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1. charlie brown
   Member

   The coffee room is pretty quiet today. When people meet and they have nothing to say, the weather often becomes a conversation piece.

   so here goes, its nice and warm today in the NY metro area. Do you like it this way (as I do) or do you prefer when its cold in December (maybe had ski plans?)

   hmm, I wonder where this conversation will go, if anywhere. Global Warming? Will someone figure out a way to turn a conversation about the weather into a fight about tznius, feminism, TVs or cellphones? I wonder.....

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. myshadow
   Member

   I luuuuv when it's like this! Feels like pesach already! Perfect weather for jogging/biking/bladin outside! Chap arein today!

   Posted 4 years ago #

3. brooklyn19
   Member

   yeah well if wanted to be REALLY frum i'd get into how cold winters are better cuz there's less pritzus... or maybe not cuz then people tend to stay home and hang out in front of the TV or on the computer... see? not SOOO far fetched!

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4. Nobody
   Member

   Charlie brown - now you've said the two words Global Warning, every nutter and his/her cousin will respond.

   Obviously someone will say that we should all know that cell phones cause Global warming and watching programmes about it on TV is violating every halacha known to man and women shouldn't be watching tv anyway cos they should be washing dishes and sewing slits in their skirts......

   Shall I continue? nah! I'll sit back and wait for the onslaught. I may come back after post number 100

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5. oomis
   Member

   I would love this weather all year round. The problem is that going back and forth cold to hot to cold to hot, as we have been doing, is making me physically ill.

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6. asdfghjkl
   Member

   it's freezing here in ireland today!!!!! i gatta turn up the heat!!!!

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7. yankdownunder
   Member

   People want to blame the weather for physical health, this is not so. The mouth is really the medium. If I chose to eat nutritious foods that strengthen the quality of my immune system, then (with hashems blessing) I stay healthy. If I have a positive attitude and look for the good in everyone and what comes out my mouth is not negative or insulting then this helps elevate my spiritual immune system.

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8. xerox
   Member

   TO's weather makes me so confused!!! First it snowed, then it was nice and sunny, then it snowed again, and now it's rainy!!!!!

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9. mw13
   Member

   If anyone really wants to check the weather, I recommend weather.com (NOT accuwearher), especially their hour by hour report. They're very almost never wrong.

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10. The Queen of Persia
    Member

    a cute limerick:

    Whether the weather is hot
    Or whether the weather is cold
    We'll weather the weather
    Whatever the weather
    Whether we like it or not!

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11. SJSinNYC
    always pleasant

    I personally like when its cold! I like dry cold though because I have to walk to the bus stop and wait for it :-) I dont like wearing coats, and I love the cold feeling.

    I also love the fresh smell right before it snows. I think Brooklynites have never properly experienced that smell, because its just not as fresh in Brooklyn as it is in Monsey or northern NJ!

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12. noitallmr
    Member

    "We'll weather the weather"

    Huh? Didn't get that line?

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13. The Queen of Persia
    Member

    noitallmr: the first weather is a verb. To weather means to "bear up against" or "survive" (as per ms. Webster).

    The second weather is a noun. (the state of the atmosphere).

    We'll weather the weather. We'll survive and triumph against the atmospheric conditions, no matter what they be.!

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14. Nobody
    Member

    noitallmr - to 'weather the weather' is a saying meaning 'cope with the weather'

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15. brooklyn19
    Member

    SJS - Brooklynites? or Brooklyners? or just plain "Brooklyn." that works too!

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16. 
    

    wheres the snow?

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17. notpashut
    Member

    Of course it's Brooklynites!!
    Brooklyn, PLEASE don't embarass us!!

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18. brooklyn19
    Member

    lol i KNOW! but saying "brooklyn does this" makes more of a statement. and isn't that half of what brooklyn's about?

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19. myshadow
    Member

    Yea when it snows in brooklyn it's worse than anywhere else! in 5 seconds it all turns gray and it's impossible to drive! errrr! so annoying!

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20. noitallmr
    Member

    Thanks The Queen of Persia. Seems I don't "know it all"!!!

    Howz the weather in Brooklyn at the present? Good old U.K's freezing like usual...

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21. myshadow
    Member

    Better than yesterday BH! No snow!

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22. SJSinNYC
    always pleasant

    Brooklyn, what is the proper term for someone from Brooklyn?

    Last night, I got off the bus around 8:30 and walked the 3 blocks home. It was snowing and everything was blanketed in a beautiful layer of snow.

    I also liked that it melted by this morning so there was no shoveling needed. Getting up at 5 am is hard enough - no need to make it earlier!

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23. 
    

    who enjoyed the snow last night besides for me (dont all answer at once)

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24. feivel
    talmid

    noitallmr

    i never realized what your name meant
    i thought it was Yiddish
    i mentally pronounced it: "noyt ahl mir"

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25. brooklyn19
    Member

    technically? Brooklynite. but look at my name - it's "brooklyn19" not "brooklynite19." just plain old brooklyn ;-)

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26. myshadow
    Member

    Brooklyners sounds right but looks funny. like out-of-towners

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27. noitallmr
    Member

    Re: feivel

    Forgive my ignorance but my Yiddish is a bit rusty. what does "noyt ahl mir" mean?

