CPcantmeasuresnow Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 2:25 AM, coastalplainsnowman said: I sadly was around for them too, and I"m starting to sound like my father too. My father (maybe yours too) had the late 50s/60s as his frame of reference though, so for me growing up in the 80s, when he would blah-blah every storm except specifically the blizzard of 83, in hindsight I can understand why. I'd never trade the ~2002-2018 run, but it spoiled us. 3-6 used to be cool, and 6-12 felt like once in a blue moon, which it was. 12-18 is the new 3-6. Kind of like as a Yankees or Giants fan anything short of a world series is a disappointment, vs a Mets or Jets fan who is happy to get anything. The other thing that ruins everything is being able to see out 14+ days, which unless one lives in the arctic is going to include some warmup. It's led to 'sure it's going to snow 4" and we'll have some nice crisp cold below normal weather this fine Christmas time week, but it's going to warm up in 14 days around Christmas so what's the point of it all anyway???' Or being in the midst of a blizzard and hearing 'yeah but look out for that torch in 9 days.' Expand Truer words were never spoken on this forum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 2:17 AM, weatherpruf said: I could live without it TBH. I'd have no issues moving to a milder climate if I didn't have the godawful heat in summer. Reason I didn't buy a summer place in ME, while I love it there, is the season is too short and I don't want to retire there. Splitting wood and sitting inside for months or trying to ice fish are not for me. I'm no outdoorsman, but I like to spend time on a lake or the ocean casting about. I can do that all winter not too far south from here. I would miss the snowstorms, but thems the breaks. Mulan, an old poster here who always had a comic relief effect, moved to FL a few years ago. He seemed to get used to it; the bass were biting, he said....but, FL is not for me for other reasons ( snakes, gators, land crabs....tropical heat...) Expand I agree with you on all points. Whichever direction you take will be the right one. When I was a young man I dreamed of owning and tending a lighthouse on the coast of Maine. My late wife and my daughters would buy me many items related to that dream. I still have a VHS tape of famous east coast lights. Now alone, I remaine with my inner city UHI blessed row house. I can still see the ocean, catch it’s scent on the breeze feel the sting of a northeast rain and even on occasion see snow. Now when the ships horn sounds,, the harbor bell rings and the guide light pulses and calls, my dream will remain but I will have waited to long to answer. As always .... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:33 AM, rclab said: I agree with you on all points. Whichever direction you take will be the right one. When I was a young man I dreamed of owning and tending a lighthouse on the coast of Maine. My late wife and my daughters would buy me many items related to that dream. I still have a VHS tape of famous east coast lights. Now alone, I remaine with my inner city UHI blessed row house. I can still see the ocean, catch it’s scent on the breeze feel the sting of a northeast rain and even on occasion see snow. Now when the ships horn sounds,, the harbor bell rings and the guide light pulses and calls, my dream will remain but I will have waited to long to answer. As always .... Expand Well put, my friend. I would love to have bought that cabin on the lake, and spent my days chasing perch and bass. But I just put my son through college and now my daughter is ready to go, and she isn't happy with state college. So here we are. I'll buy the tin boat and tool around the bay chasing fish I'm not allowed to keep for dinner so that trawlers can continue to strip mine the seas....and rent a cabin and tow the boat up there to ME for a week. It'll do. I remember when Sheepshead Bay had dozens and dozens of fishing boats...they are fast disappearing. Across the bay in Atlantic Highlands, two slips are unfilled, in a place where the waiting list for a head boat was over 20 years. And ice used to block the harbor in winter...my condolences on your loss. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_other_guy Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 4:08 AM, WestBabylonWeather said: If it’s one thing I learned with winter storms it’s that the trend is your friend. And it’s not trending good this weekend isn’t going to cut it. The good news is that it’s just the beginning for the pattern change. Expand Dont bet on it from latest runs Big warm up late next week Fat Lady isnt singing yet, but she has entered the building and will start warming up soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 11:43 AM, jfklganyc said: Dont bet on it from latest runs Big warm up late next week Fat Lady isnt singing yet, but she has entered the building and will start warming up soon Expand I had heard nothing about a warmup in the time period referenced until today. So I am not putting much faith in anything. I'm already bored to tears with this winter and am ready to plan the garden and get the fishing gear ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 2:25 AM, coastalplainsnowman said: I sadly was around for them too, and I"m starting to sound like my father too. My father (maybe yours too) had the late 50s/60s as his frame of reference though, so for me growing up in the 80s, when he would blah-blah every storm except specifically the blizzard of 83, in hindsight I can understand why. I'd never trade the ~2002-2018 run, but it spoiled us. 3-6 used to be cool, and 6-12 felt like once in a blue moon, which it was. 12-18 is the new 3-6. Kind of like as a Yankees or Giants fan anything short of a world series is a disappointment, vs a Mets or Jets fan who is happy to get anything. The other thing that ruins everything is being able to see out 14+ days, which unless one lives in the arctic is going to include some warmup. It's led to 'sure it's going to snow 4" and we'll have some nice crisp cold below normal weather this fine Christmas time week, but it's going to warm up in 14 days around Christmas so what's the point of it all anyway???' Or being in the midst of a blizzard and hearing 'yeah but look out for that torch in 9 days.' Expand On 1/15/2020 at 3:12 AM, CPcantmeasuresnow said: Truer words were never spoken on this forum. Expand Agreed, a terrific post that sums it all up well but will likely get lost on the folks who should absorb it the most. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 12:25 PM, weatherpruf said: I had heard nothing about a warmup in the time period referenced until today. So I am not putting much faith in anything. I'm already bored to tears with this winter and am ready to plan the garden and get the fishing gear ready. Expand I spent most of the warm hours on Sunday cleaning and prepping the garden. I'm going to go pick up soil and mulch this afternoon. How's that for optimism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 1:40 AM, weatherpruf said: I think the big difference between stinker years today and 30-40 years ago ( and I was around for them ) is you did not have the ridiculous warmth. You still knew it was winter, alright. And if you walked to the bus stop without gloves on it would sting.... Expand I agree. There might not have been much in the way of snow but it still felt like winter. Winters have changed in SNE and for much of the east coast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 For those who say we never had warm winters back in the day 1990 says hello for starters, that was an unforgettable winter and spring after what happened in the previous fall. