**BANTER THREAD** Rolling into active period...wintry potential increasing, so are toaster sales

[TalcottWx]

So completely exhausted with reading some posters consistent garbage

[SlantStickers Anonymous]

  On 12/14/2012 at 2:55 AM, sbos_wx said:

So completely exhausted with reading some posters consistent garbage

Things will likely clear up once the OBS timeframe gets here, seeing as the event will actually be happening instead of moody model watching.

[TalcottWx]

  On 12/14/2012 at 3:01 AM, PeabodyFlood said:

Things will likely clear up once the OBS timeframe gets here, seeing as the event will actually be happening instead of moody model watching.

It will come right back

[Quincy]

00z NAM too warm for most of CT, but 2m temps never get above 34F in extreme NW CT.

[Sugarloaf1989]

Off topic, but there is a really nice meteorite shower ongoing right now with a combination of Geminid and an un-named shower putting on quite a display. I just came in from viewing and saw 12 in just 10 minutes including a cluster of 4 at once. The movement seems to be northeast-southwest with the eastern sky being the place to look right now.

[Clinch Leatherwood]

Guys if you haven't been outside, go now. Look up and to the ene...phenomenal show one of the best I've ever seen.

[ChrisM]

anyone see that real nice slow moving fireball a few minutes ago? wow

[SlantStickers Anonymous]

Wow just spent a while on the porch, awesome sights, too bad it's too fast to snap a picture.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

  On 12/14/2012 at 3:33 AM, PeabodyFlood said:

Wow just spent a while on the porch, awesome sights, too bad it's too fast to snap a picture.

It took me about 15 minutes to count 20 meteors. pretty cool. I'm sure it will be much better in a few hours.

[ChrisM]

  On 12/14/2012 at 3:37 AM, Happy Valley said:

It took me about 15 minutes to count 20 meteors. pretty cool. I'm sure it will be much better in a few hours.

Peak at midnight fellow Chris.

[8611Blizz]

Just looked up and saw one go over head (literally straight up) and waited another 5 minutes looking that way but my neck hurt.

Rare to see them here with all the light contamination going on.

[SlantStickers Anonymous]

  On 12/14/2012 at 3:37 AM, Happy Valley said:

It took me about 15 minutes to count 20 meteors. pretty cool. I'm sure it will be much better in a few hours.

Probably, peak is supposed to be around 1am right? Probably worth a look again later.

[Sugarloaf1989]

The display seems slower now than it was around 10pm. It's butt cold outside for viewing at 24F.

[Patfan1987]

I agree. Great show ongoing. Beautiful and relaxing to watch with the cold crisp air.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

  On 12/14/2012 at 3:40 AM, ChrisM said:

Peak at midnight fellow Chris.

Yeah, I'd like to go out for another round of meteors but I may be done soon. I've had a couple of Sierra Pale Ales and lil' Ben gets up around 5:30 or 6, thus, so do I. lol.

[ChrisM]

Hope everyone who has "restaurants nearby, a social scene, bars, and the beach" is enjoying the meteor shower tonight.

suckers

[CT Rain]

  On 12/14/2012 at 4:59 AM, ChrisM said:

Hope everyone who has "restaurants nearby, a social scene, bars, and the beach" is enjoying the meteor shower tonight.

suckers

Lol actually it's awesome here in West Hartford.

[weatherwiz]

  On 12/14/2012 at 5:03 AM, CT Rain said:

Lol actually it's awesome here in West Hartford.

Haven't even gone outside to look. too cold. Tried looking through my bedroom window but can't see anything b/c my bedroom light is on as well as the TV

[ChrisM]

  On 12/14/2012 at 5:03 AM, CT Rain said:

Lol actually it's awesome here in West Hartford.

I went outside for a minute and froze my balls off so I'm going to get in the car, go to Horsebarn Hill and watch. Almost a 360* view of the full sky.

you and Paul (the skinny one from the board) should cuddle up with a 40 and watch it together.

[Clinch Leatherwood]

  On 12/14/2012 at 3:46 AM, coventry1971 said:

The display seems slower now than it was around 10pm. It's butt cold outside for viewing at 24F.

This is the most I've ever watched mainly because it's an ideal night and it's not 4am. What I noticed is pulses of perhaps 10 in a minute or so, then a few minute lull, then pulses again. Cool stuff.

Saw more pure fireballs earlier including one that twirly birded down which I've never seen in my life.

[Clinch Leatherwood]

If you were just looking straight up at about 1232 you saw the brightest, coolest meteor I've ever seen. Blue green, huge trail behind it. Awesome.

[ChrisM]

Clouds what the heck! Just when I got out to horsebarn hill!

[Clinch Leatherwood]

Horror show on the Euro. Flurries, sprinkles not much with storm one, storm two gets the grass growing again and storm three is sure to torment after the 20th on the Euro. We may see more shooting stars falling from the skies than snowflakes.

The good news is the system at 200 hours looks like a lock for widespread snow and cold Kidding aside that's our shot either a system that redevelops/jumps to the coast around the 22nd or a few days later.

[Kevin W]

[weathafella]

  On 12/14/2012 at 4:59 AM, ChrisM said:

Hope everyone who has "restaurants nearby, a social scene, bars, and the beach" is enjoying the meteor shower tonight.

suckers

Restaurents were closed but it was a great show a 45 minute walk to Back Bay.

[weathafella]

  On 12/14/2012 at 6:14 AM, ChrisM said:

Clouds what the heck! Just when I got out to horsebarn hill!

You were punished for making fun of city dwellers. We're even now. You should have been in Boston.

[Mr Torchey]

  On 12/14/2012 at 6:14 AM, ChrisM said:

Clouds what the heck! Just when I got out to horsebarn hill!

You should have listened to me days ago.

[Mr Torchey]

Wet dreams and yellow slickers...............welcome to the return of winter 12-13, XXX's revenge:)

[HoarfrostHubb]

19.7F. Cool

[HIPPYVALLEY]

18F Still meteors flying in the pre-dawn light.