$%#$%@ing Snow

[tmp44]

I'm supposed to have a single Friday and a DH Saturday....

Weather forecast:

Today: Rain - 51
Friday: Snow/Rain mix - 42
Saturday: Snow/Rain mix - 38
Sunday: Snow showers - 35

Only about 230 days left until basketball season!!!!!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mj

Got about that a little north of you Rich.

Did you see the D3 game on Monday when they had a snow delay of 45 minutes? Players had to shovel and sweep the infield to resume.

Doesn't shock me. I got a call where they were looking for an umpire to finish a suspended game on Tuesday -- game was in the 11th -- followed by a single 9 and they were going to pay full DH rates.

Two weekends ago we worked a completion of a suspended game (45 minutes) followed by a single 9 on a field barely fit for play. They used Diamond Dry on the infield itself and it will be a while before that field is back to normal (probably next season). If it was a HS game, I would've taken the lineup cards and thanked them for the check and then cancelled it, but if the colleges want to go and I have to drive 2+ hours, we'll play. I'll just wash the mud off later.

[Wisscott]

We ended up with about 8 inches of snow here in western Wis where I live.
Only 30 miles to the north they only had a little over 2. I've have one scrimmage and 3 games so far. Had five canceled or rescheduled and had a game for tomorrow and a DH for Saturday that I'm sure will not be played. Don't know if the snow will be gone and the fields dry next week. I've got five games on for next week. Hopefully be Thursday thing will be ready to go.
We had better weather the first half of January.
At least we don't have earthquakes or hurricanes up here.
I'm really sick of winter.

[Durham]

It is amazing though, that even with all the weather that parts of the country are getting now in April, that they are pushing next college season back a month. We'll see if it helps, but the weather is so unpredictable.

[UMP25]

One thing I truly believe IS predictable is that springs in the upper Midwest simply suck. Oh, there is the occasional warm day or week, but for the most part, the springs here suck. It's not like it was when I was a kid, when the snows stopped in mid-March at the latest, and April was mild and comfortable.

[umpire503]

Yep, all this global warming is running amuck with my spring schedule, too!
Hang in there!

[GarthB]

George Bush is right, too.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...0010611-2.html

[DG]

What is the optimum temperature for the planet?

[SAump]

Originally Posted by DG

What is the optimum temperature for the planet?

72 warm Farenheit degrees. Or is that 22.22 cool Celcius degrees?

Possible causes: 1) population, 2) deforrestation, 3) topography, 4) solar and planetary cycles, 5) combustion emitting greenhouse gases and black soot and many more. CA is the place to be to see these processes in action.

Which of these is most responsible for increases in ozone and CO(2)?
Greenhouse gases and black soot from carbon combustion in CA. YGTBSM!
The least likely source of increasing temperatures occurs in the AIR we breath.

It getting hotter in CA, isn't it? The most likely source of warming occurs on the ground we trample.
Oh no, nobody in CA is going to take on issues 1-4 above anytime soon, are they?
Start working on problems associated with 1) overcrowding, 2) overuse, 3) uncontrolled growth, 4) daily demands such as RUSH hour, etc.
Cool the ground and we cool the air over CA.

Just my take on GW before the lockdown. Happy to participate.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by SAump

72 warm Farenheit degrees. Or is that 22.22 cool Celcius degrees?

Possible causes: 1) population, 2) deforrestation, 3) topography, 4) solar and planetary cycles, 5) combustion emitting greenhouse gases and black soot and many more. CA is the place to be to see these processes in action.

Which of these is most responsible for increases in ozone and CO(2)?
Greenhouse gases and black soot from carbon combustion in CA. YGTBSM!
The least likely source of increasing temperatures occurs in the AIR we breath.

It getting hotter in CA, isn't it? The most likely source of warming occurs on the ground we trample.
Oh no, nobody in CA is going to take on issues 1-4 above anytime soon, are they?
Start working on problems associated with 1) overcrowding, 2) overuse, 3) uncontrolled growth, 4) daily demands such as RUSH hour, etc.
Cool the ground and we cool the air over CA.

Just my take on GW before the lockdown. Happy to participate.

#4 above is the only thing able to affect our planet's climate on a global scale. Nothing Man can do could affect the planet on such a scale. Nothing.

Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter are also warming. Along with Earth, what is the common denominator? The sun. And she's been quite antagonistic the last decade or so and doesn't show any signs of letting up.

[GarthB]

Wait for it...............