> It has been an interesting winter here in the far north. Unseasonably > warm and dry. Friday it was sunny and the temps hit 42. I have lived in Alaska for all but two of the last 23 years and this has been the warmest and dries winter I have ever seen. The two previous winters we had 225 and 187 inches of snow. This winter we have had one snow of maybe 8 inches. The mountains around us have less snow on them now then they did in mid June! I have watched the weather down south via the internet and at times we have been 20 -30 degrees warmer than our Mom's homes in West Virginia and a lot less snow. Instead of global warming we are calling it global weirding! It has already had an effect on my winter sports. My snow shoes are poised by the door gathering dust while my kayak is drying out from today's paddle. I paddled up to a water fall normally coated in ice this time of year but today even in the shade there was no ice. In all this warm winter will have an effect on my summer kayak trips. The streams will have less water due to lower snow pack so some of the little streams will dry up making my daily search for fresh water harder. I prefer to camp by small stream as opposed to the bigger ones. The big ones often have large silty tidal flats and if the morning tide is a minus tide it makes for a lot of carrying. No fun. have fun and be safe Bob from Alaska (I think) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On 2/22/2010 12:39 AM, Robert Carter wrote: >> I paddled up to a water fall normally coated in ice this > time of year but today even in the shade there was no ice. Weird indeed. I was on white water Saturday in North Georgia enjoying a beautiful day in the low 60's, but shaded cliffs had extensive icicle curtains. Steve -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA http://www.savvypaddler.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
-----Original Message----- >From: Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> >> I have watched the weather down south via the internet and at times >we have been 20 -30 degrees warmer than our Mom's homes in West Virginia >and a lot less snow. Instead of global warming we are calling it global >weirding! Curious that you should come up with that sobriquet... There was an Op-Ed in the NYTimes last week; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/opinion/17friedman.html?scp=1&sq=global%20weirding&st=cse discussing that very thing. That word 'warming' is an unfortunate choice -- It is, after all, heat energy that is accumulating globally and this extra energy drives mechanisms that ultimately control our local weather. It's Climate that is changing. A systems engineer once told me that these effects are to be expected. If a system is in equilibrium and something perturbs it the usual response is for there to be gyrations in that equilibrium until all things readjust and it all settles down again. But if that perturbation continues then so will those gyrations... Sort of like over-tweaking a square wave oscillator -- you get this 'ringing'. Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Joe P. wrote: > sobriquet.. I had to look that word up. The Redneck Dictionary defines it as a BBQ without alcohol. In the deep South when invited to such an event we simply place our cocktail in a Solo cup to hide it from the host. Strangely, the host usually has their own Solo cup. Jim et al *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I thought they used Dixie cups down there. Harvey --- On Mon, 2/22/10, James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net> wrote: > sobriquet.. I had to look that word up. The Redneck Dictionary defines it as a BBQ without alcohol. In the deep South when invited to such an event we simply place our cocktail in a Solo cup to hide it from the host. Strangely, the host usually has their own Solo cup. Jim et al *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Common mistake. Dixie cups are actually a Northern product. Steve On 2/22/2010 12:21 PM, Harvey Golden wrote: > I thought they used Dixie cups down there. > Harvey > > --- On Mon, 2/22/10, James Farrelly<JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net> wrote: >> sobriquet.. > > I had to look that word up. The Redneck Dictionary defines it as a BBQ > without alcohol. In the deep South when invited to such an event we simply > place our cocktail in a Solo cup to hide it from the host. Strangely, the host > usually has their own Solo cup. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA http://www.savvypaddler.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I'm damn glad I had already swallowed my sip of coffee just before I read this. :D Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:57 AM, James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>wrote: > On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Joe P. wrote: > > > sobriquet.. > > I had to look that word up. The Redneck Dictionary defines it as a BBQ > without alcohol. In the deep South when invited to such an event we simply > place our cocktail in a Solo cup to hide it from the host. Strangely, the > host usually has their own Solo cup. > > Jim et al *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
See, if they claimed there was Global Weirding I wouldn't be a skeptic--I'd know I was a major contributor. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On 22/02/2010 11:57 AM, James Farrelly wrote: > On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Joe P. wrote: > >> sobriquet.. > > I had to look that word up. The Redneck Dictionary defines it as a BBQ without alcohol. In the deep South when invited to such an event we simply place our cocktail in a Solo cup to hide it from the host. Strangely, the host usually has their own Solo cup. > > Jim et al A Solo cup is fine for hard liquor, but I'd want a Tandem cup for beers and wines. It takes a lot more volume to "relax" when you're not drinking Scotch. -- Darryl (beer or wines at social events) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I think they're referring to Bill Weir... he's been acting up and out lately. Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Global weirding > See, if they claimed there was Global Weirding I wouldn't be a > skeptic--I'd know I was a major contributor. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
-----Original Message----- >From: Harvey Golden <harveydgolden_at_yahoo.com> >I thought they used Dixie cups down there. >Harvey Nah, When I lived in Gainesville (FL) we used Mason (dixon) Jars... Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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