Typhoon Tip Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 We, as a species, have developed "bigger and better" ways to off oneself over the years. In the 1970's a gunman would climb a tower and start shooting. Evolved into takingout a school/classroom Now planes... No other species does this. The Malaysia flight last year could have been a suicide as well, but we will never know Does anyone in their right mind ever really want to fly ...knowing that to err is human? The growing body of evidence suggests the jet-liner crash in Europe was deliberate - okay, but who didn't wonder. Between Malaysia's recent history and this, clearly ... more evidence that humanity cannot handle the technology they, themselves, have evolved. It's a great irony, if perhaps a dark one. I don't get it, tho. Ever couple-a hundred years or so, some super genius ... advances things by a leap and bound, then...immediately within decades, special interest groups (usually keyed into the abstraction of religious extremism and/or deeply wounded political agenda), or perhaps just the rogue malcontent, utilizes those advancement in a WMD campaign... I almost imagine the first ever genius, a protohominid, realizing that the fire is not a dancing evil spirit; if one captures the non-burning end of that burning stick, they can actually cook meat, sterilize, ward off lions and predators. Whooooa! Then, the rest of tribe not getting proverbially laid because they didn't discover the fire, burns the forest down... Can you imagine real humanity with transporter technology -- think Star Trek?? "Terrifying" would be put back into the definition of terrorism. Someone doesn't like you, they transport you into outer space and spread your atoms across oblivion. And... people don't like you because of THEM, not because of anything you actually did -- that's the deliciously evil aspect of this piece of ..crap species we are all a part of... I just wonder what the real evolution of humanity has in store... because present era is repeatedly and ever more elaborately proving, surviving this technological infancy has a growing macabre price-tag in mortality. That's not paranoid holocaust talk; that's German Nationalists nose-diving air buses ...killing en masse to make a point that wouldn't possibly resonate to anyone outside a very finite sphere of insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Terrorism is usually defined by having political motives. A guy who just goes batsh** crazy and goes on a killing spree isn't considered terrorism. If this pilot just did this on his own with no real political motive, then they wouldn't classify it as terrorism. Semantics...yes. Still a terrible act either way. it's just humanity creating boundaries and definitions to sort out chaos, like they do in every introspection and analaysis. Unfortunately, mere semantics or not... nature doesn't work that way. I think the subject matter is over complicated by those trying to instill ...any kind of logic into a set of actions that don't really have any -- because the world is a scary place when things don't otherwise make any sense at all. Killing innocence to make any point should have one definition, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 54F here in PWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 54F here in PWM Incredible what a south wind off the colder ocean does in a location like Bath. 54°F at PWM and 41.7°F at home in Bath. Nearly a 13°F difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Incredible what a south wind off the colder ocean does in a location like Bath. 54°F at PWM and 41.7°F at home in Bath. Nearly a 13°F difference. Horrible now. Nice in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Horrible now. Nice in summer.Opposite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 man just saw that tornado in moore oklahoma yesterday they cant catch a break i think thats the 3rd or fourth one they got in the last 15 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Horrible now. Nice in summer. Indeed, very nice in the summer! If the snow season is finished, I thrive on back door cold fronts, sheet drizzle, and cooler temps. If it could stay like that from April to November, I would be in heaven. I just don't like temps over 50. Maybe I would be more at home if I moved to Labrador or Newfoundland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Arms out of car in Wilmington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnowman Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Just called Brian at Blue Hill. Had 13" this morning, so last day at 12" pretty much. They Broke the record by 1 Inch in Saturday's little thingy, which gave just over 1 Inch. Got Bare to 20". I'm at Bare to 12". My official depth went from 12" Yesterday, my last 12" hwich stood at 57 Days, to 9" today. Don't want to let go yet! Will, Worcester done at 12" I'd imagine too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 heavy rains off and on here. 46/44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I don't even know how you can judge that snowpack. There is still quite a bit down my way. Someone could report near 20, someone 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 I don't even know how you can judge that snowpack. There is still quite a bit down my way. Someone could report near 20, someone 5. Just find the deepest drift left and use that #. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I don't even know how you can judge that snowpack. There is still quite a bit down my way. Someone could report near 20, someone 5. Easy for me.....I have a colva sack in my development that is protected from wind and not overly exposed to the sun owed to some shrubbery, yet receives it's share of sun.....pretty even distribution of numbers near the middle of the range of my envelop of measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Easy for me.....I have a colva sack in my development that is protected from wind and not overly exposed to the sun owed to some shrubbery, yet receives it's share of sun.....pretty even distribution of numbers near the middle of the range of my envelop of measurements. Yeah, sounds like you have a good spot....and you also take good obs and "get it" when it comes to the nuances of snowpack measurement. However, I don't think everyone gets that like you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Man, it's not easy with this weather and a 2 yr old..lol. Earlier I felt bad and just wanted it to melt because he wanted to play...but I have to admit...it's pretty cool have snow OTG this late. What a conundrum. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Man, it's not easy with this weather and a 2 yr old..lol. Earlier I felt bad and just wanted it to melt because he wanted to play...but I have to admit...it's pretty cool have snow OTG this late. What a conundrum. LOL. Let him play in the snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Let him play in the snow? Wet and sloppy snow? Dress him up in a suit and have him overheat because it's 50? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Man, it's not easy with this weather and a 2 yr old..lol. Earlier I felt bad and just wanted it to melt because he wanted to play...but I have to admit...it's pretty cool have snow OTG this late. What a conundrum. LOL. My son was 18 months old in 2011 so he was a little younger but I recall him having fun. He still does...wants to be out there all the time. At the peak of snow I kept pointing out how the snow was up to his chest in the walk ways so that he would remember. I'm hoping when he's old he looks back and says something like "I remember when I was a kid we'd have snow up to my chest!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Just had a pretty good sleet shower up here. Now 45F and moderate rain. Sleet fell at 48F close to onset of precip. Don't understand what is going on, how did this happen. Here's the video from around 1:30pm. Really starts going about 20 seconds in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF7oXHxyIm4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 My son was 18 months old in 2011 so he was a little younger but I recall him having fun. He still does...wants to be out there all the time. At the peak of snow I kept pointing out how the snow was up to his chest in the walk ways so that he would remember. I'm hoping when he's old he looks back and says something like "I remember when I was a kid we'd have snow up to my chest!". It was fun earlier, but it's just messy now. He'll sink to his belly button. Plus with work and random hours....easier to play on the grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 nws in oklahoma getting slammed by people.. i kind of dont blame them though! https://www.facebook.com/NWSNorman/posts/909210579099870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Wet and sloppy snow? Dress him up in a suit and have him overheat because it's 50? Most people aren't sweat hogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 First orange pixel downpour of 2015 just came through. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Most people aren't sweat hogs Makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Makes no sense. What kid would want to go out and play in the snow..50 or 10 .. So he shouldn't play baseball in the summer due to overheating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 What kid would want to go out and play in the snow..50 or 10 .. So he shouldn't play baseball in the summer due to overheating? Well I wouldn't throw him out in jeans and have him be soaked in 5 minutes? Hopefully as a responsible Dad you know this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Well I wouldn't throw him out in jeans and have him be soaked in 5 minutes? Hopefully as a responsible Dad you know this. He wears leg gins, a coat and gloves and you leave the beanie inside. Stop making excuses and let him be a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 It was fun earlier, but it's just messy now. He'll sink to his belly button. Plus with work and random hours....easier to play on the grass. Welcome to mud season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 He doesn't even know what to do with it. Too much and just sinks in. Sloppy wet crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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