PleaseBlitz Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Sticksboi05 said: Ugh the Weather Channel's asinine naming of winter storms thing has caught on. People suck. I agree that this is super annoying. Obviously storms with names probably produce more viewers, but it's stupid. At least if you are going to unnecessarily name winter weather events, get creative. They have so far been like Sandy or Ethel or ****ing Mindy. Grandma names. I wouldn't give them people names, I would give them FEROCIOUS ANIMAL names. Winter Storm GHOST THE DIREWOLF or Tropical Vortex TYRANNOSAURUS REX and the like. The rule of thumb should be if the storm is major enough to get named, it should get a name that causes people to panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: I agree that this is super annoying. Obviously storms with names probably produce more viewers, but it's stupid. At least if you are going to unnecessarily name winter weather events, get creative. They have so far been like Sandy or Ethel or ****ing Mindy. Grandma names. I wouldn't give them people names, I would give them FEROCIOUS ANIMAL names. Winter Storm GHOST THE DIREWOLF or Tropical Vortex TYRANNOSAURUS REX and the like. The rule of thumb should be if the storm is major enough to get named, it should get a name that causes people to panic. Metal bands. Winter Storm Iced Earth Tropical Storm Decrepit Birth You get the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 26 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: I agree that this is super annoying. Obviously storms with names probably produce more viewers, but it's stupid. At least if you are going to unnecessarily name winter weather events, get creative. They have so far been like Sandy or Ethel or ****ing Mindy. Grandma names. I wouldn't give them people names, I would give them FEROCIOUS ANIMAL names. Winter Storm GHOST THE DIREWOLF or Tropical Vortex TYRANNOSAURUS REX and the like. The rule of thumb should be if the storm is major enough to get named, it should get a name that causes people to panic. You may be on to something. Thought of this when I saw you're post: https://www.npr.org/2014/06/03/318414845/research-americans-less-fearful-of-storms-with-female-names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Well they're calling this one a Cyclone Bomb, Which is pretty awesome and would actually be a good name for a metal band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I think it’s dumb. It’s a typical nor’easter, no more of a snow even than other nor’easters of the past. I can’t help but think Rage Against the Machine when I hear “bomb cyclone”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Dan T. said: Well they're calling this one a Cyclone Bomb, Which is pretty awesome and would actually be a good name for a metal band. Sounds more Punk-ish to me "Winter Storm Pagan Bloodletting" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Frozen iguanas are falling out of the trees in Florida. http://wtvr.com/2018/01/04/frozen-iguanas-falling-from-trees-in-florida/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 9 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said: I agree that this is super annoying. Obviously storms with names probably produce more viewers, but it's stupid. At least if you are going to unnecessarily name winter weather events, get creative. They have so far been like Sandy or Ethel or ****ing Mindy. Grandma names. I wouldn't give them people names, I would give them FEROCIOUS ANIMAL names. Winter Storm GHOST THE DIREWOLF or Tropical Vortex TYRANNOSAURUS REX and the like. The rule of thumb should be if the storm is major enough to get named, it should get a name that causes people to panic. Mythical creatures are better. "Area schools have closed in anticipation of Storm Ijiraq." "Wendigo is a bad one folks, be sure to have enough supplies for at least 4 days." "We're expecting blizzard like condition as Cylcone Yuki-onna moves into the region." If people went through all the trouble of coming up with these monsters and passed them down for generations, we might as well use them to scare people into watching the weather channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Didn't they do that at first? I thought the first year or two they did things like Winter Storm Cerberus and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 15 hours ago, TryTheBeal! said: Metal bands. SnowShower Yngwie? (I know, he was smokin hot a couple decades ago, but Sweden is Sweden.) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Man it's going to be cold in Davenport Iowa. But at least they have Jenny's number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 10 hours ago, Destino said: "Area schools have closed in anticipation of Storm Ijiraq." Per that wiki link: Quote In Inuit mythology an ijiraq is a sort of shape shifter who kidnaps children and hides them away and abandons them. What could go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Let’s look at the bright side of this horrible cold snap. Its really been way too cold for any sort of mass shooting. #optimist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Bump to let everyone know that Dale Jr. helped a family whose car was stuck in the snow, then HE crashed into a tree. Stay safe out thar. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 This will be the winter of record cold temps with very little snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I hate snow so much. Morning commute was completely unsafe. They didn't pretreat the roads in my city for yesterday's storm, and they didn't plow them this morning because they claim they can't plow when the snow is less than two inches deep. So instead what we got were roads covered in sheets of hard packed ice. And way too many people on them driving aggressively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Coldest temp in my town in over 20 years. Got down to 26. Freaked me out at 3 am when my pool emergency system turned on and my hot tub and lights started going. Going to lose some plants, but also it was freezing long enough for the ground to freeze. That'll help kill the mosquito and noseeums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Springfield said: This will be the winter of record cold temps with very little snow. #globalwarmingisahoax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 minute ago, pjfootballer said: #globalwarmingisahoax? Nope. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Gfs predicts six to eight inches next Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, ixcuincle said: Gfs predicts six to eight inches next Monday Weather people - " Oooh snow daaaay!" Damn terrorists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 https://patch.com/maryland/potomac/winter-potomac-may-already-be-over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 40 minutes ago, ixcuincle said: https://patch.com/maryland/potomac/winter-potomac-may-already-be-over ****. Now we’ll get a blizzard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 It’s possible we see some snow on Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 53 minutes ago, ixcuincle said: https://patch.com/maryland/potomac/winter-potomac-may-already-be-over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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