Comments on: Snow day http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:13:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Shaded Spriter http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86128 Shaded Spriter Tue, 06 May 2008 12:28:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86128 This is definately not the weather Jonathan Coulton sung about when he was suggesting what to do on the first of may. This is definately not the weather Jonathan Coulton sung about when he was suggesting what to do on the first of may.

]]> By: LarrySDonald http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86127 LarrySDonald Mon, 05 May 2008 13:38:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86127 I've been having the same vibe when it does snow here, kind of feeling ok with it and a bit nostalgic. Growing up there was no qualms at all. Too rich, too thin, too warm - pull the other one, it's got bells on it. Now when Kansas has actual snow with those biting winds, I walk miles in it. I don't want to go back to that being a regular thing, but it's nice to know that I can still do that and it's fine. And soon it'll be warm again. It's gradually faded from solid hate of snow to a tenous love/hate. We'll probably have a messy divorce almost instantly if it's more then a week per year though. I’ve been having the same vibe when it does snow here, kind of feeling ok with it and a bit nostalgic. Growing up there was no qualms at all. Too rich, too thin, too warm - pull the other one, it’s got bells on it. Now when Kansas has actual snow with those biting winds, I walk miles in it. I don’t want to go back to that being a regular thing, but it’s nice to know that I can still do that and it’s fine. And soon it’ll be warm again. It’s gradually faded from solid hate of snow to a tenous love/hate. We’ll probably have a messy divorce almost instantly if it’s more then a week per year though.

]]> By: Cindy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86126 Cindy Mon, 05 May 2008 00:10:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86126 Phil, You have WAY too much free time on your hands. Get back to writing! Phil,

You have WAY too much free time on your hands. Get back to writing!

]]> By: overstroming http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86125 overstroming Sun, 04 May 2008 12:55:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86125 Please forgive me oh glorious leader. I'm merely one of your lowly nit-picking diciples. Waiting for you to lead us out of the superstitious dark ages that are spreading over the planet once more. We rely on your wisdom and logic to help us develop the technology to build the space craft to get us the heck out of here ;-) (apologies to Mr Hicks) Cycling is the no1 means of transport here in the Netherlands and 8km doesn't sound like too much effort, but then you have something we don't : Hills! Please forgive me oh glorious leader. I’m merely one of your lowly nit-picking diciples. Waiting for you to lead us out of the superstitious dark ages that are spreading over the planet once more.

We rely on your wisdom and logic to help us develop the technology to build the space craft to get us the heck out of here ;-)
(apologies to Mr Hicks)

Cycling is the no1 means of transport here in the Netherlands and 8km doesn’t sound like too much effort, but then you have something we don’t : Hills!

]]> By: JanieBelle http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86124 JanieBelle Sun, 04 May 2008 12:26:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86124 Wow. We'll be thinking of you all and your horrible plight. ...while we're on the beach. We had some horribly cold weather a week or two ago. ...it got down into the high sixties. We had a blizzard the last time it snowed here, too. ...almost half an inch of snow! December '04. Kisses from the frozen tundra of SE North Carolina. Wow.

We’ll be thinking of you all and your horrible plight.

…while we’re on the beach.

We had some horribly cold weather a week or two ago.

…it got down into the high sixties.

We had a blizzard the last time it snowed here, too.

…almost half an inch of snow! December ‘04.

Kisses from the frozen tundra of SE North Carolina.

]]> By: MO Man http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86123 MO Man Sun, 04 May 2008 11:52:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86123 Former resident of Ft. Collins, Colorado, one of the neatest towns on earth but a bit too cold for old bones. May five or so of 1961...close to 18 inches of snow. Roads closed, of course. Two days later it was virtually gone and the warm weather was underway. I've lived in Maryland (Laurel - typical eastern weather), Monterey (too wet/foggy/chilly in the summer), Manila (pure misery every day of every year), Berlin (below freezing for 90 days at a time, with beautiful springs), Eugene (worst pollen and heat in the summer you will find, and way too foggy and wet the rest of the time), central Missouri (you spend way too much time in your basement during tornado watches), and Seattle (no, it does not rain a great deal but the cloudiness leads to insanity!), and now the Sand Hills of North Carolina (and so finally in my search for good weather, overall, I have found it in Fayetteville (known by many as Fayettenam because of the nearby Fort Bragg), but the Bible Belt is hard to stomach). Look for a college town, like Raleigh, for the best possible combination of weather and sophistication. Former resident of Ft. Collins, Colorado, one of the neatest towns on earth but a bit too cold for old bones. May five or so of 1961…close to 18 inches of snow. Roads closed, of course. Two days later it was virtually gone and the warm weather was underway. I’ve lived in Maryland (Laurel - typical eastern weather), Monterey (too wet/foggy/chilly in the summer), Manila (pure misery every day of every year), Berlin (below freezing for 90 days at a time, with beautiful springs), Eugene (worst pollen and heat in the summer you will find, and way too foggy and wet the rest of the time), central Missouri (you spend way too much time in your basement during tornado watches), and Seattle (no, it does not rain a great deal but the cloudiness leads to insanity!), and now the Sand Hills of North Carolina (and so finally in my search for good weather, overall, I have found it in Fayetteville (known by many as Fayettenam because of the nearby Fort Bragg), but the Bible Belt is hard to stomach). Look for a college town, like Raleigh, for the best possible combination of weather and sophistication.

]]> By: Kyle http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86122 Kyle Sun, 04 May 2008 02:04:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/03/snow-day/#comment-86122 Doh! Forgot to add Canis Minor has grown quite a bit. Nice doggie! Doh! Forgot to add Canis Minor has grown quite a bit. Nice doggie!

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