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Offline Scott

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Cool down
« on: January 14, 2007, 11:55:10 AM »
Slim's always reporting how much snow they get in Mich. (except this year). Well we had a little cool down in eastern Nevada (120 miles from Wendover) 18 below last two nites wind about ten mph, below zero the rest of the week. Day time hi's 10 to 15 above.     SB
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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: Cool down
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2007, 12:24:43 PM »
I know why we don't race in January!
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2007, 12:29:41 PM »
You can blame "Global Forming" for all of that.
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2007, 12:54:21 PM »
Quote from: JackD on January 14, 2007, 12:29:41 PM
You can blame "Global Forming" for all of that.

There was 6" of snow at the surf on the Oregon coast this week.  A PC TV station blamed it on something like that  :-o

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Re: Cool down
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2007, 01:19:10 PM »
Yes, Where is that global warming? We get a freeze here about once every 5 or 6 years. Well last 2 nights the shop cats water dish has been froze solid in the morning. About 1 1/2 inch of water. First thing this morning my neighbor called and asked if I had a pipe cutter and 3/4 pipe tap. Broke a water pipe in his back yard. Never been that cold before. Maybe we are turning around and going back to the ice age. :wink:    Doug Odom in big ditch  ( by the pacific ocean )
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2007, 02:05:39 PM »
Quote from: JackD on January 14, 2007, 12:29:41 PM
You can blame "Global Forming" for all of that.

Wait the president say's there is no global warming.  He get's his info from his oil experts!!!!
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2007, 07:54:31 PM »
with the temps @ bendover listed way below freezing - does it snow on the salt flats?? if it does the snowmobile guys could have their own speed week.
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2007, 09:11:39 PM »
GLOBAL FORMING is a repeatable cycle that is beyond us I think.
I have run at Bonneville a number of times with snow in Wendover.
In the 70s I recall following the snow plow through Ely and as recently as 3 years ago leaving the snow in Wendover after we ran.
Sometimes as early as mid March to as late as late November.
If I could just figure out where they are saving the salt, I would ask them to just put it back like they found it with all the other minerals that make it usable.
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2007, 01:17:05 AM »
Quote from: doug odom on January 14, 2007, 01:19:10 PM
Yes, Where is that global warming? We get a freeze here about once every 5 or 6 years. Well last 2 nights the shop cats water dish has been froze solid in the morning. About 1 1/2 inch of water. First thing this morning my neighbor called and asked if I had a pipe cutter and 3/4 pipe tap. Broke a water pipe in his back yard. Never been that cold before. Maybe we are turning around and going back to the ice age. :wink:    Doug Odom in big ditch  ( by the pacific ocean )

Doug I'll do a swap ,down my way , hotest summer on record , last friday hotest day on record , last 2 weeks most days above 100 absolutly unheard of in my part of the country , most severe drought ever now in its 5th year  and possibly one of the largest fires ever now inexcess of 1,200,000 hectares (120,000,000 acres) been burning for over 8 weeks , normal ,yer and pigs fly
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Offline John Nimphius

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Re: Cool down
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2007, 01:42:58 PM »
Maybe instead of Global Warming we should work on Global Weather Trading.  You know, I'll give you 20 degrees of mine if you give me 20 degrees of yours.

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Re: Cool down
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2007, 01:57:40 PM »
John
Talk to me in July when it's 115 here in southern Utah and we will trade. My daughter in Klamath Falls is always begging for some of our heat.
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2007, 04:44:56 PM »
If the earth was just round instead of flat, we could rotate it around the sun to even up the temps.
Kinda like a chicken in a Bar-B- Q.
We should get the Sidewinders right on it.
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2007, 05:10:58 PM »
Jack, some of the sidewinders will fall off the edge. :roll:
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Re: Cool down
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2007, 07:21:15 PM »
On second thought I need to take that weather trading thing back.  That would involve getting people to agree on something.  That will never work!!

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Re: Cool down
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2007, 09:17:19 PM »
 Its the humidity that makes it crazy in this part of the world, but with 3 inchs of ice on the wires pulling them off the poles, I'm just glad the juice is back and I can 'CHAT' tonight with you guys. Oops.


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