George BM Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 August starts tomorrow! I wish you all good luck for seeing tropical these next few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Less than three weeks until telephone towers and wifi get overloaded with traffic and some people start panicking because they believe aliens are invading or that the world is ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 hour ago, George BM said: Less than three weeks until telephone towers and wifi get overloaded with traffic and some people start panicking because they believe aliens are invading or that the world is ending. Kweh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexD1990 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Solar eclipse Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Purchased my limit (2) VIP tickets for Aslin's 2nd Anniversary Festival at noon today. 200 tickets were gone in less than a minute. Crazy stuff! Only tricky part of this is that my wife is due on September 18, and the party is on September 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 4 hours ago, George BM said: Less than three weeks until telephone towers and wifi get overloaded with traffic and some people start panicking because they believe aliens are invading or that the world is ending. I will be on the Oregon coast. Should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010 extreme Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm hoping for a north trend in the path of totality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmac Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'll be in Charleston, SC. Will post pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Back in Leesburg...whew..my two year stint in the Deep South is over...drought and big winter on the way folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 45 minutes ago, leesburg 04 said: Back in Leesburg...whew..my two year stint in the Deep South is over...drought and big winter on the way folks The JYO sensor missed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 1 hour ago, leesburg 04 said: Back in Leesburg...whew..my two year stint in the Deep South is over...drought and big winter on the way folks Welcome back! 42 minutes ago, H2O said: The JYO sensor missed you. You meant Ji-O, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Welcome back! You meant Ji-O, right? If Leestown coming back to the old stomping ground causes a Ji O face then I hope for a delayed winter cancel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I suppose I could go to the sister-in-laws' place in SC for the eclipse, but not gonna happen with a nearly 8-month pregnant wife in tow! But I was able to witness the annular eclipse in 1994, so been there, done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 7 hours ago, leesburg 04 said: Back in Leesburg...whew..my two year stint in the Deep South is over...drought and big winter on the way folks Enjoy the moment....your creditors will resume their search for you soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showmethesnow Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 1 hour ago, mitchnick said: Enjoy the moment....your creditors will resume their search for you soon! Sounds like you have some experience with that. Maybe give him some advice on how to evade them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 On vacation next week. Cannot wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Why is everyone freaking out over this eclipse? It gets dark for what 20 min? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Why is everyone freaking out over this eclipse? It gets dark for what 20 min? Because it is an unusual event that doesn't happen very often to say the least. It's going to be cool to finally see one in person. I mean I'd think that most would become at least a little curious/suspicious if a black circle covered the sun making it become twilight during the middle of the day with no clouds around.....Hopefully no clouds anyway. But of course, that's just me. Everyone feels differently about everything so...*shrugs*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 25 minutes ago, George BM said: Because it is an unusual event that doesn't happen very often to say the least. It's going to be cool to finally see one in person. I mean I'd think that most would become at least a little curious/suspicious if a black circle covered the sun making it become twilight during the middle of the day with no clouds around.....Hopefully no clouds anyway. I am hoping for the last part, but even if it clouds over still should be a cool event. Headed to east of Madisonville, TN on the Cherohala Skyway (TN 165) there are several pulloffs looking west with openings that I'd like to make, if not I will be close the max (centerline) so it will still be a good show and no lights to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showmethesnow Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Lived in Harford county MD for this one (1970 eclipse). Details are fuzzy at this point but I do remember it getting dark, duh, and using special tinted glass to watch it. Was actually a pretty exciting time for me. Half tempted to go down to Georgia for this one just to experience one again. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nasa-remembers-1970-solar-eclipse-112300503.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I remember the 1970 one also. My neighbor and I were outside playing and my mom scared the heck out of us with her warnings of what would happen if we looked at the sun that day. Fearing for blood from my eyes, I played with my Tonka trucks in the garden without ever looking anywhere but the ground. My older brothers on the other hand, also got the warning, but they were just old enough to ignore her. They said it was great. They still have their eyesight so maybe they lied to me about "seeing" it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I don't recall ever looking at D10+ output in summer as much as I am now for the eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 There's so many neat climate data tools out there, but it's too bad CIPS developers can't find a way to incorporate multi-day runs as ensembles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 The panic room will be empty this year. A CAT5 threat that hits Rhode Island instead of us due to a trof that is too far east will get rid of all the early complainers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I should go ahead and bump the futility tracking thread for snow totals. We had a real shot at that last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 26 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: Me, @supernovasky, and @Subtropics are the only people who care about tropical around here. This is a SNOWTOWN. I can smell the doom in the winter thread. Could be another banner year for The Panic Room. Gloria. Been hooked on canes since Gloria. But I know that we don't get many canes to hit. TS remnants are fun tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtropics Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 1 hour ago, WxWatcher007 said: r. A CAT5 threat that hits Rhode Guy who will gladly accept a snowless winter in exchange for documented hurricane conditions at DCA checking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Add me to the list of people who find tropical systems fascinating. Actually, just weather in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 39 minutes ago, UIWWildthing said: Add me to the list of people who find tropical systems fascinating. Actually, just weather in general. Yeah, I like nearly everything. I'll follow February wind or a regular coastal low. I'm sad that I missed Isabel, but it screwed up my job search which ended up putting me on my current path, so that all worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I like that you all track tropical - moving here was first time that was even something that was on my radar as being worth keeping an eye on. That said, given the extremely low likelihood of a direct hit that gets sustained TS winds into the area, I am always interested in the post-tropical aspects and impacts of any system close enough to provide same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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