Snowmageddon

[felser]

6 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I would love a gray and rainy winter. I hate snow. I hate shoveling snow.

+1.  My seven year old grandson (who lives with us) and I have frequent philosophical discussions on the relative merits of snow.

[jlhoots]

55 here tomorrow.

[Pim]

15 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I would love a gray and rainy winter. I hate snow. I hate shoveling snow.

I would love to "snow bird" but my wife doesn't want to.

Haha you'll always miss what you don't have  We did have a few snow days this years so my 2 boys and me had great fun with snowfights and making snowman's. But it was only a few days. Would love to ice skate on the lake  nearby again. Last time that was possible was 2021. I was on the ice at 8 in the morning. It was magic. 

Those kind of cold days are really rare over here.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

3 hours ago, Pim said:

Haha you'll always miss what you don't have  We did have a few snow days this years so my 2 boys and me had great fun with snowfights and making snowman's. But it was only a few days. Would love to ice skate on the lake  nearby again. Last time that was possible was 2021. I was on the ice at 8 in the morning. It was magic. 

Those kind of cold days are really rare over here.

But... but... global warming is a hoax?

[Pim]

11 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

But... but... global warming is a hoax?

Uh Kevin you just started a political discussion as a moderator. That feels pretty weird. 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

6 hours ago, Pim said:

Uh Kevin you just started a political discussion as a moderator. That feels pretty weird. 

I have never understood why a discussion about earth's changing climate would ever be considered political. It's a scientific discussion, not a political one.

[Pim]

1 hour ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I have never understood why a discussion about earth's changing climate would ever be considered political. It's a scientific discussion, not a political one.

 Of course, collecting data is scientific, but the interpretations of that data, and also the potential solutions, are deeply political. It seems to be a given that the earth is warming. There are still many scientific discussions about human influence, how (ab)normal that is, and they always have political overtones. Besides the migration issue, it's perhaps the most political topic. Believe me, I'm probably in your corner (although I wouldn't call myself an alarmist), but I see you rightly intervening everywhere when the discussion threatens to take a political edge. I find it utterly inappropriate for you, as a moderator, to make such a comment, since you bear even more responsibility.