vastateofmind

2 hours ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Game prep time!

THIS...is the way.    Great choices!

8 hours ago, nj2va said:

CAPE is like the LR thread therapist trying to talk reason in the sea of panic posts.  That thread would be a disaster without him.

Yeah, @CAPE is the voice of sanity/reason -- in the name of BREVITY -- nearly all of the time, there and in other spots on the sub. And he's got hella good taste in beer...which is the primary reason I follow his posts.   

56 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

@North Balti Zen

Thought about you today. A group of us are camping in the Middletown area at Bear Spring cabin. Did a 15 miler today to Brunswick on the AT and C&O. Sipping a few before heading back to the cabin.

 

THIS....looks like ten tons of fun...camping, hiking, good weather...yeah. Good on you!

Captured sunset two evenings ago while walking the perimeter path at the U.S. Coast Guard's Alexandria post, which abuts our neighborhood. These wetlands are typically a bellwether for when spring is about to kick off, given the tremendous populations of spring peeper frogs that inhabit this realm. And I hate to tell 'ya....we've already heard more than a few peepers waking up and starting their springtime song over the past week or two. Regardless of whatever the diehards are chasing over in the long-term snow thread....I'm thinking that the oversized (and overrated) subterranean rat residing in Punxsutawney, PA made the right call this year.   

14 minutes ago, BristowWx said:

Doesnt sound like the bone we were hoping for....maybe we get a bigger bone later

Oh, I think some of us are definitely getting the bone...south of the Capital beltway. But us lowlanders are used to it, so no stress here....   

44 minutes ago, CAPE said:

These poor folks. They never look at models hoping to see digital blue. They can't wait until late March when it starts to rain.

 

LOL. And look how calmly those Sapporoans walk and drive in the snow. ON snow-covered roads and sidewalks. If that were here, bitches would be all up, canceling school and closing gov't offices, and all OTHER kinds of shit....   

1 hour ago, Ji said:

worst stretch of winter ever--or since this past December

I mean, I'll settle for my week of two minor-ish snows, and mostly subfreezing temps two weeks ago. You live in the hinterlands of the DMV that tend to get more snow...vs. those of us who live in the southern DMV suburbs, who might as well live in Charleston, SC for the amount of snow we get anymore. But at the end of the day.......

38 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Low of 26 with heavy frost and some freezing fog.

Looks pretty cool out there this morning.

28 for low here and the fog is shockingly heavy...wondered if someone's getting the freezing variety.

11 hours ago, Ji said:

Lebron>mike

Sent from my SM-A515U using Tapatalk
 

I mean, it's been fully evident to many others here over the years...but in this one statement, I now fully understand how WHACK you are.  

2 minutes ago, ThePhotoGuy said:

Beautiful day for a hike at Beverly Triton Park south of Annapolis. Car temp was showing 77 degrees. 

Your pictures are consistently breathtaking...TY for sharing here, always.   

13 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Great sunset alert!

Thanks for the heads-up...probably would've missed it otherwise!  

28 minutes ago, CAPE said:

About to open this bad boy for HH. Got it for 22 bucks which is a actually a bargain.

Can a beer choice be beautiful? Oh...in this case, I think it can. Very jealous.   

41 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

@CAPE i went ahead and did it bro.  Its Friday. What the hell why not. Dude said they didn’t make any last year and he can’t get any. I got the last bottle.  Gratuitous Superman watch pic. 

OMG, DFH 120....unbelievably good...and jealous of this, too, as I haven't been able to find it on our parts lately. Please also throw out the Miller Lite...you're doing yourself a favor in the long run. Finally, I personally care more about your sweater choice (which is on point) than your watchface. But I totally understand the classic Superman love...especially in this era of tepid Marvel/DC universe movies.

81, baby. Need to get my arse out there and doing some sort of exercise...

20 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Hmmm…can I get a mow in before dark??

Not unless you want your mowing deck to be level with the ground, given that your wheels will be half sunk. At least that would be MY experience here on the V side of the DMV.   

80.6/58.  Totally down with this wx when I move to Myrtle Beach, anytime of year.

8 minutes ago, CAPE said:

72 

bugs

frogs

TORCH!

Yeah, in your neck o' the woods....it's gonna be feel/sound like late spring today or tomorrow.   

79/62.  DAMN.

6 minutes ago, Scraff said:

Hard to believe 5” 1 week ago. And now 70 fun loving degrees! Looks like it’s going to be a great afternoon to sit out on Carrol Creek and drink a few beers from Idiom. 

