Days of Bushie's Life (Update Thread v4)

[Joe Biden 2020]

My career in Kenya is becoming a bit clearer.  I now have an idea of how I will work and support myself without becoming another mouth to feed.  I will work directly with the Maisha International Orphanage and live in their volunteer home that will be built in 2015.  I will be financially supported mainly through stipends from Maisha and grants through various sources.  Like I said, it will be at least 4 years before I leave, probably closer to 4 1/2 - 5 years.  I want to be down there by January 1, 2018.

What will you be doing in Kenya specifically? I very much admire your good intentions, but I don't understand how you hope to be of service. Do you know anything about international development?

I will be in the Administration of the Orphanage.  I will be coordinating sponsorships for the children from American and European homes, I will be coordinating mission trips with American churches who come down for a week or however long, and I will be coordinating those who choose to come alone.  Currently, on the ground at Maisha there are only 3 men overseeing 450 orphans and 150 widows.  One of the men is going to University, so he's only part time. As you can see 2 1/2 men overseeing 600 people plus ministering to those in the slums is quite a daunting task.

So you essentially want to work in their call center?

They have no call center.

[Joe Biden 2020]

My career in Kenya is becoming a bit clearer.  I now have an idea of how I will work and support myself without becoming another mouth to feed.  I will work directly with the Maisha International Orphanage and live in their volunteer home that will be built in 2015.  I will be financially supported mainly through stipends from Maisha and grants through various sources.  Like I said, it will be at least 4 years before I leave, probably closer to 4 1/2 - 5 years.  I want to be down there by January 1, 2018.

What will you be doing in Kenya specifically? I very much admire your good intentions, but I don't understand how you hope to be of service. Do you know anything about international development?

I will be in the Administration of the Orphanage.  I will be coordinating sponsorships for the children from American and European homes, I will be coordinating mission trips with American churches who come down for a week or however long, and I will be coordinating those who choose to come alone.  Currently, on the ground at Maisha there are only 3 men overseeing 450 orphans and 150 widows.  One of the men is going to University, so he's only part time. As you can see 2 1/2 men overseeing 600 people plus ministering to those in the slums is quite a daunting task.

So you essentially want to work in their call center?

They have no call center.

Right, but you want to do call center sort of things. Seems like it's a telephone sort of job. Seems like you could do any of it via skype from anywhere in the world.

No, its face to face administration.  Think 50 years ago in America, but with computers.

[Joe Biden 2020]

So, I just made my Walmart run.  A week later than I had planned, but I had to go tonight as we've got literally 4 chances of snow in the next 8 days.

I did get stuff for Spaghetti, Tacos, and Hamburgers.  I will fix a hamburger tonight.  I won't get the hamburger meat needed for the Spaghetti or Tacos until the day I plan to eat them, which I haven't decided yet.

[Joe Biden 2020]

He makes it sound like he's going to be snowed in or something...

Courtesy of the NWS:

Overnight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Light northwest wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

None of the 4 systems will be very heavy and probably only an inch or two will fall with each system.  This first system may have the heaviest snowfall at 3-5" including lake effect.  But, it happened to coincide with a regular trip to Walmart.  I just threw in the 4 snow systems for dramatic effect.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Here is Weather Underground's forecast for Midvale, Utah.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast with a chance of snow. Low of 30F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%.
Saturday

Overcast with a chance of snow and rain, then snow and rain in the afternoon. High of 39F with a windchill as low as 21F. Breezy. Winds from the NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70%.
Saturday Night

Overcast with snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Low of 23F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60%.
Sunday

Partly cloudy with a chance of snow. High of 28F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Sunday Night

Partly cloudy with a chance of snow after midnight. Low of 19F. Winds from the East at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSE after midnight. Chance of snow 20%.
Monday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 37F. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30% .
Monday Night

Overcast with a chance of snow and rain showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Low of 21F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow 20%.
Tuesday

Partly cloudy. High of 41F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night

Overcast. Low of 25F with a windchill as low as 16F. Winds from the SE at 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday

Clear in the morning, then overcast with a chance of rain. High of 43F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Wednesday Night

Overcast with a chance of snow. Low of 27F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow 60% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible.
Thursday

Overcast with a chance of snow. High of 36F with a windchill as low as 21F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 50%.
Thursday Night

Overcast. Low of 18F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday

Mostly cloudy. High of 36F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 16F with a windchill as low as 9F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday

Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 41F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Saturday Night

Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 27F with a windchill as low as 19F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Sunday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. High of 41F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 20%.
Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 25F with a windchill as low as 18F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday

Partly cloudy. High of 41F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 23F with a windchill as low as 14F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph.

