February Banter 2026

[CAPE]

Just now, JakkelWx said:

"This is junk science. a HS drop out can read a model and make a forecast"
Or in this case an environmental scientist who dropped out of his meteorology degree (or never actually pursued an actual meteorology degree) but still calls himself a "meteorologist" and uses the fucking CFS model to make forecasts. That's mark margavage. 

suuuure thing.

You  know there is now a person here with the screen name Jake Wx? I had to look twice before I realized it was you lol

[dailylurker]

6 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

WOW. I'm with @psuhoffman on this one, someone needs to go with @dailylurker on a LES Tug Hill event and get a health snow fix, stat. 

Oh hell no, and I love everyone until I don't. Katabatic and I like to chill and play in the pow. No drama at snow camp! Lol

[TSSN+]

1 minute ago, WxUSAF said:

If I don’t get at least 2 snow flakes Friday I’m going to have to randomly PM someone about you and Randy and you tell them how much money I make. 

[JakkelWx]

Just now, CAPE said:

You  know there is now a person here with the screen name Jake Wx? I had to look twice before I realized it was you lol

yeah, i saw. jake hivemind incoming. 10 new jakes on here by next winter, bet on it

[stormtracker]

19 minutes ago, H2O said:

This is what happens when weak ass frontal passages fail. Your fault

..and live in your parents basement making $20/hr.

[snowfan]

What we really need right now to boost spirits on this board is an old school region dividing snowstorm where some get dumped and some (ahem randy) are left carrying umbrellas. 

[H2O]

2 minutes ago, JakkelWx said:

yeah, i saw. jake hivemind incoming. 10 new jakes on here by next winter, bet on it

StateFarmJake is the best Jake

[mappy]

30 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Temu George Washington

Or….

[JakkelWx]

6 minutes ago, JakkelWx said:

"This is junk science. a HS drop out can read a model and make a forecast"
Or in this case an environmental scientist who dropped out of his meteorology degree (or never actually pursued an actual meteorology degree) but still calls himself a "meteorologist" and uses the fucking CFS model to make forecasts. That's mark margavage. 

suuuure thing.

https://catalog.wilkes.edu//preview_program.php?catoid=13&poid=1774

this is where Mark Margavage went to become a "meteorologist".

The curriculum only contains calculus 1, 1 synoptic meteorology class and a bunch of other basic courses. Not even close to the requirements for a real meteorology degree. I have a bone to pick with people stealing credentials that are earned and not given. Have you seen his FB page? It reads like a high school weather weenie.

[Mrs.J]

So something happened this week that I need to put in writing I am so mad. 

So the oldest Ms. J is in her last semester. And is looking everyday and applying for jobs in this shitty market. Fast forward this week, Monday to be exact. She finally gets an interview for an internship. But on the same day she got contacted for another job that would be exactly what she would like to have. Local DC communications company, would be remote and good benefits and pay. With all the jobs she has replied to lately she did not remember applying to this one. An interview is set up over Microsoft Teams. It is one of those interviews where you are sent questions and then you have to record yourself with a 1 minute answer. Weird but I have seen interviews like these used to narrow down candidates. She is told that she would hear something back the following day. She gets contacted again through Microsoft Teams and asked if she is available to talk over the phone at a certain time on Tuesday. Let me just say here that Mr. J was already kind of surprised that someone who would be fresh out of school would even be considered for this job but we are all kind of caught up in the excitement. Anyways she lets us know she is offered the job and with an after graduation start date. Perfect right?? Well that is where the red flags started to pop up. She had class into the night and then one of her club meetings after so we had not had the time to talk with her. She asked should she cancel the interview for the internship and Mr. J said until you have a signed contract no. So we asked her about the contract. 2 pages, only 2 pages and what was on those 2 pages made the Spidy sense of Mr. J go off. He started digging. Mind you Ms. J had already checked into the name of the person who originally sent the first contact. He was an employee. But the person who called her was someone calling from an AZ phone number and had a thick accent. And his email to send the “contract” to ended not with a .com. In said “contract” it listed the job posting again and all the benefits, which mind you was what was exactly on the companies website. The second page was asking for proof of rent, ID, SS, passport and bank info for “direct deposit” At the bottom was a line for the start date and it was left blank even though she had given a start date. She was to fill out the paperwork and send it back by the end of business on Wednesday. We told her to send us what she had gotten and started to try to connect the dots. Told her to hold off sending anything until we dug a bit more. As a victim of ID theft back in the day I started to get that sick feeling in my gut. She was contacted one more time Tuesday evening saying that she can send the info that night. She did not even have anything printed out and replied she would the next day. Between that and the digging that Mr. J was doing we told her to not send anything at all. That is was looking more and more like a phishing scheme that we had never seen before. What set off his concern was the salary that was being given to someone with her qualifications. Mr. J immediately found an email to the company that was being spoofed asking if in fact she had been given a job offer. We have yet to hear back from them but were 100% sure that she should not send off any sensitive information.