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28. dont have internet
    Member

    till i started driving i loved the snow now i hate it------at first i thought e/o was wimps for not wanting to drive in the snow but now that that me & snow/ice dont get along i see that it is very dangerous espec driving w a yeshivivsh car

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29. brooklyn19
    Member

    DHI - really? i love driving in the snow. makes it interesting. lol like driving on McDonald avenue. (i dunno if you're from brooklyn, but that's under the train tracks)

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30. feivel
    talmid

    noit:

    i dont know Yiddish
    it just sounded Yiddish

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31. noitallmr
    Member

    dont have internet- I also hate driving in the snow. My car tends to slip and slide on ice and you have to literally crawl along!

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32. xerox
    Member

    And i love driving in the snow!!!

    **sometimes on side streets when nobody is around, i zoom up then break- so i skid a bit- it's fun!!! (but only for a milli-half-a-sec: i'm still a VERY cautious driver!!)

    -guess you can tell i'm sorta a new driver!!! :)

    The only annoying thing is cleaning the snow off the car!!!

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33. xerox
    Member

    -changed my mind - just went out to pik up s't and swerved!!!! skidding is scary!!

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34. dont have internet
    Member

    Brooklyn-lol=nope im not from brookyn but close enough that im there like 2wice a week----so i know where McDonald(ave) is

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35. brooklyn19
    Member

    xerox - yeah we can tell you're a new driver. that was a quick transformation. it took you less than 25 minutes to change your mind.

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36. xerox
    Member

    well when i went out to pick up something, i decided to try it again- and it wasn't fun this time- i guess only the first time is fun!!!

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37. charlie brown
    Member

    brooklyn,
    I hope you were being sarcastic about enjoying driving in the snow because its interesting. It's dangerous and if you have to do it be extra cautious.

    xerox,
    glad you learned so quickly.

    to all the young and new drivers out there,
    if you start skidding, the impulsive thing to do is to slam on the brakes to try to stop but that only makes you skid more. The way to stop is to pump the brakes up and down as fast as you can. and steer in the direction you sre skidding in if possible. If you suddenly turn the wheel it will also make it worse.

    /preaching

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38. 
    

    anybody try any donuts in the snow?

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39. myshadow
    Member

    xerox gosh please be careful! I'm also a pretty new driver and I'm petrified!

    Charlie, thanx for the tip I'll have it in mind! I think they mentioned that in the 5 hr class possibly but would have totally blanked

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40. brooklyn19
    Member

    charlie i wasn't kidding, but don't worry i'm pretty careful. just mentioned that i enjoy a change in scenery :) and i think i remember learning in driver's ed that pumping the breaks does nothing. maybe she was wrong - i dunno.

    and yeah you are preaching.

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41. noitallmr
    Member

    It's all very nice to preach and lecture about not pumping the breaks when skidding but Tachlis, when you're skidding and headed for a vehicle or a wall- you wanna just floor the breaks and not think twice. Maskim?

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42. 
    

    Charlie most cars these days have abs

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43. myshadow
    Member

    noitallmr, maskim.

    Blabla, not my fakakt one!!!

    Btw the weather is supposed to be horrible tomorrow!!! WE JUST CANCELLED WORK!!! YAY!

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44. squeak
    Makes smalltalk with the two most sandy ectoplasmic beings on Earth (not to mention the Man on the Moon).

    ABS = anti-lock braking system

    With this feature, the brakes will "pump" automatically. The pedal will pulsate against your foot. This causes some people to ease off the brake, but you should just hold tight. If you do, the car can stop up to 20% faster than without the feature.

    Without ABS, the brakes can lock and the tires may stop spinning before the vehicle stops moving. This is dangerous (in an uncontrolled skid) because you have no control over the car from this point on.

    You lose the ability to do some trick driving with ABS, but most people wouldn't do those stunts anyway.

    There are ways to learn how to react in a skid - many of them are counterintuitive. If possible, try to learn what to do and practice it (in an empty parking lot, please). I'm glad I did.

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45. charlie brown
    Member

    noitall,
    I'm maskim :)

    blahblah,
    with abs it doesn't make a difference if you floor it or pump? Pardon my auto ignorance which causes me to ask that.

    brooklyn,
    glad you're careful and sorry for preaching. If I BAKE you some donuts will I be forgiven? :)

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46. squeak
    Makes smalltalk with the two most sandy ectoplasmic beings on Earth (not to mention the Man on the Moon).

    Oh it makes a big difference! If you have ABS and you pump the brakes, the ABS program does not kick in. Basically, you are shutting off the computer and saying that you can pump the brakes better yourself (but you can't).

    If you have ABS, press down hard and let the computer pump for you. But braking is not always the best way to regain control.....

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47. asdfghjkl
    Member

    how about goin back to the title of the non-contraveral thread!! weather!!! i hear there's going to be major snow in ny!!! how about the new yorkers update us on the snow!!! you guys are so lucky i love snow!!!

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48. xerox
    Member

    There's suppose to be a snow storm in TO also!!! first on fri, then on sunday!!!!

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49. asdfghjkl
    Member

    new yorkers:
    Severe Weather
    12pm
    Heavy
    33°F
    Heavy Snow
    24°F
    12 mph
    1pm
    Heavy
    33°F
    Heavy Snow
    23°F
    100%
    79%
    From ENE
    14 mph
    2pm
    Heavy
    33°F
    Heavy Snow
    23°F
    100%
    From ENE
    16 mph

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50. noitallmr
    Member

    Why are us in good ol' England deprived of a weather forecast on this thread???

    I can't believe I'm the only guy here from the U.K???

    Posted 4 years ago #

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