Wow, never heard of Idiom...but looked it up, and what an awesome property. Yet another thing to add to the Frederick day trip agenda in a month or two.

1 hour ago, midatlanticweather said:

13 Year Anniversary pf Carmaggedon! - NUTS. I was on the road for 6 hours trying to get home. Heavy snow and Thundersnow as I traveled.  

January 26, 2011 Snowfall (weather.gov)

This storm was...something else. I know that tens of thousands of other DMV commuters stuck on the Beltway that afternoon endured trips back home 5x-10x their normal length, and they would likely sneer at my experience, but....it took me three hours to traverse the six miles between my Fort Belvoir workplace and home that afternoon.

Every major street/artery on post was in near-total gridlock, which was a direct result of the coordinated and disastrous "guidance" from OPM/DoD to "phase-release" employees. Of course, few employees heeded the actual guidance, and most everyone pretty much left all at once in the early-mid afternoon timeframe.

Out of the 5-6 gates that were open at Belvoir back then...one seemed to close every 30 minutes or so because of storm conditions, until there was only a couple gates left open by storm's end. You'd creep along in traffic for 30-40 min on, and then the MPs would suddenly turn you around to ANOTHER point of egress...which would end up closing by the time you got within 1/4 mile of it.  #WorstCommuteEver

It was a dark and stormy, errr, foggy night. But baby girl is standing guard so we're safe. A couple new "winter" pics...the new normal for late January in NoVA.

69/61  

48.3. Rain done, for now. Snow cover is toast, with exception of a few dirty globs in the backyard.

2 hours ago, FXW176 said:

Lol, so March is green. April is pink and purple. July is red and blue. October/November are flaming orange. And then the above cycle repeats.

It’s fun being old and senile. But don’t get me started on the monthly gnome decorations. Wife’s fault. I just ran with it…

Oh, you're not old/senile, I'm with ya. I could leave those front spotlights out ALL year, and adjust colors accordingly for holidays/seasons. I have no problem with that. I just don't want to trigger my neighbors any more than I usually do...they already get the vapors cuz we put up our Christmas trees in mid-November...   

1 minute ago, FXW176 said:

From red and green in Dec, to blue flame lights for Jan here. Then pink for Feb. Good to know I’m not the only one with this issue.

LOL. So, I was just thinking in the past hour..."Maybe I should leave those front spotlights out for February...change over to red/purple..."   

19 hours ago, wxdude64 said:

Got the remaining Christmas lights and decorations down this afternoon. Sorta fun to do with a little snow still on the ground  

Didn't have the heart to put 'em all away on 1/6 this year...kept the "sparkly snowflake" on the front of the house, as well as the spotlights on the front of the house (changing them from red/green to light blue/purple for January) and it made for some great pics with the snow. I'll finally give in and put it all away next weekend.   

19 hours ago, dailylurker said:

I've had snow on the ground for 8 days. I hike on a local mountain bike trail network. It's not crowded. I never see too many people, well.. until I spark a joint. Than some boy scout group will pop up. Anyway.. The amount of dog piss over 8 days is pretty amazing. It's basically a trail of piss and shit lol. I'm high. End of rant.

6 hours ago, Kay said:

Snow hides things...streets, mud, some of civilization's uglier bits. Big part of its appeal. Snow also reveals things, like animal tracks, where birds are demolishing berries, and the fact that all of nature is a giant toilet. Have a great day, everyone!

My wife walked our yellow Lab around our neighborhood at midday today and came back astounded at the amount of dog crap left near -- OR ON -- our neighborhood sidewalks. I reminded her (again) of what part of the country we live in -- which explains a lot of this selfish behavior, at least where we live -- and that a lot of folks who have dogs these days enjoy the "having" part...but not the less-enjoyable parts (e.g., cleaning up their sh*t). Honestly...I'd much rather take @dailylurker's remedy to cope these days...except I can't hack the smell of it sometimes.   

6 hours ago, RickinBaltimore said:

I hope Taylor Swift is ready to write a song about Baltimore, because she's having her heart broken Sunday.

I mean, the Ravens SHOULD have this...dear God, I hope so. I don't want see TS, nor have to tolerate her no-talent caterwauling, nor have to hear any more B.S. about her and Travis ("Swelce?") anywhere near the Super Bowl... 

13.3 for the low this A.M.