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Mainly just popping in to say hello.  Moved to Lewisville from an hour east of Raleigh NC in August so, I spent a lot of time in the SE forum.   Have been enjoying living here although so far the weather has been mostly two types: hot and dry and cold and dry.   Look forward to learning more about North TX weather.  

So for years living in Rocky Mount, NC I was victim of the NW trend.  So in August, I moved to Lewisville, TX and it has just snowed to my SE.  LOL.  

Blizzard 3-11-17.  # Neverforget

8 minutes ago, frazdaddy said:

There are old NC legends about places where nothing will grow. There's a famous one near Siler city

Cold Rain lives at the devil's stomping ground?

6 minutes ago, AirNelson39 said:

Man I really feel for South Charlotte up to Raleigh and points south and east, those folks be like…

It'll miss to the south they said,
We may get some light snow they said,
Temps won't be an issue they said,
No way it trends that far NW they said,
You're going to jackpot they said,
The NAM is just being the NAM they said,
JB is an idiot they said,
You'll only lose a little bit to rain they said,
The sleet will changeover really quick they said,
Just wait they said,
We told you it would trend NW they said,
Just stop modeling watching they said,
We live in the SE what did you expect they said.


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QTF

Just now, rawlee said:

RDU just checked in with 0.4" of sleet.

LOL. And just now Brian Mims doing a remote from about a mile from my house says "There will be no sledding in Rocky Mount!!". 

2 hours ago, thess said:

Haha, I don't remember that one, must have blanked it out of my memory. But I do have a document I keep for the holidays, for random info from one year to the next (like grocery store hours, what dishes I cooked for Thanksgiving that people ate/didn't eat, shopping lists, etc). When I opened it this year I read at the very top:

"STOP FOLLOWING SNOWSTORMS IT JUST MAKES YOU SAD".

I don't remember typing that but maybe it was because of this Feb thing you mention.

 

Maybe it was the year before last.  I know we got crushed by despair one time in the not so long ago past.  

3 minutes ago, thess said:

=D

I haven't followed a TON of storms here so what I'm about to say may be gibberish, but it feels like there are more areas in play for this event than usual, so there is a wider range of IMBY requests from town names I don't recognize many states away.

Yep.  And, I remember you from last year's Feb dud.  We could have used an Arkham on this board last year for that cluster for sure. 

1 minute ago, thess said:

I'm a non-met layman snow weenie lurker, and even I'm getting tired of the IMBY forecast requests. 

Ditto:  Even with the same number of posts

I have been around here long enough to know that since I don't know what I am talking about, it's best for me to stay out of the discussion threads.  It is killing me that there are people questioning the validity of models that they don't know anything about.  "Well is the {insert model here} really able to {insert complaint about what it is saying here}?"

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MODEL IS SUPPOSE TO MEASURE, WOULD IT BE SO HARD TO SEARCH SOMEWHERE AND FIND OUT????!!!!!

17 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said:

I need more wine already and it's only Tuesday    

 

How come  no one is responding to my imby posts?

Oh wait, you said wine not whine.

10 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

All the NC peeps are in "NW trend" panic mode this morning.  This one isn't coming north, boys.

I don't have a dog in the fight at this point (I've already jumped) but I'll sit back and watch the 5 stages of grief set in for the RDU crowd.  

No one is ever satisfied.

So the "fish" is rightly being conservative but LOL at WRAL's  future cast:

4 minutes ago, jburns said:

lol  Reread it. It was a joke. I did the public education thing for 34 years. Yeah, I know.

ETA: it is appropriate that my 100th post is in the crazy room.  Haven't learned enough from you guys yet to post more than observations in any of the main discussions. Love this site btw. 

2 minutes ago, pcbjr said:

Try those 2 places - you'll really enjoy - and the scenery is 10000% - true N FL food. Golf lessons? Ponte Vedra? You're not far from either (Mayport being the farther but a beautiful drive)

Have stayed in Mayport before. Like the area as it is close to Atlantic Beach and still easy to head over into downtown.   Thanks for the tips. 

11 minutes ago, jburns said:

Unlike a Florida vacation where you never score?

The concern is having to stay here in NC and teach instead of being able to keep my plans in FL. Living in Archdale, you know they will close school around here (rightfully so because of buses) and we won't even see a flake.  If we miss school, i want it to be huge not just the possibility of an ice pellet or two falling. 

5 minutes ago, pcbjr said:

Not sure what you're planning in Jax (my hometown) - but there is absolutely fantastic seafood at Mayport (Singleton's being my favorite and well worth a night out) and on the Intracoastal (Barbara Jeans between A1A and US 1 near Ponte Vedra being my favorite inland and also worth it - true north FL food); also - great food in San Marco (more "urban" but really good).

Whatever you do - bring sun screen!

Come down that way every spring for a few days of golf and lessons. My friends that live there take to lots of good places to eat around the area. Poe's, Carmi's Pie House, North Beach Bistro are some we've been too. 

15 minutes ago, pcbjr said:

I just woke from a nap and had this strange dream (why the hell I'm dreaming about this Board on New Years - or anytime for that matter - probably requires analysis) but anyway - the dream was that it was April 1st 2017 and I posted that it was snowing down here and we had 4" on the ground and it was 27º at Noon and it was no April 1st joke and that Pack was calling me out - and then I realized that the dream was a nightmare except it's not night ---- go figure.

My legit fear about snow (even though I like seeing it fall) is that making up snow days impacts my already planned and in many cases prepaid vacations. I have a trip planned for heading your way (Jville FL) where I am leaving on Easter Sunday. If we miss days of school due to snow, there is a possibility that I get screwed.  

I am beginning to worry that my Easter break is in jeopardy. 

6 minutes ago, jshetley said:

I know I'm right at least about the next 10 days. Someone on the other board started a thread dedicated to it, LOL. That was the kiss of death for this storm.

This made me legit LOL

Just now, AsheCounty48 said:

Understandable. But do you hate it as a person, or just as the teacher?

It's kind of weird for me actually.  I love snow and get excited about it and have really enjoyed lurking here and learning about the patterns, models and whatnot.  I also hate making up the days when we miss because I am an avid golfer and play almost daily weather permitting.  It's a catch 22.  So if we get hit with a 2 or 3 day snow break, it will look like San Diego outside when we make it up.  

39 minutes ago, AsheCounty48 said:

I wonder if there is a lurker in the forum who absolutely hates snow and is pounding their desk after every model run that shows snow.

Me at times.  I hate having to make up the snow days since I am a school teacher.  It's always sunny, 75 and with a slight breeze outside on the make up days.  

17 minutes ago, cbmclean said:

In the spirit of this thread, I will say that this means it won't happen.

LOL