Posting here because I don’t want to clog the tracking thread.
It hasn’t been this way this winter, but I like being optimistic too. Being negative all the time is no way to live. That said, I feel like I’m watching a train wreck every time I see the excitement build at D7-14 this winter because an exceedingly small number of events have panned out even remotely similar to the long range plots and it’s as if most completely forgot that our background state for whatever reason (I tend to agree with pope about the horrible antecedent airmasses) has led to a near historic level of failure. Temps and snow.
Specifically talking about here in CT, not even necessarily my backyard.
I get it, and respect it. Every threat and pattern is different, and there are only so many weeks each year we have this chance to meaningfully track. I really do get it.
But I’ve hated winter tracking for almost a decade now because people—and I’m speaking collectively, not singling anyone out—really do lose objectivity (and sanity) in a way that does not happen in other seasons. It’s legitimately tough for me to watch, but it’s equally difficult to turn away. I do love the model cinema.