January Banter 2026

[pazzo83]

14 minutes ago, nj2va said:

That coupled with the sun angle, and it’ll feel like Dubai.

it was in the low 30s yesterday and I was like - damn, it's nice out!

[nj2va]

1 minute ago, pazzo83 said:

it was in the low 30s yesterday and I was like - damn, it's nice out!

We are basically North Dakota!

[pazzo83]

dumb mf'er who lives across the alley from me got his tesla stuck in the snow.  See we live on a street corner, so our house is the closest to the street on the alley.  So I shoveled out the alley up to the back of our house and shoveled out our concrete pad (so we could get out, plus my mom was in town until yesterday).  He has a garage just a bit further up the alley and he didn't touch it (he didn't shovel most of the sidewalk in front of his house either - lazy POS).  So I guess he was trying to back up the alley into his garage and got stuck sideways basically in front of his garage.  Had to get a tow truck to pull him out.

[Jebman]

Watertown has been getting destroyed all frackin DAY!

Check out different times on the vid! Man that LES fell HARD at times!

 

[Jebman]

Skidder at Snowshoe is ridiculous. You can clearly see they have so much snow that the edge of the ski run is as high as nearby buildings lol. It's been snowing there and piling up for weeks and weeks on end.

[LordBaltimore]

41 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

dumb mf'er who lives across the alley from me got his tesla stuck in the snow.  See we live on a street corner, so our house is the closest to the street on the alley.  So I shoveled out the alley up to the back of our house and shoveled out our concrete pad (so we could get out, plus my mom was in town until yesterday).  He has a garage just a bit further up the alley and he didn't touch it (he didn't shovel most of the sidewalk in front of his house either - lazy POS).  So I guess he was trying to back up the alley into his garage and got stuck sideways basically in front of his garage.  Had to get a tow truck to pull him out.

had to do a double take because I'm moving to a house in Baltimore next week that has that exact setup, lmao. End of group house on alley with concrete pad and people with garages up the alley. Hope this isn't a common theme

[pazzo83]

34 minutes ago, LordBaltimore said:

had to do a double take because I'm moving to a house in Baltimore next week that has that exact setup, lmao. End of group house on alley with concrete pad and people with garages up the alley. Hope this isn't a common theme

i was busting my ass shoveling basically all day Sunday to avoid this exact problem while this lazy mf'er did NOTHING.  Then he's able to get his car even into the alley because of my work this evening but proceeds to get stuck (blocking the rest of the alley) trying to back into his little garage.

[LordBaltimore]

54 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

i was busting my ass shoveling basically all day Sunday to avoid this exact problem while this lazy mf'er did NOTHING.  Then he's able to get his car even into the alley because of my work this evening but proceeds to get stuck (blocking the rest of the alley) trying to back into his little garage.

sounds like right in front of the garage is a good place to dump snow for next time

[JakkelWx]

On 1/27/2026 at 7:14 PM, JakkelWx said:

Random number generator says 63 inches of snow on the way!

 

[BlizzardNole]

Man, Norfolk area snow lovers living the good life!  They got that 12" storm last Feb and about 17" for the winter which blew away central MD's paltry total last year.  Now they're looking at another 8-12" storm.  Last weekend's storm here with 6.5 snow then some sleet was the most since 2019, but I wish we could get a 8-12 all snow here.

[PrinceFrederickWx]

I made this ice chess set yesterday. Played several games with my kids with it. It will sit outside until it gets above freezing (which will be awhile). Black food coloring was used for the black pieces.

[North Balti Zen]

Good lord, really? That's exceptionally awesome - how did you make/carve the pieces? Forms?

[PrinceFrederickWx]

3 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said:

Good lord, really? That's exceptionally awesome - how did you make/carve the pieces? Forms?

Thanks! I didn’t carve them, it’s just trays you fill up and push out once they’re done.

[North Balti Zen]

That's really fun - what a great thing to do for and with your kids!

[wxdude64]

So, jogging around CoCoRaHS site yesterday and today to check my records (all basically stored there since 2007, all previous is on paper and a chore to look thru, I need to spend a day and place them somewhere electronically) and found this gem from 2014- an incredible event. 

[ErinInTheSky]

MCPS is 100% going to be closed tomorrow. The real question is, do they open Monday? lol.

[Nomz]

2 minutes ago, ErinInTheSky said:

MCPS is 100% going to be closed tomorrow. The real question is, do they open Monday? lol.

Got the same feeling for Georgetown. Campus is pretty well cleared but all the streets leading in are straight slush.

[NorthArlington101]

Got the same feeling for Georgetown. Campus is pretty well cleared but all the streets leading in are straight slush.

My girlfriend is at Georgetown Law and I honestly think if city public and private schools are open, you all should be too. Probably should’ve been open on Wednesday, tbh. But not mad- just jealous. Enjoy your virtual classes!

[Nomz]

1 minute ago, NorthArlington101 said:

My girlfriend is at Georgetown Law and I honestly think if city public and private schools are open, you all should be too. Probably should’ve been open on Wednesday, tbh. But not mad- just jealous. Enjoy your virtual classes!

Meh zoom classes on a Monday are cool. Day 4 of zoom classes, espicially w/ labs and stuff, suck

[Nomz]

Speak of the devil we just got the announcement we're open tomorrow.

[mdhokie]

1 hour ago, ErinInTheSky said:

MCPS is 100% going to be closed tomorrow. The real question is, do they open Monday? lol.

HoCo is the same way. If they are waiting for sidewalks to be clear, we won't have school until Spring. At this point just open up and whoever can make, makes it. Can't believe some of the wealthiest counties in the country can't figure out virtual school for situations like this. I understand giving kids a day or two of a "snow" day to have fun, but there needs to be a better plan for these extended breaks. Its like they didn't learn anything from covid. 

[ErinInTheSky]

Aaaand MCPS closed

[Ajb]

Not just closed for MCPS. Only 30% of lots cleared at this point. 

[Brianonymous]

Controversial, but my back is kind of glad we miss out this weekend 

It does seem weird what is happening with the plowing situation. I don't remember it ever going down like it has.. Is that just because of the 10 feet of sleet and the resulting depleted uranium coating? Day 1 I could shovel fine.. day 2 I switched to smash and remove mode.. day 3, c4

 

[Nomz]

51 minutes ago, Brianonymous said:

Controversial, but my back is kind of glad we miss out this weekend 

It does seem weird what is happening with the plowing situation. I don't remember it ever going down like it has.. Is that just because of the 10 feet of sleet and the resulting depleted uranium coating? Day 1 I could shovel fine.. day 2 I switched to smash and remove mode.. day 3, c4

 

From a brief check at archived DCA temps, it's been very rare since 2016 to see significant snow and extended sub-freezing temps: 

1/13/19 (10in) - temps above freezing rest of week
1/6/25 (7in) - temps above freezing rest of week
1/3/22 (7in) - one day of below freezing temps
2/1/21 (5in) - temps above freezing rest of week

Compared to this event where we haven't breached freezing since the event and are not forecast to till next week, at least a full seven days.