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3 hours ago, AstronomyEnjoyer said:

Mosquitos weren't bad at all last summer here. I traipsed around the woods often as well, and ended up never finding a tick on me (for what it's worth). The bugs that were popping up with above average frequency (and I still find them in the house on occasion) were Western Conifer Seed Bugs. They seem(ed) to be everywhere. 

I just threw one of those out this morning, I was wondering what it was. Seen quite a few already this year.

3 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

ticks I imagine will be at an all-time bad this warm season.  Lack of sustained cold seems to be correlated to all these increasing numbers of critters.  Not just that ... but the whole invading southern species thing.  Either taking advantage of a retreating frost line that no one in here admits while claiming they don't deny climate change ( snark intended - ), or even climate refugee diaspora in the animal kingdom in general, there's weird colored bugs with poky parts everywhere now that I don't recall ever seeing having lived my life along 40 N.

The week after this Thanks Giving, I pulled a tick off my person.  I'm like Dec 2nd?!  We're pullin' f'n ticks off in the winter now I guess. 

I don't see how the last 10 years of statistical changes in the insect population was alleviated by this particular winter's shirking.

I pulled a tick off my cat yesterday, there's still snow on the ground.

25 minutes ago, AstronomyEnjoyer said:

I remember leaving UML as the spring semester ended, and there was still a huge pile on the north side of the north parking garage were they had been pushing it off the structure. Always wondered how long that pile held out.

I think in 2015 there were piles until June.

46 minutes ago, Layman said:

It looks like someone was able to grab a nice pic of it with their "backyard observatory".  Not sure exactly what that is or entails but I'm guessing I'm not the only person who doesn't have one 

It's the 3rd item down on this page:  https://spaceweather.com/ 

Also curious if the X1.8 class solar flare yesterday mentioned on that page caused the massive cellular outage across the US...Interesting stuff.  

I'm still having cell issues.

34 minutes ago, NoCORH4L said:

8" everywhere in N ORH above 1000'. Should be more this time of year, to be honest. 

I remember back in the 70s shoveling off over a foot of snow them chopping through almost 2 feet of ice, even the years with little snow the ice was pretty thick, used to like it that was because we fished with skates on.

58 minutes ago, Kitz Craver said:

My sister has been hopelessly addicted to Alcohol, oxy and now Suboxone for 25yrs. Lost everything. Her kids, job, family members, life as she knew it. I pray she will have a similar story one day.

Doesn't Suboxone keep her off the bad drugs?

1 hour ago, Cold Miser said:

I was about 15miles north , in Auburn MA yesterday.  Plenty of guys on the pond fishing.  Some places have it, and some dont.

I was in Holland Ma Monday, Hamilton Reservoir is split in two by a causeway, half was frozen and the other half was 75% open water. Must be deeper on that side. Up in Sterling, small ponds had good cover.

32 minutes ago, Cold Miser said:

Full ice here on Lava Lake.  Why not during that colder period in January?  I suppose because of the constant wind and water movement during that time, preventing the freeze.

Either way, it doesn't matter because it's not thick enough to enjoy, and will be a dream by next week.

There was some back then too but briefly, if we had this weather in January maybe we'd get enough to ice fish.

3 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

9F for the low here.  Good snowmaking nights.  
 

but alas…

Thickest ice on the ponds all year right now, not sure how long it will last.

Just now, NorEastermass128 said:

Blizzard away in March. Just not March 15. 

I'm headed to Florida April 2nd so it will probably happen then. I missed two of the March snowstorms in the 80s being in Florida on spring break. More fun down there but hate to miss a March snowstorm.

29 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

I suspect that -NAO results down wind and time post an eastern continent/mid latitude burner pattern - should that occur.   Lawns may even be in the process of tinting green ... crocuses opened up and a daisy here or there ... then reality -

That's not atypical post early warm ups.  The troposphere moves down stream/elevates ...etc, but than if the hemisphere pulls the plug on R-wave structures in that same window, that warm plume ends up stuck between 600 and 200 mb near Baffin Island and we're stuck in a butt-banged spring.

