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sojusucks
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Quack Addict
Joined: 31 Mar 2008
Location: Seoul
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| My brother in law got snow up in Ujeongbu. |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:55 am Post subject: |
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| Yep, about 3am here in Anyang last night. |
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Vagabundo
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| Yep, about 3am here in Anyang last night. |
must've melted immediately, because when I woke up this morning there was nothing on the ground, not even a touch and I'm relatively close enough to Anyang so that it would've happened here as well. |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| Vagabundo wrote: |
| Globutron wrote: |
| Yep, about 3am here in Anyang last night. |
must've melted immediately, because when I woke up this morning there was nothing on the ground, not even a touch and I'm relatively close enough to Anyang so that it would've happened here as well. |
Yeah it was just pathetic droplets. Like in England, it will snow plenty but only 10% of the time will it actually settle or be noticeable that it happened. |
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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| And lo, the deathly, skeletal howl of winter arrived with a morbid grin. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:40 am Post subject: |
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First snow in 2010??? Did you miss all the snow back in January?
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Vagabundo
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:10 am Post subject: |
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First snow in 2010??? Did you miss all the snow back in January?
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I did actually.
my vacation flight to SE Asia beat it by 2 days 
heard it was amusing, as Korea was brought to a standstill by something that happens in Chicago, for e.g. on a regular basis and is plowed away within 12 hours. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| Vagabundo wrote: |
| Sector7G wrote: |
First snow in 2010??? Did you miss all the snow back in January?
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I did actually.
my vacation flight to SE Asia beat it by 2 days
heard it was amusing, as Korea was brought to a standstill by something that happens in Chicago, for e.g. on a regular basis and is plowed away within 12 hours. |
Poor comparison given the size and population density differences, not to mention the latitudinal disparity. Nice try though.
In actuality Seoul did very well all things considered. Hope things go as well this year, I think we're in for a lot of snow this year. |
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Vagabundo
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:38 am Post subject: |
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| T-J wrote: |
| Vagabundo wrote: |
| Sector7G wrote: |
First snow in 2010??? Did you miss all the snow back in January?
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I did actually.
my vacation flight to SE Asia beat it by 2 days
heard it was amusing, as Korea was brought to a standstill by something that happens in Chicago, for e.g. on a regular basis and is plowed away within 12 hours. |
Poor comparison given the size and population density differences, not to mention the longitudinal disparity. Nice try though.
In actuality Seoul did very well all things considered. Hope things go as well this year, I think we're in for a lot of snow this year. |
I think you meant to say latitudonal disparity, as this is far more relevant for weather purposes. Actually the difference is minor.. Chicago is 42, and Seoul 37.
Chicago will get the so called "lake effect snow" though.
I think the northern parts of North America, especially around the so called Snow Belt extending from Buffalo through the Midwest, are simply far better equipped and more efficient at plowing the roads, highways, etc.
of course, I think the "record" Korean snowstorm last year (biggest snowfall in 100 years I think?) was what.. about 9-10 inches? That happens in Chicago probably at least once a year.
I hope there's a lot of snow this year. My SE Asia flight is leaving immediately after my short camp  |
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Saudiman
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| no snow yet in Saudi - but we DO get rain! |
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War Eagle
Joined: 15 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Vagabundo wrote: |
| Sector7G wrote: |
First snow in 2010??? Did you miss all the snow back in January?
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I did actually.
my vacation flight to SE Asia beat it by 2 days
heard it was amusing, as Korea was brought to a standstill by something that happens in Chicago, for e.g. on a regular basis and is plowed away within 12 hours. |
Bah, it was buisness as usual in Seoul all last winter. I wish the abundance of snow had somehow affected normal working conditions, but no such luck.
Now, if that amount of snow was on the ground in my hometown of Atlanta, the city most definately would have experienced major problems.
Edit: But to be fair, Korea is situated between Chicago and Atlanta, somewhere in the northern Tennessee region. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Vagabundo wrote: |
I think you meant to say latitudonal disparity, as this is far more relevant for weather purposes. Actually the difference is minor.. Chicago is 42, and Seoul 37.
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Yea, thanks for the catch. Realized it as soon as I posted, but you were faster than I could edit it.
The difference between 37 and 42 degrees is fairly significant though.
Richmond Va. sits at roughly the same latitude as Seoul (37). Pyeongyang sits at roughly the same as Washington D.C. (3. Chicago at 42 is at the same latitude as baekdusan on the Chinese border with North Korea.
The same snowfall that wouldn't phase a snow-belt city such as Chicago or Buffalo in the northeast paralyzes D.C.
Always found it an interesting coincidence that the capitals of the U.S. civil war and the capitals of the two Koreas sat at roughly the same latitude. |
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