mappy Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 is there a met fight happening in the storm thread? did ers challenge chris 87 to a duel? Come on red taggers, don't be like us. Very professional, I must say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 is there a met fight happening in the storm thread? did ers challenge chris 87 to a duel? Come on red taggers, don't be like us. yeah he challenged me (i'm sure in a half joking way) -- i should had made it clear when I said we should hash it out offline, that I meant I'd send him some papers to read about recent improvements to nwp/da and observational impact studies i can come across as snarky -- unfortunately i work in a field full of snark, you defend your work or perish (somewhat joking) -- and I don't work for a national center, i'm a research scientist at UMD (but i spend some of my effort as a visiting scientist at NESDIS and I oversee a research group that sits in the new NOAA building) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I am beginning to think that some meteorologists have more ego than Athletes, Politicians and Hollywood celebrities combined. Please do not take any offense to my comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Total banter and not to be taken seriously, but just going by memory, thinking ahead to the possibilities for the next ten days reminds me of February 1979 when the area fell into an ice-box for a couple of weeks and couldn't buy a snow storm. And then, of course, we got hit by PDI. Who knows? Maybe Tuesday/Wednesday goes wide right but then we get our share next weekend. If someone could make that happen, I'd also take the switch to spring temperatures immediately after the '79 blizzard, please. That's not true. There were two storms leading up to PD1, one of them an over-performing clipper/miller B type, that dropped about a foot of snow prior to PD1. I lived in Baltimore then.....Then PD1 happened and there was snow on top of the old snow so it got really deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I am beginning to think that some meteorologists have more ego than Athletes, Politicians and Hollywood celebrities combined. Please do not take any offense to my comments. just scientists in general unfortunately -- go to a major science-based conference (AMS/AGU) and it's a week long pissing match -- I believe it stems mainly from the competitive nature of graduate school, everyone is always measuring themselves, everyone was the smartest from where they came from and now they're dealing with the inevitable fact that they are average on the next level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 if there is a fight then my money is going on the guy that wins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 just scientists in general unfortunately -- go to a major science-based conference (AMS/AGU) and it's a week long pissing match -- I believe it stems mainly from the competitive nature of graduate school, everyone is always measuring themselves, everyone was the smartest from where they came from and now they're dealing with the inevitable fact that they are average on the next level This is very true. My comments were made half joking but they do do prove to be somewhat true. My wife's best friend sister is a top scientist in Baltimore and when we get together I can't even have a reasonable conversation with her or her colleagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 This is very true. My comments were made half joking but they do do prove to be somewhat true. My wife's best friend sister is a top scientist in Baltimore and when we get together I can't even have a reasonable conversation with her or her colleagues. it's a competitive field -- lots of scientists competing for a finite number of research dollars -- everyone measuring themselves against others in terms of publication metrics -- mixed that in with a bunch of know-it-alls and it can be a tough thing to be around for an extended period of time (or a career) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Every time someone mentions the long range NAM a puppy is tossed off a building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Every time someone mentions the long range NAM a puppy is tossed off a building. post 60 hours is coming up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Every time someone mentions the long range NAM a puppy is tossed off a building. Throwing puppies off buildings? You sick f***... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 post 60 hours is coming up!!It's raining puppies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 board is unreadable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 No one's going to change each others' preference for what type of snow is to be appreciated. It's pointless to argue about it, especially in an event thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowershoresadness Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 lol thread overload right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Looks like I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I just realized that all of the past three years have had a white Valentine's Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Worst winter ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 oh noes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Every time someone mentions the long range NAM a puppy is tossed off a building. Lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motsco Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I have been through many storms with wind, the last 10 years pepco has been just awful , even with the new tree clearing they have been doing its the same thing. light breeze power out. bright sun and you sneeze. power out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowershoresadness Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Looking good Terps!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Anxiety sucks (no, not related to weather models). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prestige Worldwide Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Tracking models and digital snow is addictive and fun. Who really knows what will happen. Sure some posters arrogantly profess to know exactly what will happen. But they are just giving their best guess. Enjoy the model mayhem and extrapolate - making sure you extrapolate in a way that is beneficial for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prestige Worldwide Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I thought I read a post from you saying you saw TSSN earlier. If so, congrats. I know it has been an especially rough winter out there so far. Amazing how "small" events can be the most fun.Yes indeed. It was awesome. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Yesterday, I posted in here asking if anyone else is excited about the snow tonight. I would hope more posters than me who were able to experience an exciting event tonight are still smiling in the after-glow. It was and still is a completely unusual winter weather event for my location--- 2"+ of snow/50+ mph gusts/near zero visiblility/drifting snow over major roads hours later/plunging temps and wind gusts ramping up to over 50 mph. Tonight has surpassed the last great Valentine's Day weather event I spent with my very patient SO--- 2/14/07 right after the sleet-storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Just got a warm fuzzy feeling. Snow on the ground,hot fire in woodstove, wicket wind/cold, good GFS run. Does it get better then that? Edit: It does. The euro joins the party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 My warm fuzzy feeling is a bottle of Boordy Riesling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I was jacked up for this the last few days, and it produced more than I imagined. Yes, I keep my bar very low, but it is about damn time we see some real snow fall from the sky and do it with gusto. That was about as good as any SNE blizzard I've been through. Decent NAM and good GFS runs are just the cherry on top. This storm was the sh&*. I enjoyed every minute of it. I was able to be outside the whole storm. I'm just glad I don't have to look at frozen mud for the blast. It can be as cold as it want now. As long as I have snow to look at.HOLY CR^/!The wind is going nuts! Awesome!!!!! Jebwalk time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 My warm fuzzy feeling is a bottle of Boordy Riesling Boordy? Nice. My gf and I went to a Far Eastern Shore Wine tasting this afternoon. They are out of Easton. They import their grapes, but don't let that deter you. If you see it locally, give it a try. The Autumn and Dragonfly are particularly good. It's almost a light alcoholic fruit juice, but so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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