Nov 18, 2025, 04:56 PMI think they just told you that to see if you'd do it...
You know the difference between an oral and a rectal thermometer? The taste. (I always test girls who are in nursing school with this question.)
Quote from: Spiderham on Nov 18, 2025, 04:56 PMI think they just told you that to see if you'd do it...
It was the beginnings of Diddy's shenanigans.
So we've had quakes in New Madrid enough to where it apparently made the news.
Now we've got a volcano in Ethiopia that's erupted for the first time in 12,000 years which is weird because the Jesus freaks think the earth is only 6000 years old or something.
Quote from: animal on Nov 25, 2025, 05:25 PMSo we've had quakes in New Madrid enough to where it apparently made the news.
Now we've got a volcano in Ethiopia that's erupted for the first time in 12,000 years which is weird because the Jesus freaks think the earth is only 6000 years old or something.
were they out in the streets? handing tickets out for god?
Calling for a slight chance of some freezing rain in cent ark tomorrow. Supposed to get above freezing in the afternoon, so shouldn't amount to much.
Today was one of those days that I don't understand people bitching about cold weather. It was below freezing and breezy at daylight, but turned into a nice afternoon. After I got home from hunting and spending an hour bitching about the hire, I went outside and it was very pleasant. Washed my truck and buggy and hauled some wood. Sat outside and watched a little football. Light jackets are relatively inexpensive and readily available.
https://x.com/LW_WorldNews/status/1999237427068887484?s=20
"Atmospheric river" is something I heard of when I was up there but thankfully I never saw anything like that.
Some of the flooding I've seen around Snoqualmie is terrible.
Quote from: Lurk on Dec 12, 2025, 09:04 AMhttps://x.com/LW_WorldNews/status/1999237427068887484?s=20
https://www.historylink.org/file/10775
Floods
While the Nooksack River provided an essential mode of early transport and the location of The Crossing on its banks led to the early population base of Everson, it also caused damage on a regular basis when it flooded and invaded the homes and businesses of Everson. The historical record indicates a significant early flood: "About 1885, was one of the greatest floods in history in the Nooksack Valley. The whole valley was inundated and one could pass from the Nooksack to the Fraser by canoe without a portage. Much stock was lost and great damage done" (Jeffcott, 307).
Floods were documented in images throughout the first half of the twentieth century, including one that warped the railroad bridge over the river in 1910. One of the pioneer houses was photographed in stages in 1947 as it fell into the river after high waters undercut the banks below its foundation. In 1990, a massive flood caused widespread damage in Everson, Sumas, and Nooksack. In more recent times, the widening of the river bridge span and a levee built where the floodwaters leave the Nooksack River at Everson via a natural overflow route to the north have mitigated flooding, but the possibility remains a continuing concern.
Meh. Atmospheric river is nothing more than rain and wind as far as I've ever noticed. Hell the South gets way worse weather. They get lightning only a couple times a year.
Quote from: TravelHog on Dec 12, 2025, 10:17 AMMeh. Atmospheric river is nothing more than rain and wind as far as I've ever noticed. Hell the South gets way worse weather. They get lightning only a couple times a year.
"Rainy" Seattle gets way less rain than we do.
Quote from: Lurk on Dec 12, 2025, 10:28 AM"Rainy" Seattle gets way less rain than we do.
It sprinkles, drizzles, light rain... but never thunderstorms.
Seattle gets more "rainy days" than we do down here. Rarely is it heavy rain, just a lot of drizzle and light rain. The Olympic Mountains throw a rain shadow over it. Snoqualmie probably gets 20% more annual rainfall than Little Rock. Up in the Snoqualmie Pass it's more like double. Beautiful area, crappy mudslides.
Meanwhile, underwater storms in Antarctica are causing concern that sea levels could rise 10 feet worldwide.
Underwater Antarctic storms (https://www.moneycontrol.com/science/scientists-spot-ocean-storms-rapidly-melting-antarctica-s-doomsday-glacier-what-s-driving-it-article-13723100.html)
Quote from: RPL on Dec 12, 2025, 03:37 PMMeanwhile, underwater storms in Antarctica are causing concern that sea levels could rise 10 feet worldwide.
Underwater Antarctic storms (https://www.moneycontrol.com/science/scientists-spot-ocean-storms-rapidly-melting-antarctica-s-doomsday-glacier-what-s-driving-it-article-13723100.html)
We're all gonna die.
Quote from: Zoso on Dec 12, 2025, 05:16 PMWe're all gonna die.
If only the govt would raise our taxes and give Greta a bazillion dollars they would stop. Easy peazy.
I'm sure that has nothing to do with the secret base in Antarctica where "we" are controlling major weather events on the planet in order to manipulate the stocks and reduce population. Also space lasers aren't real either.
Quote from: animal on Dec 13, 2025, 07:50 AMI'm sure that has nothing to do with the secret base in Antarctica where "we" are controlling major weather events on the planet in order to manipulate the stocks and reduce population. Also space lasers aren't real either.
You forgot that Erika Kirk and the Jews killed Charlie
Quote from: animal on Dec 13, 2025, 07:50 AMI'm sure that has nothing to do with the secret base in Antarctica where "we" are controlling major weather events on the planet in order to manipulate the stocks and reduce population. Also space lasers aren't real either.
this. But with aliens
Today it was 70 degrees in Denver. Going into the weekend mid 60s through xmas
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 15, 2025, 08:32 PMthis. But with aliens
Today it was 70 degrees in Denver. Going into the weekend mid 60s through xmas
You get any of those "your power is going to be turned off" warnings they were sending out along the front range?
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Dec 17, 2025, 08:20 PMYou get any of those "your power is going to be turned off" warnings they were sending out along the front range?
no but the entire house shook like crazy last night all night as we had 30mph winds. Everyone that was long the front range from Morrison north had their power turned off. Maybe still do. Huge fire out by Yuma that burned over night. Supposed to have high winds again Friday and be 70. I'm sure all my patio furniture on the roof is fucked up. I didn't even look before work. Supposed to be 66-70 all next week here too.
Fuck this shit again...at least I'm not up all night and having to work tomorrow listening to what seems like my home will be blown away. And I guess I'm lucky I don't live in Morrison or north because they've just been siting in the dark with no power.
https://x.com/alanrosewx/status/2002085313968050394?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 18, 2025, 08:17 AMno but the entire house shook like crazy last night all night as we had 30mph winds. Everyone that was long the front range from Morrison north had their power turned off. Maybe still do. Huge fire out by Yuma that burned over night. Supposed to have high winds again Friday and be 70. I'm sure all my patio furniture on the roof is fucked up. I didn't even look before work. Supposed to be 66-70 all next week here too.
We drove from Ft. Collins to Hobo Springs Tuesday. The wind was unreal. The chick at the gas station in Laramie said they had 42 semis blow over on I-80 in the last 24 hours.
I'm just glad it died down for our flight outta Denver yesterday morning.
Quote from: Zoso on Dec 19, 2025, 05:28 PMWe drove from Ft. Collins to Hobo Springs Tuesday. The wind was unreal. The chick at the gas station in Laramie said they had 42 semis blow over on I-80 in the last 24 hours.
I'm just glad it died down for our flight outta Denver yesterday morning.
yikes be glad you go out. I heard Tuesday people were vomiting it was so bad landing.
Tonight they're telling people not to drive in Boulder because the winds are ripping up dirt so bad already
https://x.com/bouldercast/status/2002143153919603096?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Great. Now they must be shooting pressure up in the atmosphere to cause this stuff. Probably trying to burn the urf.
Man the weather has been weird this year. We are 70s here through Friday. Park city I see has zero snow maybe they'll get some this week but wow it looks barren
I spent a couple weeks in Navarre, and it was in the upper 20's one morning when I got up for my beach walk. Get back home and it's fucking 78 degrees.
70s and sunny here today it's so weird. Meanwhile my cousin in LA said it's torrential floods and rain
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Dec 25, 2025, 05:55 PM70s and sunny here today it's so weird. Meanwhile my cousin in LA said it's torrential floods and rain
Seventy fucking five in nwa today
Quote from: BASS on Dec 25, 2025, 07:22 PMSeventy fucking five in nwa today
Sitting on the patio in shorts and t-shirt this evening in DFW.
Quote from: Third_down_draw on Dec 25, 2025, 08:20 PMSitting on the patio in shorts and t-shirt this evening in DFW.
its gonna be 60s till Saturdays and then 28 for the high Sunday with snow then mid 50s
Yeah I'm in NWA with kids and grandkids. Sick of this hot weather. And to think, last night I saw that the predicted "feels like" temperature will be 11 here Monday.
So I guess the new cool kids lingo is now "feels like temperature" instead of wind chill?
They all got the message cause that's on all the weather crap.
Quote from: Guardrail on Dec 28, 2025, 09:18 PMSo I guess the new cool kids lingo is now "feels like temperature" instead of wind chill?
They all got the message cause that's on all the weather crap.
"Feels like" has been around as long as I can remember.
51 degree drop in nwa in the last 24 hours. sunday morning 69 with a heat index in the 70's. this morning 18 with a wind chill of 5. i don't think i've ever experienced that extreme of a change before.
Quote from: HogOfWar on Dec 29, 2025, 08:17 AM"Feels like" has been around as long as I can remember.
I've heard that too. But it seems like they don't even call it "wind chill" anymore. They just cut to the chase I guess.
Quote from: BASS on Dec 29, 2025, 08:33 AM51 degree drop in nwa in the last 24 hours. sunday morning 69 with a heat index in the 70's. this morning 18 with a wind chill of 5. i don't think i've ever experienced that extreme of a change before.
We had a record high 85 in DFW yesterday and it was 31 when I walked the dog this morning - luckily there was no wind.
60s here the rest of the week and into next week. I'm not mad but ski season is gonna suck for many. I heard it's all man made snow at most resorts and park city is struggling with no snow
Quote from: Guardrail on Dec 29, 2025, 09:46 AMI've heard that too. But it seems like they don't even call it "wind chill" anymore. They just cut to the chase I guess.
One phrase for both seasons.
Quote from: Guardrail on Dec 29, 2025, 09:46 AMI've heard that too. But it seems like they don't even call it "wind chill" anymore. They just cut to the chase I guess.
Probably so.
Seems like both terms are useless. If the actual temp is above 32 F, water is not going to freeze--even if the "feels like" is -40.
Quote from: FNG on Dec 29, 2025, 03:04 PMSeems like both terms are useless. If the actual temp is above 32 F, water is not going to freeze--even if the "feels like" is -40.
there is some science behind the heat index and wind chill. but i do find them useless, just talk about the actual damn temperature.
Quote from: Guardrail on Dec 28, 2025, 09:18 PMSo I guess the new cool kids lingo is now "feels like temperature" instead of wind chill?
They all got the message cause that's on all the weather crap.
Wind chill and heat index are both made up bullshit numbers designed to confuse the masses.
Another tool to oversell global warming as a crisis. They know that the stupid 90% of our population won't know the difference between those numbers and actual temps and will conflate the two.
Boomer lady says "My God, it was 118 degrees today! It never got that hot before Trump started destroying the ozone layer!" No, retarded one, the temp was 98...still hot as fuck, but not any hotter than it was sixty years ago when you were busy keeping black kids out of your local swimming pool.
I've got bermuda coming in...in January.
