Scarlet Pimpernel

1 hour ago, Mrs.J said:

Hope everyone had a good day. Mr.J does not care for Turkey and we have not celebrated a traditional Thanksgiving day in years. So this year we had shrimp and grits. 

That looks awesome!  I almost feel hungry again and I ate not too long ago!

And a "traditional Thanksgiving" is what you make of it, really, that's all that should matter.  I hope you all had a good one!!!

2 hours ago, Mrs.J said:

Why the hell are there chicken di*&S on that plate! I would use better sausage than that 

Glad you stopped by and put these people right!  Whew!  Be glad you missed some of the things shown there earlier, including the infamous Vienna sausages and Spaghetti-Ohs!

And I'm sure you appreciate only the best sausage, eh?  (apologies...sort of!...on the double-entendre there, seems RR took control of the keyboard!) 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

4 hours ago, 40westwx said:

Thank you supreme court for recognizing that there are some principals that truly rise above all others.

I'll try not to get overly political in here, and will only say that I strongly disagree.

4 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

I would just like to chime in and say I too don’t wear pants. 

4 hours ago, H2O said:

Just letting things air out underneath that reaper cloak?

Reminds me of that "Seinfeld" episode where they realize Kramer isn't wearing any underwear...

Jerry: Don't you see what's goin' on here? No boxers, no Jockeys...
(Elaine backs away from Kramer, disgusted)
Jerry: The only thing between him and us is a thin layer of gabardine...Kramer, say it isn't so.
Kramer: Oh, it be so.
(Jerry turns his head in disgust)
Kramer: I'm out there, Jerry, and I'm lovin' every minute of it.

9 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

I’m everywhere.

In every drop of cold rain that runs down your face in December...

In every ice crystal in a cirrus cloud from a southern slider in January...

In every energetic sunbeam that burns the skin during a hot February day...

Destroying weenie snow hopes since...oh, hell, whatever century!

50 minutes ago, mappy said:

lol i know

Can we add a "WTF?!" button to the emoji list, or as one of the reactions for posts??

11 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

I’ve consulted with Dr. Bones and she tells me that the only virus our skeleton crew has to worry about is weenie panic.

Whew!  Well, that's good to know!  I did hear that the "Marrow"vingians might be immune, too!  At least, that was a rather "Frank" assessment! 

17 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Just days before we officially open up too. I hope they’re not trying to muscle in on our territory.

Shame they didn’t call us for clean up. We’re professionals at it. As an aside, our gardening business is really taking off. We offer top notch fertilizer. All natural.

Quite impressive on the outdoor improvements to the Panic Room!  I await the disco room, which should be hoppin' this year!

(ETA:  Yeah, they're not wearing masks nor are they socially distanced!  Probably not good to be scapula-to-scapula like that!)

9 minutes ago, H2O said:

If you want to use weather to describe things it was like people discussing the 84hr NAM when it was only out to 12. Too many were trying to say what was going to happen without all the data or letting the run happen. Personal bias of “too warm”, “looks tasty” etc crept in and clouded the discussion. 
 

So the decision was to go storm mode and get back to actual weather. 
 

If those that left got upset by that then they lost sight of what this message board is supposed to be for. But no one was run off. 

Change "NAM" to "DGEX" or "CRAS" and you're spot on!! 

1 hour ago, CAPE said:

Gourmet meal right here

OK, somehow that looks like a meal bizarro-world @Mrs.J might concoct (or she'd have to be high on acid)!!

(with all due respect, Mrs. J, all in humor here!) 

Just now, fourseasons said:

Maybe it would help if you find a nice wine pairing to go with it?

Ha!  That might be difficult.

However, a BLT sandwich with fine champagne is actually quite a good pairing!

5 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Yeah, that's a hell of a storm on both models.  Problem is, we're on the wrong side.   Plenty of time left...and...150 hours

Ha, that seems to be our problem all too often!  But nice to see something interesting out there at least.

Good to see you Stormtracker, hope all is well!

Just now, mappy said:

very true. but with ketchup? ugh

Indeed...that only makes it *worse*!!

4 minutes ago, mappy said:

ketchup on everything isnt a deal breaker by itself. ketchup with vienna sausages and spaghetti-Os is a bit too far. 

Vienna sausages and spaghetti-Os is a bit too far just by itself!

5 minutes ago, H2O said:

 

Ketchup

on

bacon

 

Yes, I went there

Oh...no, no, no...you did NOT!  You DID!  Such desecration of bacon shall not be tolerated!!

Spam, on the other hand...(spam, spam, spam, spam, SPAM!  Wonderful spam!  Thank you, Monty Python!)

44 minutes ago, mappy said:

1 more week before I pay attention to LR snow chances in earnest. 

My cue for paying attention to LR snow chances is 10 weeks after Ji cancels winter for the10th time for the upcoming season.   So yeah, it's getting close! 

1 hour ago, H2O said:

This looks like the Oscar Mayer hot dog weenie mobile

Just don't bring back that Vienna sausage and Spaghetti-Ohs dish that you put up in here this past spring!

Oh, sh*t, now I've done it! 

3 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

What a twisted movie.

Very twisted for sure!  But a good movie.

5 hours ago, Mrs.J said:

Doing quite well. How are you doing?
Not quite ready for the snow here. But it is getting close to that time. 

I'm doing fine overall, thanks!  Just hanging in!!!  Can't believe it's Thanksgiving next week.

2 hours ago, FXW176 said:

It’s addictive. Stop now.

Tom has found his outdoor home. Again, ty!

Looks like that turkey is wearing a Bishop's miter!!

1 hour ago, 40westwx said:

I absolutely prefer the big one over several significant storms.. their is something about "making history" that makes the HECS events special.. the build up is always better than the actual event.. the tracking on the big ones gives me something to look forward to.. sometimes when they are over.. I actually have a little bit of an emotional hangover.

Kinda agree, in general...as long as it's not a "one and done" kind of deal, if the rest of winter is at least OK too.  You're right, there's nothing like a HECS, tracking it days in advance and then experiencing it as it occurs!  For instance, the excitement before the Jan. 2016 blizzard was awesome, almost better than the storm itself (well, I won't go that far!).  A week out, the Saturday before it hit, all the models locked onto something significant.  It was just a matter of refining the details after that.  I got almost nothing done that week leading into it, awaiting the latest guidance each cycle.  And then...zero hour and the storm began!  Similar feeling for the other HECS events I have experienced in my time here over the years.

That said, a winter like 2013-14 was quite something to behold, even as it lacked an actual HECS.

2 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Put another way, would you 

1) Prefer to have an eyeball removed with a screwdriver 

or

2) Prefer to have your thumbs sawed off by a chainsaw

or, which is probably the worst option of them all

3) Have your eyes glued open while Ji “narrates” a snow event

“The rates are ok (it’s 2”/hr) but we just don’t get real storms here anymore.” 

OK, so let's go the other way...

(1) A winter like last year, with one really small event that you would have missed if you sneezed.  But with the enticing prospect of perhaps *something* on the horizon and even some cold air incursions to give a winter feel.

or

(2) An all-out true shutout, where it's late fall most every day and really no chance of any event at all.  Oh, and even with the warmth, no mosquitos as the crisp nighttime temperatures would have killed them off at least!

15 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

I know...greedy, eh?  Hoping for three of the area's best storms ever to hit here in one season.  It would make 2009-10 look like an amateur (well, that's a bit overstated, yeah)!  That would wreak havoc on the Reaper's business I'm sure!