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January Medium/Long Range: A snowy January ahead?

mappy

By mappy,
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mattie g

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5 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

not f’ing joking. Can’t even entertain a scenario where I can’t book a flight later this week in advance of the blizzard of the century. Hope I cancel this ticket still, quite frankly 

 

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I’ve told this story many times, but I was able to convince people that we needed to shut down a conference in California in January 2016 because we wouldn’t be able to get home for a week if we stayed.

Worked a charm. I was the first to rebook my flight (red eye from LAX) and will never forget my elation while on the people mover at Dulles on the morning that storm started.

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1 minute ago, mattie g said:

I’ve told this story many times, but I was able to convince people that we needed to shut down a conference in California in January 2016 because we wouldn’t be able to get home for a week if we stayed.

Worked a charm. I was the first to rebook my flight (red eye from LAX) and will never forget my elation while on the people mover at Dulles on the morning that storm started.

I remember when you told it in real time. It was ingenious. 

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mattie g

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1 minute ago, ravensrule said:

I remember when you told it in real time. It was ingenious. 

I was freaking the f*ck out…like seriously in hysterics…at the possibility of missing that storm. I probably would have left and taken the chance at losing my job rather than miss that beast.

What a loser.

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Just now, mattie g said:

I was freaking the f*ck out…like seriously in hysterics…at the possibility of missing that storm. I probably would have left and taken the chance at losing my job rather than miss that beast.

What a loser.

Lol, i literally remember it like it was yesterday. I thought you were completely normal. I would have done the same thing. 

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4 minutes ago, mattie g said:

I was freaking the f*ck out…like seriously in hysterics…at the possibility of missing that storm. I probably would have left and taken the chance at losing my job rather than miss that beast.

What a loser.

 

3 minutes ago, ravensrule said:

Lol, i literally remember it like it was yesterday. I thought you were completely normal. I would have done the same thing. 

Hahaha!  I also remember that @mattie g, where you were making plans to come back to this area in time for that Jan. 2016 blizzard!  I also remember the...uhhhh, how to put it..."guitar player" icon you used for your avatar during that event (he was strumming...something...that's for sure!)!!! :lol:  (Was that REALLY almost exactly 9 years ago now?!?!)

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14 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Worth the mental security for even a 10% chance. Can always use the flight credit later. Southwest is nice with it like that. 
 

basically banked credit for a future snow chase 

You'll sleep a lot better the next few nights with that booked. That alone might be worth it lol

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34 minutes ago, mattie g said:

I was freaking the f*ck out…like seriously in hysterics…at the possibility of missing that storm. I probably would have left and taken the chance at losing my job rather than miss that beast.

What a loser.

I am a year or two from retirement. And I honestly dont care about anything work related anymore. Literally just going through the paces. Because if they can me tomorrow I am retired. :)

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5 minutes ago, Fozz said:

I am returning on the 14th. I have a dreaded feeling my heart will be broken.

I have a commitment I absolutely cannot miss, otherwise I’d do what North Arlington is doing.

Also returning on the 14th from FL, although I’m not heading there until the 9th so I’m here for tomorrow’s one.  
 

In 2016 I found an excuse to fly in from Boston for it, and people thought I was nuts 

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This evenings GEFS has trended sharply towards a more meridional orientation to vorticity entering the US & a faster ejecting upper low from the Baja Days 4-6. Should this trend continue, chances for a strong Eastern US cyclone next weekend could increase. A very volatile setup.

 

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45 minutes ago, mattie g said:

I was freaking the f*ck out…like seriously in hysterics…at the possibility of missing that storm. I probably would have left and taken the chance at losing my job rather than miss that beast.

What a loser.

Whenever my wife calls me a weather nerd, which happens surprisingly often, I remind her of your story from 2016 as a way to center her perspective. Yeah, it doesn’t work that well. She just comes back with some snippy comment like, “safety in numbers is a fallacy…”.  Ha. You are semi-famous in casa de das. 

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4 minutes ago, das said:

Whenever my wife calls me a weather nerd, which happens surprisingly often, I remind her of your story from 2016 as a way to center her perspective. Yeah, it doesn’t work that well. She just comes back with some snippy comment like, “safety in numbers is a fallacy…”.  Ha. You are semi-famous in casa de das. 

After just telling my family I booked a backup flight for Friday I told them @mattie g’s story to try and help my case. They weren’t any more sympathetic 

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