The Ongoing Super Mega Weather Thread v3

[Fuzz]

No

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Don't blame the parents, blame the society that demands having both parents working full time just to survive

Just spit balling, but I have wondered if a lot of us families could go down to one three-year old Corolla, go tent camping for our summer vacations and live in a two-bedroom town house with the kids sharing a room and a bunkbed, and survive on one income and enjoy life more.

We do have pretty high standards of living here, but I don't know that we've found the perfect balance between material possessions and expectations for travel and the amount of work it requires to sustain all of our wants.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Are outdoor thermometers affected by windchill?

Nope. Windchill is a calculation about how a temperature and wind feel to a person. Your thermometer will show the true temperature, regardless of wind.

Related: my outdoor thermometer is stuck at -22. It has given up.

[MoneyGuy]

I’m looking a photo of a thermometer showing -50 - central Alberta. It’s obviously not accurate.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

I think they should reserve the left lane for vehicles with Hakkas.

Man I feel locked into a groove every day with Hakkas, and I'm RWD! I have to be careful not to get too overconfident.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I’m looking a photo of a thermometer showing -50 - central Alberta. It’s obviously not accurate.

-49.7 in Rainbow lake area this morning.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Weitz

-49.7 in Rainbow lake area this morning.

Is that the most inappropriate name for a town ever. Should be Hell on Earth Lake.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Just spit balling, but I have wondered if a lot of us families could go down to one three-year old Corolla, go tent camping for our summer vacations and live in a two-bedroom town house with the kids sharing a room and a bunkbed, and survive on one income and enjoy life more.

We do have pretty high standards of living here, but I don't know that we've found the perfect balance between material possessions and expectations for travel and the amount of work it requires to sustain all of our wants.

We have very high standards. You've heard the phrase "This is the first generation that has it worse than it's predecessor." But is that really true? Yes, houses are sky rocketing but people can't afford the house they want, not necessarily any house. But they have every other technological advancement there is. Heck, I've been online shopping most of the morning while it's -40 outside and some poor driver is going to deliver it to me.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Just spit balling, but I have wondered if a lot of us families could go down to one three-year old Corolla, go tent camping for our summer vacations and live in a two-bedroom town house with the kids sharing a room and a bunkbed, and survive on one income and enjoy life more.

We do have pretty high standards of living here, but I don't know that we've found the perfect balance between material possessions and expectations for travel and the amount of work it requires to sustain all of our wants.

Originally Posted by GirlySports

We have very high standards. You've heard the phrase "This is the first generation that has it worse than it's predecessor." But is that really true? Yes, houses are sky rocketing but people can't afford the house they want, not necessarily any house. But they have every other technological advancement there is. Heck, I've been online shopping most of the morning while it's -40 outside and some poor driver is going to deliver it to me.

I’m really curious as to how many lower income people you both interact with and discuss financial situations with on a regular basis. Your life being good doesn’t mean everybody’s life is going just as good.

Also girly sports, no it’s not true that this is the first generation to have it worse than its predecessor. It’s the second or 3rd in a row now.

Anyways back to the lovely weather…

[Slava]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I’m really curious as to how many lower income people you both interact with and discuss financial situations with on a regular basis. Your life being good doesn’t mean everybody’s life is going just as good.

Also girly sports, no it’s not true that this is the first generation to have it worse than its predecessor. It’s the second or 3rd in a row now.

Anyways back to the lovely weather…

The standard of living and human progress globally has been absolutely incredible over the past hundred years, and astonishing in the last 50-60. We lift 130,000 people out of extreme poverty every day. Talk to your grandparents about their life and tell me that ours is not better in almost every single conceivable way.

In the 1930's, people would literally stave to death in this country and on this continent. I know that life is tough for some these days, but that doesn't happen today. The social safety net did not exist, and there is no question that the overall quality of everything from shelter and housing to our diets and availability of food has taken leaps and bounds forward.

On what metric are you suggesting things are worse for this generation or the one before us? I'm not trying to be obtuse here, but I can't think of a single thing that was better in the good old days of the 1920's or whatever.

[Fuzz]

I think the idea is that the Boomers had it best, and it's been downhill for every generation since then.

[timun]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

I can't even recall the last time the CBE did a system-wide closure. I'd be willing to bet that it might been for a very heavy snowfall/blizzard, but not for cold temperatures.

March 17, 1998? Only day I can think of when they closed all the schools...

[Geraldsh]

Originally Posted by Weitz

-49.7 in Rainbow lake area this morning.

I worked in a camp, Rainbow Lake area, in ‘68. The boss broke the only thermometer when it got too cold to work - wasn’t too cold after that.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by timun

March 17, 1998? Only day I can think of when they closed all the schools...

That would've been my guess as well. I had graduated in June of 1997 and was still living at with my folks, so any closure would not have impacted me. I do remember spending most of the day digging and pushing cars out of their alley, and I don't think it was super cold. Just loads and loads of snow.

[timun]

Originally Posted by Slava

On what metric are you suggesting things are worse for this generation or the one before us? I'm not trying to be obtuse here, but I can't think of a single thing that was better in the good old days of the 1920's or whatever.

You're doing a really job of being obtuse, for someone who isn't even trying.

[timun]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

That would've been my guess as well. I had graduated in June of 1997 and was still living at with my folks, so any closure would not have impacted me. I do remember spending most of the day digging and pushing cars out of their alley, and I don't think it was super cold. Just loads and loads of snow.

Yeah, it wasn't cold that day, just super-snowy.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by timun

March 17, 1998? Only day I can think of when they closed all the schools...

May 14, 1986. yes MAY and yes I'm OLD


schools closed- but oh no not for Looooob who had a mandatory international exam that day- there were likely 20 of us across all of CBE that had to go to school (at least that's how I remember it)


the day was memorable for 2 reasons, the Flames beat Doug Gilmour and the Blues in the dome that night in game 7 to advance to the finals




https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...he-stanley-cup

[Jimmy Stang]

^ I was in grade 1 for that one. A bunch of snow drifted at our front door and we dug a tunnel to the outside. When you're six years old, it was awesome.

[timun]

Alright, I should have rephrased: March 17, 1998 was the last day I remember all the schools closing, and I can't think of any days since then.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Man I feel locked into a groove every day with Hakkas, and I'm RWD! I have to be careful not to get too overconfident.

Add AWD or 4H to that setup and you’ll feel like a god.

I’m out there ripping (while safely approaching stops and maintaining and over-cautious following distance as I am still a good citizen).

But off the line? Let’s ####ing go.