Stormfly Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 44 minutes ago, nj2va said: That’s in Venezuelan Bolivars right? Rubles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I'm learnin' folks...give me time.Just read and stop asking so many question lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, Ji said: On 2/16/2022 at 1:42 PM, Maestrobjwa said: I'm learnin' folks...give me time. Just read and stop asking so many question lol More statements coming right up...lol But seriously I can't promise to completely stop asking questions altogether--that's not in my nature. But I'm gonna be more selective...I feel terrible about not Googling somethings first. Will work on that... P.S. Not gonna lie hearing posting advice from you is uh...kinda funny, lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 9 hours ago, losetoa6 said: I forgot how epic the fight seen was in "They Live " between Roddy Piper and Keith David. Lol ... it was. That is a great movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 7 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said: More statements coming right up...lol But seriously I can't promise to completely stop asking questions altogether--that's not in my nature. But I'm gonna be more selective...I feel terrible about not Googling somethings first. Will work on that... P.S. Not gonna lie hearing posting advice from you is uh...kinda funny, lol I mainly stick to this thread and occasionally the Discob one. I am Dyslexic and quite possibly ADHD. I think in 3D and on a daily basis forget any info I tried to understand. I am not book smart and I suck in Math. So in most threads here I feel pretty stupid. But I need a place to talk about my geek passion for weather. I am not saying all this to get sympathy am just saying we all tick differently. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Ji said: On 2/16/2022 at 1:42 PM, Maestrobjwa said: I'm learnin' folks...give me time. Just read and stop asking so many question lol 9 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said: P.S. Not gonna lie hearing posting advice from you is uh...kinda funny, lol Somewhere, off in the distance, irony has quietly died! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Always in Zugzwang said: Somewhere, off in the distance, irony has quietly died! If it died for a second this certainly brought it back to life! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Now see if my phone's weather app had just posted this article about measuring snow two days earlier...lol https://picks.my/contentsDetail.php?idx=589&utm_source=global&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=589 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 13 hours ago, nj2va said: @winterwxluvr - take that! Hahahaha, awesome dude!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 13 hours ago, nj2va said: @winterwxluvr - take that! Wait is this the americanwx version of connect four? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Mrs.J said: I mainly stick to this thread and occasionally the Discob one. I am Dyslexic and quite possibly ADHD. I think in 3D and on a daily basis forget any info I tried to understand. I am not book smart and I suck in Math. So in most threads here I feel pretty stupid. But I need a place to talk about my geek passion for weather. I am not saying all this to get sympathy am just saying we all tick differently. We certainly do. Btw, sympathy is automatic for sucking in math...trust me I have PTMD post traumatic math disorder from high school, lol. But as you said, this is one place to snow geek out...not too many places outside of here to do that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 58 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said: Now see if my phone's weather app had just posted this article about measuring snow two days earlier...lol https://picks.my/contentsDetail.php?idx=589&utm_source=global&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=589 There are free classes at local NWS offices. I took the Spotter training and I know there is a Winter Weather and Severe Weather training. If you have not already I recommend checking into them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 57 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said: Wait is this the americanwx version of connect four? Lol Yes, and I invented it. I demand royalties whenever it is used as an attention getter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Randy/all, Anyone else receive an email about registering the americanwx domain in China? Below is the text of the email I just received... ----- Begin Text -------- (Please kindly forward this to your CEO, because this is urgent. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please ignore it. Thanks) Dear CEO, We are the domain name registration service company in Shanghai, China. On February 18, 2022, we received an application from Hongxiang Ltd requested "americanwx" as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (americanwx.cn, americanwx.com.cn, americanwx.net.cn, americanwx.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matter better, it's necessary to send email to you and confirm whether this company is your distributor or business partner in China? Best Regards Peter Liu | Service & Operations Manager China Registry (Head Office) Tel: +86-2161918696 Fax: +86-2161918697 Mob: +86-13816428671 6012, Xingdi Building, No. 1698 Yishan Road, Shanghai 201103, China ----- End Text -------- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmclean Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, RDM said: Randy/all, Anyone else receive an email about registering the americanwx domain in China? Below is the text of the email I just received... ----- Begin Text -------- (Please kindly forward this to your CEO, because this is urgent. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please ignore it. Thanks) Dear CEO, We are the domain name registration service company in Shanghai, China. On February 18, 2022, we received an application from Hongxiang Ltd requested "americanwx" as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (americanwx.cn, americanwx.com.cn, americanwx.net.cn, americanwx.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matter better, it's necessary to send email to you and confirm whether this company is your distributor or business partner in China? Best Regards Peter Liu | Service & Operations Manager China Registry (Head Office) Tel: +86-2161918696 Fax: +86-2161918697 Mob: +86-13816428671 6012, Xingdi Building, No. 1698 Yishan Road, Shanghai 201103, China ----- End Text -------- That looks phishy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, cbmclean said: That looks phishy. Yup - I certainly didn't click anywhere in the body of the email. The sender's email name and domain appear legit... but it has a .org extension instead of .cn Dunno why they zeroed in on me too. