June Banter 2026

[DanTheMan]

Miserable commute in. Saw two vehicles go off the road.. My garden appreciates the rain at least

[mdhokie]

4 hours ago, DanTheMan said:

Miserable commute in. Saw two vehicles go off the road.. My garden appreciates the rain at least

Just two? That sounds like a normal DMV commute to me. Lately even central MD traffic has been terrible. Not sure whats going on, but everyone seems really on edge. Last Friday I-95 was shutdown in Howard County, then Saturday on my way to Hagerstown for a softball tournament I-70 gets shut down. Many days rt100 where it merges with 29 is a complete cluster and overflow clogs 108/103/104. 

I was making a left turn on a green arrow the other day and someone coming from the opposite direction making a right on red never stopped and almost hit me (had I not slowed down). Then they proceeded to flip me the bird? Of course the car had limo tint on every piece of glass (inc. windshield) so who knows what was inside. 

[CAPE]

lol Knicks

[CAPE]

SA is very talented, but young. They aren't going anywhere. If the Knicks blow this their window to win a championship is probably closed. Now or never.

[Jebman]

Make no mistake about it. El Nino is ramping up. Right now, Midwest is getting soaked. Next week, at a time when the subtropical ridge should be established over south central Texas, yet ANOTHER storm cycle will be dumping even more torrential rains down on our communities.

It will get worse. This is going to evolve into a super strength El Nino. They will not be calling the summer of '26 the Summer of 2026.

They will be calling it the HARD RAIN of 2026. Autumn will be worse. Chillier than normal, with rain upon rain upon rain upon rain.

Get used to lots of flood watches and warnings. Put your homes up on stilts. Better yet - Build an ARK.

You're gonna need it! DO NOT HEAD FOR THE MOUNTAINS. That will be the worst place to be in this. Orographic precipitation enhancement will destroy many communities.. Man, this summer is beginning to read like a George BM intro to this thread every month. Oh wait, summer is still about eleven days away......

[Jebman]

9 hours ago, mdhokie said:

Just two? That sounds like a normal DMV commute to me. Lately even central MD traffic has been terrible. Not sure whats going on, but everyone seems really on edge. Last Friday I-95 was shutdown in Howard County, then Saturday on my way to Hagerstown for a softball tournament I-70 gets shut down. Many days rt100 where it merges with 29 is a complete cluster and overflow clogs 108/103/104. 

I was making a left turn on a green arrow the other day and someone coming from the opposite direction making a right on red never stopped and almost hit me (had I not slowed down). Then they proceeded to flip me the bird? Of course the car had limo tint on every piece of glass (inc. windshield) so who knows what was inside. 

I feel ya - on every point.

The entire Austin Metropolitan Region is absolutely exploding with construction right now! Millions of tech people are flooding in and traffic is a catastrophe - every day. Even Sunday. You gotta keep on looking. Never presume drivers have common sense. Many of them are texting or sexting and gawd only knows what else these days! You gotta keep looking! People down here just love pulling right in front of other drivers, often with no signaling at all. It's getting ridiculous.  And outright DANGEROUS. When you're not dodging rogue floods, you're dodging rogue drivers. 

[nj2va]

I find the NBA to be a terrible product (flops, 3s, fouls is basically the game) but wowowowow that Knicks comeback. The 4th quarter was insane. 

[pazzo83]

8 minutes ago, nj2va said:

I find the NBA to be a terrible product (flops, 3s, fouls is basically the game) but wowowowow that Knicks comeback. The 4th quarter was insane. 

Kind of the state of the game in a nutshell - Knicks played old school, grind it out.  Spurs kept shooting 3s.  Who won?

[nw baltimore wx]

With DCA hitting 100° today, I am reminded that we don’t have a summer heat contest.  @Roger Smith

[pazzo83]

damn - the USA is looking good.

[WxUSAF]

7 hours ago, pazzo83 said:

damn - the USA is looking good.

Think that was the best I’ve ever seen any usmnt play 

[pazzo83]

Brunson is a killer man.  Dude is on Kobe or Jordan's level in terms of that.

[CAPE]

12 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

Brunson is a killer man.  Dude is on Kobe or Jordan's level in terms of that.

He doesnt look like the quintessential NBA superstar- not flashy, but the dude just gets it done. Humble and a class act too. I hate seeing any NY team win, but just can't root against that guy.

