mappy Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 54 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: I'm headed out now as well to vote . I prefer the ol' traditional face to face thanks for voting regardless of how you do it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40westwx Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 We had our first Covid related death today of someone I knew. Yesterday at around 5:00 PM the police came to our door. The neighbors around an apartment we sublet were reporting an odor. Our tenant had been dead for over a week. It is not clear as to the exact cause but the ME suspects and overdose or liver failure. This man was in recovery. Prior to COVID, he was attending daily 12 step meetings and helped countless others around him. He was an example of how to stay sober for people around him. Over the summer I spoke with him and he said that he started drinking again.. he said that while their were virtual meetings 24 hours a day, it didnt substitute for the person to person connection you get in the recovery community. He told me that several of our friends had already passed away.. now him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 sorry to hear. May he RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 My only political post here today. GO VOTE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Let’s start the campaign for a snow shutout early. C’mon y’all we can do this. No Snow 2020-2021!!!! Join the movement. Make your voice heard! (God knows they are in the winter thread) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 54 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: In all the years voting I've never seen so many people as today when I left the poll at 7:15 . Glad I went real early. good to hear. will probably be the highest turnout of voters in history nationwide today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 37 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: Let’s start the campaign for a snow shutout early. C’mon y’all we can do this. No Snow 2020-2021!!!! Join the movement. Make your voice heard! (God knows they are in the winter thread) maybe just for your backyard. some of us actually want snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 hours ago, losetoa6 said: In all the years voting I've never seen so many people as today when I left the poll at 7:15 . Glad I went real early. Wow. About 225 here so far in 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Voted early, still was busy. Go vote!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, mappy said: maybe just for your backyard. some of us actually want snow. 1 hour ago, losetoa6 said: "Whatcha talkin bout Willis" Shhhhhhh. I’m messing with peoples heads lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midatlanticweather Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Not too bad in Purcellville. I was able to vote in about 5 minutes. There was supposedly a line at 6am. There were only about 1400 people left at my polling place left to vote (early voting must have really worked) and I was #143 at 7:30am. Get out and vote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 In/out in less than 5 minutes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Dropped mine in a ballot box two weeks ago, got an email two days later confirming it was received and valid. Welcome to the future of voting :). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 5 hours ago, mappy said: good to hear. will probably be the highest turnout of voters in history nationwide today. The tally of voters will be interesting. I volunteered for our local precinct 8 years in a row until 2 years ago (it's hard work to stand nearly all day from 6am until around 10pm and then work the next day). The turnout in 2016 was incredible. Nearly 70% for the precinct, which is amazing for any election. In 2016 we had people in line all day, with periodic surges. My wife and I went to vote in person a couple hours - the same precinct was nearly deserted. No line at all to check-in or record your ballot and only a handful of other voters visible. Understand a LOT of people cast main-in ballots this year, but didn't expect the in-person turnout to be so low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, RDM said: The tally of voters will be interesting. I volunteered for our local precinct 8 years in a row until 2 years ago (it's hard work to stand nearly all day from 6am until around 10pm and then work the next day). The turnout in 2016 was incredible. Nearly 70% for the precinct, which is amazing for any election. In 2016 we had people in line all day, with periodic surges. My wife and I went to vote in person a couple hours - the same precinct was nearly deserted. No line at all to check-in or record your ballot and only a handful of other voters visible. Understand a LOT of people cast main-in ballots this year, but didn't expect the in-person turnout to be so low. In Maryland, as of this morning 2.35 million votes had already been received from mail in/drop boxes and all in person early voting days. It’s almost 85% of 2016 and about 56% of all voters. Most counties are letting you vote at any precinct in your county, not just your jurisdiction. That probably helps some locations and hurts others. Thanks for voting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Everybody drunk? If not, get busy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Drinking the last of the KBS Expresso Bourbon Barrel Aged Chocolate Coffee stouts. Woo, what a mouth full. It is a legit HG beast too at 12%. Need to get more of this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: I'm starting late lol I guess . But 3am is a long way off I am late too. Didn't get home until 4. I just know that today the HH rules were