Maestrobjwa

No player has been named MVP and won a Super Bowl in the same season since 1999...and here it happens again, lol Wow...home team Superbowl--that's really something! But now, I'm not sure we can guess how this likely ends...but whichever opponent, gonna be a good game.

That is correct...and I have not given it nearly as much space in my mind and life as I need to. I know I could be putting a lot more of myself into it instead of wasting mental energy the way I have...thanks for the words of advice guys

But how does having zero control over it prevent disappointment, though? I don't get that...You want something to happen, it doesn't happen, disappointment. What am I missing, here? I'd love for your way of seeing it to be the cure all for all the disappointment and depression, but that hasn't done the trick...

And this part here...the discipline of not getting sucked is what I have found to be the toughest...especially inside of day 6/7. Ya see good runs (though the euro this time was never good, lol) You try to look away...and then the carrot is dangled. You tell yourself you're not gonna pay attention, not gonna pay attention...but then your mind so easily goes to it. I need a distraction, lol

Ya got any more salt for this week's wound?

Since we can't rely on pattern...let's talk thermals: How's it looking after next week's warm-up? (serious question). And signs of any actual cold?

I didn't get sucked in by that...and I'm not sure what that has to do with my post, lol

Are you laughing at our ridiculousness in here? Lol And I can't tell...do you still get disappointed with snow misses, or have you found a way to stay above it? (If you have, I'd love to know the secret...this stuff depresses the heck outta me sometimes)

Is it such a terrible spot to be in 4 days out, though? Still looks close to me...

This standoff is getting ridiculous...certainly by Monday somebody oughta be caving to somebody (when does the sw come onshore?). I hope we ain't gotta have another 48 hours of this...tell us something, lol

In other words...warning level!

Wasn't trying to fight. Just expressing disappointment is all

@psuhoffman Man I hope you're wrong (except about the part where this part of this is due to more transient factors, lol). But if you're right...gonna be more a bit more hurt around here. Imagining a future reality of less snow saddens me...that's gonna be tough to take...but what can ya do? I guess you just enjoy the heck out of the snow you get and don't complain, lol

Oh dear...we're skirting close to breaking the rules here...lol However if this is affecting our snow chances, it's gonna be a bit more difficult to avoid the discussion because of the way things have been (unless we keep mentioning it as generallyrics as possible, keeping it solely to observation related to snow)

I understand the desire for big snow...but ya gotta try not to get sucked in by one run that shows a monster result...I try not to let my mind go to "big" until there's consistent evidence that such an outcome is firmly on the table. Otherwise you risk not enjoying what measurable snow you do get (like if you're looking 12" and we get 6"...we can still enjoy that!) I think a more reasonable bar is WSW level...that's been my bar this year--since that's been so hard to get the last few years, lol But I will admit...part of me is hoping February delivers a bigger one somehow...

Dude I was thinking the exact same thing, lolol

Given that the para, cmc, and even euro are all colder...not sure we should buy it

Now isn't suppression more nina-like because of the tendency toward more NS activity? (I remember at one time in Jan 2018 seeing a parade of HP's coming down the middle of the country, lol

Couldn't stay away, could ya?

Define "lately"...Just this year, or did you see something between 2016 and now? Again I'll mention the "bomb cyclone"...lol

Ya know how they say "pics or it didn't happen"? Well now we're in here like "EURO or it didn't happen", lol

According to him even then he's still stressed during the storm and then disappointed when it's over and the snow starts melting. (and I'm not making that up, lol) It makes absolutely no sense...and I thought my snow psychology was wonky, lol

How do we know this isn't unique to just this season, though? You mentioned yesterday about the PV pushing cold to the other side of the globe and the fall torch...how do we know that's not what's doing this? I mean...It still snowed in the 2018-19 winter, didn't it? How do we get snow in the south, and even the January system that year, if the overall base state is bad? And with last year's +++++++++++AO...can we even count that year? Lol Maybe I'm thinking about these things too simplistically, or maybe I'm just looking for optimism, but...I'm just wondering.

Yes but remember the discussion about the GFS and it's data...if true, and we see 18z get a little worse again, (and no improvement on the euro) this could be the beginning of the ticks...

And you're able to stay above all, eh?