72 degrees in Michigan - ask me anything

[UrbScotty]

B-)

[azmouse]

1. How do you stand that cold a temperature?

It's going to be near 100 degrees here by Thurs!! :woohoo:

[UrbScotty]

5. Wimp

:P

[Random_Australian]

20. That median temperature (ie. 100 degrees F) before it gets hot is great.

So much better than hot weather.

[azmouse]

30. Hot weather is the best!

I just can't stand cold anymore. So are you in a hot area of Australia?

[sarge43]

2. Where in Michigan? From Bay City myself n/t

[UrbScotty]

6. Mount Pleasant (nt)

[doc03]

3. Where is Michigan it's 74 in Ohio?

[realisticphish]

4. 71 in Columbus nt

[UrbScotty]

7. Are you asking where Michigan is?

Well Mr. Blackwell, it's southwest of you.

:evilgrin:

[doc03]

18. It's our unwanted 89thcounty to NW.

[Floogeldy]

8. Do they say it may rain?

BTW, how is the weather?

[UrbScotty]

10. Yeah, tonight and tomorrow

Oh well.

[shugah]

9. it was a beautiful day, wasn't it?

[UrbScotty]

11. But not as beautiful as you

;-)

[shugah]

16. thank you

:-)

[Zomby Woof]

12. Yeah, but it's Michigan

Which pretty much cancels out the benefit of nice weather. :shrug:

[UrbScotty]

13. Yeah, but it's Michigan

Which pretty much eliminates the chance of earthquakes.

[shugah]

15. michigan does indeed have sucky weather

much of the year. let's see ... our seasons are, winter, really winter - followed by mud. after mud comes hot & mosquitoes... and construction. next: nearly winter on the heels of winter.

but each season has one or two (and if we are lucky three or fourty-four) perfect days. if you have never experienced michigan on a perfect day then you really just don't know. there is a reason we haven't all moved to florida ;-)

[UrbScotty]

17. Two more reasons? J.M. Granholm and J. Conyers. (nt)

[progmom]

34. hey - you have Pingu in your sig!

progspawn LOVES Pingu.

...and I don't think I realized you were in Michigan. Excellent! :thumbsup:

[eauclaireliberal]

14. Where in Michigan?

The Mrs. and I lived in Marquette in '95. The summer temps would have been murder in Milwaukee, but in the U.P. Lake Superior kept it bright-n-breezy. I love that lake and wished I still lived there.

[UrbScotty]

28. Mid-Michigan (nt)

[Random_Australian]

19. is 72 hot or cold?

(I got in trouble asking this once before, I don't know where Michigan IS remember, or anything about it's climate, therefore it might be warm or cold for you and I wouldn't know.)

[Zookeeper]

21. Well, I'm in Minnesota...

which is close enough to Michigan to say 72 in mid-April is quite warm and pleasant.

We've had the same weather here this week and I'm trying to get out and enjoy it before it gets any hotter.

[KitchenWitch]

23. 72 is approximately 22-23 on the Celsius scale.

[Random_Australian]

24. I know that, but if you had English weather it would be pleasantly

warm. If you had my weather, it's raining and cold today and it is still at least 5 degrees warmer.

[UrbScotty]

26. Okay for April (nt)

[yellowdogmi]

22. Where do your loyalties lie?

Spartans.
Wolverines.
Or the Mighty Chips.

[UrbScotty]

27. GO CHIPPEWAS!

Fight Central down the field...

:D

[yellowdogmi]

31. Fight for victory

Fight fellows never yield
We're with you oh varsity.
Fight for maroon and gold
down the field for cmu.


Hail Herb. That master of up the middle up the middle up the middle punt.

[UrbScotty]

35. Onward with banners bold, To our colors we'll be true! (ooOOoo) (nt)

[DainBramaged]

25. Albedo 0.39

Maximum distance from the sun: 94 million 537 thousand miles

Minimum distance from the sun: 91 million 377 thousand miles

Mean distance from the sun: 92 million 957 thousand and 200 miles

Mean Orbital velocity: 66000 miles per hour

Orbital eccentricity: 0.017

Obliquity of the ecliptic: 23 degrees 27 minutes 8.26 seconds

Length of the tropical year: equinox equinox 365.24 days

Lenght of the sidereal year: fixed star fixed star 365.26 days

Length of the mean solar day: 24 hours and 3 minutes and 56.5555 seconds at mean solar time

Length of the mean sidereal day: 23 hours and 56 minutes and 4.091 seconds at mean sederial time

Mass: 6600 million million million tons

Equatorial diameter: 7927 miles

Polar diameter: 7900 miles

Oblateness: one 298th

Density: 5.41

Mean surface gravitational acceleration of the rotating earth: 32.174 feet per second per second

Escape velocity: 7 miles per second


Albedo: 0.39
Albedo: 0.39
Albedo: 0.39
Albedo: 0.39
Albedo: 0.39
Albedo: 0.39
Albedo: 0.39


Vangelis, 1976

[sasquatch]

29. It's in the 80's in Southwest Ohio

:P

[Strawman]

32. Is it true that they're expecting a blizzard tomorrow?

jk

[UrbScotty]

36. A blizzard of fun (nt)

[1gobluedem]

33. Michigan is a gorgeous state

And I will gladly take our mercurial weather swings over mudslides, earthquakes, county-sized wildfires, hurricanes, and killer tornadoes any day.

Want great beaches? Got 'em. Want great skiing? Got it. Want jaw-dropping beautiful sunsets and autumn leaves? Come on over. Want rural solitude? We have plenty. A scenic drive atop towering cliffs? Try driving the Pictured Rocks road someday, then drop down and take the tour. Nature's majesty? Check out Isle Royale.

Arts and culture? The DIA, the Fox Theatre, UM's University Musical Society and Museum of Art, the Motown Museum, the Electronic Music Festival, the Detroit International Jazz Festival, it goes on and on.

Professional sports? Nothing more exciting than the Detroit Pistons or the Redwings these days. And how many fans sell out the stadium for a perennially losing pro football team? Only in Michigan.

College sports? Two Big Ten teams 60 miles from each other. Three MAC schools. No shortage of excitement or excellent education for that matter.

Politics? Democratic governor, two Democratic US senators. One of the most liberal cities in the country in Ann Arbor.

Sure we are experiencing some problems now due to the manufacturing based economy and the frenzy of global outsourcing. Still and all, Michigan is a wonderful place. Come visit!

[UrbScotty]

37. And:

Detroit is called THE most liberal city in the US.

And... Blue for four elections in a row!

And... The minimum wgge is goin' up!