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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2012
« on: April 27, 2012, 09:04:40 PM »
A moderate risk day doesn't look like it churned out much of anything. Only 36 storm reports, evenly split between the MDT risk area and SLGT risk area in the Southeast. I think it's safe to say that today's forecast was:


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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?
« on: April 27, 2012, 05:39:51 PM »
72 with periods of rain and thunder. Other half of my county is under a SVR warning. Severe Thunderstorm Watch 195 is in effect until midnight.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?
« on: April 25, 2012, 07:16:40 PM »
57.8°F Thunderstorm

EDIT: Beautiful Sun-shower right now. Perfect spring day  :happy:
AMAZING DOUBLE RAINBOW!!!

All the way? Have you figured out what it means? :P

75 and Fair back at my home in SC.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: April 22, 2012, 02:02:58 PM »
Happy Earth Day, everybody! Who here managed to hug their favorite tree?  :lol:  :P

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: April 20, 2012, 03:55:27 PM »
I can't completely understand your situation, as I've never been in your shoes, but I can see how difficult it is. We're all pulling for you on this.  :biggrin:

On the other hand...after 75 days, I am pleased to say that I am finally, and happily, back on U.S. soil.  :thrilled:

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2012
« on: April 13, 2012, 05:00:29 AM »
There is a High Risk of severe thunderstorms for Saturday. This is only the second time in SPC's history that it has issued a High Risk on Day 2 (the first time being in April of 2006). Regardless, it's gonna be an exciting day, at least for those of us outside the risk zone. Stay safe, whoever is in the system's path.


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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?
« on: April 12, 2012, 11:43:34 AM »
Sydney, Australia: 57 and clear skies. Forecast high of 73 with sunny skies tomorrow.  :biggrin:

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As many here know, I'm a believer in small government.

That being said, I think the main purpose of government is to keep people safe, and the NWS does exactly that.

Now, I'm not saying that I totally disagree with the President here.  Like every other government agency, I'm sure there is quite a bit of wasteful spending and some corruption within the NWS.

I remember a few years ago when talk of privatization came up and nearly everybody cried foul.  As long as it's done right, private management of the NWS is not a bad idea.  It would have to be government subsidized so potentially lifesaving weather information will remain free to the general public.

Bring in company A to manage the NWS.  If they do a bad job, fire them and bring in company B to see if they can run it more efficiently.  If not, bring on company C.

REMEMBER: GOVERNMENT IS A MONOPOLY.

They have no competition, and as a result, there really isn't any incentive to do a good job. 

I know there are many dedicated government employees, but we've all encountered some who obviously don't give a crap.

Where are you getting the idea that NWS doesn't go a good job with its duties? They have one of the strongest satisfaction ratings among government agencies, so obviously SOME people think they're doing a fine job.

This might be off-key but you people should see this is all by design, an effort to control society going on in slow motion. it is INCREMENTALISM, the primary tactic the elite are using to install the new world order. The budget cuts and other moves are small, but many of them over a long period of time will eventually cause the whole thing to come crashing down. Politicians are the mouthpieces for the CFR and the Trilateral commission who in turn answer to Bilderberg (the head of the global power structure). Obama is a mouthpiece and he is doing what he was told before he secured the nomintation. Its all a rigged game.

You got it half right. There is no "elite class" trying to establish a NWO to puppeteer Congress. It's money controlling their mouths. Politicians will do whatever the person with the most money wants. It's called lobbyists. It's been going on in Washington for decades.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: April 03, 2012, 08:43:34 PM »
Ugh. I can guarantee you this will be the last post I make for at least a week before I either get to Sydney or the United States. One of the two. I'm in the outback, and it's miserable hot. It's the exact same climate as Phoenix.

With one major problem - the Australian government doesn't do weather forecasts for this part of the country, because 90% of the country's population lives on the coastline, and about that's about 18 million people. The other two million are spread out across an area equal to that of Nevada to the East Coast. There's satellite and radar support, and that's it. Forecast for the next 20 days: hot and sunny, occasional flash flood.

I'm actually starting to get homesick. :P Sixteen more days and I'll be relaxing in San Francisco.  :biggrin:


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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions
« on: March 22, 2012, 05:33:47 AM »
Neither. A pound of arrogance.
Wait a minute. Was I called arrogant because I said where I've heard it from or I said "Of course"? I didn't mean it in any harsh manor. It may have looked like it, I'll agree but some of you need to understand that you can't judge somebody's tone just by what they type on their keyboard. That's not my job because, technically, I can say what I want to say (with some limits), it's up to you to interpret what tone I'm using. Just understand this from here on out, I don't have an attitude towards anybody online, and I'm sorry if it appears that way. So every time when it seems like I have an attitude, I don't. Not trying to really play the blame game here, but I hope you guys understand that so there won't be further more conflict. Thanks for understanding.  :yes:

Back to the game,
Yes.

What planet do we live on?

Craig, I apologize if you interpreted that as a response directly towards you. That was intended as a stupid answer and nothing more.  :biggrin:

Because Dora can kick anybody's tail in a heartbeat.

What is a tax on emotions called?

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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions
« on: March 21, 2012, 03:33:43 PM »
Neither. A pound of arrogance.

Why is Morgan Freeman such a good actor?

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: March 20, 2012, 09:31:48 PM »
Ah, it feels good to be on the Porch again, sipping some cool ice tea and slapping away those dang mosquitoes. UGH, I am not looking forward to meeting those little pests. Summer in the south, eh?  :bleh:

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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions
« on: March 20, 2012, 05:31:29 PM »
Look out west and you'll know why.

What's the difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo?

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: March 18, 2012, 03:40:08 AM »
Man, I can't believe it's already mid-March! Seems like just a week ago I stepped on the plane out to New Zealand. The trip is officially half-way complete, and by the time many of you read this, I will have left the seasonal climate of New Zealand and moved to the much more brutal Australia. They are currently dealing with tropical cyclones, wildfires, thunderstorms, flooding, and nasty heat to boot. Forecast for Melbourne tomorrow is 92 with rain.  :blink:

Just a month left and I'll be relaxing back in the States with some more lessons learned from hearing about perspectives on our country from Down Under. For those of you who have traveled overseas, have you heard anything about how foreigners view the USA?

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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area
« on: March 16, 2012, 04:31:36 PM »
Went to the gas station in Auckland today, and saw a fair reminder that Americans still have it far better with gas prices than the rest of the world: $2.25 a liter, which translates to just over $9.00 a gallon.  :blink:

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