A Moonlit Sky

We were getting flurries in Stamford before. Nothing too exciting, but nice nonetheless. If you think the coast is ice though, just ten miles inland everything looks like glass.

It's also worth remembering what the average high temperature is in December. Those terrifying +10 departures on some models are still in the mid-40s. That's relatively a torch, but it certainly doesn't feel unseasonably warm.

I've got just about 7" and ice here. It's been a pain though, because of the differences between home and Stamford where I work. Different climate south of the Merritt.

With perhaps one or two exceptions, all the large storms have targeted areas further south and east of the interior since January 2015.

The only problem with simply ignoring posts or using the ignore feature is that you cannot ignore the multi-post/multi-page derails caused by people responding that have not started using the aforementioned features. You basically need an ignore user + ignore posts quoting an ignored user feature.

Banned sand? I thought we banned the salt?

What if we're close enough to be in the NY metro, but not NYS?

Gentlemen, there's a user ignore list and it's glorious. Just a quick PSA.

Looks like 3" here. It looked spectacular this morning though with the tree branches completely covered.

Rain and 50 here.

New owner soon tho.

Looks like we got 4-5" total between Sunday and Monday. Surpassed my expectations.

Man, don't set the bar too high.

lol I'm the rain/snow line in Stamford. Radar shows it right over me.

From a few pages back, but yeah. That's probably part of the issue. That and perception has a recency bias that I'm probably not overcoming.

For me, the biggest issue has been the low temperatures being in the 50s for what feels like weeks.

The big city of Danbury! I dunno, I think he has a point. I've been noticing more and more spiders the past few years. Maybe I'm just more aware?

87 Stamford.

87 in Stamford.

Courant says at least two dead.

In addition, I've read analysts that believe the Arab Spring generally, and the Syrian civil war specifically, to be related to climate change.

I don't get the confederate flag thing when you're north of Delaware. Unless you're a southern transplant, how is it a relevant part of your own background?

Yes, but that's far from an accurate picture of the cause and effect. That said, we can put this discussion to bed. The temperature has dropped by 20 degrees outside and it's ended up being a lovely evening.

Sorry, didn't see this before. I live in a suburb, so I'll speak for myself: I make money in a city, pay my taxes to state and town. Use state infrastructure and, in particular, city services and infrastructure without paying anything for it. When I leave at night, I take my tax revenue with me.

Not necessarily. That is my fault for being imprecise in my language. For social contracts, I'm speaking in the Lockean or Rousseauian sense. For some background, you can find information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract I do want to point out that I'm not trying to make a moral argument that you and your lifestyle are bad. Subsidies are both direct and indirect, and they touch on fiscal policy, city planning, tax incentives, history, and a variety of other factors. I won't take up a large amount of space in this thread writing out what others have studied and spoken about more eloquently. I would direct you here: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2015/03/how-much-sprawl-costs-america/388481/ for a quick primer on what I am discussing.