bristolri_wx

This is why you take the NAM with a grain of salt... or maybe a whole shaker...

The only thing you can really gather from the NAM at this range is that it looks like there's a good chance for it to strengthen significantly over the next 48 hours. After that it could be pure fiction.

It's the NAM at HR 84. Could be in Greenland or Louisiana next run.

NAM is stronger and farther west through hour 36...

Wonder if 12z Euro will start showing Grace a little more than 0z did. GFS definitely more bullish on it at the moment…

What’s more important than beer photos?

I see nothing eventful occurred in the four days since I had last checked in… lol…

Just terrible. Definitely looks like the team is running out of gas at the moment.

Looks like you have the lead story for the "WHDH News at 3:00 AM" newscast...

It's quite amazing how poor their offense is. However, a lot of that rests on the fact they thought Stanton was good. He's always been overrated IMO...

No one wants to talk about the Red Sox right now because it ain't looking good. They've been over performing all year, as many have mentioned. Look at the pitching stats, especially peripherals like WHIP and you wonder how they have done this well in the first place.

Ginx, I whole-heartedly agree. My only issue is the COVID talk is like 80%-90% of the thread. To find something other than COVID talk being discussed you sometimes have to go back 5 or 6 pages, and it makes discussing non-COVID stuff impossible because you loose track of the threads. I'm also not a fan of some other other posters from other boards coming in and ruining what's going on here, and making judgements and assumptions based on anyone voicing their opinion. I like hearing/reading both sides of the issue. I also think it's beneficial to anyone to hear what others feel, even if you personally may think it's ridiculous. There's always the chance that someone may change their minds in either direction based on what we talk about. Just imagine @Damage In Tolland kicking back a few IPA's and then suddenly decide he's going to get vaccinated based on @DotRat_Wx latest post, right? I think the solution of having a COVID discussion thread works out for everyone - nothing is censored, and it's easier to see our Iceland photos, air conditioning instructions, and Cuomo talk without 80 COVID posts getting in the way of the discussion of these other topics.

Let's discuss a less controversial topic... how are we all feeling about the existence of god these days...

Banter banter banter banter...

You're right! The last four pages of posting have been nothing but current news and joking...

I concur. I feel strongly that people should be able to express their opinions. While the situation might be different in other subforums I think the COVID discussions are relatively friendly. I don’t mind reading what people are saying but it would be nice to have more of a choice on when I want to read it if I want to read other banter instead. The issue is that it’s washing out other discussions. We have no issues opening a new thread for a specific storm or weather topic for more focused discussion - the same should apply here. That being said that’s just my opinion, from my perspective, and I would hope the people who post here in the forum much more often than myself have more of a weighted decision on the topic at hand.

0z GFS backed off of this heat a little in the mid to long range. Euro doesn't agree with this at all after 8/14. Let's see what it thinks at 0z but tight now it's running 10-15 degrees cooler for highs after 8/14 vs this GFS output...

I think the main issue is that the banter thread, which is supposed to cover more random topics and discussion, is being dominated by COVID, and it's drowning out the other banter - plus there's many of us who just don't want to read about COVID opinions 24/7 but still want to check in here for the other topics. So yes, there's a number of us that are more annoyed because it is being shoved down our throats in the banter thread. Our choices are either read the COVID stuff in banter, or ignore the thread entirely. The issue isn't the discussion itself, but it's such a heated topic and there's probably a good percentage of people who would rather read/discuss anything else. Maybe the mods will allow a COVID discussion thread for the Fall. They effectively cannot remove the COVID discussion from the forum so why not split it out? This way we can discuss crotch rot and the Red Sox choking down the stretch without COVID getting in the way. The way the forum is setup, the advice of "just don't read it" or "ignore it" is impossible unless you stay out of the banter thread entirely.

And they did blow it…

Ohhh my bad. That makes it sooo much better...

I hope you do. I'd probably win $$$...

I don't feel the need because I don't even know what OT is. If it's outside the New England section I don't bother with it. But feel free to let them know bristolri_wx thinks it's shitty that's what they are discussing while you're there...

About time... but the bullpen is close to blowing a 4 run lead...