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Two Februaries ago, we had 48” in MMU. It just didn’t stop and didn’t want to not snow. Now, we have zero and it doesn’t want to snow. Averages out to 24”. .

Filler news. .

I love the batshit insane hype. .

Did a poster from here write this headline? https://www.nj.com/weather/2023/01/nj-weather-chances-of-snow-on-horizon-winter-isnt-canceled-forecasters-say.html .

LOCK IT IN .

You know this winter is boring as all hell when we’re fighting over a storm from ten years ago. .

Now I’m thinking you’re a couple with the way you playfully and lovingly bicker. .

Because of age, IMO. .

Right - people generally don’t do things for altruistic reasons. They do them for selfish reasons. We all do; it’s just biology. If you pay me to not chop down trees or heat my home with natural gas, I’m going to take you up on that. It’s how we operate. If a girl’s educational opportunities mean fewer children but more money, she’s likely going to take more money. .

I think the birth rate comes down anyway with economic opportunity and incentive - you see that already in advanced economies. .

Eh, I disagree with you. Ehrlich was proven wrong 50+ years ago, and even though he pushes for depopulation, he’s conveniently still kicking at 90. More land and oceans are protected now than ever before, and we use less farmland more efficiently than in years past, making more food than ever before, with fewer people farming it, allowing nature to reclaim it. We’re also moving towards cleaner and more efficient energies. It doesn’t happen overnight, but it’s in progress. I just don’t care for the doom and gloom. It feeds into our base survival instinct. It’s been going on since time immemorial in different shades (today’s eco doom is just tent revivals from 160 years ago); same church, different pew. .

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Probably April 3 or something incredibly inconvenient. .

The usual yardwork in shorts on January 4th .

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Putting on shorts this morning! .

https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-prices-plunge-as-unseasonably-warm-weather-is-forecast-11672808996 .

Imagine having zero snow days in elementary school and zero snow days in high school. Middle school and 1994 and 1996, but yea… recency bias. .

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At least the salt is being washed off the roads .

Too soon. I’m going to sound like an old man, but they don’t know. Once they’re within five days, then I’m piqued. .

I’ve stopped believing anything past five days. [emoji2371] .

Because I zonal flow too much baby… .

There’s definitely a market and demand for it. I think someone is going to get it to scale. .