rclab

Afternoon everyone. Would it help if the weenie emoji was changed to something like this? I used it in a reply to a forky post. Stay well all, as always ….

2 hours ago, Will - Rutgers said:

IMO no matter the pattern we’re always a week away from some unexpected evolution and a potential storm.  not that that means there’s some great potential on the horizon but that people who pout about things being snowless forever are annoying dorks

1 hour ago, forkyfork said:

getting more than 5 weenies on a post should kill you

I think just one of these would do the deed. As always ….

1 hour ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Yeah .. okay, I see what you mean.  

I was getting at more of a 'primal fear' mechanism for/to elicit change. 

You know, big gray abyssal wall of sea water coming over the horizon. The 2nd sunset glow from an asteroid impact while the Earth begins to crack and tremble type stuff.   Four Horseman.   I'm not a religious person in any organized sense of it but ...there's a reason why 'fire and brimstone' works in those passages. That is what is required.  Digression ( haha) but you know what the bible really is? It's a historic framework for failing human virtuosity because they are incapable without being directly stimulated to do so.  That's all it was, really.  Do this or fear God casting you to hell ( so to speak).  Well ?  Stop profligate consumption of fossil fuels for the purpose of powering the industrial convenience engine, or you'll all burn in hell.   Sound familiar.  It's not even a metaphor.  The principle is identical.    

Anyway, humans need more than videos of famine, or media coverage of heat waves in Asia - in other words, it's always 'somewhere else' 

In fact, I'm beginning to suspect there's a "warming" (puns are free ) to inaction, because CC doesn't hurt enough, right now. The warnings are getting comfortable to live with in other words. 

It reminds me a little bit of that passage in the historical account of the great Galveston hurricane disaster that took place in the early years of last century. In "Isaac's Storm"  Larson described the sea as rising with successively increasing wave heights. Warm gulf waters were up an over the causeways. But the sun was shining - false state of euphoria supplanted the ominous portents of the tumultuous ocean, because the warm autumn sun and light NE trade breezes were too pleasantly immersive. Despite the initial observation of the rising sea, the mood turned to a period of gaiety; the masses wasting precious time that should have been used to leave the barrier islands.  

Are we in such an interlude?

What you describe with 'fear of having to change' is certainly a valid psychology, too. And it absolutely will retard effective action from being implemented with any sense of rapidity..  But, it's a softer variety. It's a part of our interlude.  

 

My moms “Wait till your father comes home” warning kept me in check. Whether Mother Natures is not effective, unheard or ignored …. something is coming home, be it father or far worse. Stay well, as always ….

2 hours ago, gravitylover said:

Yup. It's a 10-25 foot high wall of tangled, overgrown, unkempt ugliness. I trim our side smooth all the way up a few times a year and end up with piles of crap that just sits until it dries out. When it's leafed out it sux getting out of the driveway. Suburban problems you've never known

It cost me quite a bit to remove a diseased oak and trim the healthy one on my postage stamp. My good neighbor wanted to share the cost as the remaining oak branches were over his postage stamp. I told him as of now it’s my responsibility. In 40 or 50 years the trunk will probably have grown through his wood fence and fate willing, his grandkids can discuss it again with mine. Stay well, as always ….

36 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

It's a good thing we have some warmth incoming or this would be there all winter. For the nearly 30 years I've been here the neighbors refuse to trim the growth between us and won't let me do it either so the driveway is in deep shade from mid November until mid February. Usually once the ice forms that's it for a few months, it makes its own little freezer where the temp will be 10° colder than it is 50 feet away. Last year I went through 150 pounds of salt and 300 pounds of sand 

Good morning gravity. It doesn’t make for neighbor peace but are you permitted to trim anything extending over your property line? Stay well, as always …

3 hours ago, Volcanic Winter said:

Refreshing indeed. Nothing like waking up in the morning to crisp air that’ll make your nipples cut glass. 

Good morning V W. I’m not sure why but after reading your post, I started humming that old 50 year ago Pattie Page tune, How Much Is That Doggie In The Window. Stay well, warm and uncut. As always ….

1 hour ago, Will - Rutgers said:

wow just checked the 3km Grandma and it’s telling me i’m going to be a very handsome young man all next week

Someone better warn the southeast ridge. As always ….

29 minutes ago, weatherpruf said:

You are not going to last around here if you have no idea what you're talking about but pretend that you do. I'm not a climatologist, but I am educated and I can read, and the experts are clear about what is going on. It's settled science. If you can't accept it you won't find a welcome audience here. Remember, science does not care if you have a grudge with Al Gore or not. There are plenty of published papers on this topic you can read; hell, you can just read the abstracts and that will convince you. 

Good afternoon w p. For some the tale is ‘Once upon a time …. they lived happily ever after.’ Without a thought of what’s happening, what it takes and/or how to get, from one point to the other. The photos below were second week of December NYC 40 N L, 2023.
 

