RitualOfTheTrout

I'll refrain from any bitterness until tomorrow.

If things play out as forecasted, it'll definetly sting.

If its any consolation we are foretasted to get into the 40s on Monday and Tuesday with rain showers. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't pass on a potentially historic blizzard because of that, but seeing a warm-up after a big snow is a downer for me. That's why once we get into March it better be big or go home when it comes to snow in my book.

I'd love to get a big snow in early to mid January followed by a cold spell with some clippers dropping a fresh 2-4 every couple days, then another big one as the pattern breaks down.

Hey, maybe the Penguins can get a rare win over the Flyers to make things better...wait they're already down 2-0.

Tied up 2-2, making a comeback just like the models will show a big north trend tonight, guaranteed!

Yea it definitely seems like we have some bad luck. I really thought this was a great set up for us to have a big one though. It seems like most of our big storms were modeled south and nudged north at the end. Anything else is usually slop, even with good tracks. 

I was thinking the same thing, if we were sweating the r/s line you know this would have shifted 75 miles north to give us slop lol.

If it's anything like the game then I'd rather just completely miss than get fringed with 2-4.

I'd take 2-4 inches, but if we are talking anything under 2 I'm with you. Seeing the flakes fall will just be a reminder of what we are missing out on. I'll torture myself though and probably go into the obs thread in MA forum during the storm lol

Well Winter should be arriving soon now, I just found a zip lock bag of snow I had in the freezer from last winter for the Science Center free admission day over the summer that we never used. I dumped it out in the yard. So whats the big deal? I've always had this superstition from when I was a kid that winter couldn't return if I had snow preserved via some unnatural means. I used to freeze snow from big storms in the freezer then when a thaw would come and no end was in sight I'd dump the snow out and winter coincidentally always returned.

Gotta have some fun with this lousy winter.

Absolutely incredible, its almost 60 degrees at 9:30am on December 12th with rays of sun coming through the clouds. Stepped out onto the deck in shorts and no shirt to get the dog in and it wasn't even uncomfortable.

If you are gonna torch a winter month away I guess this is the way to do it. From a snow perspective whats the difference if its 40 or 60?

Models seem to have been hinting at something in the 18-21 time frame correlating with a brief +PNA Anything we can get to buckle that raging Pacific Jet will help. Euro and GFS both have a system that would give us "some" snow I think.

Even if this doesn't work out, I'm hopeful the favorable periods will become increasingly more frequent as the pattern evolves and we hopefully get the trough access to come east. That with our coldest climo period and an active STJ should yield some opportunities.

I personally notice a difference the first day of work on Monday.

The earlier DST start date, causes me to wake up in the dark, as opposed to daybreak.

Of course everybody's schedule is different, I was just commenting on my routine.

Yeah, I think it was fine before the recent change to increase the dst time. It starts too soon and ends too late for my liking. I question energy savings, sure there is one hour in the evening that people don't have lights on, but its just transferred to the morning when people are getting ready for work. I notice the difference in the morning too. It was getting light just as I left for work prior to the change, now its still dark when I get to work. it will even out in a couple more weeks, but why not leave it alone.

Today's 12z GFS is further NW. We get a rainstorm book ended with bitter cold, not even a decent front end dump.   If that is what happens I'll be in line with those begging for the pattern to break down even if it means an end to winter. This has been one of the most frustrating winters in awhile. At least the mild ones you know you don't have much of a chance. It's getting towards the time in the year that these little 1-2 inch deals aren't that enjoyable, although the squall was awesome. With the sun it just melts or sublimates away.

Would've been nice to get the dryslot at kickoff, but hopefully the worst holds off until after the game.

The worse the conditions, the more it favors the Ravens IMO.

Looks like the inability to score a touchdown will be a bigger factor than the weather for this game... hopefully they can get a quick one here to get back into it.

It has been awhile. I would think with the NAO being positive that may lean towards a chance that a storm cuts up the spine or just east of the apps, but consequently its probably also more likely that it would cut to far west so I'm not sure if it really helps our odds or not.

It would be nice just one time to have a storm east of the apps, without having to be offshore.

It's been awhile.

What a boring stretch of weather we have had lately and the next 5 days don't look much better. By the time this thing looks to work itself out we will have lost almost a month of potential winter weather. Starting to get antsy for something to track I guess.

Okay friends, I have a hypothetical scenerio for you to decide on.

 

You're offered an iron clad contract stating, that the Pittsburgh metro area would receive one major snowstorm ( 12-24" ) per month, each of the next four months, Dec-Mar.

 

However, outside of those four storms, hardly any snow would fall.

 

Do you sign ?

Yes or No.

Yes, I'd sign. That's a minimum of 48 inches for the year!

A couple days ago it was more of an event.

The pattern did stink for us, although other areas cashed in on a couple of nice events. Can't believe that nice bomb out in the Atlantic is being wasted...

Tonight's snow was looking better a couple days ago, but now its basically a fropa..

I wouldn't rule other another shot of snow sometime in April given this winter, but doubt it ends up being anything noteworthy.

Crazy scene in Chicago, should be fun.

 

The Pens winter classics have been snow, rain, now snow again.

Between the later start and pregame stuff, and all the stoppages to plow the ice this game might not end until 11!

Seeing all of these articles come out blaming DB is pretty sad. You can't tell me that a different coach would have changed the outcome in the Canada game. A game where we were severely outplayed for the last 30 minutes. Then a 5-0 rout to the Fins. We were shutout in back to back games and you're blaming the coach?!?! Get the f*** out of here.

I don't know. I like Dan as a coach but the way this ended sorta bothers me. USA was the highest scorning team in the tournament prior to the loss to Canada and the Bronze game when they all of the sudden couldn't muster a goal and appeared to be outplayed. Seems a bit to much like last years playoffs. It just makes me wonder if there is something to these claims he doesn't make adjustments and either refuses or is unable to do line match-ups. I'd think they could still "play their game" and see even better outcomes with players matched up against those on the other team that play to our strengths. Even the year we lost to Tampa in the first round, granted we didn't have Sid and Geno in the lineup, but we were up in the series, Tampa makes a few adjustments and we lose a couple only to flame out in a 1-0 loss in game 7.

Even if it is the players that don't follow his plan that's a problem, the coach has got to get the players to buy in or hes not doing his job.

He did tweak the system this year with the left wing lock and it appears to have helped. I guess we will see what happens this year in the playoffs. I'm still a Dan supporter, but starting to get swayed. I know you can't win every year, but there seems to be a pattern emerging...