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2 hours ago, dendrite said:

Wow. What a bust with MOS temps for this morning. 12z MAV yesterday had 19° for CON. I just woke up to 31° here and 33° at CON. 

Yeah, was very surprised to wake up to 35 degrees . . . but not complaining!  Ready for Morch, but sure I will be disappointed.

So I see 31 new posts and half of them are figuring out how much a cubic yard of snow weighs...

The whisky thread is much tastier.

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https://thecharredoaktavern.com/bar/

Never heard of it, but looks fabulous! Let's do it.

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13 minutes ago, weathafella said:

Highland Park 15 is a great drink and a good bargain considering what you get.

I think we need to find a good whisky bar for a spring meetup!

Just now, ORH_wxman said:

Balvenie is very good...I am a fan of it. Speyside scotches tend to be similar to a lot of the highlands I like...I tend to like the highlands that aren't very strong on the peaty/smokey flavor...but just have some of that infused in there. The Speysides tend to be a little richer, so they are nice on a cold evening after a big meal.

I only go for the peaty smokey flavor in the fall and winter; seems perfect then.  Once spring rolls around, I move onto Speyside or Highland.  Never quite sure what to have in the summer, but the Balvenie Caribbean Cask has been my choice the last couple of years.

Just now, SnowBrosForever said:

Isle of Skye was fabulous. And beautiful. Not to mention wild and rugged. And the Talisker tour is really, really cool.

 

Went to the distillery as well.  Was with my wife and father-in-law who don't like scotch so I go all 3 samples!  Funniest thing was while we were there a school group also cam through for a tour.  Strange to see, but whisky is such a big part of their ehos and economy.

3 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

I'm a huge fan of Oban 14...though for a little less money, the Glenfiddich 14 is just fine. But Oban is pretty cheap here in MA...only about 50 bucks for a bottle. I couldn't believe it was almsot twice that in NY and NJ....damned vice taxes there.

I like Oban but I'm not sure I've had the 14 year old.  Heading to England in a few weeks, and there is a great whisky bar near where I am staying.  I'll have to check it out.  Have you tried Balvenie?  They make some excellent specialty ones aged in port casks, sherry casks and rum casks.

5 minutes ago, Hoth said:

Both a delicious scotch and one of the most gorgeous places I've ever visited. Skye was insane.

Totally agree about Skye!  Absolutely gorgeous and some insane weather at times.  Was there in June about 15 years ago and there was a storm battering the west coast and I could barely walk into the wind.

The Storm is definitely not as good as the traditional 10 year old, but if my wife buys me a bottle by mistake I won't send it back.  Any Highland favorites?  I've found some good Highland Parks and I also like Glenmorangie.

1 minute ago, dryslot said:

You bet!

Got into some of this last weekend, A little JW Red

 

For winter weather, go single malt.  Can't beat Talisker - smooth, smoky and peaty from the Isle of Skye.

 

13 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

98% of us here love these snow to ice nickels and dimes. Big winters and big storms are rare for a reason. These are great. Locks in pack and creates appeal and havoc on roads 

I know you are just trolling and stirring up shit, but your act gets real tired.  You can keep the havoc on the roads to your hilltop and let the other 98% of us drive safely!

Maybe an inch with a crust on top in Randolph.  31 and freezing drizzle when I left for the train.  Screw winter, bring on spring!

25 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Works for me.  Get it out of the way before I fly to England on the 7th!

8 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

If this was the single biggest event of the year for anyone but Cape Cod MASS I’d be shocked

Biggest for me so far!

Haven't been out to measure, but eyeballing about 5" in Randolph.

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Just now, SouthCoastMA said:

Unfortunately I dont think messenger was doing pbp for that one

I thought that was the last one, but entirely possible that my old brain is misremembering.

3 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

The midlevel magic storm it came to be known as. That was one of the storms where we beat the models pretty good. Harvey stuck to 12" in BOS despite models showing like 3". Lol. 

That snow was like lake effect too...absolute perfect dendrites and 20 or 25 to 1 stuff. Even with the wind it stacked up nicely. Wasn't quite enough wind to shatter the crystals. 

Yeah, I remember Ginx tracking the upper level low dropping down and Messenger doing the PBP that evening.  Also remember how that one came in two waves and how Saturday evening you could actually see the moonshine and a lot of folks were calling bust.  My avatar is from that Sunday afternoon and at that point you could not even see the 42" fence at the back of our yard.

32 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Buried.  Just one of countless storms in the last 15 years to drop 18"+ in my back yard.

Wow!  I forgot how EMA centered that last blizzard in the series was.  We had about 18" in that one, but with the wind and what was already on the ground it was almost impossible to tell really.

3 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

I'm done with even wanting a 2-4" pure snow event at this point.  6-8"+ or I'll pass.

Give me a foot or give me spring!

4 years ago . . . winter of yore!

 

20 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

It's Over Johnny!!

I'm perfectly fine if it is over.  This winter has just been annoying, and I am really ready for spring.  Never would have said this years ago, but I've now lived thru the Blizzard of 78 and the 2015 Snowpocalypse . . . ground zero for both.  Almost 65 now, and for me I either want the big storm or nothing at all.  4 inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain time after time does nothing for me.  My only fear now is that this year's big one will arrive on March 7th when I am flying to England.

10 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Sensitivity and anger are different. Anger is a gift. #Rageagainstthemachine

 

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

It’s gonna go quick. 

Yeah, my 3+ inches of snow and sleet was already down to about 2 inches of snow and slush this morning after overnight rain with temps in mid to upper 30s.  Didn't even bother to clear the driveway, and could already see the pavement thru the slush in some spots.  Gonna go fast south of Boston!

11 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

We ripped back a few last night, watching the rain and listening to Sarah McLachlan.

For this miserable winter you need stronger stuff . . . I'd go with a good single malt and some early Richard Thompson to get you in the mood.

 

Still waiting here. Boston looks like mayhem on the live cams. Glad I took off at noon. 

Took 1:30 train out of the city. Roads south of Boston were already snow covered an hour ago. Traffic looks horrendous now. Over an inch now in Randolph.

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