Damn! It's Hot Out!!!

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Looks like starting in the wee hours tomorrow through Thursday we get what is left of Beryl up here. 40-60mm of rain in a very short period. The good news is it will be cooler than the heat we are in now.

 

[scotchandcigar]

It will go over northern maine, but we'll just get regular rain.

 

[sadchild]

I think we've been told for 10 straight days that a massive earth-shaking thunderstorm is coming. Hasn't happened yet...

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

It's very wet outside.

 

[sadchild]

It's very wet outside.

Reminds me of one of my old tweets:

Friday night: Slippery conditions heavy blowing expect several inches. Now for your OUTDOOR forecast: Slippery conditions heavy blowing...

 

[scotchandcigar]

I think we've been told for 10 straight days that a massive earth-shaking thunderstorm is coming. Hasn't happened yet...

My entire episode of Jeopardy! was plagued with that freakin' alert at the top of the TV screen, along with the occasional "air raid" sound. But it was not for my county even.

Mrs. Scotch was frustrated by all the NH political ads we'd see at certain times, so I looked into it. The eastern part of the White Mountains (like North Conway) are not serviced by the southern NH TV networks. So our TV broadcast, from Portland ME, serves that area. And aside from sharing political ads, we get storm warnings for all of the northern counties in NH too; plus all of Maine.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

We got some rain. Supposed to get more tonight when the main part of Beryl comes over us. So far unimpressive.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Time to buy an arc.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

ROAD CLOSURES
Southbound lanes of Highway 410 at Highway 403
Eastbound lanes of Highway 403 at Highway 401 and 410
Both directions of Lake Shore Boulevard from British Columbia Road to Strachan Avenue are closed
All southbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway, from Bloor and Bayview avenues to the Gardiner, along with all northbound lanes at Dundas Street East
All eastbound lanes of the Gardiner at Lower Jarvis Street
All eastbound lanes of Steeles Avenue before Victoria Park Avenue
Steeles Avenue at Highway 404
Pine Valley Drive at Embassy Drive
Woodbine Avenue at Denison Street
Dufferin Street at Langstaff Road
Convair Drive in both directions between Britannia Road East and Flightline Drive
Residents have also been asked to avoid Lake Shore Boulevard near Ontario Place, the westbound Bloor Viaduct bike lanes, Bayview Avenue at Nesbitt Drive, and Wilson bridge
TRANSIT CLOSURES
TTC’s Line 1 Yonge-University: No service between St George and King due to a power failure.
TTC’s Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: No service between Kipling and Jane due to a power failure.
TTC’s 510 Spadina streetcar is detour southbound via Spadina Ave and Queens Quay
The pedestrian tunnel at Billy Bishop Airport is closed due to flooding. All passengers and staff will be redirected to the ferry for access to and from the airport.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Time to buy an arc.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Some people are so picky.

 

[Channel98]

Could Noah be considered an arkitect?

 

[scotchandcigar]

Some people are so picky.

Says the person who distinguishes sherbet from ice cream.

 

[Channel98]

I, too, distinguish sherbet from ice cream. The Dictionary-dot-com website explains the difference – and makes a concession to the ignoramuses who believe sherbet is ice cream. It isn't.

"Sherbet is a creamy frozen dessert made mainly from fruit juice or fruit purée. It typically contains only small amounts of dairy products, egg whites,and/or gelatin. Sherbet is technically not ice cream, even though they both can contain fruit and dairy products. The big difference is that sherbet’s main ingredient is fruit juice or purée while ice cream’s main ingredients are typically milk and cream. Still, they’re close enough that many people likely consider sherbet a type of ice cream."

We now return you to your regularly scheduled "Damn! It's Hot Out!!!" discussion.

 

[scotchandcigar]

I, too, distinguish sherbet from ice cream. The Dictionary-dot-com website explains the difference – and makes a concession to the ignoramuses who believe sherbet is ice cream. It isn't.

You're bound to upset Wolf. The consequences could be madness.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

This was the 3rd day of periods of heavy rain and they say big reason for the flooding was the ground was saturated due to previous rain.

 

[Channel98]

William Edwards Deming (1900-93), an economist, business theorist and industrial engineer, declared, "Without data you’re just a person with an opinion." According to recent studies by Yale and the University of Michigan, 15% of Americans do not believe climate change is real. They believe global warming is a hoax. They ignore the data.

World breaks hottest day record twice in a week

The global average temperature broke a record set in 2023, partly driven by heat in Antarctica.

www.bbc.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

15% of Americans do not believe climate change is real.

I'd guess it's higher than that. About the same percentage doesn't think the Holocaust happened, doesn't think 9/11 was carried out by terrorists, doesn't think the national election was legitimate. Fifteen percent is not bad; at least it's not 50%.

 

[sadchild]

Since Jan 6, I'm convinced there are a lot more holocaust-denying, flat-earthing, chemtrail-snorting, birds-are-fake mothereffers out there than just 15% of us.