We are in Buena vista co this weekend...28 for a high 25-30mph winds 🤦�♀️
I don't know if we are even going to have winter this year. It's the middle of January, I need to mow, and lots of years spring starts in February anyway. Looking at the long range stuff does not show any serious cold snaps coming.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 16, 2026, 11:17 AMI don't know if we are even going to have winter this year. It's the middle of January, I need to mow, and lots of years spring starts in February anyway. Looking at the long range stuff does not show any serious cold snaps coming.
look at us...we've had a mild winter thus far. Skiing is shit in high country and we are set for another 10 days of 60 degree weather end of January. I hear park city is worse they barely have snow. Apparently vail has had a sharp decline in skier visits due to lack of snow
You can pretty much tell what kind of seasons we'll have based off the historical data now. La Niña like we're in now has historically been dry and warm. It's supposedly transitioning this year so we may get a cold March if we get anything at all.
We had a very moderate summer and a warm Fall/Winter. I don't recall a year like this.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Jan 16, 2026, 12:55 PMWe had a very moderate summer and a warm Fall/Winter. I don't recall a year like this.
I recall about 50 of them.
Meanwhile in Russia they have snow drifts four stories high wtf
https://x.com/jeoalbant/status/2012506298550538541?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 17, 2026, 04:53 PMMeanwhile in Russia they have snow drifts four stories high wtf
https://x.com/jeoalbant/status/2012506298550538541?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
They have those in Juneau, Alaska.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 17, 2026, 05:40 PMThey have those in Juneau, Alaska.
They had so much snow it sunk fishing boats.
English, please
Quote from: HogglyWoggly on Jan 17, 2026, 05:52 PMThey had so much snow it sunk fishing boats.
9' drifts.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 17, 2026, 04:53 PMMeanwhile in Russia they have snow drifts four stories high wtf
https://x.com/jeoalbant/status/2012506298550538541?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
This occurred with dorms in the "Blizzard of 93'" when I was stationed at Loring AFB in Maine. 3 floor dorms and the drifts covered the first two and was near the windows of the third floor. Although I didn't participate, there were folks jumping out the dorm windows into them.
Quote from: GeoHogsGeo on Jan 17, 2026, 07:08 PMThis occurred with dorms in the "Blizzard of 93'" when I was stationed at Loring AFB in Maine. 3 floor dorms and the drifts covered the first two and was near the windows of the third floor. Although I didn't participate, there were folks jumping out the dorm windows into them.
As much as I love Maine, this is why I cannot live there.
In Misawa we called that January.
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Looks like Arkansas is getting its first winter storm Friday/Saturday.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 16, 2026, 11:17 AMI don't know if we are even going to have winter this year. It's the middle of January, I need to mow, and lots of years spring starts in February anyway. Looking at the long range stuff does not show any serious cold snaps coming.
So many of my bedding plants are pushing up through the mulch. They are gonna be in sad shape if we do get ole man to bite.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 19, 2026, 06:17 AMLooks like Arkansas is getting its first winter storm Friday/Saturday.
Yep. I think the cold air will push far enough south most of Arkansas will miss the nasty ice. Hopefully.
Nm
Wait, I thought he was a bank teller or something these days as it paid more than 5 News would pay any decent talent.
I don't think it'll trend north, but if it does we're gonna have an epic ice storm.
I'm fine with it if it stays on this course
https://x.com/wxzachary/status/2013322709229240613?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
If it's gonna be this damn cold at least give us some snow.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 17, 2026, 08:18 PMAs much as I love Maine, this is why I cannot live there.
Black flies are a mofo where I was. Local farming ag was potatoes and broccoli. The stench from the rotting vegetables after harvest didn't make it pleasant on the nostrils.
Quote from: Hognrock on Jan 19, 2026, 01:28 PMIf it's gonna be this damn cold at least give us some snow.
If the euro is right, gonna be a legendary one in central Arkansas.
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Glad I'm in SoCal until February 6th...
Good luck fuckers!
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 19, 2026, 06:17 AMLooks like Arkansas is getting its first winter storm Friday/Saturday.
great. today was fricking cold in nwa.
Quote from: Hognrock on Jan 19, 2026, 01:28 PMIf it's gonna be this damn cold at least give us some snow.
Weather Channel app says 5-8" snow for central Arkansas.
Looks like yall fucked this weekend and the following with snow/ice models
The models this morning show Little Rock getting wrecked
Quote from: HTL on Jan 19, 2026, 03:05 PMIf the euro is right, gonna be a legendary one in central Arkansas.
Haven't forecasted operationally in over 10 years now, but EURO used to have a reputation for being biased with it's moisture...especially across CONUS.
A little more optimistic
https://x.com/ryanvaughan/status/2013480768131973182?s=20
Yakobian is being cautious about the snow totals.
We've all seen this before. It could turn out to be a dusting, maybe 2".
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 20, 2026, 08:23 AMYakobian is being cautious about the snow totals.
https://x.com/toddyakoubian/status/2013621106825937206?s=46&t=Z4r2QIiNNsZM5Lty4ufQXQ (https://x.com/toddyakoubian/status/2013621106825937206?s=46&t=Z4r2QIiNNsZM5Lty4ufQXQ)
Nope
Y'all are fucked
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 20, 2026, 08:24 AMWe've all seen this before. It could turn out to be a dusting, maybe 2".
A cold rain.
Time to break out the smoked chuck roast chili recipe.
Time to hit the stores before there's nothing left. It appears southern arkansas could get hit with more ice than snow and if so...yikes. Don't wish that on anyone: I remember that awful ice storm mid 90s when eastern arkansas had so much ice we didn't have power for a week.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 20, 2026, 09:17 AMTime to hit the stores before there's nothing left. It appears southern arkansas could get hit with more ice than snow and if so...yikes. Don't wish that on anyone: I remember that awful ice storm mid 90s when eastern arkansas had so much ice we didn't have power for a week.
I remember the winter storm of 2000/2001 over Christmas break. I got stuck at my girlfriends for a week.
Quote from: soldiersooie on Jan 20, 2026, 09:54 AMI remember the winter storm of 2000/2001 over Christmas break. I got stuck at my girlfriends for a week.
You poor thing.
Just saw one model that said 13 inches in Texarkana, 24 in LR, and 16 in Memphrica. lol
1.5-2 inches of liquid.
Quote from: soldiersooie on Jan 20, 2026, 09:54 AMI remember the winter storm of 2000/2001 over Christmas break. I got stuck at my girlfriends for a week.
We were up visiting and had to jump hotels in Fayetteville 3 times because the power kept going out while waiting for the roads to clear up. Once the roads got somewhat passable I had to white knuckle it across a frozen Oklahoma with a pregnant wife in the passenger seat.
First and last time we ever drove home for Christmas.
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Wow!
Almost 2 feet southeast of Nashville in latest run.
An entire swath of the south is going to get crushed with ice.
Quote from: soldiersooie on Jan 20, 2026, 09:54 AMI remember the winter storm of 2000/2001 over Christmas break. I got stuck at my girlfriends for a week.
We were out of power for 2 hours and the older couple across the street for 2 weeks. I ended up giving them all of my firewood and lamp oil.
Quote from: soldiersooie on Jan 20, 2026, 09:54 AMI remember the winter storm of 2000/2001 over Christmas break. I got stuck at my girlfriends for a week.
We got stuck at my parents' house with two 9-month olds. It wasn't fun.
I sat two cars from the light beside Gene Lockwoods in 2001 and watched it snow 6 inches before I got through the light. Absolute gridlock and chaos.
This may be a 1994 level ice event and in the same area. Bad shit.
It's gonna be close on the ice for southern Arkansas.
Quote from: Spiderham on Jan 20, 2026, 10:48 AMIMG_1316.jpeg
Wow!
Almost 2 feet southeast of Nashville in latest run.
I hope the euro is wrong. Last one has precipitation for damn near 48 hours.
Quote from: soldiersooie on Jan 20, 2026, 09:54 AMI remember the winter storm of 2000/2001 over Christmas break. I got stuck at my girlfriends for a week.
that one was brutal; freezing rain started on Christmas day and by midnight Texarkana was shut down. Trees broke and fell half the night. 5 days with no power at my house. 7 days at the office.
Unless something changes tomorrow, think this one may be one for the memory bank. The Heights Kroger was already a shitshow lol.
Any of y'all need some firewood? Send me a pm.
I have a shit ton.
Loaded up on fresh poo paper today. Gotta prioritize.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 20, 2026, 01:18 PMthat one was brutal; freezing rain started on Christmas day and by midnight Texarkana was shut down. Trees broke and fell half the night. 5 days with no power at my house. 7 days at the office.
We lived in the Spring Lake Park area during that storm. I remember hearing tree limbs snapping and transformers blowing all evening. 12 year old me thought it was pretty cool outside of not being able to get on my computer.
https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/2013786960179995004?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Exploding trees
As long as power remains on I'm fine hunkering down.
My worst experience. We were in Texas for Christmas and we saw hogs beat Georgia in the Cotton Bowl. Next day we headed back to Memphis. My old man insisted on leaving Ft Worth despite Arkansas being covered ice in the weather map. 500 miles home.
From mt pleasant the road got icy. We got to arkadelphia. I30 solid ice. Came over a hill and the road was closed by ASP. We were stuck. They took us to town and dumped us in front of a Baptist church. Spent two days on the floor of a church gym in a loaned sleeping bag eating disaster food and whatever townsfolk brought. We were taken back to our car when i30 reopened. Took a day to get to Brinkley. Another storm so I 40 closed. Two more days stuck in a seedy motel with my parents who by this time were about to kill each other. Five plus days to get home. It sucked balls.
My wife endured a 100 year snowstorm in Denver. I left for a Sony show in Beverly Hills. By the time I arrived she had two feet. Next day there was six feet and still falling. She lost power but had a gas log fireplace. She had to dig out enough space for the dog to shut and puss. All while I was in LA stuck as DIA was closed for a week.
Wtf has the weather channel turned into? Thought I'd check it out to get an upcoming this storm and they're showing some midget ice road trucker show. Their app is trash too. Just littered with ads and bs.
Latest euro run would be the worst ice storm in state history for central Arkansas. Apocalyptic. Start preparing now.
Quote from: Texzilla on Jan 20, 2026, 11:40 PMAs long as power remains on I'm fine hunkering down.
My worst experience.
Right after Christmas 2012's ice in Central Arkansas I went back to managing the night shift contractors at the St. Gobain plant construction between Bryant and Bauxite. No power in the office. The subarc welders had to add extra heaters to the long seam on the rotary kiln they were putting together and I think they spent half the night just putting up tarps to get out of the wind and propane heaters to stay alive. It was so cold their only job was to START preheating the seam so the day crew could get the weld started later. The electricians were mostly from Green Bay and those dipshits are walking around in long-sleeve t-shirts talking about Arkansas finally getting some "proper" weather. No one else bothered showing up.
I think to that point it was one of the coldest recorded nights in Arkansas history. That kind of cold where no amount of clothing layers can warm you up.
They gotta be right somewhere. East of us might dodge it and get rain.
https://x.com/SeqSevereWx/status/2013931649738694685?s=20
Quote from: HTL on Jan 21, 2026, 05:52 AMLatest euro run would be the worst ice storm in state history for central Arkansas. Apocalyptic. Start preparing now.
Snow models now shifting north according to Youtuber Max Velocity...but that doesn't mean ice won't be a huge factor. Just the threat of ice will have this state shut down for 3 days.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 21, 2026, 07:02 AMRight after Christmas 2012's ice in Central Arkansas I went back to managing the night shift contractors at the St. Gobain plant construction between Bryant and Bauxite. No power in the office. The subarc welders had to add extra heaters to the long seam on the rotary kiln they were putting together and I think they spent half the night just putting up tarps to get out of the wind and propane heaters to stay alive. It was so cold their only job was to START preheating the seam so the day crew could get the weld started later. The electricians were mostly from Green Bay and those dipshits are walking around in long-sleeve t-shirts talking about Arkansas finally getting some "proper" weather. No one else bothered showing up.
