Stupid f'n weathermen

"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
02/21/2015 at 10:56 • Filed to: None

When you promise me six inches but only bring two...

Seriously, most of the news outlets have been shrieking about how this storm was going to be huge, and I wake up to 2 inches...on the grass. And the cars. Not on the pavement. I guess it's the Storm of the Century Decade Year February.

DISCUSSION (28)

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 10:57

That's what she said.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 10:59

Tell me about it. My roommate was giving me hell last night for being too lazy to go to the grocery store that's a mile away because of all the hype.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
02/21/2015 at 11:00

I was going to say that, it seems we are both children.

fhrblig > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma
02/21/2015 at 11:01

When we went to the store Thursday night, all the eggs were gone. Is there some sort of winter egg festival I'm not aware of, where if you get snowed in you spend the whole day making omelettes, souffles, and quiche?

McMike > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:02

When you promise me six inches but only bring two...

Sadly, that's not the first time I've heard that.

$kaycog > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:02

We're (Southern CO) not supposed to get snow until this evening, tomorrow and possibly into Monday. They're predicting up to 11" here. Thirty miles away, they're predicting 4". So, I guess we could get from zero inches to two feet.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:04

I'd be the first in line for that festival, haha. I love me a good omelette.

fhrblig > $kaycog
02/21/2015 at 11:05

I think that will be my guideline from now on. Zero to two feet.

yamahog > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:06

Kinja'd!!!

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:06

That happened to us as well. We were supposed to get 1-3 inches, but I knew we hadn't had enough cold weather to allow the snow to stick to pavement.

Heck, we didn't even get a glazing of ice.

fhrblig > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
02/21/2015 at 11:07

That's what I've said.

If you're going to do that to someone, you'd better have 'other talents'.

fhrblig > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
02/21/2015 at 11:08

There's supposed to be a 2nd part of the storm this afternoon that will bring heavier snow, but I don't believe them anymore. At least I got GT6 working, so if it does happen I have something to do.

fhrblig > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma
02/21/2015 at 11:09

With mushrooms and onions, please.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:12

I will likely be playing Fourza, because I have no ability at present to go fix the Audi.

This is due to a very minor case of serious food poisoning.

I want more bananas.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:12

Damn, it's time to make breakfast.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:14

There was a joke on the Michigan Reddit earlier this week.

Marquette, MI has seen more than 140" of snow - far outpacing areas declaring a "snowpocalypse". Yoopers have coined the phenomenon "winter".

Seriously, the fear tactics are great and all, but this is literally just winter.

fhrblig > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
02/21/2015 at 11:15

See, this is why you shouldn't eat food you find in a parking lot.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:16

But where else am I going to find my chickens? The coop is too far away, and I can't be bothered to go get them.

Nibbles > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:20

We've got about 4 inches here. But the phone says 90% chance of accumulation for the next 24 hours too

fhrblig > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
02/21/2015 at 11:21

I'm originally from the U.P., and I am so glad my parents moved us away from there. A bit of snow is all well and good, but what they get there is a signal from God that you should move away.

fhrblig > Nibbles
02/21/2015 at 11:25

Yesterday at work, we spent most of the time making fun of Accuweather on my phone. When I would go for more details, it would say things like "Rain will start in 36 minutes", or "Wintry mix will start in 4 minutes", every time I checked. We got NO precipitation in Lakewood near my office, in fact several times when it claimed it was about to start the sun came out.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 11:33

Yeah, I've made a few friends from the UP at school. Neither of them have any interest at all in going back for anything more than seeing family...

fhrblig > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
02/21/2015 at 11:42

In the summer it's great, but I couldn't cope with the winters. That's also why I don't live in the mountains.

Hey, y'all, watch this! > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 12:00

I didn't know my ex had gone into meteorology.

Sam > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 12:24

In Indy we have around 5-6", but it's going to keep going all day.

Leadbull > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 12:28

Just FYI, it's incredibly hard to predict snowfall. Snowstorms are complex, and any slight variation in upper level winds can throw things off.

But they get it mostly right. As in, it snows when they say it will, even if the predicted amount is off.

VonBelmont > fhrblig
02/21/2015 at 12:36

Instead of 6", we're getting what seems to be Average Black Guy levels out here.

NoVA!

fhrblig > Leadbull
02/21/2015 at 12:42

Which is fine, except I think all the TV channels here (except channel 7/KMGH) desperately wanted to hype a snowpocalypse this time. I turned on channel 7 at one point and they said something to the effect of "We don't know why all the other news outlets are freaking out, we MIGHT get a foot of snow." A foot of snow isn't even that terrible, to be honest. Plus, it's happening on a weekend. BFD.