February Banter 2026

[dailylurker]

1 hour ago, RevWarReenactor said:

I've been to the conferences. No one is sane. Some worst than others, sure. But everyone is weird. We literally all congregated in a hotel lobby and stood outside in a mediocre T-Storm. The front desk clerk was mocking us all. "So weird they literally all came downstairs and stood out in the rain". LOL

Wait? What happened? Lol

Weirdos are the best. I love people that are passionate about stuff to the point they are just weirdos. A bunch of weather nerds coming together for a shitty thunderstorm sounds amazing lol

[AlexD1990]

 

well, makes catching up on posts faster i guess..

[The Dude]

9 minutes ago, AlexD1990 said:

 

well, makes catching up on posts faster i guess..

Lol.  That's exactly what mine looks like!

[MillvilleWx]

As a meteorologist who does this shit professionally, we are all weirdos. No other set of people in their right mind will divulge into breakdowns of a computer simulation for an entity that is far more complex in the grand scheme than any of us can comprehend at lead times greater than 24 hrs, gnashing and gnawing of teeth when the algorithm's in place don't spit out a shade of blue. Weather enthusiasts are some of the more complex individuals in that we take immense amounts of gratification in cheering and lamenting on a physical construct we have absolutely no control over. If you have ever looked at a model run beyond 72 hrs to see what COULD happen in the world of weather and ran to comment on a message board....congratulations, you are a weirdo. I for one accept my weirdness and show it as a badge because weather is something all individuals have to contend with and it's fascinating to know how something so complex can yield such incredible results. 

Fin

[RevWarReenactor]

14 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

Wait? What happened? Lol

Weirdos are the best. I love people that are passionate about stuff to the point they are just weirdos. A bunch of weather nerds coming together for a shitty thunderstorm sounds amazing lol

Yeah I agree.

[RevWarReenactor]

BTW- they are all tracking a rainstorm over in that thread, mountains might have a chance. Its ovr for I-95. Models are trolling them hard.

[TSSN+]

17 minutes ago, RevWarReenactor said:

BTW- they are all tracking a rainstorm over in that thread, mountains might have a chance. Its ovr for I-95. Models are trolling them hard.

 

[Mrs.J]

23 minutes ago, MillvilleWx said:

As a meteorologist who does this shit professionally, we are all weirdos. No other set of people in their right mind will divulge into breakdowns of a computer simulation for an entity that is far more complex in the grand scheme than any of us can comprehend at lead times greater than 24 hrs, gnashing and gnawing of teeth when the algorithm's in place don't spit out a shade of blue. Weather enthusiasts are some of the more complex individuals in that we take immense amounts of gratification in cheering and lamenting on a physical construct we have absolutely no control over. If you have ever looked at a model run beyond 72 hrs to see what COULD happen in the world of weather and ran to comment on a message board....congratulations, you are a weirdo. I for one accept my weirdness and show it as a badge because weather is something all individuals have to contend with and it's fascinating to know how something so complex can yield such incredible results. 

Fin

Nothing wrong with weirdos. Always told our kids they got the short straw with their parents. One a Game Animator and the other an Artist who fixates on weather, transportation, and animals. Always told them if everyone was the same we would live in a very boring place. Must have done something right. One going the film track and the other enjoys studying dead peoples bones. 

[Terpeast]

(Source: CWG WaPo)
 

This winter deserves high marks just for this reason alone. I know I know, frustrating tracking season and tons of teeth gnashing over near misses… but the snow/ice cover and duration of cold is impressive. 

[stormtracker]

2 hours ago, dailylurker said:

Wait? What happened? Lol

Weirdos are the best. I love people that are passionate about stuff to the point they are just weirdos. A bunch of weather nerds coming together for a shitty thunderstorm sounds amazing lol

A bunch of weather geeks went outside during a severe T-storm.   Imagine that!

Dude was the only weird element there from what people told me.  We've had several conferences and the hotel staff loved us and actual guests would come over and asked questions or join in to convo.   Of course they said the hobby was odd, but so do I our own families and friends.   Most everyone that has attended was down to earth, normal folks...doctors, lawyers, teachers, blue collar workers, you name it.  We just all loved weather.  We had "weirdo" presenters like Tom Skilling, Bob Ryan, Paul Kocin (numerous times) Ucellini, Wes (used to be), a few other NWS mets, NHC folks.   

1 hour ago, MillvilleWx said:

As a meteorologist who does this shit professionally, we are all weirdos. No other set of people in their right mind will divulge into breakdowns of a computer simulation for an entity that is far more complex in the grand scheme than any of us can comprehend at lead times greater than 24 hrs, gnashing and gnawing of teeth when the algorithm's in place don't spit out a shade of blue. Weather enthusiasts are some of the more complex individuals in that we take immense amounts of gratification in cheering and lamenting on a physical construct we have absolutely no control over. If you have ever looked at a model run beyond 72 hrs to see what COULD happen in the world of weather and ran to comment on a message board....congratulations, you are a weirdo. I for one accept my weirdness and show it as a badge because weather is something all individuals have to contend with and it's fascinating to know how something so complex can yield such incredible results. 

Fin

Keep in mind, he called you and all mets here junk scientests.  In case he tries to walk it back, it's right here in this thread a few pages back.  He shit on your profession and said it's basically model rip and read and that he can do better.   

I honestly wouldn't give him any regard.   He's really bitter over a member criticizing his posts.  Really odd and unhinged behavior.  

[stormtracker]

1 hour ago, RevWarReenactor said:

BTW- they are all tracking a rainstorm over in that thread, mountains might have a chance. Its ovr for I-95. Models are trolling them hard.

So...you continue to come to a weather board full of cowards ,weirdos WILLINGLY just to shit on meteorologists, whine and go on daily morning unhinged rants about how you hate the place.   

But yeah, the problem is everybody else, not you.

[H2O]

1 minute ago, stormtracker said:

So...you continue to come to a weather board full of cowards ,weirdos WILLINGLY just to shit on meteorologists, whine and go on daily morning unhinged rants about how you hate the place.   

But yeah, the problem is everybody else, not you.

He’s only saying this shit to make himself feel good. You know, act better than the people who he says are arrogant and act better than him. 

[psuhoffman]

1 hour ago, Terpeast said:

(Source: CWG WaPo)
 

This winter deserves high marks just for this reason alone. I know I know, frustrating tracking season and tons of teeth gnashing over near misses… but the snow/ice cover and duration of cold is impressive. 

I wonder why all the years on that list besides this year are from so long ago!  lol 

[ravensrule]

2 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

I wonder why all the years on that list besides this year are from so long ago!  lol 

Can you tell us why please. FYI @mitchnick was around for all of those except 1893 and 1895. 

[Jebman]

3 hours ago, Mrs.J said:

Nothing wrong with weirdos. Always told our kids they got the short straw with their parents. One a Game Animator and the other an Artist who fixates on weather, transportation, and animals. Always told them if everyone was the same we would live in a very boring place. Must have done something right. One going the film track and the other enjoys studying dead peoples bones. 

I'll admit I am a kind of weirdo about weather (and other things lmao) Look how excited I am about Mammoth Resort getting 17 inches of snow last night, lol. When I lived in Dale City I would go out at 3am and roll in the snow! I enthusiastically piled it so high from shoveling it, dad would cry with embarrassment. Sure I'm fooking weird. I needed help. I'd stay up all night watching the dendrites fall. It was everyone else that was normal and well-adjusted. The meteorologists are the finest examples of human beings imaginable. WxUSAF cracks me up with some of his posts lol.