Our local ABC affiliate has been saying 1-3" with tomorrow's storm with lake effect snow Saturday night that could dump up to another 3-5" mainly in central Salt Lake County west to eastern Tooele County.

[Joe Biden 2020]

He makes it sound like he's going to be snowed in or something...

Courtesy of the NWS:

Overnight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Light northwest wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

None of the 4 systems will be very heavy and probably only an inch or two will fall with each system.  This first system may have the heaviest snowfall at 3-5" including lake effect.  But, it happened to coincide with a regular trip to Walmart.  I just threw in the 4 snow systems for dramatic effect.

That's not an inch or two with each system.  That's at most an inch total.

I'm going with our local meteorologists and they all say 1-3" with this first one plus 3-5" lake effect (though some make it only an inch additional for lake effect).  They are also saying 1-2" on Monday, as well.  Nothing has been said for Thursday or Saturday because its still a bit early for accumulations.

[Joe Biden 2020]

That forecast has to be for further north than you... you won't get that much snow from lake effect snow with wind pattern out there.  You're too far south (if you are in Midvale / Sandy).

We got 22.7" in Sandy with the November storm.  No, we're not too far south.  In fact, the lake effect can extend as far south as Orem and Provo and as far east as Park City.

[Joe Biden 2020]

That forecast has to be for further north than you... you won't get that much snow from lake effect snow with wind pattern out there.  You're too far south (if you are in Midvale / Sandy).

We got 22.7" in Sandy with the November storm.  No, we're not too far south.  In fact, the lake effect can extend as far south as Orem and Provo and as far east as Park City.

Yes, CAN, but not with this system... the wind direction is not right for it.  At most, you'll get an inch.  After the system is through, I'd love to hear how much you actually got.

Alright, will do.  The direction of the storm and the overall flow is coming directly from the North-Northwest from Alaska and the Yukon Territory which puts Murray, Midvale, and Sandy all in a direct path of the Great Salt Lake.

Whatever we get, though, will be paltry by Salt Lake City standards.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Have you been up to Snow Basin yet?

I havent been to any of the ski resorts, yet.

[Joe Biden 2020]

This sums up these update threads:

I just threw in [Fill in the blank] for dramatic effect.

Resident liar Bushie at his best!

In this case, it was true.

Anyway, its just about to start snowing.  The snow is spreading down slope of the Wasatch and should be approaching the I-15 corridor and then points west.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I would love to ski in Utah.

I wouldnt mind learning!

[Joe Biden 2020]

The snow has started to fall in the Midvale/Sandy area.  It took a while for it to make its way down the mountain and cross I-15, but now we have light snow falling.  Temperatures are still at 35 in Midvale, 38 in Salt Lake City, but we are supposed to drop to the low 20s across the Valley by morning.

[Joe Biden 2020]

The snow is now falling moderately heavy and the temperature has dropped to 31.  We started at 40 at 9:00 this morning (5 hours ago).  The rooftops and the grass are turning white.  It is so beautiful.  At this rate, it won't take long for an inch or two to fall.

[Joe Biden 2020]

The temperature has dropped to 28 with a WCI of 16 and a light NE breeze of 17 mph.  We've got an easy inch on the ground now with moderate and heavy snow.  We'll probably get another inch before the lake effect machine cranks up later this evening.

[Joe Biden 2020]

A light snow shower is currently falling right now.  SLC Airport has had around 2.5 inches this afternoon.  Midvale has had about 1.5 inches.  The lake effect band is starting to set up bringing another 3-5" mainly to the central and western Salt Lake Valley and the eastern Tooele Valley.  We will be  just on the edge of it, so we might get 2" of lake effect.  Temperatures are down to 25 in Midvale with a WCI in the middle teens.

