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Title: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Red on January 07, 2010, 12:30:37 PM
In AL MEGA-wow any snow where you live?
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: sk on January 07, 2010, 12:36:06 PM
any snow where you live?

No.   ;) :D
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Post by: EmJayBee83 on January 07, 2010, 12:54:14 PM
Another 4-6 inches as we speak.
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Post by: STAMP on January 07, 2010, 01:01:24 PM
Definition of stubborn:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill)
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 07, 2010, 01:37:45 PM
Actually....We have a  30% chance of snow on friday, and in case any of you didn't know, I live in central FL. PREPARE FOR THE ICE AGE!
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Post by: Red on January 07, 2010, 01:56:50 PM
lol
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Post by: ACe on January 07, 2010, 02:25:42 PM
Bolivar MO has some snow maybe 3-4 inches
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Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on January 07, 2010, 02:45:23 PM
Theres a little bit here, but its only the leftovers from the big nasty snow we got pounded with a few weeks ago. Nothing new falling here.
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ironica on January 07, 2010, 03:11:46 PM
Definition of stubborn:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill)

That was in my newspaper today.  I didn't know if I should either laugh or feel sad for those "experts"
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Post by: Professoralstad on January 07, 2010, 03:17:12 PM
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Some brazenly let the water wash over their feet and a few even lay out in bikinis and swimming trunks. A brisk wind blew and temperatures hovered in the 50s.

They must be from MN...
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 07, 2010, 03:23:51 PM
Definition of stubborn:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill)

That was in my newspaper today.  I didn't know if I should either laugh or feel sad for those "experts"
Should I point out this is the 3rd "cold" year (well cold for FL standards) in a row?
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Clarinetguy097 on January 07, 2010, 03:49:23 PM
In St. Louis, it started snowing last night. Canceled school. In the city it's supposed to get down to 4 degrees, 0 in the county.
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TimMierz on January 07, 2010, 03:51:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill)

That was in my newspaper today.  I didn't know if I should either laugh or feel sad for those "experts"

You have a 6-sided die numbered 1 to 6. After each roll of the dice, you add 1 all sides. Over time, your rolls will trend higher, even if occasionally you'll get a lower value. Because you see the sequence "6, 7, 3, 4" when rolling, does that mean that your die numbers aren't actually increasing?
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ironica on January 07, 2010, 04:23:01 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_big_chill)

That was in my newspaper today.  I didn't know if I should either laugh or feel sad for those "experts"

You have a 6-sided die numbered 1 to 6. After each roll of the dice, you add 1 all sides. Over time, your rolls will trend higher, even if occasionally you'll get a lower value. Because you see the sequence "6, 7, 3, 4" when rolling, does that mean that your die numbers aren't actually increasing?

Quick post.

That logic fails when you expand it over six years.  After six years, the lowest number you can get is 7.  Once you reach this point (assuming that you had nothing but sixes the first year), it would be impossible to get a record low roll.  However, a lot of places are still reaching record lows.  Hopefully that helps (need to get back to work).

God Bless
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TimMierz on January 07, 2010, 04:47:27 PM
Obviously the numbers don't perfectly fit the example, but I was just arguing on a generic level. A trend can still go higher without each individual value being higher.
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: YourMathTeacher on January 07, 2010, 08:49:39 PM
Actually....We have a  30% chance of snow on friday, and in case any of you didn't know, I live in central FL. PREPARE FOR THE ICE AGE!

Several counties in northern Florida were closed today because the temperature was too cold for school (30 degrees).
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 07, 2010, 09:17:57 PM
Actually....We have a  30% chance of snow on friday, and in case any of you didn't know, I live in central FL. PREPARE FOR THE ICE AGE!

Several counties in northern Florida were closed today because the temperature was too cold for school (30 degrees).
XD Lol
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Post by: Red on January 07, 2010, 09:41:11 PM
the ice age of florida :o :o :o .
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Post by: Isildur on January 07, 2010, 10:02:50 PM
any snow where you live?

