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Personally I haven seen an freezing rain on a waterfall, but the pictures i found were truly stunning.
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We get freezing rain here on a regular basis. Because it's normally a transition condition, it doesn't usually last long, but when it does, it's truly nature's savage beauty. Roads become like glass and trees get so heavily coated with ice that they start shedding branches and even limbs. I still have poplars on my property from last years "ice storm" where a 30' tree's top is almost touching the ground. I've cut most of those down for firewood, but there are still a few.
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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We don't really get the conditions for freezing rain here, as most of Norway is coastal and heavily influenced by the gulf stream, thereby reducing the factors in which it can appear. But we do get wild storms that stir up the sea in a truly wild way. Its much the same feeling I'd assume, if calm it can be the most tranquil place on earth and give a true feeling of serendipity, but given a storm, its so savage and violent that it more resembles Dante's inferno.
Speaking of which, we do have a storm in the north now. It tore down some key power lines, so the three most northern states are without power.
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Last Christmas (after aforesaid ice storm) we were without power for 4 days. We had a small generator that I managed to keep the fridge and freezer going with and we have a wood stove which kept us warm.
This year I installed a 30amp generator with a transfer switch!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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> How cool is that?
Cool enough for ice to form? Is that a trick question?
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I'm just way too fond of word play
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: How cool is that?
-20C ?
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The Boy has just turned 18.
Soon off to bed for a few hours sleep. Then to work for a few hours and then it'd off to the pub.
Thank Christ we don't live over in Wowserland, else I'd still have to wait another 3 years to go have a drink with him at the pub.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Not to burst your bubble, but you were officially old before that. Your old brain is just realizing the fact now.
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Well said, my friend! Well said!
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Good for you. Enjoy the good times.
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Going by our kids, you're only 7.5 years older than me. That's not old.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: Going by our kids, you're only 7.5 years older than me. That's not old.
If you're 38 and a half, hen your theory holds true.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I was that 5 years ago.
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Michael Martin wrote: Wowserland, else I'd still have to wait another 3 years to go have a drink with him at the pub.
They have pubs now?
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P0mpey3 wrote: They have pubs now?
I'm not sure. Has prohibition ended?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Young whippersnapper...
According to my calculations, I should be able to retire about 5 years after I die.
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Kids these days! Wait until they are really old.
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By that definition I'm still passing as young. Yeah!
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First, last, or only?
My first is about to be 23, my middle is 18 and my last is 14.
But then, my first paying coding job was for a DOS product using dBaseIII+ and the Clipper compiler.
Congratulations, you're much less likely to kill him now. They start getting wiser about now.
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MarkTJohnson wrote: First, last, or only?
First. The only other one is 15. First programming job was back in 1989 on the mainframe.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote: else I'd still have to wait another 3 years to go have a drink with him at the pub
So, you'll be seeing much more of the lad from now on?
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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bet he still reads the Snotgoblin
MCAD
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... and when you go into the pub the barmaid will ask him if he wants his usual?
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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