Scarlet Pimpernel

Amen! Have people forgotten what December 2015 was like during the "super-Nino"? Record or near record warmth, a +10 temperature departure on the month, absolutely nothing wintry in sight. Christmas Eve was practically unbearably muggy outside! I probably have blocked it from my mind but I'm sure this place was tearing its hair out before the solstice even arrived that year! We all know what happened in January of that winter. Not predicting a KU storm here of course, but besides the blizzard that winter, I think a lot of people forget that Jan-Feb was actually slightly colder than normal (especially Jan) and we did have other opportunities besides the big storm but they didn't much pan out. Now we fret over some unfavorable look toward mid-December and some want to say that's it for winter.

LOL, sorry @Ralph Wiggum, my comment was a weak attempt at obscure dark humor. You mentioned the Scandinavian ridge, and I was noting the amplified ridge over the eastern US as if asking whether we're now part of Scandinavia!

The eastern US is part of Scandinavia?? Who knew!?!?

One would hope so, if you're inspecting the quality of your former establishments. Or hire Ramsay himself! Your reputation is at stake! (ETA: "Oh my GOD! Ji has rented this room for a decade and just LOOK at this place!")

You can be like Gordon Ramsay in his "Hotel Hell" series. Stop by the Panic Room now and then to make sure it's still up to its 5-star quality that you left it in upon retiring and handing over management. If it's in bad shape, you can go all Ramsay F-bomb and "Oh my God, this is disgusting!!"

You unfortunately need to flush it out with (Pac) Puke for awhile. Then let the cold beer re-generate once the MJO beer index gets out of the no beer circle of death, and the -SBFI (negative Scraff Beer Fridge Index) is able to go positive again!

The way the FSU/Louisville game is going, the Seminoles will be lucky to escape with a win. Absolutely pathetic offense for FSU, and the Cardinals have kept them close. I thought they would start taking control after that long run and TD, but now they let Louisville get right back in it. (ETA: Well, an ugly win, but I'm sure they'll take it! Defense clearly won the game for FSU.)

Dayum! I see the back edge of the Holiday season already!

Sounds like a song that could become like the 12 Days of Christmas for the Mid-Atlantic forum! Actually, that should be more like a 12 Step Grief Plan...but anyhow: 27 not-time-to panics, 29 more yets, 59 i'm-just-keeping-it-realz, An inch of snow for PSU, 15 Reapers a-reaping, And a Panic Room in a Pear Tree!!

It's the start of the beginning of the cancellation that will be un-canceled and un-un-cancelled several times.

I don't know if I could imitate @George BM's amazing start-of-the-month Banter thread tales...but just for you Jeb: <@Jebman imitation>Yarn! Yeah, you bet! All you folks in the Mid-Atlantic are going to need TONS of yarn to knit thick sweaters to stay warm in the EPIC ICE-AGE COLD you're going to experience this winter! While you're out shoveling TONS of FEET of SNOW in your warm sweaters and jackets, you'll forget all about PSU's inch! </@Jebman imitation>

Yup! Happy Meteorological Winter to all!!

Insane sunset this evening! Just stunning...

You mean British English? I believe it was Winston Churchill who said, "America and England are two countries separated by a common language."

Back to calling them the WTFs???

Looks like you had the extra lean Thanksgiving meal! Cute dog, too! Did you toss him any bones to fetch...oh, wait, perhaps bad idea! ("OK, Spot...hand me back my ribs now!") Hope you had a good holiday as well! The Panic Room was indeed brilliant and funny. I don't know where you got all those images over the years, but they were great! Don't let the crap posts around here drive you away.

I always like a good FAKE PUNT! Like the one FSU pulled against Auburn in the 2014 BCS championship game, that sparked the Seminoles' comeback win!

Wait a minute...all this time I thought the Reaper meant serious bid'niz!!! Now we hear it was all for amusement?!?! But you do have a point, winter can definitely be the most dumb (even dumberer!!) time of year on here!! And in all honesty, I really appreciated your humor!

I know exactly what you mean, and I've seen the same. Kinda annoys me as well.

OMG, it's OVER!!!! If the @Jebman is contemplating a reaping you know it's bad! It would be @WxWatcher007's greatest triumph I suspect, if the Reaper actually takes the ultimate snow optimist's soul!! He might even come out of retirement for that!

I'm not @Bob Chill and don't even play him on Snow-TV , but chiming in here to say good on you for recognizing if you perhaps got "out of hand" with some posts, etc. Hell, we all do that! You cannot change what happened or what was said of course, but it is possible to just move on and better oneself afterward. Don't look back and dwell too much (this coming from someone who tends to dwell waaaay too much at times, which I do!). I'd wager most people would be willing to recognize if one changes for the better, and see you for the better.

Hey there @Bob Chill! Good to see you in here again, and let me first say those fall pics are amazing!! I totally love fall and fall colors. Agree totally with you. Some banter or yukking it up in the LR thread is fine when there's not really a whole lot going on, or if there's a lot of "hypothetical" pattern watching for the medium and beyond period. I admit I post a certain amount of banter in there, though I also will reply and post it in the Banter thread here as well. But yeah, when things get going and there's an actual threat on the horizon, or when we go into "storm mode", banter should be a minimum. Like you, I found myself getting at times really aggravated at some of the doom-posting and other BS, some of it done deliberately. But I've become a bit more "Zen" about it and let it go, only paying attention to or replying to posts with actual content. Doesn't mean I don't get frustrated when snow chances fall apart...but it's freaking weather! And I don't feel the need to put 1000 posts on here agonizing about how I feel! LOL!! I'm sorry you were kind of driven out of here with all that. I hope that now maybe you'll be able to stop on by in here more despite some of the crap (though I can understand it's not easy!). As I mentioned in the LR thread a short while ago, your input is always welcome here, and I've gotten a lot out of the knowledge you and others impart.

I know, right?!?! Can't even get to Thanksgiving dinner before several people (you know who!) post doom and gloom that we aren't going to get any snow during the current/upcoming cold period. IT'S NOT EVEN DECEMBER!! Anyone expecting "real" snow this month...well, I got nothing!