Yea, we all have our own opinions. I certainly understand not liking his posting. I am just a fan. I like shows such as Seinfeld, The Office, etc...so I have to appreciate Ji. I will take my lashing for saying it. LOL.
He is almost a founding member though...a grandpa. Seniority wise he is on the level of a Marcus, TQ or Don Rosenfeld. By this point I think most should avoid being offended by his posts. The one thing I find strange is that he must not do that with his FB folks as people would not just listen to sarcasm all the time. This must be his outlet.
Since we are on the topic of posting and writing etiquette I usually end up sort of skipping over are the dramatic/extremist types which ironically I have to fight myself not to be like. There are three Met's which come immediately to mind but fortunately most posters here are more level. Everyone has their way of expressing themselves. I sometimes have to look in the mirror or put myself in their shoes before I reply.
I may have missed one of his posts but the one I noticed a few days back said Horst had all but thrown in on winter I thought. I could be remembering incorrectly though. He also may be directing it at Met Winter. The NWS uses Met winter.
I think the GFS, Icon and CMC in particular have really struggled in the mid range. It has lead to an additional build up of anticipation every 6-12 hours because you just knew it was going to be different than last run b ut 90% of the time this winter different meant either worse or if better not enough for the more populated areas of the forum. I am used to much less drastic changes than this year has featured.
I think the continued ease of access to more and more models makes it worse. Digital snow has been freely available even this winter and the disappointment when it goes poof adds to the strain. LOL.
Just heard there is a rocket lifting off from VA at 3:43 PM which should be visible if one has a clear view to the south/south east.
The final punt. I am waiting to punt with my interests as I still have wonderment in next Friday. This Sunday night did not develop at all. Punting for the rest of the winter is just a two week punt for the Met winter folks at this point.
Going to be close based on the models. I am sure a lot of us will. I misread the 2M maps yesterday when posting. Thought I was on the 0Z 2/14 Map but was on the 12Z (7AM) when looking at when MDT would go below 35. Next chance to break the string would be Wed.
I just looked at MDT's temps from after midnight and it was 38 so my comment yesterday about the 35 and under string being broken was wrong. MDT may go 30 or more days now hitting 35 or more each day. Its possible they stay below 35 tomorrow but otherwise it goes at least another week.
When I pointed that out in mid December, to close out the month, I was called a "banterer" so now I am touchy about it! Ha. It was not even banter anyway . I saw models show no freezing temps for two weeks so I punted. LOL.
Not sure if it was mentioned here but last month was the Warmest January in recorded history for the planet. What's unique about it is that it the only non El Nino month in the top 10. The most stunning thing I read and had not known was that January 2020 also marked the 44th consecutive January and the 421st consecutive month overall with temperatures above the 20th century average.
Kind of makes comparing things to past times useless.
Cannot blame the plants and trees. Tomorrow will be the first day it does not get to 35 at MDT since January 21st. 23 consecutive days of 35 or higher of which 21 of them were 40 or higher.