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With 60s and even 70s over next five days, one might say the back of winter is broken. Except winter fell and broke its back months ago.

24 here this morning. Probably wont see a temp below freezing again until next November.

Ridging near AK is not modeled to get into a favorable position. It has persistently been too far south/west. Strongest +heights build into the GoA on the EPS, with a deep trough again digging downstream over the west coast. AO and NAO are still positive. Persistent ridging showing up on the east coast. This is what I see on the means. And we are approaching mid March. But sure, it's not impossible. It could snow.

lol one last LR GFS digital snow fail. Dime a dozen.

Damn 2009 was pretty remarkable for snow thinking back. That storm in March, and then the first of the 3 epic snow events in December for the following winter. Only 8 months of heat in between.

Yeah it was the 2nd I think. IIRC that was 8"+ here.

It happened in 11/12 right? Did it? I dunno. If it did, it probably sucked here. Drawing a blank on that one. I remember the huge March 2013 bust tho.

192 hours out may be the closest the op euro has gotten us to a snowstorm I am sure the way we are destined to end this pathetic winter is with a mid March MECS. Not.

I mow into early Dec just to mulch the leaves. Grass is pretty much done here usually by mid to late October. I normally don't mow in the Spring until mid April, but it may be a couple weeks early this year.

Its a stout kind of a weekend for me. Today I am into the Founders CBS. Have not had this in a while, but it is outstanding- even better than I remembered.

Everything is early this year, but mostly chickweed and some other weeds in my case. Grass is still dormant. I probably wont mow until the very end of the month. I am in the woods out in the hinterlands so that usually puts me behind the urban folks with the extra added warmth there.

Always nice to look forward, with great anticipation, to the next disaster.

Rain total here yesterday was 0.65"

Nice wrap around bands moving in here now. Remains to be seen if any of it is frozen. Probably not. 39 now.

Mid Atlantic Fail Index.

Damn I am Jonesing for steamed crabs now. Costas Inn crab meet up?

Here is one- although it is 4 letters. MAFI. It is almost always extremely positive.

Seeing some wet splatty flakes mixed in with the rain here earlier was the most excitement I have seen since a few sleet pellets in early Jan. What an absolutely hideous winter this has been.

There is definitely a bang for the buck size crab. At Costas, I always did the extra large. All 6-7" and fat. That's what I liked most about that place- the consistency. All their crabs are categorized by weight and size. Never had a light crab, ever. Every other place I have gone I ended up sending at least a couple back for replacement because they were literally empty.

And before anyone says "but smaller crabs are more full", LOL. NO. A true number one, premium crab is a big hard shell crab and full of meat. Not a crappy paper shell that's "big" and empty. That is a number 2 or 3. We talkin' a big ass brown bottom, dirty, rusty crab.. The only ones I bother with.

If you want premium crabs you are gonna pay. I don't mind it because I have a crab outing maybe twice a year. I ain't messing with anything small. Too much work and no yield. I guess I am a crab snob lol. I will pay for the 8-10 inchers and enjoy the hell out of em. I go to a place west of St Michaels (past all the tourist traps) over here and get Miles River monsters when they have em, for 60-80 a dozen. Well worth it.

I used to live there once upon a time. Used to hang out in Dundalk as a kid in the summer. Still go to the inner harbor a couple times a year. Used to go to the best crab house around, Costas Inn, over your way on North point Blvd quite often. Hard to justify making the trip now when I can go out and get Miles or Wye river crabs so close by. Cant beat eastern shore river crabs. Most of what Costas gets comes from the Gulf, which is necessary to support their high volume, year round business. They have it all going on though. I have seen the whole operation behind the scenes there and it is impressive.

Where exactly is that? Might be looking for a condo out that way if I can find something reasonable.