The Weather Thread.

[kurogane]

Don't know what the fuck is going on but reaching the 7th hour of typhoon force storm
winds. .

Yesterday we had those winds and Niagara level rain all day. Boring to be stuck inside but it was impressive to watch. You kids play safe out there. Like Coligny said, if that shit keeps going and gets cold I would take a snow day.

[Samurai_Jerk]

http://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/02/09/000000

But how many of those days actually see accumulation? That's what I was talking about. Not every day there are some flurries or snow on Mt. Takao. Plus it's not unusual for the western suburbs like Hachioji to get some snow when the rest of Tokyo doesn't.

Yes, let's move the goal posts. How about sanding trucks (or the newfangled ones that spray calcium chloride) then for the melt/freeze times, or for the sleet/freeze times, or the rain/freeze times? It's not only snow accumulation that disrupts traffic, which makes it curious as to why you shit all over Matsuki's idea.

That's not moving goal posts. In my vernacular and snow day and a day with a little snow aren't the same thing.

[Mike Oxlong]

http://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/02/09/000000

But how many of those days actually see accumulation? That's what I was talking about. Not every day there are some flurries or snow on Mt. Takao. Plus it's not unusual for the western suburbs like Hachioji to get some snow when the rest of Tokyo doesn't.

Yes, let's move the goal posts. How about sanding trucks (or the newfangled ones that spray calcium chloride) then for the melt/freeze times, or for the sleet/freeze times, or the rain/freeze times? It's not only snow accumulation that disrupts traffic, which makes it curious as to why you shit all over Matsuki's idea.

That's not moving goal posts. In my vernacular and snow day and a day with a little snow aren't the same thing.

That sounds like gay jewish values to me.

[Samurai_Jerk]

http://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/02/09/000000

But how many of those days actually see accumulation? That's what I was talking about. Not every day there are some flurries or snow on Mt. Takao. Plus it's not unusual for the western suburbs like Hachioji to get some snow when the rest of Tokyo doesn't.

Yes, let's move the goal posts. How about sanding trucks (or the newfangled ones that spray calcium chloride) then for the melt/freeze times, or for the sleet/freeze times, or the rain/freeze times? It's not only snow accumulation that disrupts traffic, which makes it curious as to why you shit all over Matsuki's idea.

That's not moving goal posts. In my vernacular and snow day and a day with a little snow aren't the same thing.

That sounds like gay jewish values to me.

Don't forget abortionist.

[Mike Oxlong]

http://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/02/09/000000

But how many of those days actually see accumulation? That's what I was talking about. Not every day there are some flurries or snow on Mt. Takao. Plus it's not unusual for the western suburbs like Hachioji to get some snow when the rest of Tokyo doesn't.

Yes, let's move the goal posts. How about sanding trucks (or the newfangled ones that spray calcium chloride) then for the melt/freeze times, or for the sleet/freeze times, or the rain/freeze times? It's not only snow accumulation that disrupts traffic, which makes it curious as to why you shit all over Matsuki's idea.

That's not moving goal posts. In my vernacular and snow day and a day with a little snow aren't the same thing.

That sounds like gay jewish values to me.

Don't forget abortionist.

Who could, Dr. Morgentaler?

[kurogane]

Calm down Henry. No need to have a baby over it..........................

[matsuki]

Calm down Henry. No need to have a baby over it..........................

or not?

Like I said before, I get the logic of "only happens a couple days per year" and I agree if it were someplace other than Tokyo, it's not worth the money or effort. But then you have this many eggs in this basket(case) called Tokyo, maybe a snowplow fleet isn't the answer but I do see some sort of effort being better than none. Now that much of the snow has melted, we have black ice everywhere...and when most drivers here are terrible drivers in the rain, you can imagine the fun that causes.

[kurogane]

That was actually just a Canadian insider joke for Mikey Ox, FTR.

I can't see the outlay and maintenance costs invovled being worth it for snow in Tokyo, but what they should do is calm the F down and learn to not assume that weather doesn't affect your daily life regardless of season. Given how much they chatter on about the weather you would think that would come naturally. If you're not setup for snow, don't drive. If it does snow a lot, change your schedule: work from home, don't work, eat what's in your fridge, etc. etc. The fact that so many can't enjoy a snow day is a sad statement of their priorities..............Call me a dreamer...........

[Takechanpoo]

a great cold wave is arriving after the intervals of 40 years in west japan.....

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it also says the disaster level snowing is coming there and need to reserve food and other necessities for 3 days.
http://weathernews.jp/smart/sora_missio ... 201&fm=tw0

good luck, west japan

[Yokohammer]

They were even saying it might snow in Okinawa!


