SouthboundYank

We annually lease our share in the neighborhood pool these days, but I do know they did the Sign-Up Genius approach to offer pool attendance in blocks last summer, with mixed results. Lots of complaints, obviously. I felt the worst for the NVSL summer swim/dive teams -- that was such a great source of fun, camaraderie and excess-energy burning for our two sons for well over 15 years. Never served on our pool board (and to your point -- THANK GOD), but my wife and I each held down at least once all of the major roles/positions for the NVSL summer swim team (except refereeing)...and that was bad enough. My wife served as a team rep for a few seasons, which next to being a pool board member, is probably one of the most thankless and soul-crushing volunteer jobs someone can take on. My favorite was serving as S&T judge...best seat in the house, and that's how I used to recruit others to it.

Got to a low of 41 overnight...currently 44 and clear. The windchimes out back are already starting their dance for the day..

Best time to go to the beach, at least on East Coast. My wife and I went to OBX for years, pre-kids, during the 3rd week of September...when the seasonal rates dropped, businesses/restaurants were still open, and the wx was still perfect down there.

Oh, man, now that does suck. I've heard of this happening with FiOS -- folks just missing the cutoff by a block -- although in our subdivision of 700+ homes, I don't believe the "newer" half (built with underground utilities) got access to FiOS until a year or so after the "older" half where I live...and which has above-ground utility poles/wires. Didn't make sense to me. Congrats to you! Forgot you mentioned a local move last week, I usually see your pics of western MD and think of you there first. And sorry you can't get FiOS in Alexandria...that seems like an odd omission so close to the District, but if I recall, Verizon has cut back on expanding optical fiber infrastructure in recent years. It's a shame they can't figure out a way to take the FiOS show on the road nationally...they're the only internet provider that's provided me the download/upload speeds that I actually pay for.

Sorry, that's a PITA. If you're able to consider other options, do you have access to Verizon FiOS at your address? I know lots of folks hate Verizon, too, but I can tell you in over 15 years of having FiOS, I can count on three fingers the amount of times we ever lost internet, TV or our landline (or any combination of them).

That sounds great -- post a pic later if you can. I'm trying a new marinade for pork loin on the grill tonight -- we were going to have pasta, and then I thought, WTH, I'm not going to waste great late-winter grilling weather this afternoon/evening.

65 with a cloudless sky.. #WhatADay

While the huge snowstorms from a decade ago and the March 2018 severe wind event here in NoVA have ranked near the top of weather events for the three decades I've been in NoVA, the hands-down winner for most extreme weather I experienced here was the June 2012 derecho. That was the first time I heard the wind approach like a freight train and push a huge cloud of dust/debris out ahead, and the first time I saw mature 60-70 foot mature trees bend at 45 degrees (or more) when the line first struck. We lost power about two minutes into the worst conditions...and the power stayed off for the next week. We never before, nor never again lost power for that long...and of course, it was sweltering leading into the July holiday the following week. It was a great experience, though.

Thank you -- I got the reaction I was fishing for.

Currently 28, light frost. With today's forecasted high of 64, the last few sad, small sleet piles that remain in the shadows will be toast.

Yes, but -- when will LWX issue the cicada watches/warnings??

High of 59 this afternoon. Nice day, wind didn't seem as bad as what the advisory called for in these parts.

Three berry varieties. Hazelnuts. Smoothie-ness. I'm trying to reconcile those three inside one beer can and just can't imagine it. I'll bet it's interesting though...

To your earlier point, and as evidenced in the videos you just shared -- whether crawling or flying, these cicadas are some of the clumsiest insects I've ever encountered.

Those are two great videos that @Hank Scorpio shared, @SomeguyfromTakomaPark -- during this brood's last emergence, I worked at Fort Belvoir where there's wide swaths of mature trees and the thing I remember most about the experience is that underlying, alien trilling sound. At the height of emergence, yes, it was loud -- but I found the noise of the 17-year cicadas was far less grating and almost soothing...as opposed to annual cicadas which can instantly ruin any relaxing downtime in your backyard with their ear-splitting racket in the July-September timeframe. Oh, and if you or your kids are squeamish about molten cicada skins all over the ground, sticking off of trees and buildings, etc., well...you might not like that part of the drill. I kept finding discarded cicada "husks" months after the last emergence. Finally if you have a dog, we found that ours liked to binge on the 17-year cicadas...to the point where he'd eat TOO many, and then we'd occasionally find gelatinous piles of half-digested cicadas in the backyard. Forewarned is forearmed.

55, variable sun/clouds, winds starting to pick up a bit. Not gonna lie...feels good in the sun.

Looks like Canada just upended the cold pitcher to funnel down between the Rockies and the Appalachians on that map. I'm still surprised that deep winter conditions reached that far into TX.

That's my biggest takeaway from your post, @MillvilleWx. And why I still have much to learn.

Currently 29, up from a low of 27 overnight. Surprisingly frosty morning. Also -- really digging that stonework on your pathway and on your home, @CAPE.

Forgive the banter-ish post, but since this event has since wrapped up -- @psuhoffman, based on your posted pics, am I correct in assuming you have an exterior, standalone deck overlooking the valley below your ridge that you occasionally reference? If so...I'll bet that's an awesome outdoor entertainment space with a great view in the warmer months.

38.754410, -77.134620 Plug these coords into Google Maps. Seriously. The last time the Google Mapmobile circled our cul-de-sac to refresh StreetView pics, they caught me bending over to check the tire pressure on one of our cars parked out front. My ass has been preserved on StreetView for seven years now...really wish they'd update the imagery.

A treasure trove of info here, folks...thanks again so much!! I will post some future (hopefully better) pics in the next month or two.

Which, of course, was lost on him. Here I go again. That dude's lack of self-awareness is mind-blowing, but his newest trick -- tossing in the odious "Sorry about your shutout but better luck next time!!" tagline -- makes navigating his posts even more insufferable than usual.

OMG, you and @mattie g are reading my mind again....

33/23 with light snow just starting to fall. Pixie dust variety.