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2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

This is the worst part for me.  I think we are going to start seeing stuff that we can't even comprehend yet.  I think we passed the tipping point several years back and it's all going to snowball.  Climate is going to make stuff like Covid or Ukraine look like child's play.

Just a few years ago we were in single digits for days on end in Austin, and I had plenty of snow that lasted for the week, which was good because I was fucking melting snow to flush my toilets. I’m still not sure I comprehend that.

And the forecast is pretty much triple digit for the next few months.  Wouldn’t be so bad if not for the humidity, but I’m wondering if we will have a lot of 110+ days.

The ocean and Antarctica stuff make me nervous because of how important they are with temps.

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All of it is extremely depressing to me. I used to have this naive belief that in the face of a real, global crisis, humanity would come together and solve the problem. That grown ups would take charge and science and technology would come through. The handling of Covid erased that fantasy. We are fucked. Nothing meaningful will be done and even if it was it's likely too late to matter. Maybe that's a shitty way to look at it. I honestly try not to think about it and just live life.

First big wild fire in Hays county yesterday. 85 acres, 90% contained. I expect fire departments in rural areas are going to be stretched across the south this year. 

Driving out to Wimberley I would be quite nervous if I had one of those nice big homes sitting on the top of the hill, surrounded by Cedars. 

 

I just hope I'm dead by the time it gets totally fucked.  I mean it's pretty fucked now, but it's going to get really fucked in the not so distant future.

I just hope I'm dead by the time it gets totally fucked.  I mean it's pretty fucked now, but it's going to get really fucked in the not so distant future.
Same. I worry about my kids though. Every generation going forward is kind of screwed.

lots of fucking handwringing in a weather thread... about climate.  Oh well.

Meanwhile on the high plains today, we had a high of 74 and humidity of 68.

weird weather, indeed.

 

Sometimes human nature is to concern yourself with a broader macro trend (like climate) and how it effects you in there here and now (like weather).  I have a degree in macroeconomics, including long-term financial trends.  But I usually only concern myself with the monetary and fiscal climate surrounding my little family, my businesses, and myself.  Same with Covid-19 globally, and Covid-19 in my home, schools, workplace, and stores.  

I now know lotsa Texans who sleep with loaded weapons at their beside because of stuff in Chicago, New Orleans, Portland, Baltimore, Detroit, and Florida.  Sometimes you can't address the local until you address the vast.  

This is part of a climate trend.  We all accept that.  If 10% more effort to curb that a bit for the next few decades, I certainly expend a lot more energy and time on much more futile shit.  

7 minutes ago, slorch said:

lots of fucking handwringing in a weather thread... about climate.  Oh well.

Meanwhile on the high plains today, we had a high of 74 and humidity of 68.

weird weather, indeed.

 

Yeah, we should probably just ignore it. Nothing to see here. 

lots of fucking handwringing in a weather thread... about climate.  Oh well.
Meanwhile on the high plains today, we had a high of 74 and humidity of 68.
weird weather, indeed.
 
I get it. Our time here is a relative blip on the radar. I don't really give a fuck what happened a billion years ago though. I care about what's happening right now. It's becoming overwhelmingly obvious that relatively short-term freak weather occurrences are becoming relatively long-term trends. I'm not sure how anyone can deny that at this point.

Beautiful summer day in the Dallas area today. I'm thinking this could be it until early September 

We are all gonna die   The end is near. 
I'm not sure anyone is saying that. It's likely getting a lot shittier though. So that's cool I guess.
2 hours ago, Okie State said:

I get it. Our time here is a relative blip on the radar. I don't really give a fuck what happened a billion years ago though. I care about what's happening right now. It's becoming overwhelmingly obvious that relatively short-term freak weather occurrences are becoming relatively long-term trends. I'm not sure how anyone can deny that at this point.

46 minutes ago, Okie State said:

I'm not sure anyone is saying that. It's likely getting a lot shittier though. So that's cool I guess.

Yeah, it's more like "hmmm...that wildfire that's 10 miles away seems to be headed our direction, and the wind is helping it. I should probably be concerned."

As I said, the stuff out west is a little eerie (could really fuck with food supplies, etc.), and the ocean temps/Antarctica make me wonder what the ultimate impact will be on us (even if it's something that fucks with other areas, it could raise prices for us or reduce supplies of certain foodstuffs, etc.).

Here in Texas (and Oklahoma) we need to very careful about people fucking with the water supplies.  We've had people (including T. Boone Fucking Pickens) making runs at our water here in Texas and shipping it out-of-state, and we've got a lot of folks who will happily fuck everybody else over in the long term as long as they get paid in the short-term.

 

Still living without AC. The portable units are fine when it’s 95 but can’t keep up with this 104 shit. 

15 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Still living without AC. The portable units are fine when it’s 95 but can’t keep up with this 104 shit. 

Why no ac?

Died on the 4th. We’re in line for the replacement but it might be a few more days. 

I'm not sure how anyone can deny that at this point.

lol slorch’ed
6 minutes ago, gmr548 said:


lol slorch’ed

LOL  False.