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[Coligny]

3 days is the minimum requisite for a standard Bug Out Bag. also why it's sometimes called a 72h bag. the stuff you keep in the car... with weapons, ammo and craft supplies to make necklaces with the teeth on the locals getting in the way.

For normal limited disaster 1 week is the bare minimum.

Japan... after what I already saw... an army that can't find its ass with 2 hands and a flashlight. politicians that need to watch the sesame street special to understand with simple words the difference between an industrial fire and a tsunami or firemen apparently confused by the need for respiratory isolation gear in case of toxic environment intervention...
I'd say... nice knowing you guys... just hope the USN have a flatdeck nearby to help...

[Grumpy Gramps]

Last time I went to McD, they had no Big Macs. Had to leave with a double cheese burger. They're clearly not prepared for my 3 days' necessities

[kurogane]

Well, you might want to try again, and buy in bulk. If it's going down to 9 degrees in Okinawa on Sunday I don't want to think what you mainlanders are looking at. Fortunately I brought my wooly long johns and my toque (Took!!!!), so I'll just stock up on Fried Chicken at Max Valu and hunker down.

[Coligny]

Max Value energy bars. tchokluts and apples are even almost good. much cheaper than the calorie mate. keep somewhat long. Always have some in my EDC bag (every day carry. like a normal bag but with weapons ammo and stuff to make necklaces (...))
1 box - 1 meal... but need water to go down...

[Grumpy Gramps]

Hmm, my 'puter says, Nagoya will have <2cm of snow on Monday, maybe. So I'm not starting to grease up my bear traps just yet.

[Russell]

I am confused.

The south of Hyogo prefecture isn't forecast to get snow.

[Wage Slave]

Hardly any forecast for here either. Though it is forecast to get pretty damn cold.

I think in this case, West Japan means the Sea of Japan coast and a bit inland.

[Samurai_Jerk]

They were even saying it might snow in Okinawa!

Wow. I hope they have a fleet of snow plows and heated roads just in case.

[Russell]

They were even saying it might snow in Okinawa!

Wow. I hope they have a fleet of snow plows and heated roads just in case.

Maybe they can borrow those from the U.S. army stationed there...

[kurogane]

They were even saying it might snow in Okinawa!

Wow. I hope they have a fleet of snow plows and heated roads just in case.

Word on the street is they are taking the old equipment from the 1856 snowfall out of mothballs and lubing it up to be ready for the 23 flakes that might fall.

[Russell]

They were even saying it might snow in Okinawa!

Wow. I hope they have a fleet of snow plows and heated roads just in case.

Word on the street is they are taking the old equipment from the 1856 snowfall out of mothballs and lubing it up to be ready for the 23 flakes that might fall.

Sounds like a flaky idea...

[kurogane]

:rimshot:

[Yokohammer]

Snow in Amami Oshima for the first time in 115 years! And not a snowplow anywhere to be found.

Snow up here too, but that happens every year. Shoveled a ton or two this morning (at least it felt like it). Fark it's cold.


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[Grumpy Gramps]

Thermometer in my neck of the woods finally shows a '-' sign, even though the number is still zero, but minus zero is better than plus zero, I'll take anything I can But no snow flake in sight just yet, unfortunately.

[dimwit]

Yawn. That was it? No snow and slightly cold temperatures. But we are expecting a lot of wind on Tuesday.

http://www.himegin.co.jp/info/pdf/20151015_1.pdf

[Yokohammer]

And they were right!

Snow recorded for the first time on Okinawa.



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[Coligny]

Prevision for the Big T switched from cloud->snow to cloud->sun overnight.
And i have a freezer full of roadills to cook... Somebody want them ? With free BBQ sauce ?

[chibaka]

What is this winter that everyone is talking about, blue skies and sunshine here in Chiba, better that a British summer.... Almost the end of January and I haven't worn a coat yet

[Mike Oxlong]

And they were right!

Snow recorded for the first time on Okinawa.



~ Tapatalking ~

We got some graupel (some are claiming snow grains), but no snow in the proper sense. But when it gets down to a frigid six degress Centigrade the locals need something to celebrate. Mister Miyagi wants to believe.



Amami Oshima, on the other hand, did get some snow (and the accompanying below freezing weather).

Some digging around and it seems sleet counts as snow to the JMA, and it was measurable somewhere on the island of Okinawa. So it officially snowed. Bureaucratically speaking.

[Yokohammer]

Yup. Nobody was expecting the start of a new Okinawan ski resort industry. Or even island-wide snow. Or even snow on the ground. But the first snow ever recorded was indeed recorded.


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