# Fuck off March (minirants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 1, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819 "2018-03-01T15:17:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/281 "2018-03-16T22:37:22Z")
Can’t everyone see that little box in the upper right-hand corner of a person’s post where it says “Location”? I know some people have smart-ass comments, but **Beck** ’s says So. Ark. 59 degrees and beautiful here (south of Seattle, WA, USA, North America, Earth). ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/282 "2018-03-16T22:51:39Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > Can’t everyone see that little box in the upper right-hand corner of a person’s post where it says “Location”? I know some people have smart-ass comments, but **Beck** ’s says So. Ark. > > 59 degrees and beautiful here (south of Seattle, WA, USA, North America, Earth). Depends on the theme you’re using. I can see the location of guests because I have the sultantheme thing selected in my User CP. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/283 "2018-03-16T22:59:13Z")
> [@kiz](#): > > Did you get anything from the one this past Tuesday? Our friends on the MA/NH border got over a foot and maybe then some judging from the photos they posted. Nor’Easter #1 March 2: 2 inches of snow, some rain Nor’Easter #2 March 8: 15 inches of snow Nor’Easter #3 March 13: 26 inches of snow Up until the 7th we were doing okay. We were at 57" total for the winter, which is 3" less than the annual average for this part of New Hampshire. Now we’ve gotten another 41" in a week. Our last big storm last year wasn’t until the first week of April, so most people are wary and very tired of this. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/284 "2018-03-16T23:31:05Z")
God, how do y’all live I those places? It must be a wonderful place in other seasons. I hope for all your sakes it is. Good luck to you all. Be careful digging out. Spring will pop up soon, I am sure.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/285 "2018-03-16T23:32:20Z")
I have dutifully pulled the car into the garage all winter in case there was snow, but there were mostly only fairly light dustings. Finally it’s sunny March, and I left it out in the driveway, thinking maybe I’ll give it a nice wash tomorrow. We immediately get one of the bigger snowfalls of the winter, the epicenter of which appeared to be directly over my house. The guy who plows the driveway came by. Normally I have a nice clean dry car and clear driveway, but this time he was only able to get the front half of the driveway done in front of the car, leaving me with my car sitting under what appeared to be a minor avalanche. I brushed it off as best I could and went grocery shopping, whereupon I opened the trunk and bits of icy wet snow started falling in. I should have learned by now from long experience that I have the power to control the weather, just by where I leave my car. Which is precisely why we had no snow this winter, until now. I can put it in the garage and summon bright warm sunny days, or leave it out and bring on fierce storms. In the summer when it can’t snow, leaving it out usually brings on freak summer storms, hail, and hurricanes. A few years ago I garaged it most of the time and brought on an uprecedented drought due to lack of rain the whole summer. Last summer I tried leaving it out in the driveway, and caused record rainfall and widespread flooding in some areas, for which I apologize. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/286 "2018-03-16T23:34:30Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Nor’Easter #1 March 2: 2 inches of snow, some rain > Nor’Easter #2 March 8: 15 inches of snow > Nor’Easter #3 March 13: 26 inches of snow > > Up until the 7th we were doing okay. We were at 57" total for the winter, which is 3" less than the annual average for this part of New Hampshire. Now we’ve gotten another 41" in a week. Our last big storm last year wasn’t until the first week of April, so most people are wary and very tired of this. I sure hope things clear up for you by April 1. Nobody needs an Easter Nor’Easter. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/287 "2018-03-16T23:53:41Z")
Oh, there’s another one shaping up for mid-week coming up. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/288 "2018-03-17T02:38:01Z")
**Projammer** Quite frankly, it is a good weeding process! The gentleman with whom I am presently sharing company came equipped with his own cats and overstuffed bookcases 🙂 \*\* Lightray\*\* I don’t know if this is helpful, but I started having ocular migraines shortly after I finished the hell that is called puberty. As I understand, they are often caused by a shift in hormone levels. I have never progressed to the horrible pain migraines I have heard about. They are inconvenient when happening and I get a minor headaches that I can tell caused by eye strain. Many people never progress to the bad ones. I understand that might change when I go through the hell that is called menopause and that they will probably lessen in frequency or even go away completely. With the pollen count so high, it might not be so easy to tell, but do you get a smell or taste before the lights starts? I smell orange blossoms and a friend has said she tastes licorice. These are not strong smells or tastes, just something that tickles your brain. When that happens to me, I take Benadryl and ice my forehead and the back of my neck. An ice pack on the top of my head is always helpful. What I am trying to do is cause vascular constriction which often helps lessen the time I am staring at flashing lights. Sometimes, if I react fast enough, I can stop the lights. There are no promises implied with my advice. If you take it and it works, great! If you try it and it doesn’t work, I really hope you can find something that works for you. