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Esther wrote: "Yesterday was thunderstorms and rain, today there is snow in Jerusalem and next week we are back to the office (50%).I do need to print some stuff and I will be in time to pick up the basket of s..."
Wow--how often do you get snow in Jerusalem? I am guessing it's not a regular occurrence.
Karin wrote: "Esther wrote: "Yesterday was thunderstorms and rain, today there is snow in Jerusalem and next week we are back to the office (50%).I do need to print some stuff and I will be in time to pick up ..."
It happens more frequently than it used to. About every other year it is cold enough for snow in the higher hills but it only lasts for about a day so all the complaints about the municipality not having enough gritters or snow ploughs is pretty ridiculous.
The problem is people have no idea how to dress for it or how to keep their houses warm.
I think is was 2015 when we had what was named 'Frankenstorm'. Lots of children were on their annual school trips because forecasters told the Education Ministry the storm would be mild and therefore no refunds would be issued for cancellations. Thousands of school children were trapped in the Jerusalem area when Route 1 (Tel Aviv-Jerusalem) was covered metres-deep in snow. Some of the children were on buses trying to get home and army search & rescue had to retrieve them before frostbite set-in. Others, like my daughter, spent three days having snowball fights in a hostel.
Esther wrote: "Karin wrote: "Esther wrote: "Yesterday was thunderstorms and rain, today there is snow in Jerusalem and next week we are back to the office (50%).I do need to print some stuff and I will be in ti..."
I knew that Israel sometimes got snow in the mountains from somewhere. I guess with the global climate change and the bigger extremes you are seeing it more often now.
Karin wrote: "Esther wrote: "Karin wrote: "Esther wrote: "Yesterday was thunderstorms and rain, today there is snow in Jerusalem and next week we are back to the office (50%).I do need to print some stuff and ..."
We get a surprising amount of weather from the Black Sea - that is normally the cold stuff. The hot and sandy tends to come from the opposite direction.
Esther wrote: "Karin wrote: "Esther wrote: "Karin wrote: "Esther wrote: "Yesterday was thunderstorms and rain, today there is snow in Jerusalem and next week we are back to the office (50%).I do need to print s..."
Okay, I understand now. I have never paid attention to how the weather moves over there. Where I grew up all of our weather comes in from the Pacific due to the mountains. It was really only when I moved to one of the New England states that I saw how often the weather moves up the Canadian coast, around the arctic and then south in this direction (so cold weather is blamed on Canada ;) ). We also get weather from other directions.
When I was on the prairies/plains/steppes in Saskatchewan and Kansas, weather came from all directions due to lack of mountains or oceans/large seas.
Karin wrote: "When I was on the prairies/plains/steppes in Saskatchewan and Kansas, weather came from all directions due to lack of mountains or oceans/large seas. ..."That is why that area is more prone to tornedoes than either the East or West coast of North America!
But to return to Esther's comments, I never realized that Israel had snowstorms with meters deep snow, even if infrequently!! Weather is one of those areas in which people are still parochial I guess...
Leslie wrote: "Karin wrote: "When I was on the prairies/plains/steppes in Saskatchewan and Kansas, weather came from all directions due to lack of mountains or oceans/large seas. ..."That is why that area is mo..."
Israel is remarkable climate-wise.
In the north we have Mount Hermon which has a snow season -between 6-8 weeks long!! Then the Galilee, the Dead Sea is the lowest point above sea but below sea level , then the desert and Eilat in the far South is sub-tropical.
Leslie wrote: "Karin wrote: "When I was on the prairies/plains/steppes in Saskatchewan and Kansas, weather came from all directions due to lack of mountains or oceans/large seas. ..."That is why that area is mo..."
Interesting, and I've learned something :). I had just assumed that it was because of the lack of mountains and the wide openness of everything, but I am not much of a meteorologist.
Karin wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Karin wrote: "When I was on the prairies/plains/steppes in Saskatchewan and Kansas, weather came from all directions due to lack of mountains or oceans/large seas. ..."That is why ..."
Well, it is due to the lack of mountains in that weather can come from all directions which can then collide and form twisters.
Esther wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Karin wrote: "When I was on the prairies/plains/steppes in Saskatchewan and Kansas, weather came from all directions due to lack of mountains or oceans/large seas. ..."That is why ..."
Fascinating!
Leslie wrote: "Karin wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Karin wrote: "When I was on the prairies/plains/steppes in Saskatchewan and Kansas, weather came from all directions due to lack of mountains or oceans/large seas. ..."..."Right--which is different than hurricanes which form on the water, but tend to happen in three main parts of the world.
