Stay safe out there. Bundle up. It is going to get nasty.
Quote from: tower912 on January 20, 2025, 07:38:53 AMStay safe out there. Bundle up. It is going to get nasty.
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I don't know about your time at MU but this still wouldn't have been cold enough for classes to be canceled during my time there.
Never cancelled due to cold. And, in the era I was at MU, I would have gone to the bars in docks no socks. Those days are gone.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on January 20, 2025, 08:32:49 AMen
I don't know about your time at MU but this still wouldn't have been cold enough for classes to be canceled during my time there.
I remember struggling against the wind howling down Wisconsin Avenue to get to Johnston Hall and then scraping ice off of my eyelashes in the classroom. Cancel classes due to the cold? What a bunch of wimps! ;D
No coincidence this is happening today.
In light of recent scoop events, I will henceforth refer to the 80's era trend of wearing boat shoes sans hoseries as 'doxx, no sox.'
Whew.
I thought this was a warning that the meaters were back
Quote from: tower912 on January 20, 2025, 07:38:53 AMStay safe out there. Bundle up. It is going to get nasty.
I hope you have one of those goofy Russian hats to keep from getting frostbite on your bald noggin Tower. If not, contact dgies. I'm sure he had one in his Chicago days and knows where you can buy one.
Quote from: Scoop Snoop on January 20, 2025, 09:18:04 AMI hope you have one of those goofy Russian hats to keep from getting frostbite on your bald noggin Tower. If not, contact dgies. I'm sure he had one in his Chicago days and knows where you can buy one.
I have an old school Eddie Bauer, Michelin Man looking parka I refer to as the furnace. It only comes out for cold snaps like this. Too warm to wear until the temperature is <10 degrees. Wore it yesterday for a 90 minute walk and broke a sweat. So old it was made in the USA.
In my time in the early 80s we had two times Thursday afternoon classes were canceled due to snow. We went out and got hammered, assuming classes would be canceled the next day as well.
Spoiler alert....they weren't.
Side note: is it bad that my iPad predictive text suggested hammered when all I did was type in h? ;D
One day of finals was canceled in 1987, IIRC. Snow, though, not cold.
Quote from: tower912 on January 20, 2025, 09:32:52 AMOne day of finals was canceled in 1987, IIRC. Snow, though, not cold.
Yep. My recollection was that we got way more than was forecasted.
During my career, I have had a few days off due to snow, but only a day and half due to cold. One of those days the high was double digits below zero.
A balmy 5° in Hell, Michigan. High of 10° today.
Today, Wisconsin is colder than Hell. Tomorrow, still colder than Hell.
Quote from: wadesworld on January 20, 2025, 08:39:41 AMNo coincidence this is happening today.
Not a big fan of MLK, eh?
clearly some covert message being declared here
Nah. Frigid. Bundle up.
No such thing as bad weather just being under dressed!
75F in CDMX
We figured it would be a frigid few weeks around the 20th, so we planned to be out of the country for a ~month.
It's nice watching the hummingbirds. Depending on how cold the next few weeks are, we may stay.
A little jealous.
Quote from: tower912 on January 20, 2025, 11:55:54 AMA little jealous.
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You have to be pretty soft to let a little cold bother you. LEO's and the troops can handle the cold. Can't imagine any tough guys letting it stop them from outdoor activities but some are built different
Quote from: Uncle Rico on January 20, 2025, 12:47:22 PMYou have to be pretty soft to let a little cold bother you. LEO's and the troops can handle the cold. Can't imagine any tough guys letting it stop them from outdoor activities but some are built different
Oh, there will be snow shoveling when the lake effect lets up.
Jan 94, they canceled first day of second semester classes at about 5pm the night before. So half of McCormick emptied onto the streets, marched to Avenue Liquors and stocked up on provisions.
Quote from: The Lens on January 20, 2025, 12:52:49 PMJan 94, they canceled first day of second semester classes at about 5pm the night before. So half of McCormick emptied onto the streets, marched to Avenue Liquors and stocked up on provisions.
Something similar in 2011 for 2.5 days. If I could remember it I'd say snowpocolypse was fantastic
Quote from: tower912 on January 20, 2025, 09:32:52 AMOne day of finals was canceled in 1987, IIRC. Snow, though, not cold.
That was freshman year.
I needed a great score on my Chem final and I knew I was going to do great as things finally clicked. Instead I only had a choice to stick with my C grade or take the final sometime in February. I had no choice but to hang with the grade.
Quote from: tower912 on January 20, 2025, 08:35:09 AMNever cancelled due to cold. And, in the era I was at MU, I would have gone to the bars in docks no socks. Those days are gone.
My McCormick wing was headed to the GreenTree under any temperature.
Quote from: tower912 on January 20, 2025, 08:46:34 AMIn light of recent scoop events, I will henceforth refer to the 80's era trend of wearing boat shoes sans hoseries as 'doxx, no sox.'
Big news for the foot guys of scoop (Rico?)
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Mmmmmmm. Why I moved to Florida.