No.   ;) :D
LOL ):
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Post by: SirNobody on January 08, 2010, 05:33:08 AM
Hey,

Several counties in northern Florida were closed today because the temperature was too cold for school (30 degrees).

And people were calling Omaha weak for canceling school with two and a half feet of accumulated snow and -10 degree temperatures.  * shakes head *

Tschow,

Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly
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Post by: LadyNobody on January 08, 2010, 06:32:29 PM
Floridians need to get a grip and learn how to deal with cold weather. :P

Fun fact:

There was a study done to find correlation between the increase of deaths and cold weather. In Texas, they found that the mortality rate increases significantly as the temperature reaches approximately 34 degrees. The same sharp increase was found in Chicago, but for 11 degrees. They weren't able to find correlation between the two for Minnesota. ;D

~Britta
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Lurch on January 08, 2010, 06:54:58 PM
independence mo... -5 degrees, wind chill -20 to -30, snow is at least 6 inches deep and ive seens snow drifts as tall as i am(6'4") and taller... and ive had a great time shoveling(at least 15 times in the last two weeks).
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 08, 2010, 11:46:49 PM
Use a flame thrower!
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Post by: YourMathTeacher on January 09, 2010, 12:07:07 AM
Use a flame thrower!

Spoken like a true Floridian...  ;) 

The problem with that idea is that after you turn off the flamethrower, the melted snow now freezes in the cold air and becomes ice (which is much worse than snow).
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Post by: Master KChief on January 09, 2010, 12:19:10 AM
independence mo... -5 degrees, wind chill -20 to -30, snow is at least 6 inches deep and ive seens snow drifts as tall as i am(6'4") and taller... and ive had a great time shoveling(at least 15 times in the last two weeks).

didnt know you were a fellow kansas citian. :)
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 09, 2010, 12:23:01 AM
Use a flame thrower!

Spoken like a true Floridian...  ;) 

The problem with that idea is that after you turn off the flamethrower, the melted snow now freezes in the cold air and becomes ice (which is much worse than snow).
Actually, I knew that. I've just always wanted to use a flamethrower. Arms chopped off? use a flamethrower! Forest on fire? use a flamethrower! You need Summer Wheeze.
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: EmJayBee83 on January 09, 2010, 02:11:01 AM
Arms chopped off? use a flamethrower! Forest on fire? use a flamethrower!

Need to throw some flames? Use a..., well, you get the idea.
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Tsavong Lah on January 09, 2010, 02:25:25 AM
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Several counties in northern Florida were closed today because the temperature was too cold for school (30 degrees).

bahahahahaha...

I grew up in the mountains in Park City, Utah, and they wouldn't close the schools unless the snowplows couldn't get out of their garages at 5am to plow the roads for the school buses. This almost always meant that we had at least six feet of snow accumulated overnight, rendering the five-foot high plow blades ineffective. :laugh:
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Lurch on January 09, 2010, 10:17:54 AM
independence mo... -5 degrees, wind chill -20 to -30, snow is at least 6 inches deep and ive seens snow drifts as tall as i am(6'4") and taller... and ive had a great time shoveling(at least 15 times in the last two weeks).

didnt know you were a fellow kansas citian. :)

glad to see that someone knows exactly what im going through:) just an update... the cold weather looks to be subsiding for us, its supposed to get up to 40 by next wednesday. to bad the damage has already been done...
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Clarinetguy097 on January 09, 2010, 02:46:33 PM
independence mo... -5 degrees, wind chill -20 to -30, snow is at least 6 inches deep and ive seens snow drifts as tall as i am(6'4") and taller... and ive had a great time shoveling(at least 15 times in the last two weeks).

didnt know you were a fellow kansas citian. :)
By the way, Independence mo is in Missouri.
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Post by: Professoralstad on January 09, 2010, 03:01:05 PM
By the way, Independence mo is in Missouri.

