Here is what landed in my backyard last night.....

[Paul Taylor]

I have two new planes to fly and I am grounded. Got a few inches of this white stuff last night. It is way too early for this STUFF!

[John Stiles]

Same here. Made my farm chores a real bundle of joy!

[don Burke]

Hope you don't freeze to death!

I moved to SOCAL 50 years ago to get away from that stuff.  It falls in the mountains 50 miles away and I can go there any time I want.  Gone twice in those 50 years!

Was talking to a guy at Whittier Narrows last weekend, he has a friend in Chicago, their high for the day was predicted to be -22°F.  NO THANKS!

Remember It's caused by GLOBAL WARMING!

[Wynn Robins]

come down to NZ - warm and summy and great flying weather at the moment 

[Paul Taylor]

come down to NZ - warm and summy and great flying weather at the moment 

Like I said Wynn.... don't tempt me. 

Ahh spending Christmas in Auckland NZ. Warm sunny beaches.

[Randy Cuberly]

Here in Tucson AZ we haven't had any white stuff fall...but we have had very unusually cold weather for the past week.  Freezing temps just about every night and 45 to 55 in day time.
I wonder what happened to Global Warming.  I guess it was only to make AlGore a lot of money!

Randy Cuberly

[Avaiojet]

We would take the wheels off and just through them. "Hand launch."

Landings would cool the engine quick!  

CB

[John Stiles]

Ah,m yes Aukland, NZ.  I was there in 1978 and never saw so many "healthy" women, and beautiful too. Very friendly people, hated to leave. In fact two guys never returned to the ship. I often wonder where they went.

Same place I nearly went....AWOL

[Randy Powell]

WEll, we could fly here if you don't mind overcast, wind and occasional rain. It's rained every day for the past two weeks. Not steady or heavy but every day. And it will be like this for months (if it doesn't snow).  Conditions right now are 39°, overcast (there's a shock) and a light wind. It was raining awhile ago but seems to have stopped for now. And they wonder where the diagnosis of SAD came from.

[Larry Cunningham]

Well, here in southern New Mexico, Las Cruces got between 3 and 6 inches of snow, and it got cold (for us) - at 4:30AM it was 20F on our back porch, then later cooler at 12F. After our "cold wave" experiences earlier this year, wife was taking no chances and we left water trickling to avoid freezing.

We need the moisture, but I hate snow after it has fallen, when it turns to slush and re-freezes, and the cold gloominess envelopes us. I had enough of that crap in Alaska.

One thing - in NM, snow is such a rarity our economy comes to a standstill. Garbage trucks cannot pick up, because: "it's cold..". I can hear the people in the mid west snorting in the background.. I know - we're babies.

L.

"I put my air conditioner in backwards. It got cold outside. The weatherman on TV
was confused. 'It was supposed to be hot today.' " -Steven Wright

[Clint Ormosen]

WEll, we could fly here if you don't mind overcast, wind and occasional rain. It's rained every day for the past two weeks. Not steady or heavy but every day. And it will be like this for months (if it doesn't snow).  Conditions right now are 39°, overcast (there's a shock) and a light wind. It was raining awhile ago but seems to have stopped for now. And they wonder where the diagnosis of SAD came from.

I don't know how you do it, Randy. If I have to endure more than 3 days of rain I'm ready to commit suicide. Nothing is more depressing than rain. (which explains my mood at this years NWR).

[Andrew Tinsley]

Hello Guys,
I am puzzled by the fact that people seem to think that global warming is not a fact, that plus more extremes of weather are happening. Just about all of the worlds meteorologists agree on the above!
What is causing this increase is the thing in dispute. I am not getting into the politcs either!

Andrew.

[dave siegler]

paul he he 

you got snow before we did....

[louie klein]

We had a major wind storm on L.I. last night, lucky there is no leaves on the trees or there would have been some major dropage!---LOUIE 

[jim gevay]

Hope you don't freeze to death!

