January Banter 2026

[winter_warlock]

Just now, Chris78 said:

The I -81 corridor has been the snow anus of the mid Atlantic for the last several years now.

Snow anus????

[Chris78]

Just now, winter_warlock said:

Snow anus????

Yes. It's a very technical term. 

[pazzo83]

Harbaugh to the Giants

[mappy]

5 hours ago, pazzo83 said:

Harbaugh to the Giants

Nice, more reason for me to wish for them to lose every season 

[nj2va]

Finally! @pazzo83

https://wtop.com/washington-nationals/2026/01/the-washington-nationals-are-finally-leaving-masn-and-setting-up-a-local-tv-deal-with-mlb/

[Kay]

10 hours ago, goodwidp said:

Really enjoyed tonight's Profs and Pints: What We Know About Snow presentation tonight in Baltimore with Jeff Halverson of CWG. It's mostly basic-level discussion but still fascinating and highly recommended for fellow snow-lovers/weather-nerds. 

 

Nice! Love this vintage snow pic, and others like it. These girls look like real snow weenies, they have that crazed look of joy 

[bncho]

1 minute ago, mitchnick said:

He's old. Leave him alone.

I'm going to hope it was a typo and not him trying to use today's slang. 

[LP08]

1 minute ago, bncho said:

I'm going to hope it was a typo and not him trying to use today's slang. 

I'm older too and even I KNOW he shouldn't be using that lol

[pazzo83]

3 hours ago, nj2va said:

Finally! @pazzo83

https://wtop.com/washington-nationals/2026/01/the-washington-nationals-are-finally-leaving-masn-and-setting-up-a-local-tv-deal-with-mlb/

just psyched that there will be no more blackouts.  I can't get MASN through Youtube TV, so this is awesome.

[ravensrule]

I mean seriously do we really need that dude from Brooklyn to be posting, and gloomy shit at that. 

[pazzo83]

52 minutes ago, ravensrule said:

I mean seriously do we really need that dude from Brooklyn to be posting, and gloomy shit at that. 

he probably got thrown out from their forum lol.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Philly Eagles interviewing Todd Monken for possible OC job. You Ravens folks, what are your thoughts.on him when he was in Baltimore? Im not very familiar tbh

 

[ravensrule]

4 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

he probably got thrown out from their forum lol.

Lol. New York's trash is definitely not our treasure. 

[ravensrule]

2 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Philly Eagles interviewing Todd Monken for possible OC job. You Ravens folks, what are your thoughts.on him when he was in Baltimore? Im not very familiar tbh

 

Head to the Ben Franklin bridge pronto is all i can say. He will probably leave Saquon on the bench for every 4th quarter for the rest of his career. Good luck. 

[pazzo83]

4 minutes ago, ravensrule said:

Head to the Ben Franklin bridge pronto is all i can say. He will probably leave Saquon on the bench for every 4th quarter for the rest of his career. Good luck. 

sounds good to me!

[nw baltimore wx]

I had an early appointment in Columbia and a midday one in Ellicott City, so dropped by Centennial Lake with my camera to see what might be around. As soon as I got out of the truck, this beauty was just sitting on a nearby post.

 

I gave him some space and walked around him to get a better shot with the sun behind me.

 

Also saw huge numbers of resting geese, cool ducks, and two different herons.

 
 

 

 

 

And finally, just as I was getting back to my truck, this flew over. Not great photos because I was so surprised and not too smart, so I didn’t speed up the shutter. 

 

Pretty great winter day!

[WxUSAF]

Nice shots! There’s been a blue snow goose hanging around Centennial intermittently the last couple weeks. Need to unleash a wolf pack to clear out those Canada geese.

[DanTheMan]

HH Cheers

[nw baltimore wx]

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

Nice shots! There’s been a blue snow goose hanging around Centennial intermittently the last couple weeks. Need to unleash a wolf pack to clear out those Canada geese.

Is there a difference between what I’ve heard of, the snow goose, and a blue snow goose?  Also, do snow geese still flock to the eastern shore in the winter? I remember seeing tons of them in the past.

Finally, I also remember a time in the 70’a when the Canadian goose was not allowed to be hunted in Maryland because of low numbers. That seems crazy to even think about now.

[Maestrobjwa]

On 1/14/2026 at 3:50 PM, WxUSAF said:

Dislike

Sounds like we offered him an identical deal too, smh Guess he had other reasons for choosing them!

[Maestrobjwa]

2 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

They still do!  They both ski now. We go sledding and play in the snow every storm. Unfortunately, I’m not still with their mom. 

So sorry about that, man...

[psuhoffman]

7 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

So sorry about that, man...

