mattie g Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, H2O said: Hot and muggy. There was a point early on when I got a whiff of this one somewhat larger dude and wished there was a breeze. There was none. The one we were at was small as well. Tiny and no shade until after 7. We got done in just around two hours so wasn't bad. The usual DQs in the little kid events but meet ran well. Kids were loud which made it tough to hear and talk to other parents/officials at times. We got second as well. Tied for it actually. Was surprised as well and happy cause we didn't get many 1sts. 2-4ths I guess carried us. Yeah...it was bad, but still pretty fun for my first relay carnival. My girl's 100 free team shaved 14 seconds off their best (finished a close second), which was the highlight of our night. There was one guy sitting in front of us who was drinking beers and going on and on about his son's 13-14 "dream team." I mean it was incessant. Sure, they were really good, but how f'ing obnoxious can one human being be? I was honestly a couple minutes from telling him to pipe the F down - and not saying it nicely. Ours went until about 8:45, so a little over two hours. We're pretty strong in a few areas, so we won our share of events, which helped offset the ones in which we didn't swim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, CAPE said: Turd flushed. I will miss being protected. And scared to post my beer choices out of fear of being called a douche....again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, mattie g said: Yeah...it was bad, but still pretty fun for my first relay carnival. My girl's 100 free team shaved 14 seconds off their best (finished a close second), which was the highlight of our night. There was one guy sitting in front of us who was drinking beers and going on and on about his son's 13-14 "dream team." I mean it was incessant. Sure, they were really good, but how f'ing obnoxious can one human being be? I was honestly a couple minutes from telling him to pipe the F down - and not saying it nicely. Ours went until about 8:45, so a little over two hours. We're pretty strong in a few areas, so we won our share of events, which helped offset the ones in which we didn't swim. The one drawback I still have of being a meet official is that I can't really focus on my kids and watch them. I have to wait until after to find out how they did. Last night my daughter dropped a second in her fly leg of her relay and she was THRILLED!!! I can't enjoy that until the meet is done and want to cheer for her during the meet. Funny story. So two weeks ago at our B meet that was also hot I was doing assist chief timer due to being away at another pool. Well its winding down and we are in the IMs part. My oldest daughter is actually in the lane nearest to where I was doing my job. She's doing the IM and I see her starting to lag a little. So I broke form and went dad mode. Yelled loudly some encouragement. All of a sudden she kicked into high gear and rallied. After she got out she came to me and said "dad, I HEARD you!!!" And she said it helped. Thats what I wish I could do more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 32 minutes ago, H2O said: I will miss being protected. And scared to post my beer choices out of fear of being called a douche....again. Nah. You're perfectly safe posting any beer choices you please. I'd use extreme caution when posting your preferred Weenie-Os choices though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, George BM said: Nah. You're perfectly safe posting any beer choices you please. I'd use extreme caution when posting your preferred Weenie-Os choices though. DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 yum!!!! But I am safe from having the same fate as QueHeraHera 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WinterWxLuvr Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I always miss the fun stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 53 minutes ago, H2O said: The one drawback I still have of being a meet official is that I can't really focus on my kids and watch them. I have to wait until after to find out how they did. Last night my daughter dropped a second in her fly leg of her relay and she was THRILLED!!! I can't enjoy that until the meet is done and want to cheer for her during the meet. Funny story. So two weeks ago at our B meet that was also hot I was doing assist chief timer due to being away at another pool. Well its winding down and we are in the IMs part. My oldest daughter is actually in the lane nearest to where I was doing my job. She's doing the IM and I see her starting to lag a little. So I broke form and went dad mode. Yelled loudly some encouragement. All of a sudden she kicked into high gear and rallied. After she got out she came to me and said "dad, I HEARD you!!!" And she said it helped. Thats what I wish I could do more. Yeah...that would be the rough thing about being involved at the official level. I used to be a timer when the older one was only a 6-year-old and wasn't swimming A Meets, so that wasn't an issue, but I'd have a hard time with her now swimming in each meet. Congrats to your girl on knocking it out on the fly! I absolutely love the story of how your encouragement (if "unprofessional") helped out your older one. If I saw my girl struggling a little, I'd hope that if she heard the same encouragement from the wife or I that she'd also do the same! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 h20 should be estopped from posting such pics in the future as he is old now and has to eat early bird and make it mostly soft foods - porridges and the like. Maybe mashed potatos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said: h20 should be estopped from posting such pics in the future as he is old now and has to eat early bird and make it mostly soft foods - porridges and the like. Maybe mashed potatos. Hotdog jello molds are soft and squishy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 dammit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 NFL Network is showing the “Snow Bowl” (aka, “Tuck Rule Game”) right now. Just what I needed on a hot July day! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, North Balti Zen said: h20 should be estopped from posting such pics in the future as he is old now and has to eat early bird and make it mostly soft foods - porridges and the like. Maybe mashed potatos. I have all kinds of creamed corn ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Prefacing a post by stating no radar hallucination, = radar hallucination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 New girl in my office is a weather nerd too, and she asked if I was a weather weenie and I’ve never loved someone I’ve just met before like I love my new coworker 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Bet she doesn’t get run over in the parking lot… 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Speaking of which, have not seen any posts from him lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 And related to that, drinking a DFH WWS Oak aged vanilla edition, while tracking Elsa remnants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 48 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said: Bet she doesn’t get run over in the parking lot… Not yet anyways. Haven’t almost run into @Baltimorewx again, but I’ve been keeping him plenty busy with maps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, CAPE said: Speaking of which, have not seen any posts from him lately. He’s been busy hahaha 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAOS Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I am looking at this and waiting for the pivot.... We have lost some sun angle and I'm not sure if there is enough hot air damning to create the instability necessary for heavy banding. Also concerned about ground temps. The last 24 hours have allowed the ground to cool. Fortunately we have daylight savings time on our side. That said, I see some back building on the radar. In the end.. I knew I shouldn't have watered the lawn and sharpened the blades on my lawnmower in advance of this storm. Please accept my apology... thanks in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 5:05 PM, CAPE said: Speaking of which, have not seen any posts from him lately. Haha I have been busy man as mappy said but rest assured I’m still drinking some beer! This is a good imperial pastry stout from Mobtown! 12%! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I love seeing “heat lightning” in the summer. Always a favorite of mine to sit on the back patio and see the storms way out in the distance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Found out one of my softball teammates is a guest reader here after I commented about a nearby storm. We had a good laugh and talked weather during a lightning 30 min wait before the game eventually was called. J if you’re reading, hi! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 PSA...make sure you have the latest windows update on your PC and or Printers to safeguard from the print-hack exploit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Gotta pull everything else together but here’s one quick video from my Elsa chase. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Boat day, beautiful! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 9:36 AM, CAPE said: Turd flushed. I missed all the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Feels like this should be a bigger story (from yesterday, they are making a run again today) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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