Random Rants LI - Hell hath no Fury, like a Woman Scorned

[Takhisis]

You need a thread to know that?

 

[The_J]

I'm still sick.
Besides that this is a rant on its own, the more important part:
I have a meeting on Thursday, which is rather urgent for my work partner, I need to present results there, and I freakin' don't have any yet, because I wanted to produce them...er...well...right now.
Bloody ****.

 

[bhsup]

<bhsup>BBC News got it wrong.

<bhsup> "The National Weather Service in Kansas City predicted a low of -8C (18F) for Monday morning, shy of the record low for this date of -13C (9F) set in 1912. But life-threatening wind chills will make it feel much colder, the Kansas City Star reports

<bhsup> They are taking the actual temps and assuming it was in celcius and are converting them to fahrenheit. Unfortunately for them, the temp is -9 FAHRENHEIT right now in Kansas City (wind chill -25). I expect better from the BBC. Also, we go below 9F -all the time- in January, so clearly that record is -13F, not C.

<bhsup> I expect better, Beebs... You're not FOX, after all.

 

[azzaman333]

It's not their fault you still use that anachronistic temperature scale.

 

[bhsup]

Well, I just sent feedback, so hopefully they will correct it. And yeah, it is their fault. They're the BBC. I expect better.

Spoiler :

In the above linked article, you state...

"The National Weather Service in Kansas City predicted a low of -8C (18F) for Monday morning, shy of the record low for this date of -13C (9F) set in 1912. But life-threatening wind chills will make it feel much colder, the Kansas City Star reports"

Unfortunately for you, you've misread the article. The temperature is currently -9F (not C), which translates to -23C, and the current wind chill is -25F, which is -31C. Also, we go below 9F all the time in January, so again I am assuming that record you report is actually (was as of today) -9F.

Please correct this, because as it reads right now, you're making folks in Kansas City sound like a bunch of nancy boys that think 9F weather is life threatening.

 

[azzaman333]

If you guys just used Celsius all the time, problem solved.

 

[bhsup]

I fail to see why we, USA #1, should bend to the world. Let the world bend to us.

 

[bhsup]

Well, I just sent feedback, so hopefully they will correct it. And yeah, it is their fault. They're the BBC. I expect better.

Spoiler :

In the above linked article, you state...

"The National Weather Service in Kansas City predicted a low of -8C (18F) for Monday morning, shy of the record low for this date of -13C (9F) set in 1912. But life-threatening wind chills will make it feel much colder, the Kansas City Star reports"

Unfortunately for you, you've misread the article. The temperature is currently -9F (not C), which translates to -23C, and the current wind chill is -25F, which is -31C. Also, we go below 9F all the time in January, so again I am assuming that record you report is actually (was as of today) -9F.

Please correct this, because as it reads right now, you're making folks in Kansas City sound like a bunch of nancy boys that think 9F weather is life threatening.

Rock on, BBC, for heeding my feedback

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25609411

The National Weather Service in Kansas City predicted a low of -22C (-8F) for Monday morning, shy of the record low for this date of -25C (-13F) set in 1912. But life-threatening wind chills will make it feel much colder, the Kansas City Star reports

 

[Perfection]

-20F is a bit nippy

 

[Zack]

Damn you, cold weather. Damn you!

 

[Takhisis]

What is this cold you are referring to?

 

[Perfection]

http://m.washingtonpost.com/nationa...f68284-7648-11e3-8963-b4b654bcc9b2_story.html

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

The expected high temperature here was supposed to be -18. Instead, it is already up to -15.

I bleeping hate it when it is warmer than expected, no matter how hot or cold it already is.

Hate hate hate haaayyyyyyte!!!!!

 

[Perfection]

Have you actually been outside PE, or is it just a number to you?

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

I have now. Still doesn't feel cold enough.

 

[W|M]

And to think that most Brazilians think of +20 C (68 F) as being cold!

 

[azzaman333]

Love getting less than 5 hours sleep solely because my body decides it hates me.

 

[madviking]

And to think that most Brazilians think of +20 C (68 F) as being cold!

yea anything below 70 is kinda cold.

 

[JohannaK]

We can talk of cold at 0ºC (+/-5ºC)

 

[Zelig]

FWIW wind chill in metric isn't given in degrees Celsius, it's a dimensionless number.