You guys… this world sucks! This kid has been busting her ass to not only finish college but has been stressing over not being a burden on us. Which she will never be and was told as such. She is working 2 jobs and making contacts. And wants a job she wants to be self sufficient. I feel absolutely gutted for her. She still has her interview for the internship but after what just happened she went back in to check if she even applied for this. And cross reference the contact with the actual company. This one checks out and will actually be a face to face interview. She will now be keeping a spread sheet of what she applies for on top of the email trail. We are glad that she still feels close enough to us to keep us in the loop. Because had she not this could have ended very badly. Sorry for this being so long but I needed to put my thoughts out in words with people not connected directly. 

Everyone enjoy this sunny day. 

[somecallmetim]

32 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

I can’t know what others think but I know our climo. I know most threats fail. I know it’s unlikely we get a big snowstorm next weekend. There’s a chance. That’s it. In tracking because maybe this is the time we win. It’s the same as sports. You know most seasons your team isn’t going to win the championship. But you follow. Because there is the chance maybe this time they will. You know it’s not likely. Some years maybe you go in thinking you have a better chance. But even the team with the absolute best odds only has maybe a 10% chance going into the season. Thats this. Sometimes we have a slightly better chance to win. But we know it’s not good any given threat for a week out. 
 

Just my 2 cents. Maybe it was you who misunderstood the odds and now you are venting in frustration. 

I'm sure it's been made before, but your sports analogy is brilliant. In '86 growing up in CT I was 15 and watched or listened to every Red Sox game that year, only to watch the ball go through Buckner's legs just like a low up the OH valley or a GL low appearing out of nowhere in the last 36 hours. I still enjoy sports but I don't care anymore and don't follow. I still care a lot about snow.

[yoda]

32 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Imagine whining about arrogance and then bringing up your salary to denigrate the lifeblood of a forum you post on.     

You mad?  Go put on a cape and be Super mad.

 

[RevWarReenactor]

I stand by what I said- I think people here absolutely look down on those whom they consider to have less meteorology knowledge than them. They belittle and bully. All I was doing was bringing some of you back down to earth. I do this as a boss in my job too. It’s crucial to keep people even keeled. 
 

as far as me being unstable I dunno last few posts tend to indicate you all are probably more unstable except psu.  I was just saying a simple fact. 

[stormtracker]

Just now, yoda said:

 

Pushing the line, but at least it’s not the other one. 

[H2O]

oh shit

 

[Paleocene]

1 minute ago, RevWarReenactor said:

I stand by what I said- I think people here absolutely look down on those whom they consider to have less meteorology knowledge than them. They belittle and bully. All I was doing was bringing some of you back down to earth. I do this as a boss in my job too. It’s crucial to keep people even keeled. 
 

as far as me being unstable I dunno last few posts tend to indicate you all are probably more unstable except psu.  I was just saying a simple fact. 

dude i am a social scientist and make 7 to 8 figures per millisecond.

i know nothing about meteorology. when i first joined i made idiotic posts and was rightly ridiculed. as i have tried to learn, people who know more have been receptive and responsive to my posts. try not making dumb posts?

