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    December Banter 2021

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Stormfly said:

    I'll gladly take a "Heat Miser" Christmas for a nice January storm aka 2016.  Any day. ;)

    Funny thing is someone literally just introduced the misers to me last night...I'm almost 31 but somehow missed that growing up, lol Snow miser is hilarious and relatable (like the mist literal encapsulation of the snow lover)...but kinda somehow creepy, lol Like I think  the "What the heck?" reaction hit me before the "Oh NY gosh that's me" reaction did. But now it's growing on me, hahaha Haven't looked at the heat miser yet (boo!!), although like ya said...I'd only CONSIDER welcoming him for a day if it were an exchange for a January HECS *maybe :rolleyes: (but then we'd have to sacrifice all of Feb and March...so eh, lol)

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    December Banter 2021

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    At first I too was kinda upset at going for two...but then when I found out Humphrey went down, I kinda see what Harbs was thinking. Higher chance of winning on a 2-point conversion than risking OT with a suddenly Humphrey-less secondary. We lose that coin toss and Ben might march right down the field. Where as the 2PC was right there...higher percentage call if you ask me. I get it!

    December Banter 2021

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    23 minutes ago, Baltimorewx said:

    I know the Ravens O line sucks but Pitts D has really been struggling of late. It’s hard to ever know what to expect from the Ravens especially early in the game but I don’t think the Steelers will dominate them with 6 sacks lol

    Well I certainly hope not (hey maybe Villanueva can muster up a good game against his former team? :lol:).

    But seriously I always felt like we might drop one more...and after that if we're gonna heat up we heat UP! So I wouldn't be surprised with a loss tomorrow...but that's just me, lol

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    December Banter 2021

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    3 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

    TJ Watt was reactivated by the Stillers. I mean, I’m glad he doesn’t have covid, but wouldn’t have minded another 2 days in testing ambiguity… Question now is where’s the O/U on his sack total for tomorrow? 3.5?

    That's a pretty safe bet...lol I got 6 sacks total for the Steelers!

    November Banter 2021

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Always in Zugzwang said:

    For all the despair going on about this winter so far, just remind yourself what it was like in December 2015.  Yeah, yeah we got the blizzard in January, but it's not like anyone knew or expected that at the time, or even necessarily thought we'd be heading into a decent pattern the next month.

     

    Funny enough back then I actually kinda was half- expecting it...because I did some research and saw that the last two times we hit 70 degrees on Christmas in a a Super El Niño...(1965 and 1982), we got a big blizzard the next month (or February). Now ya know me, it didn't take much for me to latch onto that idea, lol So that made me feel better immediately!

    November Banter 2021

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Kmlwx said:

    OT - but just a few friendly tips. I generally enjoy you as a poster - but you've gotta just chill a bit. There's a big difference between being in the crowd of "assuming it'll be a lower end winter - and being happily surprised if anything nice happens" and being an absolute deb at every opportunity. 

    @mappy - just quietly sort of makes one comment and it's more of a "let's see what happens and it is what it is" 

    Your posts tend to come across as much more of a "omg it really won't snow ever - we just need to throw in the towel because it's over and won't ever snow this winter"

    I know those aren't your exact words - and I know you're trying to learn about meteorology (as we all are from the pros on here) - but I'd lean towards the mappy approach. You can definitely absorb what the pros are teaching us without needing to necessarily have a response. 

    I've seen you post questions like "well there has to be an explanation as to why it doesn't snow anymore" and similar. 

    There's rarely a single, catch-all answer to things in this field and it sometimes feels like you're assuming it's all down to one thing. 

    Post counts aren't everything. I think we all have been through phases of panic over no snow and angst. I get it. Moderation is the key. I was really, really similar to you back in the EasternUSWX days. 

    Just remember that the weather is going to do whatever the weather is going to do. As much as we joke about things like the snow blower curse, or cursing things with radio shows - there's so much in this field that is still unknown. 

    It is what it is.

    After some introspection....I can see what has happened and I feel awful and absolutely ashamed (not the first time). I admit I don't always know what to do with the angst, and this place became an echo chamber that I think I mistook for purely a venting space as opposed to a place where other people are actually looking for good analysis. All this time I'VE been part of the problem for why folks leave. I've been the mutee (ironically getting annoyed with others for being debs...lol). One thing becoming clear is I am indeed the one in the wrong. I'm becoming part of the negativity...and that's wrong.

    I have no idea why I am the way I am on here...for some reason tracking snow on here brings out the absolute worst in me (probably not to do with any of you, though). I think what would be disappointment on one particular day or two of a missed storm is compounded by days of tracking before hand...increasing the mental investment and eventual "crash". And when you're already feeling crappy out it, then you come back on here and the negative emotions are reinforced in the echo chamber...compounding your own! An unhealthy cycle...

    Now, am I still worried about future snow prospects? Yes (not sure I'll fully believe we can still get a legit hit of snow until we get it. Not the most logical, but that's where my brain is at right now)--However, because of this, I'm learning to enjoy and be grateful for what we do get. (Never had I been more excited for flurries than the other day...that's when I knew I was beginning to see things a little differently, lol)

    All that to say...I am truly sorry for any damage I've done to the enjoyment of this forum. I will try to do better and be better.

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    December 2021 Medium/Long Range Discussion Thread

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    5 hours ago, mappy said:

    IMO, the best frame of mind is a pessimistic one. then you can't be disappointed when the winter sucks. 

    Exactly where I'm at. I'm resigned...especially given this nina. But yet...when I speak from where I'm at (that this winter is pretty much a foregone conclusion based on nina history), I somehow need to...calm down? Act like an adult? What...I'm just being a realist (or so I thought).

    December 2021 Medium/Long Range Discussion Thread

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    1 hour ago, 87storms said:

    Lol it’s been like that to a tee so far, though looks like more active weather coming up. This winter really seems like a roll of the dice. One thing I can say is that aside from Ida (not that I was rooting for the damage it caused) it really hasn’t been a very exciting weather year, imo. I’m ready for something to track.

    Edit: I should say large scale weather…there were a few healthy storms over the summer.

    While have a hard time believing a nina can be a roll of the dice (unless it's all the sides say "sucks", lol)...I guess any period of cold+ storminess can be worth tracking to see if we can get a few crumbs from something that passes north!

    And yeah we have been lacking a bit in excitement this year...though severe season did have some nice moments (at least imby).

    Side note: I was a bit confused about why the hurricane season ended so abruptly given the nina state...

    December 2021 Medium/Long Range Discussion Thread

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    26 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said:

    1) It’s not even met winter yet but the crying has already started.

    2) our winter in this region aligns much more with astronomical winter than it does with met winter

    1) I sure would like to know how you think people SHOULD act--especially in the most predictable ENSO state for the region.

    2) That is true...history bears that out. And even in our best winters, mid Jan--President's Day (and occasionally early March) are the peak times. 

    November Discobs 2021

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    44 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said:

    lol - by the time I tossed on a coat and got the dog leashed - it had either stopped or turned to more like mist. I hate living in this part of the area.  I am so glad I am 12 days from moving to Hereford Zone. 

    Ah lucky! Dang it you're out of the Baltimore City clan...be gone :lol: @nw baltimore wxguess it's just you, me, and maybe one other...lol (as far as people who post, anyway)

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