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From: Adam on 5 Oct 2007 17:54 TJ wrote: > For years I've been thinking that > whenever a weather prediction contained the word "seasonable" said > prediction should be "taken with a grain of salt." "Seasonable" means appropriate for the season, for the place being discussed. It's more often used as "unseasonably." For example, where I live, today is expected to be hotter than typical early October weather, so it could be described as "unseasonably warm." Forecasters usually only use the word when there's a significant change from what would be expected -- colder, hotter, rainier, dryer, more humid, less humid, and so on. > Now I don't know what to do. Well, if you have problems with either aching muscles or constipation, you could try some Epsom salts. :-) Adam
From: TJ on 6 Oct 2007 08:21 Adam wrote: > TJ wrote: >> For years I've been thinking that whenever a weather prediction >> contained the word "seasonable" said prediction should be "taken with >> a grain of salt." > > "Seasonable" means appropriate for the season, for the place being > discussed. It's more often used as "unseasonably." For example, where > I live, today is expected to be hotter than typical early October > weather, so it could be described as "unseasonably warm." Forecasters > usually only use the word when there's a significant change from what > would be expected -- colder, hotter, rainier, dryer, more humid, less > humid, and so on. > >> Now I don't know what to do. > > Well, if you have problems with either aching muscles or constipation, > you could try some Epsom salts. :-) > > Adam Sigh. I must remember to include an emoticon or two when I attempt a bit of humor. ;^{) I'm a farmer. Knowledge of weather and its terms is vitally important to my profession, and I know the weatherman's definition of "seasonable" very well. I frequently take predictions with a grain of salt, whether they contain the word "seasonable" or not. BTW, this morning's local predictions have my area "unseasonably" warm for today, but temperatures are supposed to become "more seasonable" later in the week. TJ -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
From: Adam on 7 Oct 2007 20:45 TJ wrote: > Sigh. I must remember to include an emoticon or two when I attempt a bit > of humor. ;^{) Don't worry about it. When I'm not sure whether a message is meant humorously or not, I answer it seriously. There are already enough people who give "funny" answers to questions that turn out to be meant seriously. > I'm a farmer. Knowledge of weather and its terms is vitally important to > my profession I'm curious... apart from, perhaps, online weather forecasts and market conditions, how do you use your computer(s) in your work? Is it true that whatever the weather is, farmers *always* wish it was something different? :-) Adam
From: TJ on 18 Oct 2007 08:26 Adam wrote: > TJ wrote: >> Sigh. I must remember to include an emoticon or two when I attempt a >> bit of humor. ;^{) > > Don't worry about it. When I'm not sure whether a message is meant > humorously or not, I answer it seriously. There are already enough > people who give "funny" answers to questions that turn out to be meant > seriously. > >> I'm a farmer. Knowledge of weather and its terms is vitally important >> to my profession > > I'm curious... apart from, perhaps, online weather forecasts and market > conditions, how do you use your computer(s) in your work? > > Is it true that whatever the weather is, farmers *always* wish it was > something different? :-) > > Adam Amazing. I replied to this a week ago, and it still doesn't appear. This is what I get for using a free usenet service, I guess. Then again, my ISP has been having some trouble lately - perhaps that's it. Anyway, the text of my reply appears below. Let's see if it makes it through this time. > Sorry about the delay in answering your question. It's been a while since I checked in here, and I only just saw it. > > Aside from my personal use, I use my computer for all of the things any small business would use it for. Bookkeeping, word processing, spreadsheets, tax prep, that sort of thing. One of the things I do is raise and sell vegetables at an on-farm market, and I use some DTP programs to create things like signs and business cards for that market. > > In addition, the Internet has things for everybody, even farmers. I have my browser's home page set to Google. I use the Internet for researching the latest information from agricultural universities, like Cornell, for example. I've also used it to find and order hard-to-find parts for equipment repair. Just a couple of months ago I was able to locate a new tractor rear tire rim for half the price the local dealer wanted - with free shipping that took just overnight. (The dealer needed four days.) > > >> Is it true that whatever the weather is, farmers *always* wish it was something different? :-) >> > > Pretty much, yeah. It always seems like it's too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry for one crop or another. Those of us who diversified have that problem more than the specialists, but the specialists have a bigger chance of losing everything from just a couple of bad years. It's a rare year that's bad for everything, and even rarer when you get one that's good for everything. There are a lot of whiny farmers around, too - just as in any walk of life. I try hard not to be one, but I must admit it is difficult at times. > > TJ -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
From: Adam on 19 Oct 2007 19:08 TJ wrote: > Amazing. I replied to this a week ago, and it still doesn't appear. This > is what I get for using a free usenet service, I guess. Then again, my > ISP has been having some trouble lately - perhaps that's it. Anyway, the > text of my reply appears below. Let's see if it makes it through this time. Your post showed up on my (Verizon's) newsserver, stamped 10/18/07, 08:26 AM (EDT). And I'll remember not to use my free Teranews account for posting when I can! > Aside from my personal use, I use my computer for all of the things > any small business would use it for. Yes, somebody already pointed that out. I guess it was a pretty obvious question on my part. Back around 1984, I had a patch published in a computer magazine, and actually got one phone call about it, which came from a farmer in North Dakota. I remember we discussed briefly what software he found useful. I guess that's why I was curious here. >> Is it true that whatever the weather is, farmers *always* wish it was >> something different? :-) > > Pretty much, yeah. The area I live in (New York State's Hudson River Valley) was originally mostly farms, including a lot of apple orchards. Most of the farms have been replaced by housing, but there's still a lot of locally grown produce, in season. Adam
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