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SFBadger96

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13496 on: September 24, 2026, 11:22:24 AM »
You should visit Chicago. It's a great city to visit. Obviously people have mixed feelings about living there, but there are lots of cool things to do and see downtown.

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13497 on: September 24, 2026, 11:27:17 AM »
Chicago is one of the few places I've never visited.  People call it the windy city. 

I admit, I don't care for a lot of wind when it's very cold.  That would get on my nerves.  I like the cold, but with non-windy conditions. 
Hmm.  

Googling this.  

Windy City comes from 19th Century politics.  I suspect there has been no measurable change for the better.  Boston is actually windier, it says.

And Dodge City, Kansas comes in at #4, first 2 in Alaska, with only Cheyenne, Wyoming being worse in the continental 48.

100 miles away by highway from me, closer as the crow flies.

Wind Chill is a thing.

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13498 on: September 24, 2026, 11:28:05 AM »
You should visit Chicago. It's a great city to visit. Obviously people have mixed feelings about living there, but there are lots of cool things to do and see downtown.


Wish I would've when it was more feasible.  My traveling/tourist days are likely over.  

I haven't been to SF in nearly 30 years, and I always meant to go back again.  If I had some do-overs, I'd probably have taken another trip there rather than try out Chicago for the first time.  

Nothing against Chicago.  

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13499 on: September 24, 2026, 11:33:51 AM »
Hmm. 

Googling this. 

Windy City comes from 19th Century politics.  I suspect there has been no measurable change for the better.  Boston is actually windier, it says.

And Dodge City, Kansas comes in at #4, first 2 in Alaska, with only Cheyenne, Wyoming being worse in the continental 48.

100 miles away by highway from me, closer as the crow flies.

Wind Chill is a thing.

haven't been to Alaska yet, but been to the others
south dakota is windy

been to Chicago a few times, always enjoyed it.  Never noticed the wind much
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13500 on: September 24, 2026, 12:36:41 PM »
Been through Wyoming once.....in August.

Crazy windy.  Like, need a windbreaker or light jacket windy.  I was surprised.

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13501 on: September 24, 2026, 01:46:27 PM »
I was in Cincy once where the wind was hard to walk against 

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13502 on: September 24, 2026, 05:38:23 PM »
They don't call it "windy" because of the wind.
Exactly true...

...but the wind can really whip between those skyscrapers! So the moniker ends up doing double duty.

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13503 on: September 24, 2026, 05:49:22 PM »
and if by chance, the wind is out of the northeast coming off the lake in the winter..........  brrr
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13504 on: September 24, 2026, 11:24:08 PM »
I love visiting Chicago, it's a really cool city. Definitely couldn't take a Chicago winter.  

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13505 on: September 24, 2026, 11:31:16 PM »
So now they're thinking that the leftover weather from this thing is going to bring rain to Central Texas at the end of next week.  Hurricanes that hit the Texas coast directly from the Gulf bring us nothing, but a Pacific storm traveling all the way cross Baja and Mexico is going to make rain here?  I mean, I'm all in if it happens, but... ?


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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13507 on: September 25, 2026, 05:32:07 AM »
and if by chance, the wind is out of the northeast coming off the lake in the winter..........  brrr
Wind coming off the lake in the winter is actually a warming action. Not so much in the summer. Then it's cooling.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13508 on: September 25, 2026, 07:20:37 AM »
45° dayum now,went from a few 90°s 3 weeks ago to late autumn weather. Sunny all day high of 68° though - much better
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #13509 on: September 25, 2026, 08:32:34 AM »
sloppy football weather here - golf has been canceled this morning

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