it seems so quite here lol
what happend to everyone, well the old feeling is back, im already missing it, i miss going there and i feel summer is over, everything is over

and as for me, i start again school (how annoying) althro the good part is, this is my last high school year, ill try to give the best i can this time for the ending, now i will try to hit the 90%s

the only problem is i dont know what i want to be in the futur

"Suddenly all Quiet"

Enkil,

What a very true point you bring up. For the past few days, there hasn't been a SINGLE post. I find it so boring and disappointing, especially, as you say, since school is coming soon and summer is ending. I start right on Tuesday!

What ever happened to the days where Paul posted up all the press releases and then we go crazy over them? What ever happened to the days when we gave our weather reports and give all the possible threats? What happened to our discussions about thunderstorms and finales? What happened to all the close calls and coincidences you and I had this summer? What happened to everything! It's like there's no one here and it's like time just went!

To tell you the truth, Enkil, I'm always on the forum, but whenever there's no new posts, I don't really reply. And plus, I can't think of any new topics to discuss!

I REALLY MISS MAY, JUNE, JULY and most of AUGUST! Everything is just gone!

I'm really hoping that more people start posting soon! If not, it looks like only me and you, Enkil. Don't worry about it, I'm usually checking in on the forum often, most of the time, so you'll catch me here a lot. I've been here for the past few days, but nothing new. Where is everyone?

As for doing your best, do it! This is my last semester of college, and then I start university in January, so I want to give it my absolute best. Whew! I have to go through all that before next year's competition!

Sigh.............It's so much more fun and interesting when everyone is here! It's nothing like June and July!

What do we do for the next 9-10 months? All that Winter, snow and cold!

Well, back to killing time again!

Regards,

Trav.

Don't worry guys, I have a nice surprise coming in a few days which I'm sure will generate lots of posts.

Stay tuned!!

Paul.

Paul,

I'm also so glad to hear from you again! I hope that this surprise is about 2005! That would really stimulate discussion.

We have to keep the forum alive!

Regards,

Trav.

very kewl Paul! ure surprise r always interessing, can't wait!

Smoke, what career have u chosen, maybe it will give me an idea

Enkil,

To tell you the truth, I've always wanted to become a meteorologist because ever since I was a kid, I was so fascinated and caught up with the weather and everything to do with it, but I never really majored into the sciences that much in high school. I really regret that now.

Anyways, right now, I want to get into environmental geography, but then again, I've taken and studied a lot of courses in business and economics, so I might want to do economics. However, I'm still very pessimistic about what I really want to do. I can't make up my mind!

Enkil, don't worry too much about it. You've still got plenty of time to think it through. I always thought that you wanted to become a pyrotechnician!

Regards,

Trav.

pyrotechnician, yeah maybe be, but there r other greater jobs

im surprised that u wanted to be meteorologist, cuz i wanted to be one too!

when i was a kid i was a real freak, i just to watch the MeteoMedia (Weather Network) chanel ALOT, especially in the winter, i always wanted snow to come, sometimes i used to say to my mom "call God, and tell him to bring snow!" and she toke the phone and pretended she was talking to God (and i believed it) LOL

i LOVED snow ALOT! and yet again now, i love it when it snows, and its always great to watch outside when theres a snowstorm (good for school too => day off)
BUT i hate the cold, its ok to snow, but i dont want the cold
and sometimes snow can really leave a huge mess and can become annoying lol thats the only thing i hate about snow

You too?

That's another coincidence for both of us! I was also a real freak with the weather, but I never liked winter!

I hate everything to do with winter still to this day! Like you said, though, the snow isn't so bad, but to clean it up is a mess, especially when it becomes slushy and the cars splash dirt all over it. It's disgusting!

In Winter, there's nothing to do. It looks nothing like right now. It's not lively. There's no flowers, no one outside, just gloomy and cold and white. Only thing that's good about it is Christmas time and New Year's. After that, I just want it gone! Now we're approaching an even more depressing time of the year....FALL!

Ugh......the things we gotta go through before May-June!

The good news is that they're predicting an El Nino within the next 3-4 months, so this might bring up warmer weather to a good portion of the northern hemisphere. Only problem for us is if the temperature hovers around zero or -1 all the time, where that leaves conditions right for freezing rain and of course, eventually leading to ice storms.

Regards,

Trav.

