NorthArlington101

Snapshot from the Arlington house cam. Waiting for obs from my “spotter network.” Just knowing my house - this looks like about 4”? Tried to scroll through to see if that was close, don’t know if that’s right.

You aren’t wrong! But many of us on here same feel the same way… just venting. It’s a largely incurable disease, I think. But appreciate being chided for it - probably deserve it

Love our mini pity thread going on in banter while everyone else parties lol. We’re fun guys. I’d wag the HECS threat next weekend is a 2-4” event that favors the south more than us, just to put us both at ease lol.

Yeah, wedding is tough nuts. Especially family. I’m a loon but I couldn’t run out on my sibling’s weddings or anything. A cousin? Probably I am heartened that our smartest folks seem to think we continue on this possible heater. Jan 14 is early in the winter and we often have zero snow by that date. Odds are still probably we’re both missing the season’s best stork tomorrow if you look at a typical year but maybe this ain’t a typical year

Maybe my family - or other close contacts - are a little more sympathetic than yours. I do think after the hullabaloo with these two storms a dead of winter vacation is unlikely again. A wedding? A funeral? That stuff I can’t control. But a hypothetical family Disney trip can happen in November instead

Looks too far east. Toss

Also - wanted to get my guesses in for the major airports somewhere. Don't need to clog up the storm thread DCA: 10.5" IAD: 9.4" BWI: 11.1" SJU: 0.00", but 1000" of coqui frog sounds

After just telling my family I booked a backup flight for Friday I told them @mattie g’s story to try and help my case. They weren’t any more sympathetic

I feel ya hardcore and I know you’ve had equally terrible luck with your vacation timing over the years. I think this year has firmly instilled the lesson in me… no vacations between Dec. 5 and March. 25. It causes headaches for me, my travel partners… basically anyone I can complain to. missing tomorrow is gonna suck, but there is a little solace in knowing that it’s (largely) gonna be over by 2pm? Ignoring the backend fluff? The second the snow is over I’m gonna want to be at the beach. Even if I leave for Saturday’s hypothetical “storm” I’ll prob have a bit of a regretful hangover when that subsides the life of a snow weenie is hard and misunderstood by most. Not sure anyone who isn’t us can fully get it

Worth the mental security for even a 10% chance. Can always use the flight credit later. Southwest is nice with it like that. basically banked credit for a future snow chase

not f’ing joking. Can’t even entertain a scenario where I can’t book a flight later this week in advance of the blizzard of the century. Hope I cancel this ticket still, quite frankly

Damn it… booking a return flight home on Friday

hahaha - in the sense that being on here sometimes fuels extra snow anxiety. But liking snow wouldn’t be as fun without the community aspect. I might’ve made fun of it yesterday, but the CWG comment section back in ‘11-12ish was my gateway drug to this place and ya’ll wonderful people.

HRRR is a smoke show down there (off a cursory drunk Puerto Rico beach look) so surprised they are upset!

I think many in-house models use the GRAF these days.

im 25 now bro - I’ve got a car and a long-term girlfriend (soon to be fiance?) and a cat. Will probably never buy a house tho at current prices lol idk how old you are but I might be you 10 years ago. Time flies. Been on this cursed forum for 12 years

UKIE is pretty clearly going towards consensus. What you really gotta hope is wrong is the entire Canadian suite. Good news is they are pretty easy to dismiss.

Still 1-2” of snow-on-snow. Good high end WAA-WSW criteria snow for the tidewater/NC/SC.

Lamar should be the MVP, Mandrews is back, Henry remains awesome… you are the team I might like to see in the playoffs the least.

Steelers fan - this is a terrible team right now. I’d be shocked if we were anything more than a 1st round exit

thanks - I know any teasing I got was mostly in jest, but I think I deflected from admitting to a slant in my posting earlier. Don’t want to dodge any personal responsibility. that said, if I was really trolling, I’d be posting the snow depth maps. People shouldn’t check those.

hahaha had to stealth edit that one. She might be watching… it’s still the law student girlfriend. Whichever one of you said she’d find someone better… not yet!

Hey all, just wanted to wish ya’ll luck and apologize for any negativity that was coming from me in the days leading up to this one. We all know how much (unhealthily - for some of us - aka me) we care about snow. I let my personal moodiness with missing this one get in the way of how I’ve tried to improve myself as a poster: less snark, more objective analysis (or at least maps without an agenda). Go kill them tomorrow/Monday. Will pop in to look at some pics and share any good ones/obs I get from my girlfriend and dedicated network of snow spotters. Onwards and upwards.

Uh oh

I know I said earlier today we should axe half the models but we need to get the ECWMF folks to code a short-range EURO. That would hit the spot