The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Goofyernmost]

Happens in Maryland on a fairly regular basis, thanks to our lovely rain snow line. It'll be 40 something with snowflakes, but as I said, ground is too warm, so it instantly melts.

Better than hail or freezing rain, which is also what we get a lot of in winter.

NC, at least central, is somewhat on that line. I came down here for Christmas of 2010. I had already retired and decided to move, but hadn't yet. If I remember correctly, the day after Christmas, Cary, which is were I was, got hit with around 10 inches of snow. Everything was stopped in it's tracks. I had 7 lane highways all to myself that day, because I was one of very few that had been driving in snow for the previous 50 years. It melted within two days and all was back to normal. Since that time I can remember a few days were we would have 1 to 3 inches (which also shut every thing down). After that 2010 biggy, and the few small ones, what we did have is freezing rain, which is worse than just snow. However, in the last three or four years there has been nothing. Maybe a flurry or two, but nothing of any concern. We keep thinking were due. I already have enough bread and milk to cover the worst (by which I mean normal supply) and I have no place I have to be so I'll be able to just look and laugh.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Rain here.

Yes, it's raining pretty steady as I type this and the temperature is a cool 65 degrees.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

She's letting me use her as a pillow.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Yes, it's raining pretty steady as I type this and the temperature is a cool 65 degrees.

And now it's thunderstorming here.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Glad this didn't happen when I went on this last month...

Riders stuck in midair for over 2 hours on Knott's Berry Farm ride

A Knott's Berry Farm spokesperson says more than 20 riders were suspended in midair for hours after a Southern California theme park ride malfunctioned.

apnews.com

More background on this ride (I am planning on doing a trip report...at some point).

It wasn't crowded the day I went to Knott's. Like, at all. I walked right up to this ride and was the first one on.

I tried going into an outer seat. For those who don't know, I'm only five feet tall and all of my very limited height is in my torso; I hav very short legs.

I can normally hoist myself up onto ride seats like this one. However, I quickly discovered that it was wayyyy too high up for me. So I went to another seat. Still could not get in.

I ended up crawling into a seat that was the furthest in. And by crawling, I mean I crawled in like how a toddler gets into a car seat. I had the row to myself, and I'm fairly certain the only person who saw this was the ride operator, who was definitely laughing about it.

Then to get out, I also had to do the toddler crawl out of the seat.

 

[MinnieM123]

Rain here.

We're also getting rain here today, some tomorrow, and even some on Sunday. All this is great, as it will help alleviate some of the drought (and brush fires).

 

[Songbird76]

I'm hoping it will start snowing here soon. We've gotten snow for the last two days, but it doesn't stick. Today is the last day it's supposed to have a chance of snowing, so I hope it does.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Our leaves aren't even finished falling yet... let's stick with fall before we jump to winter...

 

[FutureCEO]

We're also getting rain here today, some tomorrow, and even some on Sunday. All this is great, as it will help alleviate some of the drought (and brush fires).

Urgh I feel like today is a bust. At least in Boston.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Urgh I feel like today is a bust. At least in Boston.

Do you commute all the way into Boston from where you live?

 

[FutureCEO]

Do you commute all the way into Boston from where you live?

Yes, though only 1 day a week. And they don't scan train tickets on my train home sometimes so ticket to use later!!!! I drive 10 minutes to my local train station and then take the train into the city and then walk to work. Long commute but yay!!! no driving (well, a lot) though I finally like my car now. It's pretty much 1.5 hours from when the train gets to me to myself being in the office.

I used to commute to just outside the city ring (because every city has one) and it took me 45 minutes driving to work on a good day. I would leave at 3 and sometimes it still took me over an hour to get home.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Yes, though only 1 day a week. And they don't scan train tickets on my train home sometimes so ticket to use later!!!! I drive 10 minutes to my local train station and then take the train into the city and then walk to work. Long commute but yay!!! no driving (well, a lot) though I finally like my car now. It's pretty much 1.5 hours from when the train gets to me to myself being in the office.

I used to commute to just outside the city ring (because every city has one) and it took me 45 minutes driving to work on a good day. I would leave at 3 and sometimes it still took me over an hour to get home.

I was gonna say...I went to Boston in July for a team event, and trying to get anywhere there was miserable. And the drivers... I refuse to drive there.

My company is located about 20 minutes outside of Boston, but the majority of our workforce is remote.

 

[King Panda 77]

Yes, though only 1 day a week. And they don't scan train tickets on my train home sometimes so ticket to use later!!!! I drive 10 minutes to my local train station and then take the train into the city and then walk to work. Long commute but yay!!! no driving (well, a lot) though I finally like my car now. It's pretty much 1.5 hours from when the train gets to me to myself being in the office.

I used to commute to just outside the city ring (because every city has one) and it took me 45 minutes driving to work on a good day. I would leave at 3 and sometimes it still took me over an hour to get home.

My commute is 15-20 minutes on a bad day.
@StarWarsGirl what you do isn't commuting

 

[StarWarsGirl]

@StarWarsGirl what you do isn't commuting

Your point?

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Can you bring some here? Though it has to be cold to snow. Stupid global warming

I tried to. The snow that came already is melting.

 

[FutureCEO]

I was gonna say...I went to Boston in July for a team event, and trying to get anywhere there was miserable. And the drivers... I refuse to drive there.

My company is located about 20 minutes outside of Boston, but the majority of our workforce is remote.

The best part for example is today. It was pouring outside and I have a 20 minute walk to the train station and my umbrella was useless in wind. So all I have to do go walk a few minutes and the rest of my walk is inside a mall.

Which I swear Disney got music from. Because everytime I walk through I feel like it's Disney music.

The mall is Disney prices All high end.

Today I saw someone crossing in a crosswalk flipping a car off for honking even though the car had the right of way... Meaning the light was green for them

 

[Figgy1]

My commute is 15-20 minutes on a bad day.
@StarWarsGirl what you do isn't commuting

James' commute is even shorter

 

[FutureCEO]

I was gonna say...I went to Boston in July for a team event, and trying to get anywhere there was miserable. And the drivers... I refuse to drive there.

My company is located about 20 minutes outside of Boston, but the majority of our workforce is remote.

I probably just jinxed myself but I have two jobs in progress for NYC right now. But would totally sell my car for that.

I'll move as far south as Northern Virginia although I did flirt with the idea of moving to Orlando.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Today I saw someone crossing in a crosswalk flipping a car off for honking even though the car had the right of way... Meaning the light was green for them

First thing I noticed upon landing in Logan was how aggressive the drivers are. Mind you, I've been to LA, San Diego,
Orlando, not to mention I live in the Baltimore/DC metro area and pretty much have to go through DC to get south...Boston drivers are in a league of their own with aggression. I mean, no one was moving in that airport and they kept honking. I was like, chill out people. And outside of my hotel...horns. Always horns. And I was staying in Medford, not even in Boston. They were still aggressive.

I didn't even like taking Uber that much; I got very good at learning the T in a short period of time.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I'll move as far south as Northern Virginia

I'd live in VA, but not NoVA. More like Richmond.