“Arctic Pipeline” bringing cold weather

[Snagglefoot]

This from Fox News:

 

[joekingcorvette]

Every year in January we get about 2 weeks of extremely cold weather with wind chill temps well below zero. After that it's February and things get better. It's pretty much a guaranteed 2 weeks of freezing weather no matter what year it is.

 

[dkryan]

Amusing choice of words in the graphic:

“Artic air allowed to spill south into the U.S.”

What? It obtained a visa beforehand?

 

[4WD]

This from Fox News:

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Snag, if you can stop it right there I’m in good shape

 

[4WD]

Amusing choice of words in the graphic:

“Artic air allowed to spill south into the U.S.”

What? It obtained a visa beforehand?

No, those guys can just bring the other Visa ! (or MC)

 

[D60]

Every year in January we get about 2 weeks of extremely cold weather with wind chill temps well below zero. After that it's February and things get better. It's pretty much a guaranteed 2 weeks of freezing weather no matter what year it is.

Well then clearly, you should PANIC. Cold weather and snow in the winter. It's just so weird, right???? Fortunately our media can help us panic. Good thing.

 

[PontiacHO]

Don't get me wrong. I used to love snow, but now it is a giant PITA for me. I don't get snow days, and if it does snow enough to cause issues here (hint, not very much snow) it completely wrecks our schedules and ability to possibly go home at the end of shift.

Sleeping at a jail with 300 inmates is not my idea of a good time, should we have to stay because the other shift can't make it in.

Nor is riding around in an old surplus HMMWV (6.2/3 speed for the win) trying to collect enough employees to secure the facility. That thing sucks to drive and has very little heat. And I believe it is a first gen model, so it is slow as dirt and smells like raw fuel even when it is fully warmed up.

I hear you brother. I recently retired from a support position (Fleet-Assets) with a Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina. I hated snow and ice. No excuses….had to be there. We picked up our DOs in borrowed 4x4 crew cabs from Park & Rec. Many would stay overnight. Scrambled for cots to set up in Officers’ dining hall etc. There’s not a lot of appreciation for jail staff but you have my utmost respect. I too hope it doesn’t snow…

 

[D60]

Can’t wait til the Arctic Pipeline meets the Pacific Atmospheric River and we finally figure out what (who?) is causing chemtrails LOL

Dude, when all that partners with El Nino it'll be The Perfect Storm and we'll all perish.

I swear about 30 years ago someone picked up on the term "El Nino" here. Now it's all people say every winter, unless of course it's a La Nina. When I was a kid we'd just say it might be a heavy winter -- or a light winter-- but people enjoy the drama and intrigue of terms like El Nino or Arctic Pipeline.

Sometimes I have little hope for the human race. Once again, I'm praying for tidal waves....

 

[bullwinkle]

Amusing choice of words in the graphic:

“Artic air allowed to spill south into the U.S.”

What? It obtained a visa beforehand?

It can come down, it just needs a passport to go back!

 

[alarmguy]

The latest catchy phrase for a cold front is the “ Arctic Pipeline” . A high developing over northern Canada is expected to bring freezing temps as far south as Florida. Apparently this is forecast for the second week in January. We’ll see. Keep your begonias warm!

Yeah, growing up in the 60s until the internet age we simply called it winter.
Everything is a catch phrase to keep the drones "tuned in" and controlled.

 

[bullwinkle]

Don't get me wrong. I used to love snow, but now it is a giant PITA for me. I don't get snow days, and if it does snow enough to cause issues here (hint, not very much snow) it completely wrecks our schedules and ability to possibly go home at the end of shift.

Sleeping at a jail with 300 inmates is not my idea of a good time, should we have to stay because the other shift can't make it in.

Nor is riding around in an old surplus HMMWV (6.2/3 speed for the win) trying to collect enough employees to secure the facility. That thing sucks to drive and has very little heat. And I believe it is a first gen model, so it is slow as dirt and smells like raw fuel even when it is fully warmed up.