changed to "whenever you want". Surely someone here must be 3 sheets to the wind by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris78 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 hour wait in Smithsburg to vote. Crazy. Never seen it like this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkelWx Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Just now, Chris78 said: 2 hour wait in Smithsburg to vote. Crazy. Never seen it like this. That long of a wait must mean that a cold and snowy DJF is coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 minute ago, JakkelWx said: That long of a wait must mean that a cold and snowy DJF is coming. It is a well known predictor of HL blocking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40westwx Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 It has been averaging in the 30s and 40s for lows the past 2 weeks here in central Texas. I think this bodes well for the Mid Atlantic. You guys should average 20 degrees below normal for nighttime lows, like we have been. For us, these are super freezing cold temps at night, akin to Dale City getting 13 degree lows every night this time of year. I want you guys to be ice age cold, but not us. We depend on a long growing season down here. I hope that this is only a blip for us. If it turns out to be a long term trend, this winter down in the Deep South could be Deep Trouble. We are not insulated for that kind of weather. I have livestock too, and they are definitely not used to super cold weather. My life down here is slightly different to how I once lived in Dale City, lol, and I am enjoying it. Should have done it 40 years ago! Last night, we hit 38 AGAIN! You'd never imagine our normal low is 56. We just dont get return warm humid air from the GoMex any more. Some fool built an 8 mile high wall all along the Gulf of Mexico and we cant warm up any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40westwx Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jebman said: It has been averaging in the 30s and 40s for lows the past 2 weeks here in central Texas. I think this bodes well for the Mid Atlantic. You guys should average 20 degrees below normal for nighttime lows, like we have been. For us, these are super freezing cold temps at night, akin to Dale City getting 13 degree lows every night this time of year. I want you guys to be ice age cold, but not us. We depend on a long growing season down here. I hope that this is only a blip for us. If it turns out to be a long term trend, this winter down in the Deep South could be Deep Trouble. We are not insulated for that kind of weather. I have livestock too, and they are definitely not used to super cold weather. My life down here is slightly different to how I once lived in Dale City, lol, and I am enjoying it. Should have done it 40 years ago! Last night, we hit 38 AGAIN! You'd never imagine our normal low is 56. We just dont get return warm humid air from the GoMex any more. Some fool built an 8 mile high wall all along the Gulf of Mexico and we cant warm up any more. yup... Looks good in Texas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 17 hours ago, 40westwx said: yup... Looks good in Texas! OK today is a little better down here. Good southerly winds, dewpoints up in the upper 40s instead of the frigid low 30s for a change. Wow, this place is changing markedly. It takes us 2 weeks to warm up! Thats more like Washington DC then south central Texas lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 5:25 PM, losetoa6 said: My guess is @nw baltimore wx Thanks for the props!! I was actually backpacking in Dolly Sods again. Cold and windy as all get out yesterday,, but today was spectacular. The whole trip was great. Working on the second and third sheets to the wind now. Here’s a pic from the this morning with the smoke from our fire hanging over the creek. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkelWx Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 18 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Thanks for the props!! I was actually backpacking in Dolly Sods again. Cold and windy as all get out yesterday,, but today was spectacular. The whole trip was great. Working on the second and third sheets to the wind now. Here’s a pic from the this morning with the smoke from our fire hanging over the creek. Looks like the Alaskan wilderness during its first frost in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherShak Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Thanks for the props!! I was actually backpacking in Dolly Sods again. Cold and windy as all get out yesterday,, but today was spectacular. The whole trip was great. Working on the second and third sheets to the wind now. Here’s a pic from the this morning with the smoke from our fire hanging over the creek. Big Stone Coal?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 hour ago, JakkelWx said: Looks like the Alaskan wilderness during its first frost in August. I’m not sure what you know of Dolly Sods, but your words are echoed by so many in that the area has some commonalities to fauna of Alaska. It’s such a beautiful area. 59 minutes ago, WeatherShak said: Big Stone Coal? Blackbird Knob near the intersection of Harman. The best part of the trip is that all mud yesterday, and even today in the shade, was frozen enough to not sink ankle deep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherShak Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Blackbird Knob near the intersection of Hartman. The best part of the trip is that all mud yesterday, and even today in the shade, was frozen enough to not sink ankle deep. That’s incredible. Probably saved you some time walking too. Gorgeous pic. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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