Old Weather Forum

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:53 am

Ice Hunters encounter some nasty weather in the Aleutian Islands.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:59 am

OW Moderator: "Just for show? No, this baby is for getting rid of spammers and scammers and other nasties - they are very rare, but they do appear in our forum sometimes!"

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:44 pm

Helen J wrote:Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:30 pm

jil wrote:Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:58 pm Glad to see the mods have a very smart uniform!

Another smart uniform! I hope they all have spacious wardrobes to keep them all in good condition ....

Yup -we get 25 square yards of walk in wardrobe for our togs. I really like this one - very dapper. But I can tell you that it's hell getting those socks white. I don't wash them of course - my mess-man does, but he says it's very burdensome.

Michael wrote:Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:05 pm Yes, it is.

And some of those mods are very fussy, and I have to wash those socks over and over and over again...

Randi wrote:Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:34 pm I haven't even gotten mine back!

Helen J wrote:Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:01 pm It's so hard to get good staff these days!

Michael wrote:Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:11 pm It's not the staff, it's that fussy and demanding officer who keep sending her socks back for more scrubbing. My hands are raw...

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:09 pm

"HEY! MORTAL! GO BACK HOME AND DO MORE OW! YOUR LORD COMMANDS IT!"

Hanibal94 wrote:Sun Jul 29, 2018 2:00 pm This is me right now...



"Why am I cooped up in here, doing OW? It's summer - I should be outside, having fun like everyone else!"

Hanibal94 wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 2:39 pm Congratulations to us all!



OW'ers celebrate the completion of OW Classic after over six years of labor.

Randi wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 3:02 pm An excellent picture!

Helen J wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 3:56 pm And we all seem to have been issued with splendid costumes for the occasion ....

Michael wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:49 pm Yay team! Let the festivities begin!

AvastMH wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:42 pm Oh wow! That's a nice party that the Zooniverse is paying for - didn't know they did that when top projects finish.
If that's a lemonade fountain down on the right I'll be there if anyone wants me

I thought to collect this epic front page for us to enjoy for a long time... 189,009* pages on 22 voyages



(*If there were an average of 12 entries per page that would make 2,261,808 entries for the project)

Randi wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:54 pm 103%
That's us! OW transcribers are overachievers

AvastMH wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:10 pm Well here's a fanfare to celebrate that! And to welcome in the (almost) new world of Ice Hunting. Let the trumpets sound!!

Caro wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:47 pm

Well done everyone!

jil wrote:Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:54 pm Cheering all the ships home! And some definite splicing of the mainbrace.

AvastMH wrote:Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:27 pm Lovely picture Caro Still feels surreal that it's over.

I'll help with any mainbrace splicing if you need a hand jil

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:10 am

OW Moderator shows off yet another fabulous outfit from their spacious wardrobe.

Dean wrote:Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:06 am

AvastMH wrote:Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:21 pm I have a problem - will I need to buy some stick-on sideburns in order to be able to wear the outfit please?

I like the epaulettes. You're right about the size of them Helen. But I wonder if they double up as somewhere to balance your tea cup on a picnic?

No, I think they pull off so you can brush up the table crumbs after the tea & scones.

Caro wrote:Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:43 am

I favour this outfit for ordinary day wear.

Michael wrote:Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:18 pm This is mine...

Randi wrote:

Hanibal94 wrote:

What about you, Randi? What's your favorite everyday outfit?

I rather like this one:

Just the thing for sending off a new Ice Hunter
(but I suspect that Michael and Caro look far more like their images than I do!)

However, for winter this is hard to beat:

Helen J wrote:Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:50 pm That winter one is excellent - practical but with a touch of glamour. Just like all our mods ....

Michael wrote:Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:38 pm Maybe Caro looks like her image, but certainly I do not!

AvastMH wrote:Mon Aug 27, 2018 9:20 pm

Dean wrote:Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:06 am

AvastMH wrote:Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:21 pm I have a problem - will I need to buy some stick-on sideburns in order to be able to wear the outfit please?

I like the epaulettes. You're right about the size of them Helen. But I wonder if they double up as somewhere to balance your tea cup on a picnic?

No, I think they pull off so you can brush up the table crumbs after the tea & scones.

My goodness - I never thought of that Dean. I'm going to rush out to get some (scones, or sideburns hehehe)

This page is so funny

This is my preferred outfit. You can always take a friend with you - how cool is that?

Caro wrote:Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:26 am

mapurves wrote:Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:38 pm Maybe Caro looks like her image ....

Michael wrote:Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:12 pm Since Caro can be honest...



I think I look better now that I don't wear glasses.

Helen J wrote:Thu Aug 30, 2018 5:13 pm

Dean wrote:Wed Aug 29, 2018 11:15 pm

Helen J wrote:Wed Aug 29, 2018 3:43 pm Most things look better without glasses ....

