tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post238680021413018184..comments2024-02-22T04:38:15.816-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Route 66 Business Owner: We got about a third of the way to Afton when.....Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-25249083695220632522009-03-29T01:36:00.000-05:002009-03-29T01:36:00.000-05:00Trevor, the term "global warming" is a misnomer. T...Trevor, the term "global warming" is a misnomer. The more accurate term for this phenomenon is "climate change": As the overall temperature of the planet goes up, the summer gets hotter, the winter gets colder, and everything in between gets weirder -- day-to-day temperatures fluctuate wildly, storms become more violent, and you get more oddities like thundersnow (which we had this morning in Tulsa) and freezing fog (which we are supposed to have tonight). I'm not sure who came up with it, but I've heard the phrase "global weirding" tossed around as a more apt description of what's going on.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what it did in Edmond this morning, but in Tulsa, the temperature was 36 degrees when a torrential downpour suddenly turned into a blizzard, accompanied by the thunder and lightning you'd expect to get with a spring thundershower. It didn't make any sense at all -- the temperature was above freezing, yet the snow was falling faster than it could melt. We wound up with about six inches on the ground. Crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-38693152317708316812009-03-28T19:05:00.000-05:002009-03-28T19:05:00.000-05:00We have bad weather coming tomorrow, hopefully it ...We have bad weather coming tomorrow, hopefully it will warm up enough to avoid the frozen stuff.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-12642330225634272672009-03-28T16:12:00.000-05:002009-03-28T16:12:00.000-05:00Ugh, that looks awful. I don't blame you for being...Ugh, that looks awful. I don't blame you for being grumpy! I bet you can find some fun stuff to keep you occupied, though. :)<BR/><BR/>Mustangs are notoriously bad in snow, although my '05 is a lot better than my previous ones. Years ago, my Dad gave me a tip about starting from a dead stop, and that's to put it into first until you can get going. That helped me so much! You probably know that already, but just in case, you can file it away in your memory banks.<BR/><BR/>Hugs, BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-42433733879467845112009-03-28T16:03:00.000-05:002009-03-28T16:03:00.000-05:00What ever happened to "Global Warming"? I remember...What ever happened to "Global Warming"? I remember having blizzards in March when I was a boy. Now, we're having them again.<BR/><BR/>It isn't that bad here in Oklahoma City. The streets are wet, but not icy.Trevor Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216077170526370999noreply@blogger.com