The Swamp

Rex wrote:

Rex wrote:This is going to be such a letdown.

Confirmed.

Agreed. It rained/sleeted all night. We finally got some wispy snow this morning. We MIGHT get an inch when it's all done. That said, some folks not that far west of here have gotten 8+.

That was shameful.

Sad!

sancarlos wrote:Sad!

That sucks, I remember seeing a picture of a car driving through that tree as a kid and thinking it was the coolest thing ever.

our inches of snow last night - temperature then went up to 40 degrees today. It is pouring outside.

Temperature dips below freezing, this city will be a massive skating rink.

On a happier note, golf courses open in 12 weeks or so.

Ice Storm!!

Touch wood, the power lines outside are merely sagging under the weight of the ice.

It's going to be 67 degrees here in Baltimore today.

Is it a fashion faux pas to wear cargo shorts before Pitchers & Catchers?

Some forecasts were calling for up to 1/2 a foot by 6AM this morning, so when I woke up and saw only a dusting I drove to into work, hoping that the bulk of the snow that they're calling for either doesn't show or is down and mostly off the main roads before I drive home this afternoon.

91 on the car gauge yesterday.

rass wrote:Some forecasts were calling for up to 1/2 a foot by 6AM this morning, so when I woke up and saw only a dusting I drove to into work, hoping that the bulk of the snow that they're calling for either doesn't show or is down and mostly off the main roads before I drive home this afternoon.

Nice call, dipshit.

They bought me a great sandwich for lunch (soppressata, sharp provolone, long hot peppers, arugula and dressing).

rass wrote:They bought me a great sandwich for lunch (soppressata, sharp provolone, long hot peppers, arugula and dressing).

That sounds amazing.

rass wrote:They bought me a great sandwich for lunch (soppressata, sharp provolone, long hot peppers, arugula and dressing).

Redacted.

High wind warnings in the mountains this morning. I don't live in the mountains. Rush, PDX; I don't know how it is your way today but it's sustained 30 mph here in Longmont with gusts stronger than I've ever seen since moving here.

Plus it's already over 70 degrees on it's way to 80 for today. Winter is great.

A little windy, and saw the first sandals and sundresses of the season..

Glad we don't have wind like they had up in Jackson, they had 90+ winds, even broke off a couple of the big power towers.

Rush2112 wrote:A little windy, and saw the first sandals and sundresses of the season..

Glad we don't have wind like they had up in Jackson, they had 90+ winds, even broke off a couple of the big power towers.

I'm hearing your posts in Wayne's voice.

Whoa

https://youtu.be/ikezauFFe0w

Whoa! Indeed.

Snowing like a son of a bitch here. We got a couple of inches on Friday - 6 more today.

Dog is ecstatic.

Tornado warnings are fun. I'm sure I'll be OK...

Giff wrote:Tornado warnings are fun. I'm sure I'll be OK...

Alley season starting early this year?

It's 57 degrees in Toronto.

in February. As wonderful as it is, it is kind of scary too.

Pruitt wrote:It's 57 degrees in Toronto.

in February. As wonderful as it is, it is kind of scary too.

It is 52 and raining in Vegas.

In February. Neither wonderful. Very scary.

It has dropped to 59 degrees in Syracuse. Wonder if my wife and daughter have enjoyed skiing today (still 6-8" yet to melt in our yard).

66 and beautiful currently in Kalamazoo.

So the wife and I planned a little getaway to Monterey and headed out yesterday. Bad timing. It's been raining cats and dogs here and it was a slow crawl on the highway. Finally got here and we're set for a nice evening. Because of the ongoing heavy rain and wind we decided to stay in and eat at the nice hotel restaurant. Just as we are about to order - the lights go out. Power failure. All over the area. We wait. No change. The backup generators only light emergency lights so they close the kitchen. No dinner, but they comp us a couple glasses of wine and a bit of bread.

So after a dinner of two snack bars we had in my luggage, and some commiserating with others in the lobby, we went to bed.

