PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 DCA: 18.5" IAD: 26.8" BWI: 24.2" RIC: 12.5" Tiebreaker: 3.0" February 14-15 MillerA 12"+ w/mixing Sorry, but I can't let you in officially. I don't wanna be a jerk but if I don't have a firm deadline people are just gonna keep posting until January, which isn't fair to those who made their calls in November before the deadline. But I can follow you unofficially in my spreadsheet if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhousman Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 DCA: 31" IAD: 38" BWI: 28" RIC: 5" Tiebreaker: 4.5" (Yes yes, please just track me in the spreadsheet because I only just found out about this thread, etc etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'd vote for a grace period.. not like it matters. Obv you can't extend it to Jan 15 but there's no difference in making a guess last week or today IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'd vote for a grace period.. not like it matters. Obv you can't extend it to Jan 15 but there's no difference in making a guess last week or today IMO. I agree, but idk when to draw the line though. End of this week? I don't wanna piss off the 57 people who got entries in on time either. I do like having more people in it though. What do you all think, should I let the late people in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 More the merrier. Close it out on the very special date of Dec 5th imo. If there was anything on the radar for the next 15 days then I would probably think otherwise. But there is next to a zero chance at snow until after mid month so let's party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Agreed. Cutoff at midnight 12/5. Joel is bringing good juju with his strong forecast for DCA. Need more climo+ entries. Agree, midnight 12/5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 It's not like we have money riding on this...what does it matter if they enter now? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 11/30 was the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 . Woof Still better than 11/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ok, I've decided to extend it until 12:01AM on Dec. 5, our (no longer statistically significant) snow day. I think Bob Chill made a good point- if it had already snowed or there were threats on the horizon I'd be totally against it, but since we're still in the same miserable pattern as late November I don't think the late people have much of an advantage. No more extensions after this though. Hopefully no one's too mad about the extension... So Eastcoast NPZ, #BUSYBULLET and joelhousman are all in, that's 60 people now. If anyone else wants to edit their forecasts before then, go ahead... but if you do, post a reply letting me know cause I doubt I'll see it otherwise. Eastcoast NPZ, you may want to put in a tiebreaker as you could still theoretically tie with Rodney if the final totals are midway between. Though keep in mind if that happens, someone else will be awarding you the trophy, as I'll be jumping out my window into the brown, snowless ground below (actually, it would probably be more like green, overgrown grass from all the warm rains). We need more weenie calls- someone get needbiggerboat to come in here and call for 80" at BWI like he did last year. Wes should play too, though whatever he calls for would most likely have me heading for a toaster bath, so... Also... I don't know how to edit the thread subtitle. Does a moderator have to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ok, I've decided to extend it until 12:01AM on Dec. 5, our (no longer statistically significant) snow day. I think Bob Chill made a good point- if it had already snowed or there were threats on the horizon I'd be totally against it, but since we're still in the same miserable pattern as late November I don't think the late people have much of an advantage. No more extensions after this though. Hopefully no one's too mad about the extension... So Eastcoast NPZ, #BUSYBULLET and joelhousman are all in, that's 60 people now. If anyone else wants to edit their forecasts before then, go ahead... but if you do, post a reply letting me know cause I doubt I'll see it otherwise. Eastcoast NPZ, you may want to put in a tiebreaker as you could still theoretically tie with Rodney if the final totals are midway between. Though keep in mind if that happens, someone else will be awarding you the trophy, as I'll be jumping out my window into the brown, snowless ground below (actually, it would probably be more like green, overgrown grass from all the warm rains). We need more weenie calls- someone get needbiggerboat to come in here and call for 80" at BWI like he did last year. Wes should play too, though whatever he calls for would most likely have me heading for a toaster bath, so... Also... I don't know how to edit the thread subtitle. Does a moderator have to do that? Rodney can claim victory if we tie. I stand by my previous statement: no tie-breaker necessary! I'm calling my shot, just like the Babe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ok, I've decided to extend it until 12:01AM on Dec. 5, our (no longer statistically significant) snow day. I think Bob Chill made a good point- if it had already snowed or there were threats on the horizon I'd be totally against it, but since we're still in the same miserable pattern as late November I don't think the late people have much of an advantage. No more extensions after this though. Hopefully no one's too mad about the extension... So Eastcoast NPZ, #BUSYBULLET and joelhousman are all in, that's 60 people now. If anyone else wants to edit their forecasts before then, go ahead... but if you do, post a reply letting me know cause I doubt I'll see it otherwise. Eastcoast NPZ, you may want to put in a tiebreaker as you could still theoretically tie with Rodney if the final totals are