Spring 2025 Banter Thread

[OrdIowPitMsp]

9 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

 

 

[WestMichigan]

1 hour ago, A-L-E-K said:

more dust storm related than fires but we really should get serious about how we're using (ie wasting) some of the most fertile soil on the planet growing industrial monocrops in about the most ecologically harmful manner possible

I don't disagree, but wow, that came out of left field.

[roardog]

What is up with these Canadian wildfires every May? I understand a couple of years ago when Canada had that record or near record warm May. That would obviously cause the snow to melt and everything to dry up but not greened up yet. This year, the majority of Canada has had below normal temperatures this month. It seems all it takes anymore is a few “warm” days and you have spontaneous combustion of the forests. Are warmer and shorter winters causing more vegetation that then goes dormant for the winter allowing more fuel for the fires?

[TheClimateChanger]

Definitely something to keep an eye out for. Computer models are depicting widespread lofted smoke spreading in across the Midwest over the next 48 hours, with air quality concerns [near surface smoke] in northern parts of Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. I wonder if this will mute the expected warmup somewhat.

[Jackstraw]

So I was in a Big Box store today buying dumb stuff I don't need. There was a younger couple in there buying GMO veggie plants for their garden. I'm sure they try and show off to their neighbors, who both probably live in  700k dollar 3 designs, 6 colors available cracker box's in a 200 unit HOA'd subdivision with 3ft trees  close enough together the husbands can toss toilet paper back and forth from the bathroom windows and probably plant the exact same genetic hybrid squash, complaining about the weather. I'm also sure (yes I'm sure again) they were driving one of the 50 80k dollar SUV's that crowded the lot (I recently complained about "storm related driving" in the area I just happened to be shopping in, its why I'm sure ). I heard them tell the cashier they lost some plants this year. They always plant 3 weeks before Memorial Day. (WT holy F!! this is Indiana people!!) I had to chuckle to myself.  I mean do they not get that Memorial Day is about 2 days earlier every year until it isn't?  People like that are why there's GMO tomato plants for sale in July around here lmao.