wxdude64 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I'm actually curious about what percentage it is... especially the percent of people who despise all snow and cold whatsoever. Well, put me in the book for Snow/Cold always. I left from Breckenridge area on Sunday night around 10 pm to be sure to make Denver airport to catch flight back to Dulles on the 22nd, missing the 20+ they got overnight and next morning (there was about 4-5 when I left), does that count? Glad I did that, because they closed I-70 for 'avalanche mitigation' at 6 am that morning, but sleeping in car at the Dunkin Donuts/Wendys/car refill place for rental returns wasn't my idea of a good nights rest. BTW, Denver got just enough to make the ground white, sorta like way things work around this area, mountains pounded, metro next to zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 I don't travel in winter as a rule. The company I work for offered a month ago to fly me to their corporate headquarters outside of LA in mid-February for an all-expenses paid week, with plenty of time built in for sightseeing along with some work. I asked for that to be deferred until early April. They accepted, thankfully without asking for the reason I wanted the delay, lol. That's dedication! I just remembered last winter ravensrule was totally torn up about an obligatory family trip and someone (nwbaltimore?) drove around RR's neighborhood during the storm and posted pics. Only a fellow weenie can understand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notvirga! Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Been in Frederick Co. Va. for all the recent HECS---83,93,96,03,09-10--and last winter. Did some traveling in Feb. 95 and believe i missed a MECS, or Secs. I visited my sister at college in SC in Feb 03 and remember watching the weather all week long and then driving back just as the snow was starting.Going skiing in Banff this Jan. If i miss something, i am sure there will still be plenty of snow to enjoy in the Canadian Rockies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 That's dedication! I just remembered last winter ravensrule was totally torn up about an obligatory family trip and someone (nwbaltimore?) drove around RR's neighborhood during the storm and posted pics. Only a fellow weenie can understand... I feel for RR... missing an 18"+ storm is just painful. Missing two storms in 2011 and the Christmas 2012 events were bummers for me, but I was able to make up for them.... driving north in October 2011 and seeing a legit snowstorm that early was a lot of fun, even better was visiting AmyB up in Worcester county, MA in February 2013 where 27" fell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Also - I came back early from a weekend in Vermont last March 2, 2014 to beat that "storm". Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I don't travel in winter as a rule. The company I work for offered a month ago to fly me to their corporate headquarters outside of LA in mid-February for an all-expenses paid week, with plenty of time built in for sightseeing along with some work. I asked for that to be deferred until early April. They accepted, thankfully without asking for the reason I wanted the delay, lol. I would've requesting the same thing. I don't usually travel in winter either because I can't stand the thought of missing a decent event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I would've requesting the same thing. I don't usually travel in winter either because I can't stand the thought of missing a decent event.A couple years ago my girlfriend booked a trip to Hawaii for the two of us in January, 2011/12. I was so worried I would miss a good storm. Turned out I wouldn't miss a thing. That winter sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I don't travel in winter as a rule. The company I work for offered a month ago to fly me to their corporate headquarters outside of LA in mid-February for an all-expenses paid week, with plenty of time built in for sightseeing along with some work. I asked for that to be deferred until early April. They accepted, thankfully without asking for the reason I wanted the delay, lol. Great, now we will have snow in early April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Maybe we could experiment by having say, two or more volunteers with good "miss" records go out of town deliberately sometime and see if that helps. They'd really be taking one for the team but I'm sure we can collectively send them on a super nice getaway. We could learn from this and the same people would never have to go more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Since living in VA, I haven't missed any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Maybe we could experiment by having say, two or more volunteers with good "miss" records go out of town deliberately sometime and see if that helps. They'd really be taking one for the team but I'm sure we can collectively send them on a super nice getaway. We could learn from this and the same people would never have to go more than once. Transporter_redshirts.jpg Lol at the red shirts! I missed the March storm in 2013 while I was in FL. What made missing the storm hard was the fact that the system that brought the cold air to MD worked it's way into FL. The temps during the week I was there were mostly in the 50's and it was windy. I think I deserve a promotion to a blue shirt for that trip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Great, now we will have snow in early April Probably not early April. But I should return in time for our modeled mid-April snowfall that turns out to be 40-degree, windswept rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 I missed 96! Left a day early to make a cruise and the whole time I wished I was home experiencing the storm! Omg, stuck on a boat! The horror. I was on the way home from a vacation with a friend's family as the storm unfolded. We flew from Caracas to Miami as planned but DC shut down and we got hosed. Stuck there overnight +....watching massive snowstorm on tv, in freaking Miami. I won't describe the frustration because people can imagine...especially out-of-town syndrome survivors. When we made it home roads weren't really fully recovered yet. I think I even remember patches of snow/mess on the GW Pkwy. The odyssey