<p>I like that other camera but even when it says I'm controlling it I can't figure out how to move at all.</p>
<p>edit: to be on topic even just a little, it's snowing right now.</p>
<p>The weather in Ithaca is not that bad. If you're from southern Cal or Florida spending a winter anywhere in the northeast will cause culture shock. That said the weather at Cornell (and everywhere on the southern end of the finger lakes) is similar to the areas south. If you go to the top of the finger lakes (Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, etc) the weather is much more severe then in Ithaca. For me personally it was a pretty good 4 season experience ... although I can't imagine winter if they're removing the trays from the cafeterias (they were the defacto sleds for Lib slope).</p>
<p>We live in SoCal. My S likes to ski but has Reynaud's syndrome, a circulatory problem that results in extremely cold digits (fingers and toes.) So we got him these expensive ski gloves, battery powered with wires down to the end of the fingers to keep them warm.</p>
<p>Any ideas how he'd survive in a climate like Ithaca? Today's down in the low 70s so he wore a light sweatshirt with his t-shirt and shorts. Waterpolo in the outdoor pool this afternoon. Yeah, a SoCal native fer sure.</p>
<p>DOWN in the low 70s? It was down in the low 30s today here, and where I live is slightly warmer than Ithaca. So I would get a few pairs of gloves like he has in case he loses them as well as some very warm clothing. I'm sure he'll be fine, though, if he keeps those gloves on in winter.</p>
<p>In my experience most students eventually become well-adjusted to the weather. I had some friends from California who were initially shocked, but they were prepared with heavy coats and survived the winter. Low 30s really isn't that bad either (admittedly I'm from a colder climate), especially compared to single-digit temperatures in January. In fact, as I recall temperatures don't really climb back into the 40s until late March/early April. The only time I really thought Ithaca weather was bad was the first day of Spring '08, when wind chills were below zero. That was a harsh day, and I wished I had a face mask.</p>
<p>Yeah low 30s isn't bad, but considering that's it not yet December, consistent low 30s for 4 consecutive days is fairly bad.
Yeah, I remember I went on vacation to Arizona where it was about 86 every day and came back to my area of NY and it was 6. An 80 degree drop in one day was not fun.</p>
<p>Also, get ready for very sudden temperature changes. One hour it could be 60-65 and in a few it could go down to 30, even 20. It's happened before!</p>
<p>if youre from florida, you may have a tough adjustment ahead. ive lived in buffalo for 7 years and now ithaca for 3, and i still cringe at the though of a 10 degree january high. in my opinion though, it's the snow that may drive one mad. sure, the first or second one look pretty, but they get old fast. especially sucks when you rely on a car to get to campus and your driving a rear-wheel. although, i guess that last part is the fault of my own impracticality.</p>
<p>ChandlerBing:</p>
<p>Yes indeed, DOWN in the 70s. We had over 90 last week when the Santa Ana winds were blowing and the firestorms were raging. Even though we're within 4 miles of the coast, we smelled the smoke and had light ash dusting, even though the fires were far in the distance.</p>
<p>You know CA, our seasons are Earthquake, Fire, Mudslide ... darn, I forget the other one. :cool:</p>
<p>All I know was that I was in Sonoma County for a wedding the first weekend in August. It got down to an overnight low of 38 and I have never been colder in August in my life.</p>
<p>Wow, FindAPlace... that's intense.
All the crap that happens down in CA makes me have second-thoughts of wanting to live in SoCal. But then I realize that if you live near/on the coast, you're pretty much fine (except for earthquakes and the occasional mudslide). </p>
<p>Yeah, I know how that feels Cayuga. I was in Arizona in April once and the overnight lows were into the 20s... and the heat was turned off because our hosts had one of those beds that warms up when you sleep in them. Coldest night ever: in Arizona.</p>
<p>FindAPlace-- is the fourth smog??</p>
<p>I am watching the web cam right now. Snow is coming down pretty hard. My daughter is driving home in her little car right now. I hope she is not going to have problem.</p>
<p>it was snowing really hard for a little. I wish here was an expression for that like raining cats and dogs.
but the roads were pretty well clear at least on campus. and the snow has let up as well.</p>
<p>Sledding on trays from Oakenshields! </p>
<p>Lol, you should've asked happy Dave to join you.</p>
<p>Three of my absolute best memories of Cornell are </p>
<p>1) Tray sleding on Lib slop which I mentioned earlier</p>
<p>2) Going for a run through campus while it is still snowing near the end of storm so I was the first to be on the snow ... a wonderful peaceful and calming experience.</p>
<p>3) Playing mid-night touch football in the middle of a snow storm (preferable co-ed ... need to warm-up after the game you know).</p>
<p>Playing in the snow can be great!</p>
<p>why just touch football?</p>
<p>you steal trays? i'm telling cornell....</p>
<p>3togo- your activities (primarily 2 and 3) have inspired me. Lol</p>
<p>Morrismm:</p>
<p>Smog .. yes, the air quality was a mess during the fires. Smog is present other times as well, but not nearly as bad as in the 60s and 70s, I'm told. Back then, it was a regular occurrence to hear radio reports for bad air quality even for people with no pulmonary problems.</p>
<p>Thankfully, although it does cost, CA takes it seriously. We have a govt agency to deal with it, the AQMD (Air Quality Mgmt District.) This is why cars manufactured for sale in CA have extra features, and why gas sold in state goes through more processing.</p>
<p>And we don't get snow to beat the smog out of the sky, and lately we're lucky to get rain.</p>
<p>At least you're getting 70s, highs in the low 20s here in upstate NY for three days in a row, smog or no smog.</p>
<p>Hehe, our lows are in the mid-50s, highs in the 70s. Oh, Florida.</p>