The Euro control run has a heat burst ... exceeding 576 dm non-hydrostatic ridge that is very much an R-wave anchored scenario into the first week of March.   It is the control run, but frankly ...the telecon projections have been setting that table for a number of days now ( last couple days of Feb through about the 6th of March), but the operational version won't show up for the party. I've read recently the current control run is going to be promoted by mid summer fwiw -

Either way, the blocking between Mar 15 and May 15 has been a plaguing spring killer around here for years of repeating tendency - regardless of any leading/traditional correlators too ( don't get me started..).  Seeing that showing up is worth it to monitor do to that awareness, but ... my point here is that there's some conceptual reasonability in seeing some sort of -NAO ... Whether or not that is tied to an AO umbrella index hat ...I don't know -

I'd like to get the control run to verify just so I can bust out my road bike and some outdoor runs ( speaking of working out).  Open some windows and breath.  We can deal with a 2018 if we have to later on.

I'll take a March blizzard

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Adding a bit of muscle mass helps keep the excess weight off.

I was in decent shape til I tore a tendon in my left arm and haven't been able to do weights, I've gained over 10lbs since.

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I do cardio first thing in the AM, but the lifting is later. I have a treadmill in my basement, so pretty convenient.

Me and my brother have weights, leg machine, lat machine and treadmill so we work out when we want to or can. Put our money into equipment instead of the Y.

4 minutes ago, dendrite said:

The mtns of NC is where I’ll probably eventually retire. No thanks to dead earth.

Turtle Island with Eustace?

1 hour ago, dryslot said:

Hopefully not, Gone this far pretty snowless, No sense and getting March and April useless snow, I'll be looking for ice out to get in the boat.

We already have ice out 

33 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

I'll throw in an answer to that. I think some like to use one season or one example as a reason for justification. Just like 10-15 years ago there was the stigma that weak La Nina's were the king because of 1995-1996.

I know, there's more gears in the works than just one thing, every year it seems to get more complicated for me for what I'm wishing for.

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

That's pathetic, is anyone other than Alaska getting more than average?

32 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Depends on the setting.  The sun really is an offset factor now - much more so than even a week ago.  Take a similar afternoon back then, and you wouldn't have that same affect.  

Today we disk golfed Buffum.   When exposed to the wind off the backwater lake the chill made it horrible.   Get around the other side of the groves where the sun blazed and wind dropped off, the fake warmth lied its way to 60.  

You come all the way to Charlton for disc golf? A friend of mines goes there all the time but he lives in Charlton.

12 minutes ago, ma blizzard said:

and April 82/87 

speaking of which, over the years I've never heard much about that late April 87 storm .. anyone here experience that one? Just wouldn't expect 12"-18"+ over ORH county with this look:

I remember the 82 storm, my friend had a convertible and was driving around with the top down because it was warm, he swung by house with the convertible down during the snowstorm and we drove around with the snow falling with no top. He had a foot of snow in his car that we cleaned out later. There may have been drinking involved.

2 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

Clever of you to not mention where in the world the blizzard will be taking place..

Cut"bank" Montana perhaps???

That's one thing about the awful 80s, seems we had a few good March storms thrown in.

25 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

IF this is anywhere near correct (ofc), it's goodbye winter.

By the end of February warm weather is welcome. If we don't get anything in the next two weeks, fine, bring on the warmth.

1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said:

You keep trying to melt the snow that people have. We get it 

Not so good in his area so he's jaded, I get it, sometimes it's my area.

15 minutes ago, wx2fish said:

Let's get the bass fishing season going early this year. Still a little worried we revert in mid March to something colder but we'll see what happens 

I want to head to Oswego to get some King Salmon and Trout in April, so warmth works for me.

53 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Ya SE Mass really taking it in the ass this year. It’s been Much better in central and western areas in SNE this season than last(still not anything all to good), but better.  They want it to end…we can understand that.  But on 2/17 winter probably isn’t done with the area just yet. 

Its been better but far from great, one more good storm of 12+ would give this winter a D.

21 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Fully with you. Just end this.

It's been a wintery week with snow in the air the last two days, why do you want it to end?