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/289 "2018-03-17T02:41:06Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I sure hope things clear up for you by April 1. Nobody needs an Easter Nor’Easter. _insert groan here_ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/290 "2018-03-17T04:09:18Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I sure hope things clear up for you by April 1. Nobody needs an Easter Nor’Easter. You say that but it [has happened before](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_April_Fool%27s_Day_blizzard). No one was amused by the prank. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/291 "2018-03-17T04:13:37Z")
I remember that one - I didn’t have my boots with me, so my boyfriend (now husband) had to carry me over the giant puddles when it immediately started to melt. I’m happy to be back on the west coast in a place where we average one or two snows per year at most. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/292 "2018-03-17T12:45:43Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Oh, there’s another one shaping up for mid-week coming up. Last I heard they hadn’t decided whether it’s actually going to hit us or just give us a glancing blow. They also said chance of mostly rain, which I’ll gladly take. I now know why snowbirding to Florida is common thing in these parts, LOL. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/293 "2018-03-17T12:47:27Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > You say that but it [has happened before](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_April_Fool%27s_Day_blizzard). No one was amused by the prank. We got slammed with one some 20 years ago, IIRC, in early April. I was trapped at work. Nobody could leave until they plowed out the parking lot. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/294 "2018-03-17T12:57:37Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > \*\* > Lightray\*\* I don’t know if this is helpful, but I started having ocular migraines shortly after I finished the hell that is called puberty. As I understand, they are often caused by a shift in hormone levels. I have never progressed to the horrible pain migraines I have heard about. They are inconvenient when happening and I get a minor headaches that I can tell caused by eye strain. Many people never progress to the bad ones. > > I understand that might change when I go through the hell that is called menopause and that they will probably lessen in frequency or even go away completely. Oh no. I’ve started having ocular migraines at the end of last year. Please don’t let this be a hormone shift. I’m only 38, I’m too young for perimenopause. ☹ Also the last time I had a major hormone change in puberty it activated my autoimmune disease and I’m not ready for it to come back again. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/295 "2018-03-17T14:23:09Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > With the pollen count so high, it might not be so easy to tell, but do you get a smell or taste before the lights starts? Well, since this was my first ocular migrane _ever_, I didn’t really notice weirdness since it took me a while to realize what was going on. And, of course, I’m at a chemical plant in Crosby TX (remember that Arkema plant that caught on fire last flood? just down the road). So already an excuse for weird smells. It had _better_ not be hormonal changes. I’m a 50 year old _guy_, so hormonal changes for me probably means hypogonadism to go along with my hypothyroidism. Which would not be good. Happily, it did not progress to a migrane headache, so doesn’t appear to have been an aura, just a scintillating scotoma. Which is, honestly, a coolly named affliction at least. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/296 "2018-03-17T15:54:42Z")
My husband is sick and depressed, and right now, I am out of energy to try and cheer him up. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/297 "2018-03-17T16:26:13Z")
No one should have to deal with being smugly preached at by vegans when a) they’re working, and b) someone they know, who is also vegan but not preachy, is standing behind them with his small children. I’ve been vegetarian for over a decade, but those gits made me want to eat a steak on front of them. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/298 "2018-03-17T17:30:34Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > I’ve been vegetarian for over a decade, but those gits made me want to eat a steak **on** front of them. I know that was a typo, but I can just imagine you knocking someone on their ass and then sitting on their chest while nomming down on a succulent ribeye. That was a typo, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/299 "2018-03-17T18:00:33Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > I know that was a typo, but I can just imagine you knocking someone on their ass and then sitting on their chest while nomming down on a succulent ribeye. > > That was a typo, wasn’t it? It was, but I find your thinking inspiring. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819/300 "2018-03-17T18:47:46Z")
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