It's morning now, power is restored, weather is better and we are looking forward to a BIG breakfast.

sancarlos wrote:So the wife and I planned a little getaway to Monterey and headed out yesterday. Bad timing. It's been raining cats and dogs here and it was a slow crawl on the highway. Finally got here and we're set for a nice evening. Because of the ongoing heavy rain and wind we decided to stay in and eat at the nice hotel restaurant. Just as we are about to order - the lights go out. Power failure. All over the area. We wait. No change. The backup generators only light emergency lights so they close the kitchen. No dinner, but they comp us a couple glasses of wine and a bit of bread.

So after a dinner of two snack bars we had in my luggage, and some commiserating with others in the lobby, we went to bed.

It's morning now, power is restored, weather is better and we are looking forward to a BIG breakfast.

Free wine and nothing to distract you? Shit man, that's the dream.

It is 63 degrees and gloriously sunny in Toronto today.

Also traveled last weekend for some winter break fun only to leave sunny and warm Atlanta for dreary and wet socal. Made a last minute switch to San Diego and avoided the deluge enough to stay safe. Kids didnt care. Straight 7am sub 60 body surfing in the rain.

sancarlos wrote:So the wife and I planned a little getaway to Monterey and headed out yesterday. Bad timing. It's been raining cats and dogs here and it was a slow crawl on the highway. Finally got here and we're set for a nice evening. Because of the ongoing heavy rain and wind we decided to stay in and eat at the nice hotel restaurant. Just as we are about to order - the lights go out. Power failure. All over the area. We wait. No change. The backup generators only light emergency lights so they close the kitchen. No dinner, but they comp us a couple glasses of wine and a bit of bread.

So after a dinner of two snack bars we had in my luggage, and some commiserating with others in the lobby, we went to bed.

It's morning now, power is restored, weather is better and we are looking forward to a BIG breakfast.

At least you weren't planning a nice leisurely drive south on Highway 1.

77 degrees in Baltimore. Flat gorgeous May day.

tennbengal wrote:77 degrees in Baltimore. Flat gorgeous May day.

Same here. It's been peak spring here for at least a week. I don't recall February ever being like this before.

I'm looking forward to the doom coming our way. 73 tomorrow, 32 Sunday. 40 degree temp swings don't happen sans tornado in this next of the woods.

(Pretty excited I've spent 12 hours this week raking and bagging all the dead shit that fell out of my trees over the winter. Yards gonna look like shit again before it gets green enough to mow it.

It's windy as hell today. Steady 25-35 mph winds with gusts over 50 mph. Going to be a lot of fun picking up twigs and branches in my yard.

Sabo wrote:It's windy as hell today. Steady 25-35 mph winds with gusts over 50 mph. Going to be a lot of fun picking up twigs and branches in my yard.

Same here, we are under a wind warning as the temperature goes from the low 50s to the high 20s in a few hours.

One of the positives of the wind is it knocked over my neighbor's basketball hoop, and it appears to be broken. That might help keep the noise down in the neighborhood as the neighbor's kid can be very loud when he and his friends shoot hoops. On the downside, he'll now have more time rev the engine of his car repeatedly before he drives off, which he does at all hours of the day.

Have I mentioned I don't like my neighbors?

Sabo wrote:One of the positives of the wind is it knocked over my neighbor's basketball hoop, and it appears to be broken. That might help keep the noise down in the neighborhood as the neighbor's kid can be very loud when he and his friends shoot hoops. On the downside, he'll now have more time rev the engine of his car repeatedly before he drives off, which he does at all hours of the day.

Have I mentioned I don't like my neighbors?

The same thing happened to one of my neighbors a couple weekends ago, but I feel bad because the kid was out there all the time playing and it reminded me of me when I was his age. I even stopped to help them put it back up and wished I could've fixed the rim somehow. He looked bummed.

Michigan's plane to DC for Big Ten Tournament slides off runway due to high winds.

If we are going to get a spring noreaster it would be great if it was Thursday or Friday this week not Tuesday.

Had at least 2" of snow this morning at around 6 when I walked the dog. The township made a push to get people to remove cars from the street with multiple notifications, and my street was actually clear for once. Seems like they may have dialed back the forecasts overnight as the storm settled on a path, but we're still looking for about a foot.