Stormlover74 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 4:37 PM, etudiant said: Don't blame the journalists, they get paid a pittance and are on relentless production deadlines so they produce makeshift stuff. The quality control editing that used to be there got cut to save costs. Stripped of their want ads income, newspapers are generally unprofitable, so they have become vanity properties for rich owners such as Bezos or Carlos Slim, guys who do not like to spend too much. Expand The story itself is not fake. The attention grabbing tweet is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 3:21 PM, doncat said: Yeah just poorly written...failing to mention that the heavy rain tornado threat is from a separate system. Again as with most journalists nowadays, no effort to investigate and get the facts right. Expand all they needed to do is replace Larry with Ida, I mean how hard could it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claus Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Larry is forecast to go extratropical between 45.1 and 52 degrees north--pretty decently high latitude. the record is Hurricane Faith, 1966, which at 61.1 degrees north was the northernmost Atlantic TC history. this Weather Fact was brought to you by Juliancolton's Baked Corn 'N' Weenies Cereal. when you think breakfast, think corn and weenies. back to you, LibertyBell. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 3:42 AM, Will - Rutgers said: Larry is forecast to go extratropical between 45.1 and 52 degrees north--pretty decently high latitude. the record is Hurricane Faith, 1966, which at 61.1 degrees north was the northernmost Atlantic TC history. this Weather Fact was brought to you by Juliancolton's Baked Corn 'N' Weenies Cereal. when you think breakfast, think corn and weenies. back to you, LibertyBell. Expand Good info right there Will! What's the farthest north a hurricane has ever made landfall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claus Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 5:05 AM, LibertyBell said: Good info right there Will! What's the farthest north a hurricane has ever made landfall? Expand uhhhh idk maybe Juan in Nova Scotia in 2003? great question. i can’t find anything that readily answers that question. and as for the pacific I haven’t a clue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 5:31 AM, Will - Rutgers said: uhhhh idk maybe Juan in Nova Scotia in 2003? great question. i can’t find anything that readily answers that question. and as for the pacific I haven’t a clue. Expand It would be interesting to learn about a typhoon that hit Hokkaido and produced a blizzard lol. I suppose the same has happened on the Atlantic side in Maine or farther north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Philly sucks. but its a gorgeous morning at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 2:12 AM, MJO812 said: https://trib.al/qLv88SZ Expand Good morning Anthony. I still miss the little snowman avatar. As always …… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 3:42 AM, Will - Rutgers said: Larry is forecast to go extratropical between 45.1 and 52 degrees north--pretty decently high latitude. the record is Hurricane Faith, 1966, which at 61.1 degrees north was the northernmost Atlantic TC history. this Weather Fact was brought to you by Juliancolton's Baked Corn 'N' Weenies Cereal. when you think breakfast, think corn and weenies. back to you, LibertyBell. Expand Good evening Will. I never knew Julian was an entrepreneur. Judging by the product name I’m not sure if you ingest it or calmly wait until it does something to you. As always …. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 5:05 AM, LibertyBell said: Good info right there Will! What's the farthest north a hurricane has ever made landfall? Expand Evening Liberty. That information may be printed on the back of Julians cereal box. As always ….. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 9:16 PM, rclab said: Evening Liberty. That information may be printed on the back of Julians cereal box. As always ….. Expand According to Lee Goldberg's map, this hurricane Larry will make landfall as a 75 mph hurricane near the eastern edge of Labrador, he said it will then race up to Greenland and be a HUGE snowstorm/blizzard up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 9:14 PM, rclab said: Good evening Will. I never knew Julian was an entrepreneur. Judging by the product name I’m not sure if you ingest it or calmly wait until it does something to you. As always …. Expand We are like a regular Who's on First, What's on Second and I Don't Know's on Third crew lol. https://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 12:53 PM, rclab said: Good morning Anthony. I still miss the little snowman avatar. As always …… Expand This one suits him much better lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 10:00 PM, LibertyBell said: We are like a regular Who's on First, What's on Second and I Don't Know's on Third crew lol. https://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml Expand If there is ever a post pandemic forum get together, several of us can do a NYMetro skit, written by Will. After the performance we all might have to find a new forum and possibly a bail bondsman. As always … 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 9:58 PM, LibertyBell said: According to Lee Goldberg's map, this hurricane Larry will make landfall as a 75 mph hurricane near the eastern edge of Labrador, he said it will then race up to Greenland and be a HUGE snowstorm/blizzard up there! Expand meh...I could throw a ball 75 mph still at my age with a sore arm...there should have been a Curly and Moe along with Larry but it wouldn't be funny if one was Ida but still... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindOutWins Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 10:57 PM, rclab said: If there is ever a post pandemic forum get together, several of us can do a NYMetro skit, written by Will. After the performance we all might have to find a new forum and possibly a bail bondsman. As always … Expand You know...you're more than welcome to get together with friends and family tonight or even tomorrow if you'd like. You don't have to wait until Fauci or someone gives you the green light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 10:57 PM, rclab said: If there is ever a post pandemic forum get together, several of us can do a NYMetro skit, written by Will. After the performance we all might have to find a new forum and possibly a bail bondsman. As always … Expand no more bail but in this case and the judge would hold us for Psychiatrist treatment... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 12:56 AM, GrindOutWins said: You know...you're more than welcome to get together with friends and family tonight or even tomorrow if you'd like. You don't have to wait until Fauci or someone gives you the green light. Expand Can you stop? Let people be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindOutWins Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:10 AM, Rjay said: Let people be. Expand On a discussion forum? Um...ok, I guess. I just haven't seen anyone express that they're waiting on "post pandemic" to do what they want since about 15+ months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:13 AM, GrindOutWins said: On a discussion forum? Um...ok, I guess. I just haven't seen anyone express that they're waiting on "post pandemic" to do what they want since about 15+ months ago. Expand You do you. Let others be. There's plenty of stuff I'm not doing until this shit is over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindOutWins Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:17 AM, Rjay said: You do you. Let others be. There's plenty of stuff I'm not doing until this shit is over. Expand Oh...you're not vaccinated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:13 AM, GrindOutWins said: On a discussion forum? Um...ok, I guess. I just haven't seen anyone express that they're waiting on "post pandemic" to do what they want since about 15+ months ago. Expand Or we can let others do whatever they want, and leave the politics to a political forum…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:18 AM, GrindOutWins said: Oh...you're not vaccinated? Expand And…we’re done. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindOutWins Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:18 AM, BxEngine said: Or we can let others do whatever they want Expand You would imagine this would include commenting on what they want, you know? No harm in someone reading something they might not entirely agree with or even disagree with entirely. That's the point of a discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindOutWins Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:18 AM, BxEngine said: And…we’re done. Expand Why would a vaccinated person be waiting on "post pandemic" to simply get together with some friends? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:19 AM, GrindOutWins said: You would imagine this would include commenting on what they want, you know? No harm in someone reading something they might not entirely agree with or even disagree with entirely. That's the point of a discussion. Expand On a forum discussing the politics of a pandemic, sure. Not about an innocuous comment about a gtg on a weather forum. End of discussion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:18 AM, GrindOutWins said: Oh...you're not vaccinated? Expand Of course I am. I can still catch and spread it to someone who's not. I try to avoid those situations being in healthcare. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:20 AM, GrindOutWins said: Why would a vaccinated person be waiting on "post pandemic" to simply get together with some friends? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Expand It makes no sense if you don't care about others. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindOutWins Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:21 AM, Rjay said: Of course I am. I can still catch and spread it to someone who's not. I try to avoid those situations being in healthcare. Expand How is it a vaccine if even after receiving it you can still catch the disease and spread it to others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 1:21 AM, BxEngine said: On a forum discussing the politics of a pandemic, sure. Not about an innocuous comment about a gtg on a weather forum. End of discussion. Expand Ok fine. There's an OT section for this stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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