When I was in college, we walked 6 miles each way uphill, barefoot just to get to class! Not afraid of no five below zero.
Seriously, we had four of the coldest winters in Milwaukee history when I was there. No classes? That is a southern thing. Warriors were tougher than that.
Marquette cancelled classes for tomorrow
Quote from: jesmu84 on January 20, 2025, 10:11:22 PMMarquette cancelled classes for tomorrow
Back in my day, we'd have held classes outside!
Is this thread about the bears actually making the right hire
Quote from: Shaka Shart on January 20, 2025, 11:45:08 PMIs this thread about the bears actually making the right hire
It's somehow the wrong hire, give it 12 months
Blizzard warnings on the Gulf of America coast.
Oh and...
https://bsky.app/profile/hausfath.bsky.social/post/3lgaabxjxvd2q
"It is both the case that the 2% of the planet that is it United States is remarkably frigid at the moment, and that the world as a whole is at record-warm levels for this day of the year."
Quote from: tower912 on January 20, 2025, 09:32:52 AMOne day of finals was canceled in 1987, IIRC. Snow, though, not cold.
I had Dr. McCormick for POSC 040 and the guy rode his bike to campus every day, including in single digit temps.
Quote from: The Sultan on January 21, 2025, 07:58:25 AMBlizzard warnings on the Gulf of America coast.
Oh and...
https://bsky.app/profile/hausfath.bsky.social/post/3lgaabxjxvd2q
"It is both the case that the 2% of the planet that is it United States is remarkably frigid at the moment, and that the world as a whole is at record-warm levels for this day of the year."
lol
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Is that the Big Icy?
Quote from: dgies9156 on January 20, 2025, 10:09:00 PMSeriously, we had four of the coldest winters in Milwaukee history when I was there.
That's back when they were predicting a new Ice Age was coming soon.
Quote from: dgies9156 on January 20, 2025, 10:09:00 PMWhen I was in college, we walked 6 miles each way in barefoot just to get to class!
Us weak millennials wore flip flops
Quote from: tower912 on January 21, 2025, 10:03:01 AMIs that the Big Icy?
They are known for their frozen drinks.
That photo is crazy.
Up to 8" of snow in New Orleans. 😬😬😬
And the Florida panhandle. Many areas beat up by the hurricanes now dealing with a more snow than most of them have seen.
Quote from: tower912 on January 21, 2025, 05:23:00 PMAnd the Florida panhandle. Many areas beat up by the hurricanes now dealing with a more snow than most of them have seen.
Mother Nature will win in the end
Quote from: Uncle Rico on January 21, 2025, 05:32:19 PMMother Nature will win in the end
women should know their place
Quote from: tower912 on January 21, 2025, 05:23:00 PMAnd the Florida panhandle. Many areas beat up by the hurricanes now dealing with a more snow than most of them have seen.
https://x.com/karenehowell/status/1881827740443377711?s=46&t=wj-kQtLCLPNb9xDTKbHRvQ (https://x.com/karenehowell/status/1881827740443377711?s=46&t=wj-kQtLCLPNb9xDTKbHRvQ)
I found footage of
@tower912 https://www.instagram.com/frmarty/reel/DE3zs_CMz6G/
Quote from: warriorchick on January 21, 2025, 10:04:07 AMThat's back when they were predicting a new Ice Age was coming soon.
Yeah, I was hoping that would be the case so I could have my own pet woolly mammoth. ;D
I wanted mastodons walking down Wisconsin Avenue!
Instead we get this global warming and the increased probability of alligators in the Milwaukee River!
So much for global warming
Climate change. Record setting snowfall in the same areas that had unprecedented hurricanes. Wild fires fed by 100 mph winds.
Just another winter in the upper Midwest. Practically shorts weather.
Quote from: tower912 on January 22, 2025, 03:19:52 PMClimate change. Record setting snowfall in the same areas that had unprecedented hurricanes. Wild fires fed by 100 mph winds.
Just another winter in the upper Midwest. Practically shorts weather.
You're just hearing about it because of social media. It's a normal part of the planetary cycle
Quote from: SoCalEagle on January 22, 2025, 03:17:40 PMWait til summer.
If I don't like it I can just move hemispheres for 6 months
Quote from: Scoop Snoop on January 20, 2025, 09:18:04 AMI hope you have one of those goofy Russian hats to keep from getting frostbite on your bald noggin Tower. If not, contact dgies. I'm sure he had one in his Chicago days and knows where you can buy one.
Ushanka is the name of the hat. I have a pair of them. Noggin never gets cold.
If they are good enough for the USPS, and dem Canadian Trappers, that is good enough for me.
Quote from: TAMU, Knower of Ball on January 22, 2025, 01:20:33 AMI found footage of @tower912
https://www.instagram.com/frmarty/reel/DE3zs_CMz6G/
Now he can ice skate on the driveway.
Just got to Chicago last night, headed to Milwaukee today for the game. Thanks for turning up the heat for us - it's all the way up to 17 degrees!