Listening Music Planet on BBC Radio 3.
Kirsten I love listening to oldies music and Karin I never do laundry and I never cook
Christine wrote: "Kirsten I love listening to oldies music and Karin I never do laundry and I never cook"Wow, that's great that you never do those. Well, the laundry part. I used to love cooking before I had all of these allergies, etc as I was a foodie.
Karin the reason why I never do those is because I have a medical problem called Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and it’s in both of my lungs and I was in the hospital until I was 14 months old and I was a premature baby so I have an oxygen tube in my nose and I have a g-tube in my stomach and oh that’s cool Karin and oh that stinks Karin
HAPPY APRIL AND IT’S APRIL FOOLS’ DAY!
Christine wrote: "Karin the reason why I never do those is because I have a medical problem called Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and it’s in both of my lungs and I was in the hospital until I was 14 months old and I wa..."Well, that is not so great then. I was simply thinking you had very helpful family :).
Being born premature can lead to life long troubles, and I am sorry that you have to have these. I had a sister who died at 3 days old to RDS, but that was in 1966 and she wasn't extremely early--about a month or so. I never even got to see her since back then children weren't allowed to visit, my mother had had a c-section (always 10 days earlier than the date and no ultrasounds to determine dates) and back then that was a 10 day stay. My dad snuck us in once after my sister passed.
I’m getting my first Covid vaccination shot tomorrow
I agree with you Karin and aww that’s so sweet Karin and I agree with you Karin and thanks Karin and aww that stinks Karin
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Let us know how you feel!
LauraT I feel pretty good and I have ice on my arm in case it does hurt
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I'm havong mine in two weeks time - hopefully, since I was supposed to receive AstraZenica, and now it has been decided to have it only for those older than 60
Yep LauraT and oh ok LauraT and I have pain in my arm too LauraT and oh ok LauraT and oh ok LauraT
LauraT wrote: "Good. Also my daughter the only proble she's had was some pain on her arm. I'm havong mine in two weeks time - hopefully, since I was supposed to receive AstraZenica, and now it has been decided t..."
Yes, and apparently moving your arm a lot can reduce that because it helps the vaccine disperse. My husband had his, then went to work all day and had no pain. I had mine in the late afternoon, moved my arm only somewhat and had some, but not so much I needed to do anything other than to sleep on only one side.
I plan to do a lot more arm movement after my next one since I'll be getting it at the same time of the day.
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I'm havong mine in two weeks time - hopefully, since I was supposed to receive AstraZenica, and now it has..."
I will remember that, thanks Karin. I think I will have to wait a while where I am as they're doing it in age groups. My mum is getting her second on Saturday, my sister and granny are both fully vaccinated now, my sister is a nurse so that's why she is vaccinated before me.
Hopefully I haven't got much longer to wait.
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also here in Italy we are going on with age groups, but also frail people and people living with them. That's why I'm having one, because of my daughter's illness. All my frineds and collegues are still waiting
Today is a national day of mourning after terrible incident at a religious festival. It is the worst civilian disaster in modern Israel.https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-...
Yes, so sad but of course now the finger-pointing starts :0(I am ignoring the news, and almost everything else, DH and I sumerse ourselves in the Snooker Championship.
They have a capacity audience for the final. The UK government are using it as a test case to see how audiences can be organised safely.
It is weird to see the sea of masks in the backgroud behind the players but no more weird than this last year when all games have been played without an audience and in some cases without a referee.
That is very sad. Yes, there will be finger pointing because the stand collapsed, but it won't help those who lost their loves, were injured and/or lost loved ones in this.
I’m getting my second Covid vaccination shot tomorrow
Yes, happy Memorial Day to all Americans! Happy belated Victoria Day for those who celebrate that (some Canadian provinces, for example).
It's not that long until longest/shortest day of the year, depending on your hemisphere. Covid restrictions are lightening up here, which is fabulous.
We are in the middle of a heatwave which is causing fires.Yesterday the fire was unpleasantly close to where my daughter is living but fortunately she did not have to evacuate and there have not been any fatalities.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/Byt1...
I am in an air conditioned office and midday I only have to go outside to walk to the lunch hall. It takes five minutes but it feels like my skin is being baked.
At least we are used to coping with such hot weather. I feel so sorry for everyone suffering heatwaves in 'traditionally cold' countries.
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I do need to print some stuff and I will be in time to pick up the basket of snacks work gives us for Purim.
DH already received his, so much chocolate I can feel my arteries clogging just looking at it!!