It's windy AF
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Windy as hell on the highway this afternoon.
We're out in Cypress and it was pretty crazy. The way our house and part of the neighborhood is situated, I feel like you can always tack on an extra 8-10mph to whatever the current wind speed is, there is almost always a moderate breeze in our backyard. I went for a run in it and it threw me off balance a couple of times. Jogging NW was one of the hardest runs of my life, coming back with the wind at my back I felt like Superman.jetch17 said:
It's windy AF
El Gallo Blanco said:We're out in Cypress and it was pretty crazy. The way our house and part of the neighborhood is situated, I feel like you can always tack on an extra 8-10mph to whatever the current wind speed is, there is almost always a moderate breeze in our backyard. I went for a run in it and it threw me off balance a couple of times. Jogging NW was one of the hardest runs of my life, coming back with the wind at my back I felt like Superman.jetch17 said:
It's windy AF
When I loved on galveston and would bike the whole seawall and had the wind at my back on the way out always made for the worst return trip. Legs were TOAST
I'll complain about the weather on Sunday.
We got hit HARD again on Friday night. Always seems to be our block in our neighborhood gets it the worst. Lots of down trees & fences. We had a huge limb fall on the roof of our garage and cause a LOT of damage. Waiting on insurance adjuster to come out.
We were picking up the debris, cutting branches, and the whole time yesterday you could hear more limbs just falling all around us. I guess they broke in the Friday storm, but didn't fall. Yesterday they were falling. So not fun wondering if you're standing under a widowmaker. Also not fun to think you get the yard cleaned up, only to have more limbs fall and you have to start all over.
We got hit HARD again on Friday night. Always seems to be our block in our neighborhood gets it the worst. Lots of down trees & fences. We had a huge limb fall on the roof of our garage and cause a LOT of damage. Waiting on insurance adjuster to come out.
We were picking up the debris, cutting branches, and the whole time yesterday you could hear more limbs just falling all around us. I guess they broke in the Friday storm, but didn't fall. Yesterday they were falling. So not fun wondering if you're standing under a widowmaker. Also not fun to think you get the yard cleaned up, only to have more limbs fall and you have to start all over.
Finally went to check my outdoor showers and Lo and behold all the pipes are cracked. When digging around by the valve there was apparently a drain I didn't know existed. We had shut everything off and opened everything up but somehow we still busted a bunch of pipes. Looks like I'm buying a pex expander.
If you are okay with crimp rings, I have all the tools. I also have 1/2" PEX pipe, but it's blue and red.
I appreciate it, but i bought an expansion tool today brand new off fb marketplace for $280. I probably have close to enough tubing as well from redoing my apartment so just need to double check the fittings and head to Moore.
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I know we have some weather dorks, some weather idiots and just some regular dorks that visit this thread, so maybe one of yall can answer my question.
During our awful summer we were introduced to the Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption. The sea water that got sent into the atmosphere was theorized to be a significant factor in our abnormally hot summer. The water in the atmosphere is supposed to stay up there for a couple years. If all this is true enough, it would stand to reason that many places in the southern hemisphere would be having awful summers right now. Is that the case? Are Australia and South America having a similar rough time right now? Or was this just a regular old bad summer that we get every 12-15 years and Hunga Tonga probably didn't factor much?
During our awful summer we were introduced to the Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption. The sea water that got sent into the atmosphere was theorized to be a significant factor in our abnormally hot summer. The water in the atmosphere is supposed to stay up there for a couple years. If all this is true enough, it would stand to reason that many places in the southern hemisphere would be having awful summers right now. Is that the case? Are Australia and South America having a similar rough time right now? Or was this just a regular old bad summer that we get every 12-15 years and Hunga Tonga probably didn't factor much?
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I know we have some weather dorks, some weather idiots and just some regular dorks that visit this thread, so maybe one of yall can answer my question.
During our awful summer we were introduced to the Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption. The sea water that got sent into the atmosphere was theorized to be a significant factor in our abnormally hot summer. The water in the atmosphere is supposed to stay up there for a couple years. If all this is true enough, it would stand to reason that many places in the southern hemisphere would be having awful summers right now. Is that the case? Are Australia and South America having a similar rough time right now? Or was this just a regular old bad summer that we get every 12-15 years and Hunga Tonga probably didn't factor much?
Are you confusing water vapor and water droplets with the ash that comes out of the volcano?
Let's go ski-man!