And it's about 13 miles from Kansas City, which is also in Missouri. Which is why MKC said what he did.
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Post by: Glorfindel 12 on January 09, 2010, 07:25:59 PM
Not to go against the tide but there is NO SNOW IN MINNESOTA!!!  ;)
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Post by: Professoralstad on January 10, 2010, 01:40:45 AM
Not to go against the tide but there is NO SNOW IN MINNESOTA!!!  ;)

True that. The eight inches of white powder on the ground everywhere is actually really cold flour.
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Master KChief on January 10, 2010, 02:15:47 AM
yes, independence is part of the kansas city metropolitan area. technically i live in shawnee, ks, and not the actual city of kansas city, but since im part of the metropolitan area, im pretty much in kansas city.
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Post by: Glorfindel 12 on January 10, 2010, 12:43:11 PM
Not to go against the tide but there is NO SNOW IN MINNESOTA!!!  ;)

True that. The eight inches of white powder on the ground everywhere is actually really cold flour.

:rollin: :rollin: :rollin: :laugh:
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Clarinetguy097 on January 11, 2010, 04:22:05 PM
sorry, I thought that "citian" was just a mispelling of "citizen"
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Post by: YourMathTeacher on January 11, 2010, 04:25:39 PM
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Several counties in northern Florida were closed today because the temperature was too cold for school (30 degrees).

bahahahahaha...

I grew up in the mountains in Park City, Utah, and they wouldn't close the schools unless the snowplows couldn't get out of their garages at 5am to plow the roads for the school buses. This almost always meant that we had at least six feet of snow accumulated overnight, rendering the five-foot high plow blades ineffective. :laugh:

FWIW, part of the problem here in Florida is that no one has the appropriate clothing. The majority of Floridians do not own winter coats, boots, gloves, or anything with warmth. Parents would have literally sent their kids to school in long sleeve shirts with wind chills in the 20's.
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Post by: EmJayBee83 on January 11, 2010, 07:11:17 PM
Parents would have literally sent their kids to school in long sleeve shirts with wind chills in the 20's.
That's craziness.  Anyone from Minnesota can tell you the proper attire for 20 degree wind chills are shorts and tee shirts. (At least in the spring.) ;)
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Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on January 11, 2010, 08:08:49 PM
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Several counties in northern Florida were closed today because the temperature was too cold for school (30 degrees).

bahahahahaha...

I grew up in the mountains in Park City, Utah, and they wouldn't close the schools unless the snowplows couldn't get out of their garages at 5am to plow the roads for the school buses. This almost always meant that we had at least six feet of snow accumulated overnight, rendering the five-foot high plow blades ineffective. :laugh:

FWIW, part of the problem here in Florida is that no one has the appropriate clothing. The majority of Floridians do not own winter coats, boots, gloves, or anything with warmth. Parents would have literally sent their kids to school in long sleeve shirts with wind chills in the 20's.

Lol, you guys thinking 20 degrees is cold. Unless Im going to be out in sub 30 degree weather for a long time, I still wear short sleeve shirts.  I never wear long sleeves, unless its a jacket/coat, which I only wear when I'm going to be in the cold for a long period of time.  :D
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Post by: Red on January 11, 2010, 08:10:24 PM
i firmly hold the belif that you northers are crazy.(jk)
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Post by: YourMathTeacher on January 12, 2010, 04:28:36 PM
Lol, you guys thinking 20 degrees is cold. Unless Im going to be out in sub 30 degree weather for a long time, I still wear short sleeve shirts.  I never wear long sleeves, unless its a jacket/coat, which I only wear when I'm going to be in the cold for a long period of time.  :D