I think to that point it was one of the coldest recorded nights in Arkansas history. That kind of cold where no amount of clothing layers can warm you up.
When I lived in KCMO there were times it would WARM UP to 13 degrees and we wore short sleeves...many times I'd go to high school with snow on the ground in Al Dillard shorts but I was a skater back then and it was different times.
Ted Cruz spotted on a plane bound for Laguna Beach. Texas is screwed.
Yeah, we need this thing to shift back south and make it just a snow event for most of the state.
If this morning's models hold, and temps stay below or around freezing for a week, it's going to be a serious mess for the state.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 21, 2026, 07:22 AMTed Cruz spotted on a plane bound for Laguna Beach. Texas is screwed.
His poor dog is left alone at home.
Those AI models that Lurk jacks off too sure did great on this.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 16, 2026, 11:17 AMI don't know if we are even going to have winter this year. It's the middle of January, I need to mow, and lots of years spring starts in February anyway. Looking at the long range stuff does not show any serious cold snaps coming.
Chortle
Quote from: flash23 on Jan 20, 2026, 10:13 PMWe lived in the Spring Lake Park area during that storm. I remember hearing tree limbs snapping and transformers blowing all evening. 12 year old me thought it was pretty cool outside of not being able to get on my computer.
My son and I were supposed to go duck hunting on Dec 26. The season opened back up. We actually got up and loaded our stuff to go. I threw a chain saw in my pickup and we thought we were going to Millwood. Had to use the chainsaw 2 times in the first two blocks just to get down the street within 3 blocks of my house. The large metal poles holding up power lines on State Line Avenue bent to the ground under the weight. We drove everywhere we could around town. Total devastation. No power anywhere.Could hear a few generators working, at Wadley Hospital, etc. Never seen anything like it.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 21, 2026, 08:30 AMChortle
What you chortling about you poodle headed, dork? It ain't happened yet and now the models seem to be shifting to rain. Who knows? A day or two of cold weather does not a winter make.
Poodle head!
Now expected to shift a little more south today. This could be ideal put me on the gradient line and give me six inches or so and get it gone. I've got a big weekend of horse racing the next weekend and I'm too old and crabby for this shit.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 21, 2026, 09:00 AMWhat you chortling about you poodle headed, dork? It ain't happened yet and now the models seem to be shifting to rain. Who knows? A day or two of cold weather does not a winter make.
On January 16 you said,
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 21, 2026, 09:00 AMLooking at the long range stuff does not show any serious cold snaps coming
Here we are 5 days later and snowmageddon is upon us. Just admit you were wrong and move on.
Poodle head versus Mr. Potatohead.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 21, 2026, 09:31 AMOn January 16 you said,
Here we are 5 days later and snowmageddon is upon us. Just admit you were wrong and move on.
Wrong? About the weather? OMG
And no, on January 16th, this wasn't forecast on my apps.
Now, admit that your hairstyle looks like a poodle sat on your head and is ridiculous for a man pushing or over 60 and we can move on.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 21, 2026, 09:41 AMWrong? About the weather? OMG
And no, on January 16th, this wasn't forecast on my apps.
Now, admit that your hairstyle looks like a poodle sat on your head and is ridiculous for a man pushing or over 60 and we can move on.
You need better apps.
No clue what you're talking about with my hair. Pretty sure every picture posted of me I had a Hog hat on. I guess you can blame your apps for being wrong about that too. Since Dec of 1988 I have had a medium skin fade (once my hair grew back from the shave) with the top being about 1 1/2 inches long.
I must say it is quite cute that you're so worried about another man's looks. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Jan 21, 2026, 10:21 AMYou need better apps.
No clue what you're talking about with my hair. Pretty sure every picture posted of me I had a Hog hat on. I guess you can blame your apps for being wrong about that too. Since Dec of 1988 I have had a medium skin fade (once my hair grew back from the shave) with the top being about 1 1/2 inches long.
I must say it is quite cute that you're so worried about another man's looks. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
You have a poodle on top of your head. As for looks, you post more pictures of yourself on this board than anyone, including ones with you eating a steak with a poodle on your head.
I don't think people are focusing on the real issue with this storm. It's an infrastructure issue...memba Texas the other year. People will be left weeks without power. Could shut down refineries and water systems and a few LNG terminals if it goes far enough south. You in that pink band of straight up ice...go ahead and sign off now and start preparing. Don't end up like wallyhog dead
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 21, 2026, 11:24 AMYou in that punk band of straight up ice
I was in Straight Up Ice for about a year, but we were more Acid Rock than punk.
Woopig, where weather threads turn into poodle heads.
Quote from: Borenutz on Jan 21, 2026, 11:28 AMWoopig, where weather threads turn into poodle heads.
Woopig..."Wear a
cup cap!"
So Usahawgfan is a brillo head?
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 21, 2026, 11:15 AMYou have a poodle on top of your head. As for looks, you post more pictures of yourself on this board than anyone, including ones with you eating a steak with a poodle on your head.
I think he's got you, USAF.
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There's some Jew in that lineage.
Quote from: Ray Zorback on Jan 21, 2026, 11:53 AMI think he's got you, USAF.
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Now THAT is funny
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He has issues...
:D
I'm actually more a Boxer guy.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 21, 2026, 11:24 AMI don't think people are focusing on the real issue with this storm. It's an infrastructure issue...memba Texas the other year. People will be left weeks without power. Could shut down refineries and water systems and a few LNG terminals if it goes far enough south. You in that pink band of straight up ice...go ahead and sign off now and start preparing. Don't end up like wallyhog dead
It's okay. We can just invade Venezuela again.
I was on the fence for this year, but I just sent my dues after this page.
this winter storm going to fuck shit up from new mexico to virginia, as far north as kansas city and as far south as houston.
major icing event on the south half of the storm where warmer air will rise above the colder air, and major snow fall totals on the north half where all the air is cold as fuck.
could be upwards of a million without power for days.
Looks like the ice/snow line has moved northward.
Weather Channel app predicts 1-3" of snow and ice, with wintry mix happening Friday night late through Saturday night, then turning to snow.
Todd says initial will be sleet and not freezing rain in Central Arkansas. 6+ of snow on top of any sleet.
just saw an updated forecast model that is now saying 18-24" for nwa....a little strip from tulsa to harrison around hwy 412 and south about 50 miles.
In case you just don't want to "Winter" this weekend.
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This storm keeps getting upgraded.
There is now a several hundred mile wide swath of land from the Texas panhandle all the way to Maine that will get more than a foot of snow.
Several cities will set three day snowfall records.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 21, 2026, 03:32 PMLooks like the ice/snow line has moved northward.
Weather Channel app predicts 1-3" of snow and ice, with wintry mix happening Friday night late through Saturday night, then turning to snow.
I'd stick with Todd. He'd be freaking out if he thought LR was going to get freezing rain.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 21, 2026, 05:59 PMI'd stick with Todd. He'd be freaking out if he thought LR was going to get freezing rain.
Weather channel is saying up to a half inch of ice for little Rock, more the further south you go. Then snow on top of the ice.
This latest model...there is now a strip of land east of nwa in the 24-30" snow band on the weather channel.
This is truly a bread/milk storm of the century. Up to three feet of snow in Appalachian Virginia. Wow.
Its gonna be bad, real bad. You heard it here first, folks.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 21, 2026, 11:24 AMI don't think people are focusing on the real issue with this storm. It's an infrastructure issue...memba Texas the other year. People will be left weeks without power. Could shut down refineries and water systems and a few LNG terminals if it goes far enough south. You in that pink band of straight up ice...go ahead and sign off now and start preparing. Don't end up like wallyhog dead
Yep that shit can happen. I think they were dependent on giant windmills that froze up like a mofo.
We are supposed to play LSU Saturday night in Fayetteville. Wonder what the odds are they will cancel it.
Quote from: BASS on Jan 21, 2026, 06:01 PMWeather channel is saying up to a half inch of ice for little Rock, more the further south you go. Then snow on top of the ice.
This latest model...there is now a strip of land east of nwa in the 24-30" snow band on the weather channel.
This is truly a bread/milk storm of the century. Up to three feet of snow in Appalachian Virginia. Wow.
Sleet in Central AR though. I'm still skeptical the cold air may not overwhelm and we end up with more snow though.
Everyone south of Jonesboro, make your peace with God
https://x.com/nwslittlerock/status/2014313740322136407?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Fayetteville may or may not get 20 inches of snow.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 22, 2026, 10:51 AMFayetteville may or may not get 20 inches of snow.
If Dr. Jong was still at the U, his classes would definitely still be happening.
I'm done watching weather. They know freezing shit is going to fall. They don't know what or where. Every new model run is different.
Technology has made weather reporting unwatchable. Now I got an hour explanation of what this model says vs that model, and if this changes it means 10 other things. I don't need to be a fucking weather expert. Just tell me if we're gonna get rain, snow or sleet, and how much (a little or a lot). That's all I need to know. Shouldn't take more than a minute.
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Pretty fucking accurate.
On the eve of an ice storm, I find out none of my Microsoft365 emails have gone out or come in since noon. FML.
I would not really be that disappointed if this is true in LR as long as it is not a crap ton of ice.
https://x.com/THV11/status/2014430127468249600
Haha all them Little Rock chirren goin to school Monday
Nope. lr gonna get at least an inch of ice
I still laugh how the entire town goes into chaos upon any type of snow or ice in the forecast. Here...doesn't matter what happens there's a 90% chance ain't nothing shutting down
I look at two apps. One says 9 to 11 inches of snow on Saturday. The other says a half inch of sleet and ice. lol
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 22, 2026, 05:19 PMI still laugh how the entire town goes into chaos upon any type of snow or ice in the forecast. Here...doesn't matter what happens there's a 90% chance ain't nothing shutting down
This is 3+ inches of ice.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 22, 2026, 05:23 PMI look at two apps. One says 9 to 11 inches of snow on Saturday. The other says a half inch of sleet and ice. lol
They forecast the ice and snow totals separately and it's causing confusion. The half inch of ice is most likely what you can expect in addition to any snow totals. It's gonna get messy.
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jan 22, 2026, 06:08 PMThey forecast the ice and snow totals separately and it's causing confusion. The half inch of ice is most likely what you can expect in addition to any snow totals. It's gonna get messy.
One says ice and no snow and the other says a shit load of snow.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 22, 2026, 06:11 PMOne says ice and no snow and the other says a shit load of snow.
guess it just depends if you're north or south of "the line"
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jan 22, 2026, 06:14 PM
From the still picture, it looks like Massachusetts is going to get the Dick of Death.
Fuck all this shit...where's Frankie?
Nwa is going to get a ton of snow. For us in central Arkansas, stock up on bourbon.
Careful if you're in the North East. Ya'll are about to get pounded.
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Quote from: Zoso on Jan 22, 2026, 06:40 PMFuck all this shit...where's Frankie?
You asked.
fuck this shit, give me baseball weather. I'm fine with 100 degrees with humidity
Our closest neighbors at our place in NE Wisconsin texted us last night. Temp was -19, wind chill was -31.
That's why we don't stay up there in winter....it's going to be 34, then 22, then 10 here in DFW the next few days. Sounds like summer compared to -19.
Quote from: Hognrock on Jan 22, 2026, 09:30 PMfuck this shit, give me baseball weather. I'm fine with 100 degrees with humidity
Any day, all day.
Quote from: Hognrock on Jan 22, 2026, 09:30 PMfuck this shit, give me baseball weather. I'm fine with 100 degrees with humidity
In 3 weeks it will be 72 degrees (inside Globe Life) and baseball will be played. Can't wait.
