Scarlet Pimpernel

2 minutes ago, FXW176 said:

Hungry little critter.

Oh, I mistakenly thought that was a garnish!

1 hour ago, JakkelWx said:

How much cicadas for philly?

I don't know, but PSU might be fringed.   Then end up with some serious cicada banding only to have more than everyone else!

I was here for the Brood X emergence in 2004.  It was interesting, actually...maybe a bit annoying an noisy, but at the same time kind of cool to be honest.  That May was very warm and I think they actually emerged and then disappeared more quickly, peaking around Memorial Day weekend.  They definitely got all over the place.  I recall playing in a softball game out in Virginia in the league I play on, having to practically swat the damned things away while in the outfield!

Here's a photo I got at the time (very low res digital camera back then, LOL!), of a cicada emerging from its shell.  I always found it neat how they come out white with black "eyebrows", before they dry and harden into the normal black color with the clear-orange wings.

26 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

I want @mappy to contour every 1".

I say contour it in micrometers around I-95 and southeast, gradually transitioning that to meters as you get far enough north and west of there.  But don't put a scale on it.  That way, it will give the illusion that I-95 was in the jackpot zone this year! 

35 minutes ago, mappy said:

I'm sorry.... K named her snowman Jerry (lol) 

Very cute!!

3 minutes ago, wxtrix said:

hey guys, I was out looking for an extra inch of snowfall . if you see mine, shoot me a message. thanks.

I think it got re-directed to @psuhoffman's yard.

1 hour ago, osfan24 said:

I tend to stick with Kate Upton.

Oh, you meant weather models.

That model always shows too much mid-level warming. 

11 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Those guys are idiots.

I have a much less diplomatic way to put it!! 

28 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

You know, I really do try to fill the needs out there. Some of our best selling products are flamethrowers. Our crack team here consisted of residents at first. A lot of trial and error which unfortunately resulted in some getting treatment for minor burns:

Eventually we got the formula right and now our snowman insert is a best seller! Even when it snows it’s good to be reminded the torch is never that far away.

That top image looks like a fart-lighting contest gone awry!! 

1 minute ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Ah. Might I suggest something from our Panic Room catalog? For those survivors that want to be ready in case of a winter weenie zombie apocalypse.

Does that thing shoot sleet pellets??  Or salt??  Might come in handy...

Ahhh, the Panic Room catalog.  A fine addition to each room, next to the room service menu!  I think I've seen you as one of the 3rd party sellers on Amazon, someone named "Lord High Executioner"?  I was looking for snow blowers at the time. 

1 hour ago, diatae said:

There was a Card nest in my Bradford pear tree. Mama pecked at herself in my window all last spring. Lol.

LOL!  I have heard that cardinals can be quite aggressive and actually "attack" an image or reflection of themselves, thinking it's another bird!!

1 hour ago, mattie g said:

I may have seen an oriole or two in my time, but it's exceedingly rare. Cardinals, for sure. Robins everywhere. Blue jays occasionally, but definitely not more than maybe a nesting pair at the same time.

We've had all kinds of birds at our feeders this winter - probably moreso than any other year. The kids really like watching the birds (and giving them names) in the morning as they descend upon the feeders. Great way to start their day!

Oh yeah...we'll get lots of robins once spring gets going (haven't seen a lot yet)!  I've seen the lawn just totally covered by them before.  Looks either like one of those "happy birthday" gags where someone litters your yard with those pink flamingoes (only with robins)...or something out of Hitchcock's "Birds"!

2 minutes ago, diatae said:

I think it's just my location for whatever reason. I don't feed them. I only put  milorganite on the lawn. We get lots of Orioles, Cardinals, and Blue Jays. To the point where I thought that was the norm for this region. 

I have seen orioles a couple or so times around, where I'm at.  Plenty of cardinals (cool and very stunning birds!)...in fact I've been hearing more cardinals sing lately.  Haven't seen many blue jays at all, but used to see a lot of them in northeast Ohio when I lived there.  

Just now, H2O said:

I have rain mixing with the salt on the roads.  Does that count?

Did you diligently measure before the mix/change over, and clear your salt board?  That's the correct method.  I only need 2.5" more salt to pass 30" for the year!  Maybe we can get one more brining event in March...

I sense the Reaper is running out of space in the Panic Room and may need to resort to makeshift outdoor portables by the end of this upcoming week!

