August Discussion/Obs

[moneypitmike]

Dropped the youngest off at college.  Empty nest time.

[Damage In Tolland]

34 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

Dropped the youngest off at college.  Empty nest time.

Doing that today for first time with my older daughter . Don’t like it 

[kdxken]

Let's go!

Highlights

* Slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon for most of
  southern New England.

* Most likely hazard is damaging straight line wind gusts. Instances
  of large hail will be possible as well as an isolated tornado.

* Marginal risk for excessive rainfall and flash flooding. Greatest
  risk would be in urban and poor drainage areas.

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, moneypitmike said:

Dropped the youngest off at college.  Empty nest time.

Been there done that. Friendly tip - go easy with the wife . Phrases such as, get over it, take it easy, relax, should be avoided.

[Damage In Tolland]

Wagons north on overnight / early AM guidance . Pike north or maybe CT RI border north 

[Baroclinic Zone]

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Doing that today for first time with my older daughter . Don’t like it 

it was strange for a week with just 2 of us.  Now we can't wait to kick her out.  I move her in to her 1st apartment next Friday.

[Baroclinic Zone]

27 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Been there done that. Friendly tip - go easy with the wife . Phrases such as, get over it, take it easy, relax, should be avoided.

  

[CoastalWx]

Big day for Kevin and MPM. Good luck to you both. 

[Lava Rock]

it was strange for a week with just 2 of us.  Now we can't wait to kick her out.  I move her in to her 1st apartment next Friday.

I recall pulling away in my toyota the day I went off to college. It was a bit emotional for me and my parents

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[Sey-Mour Snow]

17 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Wagons north on overnight / early AM guidance . Pike north or maybe CT RI border north 

Hrrr sucks , 3km nam and euro look fine and SPC went south with slight risk.

[WalpoleJoe]

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Doing that today for first time with my older daughter . Don’t like it 

Good luck Kevin, did that with my son yesterday. He's our second child, so it was our second time, it was not any easier than the first. When it was time to say good bye I handle it like ripping off a band-aid...a handshake, a hug, a few words, and then turnaround and go. 

Much easier as a kid than a parent, the way it should be.

[Damage In Tolland]

5 minutes ago, WalpoleJoe said:

Good luck Kevin, did that with my son yesterday. He's our second child, so it was our second time, it was not any easier than the first. When it was time to say good bye I handle it like ripping off a band-aid...a handshake, a hug, a few words, and then turnaround and go. 

Much easier as a kid than a parent, the way it should be.

Thanks Joe . Going to be sad . First time so you just don’t know exactly what to expect . Heading out in 15. 
 

Hope you guys get some rain today 

[Baroclinic Zone]

1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Thanks Joe . Going to be sad . First time so you just don’t know exactly what to expect . Heading out in 15. 
 

Hope you guys get some rain today 

Where she going to school?

[Spanks45]

9 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Thanks Joe . Going to be sad . First time so you just don’t know exactly what to expect . Heading out in 15. 
 

Hope you guys get some rain today 

My oldest is 11, can't imagine the emotions you will be dealing with today. Best of luck to you and all those parents going through this over the next few weeks. 

3k looks great here, hopefully it is onto something, for once....we only picked up 0.37" this week, while just miles to my east had 3-5 inches.

[CoastalWx]

Oh the beers they'll drink and the guys they'll meet.

[CoastalWx]

Models kind of all over today. 3K NAM north, but some mesos are much more widespread. FWIW IBM GRAF which has done well recently nails almost all of SNE. 

 

I also wonder what those close just west of the Berks will do. 

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

Just now, CoastalWx said:

Oh the beers they'll drink and the guys they'll meet.

You’re Brutal. It’s true, but…brutal. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

22 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Thanks Joe . Going to be sad . First time so you just don’t know exactly what to expect . Heading out in 15. 
 

Hope you guys get some rain today 

It will be tough for a short time.  15 minutes, 15 hours, or 15 days.   Everyone is different.   Then you will see how you helped raise an adult who has this (with a little help)

[CoastalWx]

3 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

You’re Brutal. It’s true, but…brutal. 

   

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

DIT seeking comfort but Scoots takes the opportunity to undress his vulnerability with unfathomable facts. What a pal.

 

[MaineJayhawk]

11 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Oh the beers they'll drink and the guys they'll meet.

Or girls.  College is a time for experimentation

[CoastalWx]

 

[SJonesWX]

i was a bit sad when i went off to college, but in reality i could not get out of the house fast enough. Party Time!

then i was home for a weekend a few weeks later. unless they are going to a school really far away, they will be back for a visit before you know it. of course, they will be wicked hungover, and have enough dirty laundry to clothe a small village for mom to take care of.

[Baroclinic Zone]

19 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

DIT seeking comfort but Scoots takes the opportunity to undress his vulnerability with unfathomable facts. What a pal.

 

Yeah but revenge is oh so sweet.

[weatherwiz]

7 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Those eyes lol, looks like a sweet soul.

He is amazing. I just wish he got along with other dogs. He is probably the sweetest dog I've ever met. At night, especially in the winter he comes into bed and lays in the middle and tucks himself under the blankets and gets a spot on the pillow. 

Prior to my girlfriend moving to Springfield for law school, she grew up in Florida and went to college in Orlando. She had always wanted a dog and went to the animal shelter one day. Of all the dogs in the shelter, he was the only one to go right up to her and that's how she knew that was the dog. He had only been in the shelter for one day. He came in with a litter. I guess they were badly abused. But he was also attached by two unleashed dogs in Florida and she thinks that is why he is not good with other dogs. But I can't believe anyone would have abuse him (or animals). I wish those people could get the death penalty...seriously. Nothing makes me more upset than animal abuse.  

[WxWatcher007]

Nothing like college. The real golden years with no responsibility. 

[Lava Rock]

40 minutes ago, MaineJayhawk said:

Or girls.  College is a time for experimentation

I recall the first night at college going to the store and buying some condoms. What a dumb ass I was to think I was getting some the 1syt night or 1st year for that matter.

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

5 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

I recall the first night at college going to the store and buying some condoms. What a dumb ass I was to think I was getting some the 1syt night or 1st year for that matter.

But even as a young weenie, you thought about “staying safe”. So, congrats.

[Baroclinic Zone]

Dammit.  Just discovered a huge wasp nest in Maple tree in front yard.  Gotta be about 18"h and 12"w.

[DavisStraight]

4 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Dammit.  Just discovered a huge wasp nest in Maple tree in front yard.  Gotta be about 18"h and 12"w.

I get one at least every year, I try and inspect the house weekly to get them before they get big. When they get big I get a can of wasp spray and wait til a cooler night and spray it, those cans shoot 30 feet and I usually dump the whole can on the nest and saturate it.