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 So embarrassing for a weather weenie who consistently reads every discussion and statement and this forum: having to go outside in the middle of the night to secure an unsecured object 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said: If it died for a second this certainly brought it back to life! Well, Ji may not have quite killed irony, but he sure crippled it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 All this complaining about the wind. I like the wind. The noise through the forest, the rattling of the shutters outside the window. And in the case of a strong storm force wind from the due south, the weather stripping under the front door that sounds like a child playing a kazoo very badly! Only when it gets ridiculous say like that scene in Superman II, that is too much. What made me think of this ridiculous clip was a video I saw of the storm over in the United Kingdom of people walking and falling over. Sensationalized press throwing numbers like 122mph winds (obviously a peak reading on the immediate coast). WS dumps do reveal a widespread event with frequent 60-70 mph gusts occurring in the more urban populated areas. Similar to the wind event we had here March 02, 2018. Bring the wind! Without it, weather cannot change. And change is what we need. So sick of this sunshine and rainbows crap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 5 hours ago, RDM said: Randy/all, Anyone else receive an email about registering the americanwx domain in China? Below is the text of the email I just received... ----- Begin Text -------- (Please kindly forward this to your CEO, because this is urgent. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please ignore it. Thanks) Dear CEO, We are the domain name registration service company in Shanghai, China. On February 18, 2022, we received an application from Hongxiang Ltd requested "americanwx" as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (americanwx.cn, americanwx.com.cn, americanwx.net.cn, americanwx.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matter better, it's necessary to send email to you and confirm whether this company is your distributor or business partner in China? Best Regards Peter Liu | Service & Operations Manager China Registry (Head Office) Tel: +86-2161918696 Fax: +86-2161918697 Mob: +86-13816428671 6012, Xingdi Building, No. 1698 Yishan Road, Shanghai 201103, China ----- End Text -------- Well the first rule of unsolicited email is you don't bother reading it! (SHIFT+DEL in Outlook) to bypass deleted folder and delete permanently. Same goes for unknown callerID callers... Just Google the phone number in the email! I did and it's a list a mile long... https://simonerescio.it/en/2016/08/scam-from-china-registry-why-stupid-can-ignore Same with the so called "sextortion" emails that people get. They open with a diatribe about how you've been nasty looking at porn and they know because they claim they've been spying on you with a trojan that was installed months ago, etc. They claim they will share videos of your pleasures with all your colleagues, et-al. To prevent this they ask for payment in the form of crypto currency which ranges anywhere from $400 to over $2000 USD! Easy to bust those too as they have their BTC wallet (needed to send funds to) and (you guessed it) you can Google that and not only see that it's on an abuse list but also see how many victims have actually fallen for the scam and paid up! Then you have these phishing emails that look official with actual company websites and they may be an invoice request or similar correspondence. A link takes you to another page that looks familiar asking for your Office 365 email and password. That is totally bogus and if you ever surrender your credentials to such a site you're giving away access to whatever you have on Office 365! This is why more organizations are using One Time Password (OTP) tokens to prevent credential theft. It's absolutely insane the level that these scammer scumbags go to take advantage of others that make an honest living. That said, the easiest way to find a scam is Google. Just Google one of the phone numbers in the email. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Just had the nicest walk. It's awesome out. Starry skies, crisp 31F and (aaaah) light winds 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Good size flock of mergansers on the river eta- may be filling up banter w random nature obs for the foreseeable 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Kay said: Good size flock of mergansers on the river eta- may be filling up banter w random nature obs for the foreseeable Nice! Birded around the neighborhood this morning. Birds are definitely getting more active as spring approaches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Nice! Birded around the neighborhood this morning. Birds are definitely getting more active as spring approaches. They are. Always cool, never gets old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 18 hours ago, Stormfly said: All this complaining about the wind. I like the wind. The noise through the forest, the rattling of the shutters outside the window. And in the case of a strong storm force wind from the due south, the weather stripping under the front door that sounds like a child playing a kazoo very badly! Only when it gets ridiculous say like that scene in Superman II, that is too much. What made me think of this ridiculous clip was a video I saw of the storm over in the United Kingdom of people walking and falling over. Sensationalized press throwing numbers like 122mph winds (obviously a peak reading on the immediate coast). WS dumps do reveal a widespread event with frequent 60-70 mph gusts occurring in the more urban populated areas. Similar to the wind event we had here March 02, 2018. Bring the wind! Without it, weather cannot change. And change is what we need. So sick of this sunshine and rainbows crap! Still my favorite movie to this day. Shut up @H2O Don't even think about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 21 minutes ago, stormtracker said: Still my favorite movie to this day. Shut up @H2O Don't even think about it. Think about what? I’m on a quest for peace with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Kay said: Good size flock of mergansers on the river eta- may be filling up banter w random nature obs for the foreseeable I had to google that! Looks like a neat duck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, H2O said: Think about what? I’m on a quest for peace with you. I hate you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 18 hours ago, Kay said: Just had the nicest walk. It's awesome out. Starry skies, crisp 31F and (aaaah) light winds Pics, @Kay, pics please! Here or in the Winter Pics thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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