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If the evaporator coil (the coil in the air handler) is frozen suggest checking the condensate drain. If it is very humid and/or there is a partial clog in the drain the condensate water may pool up in the condensate tray. Once the water touches the cold coil, it will immediately start to freeze up. It does not take long for the coil to become a block of ice and totally restrict the air flow. Same thing can happen to a car AC system too. Most attic units have 2 preventive measures that help protect against damage from a clogged condensate drain. By code newer attic units must have a high water alarm and a high water AC shutoff float switch that will shut off the air handler when the condensate tray fills up. Older systems may not have this safety cutoff. If your's doesn't, they are typically not complicated to install as a DIY weekend project. The concept of an AC having a slight leak is largely a myth. If there is even the slightest leak in the system, it is typically at the high side filler port next to the outside compressor/condenser unit. Once they start leaking even the slightest amount, the pressures will drop and the system will quickly trip the pressure shut off switch to save the compressor. Unfortunately, there are many less than scrupulous HVAC technicians out there that make a killing from "topping your freon off". They hook up a gauge set, say it is low, connect the R-421 and appear to be adding freon, but they aren't. With R-22 no longer available, even the replacement freon R-421A is outrageously expensive. But to completely fill a system with R-421A is expensive (can easily be $500-$1000 for the freon alone). R-421A is the one-for-one replacement for R-22, but before making the switch from R-22 to R-421 the system should be evacuated first by pulling a vacuum for an hour or two. Then leak tested to make sure the vacuum holds. If the vacuum does not hold solid for an hour or so, there is a leak somewhere.

Have a bunch of locust trees on our property and can relate. They are tough as nails, but brittle too and have a tendency to snap off. Lost two trees to high winds during a "rotation event" that came through Oakton/Vienna about 8 years ago. Snapped off both trunks about 10 feet above the ground. Each trunk was about 20" in diameter. Watched it happen from our front door about 50 yards away. On the good side, locust is one of the few woods that can be direct buried in the ground and is nearly impervious to insects. It splits easy and burns great if you happen to have a wood burning fireplace.

Coming down in buckets here NW of Vienna. .80+ in last 15 mins. Round one around 1730 was "fun". Torrential rain, wind and then hail from the cell that popped up on Reston and headed east. Was outside transplanting when it hit.

That was it. Just far enough away the rain and low cloud deck obscured the flash. The "bang" was pretty intense. What app are you using? I check this one and it didn't show any lightening strike IVO our area at that time. http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en

Had an extremely loud crack of thunder IVO our house NW of Vienna about 5 mins ago. Much louder than a normal "crack" of thunder associated with a nearby lightening strike. Wonder if there's a temp inversion aloft with the inbound cell that amplified the sound? The stranger thing was we didn't detect any flash. Wasn't a transformer breaker popping - had a long echo to it. Really odd.

Agree. If the NWS radar forecast is even close to correct, the eastern part of the DELMARVA from Richmond east is going to get nailed this evening. It shows the cells developing near the VA/NC border are going to really get going the next couple of hours.

30 for the low here at 05:11 NW of Vienna. Up to a balmy 33 now.

The effects of the solar radiation with the increased sun angle are in full force on the 50x70 asphalt parking pad next to our house near Vienna. Plowed the 2" of snow and slush off this morning so it wouldn't free up tonight. The entire area has stayed wet ever since even with temps hovering around 24/25. No stickage at all with the latest band that went through.

First flakes now in Vienna - 33F - down from 39 at 0610.

Pingers here in Vienna - 34F Down from 39 an hour ago...

Think something is wrong with your thermometer. We're at 36F here in Vienna (dropped 3F in 20 mins) and you gotta be colder out there. Enjoy the snow.

Please keep the PBP coming!!!

Yup - I certainly didn't click anywhere in the body of the email. The sender's email name and domain appear legit... but it has a .org extension instead of .cn Dunno why they zeroed in on me too. Strange.