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26196142?seq=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Sorry guys haven’t been around much. My Wife and I welcomed our first child on New Years Eve. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:39 PM, NJwx85 said: Sorry guys haven’t been around much. My Wife and I welcomed our first child on New Years Eve. Expand Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:41 PM, IrishRob17 said: Congratulations. Expand Thank you! We have a Son. His name is Michael and he was two weeks old yesterday. I can’t believe how much he’s changed already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenCtyWx Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1931-1932 and January 1950 were incredibly warm as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:43 PM, NJwx85 said: Thank you! We have a Son. His name is Michael and he was two weeks old yesterday. I can’t believe how much he’s changed already. Expand We welcomed our first grandchild, a grandson, back in November, at least I was two years older then when I made my Old Man a grandfather LOL but I look forward to being the young grandfather and having a ton of fun. It really is amazing how quickly they change at that young age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasiluvsnow Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:39 PM, NJwx85 said: Sorry guys haven’t been around much. My Wife and I welcomed our first child on New Years Eve. Expand Congrats NJW great stuff enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:39 PM, NJwx85 said: Sorry guys haven’t been around much. My Wife and I welcomed our first child on New Years Eve. Expand Congrats! Best day to have a kid-you get the tax credit for the whole year! LOL. Mine are 10 (twins)-goes fast, enjoy every minute despite some long days and sleepless nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:39 PM, NJwx85 said: Sorry guys haven’t been around much. My Wife and I welcomed our first child on New Years Eve. Expand Congrats Yanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 3:58 PM, Brian5671 said: Congrats! Best day to have a kid-you get the tax credit for the whole year! LOL. Mine are 10 (twins)-goes fast, enjoy every minute despite some long days and sleepless nights Expand My twins just turned 21 last week. It's been a long haul Congrats NJwx. Haha now we get to call Rob gramps! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 7:19 PM, gravitylover said: My twins just turned 21 last week. It's been a long haul Congrats NJwx. Haha now we get to call Rob gramps! Expand I prefer Pops! My sons range from 27-22, we both can relate how the long haul sure goes quick, days are long but years are fast, that's for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIK62 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 2019 Second hottest year ever on a WorldWide basis : https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-15/second-hottest-year-on-record-capped-warmest-ever-decade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 8:06 PM, donsutherland1 said: January 1-15, 2020 will very likely finish with a mean temperature of 42.8°. That would rank as the 6th warmest start to January in New York City (Central Park). The five warmer years were: 2007: 46.4° 1932: 44.0° 1950: 43.6° 1907: 43.5° 1998: 43.3° Expand On 1/15/2020 at 3:37 PM, IrishRob17 said: For those who say we never had warm winters back in the day 1990 says hello for starters, that was an unforgettable winter and spring after what happened in the previous fall. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26196142?seq=1 Expand I knew we could count on Don to get us some numbers confirming that warm winters and warm periods in winters have been around for a while. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycwinter Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 we need a massive volcanic eruption to cool the earth for the next few years maybe we will get lucky .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 8:37 PM, IrishRob17 said: I knew we could count on Don to get us some numbers confirming that warm winters and warm periods in winters have been around for a while. Expand Yes. I made a comment in the discussion thread that the pond skating in 1907 had to be horrible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 9:24 PM, nycwinter said: we need a massive volcanic eruption to cool the earth for the next few years maybe we will get lucky .. Expand I've been saying that since Pinatubo. Every time there's a decent eruption in an out of the way place I root for it to get bigger and my wife gives me s**t for it. I say I want it to snow more and she just shakes her head 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalplainsnowman Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 A big volcanic eruption but not a giant meteor? Nevermind now we're being ridiculous lol. The wives of the posters here should probably form a support group. Heck maybe that should be a forum on here where they could vent. I bet that would be a hilarious read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 11:12 PM, gravitylover said: I've been saying that since Pinatubo. Every time there's a decent eruption in an out of the way place I root for it to get bigger and my wife gives me s**t for it. I say I want it to snow more and she just shakes her head Expand I’m sure that’s not the only reason she shakes her head 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 You'd be right. Usually it's because she's overwhelmed with my brilliance and patience but sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanksfan Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 9:24 PM, nycwinter said: we need a massive volcanic eruption to cool the earth for the next few years maybe we will get lucky .. Expand Would yellow stone be big enough for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCweatherNOW Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 1/16/2020 at 1:39 AM, NutleyBlizzard said: Would yellow stone be big enough for you? Expand Yellowstone would kill us all, that’s the biggest super volcano in the world lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 7:27 PM, IrishRob17 said: I prefer Pops! My sons range from 27-22, we both can relate how the long haul sure goes quick, days are long but years are fast, that's for sure. Expand Pops is my favorite followed by granddad and grandpa. So what do my grand children call me, they call me Poppy. I guess it’s cute and as I’m the last grandparent standing my daughters insist it’s perfect. Its okay except sometimes it makes me feel like a damn bagel. As always ..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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