I think one of the several super volcanoes that are due to erupt or an asteroid might be a more pressing concern. Or perhaps the coming ice age or the 20 trillion dollar federal debt. However, I guess we can worry about the solar output of the sun 1 billion year from now. Actually, lets start a gov't program now and raise taxes to fund it. Think of how much compounding interest would grow that money in 1 billion years.
I think one of the several super volcanoes that are due to erupt or an asteroid might be a more pressing concern. Or perhaps the coming ice age or the 20 trillion dollar federal debt. However, I guess we can worry about the solar output of the sun 1 billion year from now. Actually, lets start a gov't program now and raise taxes to fund it. Think of how much compounding interest would grow that money in 1 billion years.
Planetary shades... Brilliant!!!
No winter storm here, but polar temperature. We've beaten cold temperature records for January 1st. We might beat some lows tomorrow too. The last time the temperature dropped close to the numbers we have these days was during the '93-'94 winter IIRC. I took an half-an-hour walk this afternoon and despite the fact that I'm quite tough to cold, I was eager to come back inside. It's so cold that it's no longer fun.First major winter storm here in the Northeast. Temps are supposed to be in the single digits F later. They're actually closing the Long Island Expressway and parts of the NYS Thruway.
Same here. As much as I love colder weather, once you start getting into the teens or lower °F it starts to get brutal, especially the extremities. It's easy to keep your core warm, but fingers, toes, and ears are another story. My fingers are numb after riding 30 minutes once temps get into the 20s.No winter storm here, but polar temperature. We've beaten cold temperature records for January 1st. We might beat some lows tomorrow too. The last time the temperature dropped close to the numbers we have these days was during the '93-'94 winter IIRC. I took an half-an-hour walk this afternoon and despite the fact that I'm quite tough to cold, I was eager to come back inside. It's so cold that it's no longer fun.
This is one of those rare times when car travel is more attractive to me than the alternatives. Unfortunately, it sounds like your car had other plans.Oh, and my car refuses to start because I forgot to plug it last night, so I'm on foot.
BTW, if I'm looking at the right city, it's supposed to get down to -20°F ( -29°C ) in your area. That's just nasty, particularly with the winds.
That Fahrenheit number could be positive and it would still suck.
Yep. Last night, it went below -30°C (meteoman said -33°C IIRC), but I did not go out to verify. The coldest I've sustained was -37°C back in the early nineties. It was -54°C with the wind factor. I stayed out for almost an hour and my feet were so frozen that I did not know when they touched the ground on each of my steps. I was far from that state today when I went out. My fingers where numb, but that was it.BTW, if I'm looking at the right city, it's supposed to get down to -20°F ( -29°C ) in your area. That's just nasty, particularly with the winds.
Tankless (flow-through) is quite popular, but so are storage units - anywhere from 10 liters to the 60 or 80 liter monsters we had at home when I grew up. The tankless are painful to use - the water flow is like a 3-year old pissing. Anything more and the water temp drops drastically.If they are using electric I'd assume tankless is the norm? They have the little ones that fit under each sink and heat the water to a specific temp...
My understanding from family that have toured England and many parts of Europe is that it's pretty much the same there: hot water only in the bath, that too at specific times of the day. And this is in hotels that cost £200 a night. You wouldn't call England 3rd world, would you? What North Americans who haven't traveled don't realize is that the rest of the world is neither as affluent nor as spendthrift. Ask DD; he's been around.CougTek said:What you describe are third-world country living standards.
No thanks. That's even worse to me than the kind of weather Coug is having right now. Whatever minor complaints I may have when it gets colder outside than I find comfortable pale next to my complaints when it gets too hot. I can always add layers, but when it's hot I could run around stark naked and still sweat like a pig. BTW, "hot" for me is anything over about 60°F ( 15.5°C for those outside the US). I'm suffering by the time it gets into the high 70s or 80s, especially if the humidity is high.Speaking of cold, anyone want to swap?
Meh. Did you put a lighter under it? That's the kind of temperature I would expect in the middle of the australian desert, not near the East Coast. -55°C, I could manage, but 55°C, I'd die.
Nope, just lying on the ground for 10 minutes in the sun.Meh. Did you put a lighter under it?
It was above 45C in the shade...That's the kind of temperature I would expect in the middle of the australian desert, not near the East Coast. -55°C, I could manage, but 55°C, I'd die.
Since Australia is in the southern hemisphere, shouldn't be hotter in the North than it is in the South, being closer to the equator?Obviously, we get far higher temperatures than that in Australia, but not so much in coastal cities, especially this far north.
Luckily, we:Indoor temperatures peaked between 84F and 88F, so it was sapping, but not crushing like it probably was for Chewy.
Awesome. Which weather station is it?
Am puzzled by the 99% outside humidity, though.
It's -14 F this morning. Walking and waiting for the train was pretty cold.