"Discrimination in the form of sexual harassment has been in the headlines for weeks now, but new poll results being released by NPR show that other forms of discrimination against women are also pervasive in American society. The poll is a collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health."
"For example, a majority (56 percent) of women believe that where they live, women are paid less than men for equal work. And roughly a third (31 percent) say they've been discriminated against when applying for jobs because they are women."
I am very fascinated about the Dollar General boom. I keep seeing them around, popping up in small towns. They are often the only store around for milesin places like Cattaragus, NY or Renovo, PA. They certainly are convenient for when your out traveling and camping in places whether otherwise the nearest grocery store may be a half hour or father way.
Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 30 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The skies will clear Wednesday around 5 pm. It’s pretty cold this evening waiting for the express bus but now I’m on my way home. It’s an older hybrid bus this evening that smells like ozone, but it seems like it made it out to Delmar. Sentence to be re-written as necessary.
Two weeks from now the Christmas holiday will all but be over. Millions of presents will be unwrapped, people will be thinking about 2018 which will then be less than a week ahead. But in the mean time we have a snow storm coming which will be probably more of a sloppy mess than anything else here in the valley.
Tonight will have a chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low of 26 degrees at 7pm. Two degrees above normal. Maximum wind chill around 27 at 6pm; Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2016, we had light snow in the evening, which became snow and freezing fog by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1988.
Tonight will have a Waning Crescent Moon with 31% illuminated.The moon will rise at 1:33 am. The New Moon is on Sunday night with a chance of snow showers. The is on Wednesday night. The sun will rise at 7:16 am with the first light at 6:44 am, which is 49 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight will have 14 hours and 54 minutes of darkness, an increase of 41 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will snow likely before 9am, then rain and snow between 9am and 11am, then rain after 11am. High of 39 degrees at 12pm. Two degrees above normal. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies. The high last year was 40 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1979. 6.6 inches of snow fell back in 1970. I am not expecting that much though locally here.
Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 32. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Typical average high for the weekend is 36 degrees. Saturday looks pretty nice although I have a family Christmas party to go to then.
In four weeks on January 8 the sun will be setting at 4:40 pm, which is 18 minutes and one second later then tonight. In 2017 on that day, we had snow, mist, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 23 and 9 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 30 and 15 degrees. The record high of 60 degrees was set back in 2008.
It was a busy day catching up on the stuff I missed at work while I was sick, but I made good progress and got to leave at five. I’m feeling a lot better although my energy level is still a bit below normal. I’ll probably go to bed early, probably right after I get home from the library, which I will go down to after dinner.
I wonder how much snow there will be come Christmas. It would would be fun to go camping on Christmas, or maybe the weekend before. A lot depends on the weather and how much snow we there is around. I expect the Adirondacks to be pretty snowy for sure between the lake effect snow and other snow locally.
But other than that, it’s going to snow and be sloppy out tomorrow. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if the rain and warm temperatures leaves us mostly snow free by evening tomorrow.
Looking ahead, Christmas is in 2 weeks, New Years Day 2018 is in 3 weeks, Martin Luther King Day is in 5 weeks, National Hot Sauce Day is in 6 weeks, 35th Birthday is in 7 weeks, Presidents Day is in 10 weeks, Memorial Day is in 24 weeks, Labor Day is in 38 weeks and Columbus Day is in 43 weeks.
Good morning! With two weeks to Christmas Day we have a lot of snow and ice on the ground and more snow or maybe rain coming tonight into Tuesday. Mostly cloudy to the north and clearing to the south. It looks like we are four degrees below freezing at 28 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a southwest breeze at 7 mph. The skies will clear around 11 am.
While I did not walk down to the express bus, I did catch the earlier local bus. I have quite a bit of work to catch up on today. I still feel a bit sick but I think I will have enough energy to make it through the day and if I work hard, hopefully I can get home at a reasonable hour. This isn’t a terrible winter morning at any rate and the hazelnut coffee and egg nog I bought yesterday is a nice treat. Made up scrambled eggs for a little extra punch but I tell you those grocery store large eggs are tiny. I joked on Facebook, the grocery store eggs are tinier then President Trump’s hands. I miss the fresh eggs I get from my parents, but the chickens don’t lay that much in the winter. All and all it was a pretty good breakfast.
Today will be partly sunny, with a high of 33 degrees at 12pm. Four degrees below normal. Should melt some more of the snow and ice. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies. The high last year was 31 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1952. 4.3 inches of snow fell back in 1970.
The sun will set at 4:22 pm with dusk around 4:54 pm, which is 7 seconds later than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy conditions and 32 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 6 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 42 seconds over yesterday. Daylight is growing shorter for at least a few more weeks until we get down to around nine hours and three minutes. But in the meantime, sunsets are already starting to get slightly later.
Tonight will snow likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low of 24 degrees at 8pm. One degree above normal. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. In 2016, we had light snow in the evening, which became snow and freezing fog by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1988.
Continuing to study Walmart online ordering option for buying jeans as local store never has my size in the color and type that I like, and when they have them they only have one pair. I just need to buy $35 to get free two day shipping. What I need to do is figure out what other supplies I need. Honestly if I could plan things out better I probably could save money by shopping union at Shoprite for groceries and then buying other supplies online using the two day shipping. That said when you buy stuff online, it often comes in extra packaging which is a pain when you don’t have trash pickup where you live and have to haul it to the transfer station or use it start campfires in the wilderness. And you can’t buy ammunition anymore online in New York because of some bullshit law. See you knew I was going to get in my dig against New York State somewhere in this post. Hah!
Honestly, while yesterday with my cold still in it’s grips of my throat and nose, I was pretty down on the snow, now I’m much more accepting. I mean I think it will fun to do some skiing and snow camping. While it is a lot of work to dig out a parking spot and haul the gear back, snow camping can be remarkably fun, even if the nights are a long. Snow is remarkably insulating, even if it cold. With the heated tent and roaring fire, it can be a lot fun.
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Christmas when the sun will be setting at 4:27 pm with dusk at 4:59 pm. On that day in 2016, we had drizzle, mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 43 and 21 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 66 back in 1889.
