Northern weather

[rogruth]

Since the weather service changed to percentages they have always been right.
A 60% chance of rain, or whatever, also means a 40% chance of no rain. So they are always correct.

[robert.]

Our first significant snow is supposed to hit Wednesday, forecasted 8-18 inches..big range. Probably heavy/wet stuff. Get excited It’ll probably rain.

I live between the I95 corridor and ridge road. It's possible that ridge of "Hills" runs down past you. Anyway. It never happens the way a weather person says it will. The rain line will move right up to ridge road. dumping rain on everybody to the south or the snow line moves to I95 and dumps snow on everybody south of ridge road. If it does dump snow on us. The last hour usually turns to rain. that's just how a Nor'easter rolls.

[healey36]

Pressure on the prognosticators to be first with the call likely leads to much of the poor forecasting. NOAA usually doesn’t make any prediction of accumulations until 24 hours before the event (their prediction for tomorrow is 9-17 inches, ending Thursday AM, with wind gusts in the 15-20 mph range).

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It never happens the way a weather person says it will.

Strangely enough, they tend to be pretty accurate here. And, if you just watch the radar maps, it's pretty clear to even the dimmest of sheep where the storms are going......

[robert.]

It never happens the way a weather person says it will.

Strangely enough, they tend to be pretty accurate here. And, if you just watch the radar maps, it's pretty clear to even the dimmest of sheep where the storms are going......

Yes. But if you watch the sheep.you’ll see. Their wool gets thicker before the snow falls

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It never happens the way a weather person says it will.

Strangely enough, they tend to be pretty accurate here. And, if you just watch the radar maps, it's pretty clear to even the dimmest of sheep where the storms are going......

Yes. But if you watch the sheep.you’ll see. Their wool gets thicker before the snow falls

And then the hungry sheep look up, and are not fed.............

[rogruth]

Strangely enough, they tend to be pretty accurate here. And, if you just watch the radar maps, it's pretty clear to even the dimmest of sheep where the storms are going......

Yes. But if you watch the sheep.you’ll see. Their wool gets thicker before the snow falls

And then the hungry sheep look up, and are not fed.............

I remember that, "The Sheep Look Up" , as a pretty good read.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I remember that, "The Sheep Look Up" , as a pretty good read.

That and Stand on Zanzibar should be required reading.

[rogruth]

I remember that, "The Sheep Look Up" , as a pretty good read.

That and Stand on Zanzibar should be required reading.

YES !
It has been a while. I should reread them while I can still see.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I remember that, "The Sheep Look Up" , as a pretty good read.

That and Stand on Zanzibar should be required reading.

YES !
It has been a while. I should reread them while I can still see.

I'd lend you my copies, but....... Those were two I saved when I was purging my shelves several years ago.

[rogruth]

That and Stand on Zanzibar should be required reading.

YES !
It has been a while. I should reread them while I can still see.

I'd lend you my copies, but....... Those were two I saved when I was purging my shelves several years ago.

I still have them. I will read them again soon.

[chuck]

Both excellent books. The final "scene" of the last chapter of the book The Sheep Look has stuck with me.

takes place in Ireland where a woman is letting a doctor into her home. She sees billowing plumes of smoke and suggests they call the fire department. The doctor responds, “The brigade would have a long way to go, it’s from America. The wind’s blowing that way.”

The Epilogue is a quote from Milton's Lycidas:

The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed,
But swollen with wind and the rank mist they draw,
Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread

Loved the AI computer Shalmaneser in Last Stand on Zanzibar and the computer scientist that interacted with it.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The Epilogue is a quote from Milton's Lycidas:

Not many read Milton anymore.......

[chuck]

Not many read Milton anymore.......

Not just Milton.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Not many read Milton anymore.......

Not just Milton.

Ok, not many read.