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[Andreas]

Hi Monika,

what does SLR mean exactly, I'm just curious!

SLR means "Single-lens reflex". You could throw an eye on Wikipedia if you want

Greetings from Vienna
Andreas

[Crimson Tide]

Hi Monika,

SLR means "Single-lens reflex". You could throw an eye on Wikipedia if you want

Greetings from Vienna
Andreas

Hi, Andreas!
That advise was not only interesting because of my now answered question, but also very informative to see the history of Cameras, and how the Asian have taken over the camera business from Germany (and other European countries).

[Crimson Tide]

Hi,
I have to come back to the topic Weather, because it is too funny!

We have "Winter Weather Alert" right now! We could get some SNOWFLAKES in between the rain tonight and frozen roads.......oh my goodness....snow in Alabama      
I'm very curious about that, and if that will really happens!  

[America_Crazy]

Wow, snow in Alabama. I can´t imagine that to happen for some reason but maybe it does. I hope we do not get any further snow today. We had more than 32F today which means that snow started to melt a little bit which was great to see cause I just want spring to come as soon as possible. I do not like having to be outside gettind rid of ice on the wind shield of my car and sitting in there freezing and waiting until the car finally gets warm. Mostly I need to get off again once it is warm  

[Crimson Tide]

Hi, America Crazy,
I can understand so good your feelings about the cold winter!
A lot of German friends told me that it is now enough!
My sister, for example, she had a bad experience last week in München with frost.
She parked her car into a rest of snow which was melted.
Over night they had minus 15°C, and the next morning she couldn't move, her tires were frozen about 10 cm deep into the ice! She needed hammer and chisel and one hour to get her car free!
She already hated the "White Stuff" before, but now she hates it much more!  

[America_Crazy]

Hi Crimson Tide,

on one hand it is really a funny story but then on the other hand it is just a mess. These are the moments you learn to dislike, probably to hate winter. I just know it is going to be the same kind of chilly adventure as every morning when you need to get up early in the morning to avoid traffic. It is just about time for spring to come. That is all I can say  

[Crimson Tide]

   
     

Don't worry....be happy! Spring will come very soon! Just a few weeks!

[America_Crazy]

These are very nice smilies. I esp. like the sheep.    All smilies just represent what I am really looking forward to. Even though there is said to be snowflakes coming your way tonight, how warm/cold is it in Alabama right now?

[Crimson Tide]

We have right now 48°F, 9°C!
Not very much for our region!
You cannot imagine how fast you get used to the warm temperatures and how I was shivering last year in Mai, when I came to Germany for a wedding. That was soooooooo cold! Unusual cold for Germany, too.

[ratlady]

hey @all

well, I'm really pleased this thread just keeps thriving!!  

Unfortunately, our internet service has been rather "crappy" for the last two days, and still is... just every once in a while I can get kind of a "sneak look" online

Weatherwise - well, the forecast has below freezing temperatures for around mid-week... and that while I was already looking forward to springtime...   But actually, "freezing" is not that uncommon around here - however, this year's "pattern" surely is! Normally, it's mid/late December until mid/late January when it's "really" cold... and NOT in February!! But even though we do get "freeze warnings" on a rather regular base every year around that time, snow is indeed highly unusual... I think the last time they had snow on the ground down here was about 15 years ago or so... although it may be a different story where Crimson Tide lives... after all, that's way "up north"     (@Crimson Tide - no "offense", of course...   ) Right now, we are at about 50 Fahrenheit...

[Crimson Tide]

hey @all

was about 15 years ago or so... although it may be a different story where Crimson Tide lives... after all, that's way "up north"     (@Crimson Tide - no "offense", of course...   ) Right now, we are at about 50 Fahrenheit...

Hi, Ratlady!

We have just 39°F, means 4°Celsius! You see the difference between the South and the West Central Alabama!  
I don't believe really that it will snow at night! But if it'll happens, my husband drives at 6am to Mercedes, and he takes a camera with him to prove the existence of snowflakes, because I'm sure they'll be gone a few hours later!

And Seattle lost the game!    
But they can be very proud to be the 2'nd best team in the whole USA!

[ratlady]

And Seattle lost the game!    
But they can be very proud to be the 2'nd best team in the whole USA!

yeah, I heard about that earlier (...we didn't go out to watch the game after all...   )... do you know that someone actually (well, "allegedly") placed a 10 million dollar bet on Pittsburgh?! ...kinda makes you wonder...  

By the way, my husband was looking over my shoulder recently and saw your "avatar" - his "reaction": "go tell them: War Eagle!"...  

[Crimson Tide]

By the way, my husband was looking over my shoulder recently and saw your "avatar" - his "reaction": "go tell them: War Eagle!"...  

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Auburn
----- our arch-enemy! Baaaaaaah!    

[ratlady]

@ Crimson Tide -

 Good thing I don't care too much about football...   I do have some sort of "affection" for Auburn University though - after all, they've been my "employer" for most of my first four years over here - in fact, it's partly thanks to their highly knowledgeable staff at the International Office that I was able to come and work over here to begin with...  

Auburn is actually one of the few "places" in Alabama other than the coastal areas that I've been to several times - I really like the way their campus is set up but then again, that's about the only campus I've ever really been to over here...  

Did it actually ever snow "up in your area"? For us, I think "tonight's the night" - won't have any snow but may get down to around freezing... "luckily", I have a dentist's appointment in the morning so will probably leave home a little later than usual - and by then, any possible ice on the windshield should be gone anyway...  

[Crimson Tide]

IT IS SNOWING IN ALABAMA !!!!!      

  ....therefore... ...it will not be enough, but it is really snowing right now!!
I just wanna tell y'all