Scarlet Pimpernel

11 pages for a Winter 2020-21 thread, and we're barely into September...oy gevalt!! Either desperation or hope, I'm not sure which. I didn't read the whole thing, but has Ji canceled this upcoming winter yet? And how many times? Do we have Panic Room previews?? @WxWatcher007 promised so many new amenities this upcoming season for the wayward weenies!!

Something like Feb. 14, 2015 would be kinda cool!! That wasn't really 2-4" area-wide, but I got like 2" in an hour or so followed by gusty winds and temperatures plummeted into the teens for the next day or so, as an Arctic front went through. One of the coolest "mini events" I can remember.

Hello, friend!!! I hope you are well these days!

I'm so sorry to hear about that, Mrs. J!! My sincere condolences and hugs to you. I know how hard it is to make that decision, my brother and sister-in-law have had cats for years and they've had to go through the same kind of thing. Never fun. But I hope you will all have many good memories of Oscar over his 18 years!! On a lighter note if I may. My stepmom once saw her cat sitting neatly on the table, right in the middle of a placemat (illegal for the cat to be there, of course!). She said why is it that when cats do something wrong, they place themselves right in the center?? As if deliberately defiant! I'm sure you can relate to that! Also, when I go visit my brother/sister-in-law I always hear that it's like a spa weekend for their cats...another set of hands available to pet them!!

Hey, just remember that it's after 5:00PM somewhere in the world. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!!

Oh wow...very sorry to hear that, PSU! I hope you are doing better and recovering OK, take care of yourself!

Oh...my...does that look TASTY!!

Maybe we flattened the curve of useless posts? Besides, it's summer, doesn't it normally get kind of thin in here unless there's anything severe going on or a tropical system? (ETA: Oh, and there's not much in the way of sports going on now either...) (ETA more: Personally, I think that wiener/Spaghettio image way back early in the month killed the thread!)

SNOW IN MAY!!! Holy cow, this is more that we got all season during actual winter!! . . . Nahhh, just kidding! It's only a coating of cottonwood seeds that are collecting all over the damned place. But it sure looks like snow, and actually did "accumulate" more than what I saw this year! (ETA: I slant-sticked about 3/4 inch total, and it's still falling!)

Wait, is that some vintage photo of @H2O Waterboy mowing his lawn back in the day??

Meh... Sun angle! Nothing but white rain! But seriously, pretty cool! I remember seeing it snow in CO years ago in July. But that was at the top of Mt. Evans at over 14,000 ft.

Early taste of Brood X for next spring? Must be an early straggler. I saw a few a year ago and was surprised.

LOL! Happy Birthday to you!! Now get the hell off my lawn! Hope you have a great day...

Ohhhh, Manhattans! I haven't had one in some time, myself, but like them a lot...Makers Mark for the bourbon for me (and sweet vermouth)! Also like a "perfect" Manhattan, which has both dry and sweet vermouth. There was a place in Atlanta when I lived there (the Highland Tap, for anyone familiar) that made awesome martinis and Manhattans. Friend of mine and I would go there quite often.

Yeah, the Dortmunder is one of their "lighter" beers, a golden ale. Personally I like that at this time of year, generally. But I also like the heavier fall/winter ones too, especially stouts. They have the "Edmund Fitzgerald" porter which is nice, and I've seen their "Blackout Stout" (commemorating the blackout in the northeast some years back) but never tried it yet. I also like their Holiday Ale, has some nice spice to it and is pretty heavy.

@nw baltimore wx, @Baltimorewx, and @C.A.P.E....not sure if this would live up to your beer standards, but I do enjoy Great Lakes beer from my hometown (Cleveland, OH)!! They make some good stuff, and I've been able to find it in a few places in DC! Or, I'll bring some back when I visit there! Here's some Dortmunder Gold...one of their flagship brews, and quite fine if I may say!!

@Mrs.J, I am so sorry to hear about this!! I know that at times, it seems bad things happen all at once like that. Take care of yourself, and I hope your family will be OK!! And thanks for the perspective, you're right, nature sometimes just has beauty when you need it. What a lovely photo!! If I may, here's a red rose for you...

I remember years ago seeing an episode of that show "Jackass", where this guy literally made and ate what he called a "vomlette". I'll leave it to one's imagination how it was created, but it was most definitely gag worthy!!

Did @H2O hack your account???

OK...now you all are just trolling poor @Mrs.J!!

"Mr. Frodo...throw it in! What are you waiting for??"

Well...this should also be a perfect day to crack open a cold one!! (I have some Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold awaiting me for later this afternoon!)

Not sure what to make of that...but it's better than Vienna sausages surrounded by Spaghetti-os!! By a fair amount.

Looks like a very long game of "Go", to me!!