Scarlet Pimpernel

1 hour ago, stormtracker said:

And making a model into a human. We love when he does that.  

So do the models!

3 hours ago, WinterWxLuvr said:

Except there’s no storm

Hahaha, true! The extra hour of daylight took it away from us! 

18 minutes ago, Ji said:

winter is back. Jb wins

The "Daylight Savings Day" storm??? 

48 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

I’ll have to confirm but I think the 13.8 is the new 30 year. If it’s 10 I agree that’s sketchy. I think 30 is necessary since we know the climate is changing. Anything longer will skew cold/snowy compared to the current situation. 

I'd have to think that's a 30 year mean, the same type they always update at the end of each decade (e.g., 1971-2000, 1981-2010, 1991-2020, ...).  But would be nice to confirm that.  The other thing is they mention the average from a century ago, which I don't necessarily think is a very fair comparison; the measuring location I believe had been somewhere in northwest DC (near Georgetown??) for some time before the current DCA location.  Though wouldn't be surprised if the average in northwest DC has dropped too.

And holy cow, it just hit me that the early 1990s are now three decades ago!! 

3 hours ago, Deck Pic said:

me too.  It was puking snow with thunder and lightning.

That must have been the same clipper-type storm that I remember we got in Ohio on March 8, 1984.  Largest accumulation I ever saw from a clipper, we got 8" and it was in the teens that day.  That was a great couple of weeks in the area.  After a mostly very mild February, it turned much cold near the end of the month through March, then we got hammered by a big storm Feb 27-29, 1984 (16" snow!), followed by that clipper on Mar. 8.  The record lows for the following couple of days (Mar. 9 and 10, 1984...including -5 on the 9th) still stand.

4 hours ago, Dabuckeyes said:

Or Jason Garrett coaching for the Cowboys

4 hours ago, Yeoman said:

That too! He'll still be clapping, though

Small world...

Serious here...no joke, but I knew Jason Garrett long ago.  He went to my high school in the Cleveland, OH area (University School).  He was a year ahead of me.  His younger brother was in my grade and also played football.

6 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

 

That negative image of him looks like he has vampire teeth! 

8 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Our first color television was a Sony trinitron in 1972 just in time for the Olympics, the massacre, Olga Korbut, and Mark Spitz.

Haha!  I actually vaguely recall some about the 1972 Olympics and Mark Spitz's amazing run of gold medals (I was like 6 at the time!).  My older brother had this bean bag fish, and after those Olympics he took a black magic marker and drew a big mustache on it.  He dubbed it "Mark Fish" (in honor of Spitz)!!

Just now, Baltimorewx said:

The bottom line is I can’t stand the eternal optimists that speak for the rest of us they live in nearly 1,000 ft on a moutain or 50 miles northwest. I’m over it. Track away. But speak for the rest of us that haven’t got shit 

Oh I hear you and know exactly what you're saying.  Overall I agree, too.  I was just trying to say I try to hold out hope most years come March, but that honestly, this year there really is no indication that there's much of anything "going on."  Is there even much real chance on the 1000 ft. mountains or 50 miles northwest, at this point this year?  So saying "screw it, we're (probably) done" in my opinion isn't exactly an outlandish statement.  For at least 90%+ of us, it's not exactly looking like much of a realistic chance looking into the medium range indications right now.

1 hour ago, nj2va said:

Gaining 2.5 minutes of daylight.  Happy 1st 6p sunset!

Just wait until daylight time kicks in on March 14!!

2 hours ago, losetoa6 said:

I'm not delusional.....I don't think lol

and what you call shit I call my favorite hobby and sunny and 60 is year around but snow chances are brief so I and many others here will keep on keeping on ....tracking winter weather until its obvious it's done. 

 

But how many times do you have to remind us that YOU think winter is over . We heard you the 1st time . Why keep saying it every day . Me personally even if I lived on a house boat in the Potomac in DC I wouldn't cancel winter storm tracking on Feb 28th . Even there they have 2 weeks + of legit chances at accumulating events . Up here and many other n+w areas have almost 4 weeks left of legit chances.  I track discrete threats inside 7 days and the way mid range and long range has been . It'll definitely change in a day or 2 . 

Good day !

I generally hold out hope around here for one more good event in March each year.  Of course "good" is relative, but at any rate I normally think it's reasonable to expect a measurable or better snow most Marches even in the DC area.

This year, I still am hopeful we'll see something more than a few mangled wet snowflakes and 35-40 degrees before we're done, though that's dwindling in a hurry.  Let's be honest:  the current indications aren't exactly pointing to much of anything, other than maybe a few days of chilly and dry right now through the next week or so.  I kind of hold out hope that maybe next weekend will "show up" again but who knows.  This isn't like 2014 or 2015, or even 2018, where you could see indications in the longwave pattern that we could score some good snow events.  I honestly just don't see that at this point.  So I don't blame anyone just finally saying "it's over (except perhaps for regions outside more favored areas)."  You are correct, things certainly could change over the next week or so, and we've seen that often this year, so I guess we'll see.

ETA:  I definitely don't care for a "torch" even in March, though some have said "bring it on".  Hell, we'll see plenty of hot weather guaranteed until late September!!  I'd be fine with some good, mild spring weather where you're not sweltering.  Don't care to see even the 80s for a little while yet, thank you very much!

