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| Snowshoe palooza...still on. |
| 2005-01-22 |
| The weather is looking distinctly Not Good for For those of you still coming, DC has invoked its snow emergency rules and there is no street parking on 7th or H; I recommend you park in a nearby garage or (like me) park in a Metro garage and take the train in. Let someone else do the shoveling! See you at 1. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #19 Me too. |
| Posted by: JAB 2005-01-22 11:50:21 PM |
| #18 Had a great time. |
| Posted by: JackAssFestival 2005-01-22 7:02:15 PM |
| #17 Its a little late, but am thinking of you all. Thanks for the report, Barbara -- I raise a glass to all those toasts, to our boys and girls overseas and at home who keep us safe, and especially to all of you, who are helping keep me as sane as can be expected. Bless them and you all! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-01-22 6:51:38 PM |
| #16 Thanks for the call, Jackass, so I could join in the fun. Hope I looked good in the picture with the President Bush life-size cut-out. ;-p For those of you not there or on the phone, we toasted Rantburg, the President, America ("God Bless America"), and Ronald Reagan (he rolled the darkness back). Feel free to lift your glasses to any or all of these toasts. As a matter of fact, I think I'll do just that - again. Back to work. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-22 2:16:52 PM |
| #15 Cheers, all! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2005-01-22 2:09:49 PM |
| #14 No, I don't believe he ever answered it. Somehow I get the impression he's not what we would call a "people person". Here's wishing for a good turnout despite the shitty weather, and I'll be joining in at 2pm with a toast here in my nice, snug, warm abode. Cheers, all! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-01-22 1:13:13 PM |
| #13 Worked all night; got to bed at 7 this morning. I have to go back this afternoon, but Dottie said to call her after 2 for the time, so I'll be joining in the toast from home. :-D Sea, I'll call you shortly for a number. I didn't get the chance to check back yesterday - does anyone know if Aris answered my question? Is he willing to join us? Just curious. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-22 1:03:11 PM |
| #12 Wish I could ship y'all some of my current weather - sunny and mid-60's in Tucson. But I wish I could be there anyway. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2005-01-22 12:54:28 PM |
| #11 hit the paypal - take a cab! Enjoy! |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-01-22 12:54:26 PM |
| #10 Paypalled a round - wish I could attend |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-22 11:53:11 AM |
| #9 As a faithful reader,I would love to have joined you. Had to cut loose tho before the precip. You otta consider SoCal next year. |
| Posted by: Angitle Fleth2925 2005-01-22 11:44:25 AM |
| #8 I would LOVE to be able to go but weather conditions for driving from East Tennessee are not promising. Maybe next time. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-01-22 11:37:28 AM |
| #7 Meaning Ima think God is smiling on you for about 6 hours.... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-22 9:21:14 AM |
| #6 UPDATE...INCREASINGLY CONCERN ABT PRECIP TYPE FCST WHERE FZRA HAS BEEN REPORTED AT ELKINS AND PKB WV. ONLY MODEL DOING THE BEST JOB IS 06Z 12KM ETA WHERE SHOWS FZRA THAT FAR NORTH. WILL MONITOR PRECIP TRENDS VERY CLOSELY THIS MORNING AND AWAIT 12Z SOUNDING BEFORE MAKING DRASTIC PRECIP TYPE CHANGES TO FCST. ETA SUGGEST AS DEEP RH/OMEGA EXITS THE AREA AFTER 21Z AND AROUND 00Z ACROSS ERN COUNTIES LACK OF ICE CRYSTALS AND WEAK FORCING SUGGEST A PERIOD OF FZDZ THIS EVENING UNTIL SFC WINDS SHIFT TO THE NW. GIVEN RELATIVE SHORT DURATION OF EVENT SN TOTALS LIKELY TO BE NEAR THE LOWER END OF THE FCST. BTW: Ensemble was built at FSU. PREVIOUS AFD... .SHORT TERM (TODAY-TONIGHT) .TODAY...DESPITE