ended at their place in S. PA as night fell and we lurched on foot down their unusually long, deeply buried driveway with all our bags and gear. Good times. At least I did get to experience gobs and gobs of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Lol at the red shirts! I missed the March storm in 2013 while I was in FL. What made missing the storm hard was the fact that the system that brought the cold air to MD worked it's way into FL. The temps during the week I was there were mostly in the 50's and it was windy. I think I deserve a promotion to a blue shirt for that trip... The trip itself being crappy is definitely a double dose of suck. I'll write to Starfleet on your behalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Derecho, Irene, Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I missed the January 21 or 22 last year. Otherwise, I don't recall missing another. Of course, we don't have many storms to miss. I did get in on a mid-December stem for the immediate Boston area in 2007 (something like a foot in about seven or eggy hours (a true commuter's nightmare) and an 8-10" storm in St. Louis in either January or February 2008 (2007?). I got in on a 6-10" storm in Anchorage in April 2009 or 2010 and a 3-6" one in Salt Lake City the next April. And now that I think of it, I drove through a decent snow from north of Las Vegas to Vegas itself sometime in February or March 2010 (I think). Damn...I have a decent record! Even so, there's nothing like snow in your own backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 I missed the January 21 or 22 last year. Otherwise, I don't recall missing another. Of course, we don't have many storms to miss. I did get in on a mid-December stem for the immediate Boston area in 2007 (something like a foot in about seven or eggy hours (a true commuter's nightmare) and an 8-10" storm in St. Louis in either January or February 2008 (2007?). I got in on a 6-10" storm in Anchorage in April 2009 or 2010 and a 3-6" one in Salt Lake City the next April. And now that I think of it, I drove through a decent snow from north of Las Vegas to Vegas itself sometime in February or March 2010 (I think). Damn...I have a decent record! Even so, there's nothing like snow in your own backyard. Hm..ever consider leading a nomadic life? Also, I hate the eggy hours. Such a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Some preliminary data: - Fozz "wins", having missed a whopping 8 events. It appears he has some kind of superpower - Tying for 2nd place, Eskimo Joe and MN both missed 3 events -- 2 in common, so it's pretty clear they guaranteed those - Wes takes 3rd place with 2 events he helped deliver for the MA by going away - Six posters missed 1 event - Six posters missed 0 events - In the elite "returning early for a bust" category, NEBalti leads Ian's 1 event with 2 events Several red and orange taggers with higher scores; only one of them in the 0 or 1 groups (0)...greater impact on weather? Coincidence? Research continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I really feel for Wes. The two he missed were great storms for Calvert Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 I really feel for Wes. The two he missed were great storms for Calvert Co. Next step should probably be weighting for magnitude of storm missed, might change things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 If you want another datapoint, I missed PDII. Sitting in Wyoming where it was sunny and 40. Good thing my brother had a shovel in his car, because when he drove home from the airport (at 1 am), he had to spend about 30 minutes digging his way to his house, up about 30 steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 If you want another datapoint, I missed PDII. Sitting in Wyoming where it was sunny and 40. Good thing my brother had a shovel in his car, because when he drove home from the airport (at 1 am), he had to spend about 30 minutes digging his way to his house, up about 30 steps. Major ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteoutWX Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Sounds like more people need to leave town this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLPressure Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I might be a tad late in posting but I am one who hasn't missed a storm since 1971. I know that sounds like I don't have much of a life but I have traveled quite a bit just got lucky on the timing. I would like to add that my mother was transported to the hospital in a fire truck (the family car, ambulance and police car all got stuck in deep snow) during the storm of Feb 1958. I was delivered later that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Major ouch. My dad, my brother, and I all spent many hours watching the Weather Channel, griping about what we were missing. (We were in Wyoming for a funeral, so there was no choice in the matter, but it was a bit like salt in a wound to be out where the blizzards blow, but not seeing not a speck of snow on the ground or in the sky while our DC homes were getting buried.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I might be a tad late in posting but I am one who hasn't missed a storm since 1971. I know that sounds like I don't have much of a life but I have traveled quite a bit just got lucky on the timing. I would like to add that my mother was transported to the hospital in a fire truck (the family car, ambulance and police car all got stuck in deep snow) during the storm of Feb 1958. I was delivered later that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'll be in FL for a few days around the 15th. Lock it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'll be in FL for a few days around the 15th. Lock it in. I'll be in LA on Jan 15-16, but I need to take the red eye through Atlanta to get back for my daughter's 2nd birthday party on the 17th. It better not snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I missed the derecho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I missed the derecho It was miserably hot and there was no AC for days, so don't feel bad. Good thing we headed out of town a few hours after the storm. That was an eerie drive in the middle of the night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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