magpiemaniac

You’ll fit right in. The only thing I ask is that you don’t go to Canes games at PNC Arena and cheer for the Bruins. I’m a season ticket member, but I sometimes skip the Boston games. Talk about insufferable. Haha! If you avoid sticking your bare hands in dark holes, you’ll never come across a Brown Recluse or Black Widow. When I was young, my father was bitten by Brown Recluse while moving an old wood pile, but it was minor. Depending on where you live around here, you’ll see more Whitetail Deer in a day than venomous spiders in a decade.

Oh, boy. Another New Englander moving South. I thought we hit our quota already. j/k Welcome, MegaMike! As a native Southron, I’ve never lost a minute’s sleep over snakes, insects, and spiders. This isn’t Australia. If mosquitoes do bother you in the summer, use picaridin spray or lotion. My wife uses it some, but they don’t bite me often. When I see a spider in the house, I either ignore it or pick it up and take it outside. Remember that grilling is not the same as barbecuing. Barbecuing is low, slow, and indirect and is not done with a Weber in the backyard. When you pass people on country roads, it is customary to casually flick your hand holding the top of steering wheel as a polite greeting. When you’re fixing to go over yonder, leave in plenty of time. I-40 can be a bear sometimes. A dehumidifier (usually in an older, musty bathroom) is only necessary in the summer if your A/C isn’t running often enough. If you have good HVAC ventilation in newer construction, it’s usually not needed. I don’t bother with one.

It’s at 0.5” for GSO, but if you toss out the highest four outliers, it’s barely a dusting. I’d be shocked to see flakes. It’s just not my turn.

Cold might catch up in time for some late flakes in the Triad on Christmas Eve.

FYP.

And I DON’T like the trends with the 12z GFS. I’m going to walk away and stop model hugging. A pessimist is never disappointed.

Not going to lie. I do like the trends with the 06z GFS though.

I had my propane tank topped off today. Sorry, folks. That means no Christmas snow east of the Apps.

If these sharp cutoffs verify, heads will explode. One guy will be grilling outside while another guy half an hour away will be shoveling his driveway.

0.60” of precipitation today. Mostly a bone-chilling rain.

I dropped a degree during the late morning. Trees have a light glaze. Evergreens are looking droopy, but nothing significant. Roads are fine.

Schadenfreude is a strong emotion.

It warmed up to a 34 degree cold rain here. Roads and trees are fine. A little ice on the old “elevated surfaces” like steps.

33/25 in GSO. Partly cloudy.

The 18z NAM increased substantially the ice totals on the southeast edge into Guilford County.

I found a two-for-one deal on Mayfield Snow Cream, so I grabbed that up. Might be the closest wintry anything I see all season.

18z GFS cuts the ice in half compared to previous run IMBY.

I’m feeling pretty confident that the north half of Triad will see something wintry. Type and how much remains to be seen, but we’re going to have the surface temps here for at least some ice.

I have a little over 300 gallons in my 500-gallon propane tank for my generator. I’m debating whether to call the supplier to have it topped off.

0.69” of fantasy ice IMBY. Top off the propane tank for the generator.

I booked a late morning tee time for this Thursday. I’m trying to use reverse psychology in Old Man Winter.

And just like that, this GFS run crushes our hopes. It looked nice on paper though.

It’s been slow around here. Weather is still a discussed subject I assume. Maybe they’re doing it elsewhere. I just don’t feel like signing up for another forum. Speaking of slow, who’s ready for the usual southeast pattern of 25 and dry then 45 and wet?

Ended up with 4.9” on my rain gauge for this event.

I’m amazed I still have power. Over 16,000 homes without power in Guilford right now and 45,000 in Forsyth.