Depends. I have been told that if you fill the glasses with alcoholic beverages the view is improved.

You mean you haven't tested the theory?

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:21 am

"Shiny, shiny crystal ball,
how can I read this awful scrawl?"

Michael wrote:Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:52 pm Brilliant! Some of the handwriting is really hard to read for a person, but imagine how hard it would to be a programmer trying to get a computer to read it.

Kevin wrote:Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:52 pm Looks like that guy on the table died trying.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 08, 2018 8:42 am

"Ah... Thank Poseidon I remembered NOT to do any OW while cooking this!"

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:12 am

Signs of OW Addiction #281: You encounter so many frustrating, messy logs that your hair turns white!

AvastMH wrote:Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:50 pm Pah - my hair went white starting from age 13 - I beat OW to it. Now if the sheer delight of working on OW works the opposite effect, I should be a raven haired beauty by Christmas.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:10 am

When you can't go Ice Hunting because your computer is in the repair shop.

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This actually just happened to me - on Sunday evening, I spilled Gatorade on my laptop!
So I took it in Monday, and was unable to do any OW for the next few days.
But I got lucky - only the keyboard needed to be replaced, which was done by Thursday.
Everything else was fine, the shop guys said it was likely due to me reacting very quickly.

Here's what to do if this happens to you - I recommend reading and memorizing at least the first seven steps, just in case (Remember Murphy's Law!)
https://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Laptop-f ... uid-Damage

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:48 am

NARA archivists searching for more logbooks to rescue and scan for Old Weather.

Thanks to Dean for finding the picture!

Randi wrote:Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:11 pm A great welcome for Charlotte and Rachael! ;D

rkirsch18 wrote:Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:21 pm Seems realistic to me!

AvastMH wrote:Sat Sep 29, 2018 9:12 pm What a beautiful image, hanibal! I hope they find a great big treasure chest of log books

Welcome Charlotte and Rachel

Dean wrote:Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:33 pm I found some!!!!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:21 pm

OW'ers preparing for the night after another productive day.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:15 am Huzzah!



OW'ers celebrate the 8th anniversary of Old Weather.

Helen J wrote:Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:32 am I'm not sure much work is going to be done by this lot .... But I'm sure we've earned a few hours off

Randi wrote:Sat Oct 13, 2018 2:07 pm Good find, Hanibal!
I'm sure that that was after the day's transcribing

Michael wrote:Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:55 pm Now that's a party!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:17 pm

OW moderators always travel in style.

Randi wrote:Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:43 pm Oooh.... beautiful!

I guess I can ditch my bus pass.



(It looks like rather uncertain footing on the carpet and a bad place to be marooned though.)

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:26 am

OW'ers struggling with the current, terrible interface of OW Whaling.

Michael wrote:Sat Oct 27, 2018 3:15 pm This one, Hanibal, is brilliant! Luckily rescue is on the way.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:42 pm

Randi wrote:Sat Oct 27, 2018 3:17 pm

Very timely since a much better one will be here soon
(as Michael just said ;D)

And it's going to look a lot more like this....

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Randi wrote:Sat Oct 27, 2018 3:17 pm Joan: According to Wiki there were also female barge haulers.

Indeed there were, and I'm very glad that you mention it Randi. Now I can't remember if it was on the BBC's programme 'Countryfile' or on 'Coast', but they did show a group of women doing a boat pull for the cameras. There were a lot of ladies, they did a good job of it. It might have been in Staithes:

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I'm going to keep that brilliant picture in mind hanibal...it will drive me on to getting NOWW (New OWW) sorted out...getting there...getting there

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Nov 03, 2018 2:32 pm

Editor enjoying the improvements and new features of Journey Plotter 2.0.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:10 am

OW'ers celebrate the completion of all ship histories covering World War One, just in time for the centenary of the Armistice.

Helen J wrote:Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:03 pm Any minute now someone is going to be dancing on the tables ....

AvastMH wrote:Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:01 pm Wonderful picture hanibal

And a massive CONGRATULATIONS to the editors.
What a stunning effort to reach Port on the eve of Armistice Day 100 years on.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Nov 17, 2018 10:15 am

Signs of OW Addiction #28: You hurt your hand doing way too much OW in one go!

AvastMH wrote:Sun Nov 18, 2018 11:58 am

OWW-er tries out the whaling experience for real in dry dock. Safe for the OWW-er, safe for the whales. Another OW success

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:22 am

"I wish I was back in beautiful, sunny Hawaii!"
"Shut up and keep looking for ice! We'll be heading back to Unalaska soon!"

Thanks to Dean for finding the image!