Chicagoist: The Chicagoist Weather Experiment: Week Three

Holly

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:58:36 -0600

I think she has a new picture at FOX. Followed her there from the peacock where she covered days and nights and was pretty accurate. Never left me in the cold with a mini skirt. She usually hammers away at whatever is important. Rain, clouds, whatever. Maybe the week you watched cold was the big story. BTW you can save the boot and the TV since she believes in Global Warming. Saw her story about Lake Michigan and Global Warming last week on one of the night news shows. How about following Ed Curran? He cracks me up. Mike Caplan is a cutie too.

Sarah

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:22:34 -0600

I'm from Oklahoma, and the winters there are pretty mild. My gas bills in college (for similarly sized apartments) were a FRACTION of the cost of my current bill. This is an additional shock to me, since this is my 6th apartment I've had since living here and the first one that didn't have forced (read: free for me) heat. So, what I'm saying here is, I prefer summer and the bills that come with it.

trick

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:31:17 -0600

I'll take back breaking cold over surface of the sun heat. With cold you can always bundle up. In heat, there's a limit to how much clothing you can legally remove. Plus air conditioning is more expensive than heat... at least for me.

jocelyn

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:05:38 -0600

when we were going through that spell, i was wearing the following (and getting looks): long johns under pants -- long sleeves under a sweater, sometimes two layers. three scarves (two as underlayers, one for the face), one, sometimes two hats, boots and gloves under mittens. i hate death inducing cold. well, i hate all cold, but especially that kind.

Sarah

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:18:08 -0600

Cathi, That's a really good question. In the winter, I typically wear a thin shirt underneath a sweater or otherwise thicker, long-sleeved shirt, with a down-filled coat, hat, scarf and gloves (I hate mittens!) on the outside. And I almost always wear boots, whether I'm wearing pants or not. And Kurt, this post is pretty much exclusively for weather nerds, so no need to be self-conscious! Thanks for the link.

kurt

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:37:46 -0600

If you're interested in a very geeky article about determining accuracy of weather forecasts, check out the article on OmniNerd. The author has a very rigorous methodology for calculating accuracy of high and low temps. It doesn't evaluate the more subjective criteria for weather (rain, sun, wind, etc.), but it's interesting. Then again, by including a link to a website titled, OmniNerd, I'm already saying something about my personality.

geekgrrl

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:40:09 -0600

i like paul a lot. don't like jim. i wouldn't exactly call paul 'dreamy' though.. his hair's got too much of that 'koosh ball' factor.

curmudgeon

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:02:44 -0600

Yes! By all means use the disrespected Paul Konrad or his buddy Jim.

Erin

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:48:22 -0600

Sarah, if you don't use WGN's Paul Konrad then you are dead to me. He's dreamy. I'd almost leave Scott for him. Almost.

Cathi

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:04:22 -0600

I'd be interested in what "bundling up" is - how many layers, types of fabric, or if you use one of those coats that says, "Good for temps 0 - 32º"

Sarah

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:26:30 -0600

For whatever reason, I was unable to find a usable photo of her on FOX. I will make a clarification in the post now.

jeff

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:26:50 -0600

Man...the things I pay attention to. I agree with your results but the thing that caught my eye was her picture. Doesn't she have one from FOX yet? I know...too much time on my hands but it's my day off....