A large cardboard box, cut to the size of the radiator, with a round hole in the middle the size of the clutch fan, is your friend. Also plug in the block heater. Spoken as an ex-owner of a 6.2, & a W123 Mercedes diesel. You won't overheat it in temps under 40F.

 

[bullwinkle]

How do you feel about Bomb Cyclones?

As an official OG, who walked to & waited for the school bus on the 2 coldest mornings ever here in '77 (-25 & -26F), and went sled riding on the snow days during the Blizzard of '78 (allegedly -60F wind chills)-I say bring it on until it gets to -20, then we'll talk...

 

[Dave Hess]

Hopefully we got cold temps down here in the 40’s.

 

[bullwinkle]

This from Fox News:

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That pattern has East Coast "bomb cyclone"/Nor'easter written all over it! Warm Gulfstream ocean water, very cold air just on shore, jet directly overhead. They're going to get it!

 

[Wheel]

I can't keep up with the trendy weather terms ... I've been saying 'Polar Vortex' like its still 2023
Didn't we used to just say winter ?
Edit - just saw alarmguy's post, he was first.

 

[alarmguy]

I can't keep up with the trendy weather terms ... I've been saying 'Polar Vortex' like its still 2023
Didn't we used to just say winter ?
Edit - just saw alarmguy's post, he was first.

That is ok, I am glad Im not the only one! This stuff drives me NUTS and why for the most part I do not watch the news anymore. Since the internet it is just "content creators" creating content to keep the consumer interested and sell advertising to them. You used to get one newspaper a day, you read it, done and go on with your life.

I mean what is the purpose? I do like watching the weather and use NOAA.GOV as my source.

 

[D60]

Yeah, growing up in the 60s until the internet age we simply called it winter.
Everything is a catch phrase to keep the drones "tuned in" and controlled.

I also don't know when people started thinking the weather is a perfectly acceptable excuse to be late to work or school.

I was raised that you look at the forecast before bed, get up several hours earlier to shovel the driveway, defrost the '67 Mustang door handles with an extension cord and hair dryer, pray the carb'd motor starts, warm up the car for at least 30 minutes, and allow extra drive time to get to your destination.

Now people think they can get up at the same time, leave at the same time, and just shrug their shoulders and call in late. Honestly, it's a product of our victim society that things just happen to us and we're powerless to do anything about it (like make better choices)

 

[alarmguy]

I also don't know when people started thinking the weather is a perfectly acceptable excuse to be late to work or school.

I was raised that you look at the forecast before bed, get up several hours earlier to shovel the driveway, defrost the '67 Mustang door handles with an extension cord and hair dryer, pray the carb'd motor starts, warm up the car for at least 30 minutes, and allow extra drive time to get to your destination.

Now people think they can get up at the same time, leave at the same time, and just shrug their shoulders and call in late. Honestly, it's a product of our victim society that things just happen to us and we're powerless to do anything about it (like make better choices)

We are fat and lazy in much of this country. I cold not agree more. (BTW) my first car was given to me by my sister in 1973. It was a 1966 Mustang.

 

[D60]

We are fat and lazy in much of this country. I cold not agree more. (BTW) my first car was given to me by my sister in 1973. It was a 1966 Mustang.

They are VERY nose heavy. In a rear drive car. Not great in a hilly Colorado town. We LOADED the trunk with sand bags. It kinda helped.....

My mom would have to take the long way down out of our neighborhood. The shorter, steeper way ensured the Mustang would swap ends

 

[Cropduster172]

I don’t like Arctic Pipelines, Arctic Hammers, or any version of the Arctic Apocalypse. I also don’t like Atmospheric Rivers, King Kong Thunderstorms, Death Star Sun Flares, Oceanic 500 year Floods, and especially, Godzilla Tornados!

You left out Polar Vortex