Thread: Weather

Originally Posted by Полуношник

Photoshop!

STFU. If you were here at that time, you wouldn't been joking.

На данный момент , в Бухаресте температуры уже выше 30,вполне хреново. Все же, метеорологи как раз обещают,что к концу недели погода наконец-то станет прохладней.

Это Бухарест? Никогда бы не подумал. Выглядит как типичный российский/украинский областной центр.

Originally Posted by Basil77

Это Бухарест? Никогда бы не подумал. Выглядит как типичный российский/украинский областной центр.

да,это как раз район, в котором живу.В общем-то ,районы Бухареста выглядят подобно всем остальным бывшим социалистическим горадам.

Originally Posted by Basil77

Это Бухарест? Никогда бы не подумал. Выглядит как типичный российский/украинский областной центр.

А что ты хотел? Типовая застройка, проекты одни и те же везде. Вся восточная Европа, считай.

Ураган, Hurricane.

So the kids are terrified. All season long I've been saying "Don't worry, it won't be too bad" whenever I knew something horrible was actually going to happen (2 tour buses in a night, 2 weddings in the same weekend, etc.). They are convinced I am lying now. Figuring out how high above mean high tide (8 feet) the first floor is didn't help. Telling guests they could leave/ cancel reservations with no penalty isn't doing much either. Bringing all the linens and towels to the second floor had one girl in tears.

It will show up some time on Friday. If it gets bad, I'll kick everybody out to the evacuation center and go home (70 feet above mean high water). I have food, beer and cigarettes, so I'm good to go for a few days. I think I'll bring the stash of wine and liquor with me.

I'll keep in touch. Reporting from Cape Co, Massachusetts; capecoddah

I have food, beer and cigarettes, so I'm good to go for a few days. I think I'll bring the stash of wine and liquor with me.

So the first floor will be under the water? Does it happen often? I bet it's annoying to repair it all the time.

The only good thing about our alternatively hot and freezing weather is that we don't have nasty things like tornados or tsunamis here, or anything of the kind. The worst thing that can happen is high water in spring when the snow begins to melt and rivers overflow (never happens in my region), or relatively mild storms.

Probably no flooding as the storm will be to the East. Storm surge will be 2-3 feet above normal high tide. Last hurricane was "Bob" in 1991. Very windy and rainy. Heaviest storm will be 20:00 Friday to 04:00 Saturday. I don't think we'll be evacuated.

This could all change though.

Tonight is "The Clam Before the Storm" (yes, Clam, not Calm) at the seafood place down the street from work. I have 6 clams and drinks reserved. I'll stay overnight at work for the next 2 days. The beach was great yesterday! I'm heading in soon to take care of business and take a swim. <--- hurricane flag

Hurricane Cocktail Recipe

1 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice
4 ounces dark rum
4 ounces passion fruit syrup
Crushed ice
Orange and/or lime slice
1 Maraschino Cherry

Hurricane recipe
1 oz vodka
1/4 oz grenadine syrup
1 oz gin
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
1 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1 oz triple sec
grapefruit juice
pineapple juice

Pour all but the juices, in order listed, into a hurricane glass three-quarters filled with ice. Fill with equal parts of grapefruit and pineapple juice, and serve.

Serve in: Hurricane Glass

The Fall has come!

Originally Posted by CoffeeCup

The Fall has come!

Летний вечер, будет сниться нам!

Wow, check this video!
We often have pretty much the same weather in winter in my native town (ice and wind included), but this place is positively evil. o_O

What is going on in the Ukraine???

But in a country where the cold has claimed at least 112 lives in the past month -- 90% of them alcohol-related, according to the government -- Kostya can consider himself lucky to be alive.
About 3,000 people have been hospitalized because of the cold since January 27, officials said.
Authorities in Ukraine have set up an emergency hospital to deal with people suffering from cold-related conditions, and distributed 3,000 emergency relief tents across the country, they said. The tents are heated, and people with nowhere else to go can get hot food and drinks.

Parts of the Danube River, one of the most important rivers in Europe for commerce, have nearly frozen over for the first time in 25 years, showing not only the intensity of this cold snap, but also its longevity.

Originally Posted by AndrewB

What a nice street! At least from the air.

Look how it's got trees both on the sides, and in the middle too..
There is not a lot of traffic.

Then there is a separate walkway on each side, with pretty flowerbeds. On the left hand, a nice looking childrens playground.

Then the train tracks in the middle.
(what kind of train runs there, a tram, or what?)

It's an example of very good townplanning, really.

Does anyone know what this street is called? Wher is it located?

Originally Posted by Hanna

On the left hand, a nice looking children's playground.

On concrete
Can somebody tell me what's the hidden internal truth to build children playgrounds on concrete?
And it is all around Russia too. This phenomena has no answer for me

Kids should learn to fall on concrete since early childhood. This toughen them.

I hope you are not being serious

Originally Posted by Hanna

Then the train tracks in the middle.
(what kind of train runs there, a tram, or what?)

it looks more like a local city tram (not for commuters from suburbs).

This February is quite cold and stormy so far (a few records were set). A video of a storm in Yalta, Ukraine - my cousin sent me this, she lives there.

So what IS happening in Ukraine?
It looks absolutely terrible from both videos.
Hope you are coping Gromozeka! Has it been as bad in your town as on those videos?

Hey, Hanna, glad to see you!
No, it's not that bad in my city. It's one of the coldest Februaries in the last 7 years here, but generally we are used to this kind of weather (-25/-30 C at this time of the year is cold, but not unheard of), and it's not as humid and windy as in these southern seashore towns. There are barely any snow in some of them usually, so -25 C (about -20 F) with snowstorms and big sea storms is a shock.

Even the sea froze! With little seabirds frozen into it.



More photos: here and here.