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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:39 PM
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Who was the brain trust who claimed this would be a mild winter?
Living in TX, I hate to complain about the cold because it's usually so hot here, but damn-is-it-cold!
Is it milder than normal anywhere in the US?
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CrazyOrangeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:41 PM
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1. Cold, windy, and snowy here in KC
So much for brain trusts . . .
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:57 PM
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9. Wow another KCer
You are the second new one I have seen here today.

Welcome to DU :hi:

We have a lively group of KCers here.
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CrazyOrangeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 03:02 PM
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12. Thanks!
:)
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:42 PM
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2. It's global warming
And of course the non-scientific freepers think this cold weather proves that global warming is a myth. LOL

To answer your question, yes, we are having unusually cold weather here in KC. We had a horrific snow storm here last week and it is unusual for us to have much snow before Christmas. Now today, it is snowing again. Last week we got 10", today they say 1-3".
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:46 PM
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6. You made me feel bad, proud2Blib. I'm
complaining about cold temps-around 47 here and I suspect that will be today's high, rainy and windy and yucky. But all that snow; I'll shut up now. :)
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:43 PM
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3. I talked to my Mom in Phoenix this am
and she said it was colder there than it is in Dallas.
It is colder here too....brrrrrr...
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:44 PM
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4. And that was what was
supposed to happen with global warming.

It's a bit colder than usual here in Toronto, but it's a great deal milder than usual in the NWT and the Yukon.......and that was predicted too.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:46 PM
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5. Not the Farmer's Almanac. They said it would be a hard one.
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:53 PM
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8. Your new site is looking snappy!
I see you must have gotten some good responses when you called out for web development help!
:7
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:58 PM
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10. I had a web designer give me some server space and the template!
Talk about your blessings, eh? *g*

Still not finished moving info over but I am getting there. :)
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Journeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:49 PM
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7. South California's about right. . .
been some unusual fluctuations through the year, but overall it hasn't been much different from other drought-stricken years. Hope it rains a lot this winter. And if you don't mind, hope the cold stays out your direction. . .
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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:59 PM
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11. 3rd real snow of the season in Denver Metro, but temps have been down.
We're behind on precipitation, but the average temp has been lower than normal.

Brain trust needs to eat more brain food, sounds like.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 03:05 PM
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13. It's mild in Alaska...
...sadly. We started out with a nice, old-fashioned cold November with lots of snow, but in December we've already had two heat waves into the 40s which makes it just sloppy here and totally unsatisfactory. It's 37 now. This is just unnatural.
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CrazyOrangeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 03:09 PM
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14. That is sad . . .
. . . this pore ole planet doesn't know which end is up any more.

And the neocons are sure concerned. Not.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 03:14 PM
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16. We would be happy to take some of your cold and snow...
Pass it up this way, please. We don't feel right without it.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 03:13 PM
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15. I dunno but I'll bet they work for FEMA.



:eyes:
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 03:37 PM
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17. Mild my ass. It's 12 degrees at 1:30 in the afternoon
Anyone who considers that mild can have it.
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 06:39 PM
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18. It's mild
If your average temperature at this time of year is somewhere between -30 and -40C......-40C is the same in celcius and farenheit.
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-18-05 12:42 AM
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23. It's NOT mild
that's 12 degrees Fahrenheit. Normal would be 45 to 50.
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-18-05 11:03 AM
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24. We have a failure to communicate.
I was speaking of the Northwest Territories, which are usually frozen solid this time of year.
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HeeBGBz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 06:40 PM
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19. It's been colder than normal here in southern Missouri.
We've been below normal for several weeks now.
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Nabia2004 Donating Member (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 07:36 PM
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20. It feels even colder when you cannot afford the heating bill - nt
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 08:41 PM
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21. Was it Napoleon?
heh
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frazzledmom Donating Member (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 08:52 PM
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22. Single Digits in Colorado
While that's not unusual, the amount of cold days has increased..
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