mappy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Just now, losetoa6 said: That's the point Mappy . There's only been 1 choice . And it's been the wrong answer for many families for going on a year . It sure as heck hasn't worked for them . And now there is a choice. So no more complaining. You've been sending your kids for weeks, if not longer since Carroll moved faster than other counties. What everyone else does, doesn't concern you nor should you comment about it. New topic please. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Well I’m feeling pretty optimistic on this year. Going to take a real vacation, eat inside at restaurants, let the kids stay with their grandparents, go to our neighborhood pool, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 New rule if you have canceled winter you can't post about how bad it looks for the rest of winter. Go play in the street or something 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I'm posting about summer and fall in all the threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 IDGAF Tropics rule!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 As you should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris78 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Well I’m feeling pretty optimistic on this year. Going to take a real vacation, eat inside at restaurants, let the kids stay with their grandparents, go to our neighborhood pool, etc. Yes! We already booked a week in Florida in June and OC in July. Didn't go anywhere last year and ready for the beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 8 hours ago, toolsheds said: The newer half of my neighborhood can get FIOS....that is 2 houses down from me. :-( Oh, man, now that does suck. I've heard of this happening with FiOS -- folks just missing the cutoff by a block -- although in our subdivision of 700+ homes, I don't believe the "newer" half (built with underground utilities) got access to FiOS until a year or so after the "older" half where I live...and which has above-ground utility poles/wires. Didn't make sense to me. 8 hours ago, nj2va said: Yeah, they recently wired our neighborhood for FIOS...I’d change in a heartbeat. But we’re in the process of selling/buying so I’m holding off changing it. I checked our house we are buying in Alexandria last night and no FIOS there. yay more Comcast! Congrats to you! Forgot you mentioned a local move last week, I usually see your pics of western MD and think of you there first. And sorry you can't get FiOS in Alexandria...that seems like an odd omission so close to the District, but if I recall, Verizon has cut back on expanding optical fiber infrastructure in recent years. It's a shame they can't figure out a way to take the FiOS show on the road nationally...they're the only internet provider that's provided me the download/upload speeds that I actually pay for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 36 minutes ago, Chris78 said: Yes! We already booked a week in Florida in June and OC in July. Didn't go anywhere last year and ready for the beach! It is also about time to lift the international travel restrictions for the masses. There are enough exceptions to the "bans' that every variant of the virus ends up here anyway, so what's the point? Test, mask up, and quarantine if required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chris78 said: Yes! We already booked a week in Florida in June and OC in July. Didn't go anywhere last year and ready for the beach! weve begun our south carolina rental search for a september trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I agree, if you've canceled winter, or a threat, or even said you're leaving all together... you should gtfo and let others who still wanna talk weather, talk weather. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Just now, losetoa6 said: I never understood after all these years why every season posters have to ruin the main threads with there negative its over , its spring , let the slop melt, I hated this season, wet snow in March sucks , be miserable like me posts . I wont crap up the discussion threads but I will say this in banter- I would love a 2 week sunny and dry stretch, regardless of the temperatures. Sure I will take a random March snow event, but it isn't going to change my feelings about this winter. It is no better than a C. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, mappy said: weve begun our south carolina rental search for a september trip. Best time to go to the beach, at least on East Coast. My wife and I went to OBX for years, pre-kids, during the 3rd week of September...when the seasonal rates dropped, businesses/restaurants were still open, and the wx was still perfect down there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Just now, vastateofmind said: Best time to go to the beach, at least on East Coast. My wife and I went to OBX for years, pre-kids, during the 3rd week of September...when the seasonal rates dropped, businesses/restaurants were still open, and the wx was still perfect down there. and less crowds! which makes the trip even more amazing. could care less that my kid misses a week of school, give me the sun, surf and sand in september 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: I never understood after all these years why every season posters have to ruin the main threads with there negative its over , its spring , let the slop melt, I hated this season, wet snow in March sucks , be miserable like me posts . Your last 5 words are why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 My beach place is never crowded.** **total brag post cause its my own beach place. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Just now, H2O said: My beach place is never crowded.** **total brag post cause its my own beach place. Send me the address please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, mappy said: I agree, if you've canceled winter, or a threat, or even said you're leaving all together... you should gtfo and let others who still wanna talk weather, talk weather. Reminds me of of what Don and Mike used to tell their callers...if you don't like our show, change the channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Just now, losetoa6 said: @North Balti Zen Why did u feel the need to quote 2 of my posts in the main thread ? That Hurricane1091 guy was trolling so I let em have it . That simple South Jersey posters coming into our forum with that crap need to be slapped down hard. That dude isn’t one of us. MODS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 minute ago, toolsheds said: Reminds me of of what Don and Mike used to tell their callers...if you don't like our show, change the channel. Amen Just now, WinterWxLuvr said: South Jersey posters coming into our forum with that crap need to be slapped down hard. That dude isn’t one of us. MODS? you could just ignore him and not give him the satisfaction of succeeding at trolling. but ill keep an eye out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Spring is when people start getting pools ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 If people don’t want to track winter anymore, it’s very easy to not open the long range thread. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 minute ago, WxUSAF said: Well I’m feeling pretty optimistic on this year. Going to take a real vacation, eat inside at restaurants, let the kids stay with their grandparents, go to our neighborhood pool, etc. That's awesome. We'll do the last one, for sure. Last summer we still went to the pool, but it was limited to 2-hour blocks with limits on the number of people allowed at the pool (though I don't think they ever hit the limit) and you had to sign up by 7:00 am on the morning you wanted to go. No indication that COVID was transmitted this way, but we're lucky in that our neighborhood is filled with folks who can remote work, wear masks all the time, etc. We're also excited to have our girls do swim team again, which I assume will be a go this summer. Even last year they did a "Camp Quarantine" to keep the swim team going, but it wasn't the same without meets and the like. Even if I have to wear a mask to be a meet timer or to flip burgers, I'm excited to have that back in our lives! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: If people don’t want to track winter anymore, it’s very easy to not open the long range thread. But it's a long-range thread, not a winter-tracking thread. If the long range shows warmth, then I think it's perfectly fine for people to post about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Just now, mattie g said: That's awesome. We'll do the last one, for sure. Last summer we still went to the pool, but it was limited to 2-hour blocks with limits on the number of people allowed at the pool (though I don't think they ever hit the limit) and you had to sign up by 7:00 am on the morning you wanted to go. No indication that COVID was transmitted this way, but we're lucky in that our neighborhood is filled with folks who can remote work, wear masks all the time, etc. We're also excited to have our girls do swim team again, which I assume will be a go this summer. Even last year they did a "Camp Quarantine" to keep the swim team going, but it wasn't the same without meets and the like. Even if I have to wear a mask to be a meet timer or to flip burgers, I'm excited to have that back in our lives! I was on the board of the pool we belong to and I'll tell you that it was one of the most miserable experiences of my life. Just trying to salvage a pool season in the midst of a pandemic wasn't easy. Then you had the complainers. OMG. the selfishness exhibited by some was unreal. I too am glad it looks like summer swim will be back and my girls will be a part of the pool swim team. i don't expect it to be like it has been but I'll take something over nothing. And I am chief timer for our meets. Only sucky part is not being allowed to cheer my kids during A meets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 25 minutes ago, vastateofmind said: Best time to go to the beach, at least on East Coast. My wife and I went to OBX for years, pre-kids, during the 3rd week of September...when the seasonal rates dropped, businesses/restaurants were still open, and the wx was still perfect down there. That’s our favorite time to go there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, mattie g said: We're also excited to have our girls do swim team again, which I assume will be a go this summer. Even last year they did a "Camp Quarantine" to keep the swim team going, but it wasn't the same without meets and the like. Even if I have to wear a mask to be a meet timer or to flip burgers, I'm excited to have that back in our lives! We annually lease our share in the neighborhood pool these days, but I do know they did the Sign-Up Genius approach to offer pool attendance in blocks last summer, with mixed results. Lots of complaints, obviously. I felt the worst for the NVSL summer swim/dive teams -- that was such a great source of fun, camaraderie and excess-energy burning for our two sons for well over 15 years. 18 minutes ago, H2O said: I was on the board of the pool we belong to and I'll tell you that it was one of the most miserable experiences of my life. Just trying to salvage a pool season in the midst of a pandemic wasn't easy. Then you had the complainers. OMG. the selfishness exhibited by some was unreal. I too am glad it looks like summer swim will be back and my girls will be a part of the pool swim team. i don't expect it to be like it has been but I'll take something over nothing. And I am chief timer for our meets. Only sucky part is not being allowed to cheer my kids during A meets. Never served on our pool board (and to your point -- THANK GOD), but my wife and I each held down at least once all of the major roles/positions for the NVSL summer swim team (except refereeing)...and that was bad enough. My wife served as a team rep for a few seasons, which next to being a pool board member, is probably one of the most thankless and soul-crushing volunteer jobs someone can take on. My favorite was serving as S&T judge...best seat in the house, and that's how I used to recruit others to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 25 minutes ago, mappy said: Amen you could just ignore him and not give him the satisfaction of succeeding at trolling. but ill keep an eye out. Nah. I want to witness one of you guys totally obliterate the guy in front of everyone lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: Nah. I want to witness one of you guys totally obliterate the guy in front of everyone lol lol thats fair. though randy did make a snarky comment to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 20 minutes ago, H2O said: I was on the board of the pool we belong to and I'll tell you that it was one of the most miserable experiences of my life. Just trying to salvage a pool season in the midst of a pandemic wasn't easy. Then you had the complainers. OMG. the selfishness exhibited by some was unreal. I too am glad it looks like summer swim will be back and my girls will be a part of the pool swim team. i don't expect it to be like it has been but I'll take something over nothing. And I am chief timer for our meets. Only sucky part is not being allowed to cheer my kids during A meets. I can only imagine. Definitely saw lots of complaints from the holier-than-thou and COVID-doesn't-matter crowds, but overall I think folks understood that it was tough to find a good balance last summer. Agreed that this summer's swim team will likely be a little different, but hopefully it won't be too disrupted. We've got young kids, so we haven't been ground to the bone by summer swim just yet! 5 minutes ago, vastateofmind said: We annually lease our share in the neighborhood pool these days, but I do know they did the Sign-Up Genius approach to offer pool attendance in blocks last summer, with mixed results. Lots of complaints, obviously. I felt the worst for the NVSL summer swim/dive teams -- that was such a great source of fun, camaraderie and excess-energy burning for our two sons for well over 15 years. Never served on our pool board (and to your point -- THANK GOD), but my wife and I each held down at least once all of the major roles/positions for the NVSL summer swim team (except refereeing)...and that was bad enough. My wife served as a team rep for a few seasons, which next to being a pool board member, is probably one of the most thankless and soul-crushing volunteer jobs someone can take on. My favorite was serving as S&T judge...best seat in the house, and that's how I used to recruit others to it. Exactly what our pool did - Sign-Up Genius - and it worked pretty well overall. Totally agree on the fun, camaraderie, and burning of energy! As I mentioned to H2O, our kids are still young so we absolutely "need" that outlet for them during the summer months since they're not ready to go out and "find their own fun" all day long. I only started as a timer last year, but I definitely want to be more involved. I grew up playing all manner of sports and did so through and well after college, so I have that itch for being involved in competition, and for now summer swim is the one way to do that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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