7 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said:

It’s happening. Don’t miss out. Be sure to view the long range thread at least 25 times daily

Oh, hi there Ron Paul!! 

2 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Obviously the two you want in your corner when the chips are down.

I don't know...won't feel totally confident until the JMA comes on board.

Just now, Dabuckeyes said:

NAM says 33 and rain.

Sneaky warm layer right at the surface! LOL!

4 minutes ago, Kay said:

Oh yes, let's do the craft beer thing but with coffee. Not more snobbish, is it? Interested in recs, too. I've been going through Peets and am impressed. My favorite is Italian Roast, just the perfect smooth dark roast imo. I don't always love french roasts but Peet's is excellent. Their Major Dickason's blend (also dark) seems like the most popular but not as much my cup of...coffee.

I agree...Peets is some good coffee!  Their Holiday blend is good too, if you ever had that during the season.

Word on the ICON yet for later next week?  If there's anything worthwhile still.

2 hours ago, mappy said:

omg i love this. once winter is over and i need an avatar change, i'm going to use this instead. 

@psuhoffman fringed by the top of that drawing, though. 

16 minutes ago, Lowershoresadness said:

always wanted to ask, why is your profile pic of president andrew jackson??

16 minutes ago, EHoffman said:

LOL that's Beethoven

Wait. So you mean it was Beethoven who won the battle of New Orleans?? I'm so confused! Was that before or after Andrew Jackson wrote his 9th symphony? 

8 minutes ago, SomeguyfromTakomaPark said:

Totally unrelated to the current drama but I did a marathon yesterday.  As some of you know I lost my wife last summer and now I’m a single parent of two small kids.  Running has been the thing that keeps me sane.  There were no real races to do so I just did my own marathon at east Potomac park. I did it totally unsupported and used my car as the aid station. I’ve never done a race before but this was really fun!  I want to do a real one now!

That's awesome, man!  Congrats!  Especially given how cold it was.  And cool you're on Strava...I use that for my bike riding, though haven't done much of that in the past couple of months, LOL!

I knew a couple of people who did marathons, hard core runners.  I could never do that distance, certainly not my age right now.  But years ago when I was in Atlanta, I did participate in the 10K Peachtree Road Race a few years (held on July 4 every year), which was actually fun!

16 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

I sentence you to 33 and Rain.   Bailiff, escort this man to a sleet sounding. 

Forced to look at warm noses on a large screen for hours on end!!

2 minutes ago, Kmlwx said:

All the long timers know I don't tend to be the type to have outbursts...but good lord...the forum is not out to get you. Randy can ban me after my little rant above or 5-post me. 

The amount of drama in here just feels 10x worse than it has in years past. And no...it's not all new posters, it's A LOT of people. New and old. I have ZERO people on my mute list here - and normally I just scroll past little outbursts of drama. But this is just not a hard concept for me - can't we all just be at least courteous? It cannot be this hard. 

Yeah, I generally try to just scroll past the BS, and I don't have anyone on ignore either (though am getting sorely tempted at times lately!).  I'm guilty too at times of replying or "getting into it" a little with some of the heated discussions.  I had a post removed the other day, when I responded to a somewhat political comment.  In hindsight, and even at the time, I thought I probably shouldn't have but figured what the heck, and I tried to word it reasonably.  But it did get removed along with some others (including the one I responded to), and honestly I don't have a problem with that and sort of expected it.  I sure don't feel "targeted" or whatever.

1 minute ago, mappy said:

Ok. I didn't see her post, ill go back and look. But mocking it all the same is just a bad look man. We get it, you like sex, boobs, ****ing, dicks, whatever... you do you. There's just a time and place for it, and not every single post people make has to be made into a sexual innuendo. I'm guilty of it too, how many times have I said those anomaly maps look like boobs (they do!) so there are times where its funny and I laugh and we move on

I think nearly all of us do this up to a point, myself included.  Sometimes I probably shouldn't but I don't go "overboard" on every single comment.  And yeah, I'll make (as will many others) comments like "uh, oh...paging ravensrule!!"  Hell, even Bob Chill said something the other week about some precipitation feature looking like "red horse schlong!"  LOL, it did!  But I know what you're saying...a little bit of the innuendo banter is funny, but not to where everything is viewed through that lens.