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When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
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@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
It's not her fault. She probably got it off of a Facebook meme and didn't fact check it.
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@Obsolesce said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
It's not her fault. She probably got it off of a Facebook meme and didn't fact check it.
How is it not her fault if she got it from Facebook and didn't fact check it? That's about as much her fault as it could possibly be!
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@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@Obsolesce said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
It's not her fault. She probably got it off of a Facebook meme and didn't fact check it.
How is it not her fault if she got it from Facebook and didn't fact check it? That's about as much her fault as it could possibly be!
Ya that was my point lol!
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@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
It is a full 10° south of Scotland. Just WTF.
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@JaredBusch said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
It is a full 10° south of Scotland. Just WTF.
Yeah, it's nowhere close whatsoever!
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@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@JaredBusch said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
It is a full 10° south of Scotland. Just WTF.
Yeah, it's nowhere close whatsoever!
Oh and on two completely different oceans.
The northern Atlantic is nothing like the northern pacific.
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@JaredBusch said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@JaredBusch said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
It is a full 10° south of Scotland. Just WTF.
Yeah, it's nowhere close whatsoever!
Oh and on two completely different oceans.
The northern Atlantic is nothing like the northern pacific.
That as well.
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@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
I would say the weather, especially in the valley is more like france. There is a reason there are sooo many vineyards here.
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@Donahue said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:
When I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, we were talking about weather on the flight and the local Portlander woman on the plane by me told me that the weather of Oregon was like Scotland because they shared a lattitude. I was thinking... what, how can my geography by that far off.
So I just looked it up. If you look at Scotland, it is on the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska, nowhere near Portland let alone the rest of Oregon (Portland is on the norther border.)
If you check Portland, you'll find that it shares a latitude with Milan, Italy. The south side of Europe, not the northern extents like she imagined.
I would say the weather, especially in the valley is more like france. There is a reason there are sooo many vineyards here.
It's directly in line with southern France, and about equally inland from the sea, so makes sense.
