dseagull

All depends on where you live or were raised. Coming from Salem county, I feel like Pt. Pleasant may as well be NYC. Always called my current home on central barnegat bay North Jersey. Geographically, your idea of south Jersey would be 75% of the land in NJ.

Just stirring the pot. Looking forward to it. Hunting this morning and tomorrow morning. Going to look quite different. Dog will be in heaven tomorrow running the fields for birds.

Anything above rt 40 in NJ is North Jersey. Central Jersey is as real as the tooth fairy.

Certainly is sir! Lmao. Can't believe i woke up to what my girl and I went to bed debating. Again....

The 80s were tough. I have a hard time reminding others in my family that despite the cold, we had very few big snows. Having said that, we actually had true Alberta Clippers back then. My nephew is currently doing a study on pattern changes that have led to the disappearance of frequent clippers. Some of those systems would give some surprises.

And I'll happily take it. No work on Wednesday and hunting with my dog in snowcover is awesome. Really miss the big KUs of yesteryear.

They overplayed their hand and people finally stood up and recognized the propaganda and motive behind the alarmist nonsense. It's a beautiful thing. We just don't want the pendulum to swing too far, lest it swing back even further. A nice return to reality indeed.

Facts don't care about your feelings. Science doesn't care about your feelings. But... Tracking threats and developing an initial interest in the field of meteorology, learning to analyze the tools at hand, and then occasionally enjoying the outcome is fun. Fun is a feeling, so I agree with you there. ...pal

I think you and I may share very similar viewpoints. For what it's worth, I have the opinion that both the interpretation of history and human psychology alike, play larger roles in the system at play than most people possess the capability of comprehending.

Mob mentality, laziness, and social media retardation... Its the age we live in, rather than looking at actual records. Having said that, there is a rapidly growing segment of the population that have been inappropriately lumped in under the "denier" category. I know this, because I am often categorized as such. I have always acknowledged the actual historical data, always noted that humans and industrialization do infact account for said anthropogenic climate change, and also see no harm in studying if/how we can slow our contribution to an ever-changing natural climate shift. Assuming all of this is true amongst this segment of the population, they cannot be called deniers of climate change, rather skeptics that we can significantly reverse-course without the result being far worse than the climate shift itself. Those of us who either work in scientific fields or whom have done proper research in academia are not suggesting we turn a blind eye without taking action. I believe that the vast majority of actual "deniers" are the sheep of our planet. The mob mentality is how they are wired, and they have a longing to belong to a group which has counter-ideologies, regardless of fact. Those in the scientific community have a duty to approach this conundrum carefully, and not to politicize the issue. That has become increased difficult in the bizarre divided world we now exist in. As I type this, Trump's DOGE is inside the walls of NOAA headquarters. While they may state that they are there to reduce waste and compress the size and scope of of spending and mission, they are really just cleaning out counter-ideologies. What they fail to see is that MOST of the scientific community is/was not always dishonest and attempting to push an agenda. Yes, extremist views absolutely exist within the scientific community, and I admittedly disagree with many aspects of NOAA fisheries and climate science data. This is the wrong way to go about the process of returning to sanity. This will only hurt the scientific community and create further divide. I don't know how this ends, but this ideological blitzkrieg is good for no inhabitants of our country or the planet. The pendulum is swinging wayyyy too fast, and wayyyy too far. I say this as both a member of a scientific profession and as an independent with conservatives leanings. We need to return to sanity and unity, or this doesn't end well. I didn't know where to post this, but I had to get it off my chest. Had I chosen to accept a scholarship to Penn State many many years ago to pursue a career in meteorology or earth sciences, I may have been waking up in an even more unsettled mindframe this morning. Pray (if its something you do,) that we don't wind up reversing course on scientific achievements and advancements.

Merely for laughs and some conversation during my down season, with the work boats on the hard.

What can we expect to happen now that the U.S. pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement? More of the same? World ends in 10 years? Think people will stop buying Teslas, now that everyone thinks Elon musk is a Nazi? What about the pause on offshore wind? Are we doomed?

Sign me up. Nothing like coming back from equatorial 90 and humid to a blast of snow and true arctic temps. Let it be so.

Well... the suppression is definitely because of Covid. We need to flatten the curve, just until the 20th.

The 19th-21st shall deliver, and the weanies will rejoice. Let it be so.

Bring on the 1/20-1/21 threat.

Well said.

..And don't be drilling it with the .22 .45 or larger. Preferably incendiary rounds out of a large caliber rifle.

I did a poor job articulating my point. What it comes down to is the fact that they are a tax-payer funded organization. Id rather not see humor mixed within their social media posts, particularly when the vast majority of citizens cannot differentiate between humor and advisories. Simply my opinion. I'm wrong a lot. I guess I'm aging myself, but I'm a bit of a traditionalist, and miss the days of straight-forward relay of information from professionals (particularly tax payer funded agencies.)

I hear ya. I'm not trying to be a Debby downer. I get the humor as well. But the mere fact that you and I are participating on a weather forum would suggest we are able to interpret the post as humor. The issue, is that the image may (will) be shared and then poorly interpreted by those who are unaware. This has consequences .... (most which I find the humor in as well. ...and lead to even better memes.) I'm the last person that you'll ever hear arguing for censorship. They can post whatever they wish. However, as a government organization, it would be prudent for them to find a more responsible way of messaging. Just my opinion. We live in a slightly dumbed-down world. Sadly, social media is more harmful than beneficial, despite the laughs that come from it.

Bingo. Inappropriate post. The risks aren't worth the possibility of gaining followers through perceived humor (even if intentions were there.) Bad move on individual/s responsible for social media.

Government agencies have been using different mediums of media for decades now, unfortunately. Sadly, NWS has decided (or someone else decided for them in leadership,) that it is worth doing. Facts. It's a societal issue.

I have regrets in life, but my home and location are not on the list. Ive redone my home to where it is exactly what I dreamt of, but there's always more work to be done. The history here on the actual Bayfront is second to none in the state, and I'm able to walk outside on two levels of my home and look at my "bay-yard." All of that aside, I should have done a complete gut of the interior secondary walls when I decided to remodel early on. Financially, that wasn't in the cards earlier in life. And now, I'm perfectly content to burn extra wood or pay for some extra NG. If you're lucky enough to live on the water, you're lucky enough... If you're lucky enough to "work" on the water 300+ days a year, you're living in heaven on earth. Bring on the next Nor'easter... nothing like watching storms from here.

Its gonna be an 8-10 cords of wood winter if this persists. It's the damn wind with the chill and poor insulation that is killing me.

Patience. We will get ONE Just be glad you got to experience the 2010s