It’s ok. It’s not new. She left 4 years ago. I should be over it by now. 
 

ETA: ok that sounded pathetic. Most days aren’t so bad. But that reference brought up some really good memories which are bittersweet now. 

[nw baltimore wx]

4 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

It’s ok. It’s not new. She left 4 years ago. I should be over it by now. 
 

ETA: ok that sounded pathetic. Most days aren’t so bad. But that reference brought up some really good memories which are bittersweet now. 

Dude.  So sorry to hear.  I've gone through some tough breakups but never with children.  I can only imagine the extra weight of dealing with that on top of everything else.  Hopefully, things will continue improving for you.

[Maestrobjwa]

13 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

It’s ok. It’s not new. She left 4 years ago. I should be over it by now. 

Oh yeah I know--just reiterating support  And hey...no such thing as "should". While I can't speak to what you've gone through, I do know that deep wounds can still hurt from time to time even a few years later--and that's okay! I think over time we just become better equipped to handle it.

[psuhoffman]

30 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Dude.  So sorry to hear.  I've gone through some tough breakups but never with children.  I can only imagine the extra weight of dealing with that on top of everything else.  Hopefully, things will continue improving for you.

I appreciate it. Really. Yea the situation is probably making it harder. I see her 3 or 4 times a week. Exchanges or things we do together for the kids. I kept the house because the kids love it here. We do things that she used to be a part of. Camping trips. Ski trips. The beach. It’s hard to move on from something when you’re surrounded by it.  It also doesn’t help that she is an amazing mom and wonderful person. So it’s not like I can hate her.  

24 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Oh yeah I know--just reiterating support  And hey...no such thing as "should". While I can't speak to what you've gone through, I do know that deep wounds can still hurt from time to time even a few years later--and that's okay! I think over time we just become better equipped to handle it.

Thanks. Yea I’ve given up on waiting for it to get any easier. Just had to learn to cope with what it is. 
 

It’s not as bad as this is probably making it sound. Most of the time I’m fine. I’m not miserable all the time or anything. But that memory hit me. Had a rough moment I guess. 

[WxUSAF]

1 hour ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Is there a difference between what I’ve heard of, the snow goose, and a blue snow goose?  Also, do snow geese still flock to the eastern shore in the winter? I remember seeing tons of them in the past.

Finally, I also remember a time in the 70’a when the Canadian goose was not allowed to be hunted in Maryland because of low numbers. That seems crazy to even think about now.

Snow goose and blue goose once were considered separate species, but I think genetic studies showed blue goose is just a snow goose color morph. Yes, snow geese still winter on the eastern shore and near the coast. 
 

 

[pazzo83]

those geese were like - i didn't fly south for this shit

[winter_warlock]

1 hour ago, psuhoffman said:

I appreciate it. Really. Yea the situation is probably making it harder. I see her 3 or 4 times a week. Exchanges or things we do together for the kids. I kept the house because the kids love it here. We do things that she used to be a part of. Camping trips. Ski trips. The beach. It’s hard to move on from something when you’re surrounded by it.  It also doesn’t help that she is an amazing mom and wonderful person. So it’s not like I can hate her.  

Thanks. Yea I’ve given up on waiting for it to get any easier. Just had to learn to cope with what it is. 
 

It’s not as bad as this is probably making it sound. Most of the time I’m fine. I’m not miserable all the time or anything. But that memory hit me. Had a rough moment I guess. 

I've  been through it before brother .,it gets better . Takes time!! What u need is a nice 2 foot blizzard to take ur mind of things!!!

[winter_warlock]

4 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

I had an early appointment in Columbia and a midday one in Ellicott City, so dropped by Centennial Lake with my camera to see what might be around. As soon as I got out of the truck, this beauty was just sitting on a nearby post.

 

I gave him some space and walked around him to get a better shot with the sun behind me.

 

Also saw huge numbers of resting geese, cool ducks, and two different herons.

 
 

 

 

 

And finally, just as I was getting back to my truck, this flew over. Not great photos because I was so surprised and not too smart, so I didn’t speed up the shutter. 

 

Pretty great winter day!

Wow awesome pics!!!!!

[wxdude64]

4 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

I had an early appointment in Columbia and a midday one in Ellicott City, so dropped by Centennial Lake with my camera to see what might be around. As soon as I got out of the truck, this beauty was just sitting on a nearby post.

 

I gave him some space and walked around him to get a better shot with the sun behind me.

 

Also saw huge numbers of resting geese, cool ducks, and two different herons.

 
 

 

 

 

And finally, just as I was getting back to my truck, this flew over. Not great photos because I was so surprised and not too smart, so I didn’t speed up the shutter. 

 

Pretty great winter day!

Awesome pics!!