Syrmax

Maybe we should start making our own snow like the guy down in Midlothian VA used to do. Not sure if he still does, lost track of that from back in EUS forum etc when we all posted together and not compartmentalized into subforums.

Interesting and thanks. A lot of shifting currents going on. I've seen anecdotal reports of lowered number of "accidental" type deaths due to "less going on" as a result of various restrictions and that makes sense.

I only had 0.15" rain but even that and a modest warmup to near 40 for a while decimated snowcover here. 5" of lake fluff o.g. yesterday a.m. is down to about 1" and lots of bare spots.

No, I love it. We need the rain before lawns start getting burned out!

As a NYG fan, I'm ok if the Giants don't "win" the NFC East. The embarassment/notoriety of going to the playoffs at 6-10 might outweigh the benefit of getting in and getting curb stomped in the first round.

One thing is for certain...the Browns fans will be rooting hard for the Bills sunday as I believe a Dolphins win gets them a WC spot over Cleveland even if the Browns defeat Pitt this weekend.

I've been looking at excess mortality #s since early on and there has been an increase above what normally be expected in just about every nation that keeps track of this stat. Unfortunately, its hard/impossible to definitively separate true covid deaths from knock on effects of pandemic restrictions, which are real, and contribute to mortality. Possibly more real then some of the covid-19 cause of death assignments, at least in the US. Whether any of that is statistically significant remains to be seen. A lot of that type analysis will be "soft" in nature due to differing methods of assigning cause of death, etc. May be years before this is fully determined, if ever.

I have seen info that points to Ivermectin as being a better option then Remdesivir by a wide margin. It's an anti parasite drug that's been around a long time so its pretty well understood in terms of side effects etc. There have apparently been dozens of small scale studies that point to its efficacy being quite remarkable... esp compared to Remdesivir. Off the top of my head not sure if it needs to be taken early on or not. News of it is apparently being squashed/ignored by big tech/media as it doesn't comport with the narrative in place. If I ever get this and need treatment I'll be asking for a scrip for that vs Remdesivir, which looks like it's much less effective

It's a Sou'Wester!

Put the crack pipe down!

Sad to hear about the long hauler. Hope she fully recovers. This has seemed to be a blood interactive / dependent disorder all along. One can argue mortality stats but the long haul effect is real and much different from ordinary flu. Thankfully its a low percentage outcome. Somewhat similar long haul effects were observed in the 1918 flu...never fully understood, nor were some people's seeming resistance to that flu, who were in susceptible age groups. Blood type suspected factor but never fully fleshed out. IMO 2020+1 (2021) will not be demonstrably different from 2020. Its telegraphed by the course of typical viral infection progressions and from the stated intention for indefinate continuation of "precautions" to continue irrespective of vaccine deployment. Certainly "life" and business will not be permitted to return to normal until 2022, at best. Another long haul effect to get one's mind around.

This is the first thing you've said that makes sense!

Best icestorm I ever saw was living in NNJ as a wee lad back in early 1970s, 1972/73 ish. It was amazing. So much ice it was spectacular to look at on a sunny day afterwards. Also remember sledding in a big sleet storm back then. Different event but they can be...interesting.

I still feel so robbed over this.

What could overcome, or at least mitigate, this is if you moved back up towards the Tug and let us be down here! Of course, Wolfie might not like that but sacrifices have to be made. Wolfie and I, now "long suffering" Giants fans, are feeling unduly infringed upon. Maybe it's WNY's turn in the barrel with yout? I'm sure Lake Erie won't then freeze over perpetually every single December for the season...

That's a good sign...

You bring up a great perspective relative to this winter and the pandemic restrictions. That's probably part of why I am looking forward to pool weather IMBY at this point especially since Nov & Dec were "lost" months for many of us. And Half of Jan looks to be shot. I'll be content with snowshoeing with a couple of friends, as I did last weekend. I'm not covid paranoid per se but avoiding crowds and taking sensible precautions is smart, and everyone I know does. But I carry on as normal with friends and family, for the most part. Problem is, none of this is ending in 2021. It'll be 2022 Summer at earliest before anything resembling normal life returns - if it ever does. So prepare mentally for the really long haul. That's the plan already being telegraphed to us. Sadly, there may not be many ski areas still in business by then. At least in NY.

Amazing that you and LES are just a bit north in latitude and basically had 2x my snowfall. I've seen this sort of setup happen before though. One option you have for the lost snowfall is to do a 'core' sample. Take the collection cylinder (the big one, not the inner graduated cylinder) and insert it into the snow, pushing down to the surface underneath. Then carefully upright it and melt the snow in the cylinder as per normal.

Snowing a bit here again. Probably won't amount to much but we shall see.

Maybe. GFS has been an unmitigated disaster out thru the end of its run for days now. Which is near mid Jan.

Same here, basically just a covering o.g. at around midnight. The south flank of the band had been flirting with my location by that time.

6.8" / 0.49" melted here.

Model qpf panels for LES are really tricky. I can see a few inches here based on duration. I've learned to just ignore LES and if it happens it's a unexpected bonus.

I'm waiting for June and July to be Margarita rockin in the pool.

You know me. I'm excited.