Quote from: RPL on Jan 22, 2026, 08:55 PMYou asked.
Our local weather folks could take a lesson from Frankie.
Quote from: animal on Jan 22, 2026, 08:27 PMCareful if you're in the North East. Ya'll are about to get pounded.
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That's some testicular atrophy right there.
It's gonna be cold, do not drive...make this instead https://snackingemily.com/viral-one-pan-baked-dumplings/
Quote from: mr.zorak on Jan 23, 2026, 10:32 AMThat's some testicular atrophy right there.
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F'n wind is brutal and it's not even cold yet.
It's amazing how the fucking birds know. Hundreds of various waterfowl were in the lake yesterday. Today not a one. They got the fuck out of here.
I love the posts on Nextdoor.
Who has a generator I can have? Who has a cheap generator? I replied I have one. Price today $30,000. Price next Friday : $200.
What do I do with my freezer goods if power goes out? "Uhh it's going to be 7 degrees. Put your shit outside or in your garage."
Quote from: Texzilla on Jan 23, 2026, 02:11 PMI love the posts on Nextdoor.
Who has a generator I can have? Who has a cheap generator? I replied I have one. Price today $30,000. Price next Friday : $200.
What do I do with my freezer goods if power goes out? "Uhh it's going to be 7 degrees. Put your shit outside or in your garage."
I have a garage refrigerator. Definitely the kind of weather where you move stuff (drinks sitting in the garage) into the refrigerator to keep them WARMER.
https://x.com/dubsinfive/status/2014703224263983510?s=20
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Jan 23, 2026, 02:35 PMI have a garage refrigerator. Definitely the kind of weather where you move stuff (drinks sitting in the garage) into the refrigerator to keep them WARMER.
Something about beer chilled outside when it's like 15 is so much better than when you put in the freezer.
plow chicka plow plow :rofl:
According to radar, you Ft. Worth folks are right on the edge of disaster.
https://x.com/localmanweather/status/2014143217894035857?s=46
Oh no...
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Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Jan 23, 2026, 02:35 PMI have a garage refrigerator. Definitely the kind of weather where you move stuff (drinks sitting in the garage) into the refrigerator to keep them WARMER.
My drinks in my garage fridge started freezing. Had to bring 'em in the house. This living up north kinda sucks.
Garage refrigerator question.
Mine is in my detached garage. When it's 100 degrees outside my freezer works.
When it's below freezing outside, my freezer stuff thaws.
What gives?
Quote from: mr.zorak on Jan 23, 2026, 07:26 PMGarage refrigerator question.
Mine is in my detached garage. When it's 100 degrees outside my freezer works.
When it's below freezing outside, my freezer stuff thaws.
What gives?
Mine acts the same. Never figured it out except I figure the freezer says shit, I don't have to do anything, it's already freezing.
I bet there is a technical explanation that is roughly that.
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Jan 23, 2026, 07:39 PMMine acts the same. Never figured it out except I figure the freezer says shit, I don't have to do anything, it's already freezing.
I bet there is a technical explanation that is roughly that.
This was my theory as well
Gotta keep the thermostat lower than the outside temperature.
I wish I could say what my freezer says this weekend, but I gotta go work this weekend.
They opened up the call rooms at the hospital for those who wanted to sign up and stay, but I had to come home and take care of the mutts.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 23, 2026, 07:42 PMGotta keep the thermostat lower than the outside temperature.
So I need to turn it way down then?
https://x.com/jammles9/status/2014771092183794105?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
reports of freezing rain starting already in LR and Pine Bluff
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jan 23, 2026, 07:54 PMreports of freezing rain starting already in LR and Pine Bluff
Sleet in the western county...and it's 29
Been snowing here in OKC for about an hour. Wind has been blowing it around, but starting to accumulate.
Looks like the line on radar is right at LR...looks like everything south will be pure ice
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 23, 2026, 08:27 PMLooks like the line on radar is right at LR...looks like everything south will be pure ice
It will switch back and forth, ice to snow to ice. When the low pressure center taps the Gulf moisture it will be warm air riding up over the cold, so more ice.
I love how everyone thinks their gd weather expert when you get bad winter weather once a decade.
Sleet and freezing rain WLR
More sleet now.
Good sleet going in WLR right now.
Sleeting its balls off on Pebble Beach Dr.
Weather Channel radar shows it to be snowing.
You people don't have your garage heated and cooled?
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 23, 2026, 09:25 PMYou people don't have your garage heated and cooled?
Mine is currently cooled..
I'll have it heated by the first of June.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 23, 2026, 09:25 PMYou people don't have your garage heated and cooled?
I do. It's a godsend.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 23, 2026, 09:25 PMYou people don't have your garage heated and cooled?
You people?
Stuttgart getting caked in ice
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I fully expect my mother to get up and start stumbling around and fall before daylight. Then call me wanting me to go to her house, with an inch of ice on the ground, and pick her up off the floor.
She really likes to fall during extreme weather, family events/holidays, or when I'm 700 miles away for work or vacation.
So as the weather gets worse, the chances my mother falls down goes up.
Sleet here in Keller TX. DFW doesn't handle sleet/ice well. Thankfully it's a weekend.
I need to get the old Montgomery Ward wall heater in my garage fired up. Worked on a old Dearborn heater yesterday...told the people they needed to replace it with something modern that won't kill them. But I got it working long enough to get them thru the storm. oh and really want that old heater for my collection of really dangerous wall heaters.
My server room slash home office mini split is still wanting to cool with it being 18 degrees outside. I may want to look into more energy efficient shit. :stache:
Hell of a sleet going on in the Spa. Got lucky I guess seeing a lot of pictures of freezing rain further west just a couple of inches of sleet so far here.
How safe is it to run one of these Buddy Heaters in my garage? I've got a fridge, freezer, and my water heater is out there. I was thinking of firing it up tomorrow night when it's supposed to fall below zero. I know they're supposed to be indoor safe but feel uncomfortable with that thing going all night while we're asleep.
I ran it last night for a few hours and it definitely makes a difference.
Supposedly still a round 2 coming
It's been a long time since most of us have experienced a second round after a few inches
This guy is the one I follow for news. He does a good job covering everyone and doesn't ignore Arkansas like's not there.
Weather channel app says Little Rock has had 17 inches of snow already, is that accurate?
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 24, 2026, 08:35 AMWeather channel app says Little Rock has had 17 inches of snow already, is that accurate?
Not in WLR. Heavy sleet pileups. Light snow just started.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 24, 2026, 12:24 AMI fully expect my mother to get up and start stumbling around and fall before daylight. Then call me wanting me to go to her house, with an inch of ice on the ground, and pick her up off the floor.
She really likes to fall during extreme weather, family events/holidays, or when I'm 700 miles away for work or vacation.
So as the weather gets worse, the chances my mother falls down goes up.
I have a few geriatrics that I have to check on. I had ro emphatically tell them to not go outside for any reason. I've had 2 geriatrics that have gone to get their mail, slipped on the ice and fell, break a hip, have surgery, get pneumonia and die. There;s nothing in the mailbox worth death.
Quote from: CardHog on Jan 24, 2026, 08:10 AMHow safe is it to run one of these Buddy Heaters in my garage? I've got a fridge, freezer, and my water heater is out there. I was thinking of firing it up tomorrow night when it's supposed to fall below zero. I know they're supposed to be indoor safe but feel uncomfortable with that thing going all night while we're asleep.
I ran it last night for a few hours and it definitely makes a difference.
It will be fine.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 24, 2026, 08:35 AMWeather channel app says Little Rock has had 17 inches of snow already, is that accurate?
It's saying 20 inches in Benton. I can confirm that's inaccurate.
Don't look now, but may get another round next weekend this time further south. Just in time to fuck up crawfish season.
Quote from: HTL on Jan 24, 2026, 09:37 AMDon't look now, but may get another round next weekend this time further south. Just in time to fuck up crawfish season.
That's what I was seeing the other day that this wave is the first of at least two and possibly a 3rd
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40,000 without power in Texarkana
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jan 24, 2026, 10:24 AM40,000 without power in Texarkana
Texans or Arkansans?
It makes a difference.
Please be fake
https://x.com/PappenheimWx/status/2015065526385381616?s=20
Power outage map. Some outages but sporadic and nowhere near 40k.
https://outagemap.swepco.com/
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Jan 24, 2026, 09:34 AMIt's saying 20 inches in Benton. I can confirm that's inaccurate.
3 inches of sleet. We finally got a flurry about an hour ago but that's all the snow. It's been all sleet besides a little rain early on.
All this weather and espn decides to do the this game not part of your package bullshit.
Quote from: Gambler on Jan 24, 2026, 11:45 AMAll this weather and espn decides to do the this game not part of your package bullshit.
It's on the SEC Network. You don't get that?
Quote from: HTL on Jan 24, 2026, 09:37 AMDon't look now, but may get another round next weekend this time further south. Just in time to fuck up crawfish season.
We already have crawfish in Texarkana.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 24, 2026, 11:55 AMIt's on the SEC Network. You don't get that?
We already have crawfish in Texarkana.
Yeah, I was looking at other games. Wanted to check in on Vandy, and it wouldn't let me.
My parents in De Queen lost power at 3am, it came back around 12:15
I got the generator out of my camper and ready to find out it's a bitch to start. Can run a cord up to my furnace in fairly short order.
Also have my propane heater set up expecting the end of the world I already have the pilot lit.
My unscientific snow measure is 4 inches in Ward.
Supposed to start freezing rain at some point tonight I guess
Benton power flickering sporadically on this side of town. May be the last of electricity for a bit once it finally dies.
Snow is knee deep to a border collie here in Jonesboro. Idk, that's probably like 6-7". Hasn't stopped coming down yet. Speaking of border collie, mine figured out how to open the back door so guess who got snow in the living room.
Been coming down pretty good for an hour now here in OKC.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 24, 2026, 12:45 PMSnow is knee deep to a border collie here in Jonesboro. Idk, that's probably like 6-7". Hasn't stopped coming down yet. Speaking of border collie, mine figured out how to open the back door so guess who got snow in the living room.
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Meanwhile in Japan I'm told McDonald's is selling adult creme pies. Chocolate and Vanilla. :stache:
I don't know what's more shocking...that Japan has a McDonald's or that they are selling adult creme pies.
Well, that's a weather update I didn't expect.
Can it be like Build-a-Bear where I go make the cream pie before I purchase it? Like "hey everyone check out this pastry I nutted in on vacation" <insert Van Wilder clip here>
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 24, 2026, 12:36 PMBenton power flickering sporadically on this side of town. May be the last of electricity for a bit once it finally dies.
I'm Just west of Benton. We're on First Electric and 4 or 5 times since about 830 this morning the lights have dimmed briefly. I assume that was due to the total load on the system, not power lines being snapped.
I feel your pain.
I had to turn on the pool heater this week.
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48 hours ago the forecast was over a foot of snow for nwa by now. I think there is three inches at most. Way to go nws.
Quote from: BASS on Jan 24, 2026, 04:48 PM48 hours ago the forecast was over a foot of snow for nwa by now. I think there is three inches at most. Way to go nws.
We got about 3-4" over here. It wasn't near as bad as they were making it out to be. We are supposed to get more late this afternoon/night but that remains to be seen. Mostly freezing rain tonight...supposedly.
Quote from: BASS on Jan 24, 2026, 04:48 PM48 hours ago the forecast was over a foot of snow for nwa by now. I think there is three inches at most. Way to go nws.
I think yalls big snow is tonight now. Or they could be wrong again.
