vegan_edible Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, MJO812 said: I'm still being a weenie despite this horrible winter . The first thing I do when I wake up is look at the models to see if they show anything exciting. same... maybe we'll cash out eventually? maybe blockbuster next year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Star Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Does a warmer winter have any effect on the insect population, like gnats and mosquitoes? Are there any general guidlines on how cold it has to be to reduce the mosquito population? Some mosquitoes were flying around my car two weeks ago in Linden NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Dark Star said: Does a warmer winter have any effect on the insect population, like gnats and mosquitoes? Are there any general guidlines on how cold it has to be to reduce the mosquito population? Some mosquitoes were flying around my car two weeks ago in Linden NJ. It must. All kinda of bugs were out yesterday. Not sure if Saturdays cold will kill them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Dark Star said: Does a warmer winter have any effect on the insect population, like gnats and mosquitoes? Are there any general guidlines on how cold it has to be to reduce the mosquito population? Some mosquitoes were flying around my car two weeks ago in Linden NJ. I was deer hunting yesterday, and had lots of bugs flying around my face when I was up in the tree stand. Crazy stuff for the end of January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, winterwx21 said: I was deer hunting yesterday, and had lots of bugs flying around my face when I was up in the tree stand. Crazy stuff for the end of January. Watch out for those deer ticks! Need to carry bug spray all the time now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Stormlover74 said: It must. All kinda of bugs were out yesterday. Not sure if Saturdays cold will kill them They go into hibernation and then come back as soon as it warms up and gets rainy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Dark Star said: Does a warmer winter have any effect on the insect population, like gnats and mosquitoes? Are there any general guidlines on how cold it has to be to reduce the mosquito population? Some mosquitoes were flying around my car two weeks ago in Linden NJ. I was working in my garden yesterday and I saw them too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 This winter feels longer than it has so far. I still remember people were talking about an epic pattern in late Novemver and comparing it to 2010 because of the blocking. What a failure that was 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Just now, MJO812 said: This winter feels longer than it has so far. I still remember people were talking about an epic pattern in late Novemver and comparing it to 2019 because of the blocking. What a failure that was Nowhere to go but up from here. Assuming the rest of the season is a shutout I'll be thrilled the next time an advisory event is forecast (prob 23/24) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Dark Star said: Does a warmer winter have any effect on the insect population, like gnats and mosquitoes? Are there any general guidlines on how cold it has to be to reduce the mosquito population? Some mosquitoes were flying around my car two weeks ago in Linden NJ. I’m a horticulturalist not an entomologist but if insects react like plants it has to do with the lowest temperature recorded more so then the overall temp. So despite this winter being incredibly warm overall we have had some decent cold and this next shot could really do the trick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Remember when people use to pull all nighters? Remember when the Nam use to show snow bombs ? Remember when the MTA buses were suspended?Don’t dream it’s over.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Nowhere to go but up from here. Assuming the rest of the season is a shutout I'll be thrilled the next time an advisory event is forecast (prob 23/24)Next winter can’t be as boring and uneventful as this one, right? Right?!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 25 minutes ago, North and West said: Don’t dream it’s over. . Not surprising songs like that came out in the 80s lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 28 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: I’m a horticulturalist not an entomologist but if insects react like plants it has to do with the lowest temperature recorded more so then the overall temp. So despite this winter being incredibly warm overall we have had some decent cold and this next shot could really do the trick. Yeah but I don't believe they "die" they just go into hibernation and as soon as it gets warm again back they come. And especially if it rains a lot which is why we're told to spray all standing water to make sure we kill their larvae dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 7 hours ago, MJO812 said: We will be making the move to Orange County in the next year. Yes I know the commute to NYC is long but I am willing to do it. Please let us know what area you land in so us locals can avoid it like the plague, thanks in advance. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Please let us know what area you land in so us locals can avoid it like the plague, thanks in advance. I just saw this. Can you work remotely when it inevitably snows a crazy amount next year?. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Some horrible person decided to take a pigeon and color it pink using a dye and the sickly bird was brought in to an animal rescue where it was nursed back to health. The bird couldn't fly and couldn't fend for itself and needed to be rescued. The theory is this dimwitted person did it for a "gender reveal" party. This reminds me of the dimwit who set off fireworks that started a massive wildfire for a gender reveal party in California a couple of years ago. All gender reveal parties should be BANNED. No one cares what your offspring is, keep it to yourself and stop damaging the environment with your egotistical need to brag about being a breeder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Star Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 6 hours ago, North and West said: Don’t dream it’s over. . I remember the "authorities" always telling commuters to take "mass transit" during snowy weather, and it never seems to fail that the trains get shut down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 2 hours ago, LibertyBell said: Some horrible person decided to take a pigeon and color it pink using a dye and the sickly bird was brought in to an animal rescue where it was nursed back to health. The bird couldn't fly and couldn't fend for itself and needed to be rescued. The theory is this dimwitted person did it for a "gender reveal" party. This reminds me of the dimwit who set off fireworks that started a massive wildfire for a gender reveal party in California a couple of years ago. All gender reveal parties should be BANNED. No one cares what your offspring is, keep it to yourself and stop damaging the environment with your egotistical need to brag about being a breeder. Number one you’re always bragging about spraying for insects… ummm you think that