Cancer Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Re: The Last Word So you told the CIA yet or do they already know? The CIA doesn't exist yet. It's a pulp campaign, game-world time is autumn 1936. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Re: The Last Word *hoping for clear weather* . . . Is it even visible from here? Ask Cancr. It should be outfigureable on one's own. Today's APOD pic. Should be easy to find, as long as it's clear, no matter where you are on Earth. It's a little to my right (your left), albeit moving fast. Our weather is lousy here, so I'll miss it. Figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Re: The Last Word Woho! Gotta go watch whether the weather permits viewing . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Re: The Last Word Pretty much all of WA is socked in, so I'm not hopeful here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word Today's APOD pic. Should be easy to find, as long as it's clear, no matter where you are on Earth. It's a little to my right (your left), albeit moving fast. Our weather is lousy here, so I'll miss it. Figures. Nice pic. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word Our weather is lousier than I expected. It snowed last night. And stuck. About 3-5 cm accumulation here in town, the outlying areas (higher altitudes) have more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word Woho! Bring the skis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word Naah. It'll warm up today, start raining again, and it'll be gone pretty quick once that happens. It's back up to 0 C now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word Bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word Considering how unused to snow the people in this town are, I'm waiting impatiently for that. They can't drive in it at all. Half of them are so timid they barely drive faster than a walk; the others are so macho they roar around like they were in a Baja off-road race. Idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word . . . I take it they don't use proper winter tyres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word Snow tires aren't needed for most of the winter here. Even this year, which is among the snowiest in the last 30 years, we've had snow on the ground for no more than about 15-20 days since November 1. And snow tires are officially discouraged when unneeded, because they cause much greater wear in the road surfaces. I have a set of snow tires for my truck, but I never put them on, for both those reasons, as well as the hassle of changing the tires themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word . . . But changing tires is fun! It's like a little ceremony to celebrate that winter has come, at last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word I'd rather have that ceremony be warm, indoors, and not involve jacking up a truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word . . . You have no sense of adventure, do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: The Last Word Not with my personal infrastructure, not really. Someone else's, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word winter tyres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word That's right, you live in the Tropics, right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word yes, and I don't even have a "winter". We have a wet, and a dry, but not a spring, summer, winter, or autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word I've been in the tropics, but for no more than a total of about 3 weeks of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word which part did you go to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word . . . No life is complete without changing to winter tires at least once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word yes it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word You just say that because you don't know any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Re: The Last Word which part did you go to? Parts. Both Rarotonga and Hawaii are in the tropics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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