Quote from: BASS on Jan 24, 2026, 04:48 PM48 hours ago the forecast was over a foot of snow for nwa by now. I think there is three inches at most. Way to go nws.
Every time they go big forecasting doom and gloom it underperforms.
You would think the law of averages would be on their side but now.
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That's the line that feeds my home.
My old man has an ultimate set of tools. He can fix it.
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That's the line that feeds my home.
I think you can fix it yourself. Just need some titebond and duct tape.
The snow/sleet line is right thru the middle of Washington county. Looks like mostly sleet for us until after midnight.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 24, 2026, 06:26 PMI think you can fix it yourself. Just need some titebond and duct tape.
Nah just take an extension cord, cut the ends off, and use it to splice the cable back together. It's safe as long as he's on the ground.
Arkansas got off pretty light all things considered:
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Heard it raining early on around 5 am to 5:30 where I'm at...I think that's probably good enough to keep me off the roads for a bit. I'll do snow and sleet but ice....I'll let everyone else get out there and wear it down. Does seem like we dodged a bullet not sure if this is over or not.
Think it's supposed to be like 4 degrees tomorrow morning. So neat. Might have to wear an extra layer of long panties.
We got some snow but then ice on top of it. There are a couple or three inches of white stuff. But I took the dogs out and it is so solid that I didn't even make tracks in it.
23 degrees and steady freezing rain here in Pinehurst/Southern Pines. The 60 batrillion pine trees around here are not happy.
Seems we got at least a couple inches of powder on top of the sleet from the day before. Definitely was woken up with some more sleet though. Fuck this weather.
Quote from: animal on Jan 25, 2026, 06:06 AM.I think that's probably good enough to keep me off the roads for a bit. I'll do snow and sleet but ice...
The roads in saline county are straight ice with snow sprinkled on top. At least on the north side of I30.
I thought I was going to get out and see what's going on - that's a big no-go. I got about 1/4 mile from the house and turned back. Creeped/idled back home and parked it.
Oh, and I was off by a day. She called at 05:58 this morning.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 24, 2026, 12:24 AMI fully expect my mother to get up and start stumbling around and fall before daylight. Then call me wanting me to go to her house, with an inch of ice on the ground, and pick her up off the floor.
She really likes to fall during extreme weather, family events/holidays, or when I'm 700 miles away for work or vacation.
So as the weather gets worse, the chances my mother falls down goes up.
Get the plows running today.
I have some large snow/ice accumulations.
Like 4 feet on one corner of house/garage.
What is your strategy to start digging out? I just gave a shovel about 5 mins. That sucks.
Quote from: Guardrail on Jan 25, 2026, 08:24 AMThe roads in saline county are straight ice with snow sprinkled on top. At least on the north side of I30.
I thought I was going to get out and see what's going on - that's a big no-go. I got about 1/4 mile from the house and turned back. Creeped/idled back home and parked it.
Oh, and I was off by a day. She called at 05:58 this morning.
My mother had a habit of falling. I started just calling the fire dept to go pick her up
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Jan 25, 2026, 09:09 AMI have some large snow/ice accumulations.
Like 4 feet on one corner of house/garage.
What is your strategy to start digging out? I just gave a shovel about 5 mins. That sucks.
You're going to have to let God clear it starting on Tuesday.
In Arlington, we got a layer of freezing rain, then 1-2 inches of sleet, and now snow. A mess to drive on.
Social media is so funny with all this. Between Nextdoor and ring the stupidity abounds.
"Are the roads icy?" Uhh all the local channels have 24 hour coverage.
"Is McDonalds open?"
"Have you seen my parrot? He hates snow!"
"Can someone bring me a pizza?"
Quote from: Natty_Ice on Jan 25, 2026, 09:20 AMOxford = fubar
I was waiting to see him upside down or something.
Y'all be careful with the shovels - people die doing that shit (heart attacks).
Holy shit, the wind and rain just arrived in Foley at straight up noon, wind died down, according to Google weather the rain stops at 8 tonight and we don't hit freezing until 3 AM, so far so good.
Probably 10" in my yard. Less on the neighborhood streets but the sleet last night packed it in. Tire tracks aren't reaching the asphalt and they're freezing solid worse than everything else. Dipshits trying to drive are just making the roads worse. Overall city roads in Jonesboro aren't bad at all; they do a good job of treating before and clearing after. They'll have plows in my neighborhood today or tomorrow.
2-door Rubicon on 35's is staying in the garage today. I have everything I need at the house. Last year it pulled a few strangers out of ditches. I hope they learned their lesson.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 25, 2026, 12:44 PMProbably 10" in my yard. Less on the neighborhood streets but the sleet last night packed it in. Tire tracks aren't reaching the asphalt and they're freezing solid worse than everything else. Dipshits trying to drive are just making the roads worse. Overall city roads in Jonesboro aren't bad at all; they do a good job of treating before and clearing after. They'll have plows in my neighborhood today or tomorrow.
2-door Rubicon on 35's is staying in the garage today. I have everything I need at the house. Last year it pulled a few strangers out of ditches. I hope they learned their lesson.
You have a 2door Rubicon? Damn those are rare as hen's teeth.
Quote from: dhog on Jan 25, 2026, 12:50 PMYou have a 2door Rubicon? Damn those are rare as hen's teeth.
2017 JK. 6-cyl, stick shift. Had to go to Kentucky to find it.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 25, 2026, 12:54 PM2017 JK. 6-cyl, stick shift. Had to go to Kentucky to find it.
That's a keeper!
I think we got 4-5 inches overnight on the Benton/Washinton County line, about 6-8 total.
Brought the apartment kids home last night around 11 from Fayetteville, very little to no traffic, roads were not bad then.
Not going anywhere for awhile
https://x.com/kylestormchaser/status/2015224090915656098?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 25, 2026, 12:54 PM2017 JK. 6-cyl, stick shift. Had to go to Kentucky to find it.
A 2017 2 door Rubicon Recon Edition was the last Jeep I owned. It was my favorite. Still prefer the 2 door over the 4 door.
Almost a foot in St. Louis. A little more left today.
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Jan 25, 2026, 01:41 PMAlmost a foot in St. Louis. A little more left today.
Rethinking my decision to retire to this area. I've never seen this much snow in my life. Have not seen a forecast yet where the temperature gets above freezing.
How do you people live up here?
If Chevy ever had a good time to bring back "Like a Rock" commercials
https://x.com/75southco/status/2015443253592478084?s=20
Quote from: dhog on Jan 25, 2026, 12:50 PMYou have a 2door Rubicon? Damn those are rare as hen's teeth.
I know where one is for sale with a hellcat engine in it, sitting on 37's...
Only thing I don't like about it is the color.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 25, 2026, 02:19 PMI know where one is for sale with a hellcat engine in it, sitting on 37's...
Only thing I don't like about it is the color.
My neighbor has one and it sounds amazing.
prayers for the yachts
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Quote from: Hognrock on Jan 25, 2026, 03:37 PMMy neighbor has one and it sounds amazing.
I hate a Chrysler product about as much as I do anything from Texas, but I'd probably find a spot in my heart for this thing.
It'll bring the front tires off the ground on dry pavement, and it sounds amazing. A guy I work with has the factory version with the 4 doors, but this is the only two door I've ever seen.
It was thundering like crazy at 2:00 this morning. Brought back 1994 memories.
Drifts from snow/sleet blown off the roof are going to last a while. That's 2- 2 1/2 feet in Chenal.
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The birds and the baby smoker have tall white caps.
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Chickendale only got about 6-7 inches depending where you measure. It's as dense heavy wet snow, doesn't compact much under your feet.
Quote from: Gambler on Jan 25, 2026, 04:50 PMIt was thundering like crazy at 2:00 this morning. Brought back 1994 memories.
I'll never forget that. Thunder snow and sleet so heavy that it collapsed a warehouse roof. That was during the day. Then the freezing rain started that night. The only entertainment after it started was listening to the trees breaking.
Oxford looks like a war zone. Does the campus have power? Does anyone there have power
https://x.com/thoughtcrimes80/status/2015543418907222035?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
The old docks at Lindsey Resort on the Little Red River collapsed this morning. Video of it on their FB page. Also boat docks on Greers are all floating low and distress.
Amazed there were people actually on the docks at the Yact Club and no one was injured.
Quote from: Lurk on Jan 25, 2026, 07:58 PMI'll never forget that. Thunder snow and sleet so heavy that it collapsed a warehouse roof. That was during the day. Then the freezing rain started that night. The only entertainment after it started was listening to the trees breaking.
The Burlington roof? I was there when it happened. Sent everyone home.
Quote from: Gambler on Jan 25, 2026, 11:17 PMThe Burlington roof? I was there when it happened. Sent everyone home.
I had just left.
I wonder if this is the first time every school district in the state has closed for bad weather on the same day.
I threw out a steak bone the other night and noticed the birds outside were pecking on that pretty good all day yesterday...didn't realize regular birds would go for meat.
I had some rice with it and they were going for the bone first.
Lyndsey Boat dock collapse.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/877618551814200/?fs=e&fs=e
Collapses all over Hamilton. A matter of time for shitty flat metal roofs.
Quote from: HTL on Jan 26, 2026, 07:51 AMCollapses all over Hamilton. A matter of time for shitty flat metal roofs.
This is what happens when you allow ICE into your communities :hair-fire:
Quote from: FNG on Jan 26, 2026, 07:56 AMThis is what happens when you allow ICE into your communities :hair-fire:
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You made me waste some perfectly good coffee. :))
My dogs are officially done with this. At first they kind of liked it. Now they just look at you when you try to take the outside and they have started sneaking off and pooping in corners and shit rather than tell you they need to go out. Thank goodness we have tile floors.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 26, 2026, 09:10 AMMy dogs are officially done with this. At first they kind of liked it. Now they just look at you when you try to take the outside and they have started sneaking off and pooping in corners and shit rather than tell you they need to go out. Thank goodness we have tile floors.
see if you were wise you would have built a path from the door to a tent outside for your dogs to poop like others do when it snows. This way they can go out, not deal with snow and doesn't track back in.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 26, 2026, 09:15 AMsee if you were wise you would have built a path from the door to a tent outside for your dogs to poop like others do when it snows. This way they can go out, not deal with snow and doesn't track back in.
I did that. Path across the concrete patio and cleared a nice area in the grass.
My dog decided the path, the concrete, by the grill, was the place to poop.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 26, 2026, 09:15 AMsee if you were wise you would have built a path from the door to a tent outside for your dogs to poop like others do when it snows. This way they can go out, not deal with snow and doesn't track back in.
I'd just shoot the dogs before I went to that much trouble.
And for what it is worth, it would take a jackhammer to clear a path. I left no tracks when I drove out of the garage this morning. It's about four inches of hardened ice.
I was up late digging someone's Tesla out of my cup de sac. They were like "we got around fine yesterday". Yeah yesterday we hadn't had a night of sleet to pack all the powder down into ice.
Pretty cool that they could just push a button and raise the suspension so I had room to shovel and cram some traction mats under the tires.
Should have prepped before the storm with plastic sheathing so the ground stays dry. But go ahead shoot your dog I guess because it's an inconvenience
Just walked around my house. You step, seems like you are OK, then the ice gives way and you sink about 1' down or more. Seems we got snow, then ice, then a little more snow on top of that. 6-7" total but with huge snow/ice drifts on all sides of the house. It may take 2 weeks for this shit to thaw out.
Quote from: HTL on Jan 26, 2026, 07:51 AMCollapses all over Hamilton. A matter of time for shitty flat metal roofs.
I think our dock at Stoneridge at LH is not doing good.
I think our dock at Eden Isle at GFL is hanging in there.