It is all relative. The majority of my students have immediate family raised in Central America, so they have not likely ever felt temperatures below 70 degrees. Conversely, if it was 110 degrees with high humidity, you would likely want an air conditioner, while they would feel comfortable.
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Glorfindel 12 on January 12, 2010, 04:50:22 PM
i firmly hold the belif that you northers are crazy.(jk)
No you southerners are the crazy ones how can you stand it!?! :laugh:
jk as well. :)
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Post by: Master KChief on January 12, 2010, 09:59:58 PM
sorry, I thought that "citian" was just a mispelling of "citizen"

ah, i see how you could have misinterpreted that. :)

however, there is a kansas city, ks and kansas city, mo that are right next to each other at the border. much like how there is a st. louis, mo and st. louis, illinois that cross over into each other.
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Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on January 12, 2010, 10:07:26 PM
sorry, I thought that "citian" was just a mispelling of "citizen"

ah, i see how you could have misinterpreted that. :)

however, there is a kansas city, ks and kansas city, mo that are right next to each other at the border. much like how there is a st. louis, mo and st. louis, illinois that cross over into each other.

And Millington Maryland and Millington Delaware
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Post by: Alex_Olijar on January 12, 2010, 10:41:40 PM
Unfortunately, no one cares about poor little Delaware and it's awesomeness.
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Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 13, 2010, 11:57:40 AM
Paul Revere did.
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Post by: STAMP on January 13, 2010, 12:50:30 PM
So does eBay! (http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-S-Silver-Quarter-Delaware-NGC-PF70-Ultra-Cameo_W0QQitemZ130357414468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item1e59e84a44)
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Post by: Clarinetguy097 on January 13, 2010, 04:40:08 PM
sorry, I thought that "citian" was just a mispelling of "citizen"

ah, i see how you could have misinterpreted that. :)

however, there is a kansas city, ks and kansas city, mo that are right next to each other at the border. much like how there is a st. louis, mo and st. louis, illinois that cross over into each other.

And Millington Maryland and Millington Delaware
There's a Memphis TN and a West Memphis Arkansas
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: STAMP on January 13, 2010, 04:42:08 PM
Elsewhere on the boards I've heard of a California, MN and a Minnesota, CA.   ;)
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Post by: Master KChief on January 13, 2010, 04:55:38 PM
So does eBay! (http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-S-Silver-Quarter-Delaware-NGC-PF70-Ultra-Cameo_W0QQitemZ130357414468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item1e59e84a44)

wow, $3000 for 25 cents...am i the only one that sees the irony in that? :D
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Post by: STAMP on January 13, 2010, 05:09:40 PM
So does eBay! (http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-S-Silver-Quarter-Delaware-NGC-PF70-Ultra-Cameo_W0QQitemZ130357414468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item1e59e84a44)

wow, $3000 for 25 cents...am i the only one that sees the irony in that? :D

Actually they tell you it's silver.   :P
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hi123 on January 13, 2010, 05:58:59 PM
In AL MEGA-wow any snow where you live?
tOTALLY IN VA
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Post by: Clarinetguy097 on January 13, 2010, 08:19:33 PM
So does eBay! (http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-S-Silver-Quarter-Delaware-NGC-PF70-Ultra-Cameo_W0QQitemZ130357414468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item1e59e84a44)
25
wow, $3000 for 25 cents...am i the only one that sees the irony in that? :D

Actually they tell you it's silver.   :P
but it's still 25¢ silver.
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Post by: STAMP on January 13, 2010, 08:31:37 PM
So does eBay! (http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-S-Silver-Quarter-Delaware-NGC-PF70-Ultra-Cameo_W0QQitemZ130357414468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item1e59e84a44)
25
wow, $3000 for 25 cents...am i the only one that sees the irony in that? :D

Actually they tell you it's silver.   :P
but it's still 25¢ silver.

Actually you'll get more money if you melt down and sell the silver.   :-\
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Post by: Master KChief on January 13, 2010, 08:36:07 PM
really?
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Post by: Tsavong Lah on January 13, 2010, 09:32:13 PM
Yep. But then you'll get arrested for defacing federal money. :P
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Glorfindel 12 on January 13, 2010, 09:39:15 PM
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: You would have to separate the garbage in the middle from the silver.  ;D   Funny we get arrested for defacing it but the government doesn't. >:(
Title: Re: SNOW!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Cameron the Conqueror on January 14, 2010, 12:27:26 AM
Bring it on, I dare you. ;)
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