Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
Our state looks like it had a bag of skittles dumped on it.Wonder if the garbage man and mail will make it today.Home is where we are staying today.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
I got lucky this morning. The freezing rain didn't really begin until after I got to the station and parked the car in the commuter garage. Forecast suggests that it should be regular rain by the time I head for home.
rvos1979Ok, who ordered the ice storm?!? Think I'll be parking the truck later today, ice, snow, 40 mph winds and an empty trailer are not a good combination. Luckily, I'm close to the house this morning.........
3 degrees at 6AM.
Cold and sunny, and windy here today, but that's supposed to change tonight and we're supposed to see all that other junk.
Drove to daughter's house for Christmas with them Sunday in the rain, drove back on wet roads with scattered snow flurries.
A local attraction in Syracuse this time of year is "Lights on the Lake." Not having any snow didn't help any, but I wasn't all that impressed.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
It sure is pretty out there, until one realizes that that white stuff isn't snow. In our case, one of the garbage trucks has made it; the recycling guy hasn't yet (not out of the ordinary, though). I'm sittng here with what my friends are calling The Crud (officially it's bronchitis). I was a hit at the urgent-care center yesterday when I wrote my symptoms down as "Old-man's cough". It actually sounds like Jack Benny's Maxwell trying to start. Needless to say, I don't think I'll be scraping our sidewalks today.The airports are starting to feel the effects of the weather here. But, as Paul suggested, no problems with Metra. The two lines I monitor had no delay reports at all this morning.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
Our ice has changed over to rain.Mamma has made a great lunch.Garbage man has made his pick up.Still going to stay in and "aggrivate" Matt.
Joe
rvos1979Parked the semi and drove the pickup home today, knew it was going to be a long drive when I cracked the throttle and the truck went sideways. Made it to Burlington before I had to engage the four wheel drive, though.......... Snow has changed to sleet now, roads are very slick, so I'll just stay home today.........
rvos glad you did not have to bob tail.
Have a question for our Latin scholars.
Local TV station posted a flood warning " Areal flood watch "
A search of that spelling was frustrating until going to Oxford dictionary. Its a 16 century spelling for area. Where did TV station get that term ? Here is a copy from NOAA web site. COMMENTS ?
Areal Flooding vs Flash Flooding
These two types of flooding may be confusing, so we thought we would take a minute to try and clarify the difference between them.
A Flash Flood Warning is issued for flooding that normally occurs within six hours of heavy or intense rainfall. This results in small creeks and streams quickly rising out of their banks. Dangerous flooding in areas near these creeks and streams, as well as low-lying flood prone areas, develops very quickly and is a significant threat to life and/or property.
An Areal Flood Warning is normally issued for flooding that develops more gradually, usually from prolonged and persistent moderate to heavy rainfall. This results in a gradual ponding or buildup of water in low-lying, flood prone areas, as well as small creeks and streams. The flooding normally occurs more than six hours after the rainfall begins, and may cover a large area. However, even though this type of flooding develops more slowly than flash flooding, it can still be a threat to life and property.
Pictured is a typical example of areal flooding.
Nothing related to Latin, but the spelling and grammer on today's news web sites is atrocious. They never proof read their work. I'm not an English major but I do better then they do.
One local TV station's web site frequently uses the phrase "Man killed after accident." Makes the reader wonder if the cops dragged him out of his car and shot him.
Norm
rvos1979Made it to Burlington before I had to engage the four wheel drive, though..........
Just gotta watch out for that "four wheel drive hockey puck syndrome..."
All of +18F here right now - but it promises to warm up again and really make a mess with the ice, etc...
Blue - While "areal" may be an archaic term, it's not a word that most people use, as they would "area." So it gets their attention. I think it also has a more wide-spread connotation, yet I think it's more appropriate than "regional" which rather implies an even larger area.
AREAL
As much as would like to blame media this spelling came straight from NOAA. No American dictionary had it as an alternate or Australian. Only the Oxford dictionary and just as the root. So if any thing definitely British.