Randy/all, Anyone else receive an email about registering the americanwx domain in China? Below is the text of the email I just received... ----- Begin Text -------- (Please kindly forward this to your CEO, because this is urgent. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please ignore it. Thanks) Dear CEO, We are the domain name registration service company in Shanghai, China. On February 18, 2022, we received an application from Hongxiang Ltd requested "americanwx" as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (americanwx.cn, americanwx.com.cn, americanwx.net.cn, americanwx.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matter better, it's necessary to send email to you and confirm whether this company is your distributor or business partner in China? Best Regards Peter Liu | Service & Operations Manager China Registry (Head Office) Tel: +86-2161918696 Fax: +86-2161918697 Mob: +86-13816428671 6012, Xingdi Building, No. 1698 Yishan Road, Shanghai 201103, China ----- End Text --------

XVI was an interesting game, albeit not with the outcome I hoped for being from Ohio. But neither team really played to their potential. Stafford did pretty good, but the Bengals D totally shut down the Rams running game. And on the flip the Bengals only had a couple bright moments in their passing game, which is normally a strength. Agree with the earlier comment about the Bengals having a bright future. They've invested a ton on their starting D the last 2 years and they are nearly all very young. Some missed calls and/or questionable calls on both sides by the refs. The first pass interference call against the Bengals near the end was petty given the circumstances. Happy for Cupp and his MVP. That guy has a knack for just being in the right place. Runs great routes.

Just drove from Stafford to home in Vienna. Was 54 at Stafford, 48 at the Occoquan, 41 at the Spfld interchange, 38 at 495 & 50 (where the snow mix started) and 37 at home with mix.

Somewhere behind the scenes is a programmer leaning back in his chair with his arms raised in victory above his heads screaming with elation... "Yes!!!!, I got the Mid-Atlantic crew to take the bait again!!!

We're awaiting the pbp with unfettered anticipation!

Any sign of what happens to the ULL that was off Baja in the UL maps a few hours ago? It appeared to be at the end of the fetch from this upcoming boundary wave.

Oh no. That sound ominous... Recall the post you made when earmarked the need for a response.

Yea - I hit send about a half second too quick... My family in Ohio is going nuts with pbp via text... Even though I'm watching too

Indeed. The Bengal's D has done an incredible job in the 2nd half. OMG - just missed an interception in OT.

Suspect many of us had similar experiences. My parents used to say I was going to be a weather man when I was barely old enough to walk. I recall one April 1st in when we had a big hail storm in Ohio when I was about 12. Called my mom at work to tell her about it and she could not hear me from the racket outside. Had tons of golf ball sized hail. She thought I was playing an April Fool's joke and had someone near the phone banging on a bucket until her and dad got home from work. I had evidence in the freezer. They'd already grown tired of my affliction by then... I've often wondered when they finish mapping the human genome if they'll ID the "weather gene" we all share. If so, sure hope they DON'T create a cure for it in the future efforts to cure all "diseases"!

Congratulations to you AND the team! Swimming is both an individual and a team sport (as you know all too well). As a freshman, you'll capitalize on the experience and only get better in the coming years. Share your talent with the others on the team and help raise everyone's performance. People rise to the expectations levied upon them! Good luck in the Regionals!

Do your best and enjoy yourself. Leave nothing in the pool. If you give it your best and know you did your best then keep your head high and congratulate the others. But if you believe you can, then you can. Famous story about Bob Beamon who set a world record in the long jump by nearly 2 feet at the 1968 Olympics. That's right, he exceeded the previous world record at the time by nearly 2 feet. He had a premonition that he could do it and he just did it. Now the fact he did it just blew even himself away. In a sport where world records are incrementally raised by fractions of an inch, Bob's new mark nearly 2 feet longer was beyond spectacular. Look him up on Youtube. It's really something. So, if you can imagine dropping that second in the 50, just do it. Don't question IF, but only imagine a fraction of a second here and there, a little bit harder push off the flip, an extra flick of your wrist on the stroke, keeping your fingers cupped, even when your arms are burning, it will all add up. If this is your last swim as a high schooler you'll remember it for the rest of your life. I'm 60 now, so HS was a long time ago. Ran x-country and track and made it to Districts in Ohio in both - sub 15:00 5K x-country and about 4:30 in the mile, reasonable, but not good enough when there were 16 guys in Ohio at sub 4:12 my senior year. Remember my coach telling me at the last meet - just go out there and enjoy yourself, no matter what happens because you'll remember this one. He was right, then and still now 42 years later... Good luck!