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Yea, looks like I was wrong about this one....impressive.

I mean, on paper within the proper context....I get what John meant, but read the room.

I believe it.....I'm right next door to KBOS. We were having a meeting from 10-11 and people couldn't help but notice the shrieking winds.

Pretty ferocious in Chelsea....

I don't think John meant it that way, but that is how it comes across because he was defending edugg, who was being an ass.

I'm not "missing the point"...your resorting to condescension when faced with resistance. Got it. I completely understand skepticism in the sense that long range guidance is prone to large error, so set expectations accordingly. But it needs to stop short of criticizing anyone who dares to venture towards giving a good faith effort, and anyone who sees avenues towards more wintery outcomes because it fosters a close minded approach. That is the antithesis of the type of approach that relatively poor skill at extended lead times should foster, which is an open-mind thought process. Its a weather forum...we discuss long range guidance, even it looks like it may offer wintry opportunities. That type of mindset is why we have a brigade of 5 PPD members tossing weenies at anyone who dares to mention that forbidden four letter word...sno#. I don't believe you do or endorse that, but your post inhibits efforts to reduce that within this context IMO.

I don't agree...its lazy science. I'm sorry, dude, but just because it went wrong last year isn't good enough. I have spent hours, and hours, and hours, and hours and hours learning from last season's failure and at the end of the day, I am better equipped to avoid it happening again and am very confident that it won't. If you want to take the "lets wait and see what happens" approach, sure....but the BS about ostracizing anyone that expects a pattern change because of what happened last year is just so tiresome.

You need to add a little cloud from the Grinch's tukis right into Santa's mug.

Its a shame Snowman can't reign it in and be a bit more objective because he knows his shit.

The last one was a complete joke, but this one is respectable.

They text me updates when there is an outage, Kev.

NGRID says my power is back at home...about a 90 minute outage.

Time for sit indian style on the living room floor with a bag of Doritos in nothing but your Hannah Montana skibbies.

I would give anything to count those as posts I agree on January....I don't expect a really cold month...just serviceable.

"Please be seated passengers and note the fasten seatbelt sign as we expect some turbulence dodging and weaving dog logs upon landing"....

I feel so vindicated for getting up an hour early...coworkers are texting saying they have no idea when they will get here.

This event is definitely more impressive than the last one....was nice driving in earlier than usual to stay ahead of potential traffic nightmares....paradoxically peaceful as the sheets of rain blew by.

I was worried about my forecast for a +AO/NAO December at the outset of the month, but looks like it will be okay.

Not sure why the ridicule for mentioning model output on a weather forum...its so tiresome. Once Bluewave waxes poetic about the west Pac warm pool and phase 5, you guys drop your drawers.

Wow....your boy @snowman19turned on you....that was fast What a bastion of objectivity he is

Maybe new matress?

I received a text just now saying outages were in my area...they were asking if I was out, but I'm at work already. Windy in Chelsea...

"Show me on the doll where mother nature touched you...its okay, go ahead".....

.53" as of midnight....in a break

Another hapless effort at persistence forecasting born of some infantile defense mechanism. Log off and seek out a skilled therapist.