doesn’t effect birds… Two, the gender reveal was in Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volcanic Winter Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 2 hours ago, LibertyBell said: Some horrible person decided to take a pigeon and color it pink using a dye and the sickly bird was brought in to an animal rescue where it was nursed back to health. The bird couldn't fly and couldn't fend for itself and needed to be rescued. The theory is this dimwitted person did it for a "gender reveal" party. This reminds me of the dimwit who set off fireworks that started a massive wildfire for a gender reveal party in California a couple of years ago. All gender reveal parties should be BANNED. No one cares what your offspring is, keep it to yourself and stop damaging the environment with your egotistical need to brag about being a breeder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: Number one you’re always bragging about spraying for insects… ummm you think that doesn’t effect birds… Two, the gender reveal was in Arizona Yes, but the standing water I'm talking about spraying are puddles left over from excess rainfall. The birds drink from my pond (which doesn't get sprayed.) The one with the massive wildfire? I guess there were two. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Dorado_Fire#:~:text=The fire began at 10,in southern San Bernardino County. No it was this: The El Dorado Fire was a wildfire that burned 22,744 acres (9,204 ha; 35.538 sq mi) in the San Bernardino and Riverside Counties of California in September to November 2020. It was ignited on September 5 by a pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party in El Dorado Ranch Park, and quickly spread to the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area of the San Bernardino National Forest. Burning over a 71-day period, the fire destroyed 20 structures and resulted in one firefighter fatality, for which the couple hosting the party were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Cause[edit] The fire began at 10:23 AM (PDT) on September 5, 2020,[1] when Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez set off a smoke bomb at a gender reveal photoshoot at the El Dorado Ranch Park near Yucaipa, in southern San Bernardino County. The detonation of the smoke bomb lit nearby dry grass on fire, which then began to spread rapidly.[2][3] According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the Jimenezes attempted to extinguish the fire with bottled water,[1] then reported the fire to the authorities and cooperated with their investigation.[4] The cause of the fire inspired widespread mockery and condemnation, and was frequently compared to the 2017 Sawmill Fire, conceived by an exploding target at a gender reveal party in Arizona.[5][6][7][8] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/21/couple-gender-reveal-party-wildfire-charged California couple whose gender-reveal party sparked a wildfire charged with 30 crimes This article is more than 1 year old The pyrotechnic device sparked the destructive El Dorado fire, which destroyed five homes and killed one firefighter Yes, but the standing water I'm talking about spraying are puddles left over from excess rainfall. The birds drink from my pond (which doesn't get sprayed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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coastalplainsnowman Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 It must be a law that long range forecast weather graphics whenever it is forecast to be very cold or very hot, must replace the graphic indicating cloud cover with a condescending red or blue thermometer. "The temperature will be 15 degrees on Saturday. This means it will be COLD. Here's a picture of a blue thermometer just to make sure you get that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 32 minutes ago, coastalplainsnowman said: It must be a law that long range forecast weather graphics whenever it is forecast to be very cold or very hot, must replace the graphic indicating cloud cover with a condescending red or blue thermometer. "The temperature will be 15 degrees on Saturday. This means it will be COLD. Here's a picture of a blue thermometer just to make sure you get that." It reminds me of the old days when we had max/min thermometers that had red dyed liquid and blue dyed liquid for each end and saved the max/min readings. The last time I saw one of those was back in the 80s.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellice Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Fun article in the NY Times today about meteorologists' largely unsuccessful attempts to beat back weather hyperbole: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/science/weather-forecasts-language.html 1st 10 articles per month are free, so should not be behind a paywall, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Fun article in the NY Times today about meteorologists' largely unsuccessful attempts to beat back weather hyperbole:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/science/weather-forecasts-language.html 1st 10 articles per month are free, so should not be behind a paywall, yet.I saw this a few weeks back and it’s just like any other specialized communication that people forget: normal people don’t talk like this.I have a hard enough time keeping up with MJO, ENSO, PNA, etc. (I’m convinced some of these are made up just as a gate-keeping device), don’t go throwing around vortex and other apocalyptic jargon just to get clicks and ultimately confuse people.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalplainsnowman Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, Pellice said: Fun article in the NY Times today about meteorologists' largely unsuccessful attempts to beat back weather hyperbole: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/science/weather-forecasts-language.html 1st 10 articles per month are free, so should not be behind a paywall, yet. Just now, North and West said: I saw this a few weeks back and it’s just like any other specialized communication that people forget: normal people don’t talk like this. I have a hard enough time keeping up with MJO, ENSO, PNA, etc. (I’m convinced some of these are made up just as a gate-keeping device), don’t go throwing around vortex and other apocalyptic jargon just to get clicks and ultimately confuse people. . In an environment in which virtually every severe weather event is presented by many media outlets, including ones devoted to weather 24/7, as just more evidence that the world will soon be over, this was inevitable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 if you don't understand weather terms why post here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt8204 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Can't wait for the media hysterics over two days of cold weather. Although with the winter we've had, maybe it actually does warrant coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, matt8204 said: Can't wait for the media hysterics over two days of cold weather. Although with the winter we've had, maybe it actually does warrant coverage. they started 2 days ago. Nothing else weather related to talk about 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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