My post was about the people discussing weather as climate. Nothing was said about climate change by me, Not sorry to offend if I did.  Your religion is sacred and all.

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2 hours ago, slorch said:

LOL  False.

My post was about the people discussing weather as climate. Nothing was said about climate change by me, Not sorry to offend if I did.  Your religion is sacred and all.

You're trolling and/or shitposting.  HURR DURR WEATHER IS DIFFERENT THAN CLIMATE.  Yes, we know.  They are related, however.

Huh... one of those rare instances when I might want to schedule a visit to Houston for the weather.  

55 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Huh... one of those rare instances when I might want to schedule a visit to Houston for the weather.  

Not sure where you live but Houston could be hotter.  It's heat index is higher than Austin's.

4 hours ago, texasdago said:

Huh... one of those rare instances when I might want to schedule a visit to Houston for the weather.  

Its A Trap GIF

5 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

Not looking forward to getting back to the blastfurnace after spending a long weekend in Toronto

Yeah, it sucked stepping off that plane at ABIA on my flight back from Chicago.  It was actually a bit toasty and humid in Chicago, but heaven compared to this fucking heat dome.

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Its A Trap GIF

True... I just got back from Oregon where it was glorious BUT our downstairs A/C just gave up the ghost.

20 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

We are all gonna die   The end is near. 

The important thing is the drastic changes in climate with droughts and all, should have zero effect on crops grown or food delivered to the billions of people on the planet

2 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

The important thing is the drastic changes in climate with droughts and all, should have zero effect on crops grown or food delivered to the billions of people on the planet

Yep.  All good here.  

Soylent Green was just a movie right?

Having now collected 6 days of data, I am ready to declare Washington summers superior to Texas summers.  5 stars, do recommend. 
 

shame that my family won’t get up here until fall or winter. 

23 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Having now collected 6 days of data, I am ready to declare Washington summers superior to Texas summers.  5 stars, do recommend.  

Parts of Washington are like Texas.  I remember working construction while it was 115° outside and they made everyone stop work. The Tri-Cities part of the Columbia Valley used to be really hot in the summer. I played golf all the time when it was 100 because the old people were not out.  This is before I became the old people, of course.

man, i went on vacation and my lawn was green and coming in nicely. now that i'm back, all i see is ruin and destruction. i feel like i need a pack of cigarettes so i can look proper when i'm spraying my backyard down after sunset just to try and stop it cooking.

Phoenix could break the record for consecutive days above 110 degrees as a result. The city has been above 110 degrees for 10 consecutive days and could break the record of 19 days next Tuesday.
 

Temperatures around Phoenix will struggle to drop below 90 degrees some nights, which can be deadly for those without air conditioning.

 

https://apple.news/AJ2LM-wSOTj2XYKuDeFsWAA

I hope everyone in Phoenix would have air conditioning 

 

22 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I hope everyone in Phoenix would have air conditioning 

If it's not getting below 90 at night, going to be a whole lot of people discovering that their A/C can't handle 24/7.

If it's not getting below 90 at night, going to be a whole lot of people discovering that their A/C can't handle 24/7.

Most people there have swamp cooler AC. Not nearly as big an energy draw. Doesn’t work for shit when it’s hot and humid though - they had a stretch of that a couple of years ago, and it was brutal (we have family in Tucson).

Went to the neighborhood pub for their 2fer1 burgers this afternoon.
It was pretty warm at 4pm but cooled down inside….

 

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3 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Went to the neighborhood pub for their 2fer1 burgers this afternoon.
It was pretty warm at 4pm but cooled down inside….

 

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Speedometer

160

nice humble brag

10 minutes ago, Hpara759 said:

Speedometer

160

nice humble brag

Its just a 2017 Honda Accord sedan. Mrs. Brat’s Grandma car.

19 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

man, i went on vacation and my lawn was green and coming in nicely. now that i'm back, all i see is ruin and destruction. i feel like i need a pack of cigarettes so i can look proper when i'm spraying my backyard down after sunset just to try and stop it cooking.

Green spray paint

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27 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Went to the neighborhood pub for their 2fer1 burgers this afternoon.
It was pretty warm at 4pm but cooled down inside….

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So did you talk to fitlump?

27 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Went to the neighborhood pub for their 2fer1 burgers this afternoon.
It was pretty warm at 4pm but cooled down inside….

 

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I did not know Bob Evans had beer. 

27 minutes ago, Hpara759 said:

Speedometer

160

nice humble brag

Those horse steps per kilometer. Remember who posted this.

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3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

So did you talk to fitlump?

I don’t think she or any of the city council knows that Avery Ranch exists or is a part of the Austin.

32 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Went to the neighborhood pub for their 2fer1 burgers this afternoon.
It was pretty warm at 4pm but cooled down inside….

 

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No pics of burgers. 4/10

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

No pics of burgers. 4/10

How about last month’s burgers…..

 

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How the fuck are you two still alive eating like that?  I just assumed that type of diet will kill me off pretty early. 
 

or you have had enough and are helping the clot along while enjoying delicious food. 

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2 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

How about last month’s burgers…..

 

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Damn, month old burgers and not moldy. Must be the dry heat. 

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