Winter Banter 24-25

[LibertyBell]

26 minutes ago, Dark Star said:

Basketball is structured where you can't play defense.  If a shooter's follow through hits your outstretched arms, its a foul on the defense?

also the *euro step*....(WALKING)

basketball became much softer when we allowed the Europeans in.

[Albedoman]

23 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

Although it's possible, but not yet certain, that New York City is in the very early stages of a transition to lower snowfall from a warming climate, it should be noted that even in a warmer climate, both big snowstorms and snowy winters will remain possible for decades to come. Washington, DC's 7.2" snowfall on January 6 provides an example. Winters 2009-10,  2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16 provide examples of snowy winters there.

The impacts of climate change will concern generally warmer winters, more "stuck patterns," and SST-forced changes from the increasing frequency of marine heatwaves. Nevertheless, internal variability will remain significant, even within the context of a warmer climate than the present one.

the youngsters in this forum have no concept of dominating and sustainable undesirable  climatic patterns like in the late 60's to mid 70's. Winter did not exist for the NE.  Yearly droughts were abundant. Because a few idiots that have no science background but have big mouths in the media forum shout at the top of their lungs that it is global warming, they are gullible and all simply  wrong.  Just wait until the SJS and NJS start colliding again in the deep south with a consistent deeper troughing pattern running up the coast for 10-15 days.  Lets see the naysayers get buried in 2-3 feet of snow for weeks on end with below normal temps. . I remember all of the Miller A storm events that have virtually disappeared in the last 10-15 years that were in abundance in the 90's. They will come back. This last winter storm event for the Tn Valley this week was the first time in many years that we had an LP form in SE Texas only to become a southern slider.  The trough over us was just too deep with confluence winds. Wait until it relaxes somewhat after MLK. If the LP's keep on forming in SE Texas, all this crap talk about climate warming will go away. Just imagine if this  pattern was to stick around for the entire month of Feb?

[North and West]

omg I knew him from before steroids, he was very good but not great.
nowhere close to a .400 hitter
Ken Griffey Junior was MUCH better (in all phases of the game.)

Griffey was terrific but Bonds was better. Griffey was just far more likeable.


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[doncat]

After an uptick in precip for Nov and Dec, back to a dry pattern. Only 0.10" so far this month and nothing in the near future....Have had 8.67" here since Sept, normal for that timeframe is around 17.50".

[forkyfork]

kuchera maps go here