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February Banter 2021


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13 minutes ago, nj2va said:

Yeah, I made a 1-3” snow/sleet call to friends for Arlington/DC with light glaze of ice on top.  I wanted to go higher but taking seasonal trends into account.  I’m excited for the storm unless it turns into 35 and white rain for 8 hours (which seems highly unlikely :)). 

Still stings a bit to potentially get over an inch of frozen for so little snow, haha.

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Just now, birdsofprey02 said:

What would cause heavy ice secretion?  I had steady rain and 29 last week and the ice was minimal.  I figured it was raining too hard for buildup?  
Do you get more ice with lighter precip?  

Correct. A downpour at 31 degrees isn't going to accrete ice very well, it runs off before it has a chance to freeze. A steady drizzle to light rain at 31 degrees is much more impactful. 

4 minutes ago, WhiteoutMD said:

Ice for me could be really bad this go around 

hope it doesn't ice too much for you!

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35 minutes ago, jayyy said:

WSW for 4-8” and up to a 0.25”. Yes please. Anybody who calls that a “disaster” is a dang fool. 

Guess I am a dang fool then. In the Severna Park/Pasadena area every storm this year has underperformed with either hours of pixie dust amounting to virtually nothing or a slop mess with little accumulation. I expect the same thing again for my backyard. Heck, I might change my username to Dang Fool... for wasting my time chasing what amounts to crap.

Note: Originally posted this in the main thread by mistake. I have deleted it and moved it here.

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10 minutes ago, WhiteoutMD said:

Ice for me could be really bad this go around 

I'm sweating at the moment. I expect little snow as this setup doesn't support significant snow at DC's latitude, but have an 80 foot pine bent about 35 degrees with the entire crown past vertical hanging toward my house. I'm hoping this is mostly sleet, like the last storm, but definitely very nervous. Of course this would be the year we get ice.

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8 minutes ago, haudidoody said:

I'm sweating at the moment. I expect little snow as this setup doesn't support significant snow at DC's latitude, but have an 80 foot pine bent about 35 degrees with the entire crown past vertical hanging toward my house. I'm hoping this is mostly sleet, like the last storm, but definitely very nervous. Of course this would be the year we get ice.

You definitely need to have that tree removed. Pines are notoriously shallow rooted and can come down at any moment.

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27 minutes ago, mappy said:

It will. Snow is very much an IMBY thing. But to tell people, who will absolutely not see 4-8" from this, that they are fools for thinking its a disaster.... is a real asshole move. 

Said poster loves to “teach” others and share wisdom. Par for the course. 

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2 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said:

Said poster loves to “teach” others and share wisdom. Par for the course. 

It is. I wouldn't have had any issue with the post if he hadn't called people fools for being bummed about their 2-4" and a ton of sleet. 

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8 minutes ago, mdhokie said:

6-10" for the mountains would push seasonal total over 100". :snowing:

I would like to thank @nj2va for posting his winter wonderland pics the last several years for motivating me to look west!

Just a whole different world out there compared to here.  Enjoy the storm!  Glad to see Deep Creek should finish the year above average...should only take one more event after this.

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1 hour ago, H2O said:

I don't want to turn this into another COVID thread with debates on all that stuff that made the one earlier this year go sour.  I'm sure they are trying to do the best they can with what they had to start with and prioritize.  If things are improving with all of it then we just have to hope more and more will be allowed to get it and people stay healthy.  thats all I care about.  

Are you saying you'd rather get COVID than not get snow?

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56 minutes ago, Cobalt said:

You're in a pretty good spot for this event. Can't imagine you won't crack 30" on the year from this, and I'd imagine three 6" events in any given year is an impressive feat in a Nina, even out there. Enjoy!!

I've had 4 snowfalls here that have gotten me to climo this season: a 2" one, a 4", an 8" and a 12" storm.  Last time I had 6"+ three times in the same winter was 2013-14.  Need 3.3" tomorrow for my sixth 30" season in 15 winters at this location.

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14 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said:

You definitely need to have that tree removed. Pines are notoriously shallow rooted and can come down at any moment.

I'd say!  Around there they snap off at just the perfect height to be a PIA!

We have a simple rule here.  My wife loves trees but if they threaten the house they get taken down.
Felling is like a party.  Everyone loves to do it but no one wants to clean up the mess afterward.  Such is life.

If oil goes back to the stratosphere, my woodpile is going to be growing again.

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Game table mostly done. Need to still add the gear pulls when I get them. It is a used IKEA table I got off of FB marketplace for $40. $30 worth of milk paint and black wax, sand paper, and my design with help from Mr. J on the gear registry. Chairs are those outside aluminum type that I got an amazing deal on. It is the first time I have used wax to protect let alone tinted. But it gave the paint a nice patina especially on the top. 

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13 minutes ago, Stormfly said:

I'd say!  Around there they snap off at just the perfect height to be a PIA!

We have a simple rule here.  My wife loves trees but if they threaten the house they get taken down.
Felling is like a party.  Everyone loves to do it but no one wants to clean up the mess afterward.  Such is life.

If oil goes back to the stratosphere, my woodpile is going to be growing again.

Do you have a portable saw mill by any chance? A couple years ago I had a guy from up your way mill a couple oaks that I had taken down. Made some good furniture with them!

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