Swaha at Greeson is dunzos.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 26, 2026, 09:27 AMShould have prepped before the storm with plastic sheathing so the ground stays dry. But go ahead shoot your dog I guess because it's an inconvenience
I run a neighborhood dog shooting business. It's really picking up lately. People bring them over and I take care of them. I even am contracting out to a few neighborhood kids too. It's really getting them in on the entrepreneurial spirit.
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Jan 26, 2026, 10:01 AMI think our dock at Stoneridge at LH is not doing good.
I think our dock at Eden Isle at GFL is hanging in there.
Swaha at Greeson is dunzos.
I think stoneridge is cooked.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Jan 26, 2026, 10:04 AMI run a neighborhood dog shooting business. It's really picking up lately. People bring them over and I take care of them. I even am contracting out to a few neighborhood kids too. It's really getting them in on the entrepreneurial spirit.
Did you buy into one of the Kristi Noem Canine Management franchises? I heard they weren't cheap.
Quote from: PHARMHOG on Jan 26, 2026, 10:01 AMI think our dock at Stoneridge at LH is not doing good.
I think our dock at Eden Isle at GFL is hanging in there.
Swaha at Greeson is dunzos.
Some of the docks at Eden Isle are sitting very low in the water according to FB posts. Should get alot of melting today on those metal roofs and be okay.
Quote from: FNG on Jan 26, 2026, 10:19 AMDid you buy into one of the Kristi Noem Canine Management franchises? I heard they weren't cheap.
Yeah, but I got in on the ground floor and pretty cheaply...I mean I guess compared to what I hear people are paying now.
Quote from: FNG on Jan 26, 2026, 10:19 AMDid you buy into one of the Kristi Noem Canine Management franchises? I heard they weren't cheap.
more like Michael Vick franchise
You can walk on top of the snow this morning. Was cold but everywhere I went was passable with a four wheel drive. Probably fine with a two wheel unit...I had my truck in 4 Auto. The jerks in this big trucks doing 80 down the interstate I don't get. I'd say about 85% of the businesses in my area are closed or very short staffed. Tomorrow I bet more people venture out and really fuck up the roads.
No problem driving. Just go slow and easy and plan way ahead for your stops.
Quote from: animal on Jan 26, 2026, 10:44 AMYou can walk on top of the snow this morning.
My Wrangler is barely leaving an indention on my parking lot. Crazy
Quote from: egregious on Jan 25, 2026, 11:59 AMY'all be careful with the shovels - people die doing that shit (heart attacks).
I was just reading about this, and apparently it's a thing. I had no idea. Something about restricted blood capillaries from the cold, combined with the bending over motion and lifting... Maybe one of the heart Docs can explain it. I guess the lesson here is let you wife do it so you don't have a heart attack. I'll see how that works and let you know.
Quote from: TC on Jan 26, 2026, 11:23 AMI was just reading about this, and apparently it's a thing. I had no idea. Something about restricted blood capillaries from the cold, combined with the bending over motion and lifting... Maybe one of the heart Docs can explain it. I guess the lesson here is let you wife do it so you don't have a heart attack. I'll see how that works and let you know.
Yeah. It is for real. My heart rate got up pretty good.
My back is barking today after shoveling yesterday.
I wish the 26 yr/old deck on my house would collapse.
The Murphy's gas station awning in Benton is down...about time that one got a redo.
I had no idea there were multiple house boats with people living on them at the yacht club. I just assumed most were just stored there for summer use. That article said people were living on house boats out there for a couple decades.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 26, 2026, 01:14 PMI had no idea there were multiple house boats with people living on them at the yacht club. I just assumed most were just stored there for summer use. That article said people were living on house boats out there for a couple decades.
Funny...I didn't know there was a Little Rock Yacht Club.
Quote from: arreferee on Jan 26, 2026, 02:06 PMFunny...I didn't know there was a Little Rock Yacht Club.
I knew it was there as I have friends who dock their boats there and have been down there but didn't realize people living on their house boats there. I'd def migrate somewhere else for winter than that fucking yacht club
Quote from: arreferee on Jan 26, 2026, 02:06 PMFunny...I didn't know there was a Little Rock Yacht Club.
A fucking bass boat doesn't qualify as a yacht
Sledding behind a Jeep... straight into a tree. A second girl is on life support.
https://x.com/wakelandgsoc/status/2015849172386160876?s=20
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 26, 2026, 03:25 PMSledding behind a Jeep... straight into a tree. A second girl is on life support.
https://x.com/wakelandgsoc/status/2015849172386160876?s=20
what a waste
Quote from: Texzilla on Jan 26, 2026, 03:04 PMA fucking bass boat doesn't qualify as a yacht
I was thinking the same. How many real yachts are there in Little Rock?
That's terrible. I'm as big a fan of redneck Olympics in the snow as you'll find. I can't criticize them for what they were doing, just wish they had been safer about it.
Just a sad story. I'd bet that's pretty tame compared to the stupid things every regular poster on this board did at 17.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 26, 2026, 04:29 PMJust a sad story. I'd bet that's pretty tame compared to the stupid things every regular poster on this board did at 17.
There was a dude yesterday in the neighboor dragging around their kid 3 foot behind a truck and I thought that was really bright.
When I was a kid we would get dragged around in a old boat by a 3 wheeler and that thing would throw us now and then. Of course we didn't give a shit and just got right back on.
Just shoveled three feet of drift out from in front of the garage. Pure ice. That was fucking brutal. No heart attack yet.
An igloo our grandkids made from a drift at their house in Collierville.
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Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 26, 2026, 03:25 PMSledding behind a Jeep... straight into a tree. A second girl is on life support.
https://x.com/wakelandgsoc/status/2015849172386160876?s=20
I think a 16 year old was pulling them, so he was probably going a little faster than an adult would have pulled them. But, you never know.
Quote from: animal on Jan 26, 2026, 04:50 PMThere was a dude yesterday in the neighboor dragging around their kid 3 foot behind a truck and I thought that was really bright.
When I was a kid we would get dragged around in a old boat by a 3 wheeler and that thing would throw us now and then. Of course we didn't give a shit and just got right back on.
10 year old me flipped a Honda 110 3 wheeler at full speed. Dad said I must have landed about 20 feet away from it, and I just popped up like nothing happened. Not even a scratch or bruise. Oh to be invincible again.
I slipped and fell twice today walking the dog but stuck a graceful landing both times. Much unlike last January when I broke a few ribs going straight tits up on black ice in the parking lot of a dinner spot.
I always fall for 20 minutes trying not to fall, and pull every muscle in my body. I should have just fallen and gotten it over with.
Quote from: arreferee on Jan 26, 2026, 03:42 PMI was thinking the same. How many real yachts are there in Little Rock?
There used to be several big houseboats in the Yacht Club. They are probably still there.
Quote from: arreferee on Jan 26, 2026, 03:42 PMI was thinking the same. How many real yachts are there in Little Rock?
It's more of a house boat type place, but the Hastings like the name I guess.
It's a nice dock.
We lived on a big ass hill/street as kids. Probably a solid 2-300 yards from top to bottom, cars parked on the street and sledding down the dodging them and anything else that popped out. Had a few trips to the minor med during snow events but thankfully nothing too major. I'd probably be dead if we had atvs like everyone does today.
I grew up in Little Rock at Markham and Rodney parham. When it snowed we'd sled down that hill on Mississippi blvd. In the street. Scary as shit. You'd hope a car didn't pull out and run over you.
I grew up in east Arkansas. Pretty damn flat. One year we got a snow so my dad and his brother loaded us kids up, I think there was 7 or 8 of us, and took us to the levee on the farm. We were having a ball until one of my cousins forgot to duck at the bottom and the barbed wire fence caught him across the neck. It was a hell of a sight seeing him yanked off that sled and flipped backwards several feet like in a movie. We all were laughing and jumping up and down until he got up and blood was skeetin out his neck. Blood all over the snow made for an eerie scene. Marrianna was the closest hospital at the time and we got him there in time. He took 40+ stiches across his neck, nearly from ear to ear. He's grown now and you can't even see the scar.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 26, 2026, 08:09 PMI grew up in east Arkansas. Pretty damn flat. One year we got a snow so my dad and his brother loaded us kids up, I think there was 7 or 8 of us, and took us to the levee on the farm. We were having a ball until one of my cousins forgot to duck at the bottom and the barbed wire fence caught him across the neck. It was a hell of a sight seeing him yanked off that sled and flipped backwards several feet like in a movie. We all were laughing and jumping up and down until he got up and blood was skeetin out his neck. Blood all over the snow made for an eerie scene. Marrianna was the closest hospital at the time and we got him there in time. He took 40+ stiches across his neck, nearly from ear to ear. He's grown now and you can't even see the scar.
Scariest part of that story is he had to go to the hospital in Marianna
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 26, 2026, 08:16 PMScariest part of that story is he had to go to the hospital in Marianna
Oddly enough, back then It just seemed normal.
Now the thought terrifies me...
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 26, 2026, 08:09 PMI grew up in east Arkansas. Pretty damn flat. One year we got a snow so my dad and his brother loaded us kids up, I think there was 7 or 8 of us, and took us to the levee on the farm. We were having a ball until one of my cousins forgot to duck at the bottom and the barbed wire fence caught him across the neck. It was a hell of a sight seeing him yanked off that sled and flipped backwards several feet like in a movie. We all were laughing and jumping up and down until he got up and blood was skeetin out his neck. Blood all over the snow made for an eerie scene. Marrianna was the closest hospital at the time and we got him there in time. He took 40+ stiches across his neck, nearly from ear to ear. He's grown now and you can't even see the scar.
oddly this same scenario happened when I was growing up in eastern arkansas but it was the levee out by west memphis not that far south. I don't know what's worse...going to the hospital in Marianna or critical memorial as we called it in WM
Country club hill winter of 78 on probably 20000 dollars worth of antique round Coke signs(damn things would fly). Definitely a top 10 fun time.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Jan 26, 2026, 08:16 PMScariest part of that story is he had to go to the hospital in Marianna
I remember when my granddad was in there back in the 70s. The Dr. would come into the room smoking a cigarette.
Good times...
Always with the weather. In the ER and looks like FIL may have had an MI. Treponin level of 70...maybe has Covid too. Always seems like stuff like this happens when there is snow on the ground.
And some old lady has been shrieking at the top of her lungs two doors down for the last two hours.
Road are going to brutal in DFW today. It "warmed" up to 34 yesterday and was sunny, so some of the snow/sleet/ice melted only to re-freeze last night. It's just ice/black ice now. Won't get above freezing until this afternoon. Then we're supposed to get freezing fog tomorrow morning.
We may have a bomb cyclone setting up for the east coast next weekend early next week. Neat.
Roads were slick this morning. Had to white knuckle it around a couple Karen's in Subarus.
I've been driving the last two days. The people driving 5 mph are worse than the ice.
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i have a mustang gt and drove to work today. all of the main roads in nwa are plowed. yesterday the snow was too deep in my parking lot to get my car out, borrowed a shovel and got the snow out from behind the tires enough to back out and was able to drive no issue. just don't be an idiot when there is snow or ice between your rubber and the road.
I did do an involuntary power slide for about 200 yards right out of the gates this morning but other than that all was fine.
https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2016169722631377039?s=46
I sure do hope the weather shamans are wrong about the Carolinas this weekend :hair-fire:
Wonder how many electric vehicles are fucked out there on the interstate, stopped dead in their tracks.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 27, 2026, 10:33 AMWonder how many electric vehicles are fucked out there on the interstate, stopped dead in their tracks.
with voided warranties for getting the ev wet
We drove home to Texarkana from Fayetteville yesterday. Basically one clear lane most of the way till about Clarksville (yes, we went through LR-- wasn't going to test 71). About Russellville the roads cleared up to LR; then a little more ice till about Malvern. I30 was clear the rest of the way.
