Scarlet Pimpernel

2.5". Looks like a mix of sleet and snow now.

I don't even know if they really treated the smaller secondary roads here. They have as much snow cover as anything else right now.

Don't let that glass fall...or get blown off the railing!!

Aye Laddie!!

Hahaha, but of course!!! Makes me think of the old Joker's Wild, I can hear the host saying "Weenie, Weenie, Weenie!! You win!!!"

Scots-Irish here, myself, but I hear what you're saying. So I get a double-dose of drunken bastardness! I'm enjoying some wine right now. My dad loved single malt Scotch (NEVER on the rocks, always straight-up!). I like it myself that way, the occasional times I still have some (though my brother thinks it tastes like crap!!). I probably sound like an alkie now, but moderation of course!! Hahaha!

I hope I'll be able to get some ice photos later this evening, when we are getting sleet/freezing rain.

One good thing about snow, it always makes things brighter out at night. So easier to get nighttime photos (without having to crank up the ISO too overly much!).

Yeah we just need to land all 7s or cherries or something!! And if you win, a bunch of snow comes out rather than coins!

Nice!! Perfect way to spend a snowy evening!!! Need some wine in front of that fire!

Love it!! Scottie dogs...my Scottish heritage approves!

Dr. Chillglove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sleet Bomb! ETA: Snowing heavily, 2.0" on the ground currently.

In the Chevy Chase/Bethesda area, near the Beltway and CT Ave. Martin's Additions isn't that far from me, like literally down the road.

Snowing moderately, estimate ~3/4" by now or so. Here are a couple of photos...

Wow...looks like even the horses have caved! Horse-topper! Snow has picked up here where I am, good coating all over everything now.

Wasn't it Clint Eastwood who said, "Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hotdog!"

Yeah, it's pretty stupid honestly. Like you said, it's not as if the models or the atmosphere "listens" to MA weenies and says "oh, they started a thread too early, let's screw them over!!" I can see why SNE might tend to start storm threads earlier simply due to their climatology and they have obviously more leeway in terms of setups for such things. Here, it's kinda silly to start threads really early not due to "superstition", but because we typically are in a more tentative setup and it's better to wait for a bit more information/detail. Otherwise you end up with a bunch of BS commentary going on as things waver back and forth. ETA: The only times I recall starting threads relatively earlier are for the big events (Feb. 2010, Jan. 2016). But that's because at the time there was such a strong agreement and signal across essentially all models and ensembles, so it made sense.

Just keep it away from the fine Persian rug!!

Quite the interesting read this morning. All this talk of the NAM joining the party interspersed with Intercourse, Climax, Tightsqueeze, Blue Ball, etc. Sounds like a @ravensrule road trip to me!!! There's also a Climax in Michigan. I remember that because a friend of mine from Purdue landed a job somewhere outside Detroit, and I was helping him move. We got a good laugh passing by that while driving along I-94

I see what you did there!!!

Since wind now seems to be a threat with this storm more than snow, it no longer sucks...it blows!

Remember, the drunk cook who stood there on the stern of the ship and "walked off" as it sank into the water survived! I believe that actually happened. So the moral of the story is...drink up!!!

You really struck a sour note with that one, key-ing in on the bass-est of humor!!

So we know Bob Chill, Stormtracker, and Mappy don't much care for sleet. Since we're doing gallows-type humor in light of how things look for the upcoming event, here's what I envision for times that snow changes to sleet: @Bob Chill: What's that pinging sound? That's it...where are the bunnies (puts on boots)? @stormtracker: Bunnies? Screw that, cute puppies better watch out! @mappy: You guys are amateurs. Bring on the maps with no legends!