[pazzo83]

1 minute ago, CAPE said:

He doesnt look like the quintessential NBA superstar- not flashy, but the dude just gets it done. Humble and a class act too. I hate seeing any NY team win, but just can't root against that guy.

having the top guys from the 2016/2018 national champion 'Nova teams was a brilliant GM move.  Brunson is definitely one of my favorite players.

[CAPE]

As for SA, they are young and talented, and will probably win a few championships. Wemby is very good, but needs to bulk up a bit, and MUST develop a game in the low post with his size. Hate seeing him shooting threes all the time.

[nj2va]

On 6/12/2026 at 11:15 PM, pazzo83 said:

damn - the USA is looking good.

Late to the party but wow, what a win!  Excited for next Friday’s game…go USA!

[nj2va]

16 hours ago, pazzo83 said:

having the top guys from the 2016/2018 national champion 'Nova teams was a brilliant GM move.  Brunson is definitely one of my favorite players.

I’ll always root for Big East players/teams, glad to see Brunson/Bridges/Hart win.

[Maestrobjwa]

Dang is Alby gonna be fired after a year? I mean he's very quickly losing the fanbase. I mean it's his first year, but ehhhh I don't know.

So tired of Baltimore teams failing over and over again. What's gonna happen with the Ravens? They gonna disappoint us again too despite having a new coaching staff? Orioles, Ravens, snow...all disappointments.

[CAPE]

12 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Dang is Alby gonna be fired after a year? I mean he's very quickly losing the fanbase. I mean it's his first year, but ehhhh I don't know.

So tired of Baltimore teams failing over and over again. What's gonna happen with the Ravens? They gonna disappoint us again too despite having a new coaching staff? Orioles, Ravens, snow...all disappointments.

Orioles suck. That's abundantly clear. The manager is a loser. Why bring the Ravens into this? Harbaugh is finally gone. We have an all new and young coaching staff, plenty of talent, and the vibes have been great so far. I'm excited to see what this team can do. And snow? lol. How the fuck does that fit in here?

[Maestrobjwa]

38 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Orioles suck. That's abundantly clear. The manager is a loser. Why bring the Ravens into this? Harbaugh is finally gone. We have an all new and young coaching staff, plenty of talent, and the vibes have been great so far. I'm excited to see what this team can do. And snow? lol. How the fuck does that fit in here?

Ravens, Orioles, & Snow are all things I root for happen to be my top 7 "things to look forward to" list, and for the last decade all three have disappointed and let me down in the exact same fashion--nothing ever goes right. So they all in the same category to me, Nothing we root for here ever works. (And so far it looks like 2 of the 3 are set to disappoint yet again). Can't get just a little extra happiness from those! I'm just tired of it.

That being said...the Ravens certainly SEEM to be in better hands, and have a lot more going for them. But just like we didn't know Alby's weaknesses were, we don't know what Minter's are either. Orioles upgraded the park, hired new manager, and yet... here we are. Ravens upgraded uniforms and the stadium hired a new HC...let's hope their season turns out better and we aren't doomed to some Cleveland sports-level bad luck and all our sports are just meant to suck or something.

I'm cautiously optimistic for the Ravens--I mean even the new OC by himself is impressive! Things SHOULD be so much better!

[CAPE]

11 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Ravens, Orioles, & Snow are all things I root for happen to be my top 7 "things to look forward to" list, and for the last decade all three have disappointed and let me down in the exact same fashion--nothing ever goes right. So they all in the same category to me, Nothing we root for here ever works. (And so far it looks like 2 of the 3 are set to disappoint yet again). Can't get just a little extra happiness from those! I'm just tired of it.

That being said...the Ravens certainly SEEM to be in better hands, and have a lot more going for them. But just like we didn't know Alby's weaknesses were, we don't know what Minter's are either. Orioles upgraded the park, hired new manager, and yet... here we are. Ravens upgraded uniforms and the stadium hired a new HC...let's hope their season turns out better and we aren't doomed to some Cleveland sports-level bad luck and all our sports are just meant to suck or something.

I'm cautiously optimistic for the Ravens--I mean even the new OC by himself is impressive! Things SHOULD be so much better!

"Nothing we root for here ever works"

This is pure silliness. Some of us have had above avg snow several times since 2016. Some haven't. That's the way winters go here in MA, outside of the highlands. It will even out over time.

The Ravens have been a perennial playoff team. How can you disappointed in that? Ok so they haven't made it to a SB in the LJ era. Look at all the other (good) teams that haven't either. Spoiled. Imagine being a Jets fan.