SnowLover22 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Looks like I will probably be down in the DC area this summer. Got an offer to volunteer at the LWX NWS forecast office. Very excited. I think I would be looking at 16 hours per week. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Looks like I will probably be down in the DC area this summer. Got an offer to volunteer at the LWX NWS forecast office. Very excited. I think I would be looking at 16 hours per week.That’s amazing! Really want more young people (like me) who can contribute great content (unlike me) here. Congrats!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 hell yes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 pretty amazing this fairly small company just landed a spacecraft on the moon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, SnowLover22 said: Looks like I will probably be down in the DC area this summer You poor bastard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowLover22 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 48 minutes ago, clskinsfan said: You poor bastard. Nah it’s great…. Have plenty of connections down there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 pretty amazing this fairly small company just landed a spacecraft on the moon.I don’t get how we haven’t been back to the moon recently. Would be the easiest win ever for whoever managed to push that mission through. I know there are plans that keep getting pushed back, but can’t help but think if you did it in the late 1960s with today’s equivalent of a box of scraps, ya should be able to pull it off today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 10 hours ago, SnowLover22 said: Nah it’s great…. Have plenty of connections down there The city is great. But it is miserable in the summer as far as weather goes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/21/2024 at 7:19 PM, Ji said: I think winter finally did to me what the redskins did to me. If they win great..amazing. If they lose….eh ok. Been there done that….life moves on I think this account has been hacked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 14 hours ago, clskinsfan said: Serious question for the old timers. Does anyone remember a thunderstorm at 36 degrees? I dont and the Shit is crazy. 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 @CAPE here’s the thing. It’s BS. All of it. For 12 hours after I said “fine you win I’ll take it to the other thread” they kept posting their points in here. And it became ludicrous. It got to the point they’re arguing “actually it’s fine it’s been snowing a lot”. But that’s fine. They don’t have a problem with that even more off topic nonsense. It’s a game. They’re playing us all. They intentionally make a mess then use the mess to justify their position. Manipulating the discussion to drown out a narrative they don’t like and using these BS topicality arguments to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, psuhoffman said: @CAPE here’s the thing. It’s BS. All of it. For 12 hours after I said “fine you win I’ll take it to the other thread” they kept posting their points in here. And it became ludicrous. It got to the point they’re arguing “actually it’s fine it’s been snowing a lot”. But that’s fine. They don’t have a problem with that even more off topic nonsense. It’s a game. They’re playing us all. They intentionally make a mess then use the mess to justify their position. Manipulating the discussion to drown out a narrative they don’t like and using these BS topicality arguments to do it. I get it. Yesterday it was a discussion about an outcome depicted on a LR model run, so from that perspective it was in the correct thread. Knowing how things go here though, I should have responded to your 'another perfect track rainstorm' post in the other thread. We could have had our discussion/debate there. In the future my advice is to just track what's in front of us in the medium/LR threads with the understanding that the current climate regime is not the same. Not here to try and change any minds. That is futile. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 hours ago, Weather Will said: I think the issue is that people want this thread to stay focused on winter weather possibilities or other significant weather events expected through March. Having to go through pages of other dialogue to find posts that focus on the threads topic is tedious. The discussion between me and CAPE was topical, about a threat. But it also was discussing how warming might impact the threat...also topical. It was the stupid and IMO intentional freak out fit some threw after that mucked up the thread. Then they say...look at this mess we can't talk about this...which is what they want. I'm not playing that game. 2 hours ago, Ji said: I don’t think the discussion should have been moved. When there is nothing to talk about in the long range thread we need to talk about why there is nothing to talk about in the long range thread We disagree on some things...but you're always open minded about stuff 2 hours ago, SnowGolfBro said: This makes perfect sense. So when people tell you they know what the climate will be like in 5 or 10 or 100 years from now, we should be laughing at them. warming isn't a prediction it has already happened 1 hour ago, WesternFringe said: I have had above average snow 3 of the last 6 winters out here in western Augusta County. The 3 that weren't had really awful totals, but it hasn't been horrible here all things considered. The higher elevations of our region are not suffering nearly as much. The atmosphere is warming from the ground up. The higher you go the less impacted we are from the warming that has already happened. But just about every reporting station in our region not above at least 700 feet is in the midst of their least snowy period ever. The fact that some of the higher elevations in the area are doing better just proves my point even more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said: I don’t get how we haven’t been back to the moon recently. Would be the easiest win ever for whoever managed to push that mission through. I know there are plans that keep getting pushed back, but can’t help but think if you did it in the late 1960s with today’s equivalent of a box of scraps, ya should be able to pull it off today. it's a real travesty, but hopefully we're back on track (50 years later lol) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 The **really** amazing thing is that the craft yesterday used a lot of autonomous decision making to land safely. That's cool af. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, WxUSAF said: Because as in the past, this area of discussion quickly takes over every single active thread. I’ve seen it before across 4 threads simultaneously and it’s exhausting to have that everywhere and not fair to people who don’t want to read it. IMO it’s an intentional game. It’s a strategy to drown out a topic some don’t like. It’s the same thing each time. A harmless post about warming usually topically relates to the thread gets made. There are a few valid back and forth harmless replies. Then the same crew shows up and starts a damn fight about whether we should be talking about it. They intentionally make a huge mess of the thread. Then they say “look at this mess, see we can’t talk about this”. And the end result is they force the mods to come in and squash the discussion. And this makes them feel their ridiculous ass backwards stance is validated. They could (and they frankly do in other places) do this with almost anything. It’s a legit tactic, if an incredibly disingenuous one. What if they decide the nfl is too political and throw a fit like this in off topic when we discuss that? Why let them manipulate and bully the narrative this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I already used my once-per-30,000 day screen name change, but I wanna change my name to “PerfectTrackRainstorm” LOL 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/23/2024 at 8:45 AM, NorthArlington101 said: I don’t get how we haven’t been back to the moon recently. Would be the easiest win ever for whoever managed to push that mission through. I know there are plans that keep getting pushed back, but can’t help but think if you did it in the late 1960s with today’s equivalent of a box of scraps, ya should be able to pull it off today. 21 hours ago, pazzo83 said: it's a real travesty, but hopefully we're back on track (50 years later lol) Had this discussion with someone who knows way more than I do. There are some factors that make sense. One is cost. We were willing to spend an exuberant amount in the 60s due to the politics of it. Not so much now. The other factor is we were willing to push the envelope and take risks with human life to get there first then we rightfully are not now. What was an acceptable risk to life then is not now. Yes we’ve come a long way but the truth is we accomplished that a little ahead of the curve. There was a high risk we could have got those astronauts killed that we aren’t willing take take now. And trying to do it more economically also adds to that challenge. It’s not that we can’t do it. It’s can we do it cheaper and safer that’s the issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Had this discussion with someone who knows way more than I do. There are some factors that make sense. One is cost. We were willing to spend an exuberant amount in the 60s due to the politics of it. Not so much now. The other factor is we were willing to push the envelope and take risks with human life to get there first then we rightfully are not now. What was an acceptable risk to life then is not now. Yes we’ve come a long way but the truth is we accomplished that a little ahead of the curve. There was a high risk we could have got those astronauts killed that we aren’t willing take take now. And trying to do it more economically also adds to that challenge. It’s not that we can’t do it. It’s can we do it cheaper and safer that’s the issue. I hear both of these. Seems like a missed opportunity (though maybe this is impossible… I’m out of my depth) to take the successes and find a way to drop the cost. For the first moon landing, a 2022 cost of $176 billion is probably way too much. Human life point is very valid. Think maybe my disbelief we haven’t tried again comes from my personal ignorance of the tragedies that have happened. Wasn’t really alive to watch those on TV. puts a damper on the whole thing for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Moon talk. Like we were ever there. I'm kidding. Just poking the conspiracy theory bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 29 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Moon talk. Like we were ever there. I'm kidding. Just poking the conspiracy theory bear. The crazy thing about that conspiracy theory is some of the stuff we do right here on earth takes more technological advancement than going to the moon. They don’t question the smart phone in their hand but they question launching a tin can to that rock in the sky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Adley HR. And…we’re back. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 3 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said: Adley HR. And…we’re back. Mullins just missed that first pitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Aye - close too. nice to see baseball, even if still late February… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHoffman Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, North Balti Zen said: Adley HR. And…we’re back. Burnes looked good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Colton Cowser walk off! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Hopefully the new ownership can figure out how to negotiate streaming rights so I can actually watch baseball this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 80 degrees in Buda, in FEBRUARY! WE are doing very good, right on track for a record warm EARLY SPRING then a HELL HOT SUMMER with all time record highs! Maybe even some 105/83 conditions in direct July Texas sunshine! I'd enjoy some 129 heat indices! While working outside at 3pm in direct brilliant Texas sunshine! This is gonna be GOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 23 hours ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: I already used my once-per-30,000 day screen name change, but I wanna change my name to “PerfectTrackRainstorm” LOL I am thinking of changing MY screen name to Warminista, lmfao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormchaserchuck1 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 4 minutes ago, Jebman said: 80 degrees in Buda, in FEBRUARY! WE are doing very good, right on track for a record warm EARLY SPRING then a HELL HOT SUMMER with all time record highs! Maybe even some 105/83 conditions in direct July Texas sunshine! I'd enjoy some 129 heat indices! While working outside at 3pm in direct brilliant Texas sunshine! This is gonna be GOOD! Lol, yeah, we have a really hot Summertime pattern setting up now. It's connected to the La Nina early, so my thoughts is it will continue if the La Nina does continue to develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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