cleetussnow Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 ATC effed up? Who was controlling the helo? It should not be anywhere near final approach. Sick to my stomach over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 3 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Are they much different looking than great blue heron? We see those pretty often. Flying dinosaurs. We go kayaking in Royalston and they like to inhabit a river that flows into there. As we paddle up the river, they watch us, wondering if we taste good... Pretty similar, I see great blues a lot when I'm in your area and first time I saw one I was wondering what it was, it was flying right above my vehicle a little in front, thought it was a tetradactyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleetussnow Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 23 minutes ago, cleetussnow said: ATC effed up? Who was controlling the helo? It should not be anywhere near final approach. Sick to my stomach over this. Listened the atc… jet checks in and asks to land Helo checks in a couple mins later with atc And the helo was given a traffic advisory on the jet and about 20 seconds before impact, helo was asked if they had viz on the jet and instructed the helo to come in behind the jet No response on the atc freq that I could hear, but the helo could have been on a different freq. then it happened it appears for some reason the helo didn’t comply with atc. everyone will be asking why helos cross the final approach at reagan but thats normal i guess. Maybe not anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted Thursday at 03:32 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:32 PM I know @ORH_wxman and I were joking about our early days learning to forecast in Ithaca and the models we were using... But I am transposing my notes from our recent NWS-wide ensemble fluency training and they displayed a graphic showing how models have advanced since the 1960s. Now I knew it was a big deal when the Eta went down below 25 km (roughly the same as the current GEFS), but it sends a shock through me when I see the MRF/AVN sitting there at 160 km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted Thursday at 03:43 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:43 PM 10 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: I know @ORH_wxman and I were joking about our early days learning to forecast in Ithaca and the models we were using... But I am transposing my notes from our recent NWS-wide ensemble fluency training and they displayed a graphic showing how models have advanced since the 1960s. Now I knew it was a big deal when the Eta went down below 25 km (roughly the same as the current GEFS), but it sends a shock through me when I see the MRF/AVN sitting there at 160 km. Did they mention the Global Spectral Model? Or LFM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted Thursday at 04:12 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:12 PM 26 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Did they mention the Global Spectral Model? Or LFM? 300 km and 191 km The point they were trying to make with the training is that a model can only resolve something about 5 times larger than it's grid spacing (because you need to capture the max and min of the wave, plus the beginning, end, and middle of the wave). So that 160 km "upgraded" MRF/AVN could resolve a feature as large as around 800 km. In case we all wondered by it sucked at CAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted Thursday at 04:19 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:19 PM 5 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: 300 km and 191 km The point they were trying to make with the training is that a model can only resolve something about 5 times larger than it's grid spacing (because you need to capture the max and min of the wave, plus the beginning, end, and middle of the wave). So that 160 km "upgraded" MRF/AVN could resolve a feature as large as around 800 km. In case we all wondered by it sucked at CAD. I remember even as recently as the 2008 ice storm the GFS had low 40s in ORH overnight between the 11th and 12th (the period when most ice accumulated)…it was ghastly. We obviously knew to ignore it back then with the mesos showing differently but it is still funny to think about. It’s def come a long way in resolving CAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted Thursday at 11:31 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:31 PM assuming this is Venus but it seems awfully bright tonight 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted Friday at 02:14 AM Share Posted Friday at 02:14 AM 2 hours ago, weatherwiz said: assuming this is Venus but it seems awfully bright tonight I was just looking at that and thought the same thing, it's been out there the last few nights shining bright. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownpourDave Posted Saturday at 01:36 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:36 PM Be careful out there. Tested positive for FLU A. Hit me like a ton of bricks. According to CdC high prevalence in New England. