January 24-26: Miracle or Mirage JV/Banter Thread!

[ErinInTheSky]

Got a good pot of gumbo going and locked in for a big winter event

[MDsnowPRO]

45 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

Im eavesdropping on my wifes MDEM call...Sterling, Wakefield and Mt Holly just gave updates...interesting call 

Care to share the details?

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

12 minutes ago, ErinInTheSky said:

Got a good pot of gumbo going and locked in for a big winter event

Ohhh, that sounds tasty!!!  Perfect thing to cook and let simmer on a weekend like this!

[Roger Smith]

My bingo card is filling up, just marked off "this storm is a fail" 12 hours before precip begins, and also "results will depend on what happens." Dya think? 

[konksw]

Got a sixer of storm king on hand for later. 

[Paleocene]

2 minutes ago, Roger Smith said:

My bingo card is filling up, just marked off "this storm is a fail" 12 hours before precip begins, and also "results will depend on what happens." Dya think? 

Many on here know better than NWS. Trust them, they've seen it before

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

2 hours ago, Snowciopathic Snow Bro said:

Our storm Preparation (H) is finally complete!

LOL!!!  Well hell, that's about all that was left for TP at most supermarkets the past couple of days!!!  Duct tape your s**t!!!

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

3 hours ago, Lowershoresadness said:

how the fuck do you lose socks from the basket to the washer to the dryer. where the fuck do they go. sorry   carry on

 

3 hours ago, MillvilleWx said:

They run away with the tupper ware bowls 

I'm tempted to ask but...maybe I shouldn't!!! 

[Scraff]

Let’s go friends! What’s in everyone’s glass for happy hour? Let’s kick off the storm right! Other Half makes some of the best IPAs / DIPAs in the DMV. 

[Wxtrix]

first homemade storm-related meal:  biscuits and gravy. sooo good.

[nj2va]

3 minutes ago, Scraff said:

Let’s go friends! What’s in everyone’s glass for happy hour? Let’s kick off the storm right! Other Half makes some of the best IPAs / DIPAs in the DMV. 

Heading to 5p Mass and then will be enjoying an espresso martini.  Cheers to the storm!

[Snowciopathic Snow Bro]

6 minutes ago, Scraff said:

Let’s go friends! What’s in everyone’s glass for happy hour? Let’s kick off the storm right! Other Half makes some of the best IPAs / DIPAs in the DMV. 

Ice water for me right now. Simulating ZR, but the changeover to Tito's on the rocks occurs around 02z.  

Now, the question is once you've consumed half of your beverage, is the glass half full or half empty?  

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Well damn.  I think the goal should be that we at least accumulate more snow than the amount of salt that now lies on roads and other paved surfaces!!  It's ridiculous, the amount of salt that I saw on sidewalks outside some places today!!!  The latest NAM has me doubting we'll accomplish that, however!! 

[Jebman]

Okay this is what took place last night into today. Last night the front hit at 730pm. Temps tumbled from 65 to 33 by 4am. We got an inch of plain rain by 230am. It's been damn COLD all day at 27/24. Winds are NNE at 20 gusting to 33. Trust me its cold enough down here. All standing water is frozen. Thus far we have been lucky with only a little frz dz. But I see a ton of Pac moisture comin for us later and temps will be in the mid 20s with even colder air on its way tonight. Can't even believe I am contending with an Extreme Cold Warning, a Winter Storm Warning, AND a fricken Ice Warning!

[BTRWx's Thanks Giving]

lmao  https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2026012418/gfs_mslp_pcpn_frzn_eus_6.png

[Jebman]

Snowshoe cam just in case anyone cares lol

https://www.snowshoemtn.com/media-room/skidder-slope-live-cam

[stormtracker]

About to get to work on this home made pizza

[adelphi_sky]

I should have gotten Vodka for this Vodka cold. lol

[Nomz]

3 hours ago, SomeguyfromTakomaPark said:

@Nomzis feeling good about sticking to 4-8 and waiting to go big, right?!?!

I’m unfortunately going to be doing some I Told You So

[ErinInTheSky]

1 hour ago, Scarlet Pimpernel said:

Ohhh, that sounds tasty!!!  Perfect thing to cook and let simmer on a weekend like this!

Louisiana born and raised, it was always my cold weather food, and then when I hit real cold weather no longer living in Louisiana, it's been perfect.

[Hank Scorpio]

44 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

About to get to work on this home made pizza

I do homemade pizza every Thursday night. If you make it all the time, I'm sure you got this.

If it's a new endeavor for you, my biggest tips are to treat the dough as gently as you can. If it's not stretching into shape easily, walk away and let it rest for 5-10 minutes and it'll be way easier to work with. And bake it hot! Hotter the better. 

[stormtracker]

Just now, Hank Scorpio said:

I do homemade pizza every Thursday night. If you make it all the time, I'm sure you got this.

If it's a new endeavor for you, my biggest tips are to treat the dough as gently as you can. If it's not stretching into shape easily, walk away and let it rest for 5-10 minutes and it'll be way easier to work with. And bake it hot! Hotter the better. 

Yeah, a bit of a newbie, but I manage to have it come out right!  Prob make it 3 times per month

[Hank Scorpio]

8 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Yeah, a bit of a newbie, but I manage to have it come out right!  Prob make it 3 times per month

Awesome. If you don't already have one, a baking steel (or knockoff version from Amazon) is a great way to get even better results. 

There's a fun recipe for cacio e pepe pizza that uses an ice cube on top of the dough. Maybe I'll have to do a version using freshly fallen sleet haha

[clskinsfan]

I have been on keto for a year and cant eat pizza. Although I lost 70 pounds on it. Another 20 and I am going to fuck up an entire Ledo's supreme in 10 minutes.

[Hank Scorpio]

1 minute ago, clskinsfan said:

I have been on keto for a year and cant eat pizza. Although I lost 70 pounds on it. Another 20 and I am going to fuck up an entire Ledo's supreme in 10 minutes.

Wow, 70 pounds, that's incredible! Keep it up man, I bet you'll knock those next 20 off this year and you can make your pizza dreams come true. 

And I seriously ordered a supreme for dinner tonight from a local pizza place instead of trying to down any hospital food haha. 

[Ellinwood]

Been a minute since I semi-regularly lurked a storm thread (mostly because our winters have been junk with respect to snow). Glad to see the forum hasn't changed  

[balltermen]

5 hours ago, Snowman. said:

Capital Weather Gang and their clown boom and bust snow maps make me sick.

they even used to have a confidence bar to boot.  For a public facing product, you don't fix something that has worked for decades.  You make a forecast. And you bust or you don't.  

[AU74]

Meanwhile in Hawaii...

https://www.youtube.com/live/gXKuUyKt8mc?si=tj0ffV9eXRmDGGUM

A Song of Ice and Fire

 

[Mrs.J]

Dinner tonight. Adult grilled ham and cheese. With maple balsamic slaw. 

[wxdude64]

1 hour ago, stormtracker said:

About to get to work on this home made pizza

 

49 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I do homemade pizza every Thursday night. If you make it all the time, I'm sure you got this.

If it's a new endeavor for you, my biggest tips are to treat the dough as gently as you can. If it's not stretching into shape easily, walk away and let it rest for 5-10 minutes and it'll be way easier to work with. And bake it hot! Hotter the better. 

Cheating here. Pulled out a DiGiorno's and doctored it a bit. That and a bowl of 'tater soup will be dinner.