I had to take my car to get a flat tire fixed and 1 mile from my house it started to rain. Four miles further on, it stormed so bad that I needed wipers on full and to slow down-- (I had the pretend tire spare on the car and it has no tread for rain) and a mile later, the rain went away and only a drizzle stayed.

The tire blew out a mile from home last night and that last mile took me 2 hours to get a tow truck.

mostly drizzle all day. It's 54 degrees F and going to be 61 tomorrow. That's winter. Intermittent rain for four days with flood warnings because it's suppose to total an inch plus of rain.

I went food shopping (which was like a zoo) and most of the crazies weren't shopping for Christmas dinner, yet. Sunday Monday and Tuesday are going to be complete idiocy at the supermarkets.

I'm not doing the fish thing this year because I'm not.

I bought 6 steaks, 4 big boneless chicken breasts, a half dozen chicken thighs, a flank steak, meatballs, pork short ribs and two types of potatoes, and bread, and 4 boxes of sugar frosted shredded wheat. Yay regularity. I get the weirdest looks when I check out.

My son and I went out today - I will be so glad when Jan 3rd or 4th arrive and stupid hides again.

River

The news has been full of weatherful events these last few days

hasn't anyone on board experience one ?

My weather is sunny, dry, clear, 70F & boring

Moi

We had nice, pretty snow for days here, then it rained and rained and got warm, well, 55F, for two days. Melted the snow. Rained some more. Everything is wet, now it's going to be +7F tonight. No white Christmas. Oh well. At least the ice missed us.

It SNOWED here, everything is white, it will be a White Christmas if you celebrate such nonsense, we don't. So its just all nice and white outside, I am enjoying it as it will hopefully be the last time I spend a winter in this shit.

River

moi621 (imported) wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:19 am The news has been full of weatherful events these last few days

hasn't anyone on board experience one ?

My weather is sunny, dry, clear, 70F & boring

Moi

Ok. It is raining now.

Sometimes it looks like I met a Djinn and made a wrongly interpreted wish. I wished for warmth, and here it is - +4°C, rain and all.

Obviously no snow, and we do not expect anything lower that 0°C at least till New Year.

Hey fhunter

considering that was your Petrogradian weather for the Winter Solstice

How many hours of daylight do you have there ?

Best Wishes

Moi

moi621 (imported) wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:53 pm Hey fhunter

considering that was your Petrogradian weather for the Winter Solstice

How many hours of daylight do you have there ?

Best Wishes

Moi

Here, yesterday December 22 is supposed to be the shortest amount of daylight for the year.

moi621 (imported) wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:53 pm Hey fhunter

considering that was your Petrogradian weather for the Winter Solstice

How many hours of daylight do you have there ?

Best Wishes

Moi

When I go to work, it is still dark.

When I go from work, it is already dark.

About 6 hours . That is what you get if you live 7° from Arctic Circle.

fhunter wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:46 pm When I go to work, it is still dark.

When I go from work, it is already dark.

About 6 hours . That is what you get if you live 7° from Arctic Circle.

I thought it would be less because of your advertised bright summer nights.

Best Wishes and don't get SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)