North Balti Zen

Southern Cross lyric on point:

I mean, it works. I don't have to read his stuff. Except when he gets everyone riled up. So...maybe other folks might place him on ignore too? Give it a try!

You all could just put him on ignore. That's a thing. It works.

Right now tie for 3rd, and two new third place worst totals on the table.

@C.A.P.E. @Bob Chill huh- my wife and I are circling around on New Brunswick for the next step - if that doesn’t work - New Hampshire is our fallback. We turn 50 this year and our youngest of two is off to college - when he clears school is the window to try and make that transition happen. We want four seasons still.

I am so sorry Katie - will hold a thought for her and you and your family.

Deadpool the first was amazing. Both quality.

I got it. I was trying to deadpan play along.

We don't. He died a few years back...

Because your area wasn't representative of those of us along I-95 near Balt and points east. You know (because we keep reminding you) that we did not get the surprise foot storm that you did, for instance.

Here's where we are currently on 2/05/20: BWI: 1.8"/DCA: 0.6"/IAD: 2.9" These are the seasonal futility numbers to keep in mind as this horror show continues: BWI: .7 - '49/'50 1.2 - '72/'73 1.8 - 2011/12 2.3 - 2001/02 3.0 - 2016/2017 DCA .1 - '97/'98 .1 - '72/'73 2.0 - 2011/12 2.2 - '75/'76 2.5 - '30/'31 Dulles: 2.2 - '72/'73 2.6 - 2001/02 3.7 - 2011/12 4.4 - '80/'81 5.9 - '97/'98

Pssst, there's a whole thread on that. Check out the historic futility thread.

Per Ian on twitter, DCA has not had a single high 32 or below so far this "winter". Has a chance to match '97-'98 if they finish off with no highs freezing or below. Course, that was a super nino year - unsettling to have this problem in an ENSO neutral season...

If we can get on the board for a top 5 futility record at one of the airports - glasses of warm water in honor of what fell this winter.

Ian notes on Twitter a few days ago the appearance of crocuses around DC. Can confirm same for my yard in Baltimore. Sited on February 4.

Putting out some extra chairs.

This would be a pretty great weather day for Opening Day.

Re: "the pelvic stuff" - I am guessing you don't watch Dancing with the Stars, then. Competitive dance competitions have all manner of such pelvic thrusting and what not.

Tidying up, doing some dusting. Getting ready, just in case.

Agreed - the 2-4 inch deals have been harder and harder to come by in the ten years I have been in the area - but looking at the longer record , that seems to comport with your memory from the 80s and 90s for this part of the area. Dovetails with @psuhoffman obs/thoughts in another thread wondering if the global climate trends are taking those events away from parts of the area.

That means two of the top five worst snowfall seasons for BWI location have happened in the last decade. It has truly been huge boom or massive bust for BWI/Baltimore City area since I got here in 2009 - probably why I am constantly hunting big storms - the ones on the margins don't do much for this area of late...

I will go with you - that winter had some screwy measurements for having so little have fallen. If that is accurate, the correct top five worst snowfall years for the reporting locations are as follows: Here's where we are currently on 1/22/20: BWI: 1.8"/DCA: 0.6"/IAD: 2.9" These are the seasonal futility numbers to keep in mind as this horror show continues: BWI: .7 - '49/'50 1.2 - '72/'73 1.8 - 2011/12 2.3 - 2001/02 3.0 - 2016/2017 DCA .1 - '97/'98 .1 - '72/'73 2.0 - 2011/12 2.2 - '75/'76 2.5 - '30/'31 Dulles: 2.2 - '72/'73 2.6 - 2001/02 3.7 - 2011/12 4.4 - '80/'81 5.9 - '97/'98

Did that number get adjusted after 3/14/17? There was back and forth at the time about how much fell that day.

2016/17 was BAD (but not quite historic with the March 14, 2017 snow ruining the run at placing each airport on the list except for a 5th place for BWI) - that year ended up BWI 3.0"/DCA 3.4"/IAD 7.3" . Prior to that mid-March "save" in 2017 BWI had 1", DCA had 1.7" and Dulles also had 1.7".

BUMP: Here's where we are currently on 1/21/20: BWI: 1.8"/DCA: 0.6"/IAD: 2.9" These are the seasonal futility numbers to keep in mind as this horror show continues: BWI: .7 - '49/'50 1.2 - '72/'73 1.8 - 2011/12 2.3 - 2001/02 3.0 - 2016/2017 DCA .1 - '97/'98 .1 - '72/'73 2.0 - 2011/12 2.2 - '75/'76 2.5 - '30/'31 Dulles: 2.2 - '72/'73 2.6 - 2001/02 3.7 - 2011/12 4.4 - '80/'81 5.9 - '97/'98