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57 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

I wonder how much our political leaders are actually reflecting the will of the people-- specifically the older people.

Having talked to so many people the last few months, it's surprising how many I find who believe in climate change but don't think it's a big problem.  They actually think the planet will be better off being warmer because it will support more biodiversity specifically more plant life.  These are some very intelligent people with some misguided views-- and they use Hawaii as the ideal for climate, saying it is the most biodiverse place on the planet and imagine if the rest of the planet had a climate like Hawaii.  They dont care so much about sea level rise, saying that people should move away from the oceans-- they call us "coastal elitists."  I've taken to using health as a bigger argument, because fossil fuels do adversely affect our health and that is a bigger concern to these people than the weather becoming warmer, which they actually seem to want.  They even use ridiculous arguments like growing produce in Greenland, Siberia and Antarctica as reasons to want the weather to get warmer (and supporting a growing population-- which we need to stabilize anyway.)

Good morning Liberty. Isn’t there a significant percentage of flora that relies on a cold cycle for survival? Unless their looking at the present cold desert like climate of Siberia/Canada as the future new bread and fruit basket. I’m closing in on 77 and to your credit misguided is a kinder word Than I  would have used. Stay well, as always ….

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Weeklies are gorgeous 

48 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Beautiful gfs run

33 minutes ago, Blue Dream said:

Snowman19 is obsessed with you bro

“Sigh”. As always ……

51 minutes ago, codfishsnowman said:

Dear Mother Nature

Please blanket the entire region with a few inches of snow so most folks will be happier. Please stop these SE Screamers.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely 

Codfishsnowman 

Well done cfs. From your lips to ……. Stay well, as always ….

8 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

why dont fossil fuel companies get banned from these COP fiascos? why should these companies have any rights to have a say in anything? Like the tobacco companies, you wont see any progress until you eliminate their voices in making any decisions.

 

Good morning Liberty, happy to see your post. Perhaps keeping them close to the problem solving is a good strategy. Their interest will be governed more by a formula containing profit/$$$ rather than altruism. When alternative energy generation becomes profitable they will wave the flag strenuously. Otherwise Gaia is left crying out to the universe “ forgive them; for they know not w hat they do.” Stay well, as always …

8 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Might as well break the spell and end a shitty year with something fun and borderline anomalous. 

8 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Yeah, it just kind of sits and rots, everyone gets in on the game by the end.

7 hours ago, mreaves said:

There have been so many anomalous events why not have one that we actually want?  Please Santa?

16 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Everyone is throwing darts like a blindfolded monkey right now...

12 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Looks like another good rain event for us 

12 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

And if / when that fails .. you can pull on this

Good morning everyone. Rather than DIT’s explicit suggestion, perhaps, another suggestion……stay well and hopeful, as always …..

25 minutes ago, weathermedic said:

Up to 2.11 inches for the storm so far. Lowest barometer reading was 29.04. Highest wind gust was 27 mph, but my Davis is kind of sheltered from more accurate wind readings.

 

Good afternoon WM. My, over 50 years ago, store bought barometer is showing a little over 28.80. At least the needle is also pointing to rain which is what is currently occurring. Stay well, as always …

Good morning everyone. As per NWS/NOAA between 13:51 on the 17th and 07:51 on the 18th CPK has recorded 2.21”.  Maximum temp 62 and minimum pressure 29.15 at 07:51. A drop of .99 inches of mercury in about 19 hours. Rain currently moderate. Stay safe and dry all. As always ….

6 minutes ago, Will - Rutgers said:

honestly still better than my current job

All right Will. Be in all the earlier on the 26th. We’ll discuss your salary then. Make sure the doors are locked …. Just in case nephew Rob shows up again. As always ….

1 hour ago, Will - Rutgers said:

please update the prompt to include rclab with his signature tophat and cane thank you

1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

Prompt updated:

Thank you, Don/Will. I’m already preparing for the visits. Let’s see, it should be Sacrus first, Anthony second and S19 third. You get the whole day off Will but the 15 shillings is non negotiable. Rob, I won’t accept the invite and you gave me no option but to throw you out of the postage stamp. Walt and BW no donations although I may run into you thinking differently in the morning. And forky when I give you the $ for the prize Turkey ….. don’t run away with it this time. I still feel it was the right move to force DIT out if the Counting House business but Wolfe on the doorknob and living room still scares the devil out of me. One last thing. Thank you Maureen for your care and compassion for maintaining the rooms you will definitely get a raise to ten. Thank you everyone, the 24/25 will be its usual long night but even so … God Bless Us Everyone …. As always ….

8 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

If the CFSv2 is right, patience remains in order. Genuine winter weather for the NYC and Philadelphia areas appears unlikely through most of the month. Periodically, the GFS and even ECMWF have flirted with the idea of some snowfall next week, but have since backed off.