I moved to SOCAL 50 years ago to get away from that stuff.  It falls in the mountains 50 miles away and I can go there any time I want.  Gone twice in those 50 years!

Was talking to a guy at Whittier Narrows last weekend, he has a friend in Chicago, their high for the day was predicted to be -22°F.  NO THANKS!

Remember It's caused by GLOBAL WARMING!

Don, I live in the Twin Cities, or Minneapolis if that's more familiar to most of you. The forecasts for Minneapolis and Chicago are usually very similar.
There is no way that Chicago is forecasting a "high of -22F", more like +22F, only a 44 degree difference.  You may think that even +22F is cold, but there's a huge difference between the two. Even the lows are not expected to be below zero in Chicago.
Yesterday in the Twin Cities, we had a high of +28F, sunny and calm, a very mild day for this time of year.

With all due respect, please do not spread totally inaccurate misinformation from someone you talked to.
I'm not trying to "flame" you, but this is just so inaccurate and misleading that I could not ignore it.

Up here in the upper midwest, we actually go out side and enjoy this kind of mild weather, we do nearly everything, including flying CL planes.

I know I don't post here often, if at all, so I'm kind of a nobody on this forum. I do fly CL as a part time hobby and I've met some great friends through this hobby. Please consider this post as nothing more than constructive criticism.
Jim

[john e. holliday]

Well earlier this week I woke up to snow on the ground and the car.   Temps were in the teens F.  The first for this season and the snow plows/sanders didn't even get out.   By afternoon most was gone with the sun shining on it and temps only in the 20's.   I will take the snow this time of year over the rain.

And to think not that many years ago we had a fun fly in Topeka in which we shoveled a path for the planes to take off.   Jim Lee doing inverted passes and throwing up snow.   We measured the distance between prop marks in the snow.   Someone mentioned high temps in the 20's.   One year the wife was talking to her sister who lived in Northern half of Minnesota south of Duluth.   We were at 30+ and the sister-in-law said they had a high of -19 degrees.   But, I like the variety of weather as it doesn't get boring in this part of the country.   If you don't like what you have today, just wait a couple of days.   Some times its better and sometimes worse.

[Larry Cunningham]

Hello Guys,
I am puzzled by the fact that people seem to think that global warming is not a fact, that plus more extremes of weather are happening. Just about all of the worlds meteorologists agree on the above!
What is causing this increase is the thing in dispute. I am not getting into the politcs either!

Andrew.

But, HEY! It gets bitter cold in the winter in North Dakota - proof there can't be global WARMING.

Actually, global warming is something the "climate" scientists dreamed up, for two reasons. First, they all work for government, and are looking for more grants to fund them. Second, they're all rabid socialists who want to damage capitalism and free enterprise with phony crap about all the CO2 being pumped into the atmosphere. It's a long way home, but if they can convince government to make laws costing our job maker industries money to needlessly clean up emissions and pollution, they'll eventually get there!

(Did I get it right?)

L.

"I asked my old man if I could go ice-skating on the lake. He told me, 'Wait til it gets warmer.' " -Rodney Dangerfield

[Eric Viglione]

I have no problem with the idea of global climate change... just the man made part. Yeah, I'm sure we contribute on some scale (probably very minor), the good old butterfly effect, ya, I get it... But, I'm not going to stop living, we gotta live here, and I'm not about to go live in a cave without fire to keep me warm... I think the good old golden orb, and still current cooling of this planet and volcanic activities have more effect than all our rush hour traffic and manufacturing put together. One Mt St Helens eruption for instance, did WAY more than anything we've done since the industrial revolution combined. I remember as a teenager still in highschool a paper on a coming period of global cooling, another ice age, which was the popular thought at the time, heh heh.

I got a good laugh last year. So I'm watching the news, and one reporter does a science puff piece showing "The largest and longest solar flare activity on record" ... then 2 minutes later, the weather guy does his piece on "The worst heat wave ever" and the weather guy goes on to say he just doesn't understand why it's so hot. I just look at my wife, dumbfounded at these people that are supposed to be giving us the news. LOL.