2 hours ago, Weather Will said:

WB 12Z Para compared to 6Z.

 

 

 

Can't be right...Short Pump nearly in the bullseye!!

7 minutes ago, snowfan said:

That image belongs in the dustbin of shame along with that weiner/spaghettio image!! 

ETA:  Wasn't "Teletubbies" originally a British TV show for children?

4 hours ago, CAPE said:

Is this actual news? Practically anything you can name is probably offensive to someone. 

I have always found Barney and the Teletubbies to be very disturbing. That shit should be banned.

33 minutes ago, fourseasons said:

Not sure what's going on with Dr. Seuss but Hasbro got into a PR pickle by saying the Mr. Potato Head brand is going to be renamed as Potato Head and after public outcry had to clarify that Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head will still have those names but it is the brand name that is going to change from Mr. Potato Head to Potato Head.  As for The Muppet Show, if you watch it on Disney+ you'll see a disclaimer that it contains content that may be offensive, in particular relating to racial and cultural stereotypes.

You can live a happy and contented life without knowing what they are.

Yeah, I checked out some of this and turns out to be a whole lotta pointless outrage by some people over a whole lotta nothing, as I expected.  Yeesh!

As for the Barney and Teletubbies...agree!  Though let's be honest, it is nice when we get "Barney'd" ("purpled") with snow!!

2 hours ago, North Balti Zen said:

Should I be concerned the globe is pulsing?

I don't know man...the globe pulsed, Atlas shrugged...what the hell next?? 

3 hours ago, blueberryfaygo said:

6-12 for our entire subforum!

 

Short Pump fringed!!

1 minute ago, toolsheds said:

Shin splints were the bane of my existence 10th - 12th grade.   All three seasons...Soccer Basketball and Track were helped out by a ton of Motrin. 

Better living through chemistry!! 

1 minute ago, wxtrix said:

the smell!  from the first rise to the bake. I'm going to try to make some tomorrow to combat the cold, rainy day.

Oh, absolutely!!  Love the smell of bread coming out of the oven.  That's the perfect thing to do for a cold, rainy day for sure!!

1 minute ago, vastateofmind said:

Great advice embedded here, which I didn't follow in my 20s and 30s. I lifted weights a lot more back then, logged a lot more jogging/running miles...and in every case, never stretched out, before or after workouts. HUGE mistake, especially with regard to running. Blew out my right knee (torn meniscus) at 40, got it scoped, not much cartilage left in there now. Now my left knee occasionally has that rotten/wobbly feel to it. Regardless of your age, folks...if you work out in any fashion, please stretch out before and after, and don't leave out warmups/cooldowns. It makes a difference to the long-term health of your muscles/joints.

Definitely agree with this.  I ran track a looooong time ago in high school and we always had a warmup/cool down during practices.  I did sprints, 100m, 200m 400m relay.  I still ended up suffering a pulled hip-pointer muscle one time (it went out on me while running the 100m dash during a meet!) that killed the rest of that season for me.  Really sucked, especially since I was scheduled for 2 other events that day and I had to be scratched from those.  It was all I could do to hobble/walk for awhile, even had to use crutches to some extent.  Strangely, it didn't bother me again in my final 2 years after that, thank goodness.  But shin splints...that was a never-ending battle!  They had a shin splint board in the locker room that you were meant to stand on for some length of time (the board was elevated at about a 45 degree angle), to strengthen it.  And at home I'd have to occasionally lift a weight tied to my foot with my ankle (used one of those old cast irons, weight like 8 pounds!).  That helped a lot.

3 hours ago, Mrs.J said:

Ehhh

Pulled my shoulder muscle yesterday after trying to cinch a girth on the side with no elastic. Note to self check to see if said girth has elastic on both sides before you cinch. 

Oh, sorry to hear that!  Hope you'll be OK...that really sucks.  I've occasionally had to deal with lower back pain, so know how much a pulled muscle can just be debilitating until it loosens back up.

1 hour ago, jonjon said:

Working on my sourdough skill for the future bakery.  Any sourdough experts in here?

52 minutes ago, wxtrix said:

 

beautiful!  i have greatly stepped up my bread-,making, but I don't work with sourdough.

I've been trying to replicate my grandmother's chalka, a Polish brioche.

 

Oh my, those both look so damned good!  Thanks for sharing that.  There's almost nothing like warm, fresh bread.

Just now, Baltimorewx said:

I dont know if id compare it to an energy drink...more like a milkshake with alcohol! 

Well, I was trying in vain to make it sound "healthy!"  But a milkshake with alcohol works too!!! LOL!!

2 minutes ago, Baltimorewx said:

I still drink this stuff and I still managed to lose 30 lbs over the last 6 months lol....I just changed my eating habits a ton so I could still drink beers like this. Calorie replacement

It's just another type of energy drink, really...that happens to have an alcohol content!!

1 hour ago, mappy said:

yup. its been a rather shitty winter in that regard. 

So true.  A sh*tty winter in many ways, and a very tense year in general certainly didn't help things I'm sure!

1 hour ago, nj2va said:

and ravensrule is the voice of reason in the banter thread.  WTF is happening here?! 

I mean, right??  Dogs and cats, living together...mass hysteria!!