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General Discussion / Re: 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 06, 2012, 02:15:44 PM »

I didn't vote this year

Why?

Victor. Be warned. If you do not like who wins the Presidency, you have no right to complain about him since you chose not to vote.

its not that, I just dont care for either candidate.
Whatever happens will happen speculating doesnt help anything in my opinion

I respect your choice, but there are 5 choices you can make for President - it's not just between Obama and Romney.

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General Discussion / Re: 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 06, 2012, 01:28:17 AM »

For those of you wondering when results will start filtering in - the earliest will be at 6 PM EST with Kentucky and Indiana tallying their votes first.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: BREAKING: Dr. Rick Knabb now director of the NHC

« on: November 05, 2012, 11:27:48 PM »

*bump*

Found this on CNN of Knabb briefing the President. Credit to Pete Souza and The White House.

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General Discussion / Re: 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 05, 2012, 09:31:44 PM »

Latest prediction markets and blogs are all favoring Obama by some degree. Of particular note is Nate Silver, a statistician who called 49 of the 50 states correctly in 2008, as well as all the senate races. His last prediction has Obama winning 314 electoral votes with Florida ever so slightly looking blue. His chance for Obama winning: 91.4%.

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General Discussion / Re: 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 05, 2012, 06:17:37 PM »

Tavores, your map is exactly the same as mine. However, Florida is getting really really close and there is still a chance Obama could win it. If Obama does win Florida, then Romney is finished, hands down.

At this point, I see no reason for Ohio to not go to Obama. Every single poll out of Ohio since Nov. 1 has favored the President and the latest had him leading with a margin of +5.

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General Discussion / 2012 Presidential Election

« on: November 05, 2012, 05:19:36 PM »

Ok...I'm going to start this and hope it doesn't blow up. Let's try and keep the discussion polite.

Who would you cast your vote for tomorrow for the White House - incumbent Barack Obama, or challenger Mitt Romney?

It looks like it's going to be a very tight race, and early voting is already a mess in Ohio and Florida. I heard some reports that people were waiting up to 7 hours in some parts of Florida just to vote? 

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: November 05, 2012, 01:43:33 AM »

32° Overcast. Been a quiet weekend with cloudy skies and temps hovering around the 30s for highs.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 04, 2012, 03:51:15 PM »

Oh great! School on election day! Well, we had a whole week off but still, it's election day, they couldn't have chosen anything else? I hope they run out of gas for those buses geesh. 

Just out of curiosity, why would you get Election Day off? It's not a holiday or anything. 

We have election day off so teachers have time available to vote. Some teachers here have busy lives and don't have much time to vote. Now since my school district wants to make up days, we now have school on election day. Most public schools around the country have election day off from what I heard.

Actually, the reason school is closed on Election Day is because in most places the schools are used as voting places. Can't have school in session with people coming in and out of the building all day long! 

On an unrelated note, hello Victor and Charismatic!! 

Please, just call me Pavel.

I completely forgot schools were used as polling centers.  Forgive me for my ignorance, guys. I haven't gotten Election Day off since...well, 2008.

I went out and voted early today. I hope those of you who can legally vote will do so! 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 04, 2012, 01:57:48 AM »

Oh great! School on election day! Well, we had a whole week off but still, it's election day, they couldn't have chosen anything else? I hope they run out of gas for those buses geesh. 

Just out of curiosity, why would you get Election Day off? It's not a holiday or anything. 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 03, 2012, 03:48:32 PM »

..so is anyone ready for it to get dark before 6 PM tomorrow? 

Absolutely not!   Yes, I like my "extra hour" of sleep, which usually just turns into me saying "Hey, I can stay up an extra hour."   But it getting dark earlier just doesn't appeal to me.

I'll voice my opinion about it when the sun sets right at 4 PM. 

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: November 03, 2012, 01:00:41 PM »

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
815 PM CDT FRI NOV 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     SNOW             DEVILS LAKE             48.11N 98.87W
11/02/2012  M1.5 INCH        RAMSEY             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

0500 PM     SNOW             GRAND FORKS             47.92N 97.07W
11/02/2012  M1.7 INCH        GRAND FORKS        ND   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0530 PM     SNOW             STARKWEATHER            48.45N 98.88W
11/02/2012  M2.7 INCH        RAMSEY             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0545 PM     SNOW             HOPE                    47.32N 97.72W
11/02/2012  M2.5 INCH        STEELE             ND   PUBLIC

0545 PM     SNOW             12 NW CAVALIER          48.92N 97.81W
11/02/2012  M2.5 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   COCORAHS

0600 PM     SNOW             MOORHEAD                46.86N 96.76W
11/02/2012  M0.4 INCH        CLAY               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            OFFICIAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 6 PM FOR FARGO-MOORHEAD

0600 PM     SNOW             BATHGATE                48.88N 97.47W
11/02/2012  M2.5 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   PUBLIC

0608 PM     SNOW             CAVALIER                48.80N 97.62W
11/02/2012  M3.0 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   PUBLIC

0630 PM     SNOW             ST. THOMAS              48.62N 97.45W
11/02/2012  M6.0 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   PUBLIC

0730 PM     SNOW             RINDAL                  47.50N 96.13W
11/02/2012  M1.0 INCH        NORMAN             MN   PUBLIC

0730 PM     SNOW             ALVARADO                48.19N 97.00W
11/02/2012  M3.0 INCH        MARSHALL           MN   PUBLIC


&&

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DRIDDLE


EDIT: Facebook reports from their office indicate total accumulation of about 2.5 inches at the NWS office down the road.

A bigger storm could be on the way late next week - probably on Friday/Saturday. Some heavier accumulations could be possible by then, assuming the 540 line stays to our south.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: November 02, 2012, 07:00:13 PM »

1.5 inches of snow today so far and counting. Probably about 2.5 inches or so is likely by midnight. 

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: November 02, 2012, 01:28:04 PM »

31° Overcast. With snow on the way this is about as warm as it will get today.

EDIT: 1.5 inches of snow has fallen since 4 PM.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 01, 2012, 10:10:19 PM »

So...did anyone catch Jim Cantore on the Late Show last night?

Yes. The fact that the show was audience free made it a tad bit awkward for me, but he did a good job.

Shifting gears...is anyone seeing the new Youtube layout? The website seems to have gone the way of Google+.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: November 01, 2012, 01:56:29 PM »

29° Overcast. High today is 34, with an inch or two of snow likely tomorrow.