Mount Joy Snowman

12 hours ago, paweather said:

Hello everyone, I wanted to send a brief message you will not see much anymore. I was diagnosed with Cancer. I hope and wish everyone the best! Thank you for letting me into this forum and being part of it. 

Gutted to hear this. Really sorry PA but keep the faith. Treatments have gotten so much better.  My dad battled through it a couple years ago and came out on top. You can do it too, and I know you will. Blizz will find you one last PA snowfall for the season!

Low of 31 here with some gnarly winds last evening.  Off to Hershey today for the PIAA state wrestling championships.  Let's gooooooo!!!

16 minutes ago, anotherman said:

People were actually offended by it?

More like person, not people. 

22 minutes ago, canderson said:

Winds blowing strong now - up into the low 40s.

Wish my buddy @Itstrainingtime was around because I'd like to see if his were less down there. 

Amazing how one little "Day in the Life" post can disrupt the dynamic of the board so much.  It should have been totally harmless. 

Current temp of 41 is the low and total rainfall ends up at .99".  Solid.

Thunder shaking the room. Dogs are acting up. Glorious. 

Absolutely dumping here as I lay my head upon my pillow. Massive lightning strike just lit up the bedroom. First real T’storm of the year, a sign of spring. 

Looks like more than three quarters of an inch out there. Official measurement in the morning but a very nice rainfall. 

Elliott had mentioned yesterday that he wasn't buying it with regard to today's severe potential, noting the low dew points and a low-level temp inversion in place.

Overnight low of 44, up to 53 with a RH of 85% when I left the house.  Let’s get wet. 

32 minutes ago, WmsptWx said:

Man this place is a library during a funeral...

Yeah it is.  @Itstrainingtime has gone radio silent too, hope he's alright. 

Low of 28. Tomorrow looks like a miserable day, albeit a much needed one. Hoping for maybe three quarters of an inch. 

1 hour ago, AccuChris said:

12z GFS says buckle up next weekend lol


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It sure does haha.  Would be nice to see some other model support, although a couple of others have something quasi-close to that, if you squint hard enough.  It's probably just a one-off but who knows.  A boy can dream.  Either way, this is shaping up to be a classic up and down March.

4 minutes ago, WmsptWx said:

Tomorrow's threat in the LA/MS area looks kinda blah right now. Wednesday may be a severe day around the trainer and SE.

Well, I'm 9 miles ESE of @Itstrainingtime so maybe that'll be enough to get it done ha.  Low of 20 here.  Next week could see our first 70s around the area.

Low of 16 here, wowsers. Wasn’t quite expecting that. Nice frigid day ahead. 

Low of 40 with a brutal couple of days on tap. Big transition day today. Going to feel like mid winter out there from tonight through Monday. 

53 minutes ago, pasnownut said:

I miss snow already.  

Got a feeling that I'll be cave dwelling this spring/summer.  Warmth is more enjoyable than it used to be, but I find little joy in searching for it, as its always around the corner.  I'll just be outside enjoying whatever comes my way.  I hope everyone here can do the same.  Good food for the soul.  

Also as we've historically seen the 1 sided slander, and it's going to be hard to just "sit back" and take it (like many of us have over the years), so out of respect, I'll just step away as well. My work is surely suffering (and it was expected), so it's probably best that I type less and work more.

I just hope we can all agree that something needed done, and there were always going to be winners and losers no matter how it is done.  I feel for those affected, and hope that as good ones are displaced, that the private sector snatches them up and their worth is realized. As I've helped to run a business, sat on a board of directors for 7 yrs., hired and fired, I now am a fully commission based employee.  Every month my numbers (report) is shared with all senior management....and while I may be in the cave this spring/summer....I surely can't hide in there, as it wont feed me and mine. I can understand the gravity of making difficult decisions... I've made them, and saw how it affected people.  It's never taken lightly.  

Ground truth is that facts and feelings don't always jive when the word "work" is being discussed. 

My best friend always says to our crew...especially the kids (mine included)...."they call it work for a reason....its your job".  Timely and really resonates...  

No matter where you sit, y'all are extended family to me, and welcome at my table.

TTFN

 

 

29 minutes ago, sauss06 said:

not that i offer anything here, but i'm about to check out myself. This group ALWAYS seemed to be above the bullshit. Now, guys are at each others throats. 

I get that everybody dials back a bit once winter comes to an end but really hope you two stick around.  Board would suffer a huge loss without yinz.  As long as everyone sticks to keeping the nonsense to the "red banner" thread, as directed, we should be fine here.  Big ask, I know ha.

Back to weather, there seems to be a strong consensus around the following pattern:  A couple-day cold blast late this weekend, followed by a mid-week soaker (yes I know we've been burned by these a lot recently but this one seems like it might pack a bit more punch), and then another cold blast to end the week through next weekend (just in time for the PIAA state wrestling championships in Hershey, swear it's always cold for that).  I would also say the chances of any type of final mid-month winter storm seem to be diminishing, although too far to completely rule anything out.  Looks like a classic March ahead to me.......up and down, up and down.  Onward.

Low of 39 with .03" of rain.  Always great to be greeted with the red banner as we head into the weekend haha.

Low of only 42 here with just a couple hundredths of an inch at most.

1 hour ago, sauss06 said:

i don't remember "undertakers son" but when you mentioned Rockville, that rang the bell. 

Keep digging Saus, you'll find it in there somewhere!  For some reason I thought it was on a more obscure forum but when Blizz said he (he being UTS) was on the old Accuweather forums that's when it clicked, as I used to frequent those prior to coming here.  Nowadays, this is the only forum I visit, and it's been that way for many years.  Weather forums are like women, I can't manage one, much less two ha.

11 hours ago, pasnownut said:

Thought we covered that.  Yes, you are correct.  If memory serves his screen pic had some dark hooded grim reaperish kinda thing going on.  I remember him.

 

Haha yes that's him.  I remember that avatar as well.  I don't recall getting any type of confirmation but I could be wrong.  I think you mentioned something vaguely about him posting in some forums but not sure.  In any case, I can finally let this rest ha. 

A big ‘ol Trace of rain yesterday and 34 when I left the house this morning but hit 27 on car therm through the rurals. 

3 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

My friend, that one is totally lost on me. Was this person specific to our area? 

2 hours ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

I remember him very well!

Undertakerson (UTS) was one of the prolific posters in the old Accuweather forums. He lived just a few miles north of Harrisburg, so I looked forward to all of his posts because he was in my backyard. He knew the weather very well & was very good at pattern recognition.

I only lurked there & then lurked at the early days of American. I finally decided to join in the posting fun here back in 2014.

It would be great if UTS was still around & decided to post on here.

Yes, that’s him! Thank you Blizz! I only lurked there, didn’t post. I think he had a Rockville address and lived up on Blue Mountain with decent elevation (~1,000’).  Man that’s a trip down memory lane. I’m just glad someone could finally confirm my half-baked recollections ha.  

18 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

We were reminiscing about past posters in our thread - you were one of just a few that came up...probably because you were missed the most.   

Yes, and I am still looking for someone to confirm the existence of a poster named UndertakersSon (went by UTS) from some far-flung weather board from many moons ago