[Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT

[rcwraspy]

Who wants to be civilized when you can have football instead. And I don't mean soccer.

[Lightning_Dolt]

Canadian Football is also not soccer. It's basically American football with a few minor differences. Rejects from the NFL play here.

Australian football us interesting.

[Lightning_Dolt]

Are they going to fix the front page?

[BlakLanner]

I might take you up on that assuming we get an Open near us again. I just got worse news. Another 2 feet tomorrow, another foot on Friday, then the temperature spikes to nearly 60 and all the roads get washed out from the equivalent of 6" of rain hits them all at once.

[hamfactorial]

Are they going to fix the front page?

Admin will be reinstalling the frontpage system (Drupal) once he has some free time. The forums are unaffected, thankfully.

[Kaitscralt]

BlakLanner are you a robot just curious

[BlakLanner]

Why do you ask?

[Kaitscralt]

your manner of communicating is very boring and devoid of personality

[Dechs Kaison]

All this talk about snow makes me a little happier about being stuck in the desert. My folks back home aren't dealing with lake effect snow or anything, but it's still more than I'd want to be shoveling.

Now, come summer time when it's 140 F outside, I might be yearning for the snow. For now, though, I'm going to enjoy wearing short sleeves and shorts in November.

[BlakLanner]

your manner of communicating is very boring and devoid of personality

It is just a habit I picked up over the years. I have learned to speak as clearly and concisely as possible in a manner that tries to avoid people reading into what I say. I have had issues in the past where people have misinterpreted something I said and having it cause issues. That and I simply speak more formally than most people.

Not to mention that I am too exhausted right now to even try to have a personality.

[Mcdonalds]

What is your preferred brand of motor oil?

[rcwraspy]

His personality chip froze and fell off while trekking 3 miles through 5 ft deep snow on his mission to save a human.

[Kaitscralt]

your manner of communicating is very boring and devoid of personality

It is just a habit I picked up over the years. I have learned to speak as clearly and concisely as possible in a manner that tries to avoid people reading into what I say. I have had issues in the past where people have misinterpreted something I said and having it cause issues. That and I simply speak more formally than most people.

Not to mention that I am too exhausted right now to even try to have a personality.

[Khaospawn]

Next on Battlebots: Tom "The Boss" Ross vs. Blaklanner "The Snow Monster"

[Khaospawn]

Are they going to fix the front page?

"They"

[Kaitscralt]

there is no they

[Khaospawn]

They live.

[admin]

Are they going to fix the front page?

Unfortunately I'm on leave with only acces to my mobile phone. I can't fix the server this way until I get home this Thursday. Then its a day give it or take it to get it up again.

Btw, I'll update your mardru primer once I get this done. Its on my todo list.

[BlakLanner]

His personality chip froze and fell off while trekking 3 miles through 5 ft deep snow on his mission to save a human.

In fairness, it was closer to 2 miles. I still have no idea how I pulled that off. I could barely lift my legs through the snow on the way back even walking through the path I had made on the way there. This morning, people were using the path I made and struggling immensely in the process.

[Jamie]

Standard would be way more fun if skullcrack were still around.

[Stardust]

Standard would be way more fun if skullclamp were still around.

[Stardust]

All that snow sounds like fun. I've jumped off roofs into much less than that. I think you should go for it.

[BlakLanner]

I will pass on that. I have risked my life enough for this week.

[Khaospawn]

I want to build an igloo.

[BlakLanner]

That is actually a lot of fun. When I used to go camping in the wintertime, I would build an igloo or snow cave if the conditions permitted it. Much warmer than a tent. The snow pack right now is perfect for that kind of thing.

[Khaospawn]

Wampa cave.

[rcwraspy]

If you have a deck you could jump off that instead of your roof. Still fun.

[BlakLanner]

No deck. My porch has a pile of snow hanging off it waiting to kill the person it drops on.

[redthirst]

All civilized countries use the metric system.

There is only one civilized country and, no, we don't.

[Valdarith]

For us, this is our usual timetable for things like getting to work (measurments are for overnight snowfall):
6" or less: No delays
6"-12": Maybe 5-10min delay
12"-18": 10-15min delay
18"-24": Depends on plow situation but usually 30min delay. Some schools and businesses consider closing. Potential for travel bans if the snow is blowing hard or drifting. Roads are usually drivable within a few hours.
24"-36": Schools closed, some travel bans. Main streets often cleared within hours. Maybe a day for side streets depending on location.
36+": Travel bans, possible state of emergency. Not going to be going anywhere for a while.

We are fairly well prepared for snow. We use heavy construction equipment to move it. Our plows are often things like refitted dump trucks (salt spreader in the back). It takes something on the level we are dealing with yesterday/today to slow them down much.

Timetable for Alabama:
Less than 0.25": OMG shut down the schools and stay home from work!
0.25" or more: IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!!!!

[Khaospawn]

For us, this is our usual timetable for things like getting to work (measurments are for overnight snowfall):
6" or less: No delays
6"-12": Maybe 5-10min delay
12"-18": 10-15min delay
18"-24": Depends on plow situation but usually 30min delay. Some schools and businesses consider closing. Potential for travel bans if the snow is blowing hard or drifting. Roads are usually drivable within a few hours.
24"-36": Schools closed, some travel bans. Main streets often cleared within hours. Maybe a day for side streets depending on location.
36+": Travel bans, possible state of emergency. Not going to be going anywhere for a while.

We are fairly well prepared for snow. We use heavy construction equipment to move it. Our plows are often things like refitted dump trucks (salt spreader in the back). It takes something on the level we are dealing with yesterday/today to slow them down much.

Timetable for Alabama:
Less than 0.25": OMG shut down the schools and stay home from work!
0.25" or more: IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!!!!

That's pretty damn accurate, Val.

[Lightning_Dolt]

All civilized countries use the metric system.

There is only one civilized country and, no, we don't.

Murica, greatest country on the planet.

[Dechs Kaison]

All civilized countries use the metric system.

There is only one civilized country and, no, we don't.

Murica, greatest planet in the country.

[Lightning_Dolt]

Are you implying that Americans are scientifically illiterate?

[Dechs Kaison]

They believe angels are real and the world is only 6,000 years old.

Resounding yes.

[Kaitscralt]

Angels are real and Satan scattered dinosaur bones around the earth 6,000 years ago

[hamfactorial]

ITT: The devil testing my faith!

[Dechs Kaison]

I haven't even begun to test your faith.

[Dechs Kaison]

It's not a stereotype. A large portion of Americans believe that.

[redthirst]

It's not a stereotype. A large portion of Americans believe that.

You're salty because I'm the apex of divine creation - crafted in God's own image by His own hands - while you're just the mutant by-product of retard monkeys.