SouthboundYank

Irony so thick, you need a chainsaw to slice through it...

I was really glad when you put up the severe tracking thread a week or so ago -- severe season has become as fun to me as tracking the winter stuff, maybe even moreso, as the lead-up to tracking severe events can be a bit more abbreviated, with less likelihood of a complete shutout.

29/24, vacillating between +PL and PL/-SN mix. Have just never seen a sleet-o-rama like this before.

I'm trying to finish up grades for current term and spending too much time in banter/obs for this storm. A student just asked for a grade status, which is a tad embarrassing.

29/20, ++PL -- amazing to see the rates on this sleet right now.

Agreed. At least there's a new coating of white out there, especially on the trees. I half-expected this outcome but I'm not gonna deb over fresh frozen. EDIT: The ++PL that just moved in is SO heavy, it's scouring snow accums off of trees and cars. WOW.

Things I Need To Work On Today: Ignoring numerous obs per hour from Union Bridge members Ignoring posts from Union Bridge members sharing their extended family/friends' obs (who may or may not live outside the sub's reach) Ignoring posts from Union Bridge members predicting what the conditions are going to be like in other sub members' locations

I was half asleep reading the AmWx version of GoodFellas and laughing until it hit me, "This dude thinks Randy really means what he's quoting from GF." Then it became a surreal, downhill-fast ride. I think @North Balti Zen chalked the poster in question up to intentionally dense vs. societal failure? I'm going with the latter.

28/23, sleet. Received ~1" of snow thus far.

It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it...

Again, I'm not typically a fruity-beer dude, but that strawberry/pomegranate sour ale sounds intriguing.

More good news! Seems the Baltimore 'burbs have got more going on with regard to breweries than our corner of Fairfax County lately. I think it's time to switch up our typical Loudoun County brewery day-trips and head north into MD for a change. PRO: Getting the hell out of the close-in NoVA 'burbs for the day CON: Having to drive back from BaltCo / HoCo / AACo after having one, two, maybe even three 8.0+ ABV IPAs (over the course of an afternoon)

Thank you for the heads-up, and we will definitely check that out! Saw you and @mappy discussing Pasadena area a few minutes ago, and it brought up such great memories that we made with an older couple my wife and I befriended through one of my jobs many years ago. They had a modest house a mile or so off Mountain Road, and probably a mile or two beyond CHS, just a couple minutes' walk from the Magothy River. We always loved taking day trips to visit them, because it was almost like a mini-vacation from our location in the over-packed, close-in NoVA 'burbs. They've both passed on in recent years...but a new brewery is ALWAYS a good reason to take a trip out Route 100.

St. Mary's has a beautiful campus. My oldest son had it on his consideration list as a lacrosse school back in the early 2010s, but honestly...I don't think he would've been smart enough to hang there. Good luck in your continued search, though...this is a really fun time to watch teenagers to spread their wings a bit.

K, just cracked open an IPA and took a swallow, then nearly covered the keyboard with it after reading that.

Mystery IPA! But based on the kind of goods that @Scraff lucks into...and the kind of beers you Baltimore folks typically have access to, I'd definitely take my chances.

I enjoy your puns (any puns, really), but get the biggest kick out of your profile name. I am a chess fan (though generally suck at playing), but after having taken German for six years in middle/high schools, I used to try to find the hardest words to say in German. I think "zugzwang" has claimed that trophy. Zugzwang | Definition of Zugzwang at Dictionary.com

39/15. Clear.

Thunder is a handsome guy -- thanks for sharing this, too. We've adopted mostly Labs or Lab mixes over the past 20 years, but I'm not picky...I love all dogs (cats, too). I'm always that guy out in public, walking up to strangers walking their dogs on leads and asking, "Do you mind if I introduce myself to your dog??"

Thanks for this -- they're gorgeous. We usually try to adopt, too, because...well, there's so many doggos who need rescued. Since I've teleworked full time for a year (and will likely stay in that mode permanently), we're thinking about adopting a second "transition" dog for our current six-year old Lab.

Dogs? A PUPPY? Care to share your dog pic, muddy or not? Dog pics make everything better.

Currently 39/16. A few degrees over forecasted high today, although, even in the sun it feels brisk out.

Alright...NOW I'll stop.

Indeed. And @mappy also offered a subtle admonishment there to temper the "CRUSH JOB IMBY!" glee that will, I'm sure, land on deaf ears.