For those of you that like to read...

http://www.john-daly.com/solar/solar.htm


EricV

[Gary_Marchand]

Larry, You must be feeling better because you are stirring the pot once again trying to get a rise out of somebody. Bad boy. Stop it!

Gary

[Ed Keller]

The real surprise is how many people believe things like man-made Global Warming, without even checking on the source. A large number of credible, careful, & reputable scientists have not only denied the effects of humans on the climate, but are indicating that we are entering a phase of Global Cooling. At any rate, whatever happens in the short run, these scientists will be quick to say that the Sun has so much power over our climate, that it dwarfs any human activity, as far as the overall climate goes. We have had almost record cold winters for the last 2 years in the entire northern hemisphere. I am thankful for people with common sense, who never bought into this. You might remember that the famous film put out by Al Gore claimed that by now, near 2012, Florida would be in danger of being half under water, the Southeast would be a desert, etc. Consider the source. Regards, Ed

[Larry Cunningham]

Hey, Gary! I love your icon - your Sheik in a wingover. I hope you are doing well, I know it is colder in Albuquerque than here.

I'm feeling pretty good, have the external fixator to contend with for at least another couple of months.

Heck, I was just repeating what all the faithful have been preaching all these years about the evil socialist scientists and their plot to destroy our beloved capitalism. Straight from Fox News - every time it gets cold or snows somewhere in the winter, they snort and point to it as some kind of evidence contrary to global warming.

So, why can't I have a little fun tweaking those cute little button noses of the Dittos who are buying all their crap?

You're right, though, I do need to stand back and let them steep in it. There is great pride in ignorance, and maintaining it, on exhibition here regularly. I need to pretend it doesn't exist, perhaps even endorse it, to prove what a good ole boy I am also..

Don't get me started on electric vs Fox .35s, appearance points, magical Nats judging where the top guys all score within just a couple of points of each other, the ill defined and unworkable BOM, etc..

Stop me, Gary! I've fallen and I can't get up.. ;->

Best regards to everyone.

L.

PS - Have you rebuild the Chaparral? Just curious. Next one should be red with yellow zias. Lovely model, one of my favorites. A Roadrunner grown in all the right places.

PPS - orthogonal comment: my idea of beauty below, motorcyclists will understand.

"The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are the more leisure we have." -William Hazlitt

[John Stiles]

But, HEY! It gets bitter cold in the winter in North Dakota - proof there can't be global WARMING.

Actually, global warming is something the "climate" scientists dreamed up, for two reasons. First, they all work for government, and are looking for more grants to fund them.

(Did I get it right?)

L.

"I asked my old man if I could go ice-skating on the lake. He told me, 'Wait til it gets warmer.' " -Rodney Dangerfield

Bingo...got it right the first try!

[Dennis Leonhardi]

Me thinks we've become such wimps ...


 

[Larry Cunningham]

Doesn't NJ (or who?) have an Ice-O-Later contest, flying January 1 of each year, no matter what?

Is the car a DeSoto, perhaps? ;->

L.

"Not all that shivers is cold." -Leo Rosten

[Mike Keville]

Back in the '50s we used to hold 'Polar Bear' meets in South Jersey each January.  As I recall, they were a miserable experience.

And yes, that's a DeSoto in the preceding photo.

[billbyles]

Back in the '50s we used to hold 'Polar Bear' meets in South Jersey each January.  As I recall, they were a miserable experience.

And yes, that's a DeSoto in the preceding photo.

Soooo, Mikey...did you get quite a bit of snow in the Kuwait years?

[Mike Keville]

Snow?  No.  But we did get some mighty frosty nights - about like what we're having here in Tucson right now.  As for heavy weather, worst we ever saw was multi-day rain storms that flooded the area, causing us to spend nights camped out on base with GI roommates before we could traverse the 16 miles to our comfortable apartments.

[Randy Cuberly]

Hey, Gary! I love your icon - your Sheik in a wingover. I hope you are doing well, I know it is colder in Albuquerque than here.