[yoda]

1 minute ago, stormtracker said:

Pushing the line, but at least it’s not the other one. 

I learned from @mappy and @H2O

[mappy]

2 minutes ago, RevWarReenactor said:

I stand by what I said- I think people here absolutely look down on those whom they consider to have less meteorology knowledge than them. They belittle and bully. All I was doing was bringing some of you back down to earth. I do this as a boss in my job too. It’s crucial to keep people even keeled. 
 

as far as me being unstable I dunno last few posts tend to indicate you all are probably more unstable except psu.  I was just saying a simple fact. 

lol thanks for the laughs this morning 

[H2O]

2 minutes ago, RevWarReenactor said:

I stand by what I said- I think people here absolutely look down on those whom they consider to have less meteorology knowledge than them. They belittle and bully. All I was doing was bringing some of you back down to earth. I do this as a boss in my job too. It’s crucial to keep people even keeled. 
 

as far as me being unstable I dunno last few posts tend to indicate you all are probably more unstable except psu.  I was just saying a simple fact. 

Look at this fucker saying this while insulting mets and salary shaming

[mappy]

Just now, H2O said:

Look at this fucker saying this while insulting mets and salary shaming

But he makes 150k and is a boss! 

[psuhoffman]

1 minute ago, RevWarReenactor said:

I stand by what I said- I think people here absolutely look down on those whom they consider to have less meteorology knowledge than them. They belittle and bully. All I was doing was bringing some of you back down to earth. I do this as a boss in my job too. It’s crucial to keep people even keeled. 
 

as far as me being unstable I dunno last few posts tend to indicate you all are probably more unstable except psu.  I was just saying a simple fact. 

Dude you can’t start a fight and then cry you’re being persecuted.  That post was super passive aggressive and you knew exactly what you were doing. You even said so “I know I’m gonna get weenied for this” ok so be a man and take the heat since you asked for it but don’t kick sand in everyone’s face then whine that they aren’t being nice to you  

 

[mappy]

2 minutes ago, yoda said:

I learned from @mappy and @H2O

lol 

[yoda]

So what happens if I post in the other thread and don't make over 150k?

[TSSN+]

@stormtracker Wait are w-2s, 1099s, etc going to be required to confirm yearly income to make post in threads now? 

[JakkelWx]

13 minutes ago, H2O said:

StateFarmJake is the best Jake

[JakkelWx]

3 minutes ago, yoda said:

So what happens if I post in the other thread and don't make over 150k?

Believe it or not, straight to jail.

[H2O]

4 minutes ago, mappy said:

But he makes 150k and is a boss! 

he is boss over mold in his house too

[dailylurker]

1 minute ago, TSSN+ said:

@stormtracker Wait are w-2s, 1099s, etc going to be required to confirm yearly income to make post in threads now? 

As a small business owner, im out. The IRS might be watching lol

[WxUSAF]

Rich mets walking into the LR thread

[AlexD1990]

52 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Honestly tho, I was a bit of a deb, but the difference between me and Temu George Washington is that

-I was vested in a storm and got a little off the rails, but for a reason

-I don't add the best value for money weather posts, but I also don't regularly add garbage, maudlin posts on every storm, every winter about how it will fail

-I'm usually the most positive person here.  When I'm a deb, it's an aberration, not the norm like him.

-A coward is somebody who runs to PMs to talk behind somebody's back like a bitch.

-What does "he only posts on a board he only owns" even mean?  Of course I'm going to post on a niche board I help to create.  Like what?

39 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

But you wouldn't tho.  This isn't 1770 Delaware.  We don't just lay down and take whips anymore.  

Also, you are so bad ass.  In the past, I would chop you up in replies to you more than CAPE did and you never said anything.  Instead you went to PMs and only then when they were posted, you puffed your chest out.

 

got damn.

36 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Am I the only one that has him on ignore?

not anymore.