midway between. Though keep in mind if that happens, someone else will be awarding you the trophy, as I'll be jumping out my window into the brown, snowless ground below (actually, it would probably be more like green, overgrown grass from all the warm rains). We need more weenie calls- someone get needbiggerboat to come in here and call for 80" at BWI like he did last year. Wes should play too, though whatever he calls for would most likely have me heading for a toaster bath, so... Also... I don't know how to edit the thread subtitle. Does a moderator have to do that? I think if you go to the bottom of your very first post and click edit, you should be able to edit title/subtitle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 I think if you go to the bottom of your very first post and click edit, you should be able to edit title/subtitle Oh I see it now, you have to click "Full Editor" then it shows up. I missed that before- thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'm saving my final edit for Sunday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'm saving my final edit for Sunday morning. youd be late if you did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 youd be late if you did that. Damn! Pretty harsh around here. You mean I can't research all the model data I can find, wait until the last minute, miss the deadline, and be given an extension? Am I really supposed to adhere to deadlines? What's the world coming to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Damn! Pretty harsh around here. You mean I can't research all the model data I can find, wait until the last minute, miss the deadline, and be given an extension? Am I really supposed to adhere to deadlines? What's the world coming to? this is serious bidness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormPinsMike Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 DCA: 4" IAD: 11" BWI: 9" RIC: 2" Tiebreaker: 3.9" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Damn! Pretty harsh around here. You mean I can't research all the model data I can find, wait until the last minute, miss the deadline, and be given an extension? Am I really supposed to adhere to deadlines? What's the world coming to? 12:01AM Saturday, Dec. 5 is the line in the sand (I said 12:01AM just so there's no confusion over which day "midnight Dec. 5" means. No entries or edits allowed and I won't even track anyone unofficially after that point. Any calls after that will be ignored. No amount of PM's or posts will change my mind this time. See this was why, despite the overwhelming number of people asking me to extend it, I was afraid of doing so. I figured someone would get mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 12:01AM Saturday, Dec. 5 is the line in the sand (I said 12:01AM just so there's no confusion over which day "midnight Dec. 5" means. No entries or edits allowed and I won't even track anyone unofficially after that point. Any calls after that will be ignored. No amount of PM's or posts will change my mind this time. See this was why, despite the overwhelming number of people asking me to extend it, I was afraid of doing so. I figured someone would get mad. I"m not mad. But you shoulda held firm. But hey, it's your contest. Do it your way. I'm only clowning around anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 No worries about the extension but 12:01 a.m. Dec 5th is normally considered to be the minute after midnight of Dec 4th. As in midnight Christmas Eve and New Years Eve as well known examples of the convention. This gives me two extra days to study the evolution of the Feb 9-10 snowstorm if I want to fine tune my forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 No worries about the extension but 12:01 a.m. Dec 5th is normally considered to be the minute after midnight of Dec 4th. As in midnight Christmas Eve and New Years Eve as well known examples of the convention. This gives me two extra days to study the evolution of the Feb 9-10 snowstorm if I want to fine tune my forecast. I thought 12:00am midnight was considered the first minute of that day. So "midnight Dec. 5" means 12:00am Dec. 5. Regardless, I still want it as 12:01am Dec. 5. You all aren't getting all of Saturday too lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I require no extension as I am posting from August 2016. I just fudge the numbers a bit to make them look like guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I thought 12:00am midnight was considered the first minute of that day. So "midnight Dec. 5" means 12:00am Dec. 5. Regardless, I still want it as 12:01am Dec. 5. You all aren't getting all of Saturday too lol Technically yes but it's a very confusing time because to some, it means the night at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Technically yes but it's a very confusing time because to some, it means the night at the end. Almost as confusing as 11/30 was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Almost as confusing as 11/30 was. Yeah, that's why I put 11:59pm originally and then 12:01am this time. To me saying "midnight" is confusing as to which day it means. You got any other complaints? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Just say it is open through the end of day Friday so there's no confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Just say it is open through the end of day Friday so there's no confusion. I edited the subtitle to say tomorrow (Dec. 4) is the last day. I think we pretty much have everyone in now who wanted to be in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I love the angst about when to close the contest...as if we're going to get any snow this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 We have a jumper! Watch- he's gonna edit his climo+ call with a T for DCA tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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