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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 18, 2011, 04:45:41 PM »

I am happy to announce that I completed my first solo flight today in Grand Forks. It was cold, and there was ice around the airport, but three landings and it was done.

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

« on: November 18, 2011, 12:06:18 PM »

26 degrees and overcast. Winds E at 3 knots, pressure 29.66. Light snow 80 miles to the south in Fargo.

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The Game Room / Re: Rhyme Game

« on: November 18, 2011, 12:02:54 PM »

lamb

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

« on: November 17, 2011, 12:18:01 PM »

17 degrees, calm winds. Wind chill 8 degrees. Records show our low temperature last night was 3 degrees. 

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Mike Bettes' Controversy

« on: November 16, 2011, 07:54:38 PM »

There are two things I will say about this:

1) Scott Longmore makes a valid point by bringing up that chasing is getting more and more dangerous because a growing amount of the chasing community is more amateur than anything else. Although I'm not sure what the main reason a lot of amateurs are doing it is, I do think that TV shows like "Storm Chasers" may have inspired some people.

2) Also, a big thing that people are forgetting: the team Mike was with was not there just to get video of tornado and put it all over the interwebs. It was Vortex2, a scientific research team. If the team wanted accurate data, I assume that had to get close to the storm to retrieve it. So many the chasers out there today are going after storms purely to see a tornado, and I think for that reason, they tend to be more reckless, and thus more likely to get themselves in trouble.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Website Errors and Problems

« on: November 16, 2011, 05:42:11 PM »

I don't think I've ever touched the Help button. The Member Map I've looked at a few times, but if I want to find a member, I'll just use the list.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: November 16, 2011, 05:05:03 PM »

True, but people would probably easily understand the fact that dark colors are bad. Such a simple statement, but so true.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: November 16, 2011, 04:51:18 PM »

Lows updated. Low tonight is a toasty 4 degrees. *Sarcasm*

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: November 16, 2011, 04:09:25 PM »

One of the coldest nights of November set to hit North Dakota, with the albedo of the snowfall and clearing skies conjuring up a temperature plummet. No official numbers yet, but the GFK Forecast Discussion suggests that lows to the west of the Grand Cities may get below zero. Current low for Grand Forks tonight is 7 degrees.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 16, 2011, 12:39:09 PM »

Well, it was inevitable, but today my laptop finally committed suicide. All my USB ports simultaneously failed, my Wi-fi reciever off-lined itself, and now Windows refuses to bring me to the log-in page. I'm using my back up PC now.

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

« on: November 16, 2011, 11:23:26 AM »

20 degrees and clear skies. Windy. Winds 20 mph, gusts to 26. Wind chill of 4 degrees. High of 26 today, low of 7 degrees tonight. 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 15, 2011, 11:54:22 PM »

Wow, congratulations, Patrick!

Meanwhile, can we turn up the heat a little bit? I'm freezing up here!

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Website Errors and Problems

« on: November 15, 2011, 11:51:13 PM »

See, this is what happens when you don't read the previous posts. My bad!  

EDIT: Looks like something got removed. Logout back in it's spot.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Website Errors and Problems

« on: November 15, 2011, 11:39:41 PM »

I agree about the calendar; it seems a bit redundant to have a link up top and then have another link with more detailed information in the bottom. And the IRC chat hasn't worked for me anytime I've clicked it.

BTW, and I know it'll be fixed once we delete some stuff, but the "Logout" tab kinda sneaked down next to the current date and time.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: November 15, 2011, 04:20:59 PM »

It's amazing how little snow can really reduce visibility when the wind starts throwing it around. About a half inch to an inch of snow on the ground here in Grand Forks, and snowfall should continue in the short term. Winter is finally here.