Smoke,

just wondering do u think that in a few years by now, say in 10 years

do u think that winters will get warmer, i dont know if u realized we arent getting any alot major snowstorms these years
now that global warming is in effect
i know that its bad for ppl how live south, but imagine how great it would be for us, warmer summers and warmer winters
but the south would prolly get all baked

Enkil,

You're quite correct. We really haven't been getting many major snowstorms in the past, but I have recently seen that there have been more weather extremes, globally. Look at this year, for example, there haven't been that many hurricanes in the south, except for that recent one.

If you look at last Winter, we had a very cold and harsh January, but the rest of the Winter period above normal temperature values.

As for our terms of temperature, I'm sure that the Winters will gradually become warmer and that the temperature will slowly increase, but not as substantial. I would say in 10 years, we should see a minor contrast in temperatures. Maybe even in less time. The global warming effect is happening far more faster than we may actually think. This is where my logic comes in. Our effects on global warming are increasing everyday, and eventually, I have a feeling that in the long run, that we may pay a price. This is just a hypothesis, but possible.

10 years in a good indicator of climate changes. Ever see the movie "The Day After Tomorrow?"

Trav.

no, but im planning to

btw u should see this news report "European Winters Could Disappear by 2080 - Report"
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&ncid=753&e=8&u=/nm /20040818/sc_nm/environment_europe_warming_dc

personnaly, global warming doesnt really bug me, well maybe im just saying that cuz i still dont know what the consequences will be

but its not just the weather that will cause chaos in the world, more wars will erupt in the Middle East, China and Taiwan, India and pakistan, not to mention nuclear wars and famine

whether we want it or not everything will kill us, its just humanity, we will continu to repeat the same mistakes, this will prolly not happen durinng our generation but maybe our childrens

we all taught that 9/11 was the start of WW3, but we didnt know Al Qaeda wasnt that powerfull

Enkil,

I remember hearing that something around that year, 2080, we can expect temperatures increasing by almost 8 degrees. This is not a good thing because this can affect the world very severly. It will really change a lot of things. and I agree with the interpretation of European winters disppearing. Our climate is changing very slowly as we speak.

It maybe good for us, for now, with warmer temperatures, but in the long run, it can be very devastating. I highly recommend that you see that movie. A very good idea of the possibilities that can affect us in the near future, maybe not in our time, but definitely in our children's, if not grandchildren's time.

The effect of global warming is already present. Think about it. We, as the human race, are constantly increasing our population to great numbers over the years. Our planet alone cannot handle this capacity and the abundance of people over the years. There's only so much that the planet can supply to us and it's presently struggling to do so. This is particularly true for over-populated countries, like in Africa or the Middle East.

In essence, the planet is losing control of what we need. The natural resources are depleting. When they're more people, more houses must be made, more cars must be purchased and more things must be done to sustain absolute control. Everything has its limits and all this is playing a vital role to global warming. The cars alone are burning so many fossil fuels into the atmosphere everyday. The factories that make our supplies and food put dioxins and other particulate matter into the air. This is also very dangerous to the depletion of the ozone layer, especially in north America. The lakes rivers are becoming absurdly more polluted and contaminated. Everything takes it's toll. All I can tell you is that if things continue the way they are, then it can be a very bad thing on our climate in the future. During the summer is another example. Photochemical smog is something very well-known to Montreal. so many sources are responsible.

Anyways, you'll see what I mean when you see the movie. The movie itself is a little like what could happen, but in my opinion, a lttle over doing it, but a good idea and understanding. I've read several reviews and analysis on the movie and scientists DO believe that it's possible in the next century. Howver, not to that extent, but it can potentially be bad.

Regards,

Trav.

now that i think of it, if i take for exemple fireworks, we know that they cause alot of pollution but at the same time the city gets alot of revenues and maybe La Ronde, maybe its ok to do it, but at the same we must remember the consequences

personaly i know that these can be mistakes that we do, but again i still think its just the way of life, theres not much u can do about it

everything has a limit one way or the other including earth

ok this topic is getting a little weird, so lets just stop it here lol

Enkil,

Actually, it is getting quite weird, huh? It's an interesting topic, but I prefer getting back to fireworks myself. The topic is still very much controversial, but a very important issue. The article you posted is very interesting, but I think it's true.

Anyways, how's your video coming?

Trav.

yeah lets go back to fireworks and think how great they r lol

ill start doing the video this weekend, i need to think carefully how i should place them in order