Colorado has weather to cheer about — for now
By Alan Gathright, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published November 19, 2008 at 6:50 a.m.
Updated November 19, 2008 at 12:20 p.m.
Brian Lehmann / The Rocky
Christmas lights on the Denver City and County building in downtown early Wednesday morning.
City Hall is decked out in red-and-green Christmas lights as metro Denver residents brace for a blast of wintry weather tonight.
But, this being Colorado, today will be a sunny 67 degrees before freezing drizzle and fog blows in after midnight.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for most of the state as tonight's low in metro Denver will plunge to 28 degrees and the frigid drizzle and fog shroud will continue into Thursday morning.
The high Thursday will be a chilly 37 degrees.
It'll warm Friday to a mostly sunny 50 degrees.
The weekend through the start of next week will be sunny with highs in the mid- to upper 50s.
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November 19, 2008
10:50 a.m.
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Michael writes:
"City Hall is decked out in red-and-green Christmas lights..."
Uh-oh....the RMN used the C-word to describe the lights. Let the howling begin!!!!
November 19, 2008
11:07 a.m.
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UNV_ME writes:
I'm not against the lights on that building... but can't they do it in a more tasteful way? That looks like some sort of retarded rainbow.
November 19, 2008
12:10 p.m.
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KING writes:
Now i am pretty sure that yesterday there was a story in the RMN on how the government was trying to save money....how much does the set up and maintenance of these stupid light displays cost?
time to cut them out.
November 19, 2008
1:15 p.m.
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COLibertarian writes:
King
My recollection is that the costs are payed for by private and donated funds. I could be wrong but that is what I recall
November 19, 2008
5:07 p.m.
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frontpage writes:
Yes, the Christmas lights are paid for with private funds. plus the good will and tourism dollars could be calculated in the $$ millions.
Any one who says to shut it down must be a "soft white dim bulb"
November 19, 2008
5:53 p.m.
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jefferson3 writes:
The lights look like an old, lady of the night squinting to put her make-up on.
November 19, 2008
6:06 p.m.
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beentheredonethat writes:
In over 30 years, I've never seen that building lit attractively. Hard to believe that they refuse to listen to feedback on it and continue to light it so hideously. It could be good looking if they stuck to one or two colors (not red and green, duh) and it could be done with no electricity with solar powered lights, which work just fine. And which tourists are those who actually come to Denver to see Christmas lights? Get real.