6 hours.
A few slick spots in Jonesboro, and then some places that are still iced over that the plows couldn't cut through yet. The Jeep handles it beautifully but like always there are dudes in pickup trucks flying around like they want to meet Dale. Other drivers as usual are more hazardous than the ice, but I figure by tomorrow this town is going to be smooth sailing.
Quote from: jdcatty on Jan 27, 2026, 12:31 PMWe drove home to Texarkana from Fayetteville yesterday. Basically one clear lane most of the way till about Clarksville (yes, we went through LR-- wasn't going to test 71). About Russellville the roads cleared up to LR; then a little more ice till about Malvern. I30 was clear the rest of the way.
6 hours.
How long does it normally take you?
Quote from: Hogfan58 on Jan 27, 2026, 06:45 AMRoad are going to brutal in DFW today. It "warmed" up to 34 yesterday and was sunny, so some of the snow/sleet/ice melted only to re-freeze last night. It's just ice/black ice now. Won't get above freezing until this afternoon. Then we're supposed to get freezing fog tomorrow morning.
Made the drive to the office around 9:30. Total shitshow of a drive - like hockey rink ice. It's good and slushy out now.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jan 27, 2026, 01:26 PMHow long does it normally take you?
On Hwy 71, the way we usually go, it's usually about 4 hours and 15 minutes. No matter how fast you try to drive, or if you think you are just taking your time, it just almost always 4 hrs, 15 minutes.
Welp, went out to try and get the foot high drift of ice out from behind my car and garage door. Slipped, broke like cheap glass. I think I pulled every muscle in the right side of my back. Fucking ice was a foot thick. Finally called someone to come clear our driveway. This shit isn't going anywhere for at least a week or more.
You know it's possible to even pull the taint muscle? Be glad it wasn't that.
Quote from: BASS on Jan 27, 2026, 09:35 AMjust don't be an idiot when there is snow or ice between your rubber and the road.
Wishful thinking bass.
Johnson has what 7 or 9 police cars (how many cops?) but judging by the roads today they don't own a shovel or have a street department.
Side roads in Springdale were rough, main roads ok.
Did see several pickups and suvs get stuck thinking they could take a snow bank.
DFW is sloppier than Theresa Prewitt's twat right now.
Tip of the cap to Illinois DOT! 12 inches of snow this weekend and all roads were clear today. I guess that's why we pay $3 per gallon for gasoline.
Damn sos. Quit hurting yourself, you're too old for that shit. But damn do I respect the want to to get out and get shit done.
Thanks Bass. I think I have that figured out now. This is the drift just outside our garage door.
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Not much of this shit has melted.
That drift is worse than mine, and I had to put the Wrangler in 4-Low just to get it backed out of the garage.
Went into town today. Stewart was a complete shit show. Kanjis is a sheet of ice. Rahling is ice up to Chenal. Chenal is one lane both directions but drivable.
I had a mostly private shopping experience at Costco. Super nice without all the streets hitters and durkas.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Jan 27, 2026, 07:23 PMWent into town today. Stewart was a complete shit show. Kanjis is a sheet of ice. Rahling is ice up to Chenal. Chenal is one lane both directions but drivable.
I had a mostly private shopping experience at Costco. Super nice without all the streets hitters and durkas.
I bet Stewart was nasty.
https://youtu.be/Q7byzm2Bgy8?si=87ja3V-zTrX3ezr8
One of the fishing guides at Ozark Angler used to pilot the helicopters for those powerline runners. Nerves of steel.
Seems like they've given up on anything that's not a main road. Schools will be out through next Monday.
Quote from: Spiderham on Jan 28, 2026, 11:16 AMOne of the fishing guides at Ozark Angler used to pilot the helicopters for those powerline runners. Nerves of steel.
If it were me doing the wiring I think I might prefer a harness on a cable to sitting on the landing gear. At least it gives the pilot a little leeway. Probably not as stable though.
I suspect they're finding out that the snow plowing isn't going too good with that solid sheet of ice that's under two inches of sleet. You'd have to dig up half the road to scrape that off.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Jan 27, 2026, 08:14 PMI bet Stewart was nasty.
It still is today. Just a clown show.
CJ's Billiards in Benton collapsed due to snow weight. I think that place was there back when Burt Reynolds was filming Gator and White Lightning. Or at least it was a Billiard hall back then too. It damn sure was when I was a kid.
Roads in Jonesboro are already dry thanks to the work before the storm and then the constant work they've been doing since the first night.
How much worse was the ice really down there in LR?
https://x.com/ARStatePolice/status/2016693659383562335?s=20
I think the snow load (weight of sleet) from this storm was a lot more than we've seen in the past judging by the building collapses but in terms of danger on the roads we've seen far worse even in recent years. There is a house down the road from my shop that has the roof caved in...the house was unoccupied for many years and needed to be torn down but it was otherwise in tact until the other day. This shit has put a load on some of these iffy as fuck buildings.
I needed four wheel drive to get into and out of customers drive way once this week. The rest of the time I think I could have easily made it with two wheel drive. There may be more increased dangers as this shit refreezes into a slick sheet of ice and more people venture out and get a bit too bold. Generally if you can make it to the freeway or major roads you are going to be good to go.
How's central arkansas now? Just spoke to my parents who live in memphis and they said it's fucking insane the lack of anything being done. They said the freeway is clear but they haven't seen a truck treating any streets at all. Said FedEx, usps and ups all weren't even running until yesterday
Went to visit Mom last night at a rehab place off Rahling. There was a bit of a patch on Chenal in one lane, and past Bowman it was mostly only one full lane clear. Shitshow once I got off that road though. Still better than I expected.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2026, 11:59 AMHow's central arkansas now? Just spoke to my parents who live in memphis and they said it's fucking insane the lack of anything being done. They said the freeway is clear but they haven't seen a truck treating any streets at all. Said FedEx, usps and ups all weren't even running until yesterday
Main roads are good. But you better have 4WD or AWD on any side streets.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 30, 2026, 12:10 PMWent to visit Mom last night at a rehab place off Rahling. There was a bit of a patch on Chenal in one lane, and past Bowman it was mostly only one full lane clear. Shitshow once I got off that road though. Still better than I expected.
The new places up on the hill off Rahling?
Some of our side roads have a foot of ice still on them. This crap won't melt for two months.
Main roads are passable in LR area. Interstates are clear.
Some of the side streets are a shitshow.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 30, 2026, 12:15 PMSome of our side roads have a foot of ice still on them. This crap won't melt for two months.
Yep, with them plowing the main roads the entrances to neighborhoods have a foot or more of a shitpile at the entrance. In addition to 4WD you better have some good clearance to get thru it. My Z71 handles it fine but I've seen and helped several that were stuck in it.
Drove by the hood folk on Green Mountain yesterday. They just parked their cars in the middle of the road lol
No trash pick up until next week at least, glad it's cold or would be stank. Probably going to have to fill some other cans. Hope they pick them up.
Quote from: Borenutz on Jan 30, 2026, 02:31 PMNo trash pick up until next week at least, glad it's cold or would be stank. Probably going to have to fill some other cans. Hope they pick them up.
Same here. Our trash day is Friday and it's been 2 weeks since our last pickup. To say the cans are overflowing would be an understatement
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 30, 2026, 12:15 PMSome of our side roads have a foot of ice still on them. This crap won't melt for two months.
Supposed to warm up and rain on Tuesday. That'll help alot.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jan 30, 2026, 11:59 AMHow's central arkansas now? Just spoke to my parents who live in memphis and they said it's fucking insane the lack of anything being done. They said the freeway is clear but they haven't seen a truck treating any streets at all. Said FedEx, usps and ups all weren't even running until yesterday
Fedex and UPS have been running all week, just limited. We've been shipping patient critical orders all week.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 30, 2026, 12:10 PMWent to visit Mom last night at a rehab place off Rahling. There was a bit of a patch on Chenal in one lane, and past Bowman it was mostly only one full lane clear. Shitshow once I got off that road though. Still better than I expected.
The Summit?
Quote from: Son of Spam on Jan 30, 2026, 12:15 PMSome of our side roads have a foot of ice still on them. This crap won't melt for two months.
Not without salt or higher temps it won't. For those Munis and contractors who didn't buy in the fall, salt is hard to find right now. Lots of small business guys have been driving several states over to load up and take it back home for jobs, and business is good.
No school tomorrow on account of someone saw a chunk of ice in the road. What pussies we've become. I risked my life daily to go to school when I was a teenager. Only nearly died a few time...but by god those brushes with death you'll never forget the rest of your life and it helps build character.
Quote from: animal on Feb 01, 2026, 06:46 PMNo school tomorrow on account of someone saw a chunk of ice in the road. What pussies we've become. I risked my life daily to go to school when I was a teenager. Only nearly died a few time...but by god those brushes with death you'll never forget the rest of your life and it helps build character.
I still remember the day Arkansas Baptist opened even though every other school in LR was either closed or opening on a delay, and the state offices were all closed. Road was ice, half the students didn't show, and the school tried to punish them anyway.
Fuck em, I was there. (Mom made me go)
Raining here now. Our back yard looks like The Shining as the fog from the ice lifts.
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I shoveled the driveway yesterday... more accurately chopped it out. 2 inches of nice sleet on top with 2 inches of ice underneath. The snow we got last year was easy compared to this. I could have built a nice igloo.
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 03, 2026, 11:03 AMI shoveled the driveway yesterday... more accurately chopped it out. 2 inches of nice sleet on top with 2 inches of ice underneath. The snow we got last year was easy compared to this. I could have built a nice igloo.
We had about 6" of ice, then a little snow, then another 6" of ice. When we chipped it away from our garage, you could see the layers. Weird.
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 03, 2026, 11:03 AMI shoveled the driveway yesterday... more accurately chopped it out. 2 inches of nice sleet on top with 2 inches of ice underneath. The snow we got last year was easy compared to this. I could have built a nice igloo.
That must've been hell doing that from your wheelchair. Was Meals on Wheels still able to deliver to you?
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 03, 2026, 11:03 AMI shoveled the driveway yesterday... more accurately chopped it out. 2 inches of nice sleet on top with 2 inches of ice underneath. The snow we got last year was easy compared to this. I could have built a nice igloo.
Same, this is what I had around my back steps.
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Quote from: HTL on Feb 03, 2026, 11:23 AMThat must've been hell doing that from your wheelchair. Was Meals on Wheels still able to deliver to you?
You should have looked me up last year when I was sick. You
might have had a chance. I'm back to being a buck now, so you missed your shot.
Quote from: HTL on Feb 03, 2026, 11:23 AMThat must've been hell doing that from your wheelchair. Was Meals on Wheels still able to deliver to you?
You remind me so much of those spastic, socially awkward retards that used to get picked on and beaten up in grade school. Sorry life has been hard for you.
Quote from: DRYANKNPULL on Feb 03, 2026, 12:01 PMYou remind me so much of those spastic, socially awkward retards that used to get picked on and beaten up in grade school. Sorry life has been hard for you.
Real socially awkward lol.
Quote from: Lurk on Feb 03, 2026, 11:51 AMYou should have looked me up last year when I was sick. You might have had a chance. I'm back to being a buck now, so you missed your shot.
Sorry you were ill and on the mend. I hear ya. Fracture/dislocated ankle mid May, finally released on NYE. Feels so damn good being back to hiking.
Quote from: TravelHog on Feb 03, 2026, 04:52 PMSorry you were ill and on the mend. I hear ya. Fracture/dislocated ankle mid May, finally released on NYE. Feels so damn good being back to hiking.
