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(This might actually be "on topic" for a weather oriented site. Yes, snow counts!) So you think you know a lot? … something? … anything? … about water? Think again! (click →) "Water Structure and Science": "This page forms the entrance to a website concerned with the physical, chemical and...

This is Tuesday, and still no Journal this week? And no sign of him on the forum. I hope all's well. "Gone to Joffe's"? From an old advertising gimmick, a regular appearance in the Daily Mining Gazette from Joffee's Mens Wear on the north side of Shelden Avenue in Houghton, many decades ago...

Perusing the Discussion Board's main forums, I see we have (among others): Vintage Sled Chat Boating/Fishing Chat ATV Chat Camping Chat Motorcycle Chat Hunting Chat but no Weather Chat (Huh, what?) So I guess Miscellaneous will have to do. Now, have you ever seen a "Mushroom...

Are you looking for the ultimate badass ORV? How about the (click →) Ripsaw EV2 from Howe & Howe Technologies, of Waterboro, Maine? Just whatcha need for chasing Bigfoot through the hinterlands, eh? See the Robb Report, June 6, 2015: (click →) "Finally, a Luxury Super Tank You Can Call Your...

Okay, John, you're driving me nuts! If it isn't "top secret", where was your truck parked for the video clips in this week's journal? I can't begin to identify that location! :ambivalence: This self-designated "Yooper geography wizard" is having an identity crisis! :grief: (If you prefer, you...

We don't often see any good words about the MI DNR folks so I think this article is definitely worth reading. From uppermichiganssource.com, Feb 08, 2017: (click →) "DNR conservation officer rescues runaway [autistic] boy from Lake Michigan ice in Delta County", […about a mile away from shore...

(As a bit of encouragement for those folks that may be getting a bit discouraged by the current weather in da 'nort woods. "Winter has just begun!") "The 10 Snowiest Colleges in the US": It's nearly three years old, but I doubt the list has changed; for anyone who didn't know, see: (click →)...

This from: FiveThirtyEight Newsletter: And here's your chance at $30,000: No sh**!<http: link.fivethirtyeight.com="" click="" 8261175.34602="" ahr0cdovl3d3dy5zzmdhdguuy29tl3dlaxjkl2fydgljbguvtkftqs13awxslwdpdmutew91ltmwltawmc1pzi15b3uty2fulxnvbhzllxrozwlyltewnjq3nzk2lnboca=""...

Y'all can have yer snomobilin', I think I'm gonna have to get back into flying, especially now that "you don't need no stinkin' airplane"1. See: (click →) Alpha Jetman – Human Flight And Beyond 4K (YouTube video, 3 min. + 28 sec.) Whooooooo Eeeeeeeeeee! (1) You can tell the men from the boys...

Definitions: DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching a flat metal bar out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly-stained table you were drying. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and...

After 7PM on Jan 19th and still no Journal!? So where's John, still digging out from under 3 ft. of snow since Saturday? I'd believe that! ;) - - - Updated - - So no sooner posted than the new Journal's there! *Isn't it past your bedtime, John? :rolleyes:

I'm not sure this is the appropriate thread for this, but I thought y'all riding in the area should be aware of it. (Surprised there has been no mention of it anywhere on JD yet!) Sad news! From WLUC, Upper Michigan’s News Source, Tuesday 1/5/2015: (click →) "One dead after snowmobile crash...

Well I had a big scare this morning — I woke up (in Phoenix, AZ) and looked at the (outdoor!) "thermominator" to see 45°F? — In da AiryZony desert? I thought I'd died and went to da UP! (What kind of "desert" is this, ice cream?) :confused:

Someone recently sent this me this charming little music video. I think they scored a "gotcha", and I deserve it!<zing!><zing!><zing!><zing!> Kinda fitting for the neighborhood spellin' and grammarin' guru, don'cha think? :cool: Click → "Weird Al" Yankovic performing "Word Crimes". (3 min. + 45...

Not really so much an"Ask John" issue, just an interesting weather phenomena (Click the thumbnail for a larger image.): This is a rare meteorological phenomenon called a 'SKYPUNCH'. Ice crystals form above the high-altitude cirro-cumulo-stratus clouds, then fall downward, punching a hole in...

Rules is Rules! <big><big><big><small>The Good news: It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, Kansas, when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina. The Bad news: Just a few...

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Well isn't this interesting..... Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast! Call the Department of Homeland Security, it's a terrorist attack! (Knee-jerk, knee-jerk!) Oh, never mind, it's just the economy crashing! :eek:

I don't know whose it is , but nice! Here's another view. Whoever it is, they sure seem to get around. Must be nice! I see from the last link that one of the places it has been is Princess Juliana International Airport, Netherlands Antilles (TNCM). That place is a real hoot! Check the video...

Interesting, 'tho posted by a Troll that can't even spell Yooper! Click → Yooper Christmas Tree! (Click the thumbnails.)