Things that make you frown :(

serviceguy said:
Also more accurate.

Kidding aside, who's actually 'predicting' the weather ? Is the forecast done by a central agency and the many weatherman just flexes her/his muscles on TV or they have an actual role in the interpretation of the radar (or should I a day chicken bones)?
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NWS (NOAA) prepares local briefs, which everyone (including you) have access to, as well as raw data. https://www.weather.gov/forecastmaps https://www.weather.gov/briefing/ https://graphical.weather.gov/sectors/nemetro.php#tabs (this map should look very familiar--with some graphical tweaking--to anyone who watches TV news).

You can read collated data for a specific location if you input your zip or city/state. If you understand basic meteorology, you can interpret the various projections to see whether it's going to be clear, gathering clouds, storm, etc in the near future. It is generally agreed that forecasting weather (verses general trends) past 5-6 days might as well be magic.

Real meteorologists work for NOAA, the people on TV are communications majors, because it turns out...you can't really sue them for implying they're scientists.

If you're cool [read: damaged] like me, you can literally feel pressure changes in your bones, and know when rain is coming 🙂
 
Karate Monkey said:
NWS (NOAA) prepares local briefs, which everyone (including you) have access to, as well as raw data. https://www.weather.gov/forecastmaps https://www.weather.gov/briefing/ https://graphical.weather.gov/sectors/nemetro.php#tabs (this map should look very familiar--with some graphical tweaking--to anyone who watches TV news).

You can read collated data for a specific location if you input your zip or city/state. If you understand basic meteorology, you can interpret the various projections to see whether it's going to be clear, gathering clouds, storm, etc in the near future. It is generally agreed that forecasting weather (verses general trends) past 5-6 days might as well be magic.

Real meteorologists work for NOAA, the people on TV are communications majors, because it turns out...you can't really sue them for implying they're scientists.

If you're cool [read: damaged] like me, you can literally feel pressure changes in your bones, and know when rain is coming 🙂
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Careful, he's Italian, don't say you can't be sued for the wrong weather!


www.scientificamerican.com

Italian Scientists Sentenced to 6 Years for Earthquake Statements

A year-long trial about downplayed risks from a 2009 quake came to a close with the verdict, which alarmed Earth scientists worldwide
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gmb3 said:
2 months shy of 40 and "threw my back out" for the first time ever. This sucks.
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What were you doing and how bad is it? Get back to me when you pull a muscle in your lower back putting on cycling socks too quickly and having it go into spasms for a day or two.
 
rick81721 said:
What were you doing and how bad is it? Get back to me when you pull a muscle in your lower back putting on cycling socks too quickly and having it go into spasms for a day or two.
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Peloton core workout Sun night and i guess i overexerted myself. Woke up Monday and could barely get out of bed or walk. Same this morning but Advil and stretching is helping a little.
 
gmb3 said:
2 months shy of 40 and "threw my back out" for the first time ever. This sucks.
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yup i can relate I didnt have any back issues until my late 30's as well. for me it ends up with some kind of nerve firing and spasms that come and go.

for the "urgent" treatment, I find that icing my back a few times a day if possible and also look up some basic stretches for back issues.
 
rick81721 said:
Any symptoms? Curious what it's like with the latest variant, 1 year after an infection and 4 covid shots. When I had it last year it was like a mild cold after one day of fever.
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No fever, dry cough, mild but sharp sore throat. It's PAXLOVID rebound. Hiding out and riding for five days, then test again. I have had all the vaccinations.
 
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