Ok there una-boomer. :D
Quote from: animal on Feb 03, 2026, 05:22 PMOk there una-boomer. :D
Man, I'm not hip to the jargon of today's youth, damn whippersnapper. ;)
Quote from: HTL on Feb 03, 2026, 12:12 PMReal socially awkward lol.
Never thought you'd admit it. Acceptance is the first step in recovery.
Tornado warning here in OKC. No sirens ye, but rain and plenty of thunder.
We had like two weeks of winter here. This week all 70s and next week we are gonna have 6 days of at least up 80s which is insane. I guess spring is here
Quote from: HogOfWar on Mar 10, 2026, 07:19 PMTornado warning here in OKC. No sirens ye, but rain and plenty of thunder.
That's one nasty storm. No way I'd live in OK City.
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Mar 10, 2026, 07:24 PMWe had like two weeks of winter here. This week all 70s and next week we are gonna have 6 days of at least up 80s which is insane. I guess spring is here
Too many of them California faggits done moved in there and they brought their own damn weather.
It's 'nader warning season
Looks like Rector got hit
Quote from: animal on Mar 15, 2026, 08:18 PMLooks like Rector got hit
Rectum hell!
Damn near killed em.
Drove through it on the way back from Nashville. Got dicey just east of Forrest City.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Mar 15, 2026, 09:17 PMDrove through it on the way back from Nashville. Got dicey just east of Forrest City.
I drove right through the squall line in western Illinois on the way back. Damn near blowed me off the road. I put two hands on the wheel and got a tight grip and made it home.
Glad you made it home safely!
It was 74 yesterday around 6 here and then by midnight it was a blizzard and snowing
Quote from: Barton Fink on Mar 15, 2026, 09:17 PMDrove through it on the way back from Nashville. Got dicey just east of Forrest City.
To be fair, it's always a little dicey over there...
Fair point
https://x.com/reedtimmerusa/status/2041223998520910268?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg
Gonna get spicy
Meh.
I don't see it.
Not enough moisture in the atmosphere, and it's hard to make tornadic energy with fluffy dry air.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Apr 06, 2026, 08:33 PMMeh.
I don't see it.
Not enough moisture in the atmosphere, and it's hard to make tornadic energy with fluffy dry air.
Not yet, but it will get juicy by Friday, maybe have to wait until Saturday. Sometimes these storms like to take their time. Prayers for lawton, ok and vilonia. Them naders like to fuck those towns up.
We'll see how he does based off the history of the El Niño/la Nina conditions. He's been killing it the last several years as far as location of big outbreaks. I hope he's wrong this time.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 06, 2026, 08:44 PMNot yet, but it will get juicy by Friday, maybe have to wait until Saturday. Sometimes these storms like to take their time. Prayers for lawton, ok and vilonia. Them naders like to fuck those towns up.
Moore, OK is the worst.
Quote from: rzrbkfan69 on Apr 06, 2026, 09:03 PMMoore, OK is the worst.
I read about some lady in Oklahoma currently living in her third house built on the same site; the previous two having been destroyed by a tornado.
Wherever she lives? That's the worst.
You know, after the 2nd one I'd probably have to say fuck it.
Quote from: rzrbkfan69 on Apr 06, 2026, 09:03 PMMoore, OK is the worst.
It's not just the frequency, it's also the strength of them.
We had a lot of days when I was in OKC where we could just stand outside in the sun and look south like, "Yeah, Moore's getting boned again."
Moore has been hit by 5 separate tornados rated F4 or F5 from 99-2015
Hell of a line of storms building from Amarillo to Western Ontario.
Nader warnings all over Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
Quote from: BASS on Apr 17, 2026, 04:55 PMNader warnings all over Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
Ralph is old. Doubt he can do any damage now.
https://x.com/brandonwxOK/status/2047473775176753446?s=20
I thought those things only happen in the Twister cinematic universe.
A direct landing at Vance AFB in Enid.
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/2047488053325828419?s=20
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2047498675715232224?s=46&t=m_RTTyQoOXCKni9LyjoM3g
Looking at the radar, the number of hook echoes from Oklahoma to Minnesota is impressive.
Enid, OK got wrecked.
https://x.com/AZ_Intel_/status/2047666446382055557?s=20
That's very close to Blackwell and Pinca city...did they have any destruction or went different direction
If the hail storm in W. Arkansas had been over a populated area, it might have caused a billion dollars worth of damage. The radar looks like a debris signature over a huge area.
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 26, 2026, 05:47 PMIf the hail storm in W. Arkansas had been over a populated area, it might have caused a billion dollars worth of damage. The radar looks like a debris signature over a huge area.
I was just north of Mt Ida last night when it came through. Luckily it was just south of us. I was really regretting taking my 40 year old truck to the lake.
Quote from: Lurk on Apr 26, 2026, 05:47 PMIf the hail storm in W. Arkansas had been over a populated area, it might have caused a billion dollars worth of damage. The radar looks like a debris signature over a huge area.
Hell of a lightning show for about 5 hours.
15 year anniversary of April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak in Alabama. Sixty-two confirmed touchdowns with 250 deaths. An F5 went a mile north of my house and was on the ground for 130+ miles. I was without power for 7 days due to that tornado taking out 40 large electrical towers (feed line from nuclear plant). It also took out one of the local TV stations radar.
https://share.google/8BIhI3Dclf6PuCkVW
Hell of a supercell blew thru DFW Saturday night. Blew up out of nowhere. Spawned a tornado in springtown killed 2. It then moved down i35 south into downtown Ft worth with 100 mph winds and a huge hail cell. Baseball and tennis ball sized reported. Then turned east and headed for us. Tennis balls up to a mile away then it stalled and started to weaken which weatherfokj said it was over with and should just bring rain. We got about 2.5 inches and a ton of pea and quarter sized hail. Exiting Arlington it sucked a ton of energy and regrew into a beast.
TORCON at 4?
Pssshhh. It doesn't even get good until it gets to 7.
North Arkansas-south Missouri seems to be the new tornado alley.
We live East of Fayetteville and about an hour ago got hammered with hail. I'll have to replace a roof and the West side of my siding. Trees are stripped of leaves. Lots of golf ball sized hail.
Quote from: dhog on Apr 28, 2026, 01:25 PMWe live East of Fayetteville and about an hour ago got hammered with hail. I'll have to replace a roof and the West side of my siding. Trees are stripped of leaves. Lots of golf ball sized hail.
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully your insurance won't give you any crap and move fast.
I think tornado alley has moved east somewhat the past few years. Last May, there were like 144 tornado watches/warnings from Louisiana up through Kentucky. We finally decided to get a shelter installed in our garage. It is above ground. We have it outfitted with ear muffs (for noise), lights, and survival packs.
Quote from: arreferee on Apr 28, 2026, 01:41 PMSorry to hear that. Hopefully your insurance won't give you any crap and move fast.
It will be interesting with their new hail damage policy. We shall see how much they pay. All the insurance companies have changed to a percentage of payment based on age of roof and extent of damage. Not like the old days when they were just throwing money out to buy new roofs.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 28, 2026, 03:23 PMWe have it outfitted with ear muffs (for noise)
Not for bad words?
In times like these I really miss Cans DeVecchio.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Apr 28, 2026, 03:23 PMI think tornado alley has moved east somewhat the past few years. Last May, there were like 144 tornado watches/warnings from Louisiana up through Kentucky. We finally decided to get a shelter installed in our garage. It is above ground. We have it outfitted with ear muffs (for noise), lights, and survival packs.
Make sure it's registered with the police and fd. So they know to come dig you out.
Softball sized hail in Cleburne Tx.
Quote from: dhog on Apr 28, 2026, 03:53 PMIt will be interesting with their new hail damage policy. We shall see how much they pay. All the insurance companies have changed to a percentage of payment based on age of roof and extent of damage. Not like the old days when they were just throwing money out to buy new roofs.
"Insurance"
Here if you make one claim on roof from Gail damage they'll fucking drop you.
Gail sounds like she's too much for me to handle.
Quote from: Guardrail on Apr 28, 2026, 08:33 PM"Insurance"
Oh I understand and agree. Between health, home, auto, personal property we are insuranced out. Most would be much better off with some type of catastrophic insurance and pay their way out of the smaller claims.
Quote from: Texzilla on Apr 28, 2026, 08:09 PMMake sure it's registered with the police and fd. So they know to come dig you out.
It is registered. And they won't have to dig us out. It is above ground, and the doors open to the inside.
Quote from: Texzilla on Apr 28, 2026, 08:10 PMSoftball sized hail in Cleburne Tx.
https://x.com/FactsAboutTexas/status/2049342101150630304
Damn, it was not the usual trailer park Look at some of those houses.
Quote from: dhog on Apr 28, 2026, 03:53 PMIt will be interesting with their new hail damage policy. We shall see how much they pay. All the insurance companies have changed to a percentage of payment based on age of roof and extent of damage. Not like the old days when they were just throwing money out to buy new roofs.
Was just closing on a new place and was dealing with insurance for escrow. There were still a few companies that would insure at replacement costs, but your annual premiums adds $1K+ to the mortgage. AND, NOT only is it age/percentage, the percentages drop dramatically after the first 3-5 yrs. Throw in their added deductibles and within 7 years of a new roof, replacement will be at the owner's cost and insurance won't have to pay out a dime.
I just saw a State Farm agent and a homeowner on IG go nuts over hail damage. He had hail 2" in diameter at his home..tons of dents on the aluminum siding, holes in his vinyl fencing, and roof damage. The agent denied the claim saying there was no hail .75" or larger in the area and that they wouldn't cover any damage smaller from hail. Power had pics timestamped with location and they still said no. Also fuck State Farm. I've never been happier to dump a company than I did when I moved here because they rip people off.
Can your state dept of insurance fight against these asshole insurance carriers who try to fuck over the people and not pay out?
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Apr 29, 2026, 01:22 PMI just saw a State Farm agent and a homeowner on IG go nuts over hail damage. He had hail 2" in diameter at his home..tons of dents on the aluminum siding, holes in his vinyl fencing, and roof damage. The agent denied the claim saying there was no hail .75" or larger in the area and that they wouldn't cover any damage smaller from hail. Power had pics timestamped with location and they still said no. Also fuck State Farm. I've never been happier to dump a company than I did when I moved here because they rip people off.
Can your state dept of insurance fight against these asshole insurance carriers who try to fuck over the people and not pay out?
I loathe State Farm. I wanted to physically fight my old agent. I know it's not his fault, but he sure is reaping the benefits of my home and autos being on his book.
Last thing I told him was cancel everything and I hope he goes out of business.
Quote from: Guardrail on Apr 29, 2026, 01:32 PMI loathe State Farm. I wanted to physically fight my old agent. I know it's not his fault, but he sure is reaping the benefits of my home and autos being on his book.
Last thing I told him was cancel everything and I hope he goes out of business.
they keep calling me back for car insurance and asking if they can get my business back and I tell them well you can't because you have the highest rates of anyone in Denver. I told the guy every time he calls th rate is higher and my rates with progressive have stayed the same and honestly I've had a better overall experience with claims and so forth with progressive here. I think State Farm wanted 6 months ago $220/month for my five year old Volvo to insurer. I was like you guys insured it two years at $120 then it jumped to $185 without a single claim being filed. I pay something like $140 without progressive and get the discount for paying for the whole year and they can't ever beat that. Fuck them
I just want to be the fly on the wall one day when they call you. Might be more fun to be on their wall though so I can see the verbal abuse trauma creep across their face.
P&C is a disaster. Everyone is losing money.