KokomoWX

The models are just brutal. Unless something breaks my way, cold and snowless seem to be on repeat. I am ready to cry uncle and torch this thing.

What have I done to anger the weather god?

It is very real this season. I'm trying to not cancel winter but am considering it.

At least the 00z GFS (12/26) gave us some 384 hour fantasy accumulation totals.

Christmas Day winter weather pretty much sums up 2021... 60, overcast, rain (Anyone who thinks this is better than cold rain and 40 is wrong.)

So IMBY (OKK) might finish December without measurable snow. The 10 Day ECMWF is nada and the 16 day GFS is equally as bleak with just a couple of tenths for the entire period. My gosh this is a bad start. The rubber band snap back better be amazing come January.

‘Significant’ storm next week threatens Thanksgiving travel - Good thing I am staying home! https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/significant-storm-next-week-threatens-thanksgiving-travel/

I know ride persistence in a forecast but I feel the poor trend has to break in our cold and snowy favor sooner than later.

We had some action in adjacent counties...

Looks like the floodgates are open. Big weekend outdoor plans that are rain or shine for me will not be fun.

I get a detailed email each day at 8 AM and the past few weeks, there has been no reporting pretty much for the Monday edition.

It is hard to imagine it took until June 18th.

I love this story... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-covid-vaccine-punjab-threat-cell-phone-cut-off-no-vaccination/

Same for Kokomo.

I got some additional details on my friend who was 35 and passed away from Covid. I thought she had went to the hospital and was admitted. Instead since she was healthy and young, then sent her home. She was taking prescription meds they gave her but she passed away in her sleep from a pulmonary embolism. She lived alone and her family found her the next day.

I attended the Indy 500 yesterday. My friend and I described it as almost surreal after 14 months of canceled events and lockdowns. It around my 20th time attending as a fan or a credentialed photographer. It felt good to be back. Masks are still required in Indianapolis/Marion County. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway limited capacity to 140,000 attendees with no general admission or infield parking. They hired 600 mask ambassadors to remind us to "mask up" but I only saw one covering two sections. He would walk to a spot, stand for a few minutes with his paddle board sign with the "mask up" reminder but he never talked or confronted anyone. He seemed to be gone in the hour before the race. As I navigated the grounds, I never saw any others but did see one leaving the event when it was over. (He had a "mask ambassador" t-shirt.). As for masks, they were pretty much never worn. Even event staff and race teams were not wearing them properly or not at all. I watched an on air talent put it on for live shots and then back off when not on air. No doubt the crowd were patriots that stood and clapped or cheered for the 50+ trucks of military soldiers being honored, and all of the other positive messages and traditions honoring the USA, Indiana, and Memorial Day. While I knew many things were not the same, it was great to be out and about with others again. I do have tickets for both indoor and outdoor concerts this summer and am looking for a mostly normal fall event schedule marching band. https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/sports/motor/indy-500/2021/05/30/indianapolis-500-race-indy-fan-photos-ims-indycar-schedule-2021/5250455001

Yep, we did five days a week in-person. We did start the year with about 15% opting for eLearning from home which was about half by mid September. They continued coming back and we were down to less than 5% after Christmas break. Kids were required to wear masks at extracurricular activities including while on the bench/sideline for sports but not when playing. Band and choir demasked during performances and kids did for plays while on stage. We only tested when it was suspected someone was sick. We did have a lot of quarantines early on when we took extra precautions. We did receive a small supply of rapid tests from the state a few months ago. I don't have any data how much they were used.

It's done! My school (work) had in person school all year and we finished today as planned. We had not just school but sports, music (band/choir), plays, and lots of other activities. With 1850 students, we had 111 test positive for Covid and 31 staff. None were severe cases there were no outbreaks, just a few cases each week.

I've often worn an N95 mask when weed trimming for years and sometimes when mowing.

I've been on the road since Easter in a variety of states photographing dance competitions and college commencements. There are so many various mask and dining mandates and the reactions to masks or no masks are also equally all over the road. I walked into a Starbucks last Sunday without a mask when in Rockford, IL. There were five baristas working and they had plexiglass all around the work area. Three dead stopped and yelled about no mask and being unsafe. On Friday I was in Missouri at a commencement doing green screen images. The President was very pro-mask and nobody was allowed to unmask even when speaking. Most of the commencement team were vaccinated and didn't wear their mask unless in the President's sight. They had a code word on the radio to alert everyone of his presence. I've been struggling with so much no indoor dining. I'm sick of eating in my car or hotel room.

I don't know those finer details.

I never received any guidance or restrictions on activities or exercise after getting my (Pfizer) shots.

Last week I had a female friend who was healthy and just 35 years old pass away from Covid after a short one week battle. She wore a mask, did the right things, kept a balance between being locked down and living life. It really hits home. While I find so much non-science driving lockdown and restrictions, I just don't get not wanting a vaccine.

Biden and the CDC has really missed the mark on vaccines. I'm pretty sure they would send the wrong message about Evian bottled water to people dying of thirst in the dessert.

II (59) was scheduled normally but also was on a wait list for left over doses. I got called early and since I was already in the system, they could easily adjust my appointment. I hear others doing walk-in appointments ahead of their schedule appointments and they can adjust on the fly. I had only a very slight reaction (tired, felt feverish) to the first Pfizer shot and none to the second. Of the two dozen folks I work or talk with daily, only two had strong reaction. Both were around 40ish and felt like a bad case of flu but they both recovered in 24 hours. Neither had have COVID. Besides working daily in K-12 with in person learning since August, I've been photographing indoor percussion, indoor marching, and dance competitions in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. I see mostly masking but also laugh at some of the restrictions. This past weekend in Cleveland, chairs were spaced 6 feet apart. All spectators were to wear a mask and sit six feet apart. This included families living in the same house and that traveled in the same car to the event. Needless to say, a lot of chairs were moved. The venue also require mandatory temperature checks for anyone coming into the convention center. Well anyone when that person was on duty. If you were in the first block before their shift, you were allowed to enter without any a temperature check. Chairs also had to be realigned to the six feet spacing requirement and sprayed with a disinfectant between blocks unless we were running behind and there wasn't time. My hotel had disabled by in room refrigerator and removed the microwave for my COVID protection. The hotel had no bellman or bellman carts for my COVID safety. Someone could valet park my car but not go get the car. Talk about unscientific and arbitrary rules.