burgertime Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 On 12/16/2016 at 11:22 PM, Cold Rain said: Just saw Rogue One. Absolutely excellent! A hundred light years better than any Star Wars movie since the original 3. This is how you make a Star Wars movie, folks! I thought it was good but a bit disjointed in parts. It felt like it was made more for Star Wars geeks.....I felt that TFA was a stronger in that the story felt more cohesive...but that Darth Vader scene...dear God. They did that as perfect as you could! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 On 12/16/2016 at 5:22 PM, Cold Rain said: Just saw Rogue One. Absolutely excellent! A hundred light years better than any Star Wars movie since the original 3. This is how you make a Star Wars movie, folks! I would agree with it being light years ahead of Ep's 1-3. I will never be a fan of fully animated/CGI characters with human counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 12 minutes ago, Bevo said: I would agree with it being light years ahead of Ep's 1-3. I will never be a fan of fully animated/CGI characters with human counterparts. What's up man?! Good to see you posting. Hope you and the fam are doing well. Yeah, I agree about the CGI stuff. Way, way overdone in those movies. Plus, I didn't really like the stories very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 16 minutes ago, burgertime said: I thought it was good but a bit disjointed in parts. It felt like it was made more for Star Wars geeks.....I felt that TFA was a stronger in that the story felt more cohesive...but that Darth Vader scene...dear God. They did that as perfect as you could! Yeah man, a couple of the more common critiques I've read had to do with the story shifting and the lack of robust character development/dialogue. But man, I thought the story really did an awesome job of illustrating the price paid for getting the plans. And it really set A New Hope up well. And YES. That Darth Vader scene was perfect! I'm glad they finally made a movie for SW geeks. The thing about TFA for me was that we essentially just saw a retelling of episodes 4-6 in a lesser quality, all in the span of about an hour and a half. There were other things that left me disappointed. It was indeed a good movie, especially compared against 1-3. But the disappointing thing is that it could have and should have been great. There's no excuse ever for making a SW movie that isn't just great. How are you man? Things going well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 7 minutes ago, Cold Rain said: What's up man?! Good to see you posting. Hope you and the fam are doing well. Yeah, I agree about the CGI stuff. Way, way overdone in those movies. Plus, I didn't really like the stories very much. Overall, I feel like TFA was such a great addition to canon. R1 is also, just in a slightly more confusing way. Both were directed well. As far as posting, I've just now recovered my password from when the site changed lol. @buckeyefan1 I don't know what to say, other than I'm sorry to hear this and I will do an Adam's Apple extraction if you just point me in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbjr Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Looking at the news - glad all we have to worry about is weather; those poor folks in Berlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Anyone remember the little surprise snow we had on this day two years ago? I was looking at my memories on Facebook and saw a post from Greg Fishel talking about how they totally missed that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Nice fantasy hr 384 snowstorm for N/W NC on the 06z GFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD_Wedge_NC Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Looking back at some of my personal experiences in this area of NC.... We will probably never see another Jan 21, 1985 type of cold air outbreak. We will probably never see another cold month like Jan 1977. March 2,1980 type of blizzard most likely will not happen again in my lifetime. The Super-storm of 1993 or Hurricane Hugo in 1989 which was still had cat1 winds here in the foothills. We will never see a Christmas day as cold as 1983. As I get older, I realize how special it was to live through each one of these. The list of incredible weater events that I have seen continues to grow and I hope I get the chance to live long enough to see history repeat itself (except, of course, Hugo). Don't care to ever see that around here again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Some folks will seek out the worse no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Some folks just can't accept reality no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 11 minutes ago, Cold Rain said: Some folks just can't accept reality no matter what. Hey bro quite talking about me lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookingnorth Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Brick Tamland said: Anyone remember the little surprise snow we had on this day two years ago? I was looking at my memories on Facebook and saw a post from Greg Fishel talking about how they totally missed that one. Yeah, that was a nice surprise. It's the only December snow I've seen since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Christmas is looking like torch city around here. 15 degrees above normal for Christmas night. Amazing how easy it is to get temps 15 degrees above normal but it takes a miracle to get it 15 below normal. If TWC is right, we won't have another freeze around here until at least Jan 3 ! Several nights in the next 2 weeks running 20+ degrees above normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillT Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 just saying hello, since the winter time fun is afoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Just now, BillT said: just saying hello, since the winter time fun is afoot. Hey Bill. Merry Christmas ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillT Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 minute ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: Hey Bill. Merry Christmas ! Merry Christmas to you and all the weather lovers around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 15 minutes ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: Christmas is looking like torch city around here. 15 degrees above normal for Christmas night. Amazing how easy it is to get temps 15 degrees above normal but it takes a miracle to get it 15 below normal. If TWC is right, we won't have another freeze around here until at least Jan 3 ! Several nights in the next 2 weeks running 20+ degrees above normal. Thank god nobody lives in that hell hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaStorm Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 30 minutes ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: Christmas is looking like torch city around here. 15 degrees above normal for Christmas night. Amazing how easy it is to get temps 15 degrees above normal but it takes a miracle to get it 15 below normal. If TWC is right, we won't have another freeze around here until at least Jan 3 ! Several nights in the next 2 weeks running 20+ degrees above normal. I seriously doubt we wait until Jan 3rd for the next freeze after then. The models have been all over the place and it just takes one good CAD event to throw that forecast off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 We are 12 hours from the Winter Solstice ! Looking forward to longer evenings. The sun is already setting about 4 minutes later here than it was 2 weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbjr Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, GaStorm said: I seriously doubt we wait until Jan 3rd for the next freeze after then. This almost sounds like north Florida. Sorry folks - feel your pain; pardon mine .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD_Wedge_NC Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: Christmas is looking like torch city around here. 15 degrees above normal for Christmas night. Amazing how easy it is to get temps 15 degrees above normal but it takes a miracle to get it 15 below normal. If TWC is right, we won't have another freeze around here until at least Jan 3 ! Several nights in the next 2 weeks running 20+ degrees above normal. Well, we are already below freezing right now at 26 in my back yard. If this is a torch, I'll take it. Where is Carrollton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, CAD_Wedge_NC said: Well, we are already below freezing right now at 26 in my back yard. If this is a torch, I'll take it. Where is Carrollton? Carrollton is about an hour due west of ATL, pretty close to AL border! It's not worth the trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 4 hours ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: We are 12 hours from the Winter Solstice ! Looking forward to longer evenings. The sun is already setting about 4 minutes later here than it was 2 weeks ago. I hope we don't have to wait until January for snow!!!?? Those long days and higher sun angle will be a bi!ch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I'm gonna go ahead and call this winter a win! I've had a ZR advisory and A possible freezing fog advisory tonight and tomorrow Am!! All within 5 days! The torch is real! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Snowless in Carrollton said: We are 12 hours from the Winter Solstice ! Looking forward to longer evenings. The sun is already setting about 4 minutes later here than it was 2 weeks ago. Winters over kid. Pack your bags. Between sun angle, ground temp, and daylight hours we are already screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 57 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: Carrollton is about an hour due west of ATL, pretty close to AL border! It's not worth the trip! Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 52 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: I'm gonna go ahead and call this winter a win! I've had a ZR advisory and A possible freezing fog advisory tonight and tomorrow Am!! All within 5 days! The torch is real! Dang Mack you are ahead of me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I really think January is going to be busy and we'll get at least one big storm here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tramadoc Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, Brick Tamland said: I really think January is going to be busy and we'll get at least one big storm here. I don't know you, and I don't usually see you posting scientifically sound theorems, but that being said, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Like I should be talking about scientifically sound theorems... LOL. I'm lucky I even spelled that three word phrase correctly. LOL As I recall from living here in Northeast NC since 1987 (and previously from 1974-1982), mid January to late February is usually our time for good winter storms. I had just turned 10 when the March 2-3, 1980 storm hit here and we got 25". It was amazing. We can get snow into April around here. It's rare, but it has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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