Scarlet Pimpernel

Whoo-hooo Guardians with a 1-0 win vs. Tampa!!! Advancing to the next round of the playoffs. Of course, that will be against the Yankees, but whatever, they got farther than anyone (including myself) would have thought. Tense 15 inning game ending with a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 15th inning by Oscar Gonzales! Longest scoreless post-season game in history, too.

Now that's funny!!! Maybe that's the same guy who always chimes in with "how much for Short Pump?" each winter. Hmmm, pumping gas in Short Pump. I'll leave that one alone and let @ravensrule chime in! (Yeah, shouldn't have thrown him a bat signal there!).

A brilliant cardinal and the moon...

Nope. Only flakes around are in this sub-forum!!

Haha, that's great! Kudos on the Princess Bride reference! "The GFS was correct in its depiction of precip building back into our area?? INCONCEIVABLE!!" "I spent the last few years building up an immunity to precip as shown on the GFS!"

To be fair, I don't actually mind carrot cake! (Sorry @mappy, @H2O!!) But...chocolate cake, cannot top that! Key lime pie? Mmmmmm! No comment needed on the Vienna wieners in jello (shudder thinking about that!). OK, with all these pie and cake wars going on, where's @Mrs.J to weigh in with some input?!

So... Carrot Cake > Chocolate Cake and... Jello Weenie-Os > Carrot Cake Therefore this implies the unthinkable!: Jello Weenie-Os > Chocolate Cake? Oh my, I don't even...

I WOULD NOT, COULD NOT IN A TREE. NOT IN A CAR! YOU LET ME BE. I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A BOX. I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A FOX. I DO NOT LIKE THEM IN A HOUSE. I DO NOT LIKE THEM WITH A MOUSE. I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE. I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE. I DO NOT LIKE CARROTS IN A CAKE. I DO NOT LIKE THEM, YOU FECKLESS RAKE!

Where's your Vienna sausage wieners in jello picture???

So...apparently carrot cake is a big NO! for a lot of people here. Next food controversy: anchovies on a pizza??

Well, I will say we probably all could use a good rain about now. Not that I care for a washout weekend, but hey, we've had some nice days of late. So no complaints from me (as long as it's not some outrageous flooding rain or the like!).

Damn...Miller B screw zone!

Guidance is edging that landfall farther and farther south.

Very cheesy map there... And we might need a carrot cake reaction emoji!

Yay, Guardians!!! Won the AL Central today! Of course, I don't expect them to really go very far in the post-season, but still. They have a young team and weren't really expected to be there this season. But they are talented. At any rate, whatever happens, maybe a good lead in to next season at least.

Sad thing is, for awhile (as I recall, could be wrong) that winter 2001-02 actually for a short while looked like it could be decent. But I think as we went through January, it was clear it was a no-go. I also recall some of the longer range models gave some false hope but then backed way off on that. And of course JB pounded that even as it was clear that wasn't going to happen. I'll admit the thing that ticked me off most was the whole "such-and-such month was the coldest...relative to averages!!" That makes no sense, comparing January to March (which I swear he did, or something similar) or some such thing. Hell, by that reasoning you could call a slightly cooler than normal July as being COLDER than JANUARY (relative to averages, in small print!!!)...OMG!!!! I'm exaggerating a bit, but you get the idea.

Fringed!

Oh man, I remember that! First year I was in this area (DC metro). That's where I first heard the "vodka cold" BS!! He kept on keeping on with that ("it's just around the corner in 2 weeks!!), and it never came about even in the face of evidence. I think that's when I first noticed his statistical manipulation to "sound better" (diplomatic phrase for...bulls**t!), as in "March was the coldest month of the winter!!! (small print: relative to averages!)." Yeah let's compare apples and leprechauns!

Yeah, where's his 2002-03 and 2009-10 analogue in addition to those? And calls for vodka cold, Snowmageddon, Blizzard of 2016, 1983, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!! He must be slipping.

Well OK then, pedants gonna pedant!

Thanks! As for collapsing, I cannot speak for the Twins but it would absolutely not surprise me if the Guardians do!! Cleveland fans always expect the worst...The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, Two Game 7 World Series losses in extra innings (1997, 2016!)! At least "The Shot" (Jordan's game/series winning shot over Craig Ehlo in 1989) has been replaced by the 2016 NBA Game 7 Finals "Shot" (Irving 3 pointer over Curry) and "The Block" (LeBron's block of Iguadala in the same game) when the Cavs won vs. Golden State.

Continued...

Went to visit my hometown in Cleveland last week. Was able to see a Guardians game against Detroit. What an exciting finish...the Guardians were down 4-2 with 2 outs in the 8th inning and proceeded to score 6 runs (and won 8-4)!! Here are a few photos I got.

Place 'yer bets! What will be the most common comment made this upcoming winter (or ones you would expect to hear)? Or, add your own "favorite" (least favorite!) comments/phrases! --"GFS (NAM, Euro, etc) is a disaster!" --"Fringed " --"GFS (NAM, Euro, etc.) ticked a bit south (north, east, west)." --"Watch list, or Reaper call?" --"Rippin fatties at hour 48 (whenever)!!!" --"Northeast MD PUMMELLED!" --"How much for Short Pump?" --"Crush job!" --"Canadian looks awesome. But it's the Canadian!" --"GFS (NAM, Euro, etc.) took away 32" of my snow compared to yesterday!" --"Guys, it's just snow. Frozen freakin' water!" --"How can a weak 1016mb low push away a huge 1036 high like that?? Meteorologically impossible!" --"The shortwave isn't over land yet, so things could change when it's better sampled!" --"La-la-la-lock it up!!!" --"I'd take the GFS (NAM, Euro, etc.) and call it a winter." --"We take!" --"I don't care for that low over Lake Michigan." --"Looks good to me. I'm in chips fall mode right now for my yard!" --"It's the NAM at 84 hours!" --"Dr. No says..." --"Model X is now the new KING!!"

Dramatic clouds the other weekend (you can see a rain shaft on the left side). And quite the brilliant orange sunset, looks like flames behind the trees!