RDM

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!

Indeed, it's an awesome experience. Hard to describe. Can be a bit eery too for those who aren't die-hards and/or equipped for it (mentally and with the right gear). Been in a true white out once when I couldn't even see my ski tips (you've probably experienced the same). Didn't know I had vertigo and was falling over until my head hit the slope.

Don't recall a "snow" event where it snowed for over 8 hours and only accumulated 1/2". At times the number of flakes gave the idea they'd amount to something, but they were so small they just had no substance. Looks nice outside this morning, and am fortunate to have something white and not rain. Looking at the ratio of salt and brine applied by VDOT to total accumulation, this one may be in the record books. VDOT actually plowed the road in front of our house last night with a plow train of 3 trucks - when it was merely wet.

Been holding steady at 32 since about 1500. Driveway caved a long time ago. The main street/road in front of our house is just wet with the tons of salt/brine VDOT deployed.

Wow - the storm thread on the NE form has 382 pages of comments.

Down to 32 here with sn-. Asphalt starting to cave here.

After an hour plus of snow tv, the intensity just picked up here NW of Vienna. Still sn- but approaching sn Bigger flakes mixing in but no real fatties yet.

Yup - pretty cool indeed. On the other extreme is intense snowfall in an alpine setting. The tranquility of the the lack of sound through the muting effects of extremely heavy is surreal. The penultimate Jebwalk. Experienced a 3 meter snowfall in Seas Fee, Switzerland in the late 80. That was incredible. We were isolated for 2 days as the howitzers bombarded the avalanche prone gullies. (so much for the tranquility, but the experience was unforgettable).

Cwg made a huge move. From 0-2 to 1-3 Indeed - very unlike CWG to make a move like that. One could almost say it's bullish...

Maybe a not-for-profit w/o any advertising drivers would help. Eliminating the cash for hype incentive would help restore some objectivity in the public domain.

The brine was so bad this morning on RT-28 north of IAD the dust cloud from the passing traffic resembled fog. The lanes were nearly snow white with the stuff. And the naturalists wonder why the Chesapeake has occasional dead zones.

Thank you Randy. You and all the other mods exercise a lot of restraint, sometimes daily. Can only imagine what you deal with behind the scenes the rest of us are not aware of. For what you do to keep the forum alive, a sincere thanks. Been here since almost day one and was on Eastern before back to the 90's. Always appreciate the moderation of the forum. It's not easy and no way to make everyone happy all the time. If some would just exercise a little more "read more and post less" it would be better for all. Either way, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" (So said Spock), I don't want to pretend to invent the saying, but it definitely applies... Most sincerely.

The last couple of hours in the LR thread are nearly unreadable. Yet another example of why some of the former foundational contributors left... It's so easy to keep banter in banter and not clog up the LR with nonsense.

15/5 Down from 16/4 30 mins ago.

Yes - you are right. Received a very informative briefing recently from a large data provider (not appropriate to say who). The ongoing expansion of 5G and the looming deployment of C-band and UWB (Ultra Wide Band) is going to bring massive increases in data rates; especially in more remote locations that are currently band-width limited. Integrated in that growth will be MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) alternatives that are also currently very limited. The corresponding data explosion of connectivity options is going to be incredible to watch.