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Absolutely

The ignore function is the best.

Snuggle up next to the dumpster fire and you'll be all good.

It's easier to have a full-torch winter than one that's generally mild with cold shots that don't produce. It's the hope that kills ya...

It's windy

Interesting. Jeff B...by the way, I don't want you to think I was calling you out or anything. I just found it interesting that your totals were significantly higher than those reported on here and in CoCoRaHs. I wonder if the issue that EJ mentioned affected your measurements.

I think this is a really good breakdown of how the areas outside of the highest elevations would be relatively hindered. We'd need a system that bombs and stalls at just the right spot to pull in cold air from a fresh, frigid airmass to our north (this happens in our long-duration monsters). Even then, the storm would eventually occlude unless there were some sort of moisture and energy fetch from the tropics to keep it going. The likelihood of these two things happening in tandem is incredibly low, though I *suppose* it's possible.

You sure? That seems a bit high given the reports from the rest of the region and in your general area.

Man…it’s getting pretty rumbly up in here (Burke).

November 1995 saw 3.6" of snow at Dulles. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Roads are uncaving and I can see trees in the distance. Fail.

I also like the mention of how it could disrupt the morning commute.

1987-1988 incoming

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not clicking links to images via ibb.com (not like I'd understand what they're showing anyway).

You only realized that now?

It sucked, much like 2011-2012. Maybe we luck into another 2019-2020.

2001-2002 is firmly in my list of analogs.

It's not just you. I feel the same.

I really don't think this is happening. Plenty of players who have made the jump to Europe from MLS are in the squad, so that represents MLS quite well, in my opinion.

I nearly agree on Arriola's chances in an infinite multiverse of striking that own goal like Weah did . I think it happens three time, at most. The age of this group is insane. I think those of us who have followed the US for a long time understood that this was coming, even after the disaster in T&T four years ago, but to see it play out is pretty incredible. I think 2022 is still a cycle too early for this group to really lay down a marker, but 2026? Holy crap...most of these guys will be in their prime at that point, with still more young players who will no doubt be ready to contribute by then. Thanks. Our attacking options when we're healthy are pretty impressive, even if our #9 situation isn't so great. Musah and McKennie both bring something different to the table, but I can't disagree with your take completely on sitting McKennie in favor of Musah, but it could be decision based on the situation presented by the opposition. I like your lineup options, and pretty much agree with them. Richards, Brooks, Miles, Zimmerman...all good options. I'm absolutely not against having Weah slot in at the 9 if the situation calls for it. I think it would be an interesting twist.

I think he has a place in the team, but I agree that he shouldn't be in the starting 11. When we're healthy, our winger depth chart is something like this: Pulisic Reyna* Aaronson Weah Hoppe* de la Fuente Arriola I'd honestly like to see what Reyna could do as an 8 in the 4-3-3, which would mean one of Musah, McKennie, or Adams would have to make way (I'd start Aaronson on the wing in this case). No way Adams sits, so it's one of McKennie or Musah, which is a really tough decision. Or we could go with a 4-2-3-1, with Adams and McKennie/Musah as the 6s and Reyna as that 10. Hoppe is an interesting case. He's played on the wing for the US, but he's more of a striker. It's a toss-up between him and de la Fuente in the depth chart on the wing. It'd be interesting to see him and Pepi as two up front, but I just don't see us playing that way any time soon.

This isn't a bad take, to be honest, but I don't feel like Arriola is quite veteran enough (even being the elder statesman on the team at 26!) to bring that "old hat" wisdom to a team.

1) I think I understand why he started Arriola, but I don't agree with it - I wanted Weah from the start. I think think he wanted to have Arriola harass, pressure, and run at Costa Rica to wear them down, then sub Weah for him so he could run at a tired defense. I get the thinking behind it, but again I don't agree with it. I think how we played proved this out because Arriola isn't the best player to have out there to build from the back like we did. 2) Only if we know what the outcome would have been had Arriola started, but that higher power is the only thing to know the result in that alternate universe, so I suppose that's a serious philosophical dilemma.

Most people don't realize this, but regular old Guinness is only 4.2% ABV.

The panel before that is a smashing.