InCognitus Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: So which one has the “kiss this guy” lyric? You had the right song, just the wrong artist. Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix has the lyric, "scuse me while I kiss the sky", which gets confused as "kiss this guy". And if you want to hear what my washing machine sounds like, it's in the first five seconds of this 17 second sound clip of the song. Edited March 19, 2020 by InCognitus
bsjkki Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 Ben McAdams has tested positive for covid 19. Second congressman to do so.
JamesBYoung Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 Yeah, I heard about Ben, who is a good guy. I finally have hit a sad, depressive note in all of this mess. Literally stepping out the elevator at the condo when the earth quaked, I wrenched my back staggering across the hall to my door. I am better now, but still . . . Julia Rowe is nothing, but we are in perilous times. Italy had many hundreds dead today and new thousands of cases. May God care for all of you
Tacenda Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, The Nehor said: I grew up in California so used to earthquakes. There was one a few years back in Texas I could feel....barely. Only about half the people I was with could feel it and we were not sure if we could feel it more due to suggestion until we could check records and see that it happened. I read just now that northern California had a 5.3 earthquake around 3:00 p.m. today. My two sisters live there and reached out today to check on my sister/brothers and I here in Utah. I wonder if I should now reach out to them now, lol! Edited March 19, 2020 by Tacenda
Scott Lloyd Posted March 19, 2020 Author Posted March 19, 2020 54 minutes ago, InCognitus said: You had the right song, just the wrong artist. Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix has the lyric, "scuse me while I kiss the sky", which gets confused as "kiss this guy". And if you want to hear what my washing machine sounds like, it's in the first five seconds of this 17 second sound clip of the song. I think mine sounded like that about a year ago, just before it blew out it’s shock absorbers, never to see another load of laundry again.
Scott Lloyd Posted March 19, 2020 Author Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, InCognitus said: You had the right song, just the wrong artist. Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix has the lyric, "scuse me while I kiss the sky", which gets confused as "kiss this guy". And if you want to hear what my washing machine sounds like, it's in the first five seconds of this 17 second sound clip of the song. Xxx Edited March 19, 2020 by Scott Lloyd
rodheadlee Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 23 hours ago, ksfisher said: This is what we in Utah say when it snows a 1/4" somewhere in the south and everything shuts down "You call THAT snow..." I have been in one of your Utah Blizzards in my 18 wheeler headed south down I-15. It wasn't alot of fun. My driving instructor was from Idaho Falls, Home base was near Alpine,Wy so i wasn't a rookie snow driver. The same snow would shut down Dallas for a week. 1
Calm Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 6 hours ago, rodheadlee said: The same snow would shut down Dallas for a week. I will admit I get a little dumbfounded at the number of vehicle accidents the first significant snowfall brings in Utah. Like they forget how to drive in snow over summer and need a bit of refresher before they get back up to par. I don't remember the same happening in Canada, but maybe that is because the summer was shorter and less time to forget. Maybe our Canadian posters can confirm or discredit my memory of relative smooth sailing into winter up there.
Rain Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, Calm said: I will admit I get a little dumbfounded at the number of vehicle accidents the first significant snowfall brings in Utah. Like they forget how to drive in snow over summer and need a bit of refresher before they get back up to par. I don't remember the same happening in Canada, but maybe that is because the summer was shorter and less time to forget. Maybe our Canadian posters can confirm or discredit my memory of relative smooth sailing into winter up there. Younger population with drivers less experienced?
Amulek Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 19 hours ago, rodheadlee said: The same snow would shut down Dallas for a week. Because it's more cost effective to shut down for a day or two than it is to build out the snow removal infrastructure necessary to keep a major city like Dallas (which is more than 6 times larger than SLC) adequately cleared - especially since you only need all of that infrastructure for a day or two at most; and, even then, you don't know that you will even need it at all every single year. I think it's been at least two years now since we've needed to take a snow day. 2
Stargazer Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 1:28 PM, Scott Lloyd said: 5.7 on Richter. woke me up about 7:10 am Mountain Time. 5.7 is a hiccup. We had a 7.0 in the Puget Sound region of Washington state back in 2001. Now THAT was a rocking good quake! 2
Scott Lloyd Posted March 23, 2020 Author Posted March 23, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 8:34 AM, Amulek said: Because it's more cost effective to shut down for a day or two than it is to build out the snow removal infrastructure necessary to keep a major city like Dallas (which is more than 6 times larger than SLC) adequately cleared - especially since you only need all of that infrastructure for a day or two at most; and, even then, you don't know that you will even need it at all every single year. I think it's been at least two years now since we've needed to take a snow day. Our district here in the southern end of the Salt Lake Valley took a snow day a few weeks ago. It’s the first one I recall in many years. That’s because we have a snow removal infrastructure. A week of school closure would throw us into a tailspin because the missed days, by law, have to be made up. That said, the state is waiving the makeup-day requirement for closures due to COVID. And schools are doing lessons and assigning homework online.
Scott Lloyd Posted March 23, 2020 Author Posted March 23, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 12:46 PM, Stargazer said: 5.7 is a hiccup. We had a 7.0 in the Puget Sound region of Washington state back in 2001. Now THAT was a rocking good quake! It’s pretty unnerving in the moment if you’re not used to it. Or, as in my case, have never really felt one before. 2
Amulek Posted March 23, 2020 Posted March 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: Our district here in the southern end of the Salt Lake Valley took a snow day a few weeks ago. It’s the first one I recall in many years. That’s because we have a snow removal infrastructure. Yeah, if you could get the snow and ice off your own vehicle, the roads were usually pretty drivable as I recall. It's just that first part I never could stand. I suspect if I were to live there as an adult, where my car would be garaged, I would have much more Christlike feelings every morning. Quote A week of school closure would throw us into a tailspin because the missed days, by law, have to be made up. That said, the state is waiving the makeup-day requirement for closures due to COVID. And schools are doing lessons and assigning homework online. Here in Texas, the school districts all incorporate 'inclement weather days' into their calendars because the law is such that you can miss up to five days (without required make up) provided that your district planned for at least three missed days. It's kind of a weird rule, but it works pretty well.
Scott Lloyd Posted March 23, 2020 Author Posted March 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, Amulek said: Yeah, if you could get the snow and ice off your own vehicle, the roads were usually pretty drivable as I recall. It's just that first part I never could stand. I suspect if I were to live there as an adult, where my car would be garaged, I would have much more Christlike feelings every morning. Here in Texas, the school districts all incorporate 'inclement weather days' into their calendars because the law is such that you can miss up to five days (without required make up) provided that your district planned for at least three missed days. It's kind of a weird rule, but it works pretty well. We also have such a provision. This year, for example, school was held on Presidents Day, normally a holiday from school, in lieu of the snow day. But I don’t think our school districts could so conveniently compensate for a week or more of missed days. 1
Stargazer Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said: It’s pretty unnerving in the moment if you’re not used to it. Or, as in my case, have never really felt one before. I can understand that. I grew up in Southern California. Not all that common, even there, but I recognize the signs!
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