Maybe some one at NOAA who majored in Latin and wanted to impress ?
I do not recall ever seeing the word "areal" before, but it has the appearance to me of being an adjective formed from the noun "area"--and refers to the territory in an area.
Norm, I was not an English major either; I had classes in English all through public school, and took the English courses required for science majors in college--and had good grades every time. Some of the people I knew in public school are not 100% perfect in spelling--but what I see all too often now gives evidence that spelling and usage are not taught as they were when I was in school.
Proofread? Who has time for that--and who can recognize an error when it is seen (other than we who read them)?
Johnny
Norm48327Makes the reader wonder if the cops dragged him out of his car and shot him.
Could have been the other driver? Some of the supid stuff I've been seeing this month would provoke a lot of people.
morning
Ran errands in town.Csx's y101 was done for the day.Csx was quiet.Ditches and fields are draining but no major flooding.Going to do chores at home.
Randy,been there and done that in days past. The trailer trying to pass the cab is a"cheap thrill" indeed.
Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Norm, proof reading is non existant it seems. The local "cutey" on the morn news yesterday said our snow would be down to 30.000 feet. I would think that would really stop all train traffic for todays cartoon news.
A local organization sent out a fund-raising letter. It wouldn't have made it past my college business communications professor at all...
Back in 'the day' mid and higher level managers all had trained secretaries that handled their correspondence and made sure it used all the proper structures of communication.
Today, trained secretaries are few and far between. Now mid and higher level managers do their own correspondence and e-mail and all bets are off on them using the proper structures for english communication. They are primarily trained in their area of expertese - proper english be damned.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
At one time or another, my wife worked as a proofreader or copy editor. For ten years, she was with a book publisher in New York City, and assisted the company in producing understandable books. For a few years, she proofread for the Boise paper. After we married, she was a free-lance proofreader and copy editor for the University of Utah Press. As copy editor, she would make corrections so that the narrative was understandable--and at least one author rejected her corrections. I helped her on at least one book that had railroad matters in it. (I just took a break to see what was about to go across the diamonds in Rochelle--wb BNSF with two NS units behind the home road engine, pulling tank cars. It is certainly dark there right now.)
I have the impression that news reporters once were knowledgable about the subjects of their reporting; now it seems that all too many of them go solely on their previous knowledge or preconceptions(another interruption--EB BNSF with mixed freight).
Not 2 mention the proliferation of txtg.
It hurts to even try to write the way some young folks do...
I forgot to mention yesterday that Randolph, in Rich County, Utah (NE of here), was down to -21 yesterday morning. Our morning temperatures are about 20 or so, with smog. It can be warmer up at the ski resorts--where the sun shines.
Johnny - had sun all day, melted ice and snow on south side of house, but didn't make me feel any warmer! Even without skis....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
We never saw the 40's the prognosticators originally promised (they later revised that downwards). With a little freezing rain thrown in, things are pretty slick around here, especially on those surfaces that got cleared earlier, but don't see much traffic.
If things don't warm up tomorrow or so, I'll have to resort to salt on the driveway.
The freezing rain put a bit of a glaze on trees, but not enough to cause damage. A few drivers did manage to find some ditches and guard rails, however.
looked at last nights paper,plenty of people with ditchfinders on.Went to the Zoo lights in Toledo with Sis last night.Even had an Ns local come by.Going to take brother and find some trains today.Guessers say long strecth of dry weather with highs in the 30's.
MC: Check out these pictures. New hazzard for fouling switches and the solution.
http://www.lastampa.it/2015/12/01/societa/lazampa/animali/ferrovie-giapponesi-creano-i-tunnel-per-le-tartarughe-marine-MtihILn4spscsXSPasrcBN/pagina.html
Happy Birthday Ed!Here's what I didn't get you for your birthday: The temperature dropped below zero on the way to work this morning-probably the last time it'll do that this year.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
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