Weather where you are?

watching the weather news tonight, which is reporting a "polar vortex" moving into western Canada from the far north later this week with some of the coldest air on the planet, minus 40 C to minus 50 C. The weather map looks like it might just clip the edge of Calgary Alberta and not make it as far west across the mountain range to HelicopterJim further west of me, we'll see..... If it actually does get down to minus 50 C I think I will stop going outside for a couple of days......
 
Legs said:
Jesus H Christ!
Okay, I wasn't in Oodnadatta yesterday, glad I wasn't!
Just for you, yesterday was a mild 24 degrees, sunny day in Cudlee Creek.
(sometimes I wonder why I bother)
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:ROFLMAO: Well, I thought you could have been. It's only a short ride from your place in comparison to the distances you cover to get to events like Bellingen.

I've never ventured into to the middle of Australia myself. Closest I ever got was Flinders Ranges on my Kawasaki Z1. I suppose an outback road trip is one of the many things I should do before I kick the bucket, but at my age, I think I'd prefer to travel in an air-conditioned 4WD than on a bike.

Just looked at a picture of the Oodnadatta Pink Roadhouse on Google Maps, and there's a bunch of bikes parked outside. Good on 'em.
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I dunno why anyone would choose to live there.
 
They announced a Polar Vortex, never heard of that before, that hit Tassie just before our last trip there in November or our spring. I learned to take that very seriously. We had ferry tickets booked so there was no avoiding it.
 
Legs said:
Jesus H Christ!
Okay, I wasn't in Oodnadatta yesterday, glad I wasn't!
Just for you, yesterday was a mild 24 degrees, sunny day in Cudlee Creek.
(sometimes I wonder why I bother)
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Officially 44c in Birdsville today too, (but probably hotter) and I don't think I'll bother ducking out there anytime soon either:ROFLMAO::LOL:
 
I suppose an outback road trip is one of the many things I should do before I kick the bucket,
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Yeah, nothing like a 'Big Sky Ride', afraid my long distance rides are done and dusted but bloody glad I did the rides to Belligen for the rally and Brisbane for the concours(e) twice. Best one was the Nullabour, but never in summer.
 
Vince said:
They announced a Polar Vortex, never heard of that before,
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The new weather words.

Polar Vortex used to be cold airmass over the north pole.

Atmospheric River used to be wet weather affectionately called the Pineapple Express because the airmass originated in the region of Hawaii.

Heat Dome used to be called a heatwave.

Just add "Epic" and "Unprecedented" and you can turn any weather event into an unmitigated disaster!

Jim
 
helicopterjim said:
The new weather words.

Polar Vortex used to be cold airmass over the north pole.

Atmospheric River used to be wet weather affectionately called the Pineapple Express because the airmass originated in the region of Hawaii.

Heat Dome used to be called a heatwave.

Just add "Epic" and "Unprecedented" and you can turn any weather event into an unmitigated disaster!

Jim
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Yep, every time it rains now it is an "event" and if it is expected to be heavy it is a rain "bomb"
"Weather system" is now a term used with gravity and awe!
"Unprecendented" is usually a word added just before the phrase "since ...............":rolleyes:
Our major news is often at its most strident about "breaking records" before the "event" and the irony of previous records being set 100 years ago doesn't seem to occur to the talking heads.........................
 
helicopterjim said:
The new weather words.

Polar Vortex used to be cold airmass over the north pole.

Atmospheric River used to be wet weather affectionately called the Pineapple Express because the airmass originated in the region of Hawaii.

Heat Dome used to be called a heatwave.

Just add "Epic" and "Unprecedented" and you can turn any weather event into an unmitigated disaster!

Jim
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I think you forgot the one for unprecedented flood water, heard this one at the North Bourke pub:

So fucken wet at my place I pissed out the front door for days!
 
Legs said:
Best one was the Nullabour, but never in summer.
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I only did the Nullarbor once in the mid 1980s on my well used and abused Kawasaki Z1B (that thing just kept going, never let me down). It was in summer and I was expecting hot desert conditions, but it was cold and windy with pissing rain most of the way. My yellow industrial waterproof gear wasn't really up to 1000km of driving rain. I got soaked and frozen. I had a girlfriend on the pillion seat but my bulk in front of her sheltered her from the worst of the weather. We were travelling east to west, and a mate in Tassie had given us the address of his brother who was working in a mine in Norseman (the end of the Nullarbor crossing). Being cold and wet and bedraggled, we dropped in to dry out, warm up and hopefully spend the night without having to camp in the rain.

I'd never met my mate's brother and his wife before. They were kind people who offered us a hot meal and a bed for the night, but they were super religious. My mate forgot to warn us about that, so I probably offended them with a few blasphemous profanities before I realised. I was OK with holding hands around the table and saying grace before tucking into a nice home-cooked meal. But spending the rest of the evening "enjoying" bible reading and associated discussion was a bit tedious. I suspect they formed the opinion that we were bound for hell. We left the next morning with them both saying prayers for our safe trip and that we would find Jesus somewhere along the way (we never did). It was an unusual encounter for a couple of devout atheists, but we were thankful for their hospitality.
 
Dellortoman said:
I only did the Nullarbor once in the mid 1980s on my well used and abused Kawasaki Z1B (that thing just kept going, never let me down). It was in summer and I was expecting hot desert conditions, but it was cold and windy with pissing rain most of the way. My yellow industrial waterproof gear wasn't really up to 1000km of driving rain. I got soaked and frozen. I had a girlfriend on the pillion seat but my bulk in front of her sheltered her from the worst of the weather. We were travelling east to west, and a mate in Tassie had given us the address of his brother who was working in a mine in Norseman (the end of the Nullarbor crossing). Being cold and wet and bedraggled, we dropped in to dry out, warm up and hopefully spend the night without having to camp in the rain.

I'd never met my mate's brother and his wife before. They were kind people who offered us a hot meal and a bed for the night, but they were super religious. My mate forgot to warn us about that, so I probably offended them with a few blasphemous profanities before I realised. I was OK with holding hands around the table and saying grace before tucking into a nice home-cooked meal. But spending the rest of the evening "enjoying" bible reading and associated discussion was a bit tedious. I suspect they formed the opinion that we were bound for hell. We left the next morning with them both saying prayers for our safe trip and that we would find Jesus somewhere along the way (we never did). It was an unusual encounter for a couple of devout atheists, but we were thankful for their hospitality.
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You reminded me of a truck driver friend that sent me this text about coming across one of his workmates pulled up on the side of a road:

“Found Jesus … 😂.. having a nanny nap. lol”

Turns out, they call him Jesus, due to long hair and beard! Before knowing that, I thought he’d lost the plot.
 
helicopterjim said:
The new weather words.

Polar Vortex used to be cold airmass over the north pole.

Atmospheric River used to be wet weather affectionately called the Pineapple Express because the airmass originated in the region of Hawaii.

Heat Dome used to be called a heatwave.

Just add "Epic" and "Unprecedented" and you can turn any weather event into an unmitigated disaster!

Jim
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Just how iconic and awesome can you get Jim?
Paul
 
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