Maestrobjwa

Yeah it's kind of a virtual tick I have...(kinda like my parentheses...lol Dang it!)

Man what? Forgive me for not having a photographic memory to remember every snow total over last decade from an area that's not even mine, and somehow pick out all said totals by memory from 1000s of post. Shame on me! All I remember is your 30-something inches last year. Stray snark detected...lol

I'd like to see your snowfall numbers for the last decade...I'm curious, lol

I'm sure there's some denial here...and I totally get it. Nobody here likes to see these stats....but I mean, you can't dispute the incremental drop in average. Like I said, we had 3 consecutive decades have 4 single digit snow seasons...I mean that's the simplest way to see it. I mean yeah it's depressing, but what can ya do? All the more reason to enjoy the heck out of the big ones (and DON'T complain when we get them)

For us Baltimore folks...do ya have one for BWI?

Even without doing any math...all ya gotta do is eyeball the snow totals from 1940 onward. Prior to the 90s, you'd never see anymore than 1 or 2 single digit snowfalls at BWI in a decade. But then ya get to the 90s...you have 4. The 00s you had 4. And the 2010s you had 4! So yeah...feels like we've been suffering from this for awhile...with a memory skewed by the big snows, lol

Not sure if this means much coming from me, but what I'm learning is...Not a good idea to looking for any specific "trends" on a specific threat this far out. Way, way too early for discreet threats...For those, the 5 day rule really is better (see last week, lol).

From the NE board...facts, lolol

Hahaha Fair, lol Nah you good

And that -PNA....The more neutral/slightly positive look being shown on guidance a couple weeks ago never really verified, did it?

Yeah that one in Feb 2021 was just dumbdy-dumb. Split the dang thing south into Texas instead of over us (would've made all the difference that season!)

To balance out that shrink-worthy post...thoughts on this? (This is actually very informative for those of us who want to understand the PV better) https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/winter-season-2022-2023-polar-vortex-power-up-stratospheric-warming-wave-forecast-united-states-europe-fa/ Now I know looking to a SSW is a bit of a desperation move...but I'm wondering if anyone can recall any instances where one of these actually helped us? Lol

Oh I don't know, maybe because the snow drought has been awful, and a reminder of something that may indicate yet another year of the awful is depressing, and maybe I ain't made peace with that or the snow drought yet? Already knowing it's awful don't make it any easier to take. Sometimes not thinking/being reminded of it on a special day with lots of joy is better than thinking about it and immediately having the mood dampened. Yeah I had nice service earlier where I played, had a nice dinner, a few presents...peaceful evening. But in comes those numbers and a reminder "Oh that's right we're in a depressing snow drought and it ain't lookin' good this year either"...and suddenly that colors everything. Better not to hear about it, for real.

Tbh I ain't even remember asking for that specifically. But dang it man not today...You like lookin' up depressing stuff on Christmas Day? Like I said I stayed off of here most of the day to avoid negativity, tbh Why anybody is looking up negative snow stats on Christmas Day is beyond me.

I mean even Christmas day he gotta bring this stuff up, man...a rest for one day would be nice. I didn't even wanna come on here to say Merry Christmas because I did not want the negativity. Now that it's after midnight I poke my head in and the first thing I see? That, lol

Today (Christmas Eve) I celebrated my birthday with my folks. Said celebration included... HA! Take that anti-carrites Merry Christmas everyone!

Ah very nice--thanks for sharing! Ya know, the opening chord progression sounds just like The Young and the Restless, lol There was a meme I saw where it was talking about not seeing his work on a Christmas program: "I can't believe it's not Rutter!" Ya know, John Rutter is as successful as a composer can be in this day and age--how his work is cemented in the choral repertoire is really quite something!

Man that is awesome--to be able to still feel his interpretation even after he had passed on! That's when you know it was a truly special gift. Haha Your dad sounds like he really knew music! Chuckling at the bit about him almost boycotting the orchestra because of that conductor, lol But hey, I kinda get it! And some conductors are better with some composers than others...I've heard some questionable Beethoven interpretations where I'm almost yelling at the radio/phone like it's a football game or something, lol (like when conductors interpret as if they took a bottle of Nyquil...but that's another rant) Dohnanyi and Szell...I'll have to sit down and compare the two! Beethoven's 9th is of such depth that you can get a variety of intperetations (some good some ehhhh...). That balancing act between the classical and romantic--that is the awesome challenge of interpreting Beethoven

One of THE best! I mean he is a gold standard and no one did it quite like he did. Impeccable is a word for it! Impeccable and inspired--to the point where he had his own unique sound that he produced from his choirs. Man I'm just learning how to really conduct a choir (been taking my bumps and bruises, but it's always worth it!)--always look to folks like that that really know their stuff and work the "magic"!

18z GFS tryin' to give us a little love with the clipper

Dang...wasn't quite expecting the downed trees! Just barely squeezed by one and had to detour around another, lol

By psu numbers that might save the winter

I feel ya man. And the fact that the cold is only gonna last a few days is even worse. We are in just some kind of snow drought right now that ya hope isn't our future. Even for here this is really bad. And this fail is just salt in the wound given just how close we appeared to be to having a white Christmas. I try not to rant on here as much, but days like today make it frickin' hard not to. Yes, there are more important things in life--it's just...this still SUCKS. It ain't right man...I wish I didn't care as much when things don't work out. But...a snowlover is a snowlover, lol

Go on and say it. If that's the case we are absolutely cooked (literally). Would that even get any better in a niño?

Alright--get that 1/2" to PSU's house and we won't completely suck this winter