True. We also don't need 50 doom posts with tearing of hair and gnashing of teeth from everyone who frets over every single change in every single model run or when some crazy 15" amount becomes 4-8".
Hey, I resemble that remark!!
ETA: To be fair, some light or humorous banter in the main storm/medium range threads is OK (other than in storm mode of course!), when between model cycles and that sort of thing. But the nonstop doom-scrolling posts by people when things don't look "good" or "as good" gets to be a bit much and annoying.
Haha, I admit to being one of those participating some in the "oldies" talk, just for fun, though not about being some veteran of these weather boards (just older in general, hahaha!)! But I did switch to posting mainly here in the Banter thread for that. It was getting a bit much with all that in the Feb. 11-12 thread.
I remember those "900" numbers (heard about them, never called!)... Probably the same ones @ravensrule called often! But a bit more seriously, I remember calling 931-1212 for the latest forecast in northeast Ohio (and 471-1212 for the time and date)!
Haha! Since we're talking about being old, I still remember hooking up to the old dial-up modem, hearing that iconic rythmic static sound and buzz as it connected! And of course you couldn't receive or make calls while online. Then DSL came, where you could do calls at the same time along with blazing 1-3 Mbps speeds! Revolutionary!
It also still looks remarkably cold through 18Z Sat. Surface freezing line is well south of the DC area, in fact the 30F line is south as well. I have a growing sense that this event might well sneak up on us more than it seems, and be a little more significant as well.
Seriously?? I'm sorry, but who really gives a shit if PA or NYC or SNE gets "such bigger totals" compared to here, if we score over a foot in that time. People need to get their priorities straight. It's not like we get zip with all rain while those areas get hammered (which has happened all too many times over the years).
Surface temps hold pretty well, though, at least. And like you said, it's pounding snow so even with close layer in there it works out OK. Of course, no point in scrutinizing details this far out, but still.