Fargo & some city in PA now...!!!!

Faron79

13 years ago

Down to the FINAL TWO in TheWeatherChannels' "Worst Weather" tournament!!

(WHY am I bragging about this...?!?!!)

We beat Juneau, AK. That kinda surprised me a little.

Now we're up against Bradford, PA. Sorry Bradford...YOU HAVE NO CHANCE!!

Faron

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hhireno
13 years ago
Hey Faron,
I'm in PA, not near Bradford thankfully if it's about to be runner up for worst weather. As a matter of fact, I don't even know where Bradford is located (nor do I know how many counties there are in PA without looking it up).

I was reading 2 issues of Men's Health (my friend Mike gives them to me) and Fargo made 2 of their lists. Number 3 on the list of least angry cities and Number 2 on Best cities for men to live (based on their rankings for health, fitness & quality of life).

Maybe Bradford is near Philly, which ranked 9 in anger and top 2 in worst places for men to live.

Seems like Fargo has it all - award winning bad weather and calm, serene people. You're a lucky guy.

Jean
Faron79
Original Author
13 years ago
HHI...

That's kinda funny in a way...."Lucky" to live up here-LOL!

I s'pose the people are more serene here 'cuz there's just not that many people here!??!!? And maybe the weather just "keeps beatin' us down", and we don't know the difference anymore...?!

Still, I don't think Bradford, PA (or anywhere ELSE) can claim 130deg. temp variations pretty much every year. It honestly happens somewhat frequently!

Just a few years ago, I remember a 106deg. day here! Humidity was ung*dly. Dewpoint of almost 70. It was like walking thru a HOT/WET sponge.
Earlier that winter, I think we hit -30. That's a 136deg. swing in ONE YEAR.

Sorry Bradford, you're DONE.
(that's my Weather-trash-talk there!)

Faron
PS...we just had another inch-or-two of sloppy wet snow to wake up to today!
PPS...vote for Fargo on the Weather.com "Toughest weather" tournament please!!!
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LOL FV! Our home wouldn't be affected. Fargo is pretty flat, but there are some broad "swails"/humps in the metro, and we're in the middle of one. I'm glad for that! The bigger danger is if the sewer-system was overcome. Water would "back-up" through lower floor-drains lower toilets/showers, laundry tubs, etc. Plumbing-Code now requires (since our '97 flood) a back-flow preventer valve on the main home drain-line. Water can go OUT, but can't come back IN. These are almost always under the foundation. Our home was built the year b4 that, and we haven't had one put in yet. We'd have to cut up the floor, and cut out the existing valve. Definitely a job for the plumbers! Thank goodness Fargo's sewer-system/lift-station pumps are much better protected from high-water events now! Lots of work has been done on that front. Indoor pool?! Too much maintenance I hear! Faron
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Because I work with rivers & streams, I am intimately familiar with their workings. I am a firm believer that NO ONE should be allowed to build in a flood plain, and there is empirical evidence to show that the flood plains need to be expanded as global warming is causing river levels to rise. In 2011 there was a bad flood in one of my areas I regulate, and the people were complaining that someone (government) needed to fix the problem. Others said that since it hadn't flooded in 100 years, they never thought they needed to worry. Sigh. All it takes is looking at aerial photos, and now with Lidar mapping, you can easily see where floodplains should be. And don't get me started on coastal communities! But it all comes down to planning and tax base. Communities built up a hundred plus years ago around water ways, because that was the simplest way for commerce. And it was just natural to build near the existing infrastructure-so fast forward to the last century and this is why we have such horrible urban flooding.
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Hi Faron, Today's story was on the front page of the paper as well as the front page of the sports section. All-American wide receiver Ryan Spadola has been suspended for forwarding a tweet from a high school friend that included a racial slur. Regarding the suspension for the tweet, Coach Andy Coen said in a statement: "When he re-used the words, he made them his." He was 98 yards away from setting the FCS single season record for receiving yards. He is thought to have the ability to make the NFL. He is also a regional academic honoree & a member of the Patriot League's All American team. The reporter writes that Spadola wouldn't survive on LU's racially-diverse squad if he was really a racist and that he got caught up in the pregame smack talk. Spadola's apology statement: "At the time I received and forwarded the tweet, I didn't stop to think about how this could be offensive." The articles point out it's a struggle to find the right balance between not restricting a player's freedom of speech while also enforcing a proper code of conduct. What a mess and what a painful learning experience for the whole team. He will not be flying out today with the rest of the team. Rest up today, after your leg surgery, so you're in good form for climbing the bleachers at tomorrow's game. Jean
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I think it peaked at almost 42 feet. The cold weather is helping for now. But they still face an agonizing wait. This weather will warm up here and there is much more water that will be heading in Fargo's direction. They're still patroling the dikes and will watch carefully. I think they are doing amazinly well right now though, because they had some devastating predictions as to how this would end.
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maire_cate
13 years ago
I'm a Pennsylvania girl, born and raised in Pittsburgh (that's the lower left hand side of the state) and now I'm near Philly (bottom right). We have a vacation home in the mountains north of the Delaware Water Gap (upper right).

Bradford is in the upper left part of the state, about 80 miles south of Buffalo. Bradford always receives the first snowfall of the season - it's actually become a joke in our family. On a beautiful fall day someone is sure to announce that it's snowing in Bradford.

According to the Fargo link I posted below, Bradford gets more snow but Fargo is a lit colder.

Here is a link that might be useful: Fargo forum - Bradford
hhireno
13 years ago
In today's paper it said the PA is number one for having the most bridges in need of repair.

Makes a girl proud.

And afraid to drive over any bridge...
palimpsest
13 years ago
Bradford is on some kind of a plateau and due East of the middle of Lake Erie and due East of Chicago. Its not far from where I grew up. Closer to Canada than Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, and weather similar to Chicago with added lake effect.
hhireno
13 years ago
Hey Faron,
Look what Yahoo news had to say about North Dakota

In case you lose the Weather channel competition, this shows your state is still the BIG winner in more important categories.

Jean
Faron79
Original Author
13 years ago
Hhireno-
That was a good article! I've never read Yahoo! news I guess.
Some of the comment threads below that article are kinda "interesting". Some fool(s) always bring in the "racial" card...
I KNEW we'd win the "Toughest Weather" contest...never had a doubt!!!
Sorry Bradford residents. Winter really IS tougher up here...!

Yeah, there aren't many of us North-Dakotans, but we are lucky in many ways!
(I'll keep telling myself that next January when we're @ -30........)

Faron

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