The snow on Monday is expected to drop about an inch, and now Weather Underground is saying the system Thursday night into Friday is supposed to drop 2-3", which is higher than what was previously forecast.  Its too early to talk about next Sunday's snow accumulations.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Latest totals are 2" in West Jordan (1/4 mile due west of my apartment) with light snow continuing to fall..  I can expect another inch to inch and a half by noon tomorrow.  We'll have tomorrow afternoon dry before more snow comes in on Monday that could deliver another 1-2".  We'll warm up back into the low 40's Tuesday and Wednesday before we get another storm in here Thursday night and Friday that could bring another 1-3".  We'll take Saturday off before yet another storm comes in next Sunday.  These totals are all according to our local meteorologists.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Hey Roker.  Go out and get some exercise.

If you think this is bad, check out his facebook feed. It goes a little something like this:

"Thirty minutes ago we had two snowflakes on the ground, now we have an easy three!"

Yeah, I know, I'm still a kid when it comes to snow.  I get excited about snow.  I don't go out and play in the snow, although I do want to learn how to ski, but I do get giddy when it comes to snow.  That's one of the reasons I jumped at the chance to move to Salt Lake City.  We get a measley 8-10" a year in Oklahoma and quite a bit of ice.  In Salt Lake, our average is 61" of snow a year and there's relatively little ice.  I'm not as fond of sleet or freezing rain, but I am a kid at heart when it comes to snow.

[Joe Biden 2020]

According to our local Fox affiliate on their 9:00 news, the roads are getting extremely slick and there have been numerous car wrecks in Weber, Davis, and Salt Lake Counties.  With snow forecast to continue to fall overnight, I will be staying home from church.  I live 16 miles from church, and temps are supposed to be around 20 degrees and the snow will just be ending by 9:00 am when I would leave.  I want to make sure I'm fully intact to go to work on Monday, so I will be staying home from church tomorrow.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I just went outside and measured and we have 3" on the ground and its still coming down nice and steady.

[Joe Biden 2020]

4 inches and still coming down moderately!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

It is snow storms like these that make me thankful I live only 1.25 miles from work. It will make it so much easier to get to work Monday that I only have to drive what is usually a 3-4 minute drive on normal conditions. I have 13 days of work remaining in 2012 and I want to make all 13 count and I am not about to let a little snow storm get in my way. I like this job too much!

Simfan, if the roads are still slick Monday morning, I'll be walking to work.

[Joe Biden 2020]

5" and counting!!  1 more inch and we'll have a half a foot!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Made any preparation for Christmas yet?

I'm headed home to Oklahoma City on December 22 and headed back to Salt Lake City on December 25.  Because of that, we will have our family Christmas Dinner on Christmas Eve.  We won't have a gift unwrapping ceremony this year as we've already given each other our Christmas gifts.  We might have a very tiny ceremony, but nothing like years past.  Plus, I'm not taking a suitcase with me as US Airways charges bag fees.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Looks like unless any more snow falls this morning, we'll end up at about 5-5 1/2" of snow.  It seems that our local meteorologists generally underestimate the snow accumulation forecast.  They said 5-6" with the storm in November and SLC Airport got 15" and Sandy got 22.7".  They said 3" including lake effect for this storm, we got 5-6".

[Joe Biden 2020]

The winds shifted more than I thought they would.  I stand corrected.  (To be fair, the NWS made the same error that I did.)

No harm in your thought, as the NWS/NOAA is a very reliable source for weather and climate.  It just happened a little differently than even I thought.  I thought we'd stop at 3, maybe 4, inches.  I didn't imagine we'd get nearly a half foot.

Of course, all the weather forecasts are are educated guesses by men and women.  Nobody knows for sure what God (or Mother Nature if you don't believe in God) is going to bring weather wise.  So many forecasts are completely false, by the NWS, TWC, WU, Accu, and local experts, because God had some other idea in mind.