[familyop]

"Drifting the topic a bit, it's stunning to see just how far south the bulk of America (the United States) is compared to most of Europe. Looking at a map using Mercator projection (which the oh-so-PC left deems racist, of course), much of populated Northern Europe would be in the Great White North of Canada."

That's true. I wonder if Europe is continuing to get colder. Haven't looked at a Gulf Stream activity map for some time. A few years ago, it was running very slowly and not carrying the usual warmer temperatures to the U.K.

I'm at over 9,000 feet on the Rockies, but it was much warmer and calmer than usual last winter. Very strange.

[re_nortex]

I'm at over 9,000 feet on the Rockies, but it was much warmer and calmer than usual last winter. Very strange.

In contrast, it's hot, HOT, H-O-T here in Texas. We had an unusually wet and mild spring but once June 21st hit, the faucet was shut off and the oven turned up to the max. For much of the spring, I had to cut the grass every 5 days or so because it was growing to fast but now it looks like straw and I haven't touched the lawnmower for over two weeks.

But this is Texas -- a state of extremes when it comes to weather and moderation is a dirty word in more respects than just the meteorological sphere. Just ask David Derhurst about that! :)