I'm feeling pretty good, have the external fixator to contend with for at least another couple of months.

Heck, I was just repeating what all the faithful have been preaching all these years about the evil socialist scientists and their plot to destroy our beloved capitalism. Straight from Fox News - every time it gets cold or snows somewhere in the winter, they snort and point to it as some kind of evidence contrary to global warming.

So, why can't I have a little fun tweaking those cute little button noses of the Dittos who are buying all their crap?

You're right, though, I do need to stand back and let them steep in it. There is great pride in ignorance, and maintaining it, on exhibition here regularly. I need to pretend it doesn't exist, perhaps even endorse it, to prove what a good ole boy I am also..

Don't get me started on electric vs Fox .35s, appearance points, magical Nats judging where the top guys all score within just a couple of points of each other, the ill defined and unworkable BOM, etc..

Stop me, Gary! I've fallen and I can't get up.. ;->

Best regards to everyone.

L.

PS - Have you rebuild the Chaparral? Just curious. Next one should be red with yellow zias. Lovely model, one of my favorites. A Roadrunner grown in all the right places.

PPS - orthogonal comment: my idea of beauty below, motorcyclists will understand.

"The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are the more leisure we have." -William Hazlitt

Hey Larry,
I love the Norton...georgeous.  Not exactly a liberal's motorcycle though.  They leak oil, produce lots of hydrocarbons, and make lots of noise.  I used to own two of them and wish I still had them...or at least the Dunstall.  The other one was a Manx and it was fun, fun, fun.  Rode it at the Island in the Manx GP in Sept 1966.  Sold it there afterward to Sid Mularney.  I didn't manage to qualify, I just didn't have enough time to learn the course.  Came close though with 89.2 mph lap (90 to qualify for the race). 

Randy Cuberly

[W.D. Roland]

We got 3ft deep of leaves! 22deg on the porch this AM in hot muggy Louisiana.

Crazy amounts of Acorns(Not ACORN--thats crazy!)
Mother nature is preparing to survive the coming cold hard times.
Lucky we have been warming since Napoleon. That cool off period did in the Vikings. Greenland almost made Green again.....recently
Just think...we recently have been >almost< as warm as the Days of the Roman Empire...I miss those HOT days


Humans can cause Global Warming by manipulating data and shutting down or culling cold region temp recording stations. At this we(humans) were successful.

Seems like EVERYONE over looks or forgets the FACT that atmospheric Co2 rises or falls AFTER temperature rises or falls.
Must be the propaganda distractions.

[PJ Rowland]

Im so jealous, we just had 85 degree's today.

Gotta love summer in Australia.

[John Stiles]

We got 3ft deep of leaves! 22deg on the porch this AM in hot muggy Louisiana...........Crazy amounts of Acorns

So that's where all this crap sprang from.......you can come up here and get them all back anytime yer ready!

[john e. holliday]

Im so jealous, we just had 85 degree's today.

Gotta love summer in Australia.

But, then again, what's it like in July/August???   

[Tania Uzunova]

The winter is good to build models, and also small guys like that one ))

[dave siegler]

Hope you don't freeze to death!

I moved to SOCAL 50 years ago to get away from that stuff.  It falls in the mountains 50 miles away and I can go there any time I want.  Gone twice in those 50 years!

Was talking to a guy at Whittier Narrows last weekend, he has a friend in Chicago, their high for the day was predicted to be -22°F.  NO THANKS!

Remember It's caused by GLOBAL WARMING!

Let's see that would make it Dec 4?  The low that day at ORD was a balmy 37, but gusts to 40. So no flying

No not -22.  if we get any of that it is in late Dec and Jan- Feb, and it does not last too long.  Enjoy Cali, you don't know what you are missing here. 

[Randy Powell]

Andrew, like others, I don't doubt we are getting climate change. The Vikings probably thought the same thing when their villages started freezing over on Greenland. Or when the Scots notice the grapes they planted were not growing anymore and were freezing over. The Church of Global Warming want to blame it all on people, but what about the Medieval Warm Period? Burning Wood?