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Milwaukees Best Light said:
I know we have some weather dorks, some weather idiots and just some regular dorks that visit this thread, so maybe one of yall can answer my question.
During our awful summer we were introduced to the Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption. The sea water that got sent into the atmosphere was theorized to be a significant factor in our abnormally hot summer. The water in the atmosphere is supposed to stay up there for a couple years. If all this is true enough, it would stand to reason that many places in the southern hemisphere would be having awful summers right now. Is that the case? Are Australia and South America having a similar rough time right now? Or was this just a regular old bad summer that we get every 12-15 years and Hunga Tonga probably didn't factor much?
I've been in and out of Southern Brazil and it has been very wet. On more than one occasion our boat couldn't leave the dock because the current in the river was too strong and the pilots shut down the channel. This is almost down to Uruguay.
As a former meteorologist I haven't heard any facts that water vapor or liquid water from the ocean above that volcano would cause abnormally, hot summers. What has been proven in the past is that the ash that comes out of volcanoes can lower temperatures for a year or two across the world.Milwaukees Best Light said:
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Let's go ski-man!
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ski-man said:As a meteorologist I haven't heard any facts that water vapor or liquid water from the ocean above that volcano would cause abnormally, hot summers. What has been proven in the past is that the ash that comes out of volcanoes can lower temperatures for a year or two across the world.Milwaukees Best Light said:
No
What I learned this summer is that water vapor acts as a greenhouse gas and has a high CO2e and Hunga Tonga put a whole buttload of it in the atmosphere.
Milwaukees Best Light said:ski-man said:As a meteorologist I haven't heard any facts that water vapor or liquid water from the ocean above that volcano would cause abnormally, hot summers. What has been proven in the past is that the ash that comes out of volcanoes can lower temperatures for a year or two across the world.Milwaukees Best Light said:
No
What I learned this summer is that water vapor acts as a greenhouse gas and has a high CO2e and Hunga Tonga put a whole buttload of it in the atmosphere.
Have not heard that. I will have to take a look. I have been in a different business for many years now so do not see all the research lately.
Let's go ski-man!
I recall seeing somewhere that there were some studies done that found it had minimal-zero impact. I think you'll find conflicting opinions on it, especially from the standpoint of climate science being fairly politically aligned.
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I know we have some weather dorks, some weather idiots and just some regular dorks that visit this thread, so maybe one of yall can answer my question.
During our awful summer we were introduced to the Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption. The sea water that got sent into the atmosphere was theorized to be a significant factor in our abnormally hot summer. The water in the atmosphere is supposed to stay up there for a couple years. If all this is true enough, it would stand to reason that many places in the southern hemisphere would be having awful summers right now. Is that the case? Are Australia and South America having a similar rough time right now? Or was this just a regular old bad summer that we get every 12-15 years and Hunga Tonga probably didn't factor much?
i have not seen anything to suggest this summer in SA is any different than recent years
Anyone else getting hit hard over the past week by the cedar pollen? I figure this is non-hurricane weather related…
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Anyone else getting hit hard over the past week by the cedar pollen? I figure this is non-hurricane weather related…
Yes
I've never had issues with allergies that i can recall but my entire face is itching like crazy this morning. Maybe living in the woods finally brought it out in me.
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Sea Speed said:
I've never had issues with allergies that i can recall but my entire face is itching like crazy this morning. Maybe living in the woods finally brought it out in me.
Maybe sticking your face in a big brazilian butt is catching up with you.
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I've never had issues with allergies that i can recall but my entire face is itching like crazy this morning. Maybe living in the woods finally brought it out in me.
Maybe sticking your face in a big brazilian butt is catching up with you.
Ha thats not my speed, but the trope about Brazilians having huge butts is absolutely true.
Tornado watch for Houston. Lanza is saying mostly North Houston.
Cedar is definitely getting to me. Spent time raking up thatch on Thursday, and wouldn't you know that it spiked that day.
80 mph winds at Point Blank at Lake Livingston.
They gonna **** around and starting naming the entire season soon.
We goin' for the record.
They literally predict doom and disaster every year for the sake of the climate religion.....and it doesn't happen.
The zealots are just waiting for that one year of statistical anomaly to be the flame to push more watermelon policies.
The zealots are just waiting for that one year of statistical anomaly to be the flame to push more watermelon policies.
ETA - bogus reporting. Somebody add some "community notes"
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Probably a bad temp sensor or bad placement. That doesn't jive with the temps around it.