BEING SO CLOSE TO EVENT FCST REMAINS QUITE CHALLENGING ESPECIALLY REGARDING PRECIP TYPE. MODEL GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED STRONGER WITH FEATURES SFC/ALOFT. MID-LVL TROUGH DEEPENS AS IS IT SWINGS SEWD CLOSING OFF A H5 CENTER OFF THE NJ COAST BY 12Z SUN. AT THE SFC...BASED ON 22/00Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEANS LOW PRES OVR WRN IL EARLY THIS MORNING FCST TO TRACK EWD ALG THE OH RIVER THEN ACROSS THE SRN HALF OUR FCST AREA REFORMING OVR THE SRN BAY AND DEEPENING QUICKLY SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND ON SUN. 00Z ENSEMBLE DATA STILL REVEALS CONSIDERABLY AMT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH SFC LOW TRACK INDICATING POSSIBLE TRACKS AS FAR NORTH AS DC AND AS FAR SOUTH AS NRN NORTH CAROLINA. EVENTUAL TRACK OF SFC LOW WOULD DICTATE HOW FAR NORTH DOES SLEET/FZRA GETS. HAVE TO SAY THAT HOW FAST DOES WARMER AIR ARRIVES ALOFT AND HOW FAR NORTH IT GETS STILL REMAINS VERY UNCERTAIN. BASED ON HPC WWE GRAPHICS HAVE BROUGHT IT A CHANCE OF SLEET AS FAR NORTH AS DC ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL FALL AS SNOW. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE SOUTH FOR A QUICK CHANGEOVER TO FZRA/PL. THEREFORE...CUT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN SNOW ATMS FROM PREVIOUS FCST. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL BE A SIG SNOW EVENT FOR THE REST OF THE AREA CONFIDENCE IN AMTS CLOSE TO 10 INS OR HIGHER REMAINS VERY LOW GIVEN TRACK OF H85 LOW IS ACROSS SRN PA AND PRECIP DURATION LOOKS LIKE MAINLY TO BE 6-12 HRS AS PRECIP IS FCST TO EXIT THE AREA QUICKLY AFTER 00Z SUN. THINK OUR SNOW TOTALS WILL BE CLOSER TO OUR LOWER END OF THE FCST. THE ONLY THING THAT LOOKS CERTAIN IS THAT COLD AIR WILL HOLD AT THE SFC WITH STRONG WEDGE IN PLACE AND VERY COLD SFC TEMPS. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-22 9:19:43 AM |
| #5 Hmmm. Here are Metro's preparations for this weekend: Metrorail will operate on a normal Saturday schedule, with service from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m.; all trains will operate with four cars; (Note: Metrorail will maintain its normal Saturday schedule as long as conditions are favorable. Service plans could change depending on weather conditions throughout the day) Metro can move trains in the snow without any problems until the snowfall accumulation reaches eight inches or more at which time the depth of snow starts to interfere with the electronic components under the trains. In the past, during the blizzards of 1996 and 2003, major snowfalls in excess of eight inches of snow caused extensive railcar damage... ...If the Washington metropolitan area faces a major winter storm where snowfall is expected to reach eight inches or above, Metro will operate underground rail service only at 30-minute intervals. This will help Metrorail service to return to normal as quickly as possible. Under this plan, Metrorail service would operate as follows: Red Line: between Medical Center and Union Station Orange Line: between Ballston-MU and Stadium Armory Green Line: between Georgia Ave-Petworth and Congress Heights Yellow Line: between Pentagon and Crystal City Blue Line: between Rosslyn and Stadium Armory which parallels a portion of the Orange Line |
| Posted by: Pete Stanley 2005-01-22 2:24:28 AM |
| #4 Yeah, and I'm starting to take it personal. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-01-22 12:45:37 AM |
| #3 This is the third or fourth of these get-togethers Sea's planned. I'm starting to think God wants us sitting in front of keyboards, not meeting... |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-01-22 12:23:50 AM |
| #2 Rantburg is an all-weather operation. A little snow and you don't have to fly should not slow down OPS. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-01-21 10:36:09 PM |
| #1 It's a .commie plot! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-01-21 9:36:57 PM |