CFSv2:

Status of Winter:

AI generated Don? I’ve tried to learn the various acronyms used on the forum, only to find out knowing what the letters are and what they mean is quite different.  T Blizzard in the New England forum posted that snow would occur in the present pattern, only, in Moose Fart Maine. Before suggesting a relocation for Anthony, I went to the look up and found something that may benefit all of us. Served with your favorite beverage it just might reset our apprehensions. Stay well, as always…

7 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Yeah, that run gave me chills thinking of last year. Hideous run for New England winter lovers. Moose fart Maine might do okay verbatim on the deal after Christmas 

34 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I wouldn’t look at an op run and head for the Taunton River.

Good morning TB2014, CW and everyone else. For almost 10 years I’ve tried to internalize some weather knowledge by becoming, at least, acronym fluent. Only limited success. However what keeps me alive are the golden nuggets such as T B dropped in his post. ‘Moose Fart Maine’ I couldn't resist the look up and found something even better. Perhaps passed around and enjoyed with a favorite beverage might ease many of the forums current concerns. Stay well all, as always ….

1 hour ago, IrishRob17 said:

On this date in 1981 areas in this thread were in the midst of a decent snowstorm. I think I've talked about it before in here but that's not going to stop me from talking about it again.  We lived in Fishkill at the time.  I have some vivid memories of this storm, I was nine years of age and recall working on Christmas decorations/ornaments with my Cub Scout pack.  It was pretty exciting to have gifts for my parents that I created, all while a raging snowstorm was occurring during the holiday season. The storm started on the 14th, I found this from a NY Times article in the 12/15/81 paper: "Yesterday afternoon's snow turned into heavy rain last night in New York City, but continued to fall heavily across Rockland County, portions of eastern New York, the Catskills and Connecticut."  Looking at various COOP reports, which can be a bit sketchy but still tell a story, it appears the storm lasted until late on the 16th or early on the 17th depending on location.  Some local NY snow totals from those observations:

Gardiner: 18" (seems a bit high but who knows)

Glenham: 10.5"

Liberty: 9"

Walden: 11"

Westchester Airport: 6.5"

Yorktown: 11"

The records show a couple of refreshers, one on 18th/19th and another on the 23rd, each were a trace up to two inches, location dependent.  Temps started warming up on Christmas Eve so the pack began melting but held on enough to make it an official White Christmas.  Seeing this Miller commercial in regular rotation on tv was more than fitting during that December of yore.

 

Thank you Rob. I also enjoyed the seasonal commercials. I remember a subway poster for Johnny Walker showing a small train station in a rural snow covered scene that stated ‘Come Home To Red.’ As for the 81 storm my daughters were two and five. I don’t remember it clearly, probably because the rain change led to a, cannot build a snowman, disappointment for my daughters. 42 years gone buy. Stay well, as always …

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Funny how everytime @MJO812posts, a weenie gets its buns lol...usually @snowman19 doing the honors.

1 hour ago, Brian5671 said:

It's like the cold miser vs the heat miser

Good afternoon 40/70, Brian. I feel Anthony’s and S19’s dynamic will lead to a richly rewarding joint business venture in the future. Of course located in the NNE. Stay well, as always ……

37 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

My daffodils are coming along nicely 

Good afternoon Ralph. Roses on my block have yet to stop. Stay well, as always ….

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

Who ever used the word torch? It’s not even a scientific term. Even when describing the warm up ahead of the cutter near 60° early next week I don’t use that term. 

19 minutes ago, the_other_guy said:

A LOT of people. Lets cut the BS Bluewave. I even saw Merry Torchmas.

 

We could debate a lot of things, let’s at least stay in reality here

7 minutes ago, suzook said:

I have seen torch used numerous times here. Its being used as an exaggeration, like everything these days online. Its quite annoying. 

6 minutes ago, North and West said:

I prefer inhospitable hellscape.


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16 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

It's my avatar pic.  LOL.    To me torch is +10 or more on the day....I've also seen the term "furnace" in the SNE forum

5 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Who on this forum specifically called for a Merry Torchmas for NYC Metro?  I know for sure that I didn’t. 

2 minutes ago, Volcanic Winter said:

I always liked ‘infernal hellscape,’ but then I remembered that’s my nickname for Florida. 

Good morning everyone. I prefer the best of both worlds. Stay well all, as always ….

53 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

I think I might have to.

Winters have sucked once I changed it.

Any suggestions on a name?

Good afternoon Anthony. How about Snow Lion? That’s you holding the PAC Jet. Stay well, as always …

23 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Nice dong of a low there offshore.  

19 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Really close to getting the shaft

After all these years I finally get a descriptive understanding /meaning of ‘shooting blanks’. Thank you ECMWF. Stay well everyone, as always. …..