Who knew?
A tad chilly

Bought by the same people who used to order those x-ray vision glasses from the backs of comic books hoping they could see through people's clothes. Right Al? Al?

well, i know the golf ball ones are fake.
but, 30 years ago, anything purported to allow me to, um, see ladies had me reaching for my wallet.

i've played with golf balls that, when hit, a light inside would flicker for 5 minutes. they were great. you could finish any round in the dark.
but if you were to hit it into a lake, it was as if the ball was giving you the finger every time it flickered, reminding you of the penalty and the cash you just dumped.

from another cc'er. http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2017/04/hey_portland_quit_complaining.html
i remember visiting seattle, and it rained for two weeks straight. not sure how i would handle almost 6 months of rain.

No snow recored yesterday, but on Thursday the Soo recorded 0.1 inches, which was the first measurable snow since April 11 (0.5 inches). The season total is 137.5 inches (so far!).

April is obviously never a very snowy month for the Soo, but this year was ridiculous. The total measured snowfall during April was 0.6 inches. Here are April snowfall values for the past few years:
2013 -- 14.7"
2014 -- 11.4"
2015 -- 2.6"
2016 -- 17.6"
2017 -- 0.6"
Still, the average snowfall value for a full winter (120 inches) was surpassed way back on February 25th this year, and on May 01 the seasonal total stands at 136.8 inches, so there was no shortage this winter.

April is obviously never a very snowy month for the Soo, but this year was ridiculous. The total measured snowfall during April was 0.6 inches.
Time to hang up your "going-to-the-mailbox" shoes, pull off the outside faucet covers and wash the car if that was neglected all winter. Oh, and see if the mower starts.

Wow a beautiful day here with a temp of 16.2C (1:50 pm) in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island NZ

This Temp is taken from the airport 10 mins from the city (is a town really ) http://www.metservice.com/towns-cities/palmerston-north
This is a better website, right in the city. Note the nickname for Palmerston North is known as Palmy.
http://palmyweather.co.nz/

you're closer to fiji now
i just noticed that there is no more of cystem's trademark emoji.
bastards.

Like this ?
yeah. when i click on the ziggy, what shows up is , and others, but no cystem.

Like this ?
yeah. when i click on the ziggy, what shows up is , and others, but no cystem.
Yep. Gotta copy and paste myself now. But I guess this ultimately makes it more unique.
BTW, I almost posted this last week when it happened-- the surface temperature of Lake Superior is up to 40°F now [4.4°C]. Made it by the middle of July!
OK, OK, it's not really the surface temperature. The reading is taken 1 meter below the water line of the weather buoy.
April 24; statistical last day of snow in the Soo.