It's "Jacket Weather" Here In NYC

"A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child". 

... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Today's Forecast

Blame It On The Rain

Billy K 

Josh M

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He Can Have It

At 11:30 AM

They are now saying we could break the all-time temperature record of 106° in NYC today. But please remember - climate change is just a myth.

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It's 98° Outside Right Now

It's actually only 96° here in Gotham City, but with the humidity it feels like 98°. So I simply cannot wait to find out how refreshing the subway station will feel/smell after work.

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The Windy City ?

On Friday the temperature got into the mid-sixties and it was gorgeous. Twenty four hours later it was in the 30's with wind gusts over 50 MPH. I snapped a picture of this awning, which was "relocated" by the wind, on my way to the subway yesterday.

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My Happy Place ...

... it's officially CLOSED, due to the weather.

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Enough Already!

Forgive me for blogging about the weather (again) - but this constant snow thing is becoming depressing. The above picture was taken of the walkway in front of my building this morning - and the flurries have continued all day. And tomorrow they are forecasting a lovely mixture of snow/ice/rain/slush:

You know, I REALLY should buy a pair of boots.

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Baby It's Cold Outside

The low temperature tomorrow here in Astoria, Queens is supposed to be 11° - definitely hat and scarf weather.

“He is so wise, that he goes upon the ice three days before it freezes”

... Proverb

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Baby It's Cold Outside

I really can't stay

(but baby it's cold outside)

I've got to go away

(but baby it's cold outside)

This evening has been

(been hoping that you'd drop in)

So very nice

(i'll hold your hands, they're just like ice)

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One HAIL of a Hail Storm

This incredible hail storm hit Oklahoma on Sunday, and somebody took this video of it.  At the 1:00 mark things get REALLY intense.

   

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I Could Have Used This Yesterday...

The Broadsword Handle Umbrella.  Yesterday was one of the coldest, rainiest and nastiest days I can remember - and my poor little umbrella just wasn't up to the task.

To complicate matters - I actually walked home from work in all of that mess.  Yes, I made sure I got my exercise - even though I ended up soaked and now probably have pneumonia.

"Snowacane" is Here ... SnOMG!!!

We've had wet snow all day here in NYC, which is supposed to continue through tomorrow when "hurricane force winds" will be added to the mix.  Therefore, news outlets are now referring to this storm as a "Snowacane"!

Or, as I like to call it, "Snowpocalypse III - in 3D"!

Star Wars Weather Forecast

According to the Star Wars Weather Forecast, NYC's current climate resembles the ice planet Hoth.  Furthermore, it's telling me I may need to climb into a freshly killed Tauntaun for warmth.

What's Star Wars planet is YOUR weather like?

Dealing With The City Heat

We have had an extremely cool summer here in NYC. In fact, yesterday was only the second day the temperature got anywhere near 90 degrees.

But July and August are usually unbearably hot here in the city - all the concrete and asphalt and steel just radiate the heat. Traditionally, wealthy New Yorkers get the hell out of Dodge during the summer months - escaping to "The Country" (Newport RI, The Hamptons, Upstate NY, or rural CT). Some of these wealthy Manhattanites didn't even bother to install air conditioning in their Fifth and Park Avenue apartments after air conditioning became commonplace, because "proper" people wouldn't be caught dead in the city during the summer. People would talk, you know.


But in the days before air conditioning became relatively inexpensive, those without the means to escape the city heat had few options. One of the things they did have was a fire escape - and that's where people slept. They also slept on the beaches of Coney Island or in Central Park - but older New Yorkers still speak fondly about a time when the fire escapes in some neighborhoods were full of families during hot summer nights.


I almost slept on the fire escape once. During the Blackout of August 14, 2003 it was HOT. Sweet Baby JEEBUS it was HOT!! And I am completely, utterly, and hopelessly addicted to air conditioning - the colder the better. So when the power went off that day, I had no idea how I would ever get to bed.


Luckily, myself and 8 million other New Yorkers remembered one thing that would help us all sleep in the heat - BOOZE. Bitches, the city was DRONK that night - on roofs (you could actually see STARS in the sky!), on the sidewalk, or in bars lit by candles. Seriously, every single one of us knew we didn't have to work the next day, and we knew it was hot, so we got WASTED. But it worked, we all eventually passed out slept in the heat like babies.


That night I ended up passing out on my couch, and I woke up the next day to the stifling heat. But by the afternoon the power came on, and I could hear people in my neighborhood literally squealing with glee. And then we all simultaneously slammed our windows shut and cranked the AC.

So, as the 6-year anniversary of the Blackout approaches, I plan on saying kind words to the THREE air conditioners in my tiny apartment ... and paying my electric bill on time. Because I certainly don't want to to be forced sleep on the fire escape ... and/or get DRONK...

HOT In The City!

Today is the fourth day in a row that we've had temperatures in the 90+ range. I HATE the heat, and have been staying indoors as much as possible - regardless of the half naked papis on the streets. We are supposed to get some thundershowers tonight to cool us off - thank goodness.

Question: do you realize how BADLY the city starts to smell after baking in 90-degree temperatures for four days? Answer: pretty friggin' bad.