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted Saturday at 01:43 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:43 PM 6 minutes ago, DownpourDave said: Be careful out there. Tested positive for FLU A. Hit me like a ton of bricks. According to CdC high prevalence in New England. vodka /ginger root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted Sunday at 02:26 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:26 PM Winter is going great up here. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted Sunday at 04:49 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:49 PM On 1/30/2025 at 6:31 PM, weatherwiz said: assuming this is Venus but it seems awfully bright tonight Thru the clouds 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROOSTA Posted Sunday at 05:00 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:00 PM Speaking about the heavens. I have a 12" DOB that I'm about to gaze upon and explore the Solar System and beyond. Heard there was a Type 1 supernova to become visible in Orion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowedin Posted Sunday at 11:47 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:47 PM Caught this unusual sighting at one of our feeders earlier. I’m pretty sure it was a male robin but def cool to see this time of year! The birdies have been absolutely frantic out there the last month or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted Monday at 12:21 AM Share Posted Monday at 12:21 AM Car paid off. Canceled Max, Netflix, Prime, YouTube TV in the past week. Feels freeing. Dropped internet speeds due to RTO, so that bill got cut in half. Phone plan is next on the chopping block. Any good plans? Boost Mobile, Mint? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layman Posted Monday at 03:54 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:54 PM 15 hours ago, NorEastermass128 said: Car paid off. Canceled Max, Netflix, Prime, YouTube TV in the past week. Feels freeing. Dropped internet speeds due to RTO, so that bill got cut in half. Phone plan is next on the chopping block. Any good plans? Boost Mobile, Mint? We did this a few years back and recently weened off Youtube. Back to books and actual conversation. We work from home and need lots of bandwidth so household internet is the fastest we can get. Kids still use a ton of data streaming whatever they watch. Since we essentially only have Xfinity in our rural-ish neighborhood, that's what we're tied to. We use Xfinity mobile (uses Verizon towers) and live in a black hole of cell service which sucks. Dollar-wise though it's hard to beat. Four paid-in-full phones, 10gb/mo plan where we may use half since we're primarily on wifi, runs about $75/month which I think is very reasonable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted Monday at 08:38 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:38 PM On 2/1/2025 at 8:43 AM, Torch Tiger said: vodka /ginger root Guy on my bowling team was out two weeks with that flu, thankfully he stayed home and didn't infect anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted Monday at 08:55 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:55 PM Everyone keep the flu to yourselves. I react badly to it and don’t need a flu A or B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted Monday at 09:14 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:14 PM 20 hours ago, NorEastermass128 said: Car paid off. Canceled Max, Netflix, Prime, YouTube TV in the past week. Feels freeing. Dropped internet speeds due to RTO, so that bill got cut in half. Phone plan is next on the chopping block. Any good plans? Boost Mobile, Mint? Live off the grid, Marty Raney will help you get set up. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismshine Productions Posted Monday at 10:11 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:11 PM Ah fuck I got CovidSent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonegalt Posted Monday at 11:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:05 PM 53 minutes ago, Prismshine Productions said: Ah fuck I got Covid Sent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk Stay safe. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismshine Productions Posted yesterday at 12:06 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:06 AM Stay safe.Thank youSent from my SM-S156V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleetussnow Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago On 2/1/2025 at 8:36 AM, DownpourDave said: Be careful out there. Tested positive for FLU A. Hit me like a ton of bricks. According to CdC high prevalence in New England. I got hit with it. been over a week 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownpourDave Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago On 2/1/2025 at 8:36 AM, DownpourDave said: Be careful out there. Tested positive for FLU A. Hit me like a ton of bricks. According to CdC high prevalence in New England. I am back. Touch and go for a hot minute, Fever peaked at 103 but avoided the hospital(mostly because ambulance prices are insane). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago On 2/3/2025 at 4:14 PM, DavisStraight said: Live off the grid, Marty Raney will help you get set up. I found this to be an interesting video on off-the-grid living. i've tried to eliminate wasteful resources used/consumed but, also enjoy modern luxuries from time to time https://youtu.be/j1NCiI3h1h8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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