We just got the new weather report. Things are looking up, Clint. No rain for the next week. Snow instead. Joy!

[Sean McEntee]

Here in Tucson AZ we haven't had any white stuff fall...but we have had very unusually cold weather for the past week.  Freezing temps just about every night and 45 to 55 in day time.
I wonder what happened to Global Warming.  I guess it was only to make AlGore a lot of money!

Randy Cuberly

    I'm down in Sierra Vista, and I walked out to my car after class around 11pm a few nights ago and it was covered in frost.  Car thermometer read 25F.  I though that I was getting away from this when I moved from Colorado....

    The 2 winters that I was in Kuwait, temps only made it down into the 50s.  I was in Iraq a couple years back and they had accumulative snowfall for the first time in at least 50 years.  The fighting stopped for the day in favor of snowball fights on both sides.

[Lester Nicholson]

Snow - That,s the reason I live in Central Alabama.   Nlck

[louie klein]

Tania, You had me fooled with the first picture it looked 5' instead of 5". Happy holidays!---LOUIE 

[W.D. Roland]

Looks like Snow Ski sales will rise! Invest now!
Some where here are some plans ans and article for making and setting up Snow Skis on model airplanes.
Might need to dig it out!

After looking at information from the various science sources that relate to the 'Ologist' manipulated work(Hockey Stick and other manipulated info) looks like a long cooling period is as likely...
Probably the best thing to come from cooling will be A G, his buddy James, and the others do not get to take the credit for the cooling. Good timing Mother Nature!
The worst thing to come if it cools are short and unproductive growing seasons  leading to famine and starvation of the peoples.
Social Services have created a situation of a large population that we won't be able to feed. Add to this the drought caused by water being trapped in all the various places like Ice and cloud cover.
Can only hope that once the reflective cloud cover finishes 'building up' that the rains will return.

In the North only the wealthy will be able to afford to stay warm...


Hurry! pump Co2 into the atmosphere!!! A of a waste of time on a planet where H2o is THE green house gas.



I hate cold!

[Leo Mehl]

I usually don't like to dicuss the weather here in Portland an I really think the weather forcasters should not either. We just have cold and miserable here . mI wish I could wipe the smile off their faces when they think the weather is a laughing matter. We live with uncertain weather most of the year. Enjoy the snow which I don't think lasts too long in your part of the world. It's building weather so get to it.

[Bill Adair]

Leo,

You should have come to the field yesterday! It was 40 degrees when I left the house about 10 AM, but all three of us (Doug, Bill L, and I) had our jackets off shortly after noon! Felt like 50+, with clear blue sky, and no wind. 

Also, there was no crowding, as the regular M/W/F stunt guys didn't fly.

Probably won't be that nice again till spring! 

Bill

[John Stiles]

Also, there was no crowding......

probly a pleasant side effect........we don't have that around here...we're lucky to see a car go by. LOL

[john e. holliday]

Well if it wasn't so far from Shawnee to Tulip I would be there.

[John Stiles]

Well if it wasn't so far from Shawnee to Tulip I would be there.

If you can get here....you can stay as long as you like!

[PJ Rowland]

Whats it like in July ?  I don't know I'm in Indiana in July !

 

[John Stiles]

Whats it like in July ?  I don't know I'm in Indiana in July !

 

It's warm.... .......just a bit shy of the "Northern Territory" 

[Robert Zambelli]

Really, it landed in my backyard!
Day before yesterday.
  Bob Z.

[Bill Adair]

Bob,

That is a beautiful T-6.

I got to fly one of Kevin Keegans Warbirds, during a full aerobatic flight a few years ago. The maneuvers were somewhat limited by the type, but still a kick in the pants for me!

Bill

[Robert Zambelli]

Hi, Bill - yes, that AT6 is as close to show quality as possible.
It belongs to a neighbor and he flies it regularly. He puts it through a rather impressive array of aerobatics.

Bob Z.