PNW February 2022 - Winters Last Stand

[RentonHill]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Umatilla and Hermiston are pretty bad. 

my grandma lived in Umatilla for 30 years. Was always a sad and depressing trip. 

[Meatyorologist]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Probably right... but even that still could feature some c-zone snow events for the lowlands.   

Fairly typical for any cold core convective setup from late Nov thru late Mar.

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, hawkstwelve said:

I always thought of SE SD as a barren, boring landscape as well but turns out it's not 100% true. Obviously I'm not comparing it to the PNW topography but it's not as bad as what most people have in their minds.

As an example, Palisades state park is just 30 minutes outside Sioux Falls (about 10 mins from the town we might end up in) and looks pretty beautiful.

There's also Newton Hills state park which is 40 minutes south of Sioux Falls.

We even have a lake too! Lake Madison is 45 minutes away.

That top pic is super cool... looks like some glacial remnants.

[MossMan]

58 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Nothing is as bad as Moses Lake. 

Unless you are on the lake! My mom and late step dad lived on the lake from 1997 thru 2012. You could see the mountains in the distance and the sunsets were amazing! Along with ice fishing in the winter! I tried to talk her into keeping the place after my step dad died and rent it since I knew prices would just continue to creep up but she just didn’t want anything to do with it after he died. It was a few hundred feet of waterfront and I think 2.5 acres of land if I remember correctly. Had a manufactured house on it that they put on new in 1997 and they build a huge 4 bay shop. She could have made a killing on it right now. 

[Phil]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Good take... thanks for being honest. 

I need to save this post for the next time you tell me the best weather is 52 degree drizzle all summer.   I knew you really didn't think that.  

I mean, when I’m sweating my skin off in the dog days of summer the idea of chilly drizzle is borderline orgasmic. So I do envy places that can experience such conditions.

But I wouldn’t want that as the default summer weather. The depression would far outweigh the physical comfort for me.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That top pic is super cool... looks like some glacial remnants.

The top pic is in Custer State Park in the Black Hills, I went to that lake in October. That is in Western SD. 

 

[Deweydog]

36 minutes ago, jakeinthevalley said:

Well, I checked all those boxes in high school, so......

I may have been voted most sarcastic.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

The top pic is in Custer State Park in the Black Hills, I went to that lake in October. That is in Western SD. 

 

Looks like a photo mix up.    I was wondering about the mountains in the background.    There is a similar geological formation just north of Sioux Falls as well.   

[SilverFallsAndrew]

[Deweydog]

Hour 384 looks worthy of extrapolation!

Might want to use your high sun angle easel…

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

Hour 384 looks worthy of extrapolation!

Might want to use your high sun angle easel…

Could do well up here around hour 432. 

[jakerepp]

1 hour ago, Deweydog said:

Hour 384 looks worthy of extrapolation!

Might want to use your high sun angle easel…

Where's Randy?

Need you to extrapolate, @MossMan

[Front Ranger]

1 hour ago, hawkstwelve said:

I always thought of SE SD as a barren, boring landscape as well but turns out it's not 100% true. Obviously I'm not comparing it to the PNW topography but it's not as bad as what most people have in their minds.

As an example, Palisades state park is just 30 minutes outside Sioux Falls (about 10 mins from the town we might end up in) and looks pretty beautiful.

There's also Newton Hills state park which is 40 minutes south of Sioux Falls.

We even have a lake too! Lake Madison is 45 minutes away.

Yeah, 90% of South Dakota is boring wasteland/ag land, but both the east and west ends have some nice areas. Black Hills area easily takes the cake.

[LowerGarfield]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Umatilla and Hermiston are pretty bad. 

Hermiston isn't a bad place though esp compared to Umatilla. Surprised Umatilla isn't better given how fast Trip Cities is growing. How's Pendleton?

[MossMan]

59 minutes ago, jakerepp said:

Where's Randy?

Need you to extrapolate, @MossMan

 

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

4 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Nothing is as bad as Moses Lake. 

The lake is nice, but other than that. . .   At least it doesn't have an airport with a runway 13,500 feet long that is used for heavy jet training and by the military, because that would be loud with all those planes!  Oh, wait . . .

[GHweatherChris]

1 hour ago, Front Ranger said:

Yeah, 90% of South Dakota is boring wasteland/ag land, but both the east and west ends have some nice areas. Black Hills area easily takes the cake.

Been to the Black Hills twice, it never disappoints!! 

[jakerepp]

50 minutes ago, MossMan said:

 

Looks good!

[Deweydog]

If we were to successfully pitch one of the networks to do a situation comedy based on the forum, who would be cast as who?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

31 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

If we were to successfully pitch one of the networks to do a situation comedy based on the forum, who would be cast as who?

Joe Rogan could play me. 

[Deweydog]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Joe Rogan could play me. 

I think everyone needs to be exceptionally pasty. Except for Tim who I could see being played by George Hamilton.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

I think everyone needs to be exceptionally pasty. Except for Tim who I could see being played by George Hamilton.

Who is Jim Gaffigan? 

[Deweydog]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Who is Jim Gaffigan? 

I’ll make some calls.

[MossMan]

10 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

If we were to successfully pitch one of the networks to do a situation comedy based on the forum, who would be cast as who?

Matt- Andy Samberg 

Jim- Chevy Chase 

Andrew- Sam Elliott 

Chris- Mike Leach 

Tim- Christopher McDonald

Snowmizer- John Paul Tremblay

Phil- Wayne Knight 

Front Ranger- Jim Parsons 

Brian in Leavenworth- Mike Rowe

To be continued with many others. 

 

 

 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Matt- Andy Samberg 

Jim- Chevy Chase 

Andrew- Sam Elliott 

Chris- Mike Leach 

Tim- Christopher McDonald

Snowmizer- John Paul Tremblay

Phil- Wayne Knight 

Front Ranger- Jim Parsons 

Brian in Leavenworth- Mike Rowe

To be continued with many others. 

 

 

 

I think of Matt's personality being very similar to Jim from The Office.    Always witty and sarcastic and usually funny as hell.  

[TT-SEA]

And Phil's personality might be like Newman from Seinfeld (Wayne Knight)... but he looks totally different and that is a good thing! 

Jared as Sheldon from Big Bang... that is a pretty good call too.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I think of Matt's personality being very similar to Jim from The Office.    Always witty and sarcastic and usually funny as hell.  

There was a situation at work the other day, and I thought "what would Michael Scott do?" And I acted accordingly. 

[Deweydog]

Gary Busey needs to be worked in there somewheres.

[GHweatherChris]

10 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Matt- Andy Samberg 

Jim- Chevy Chase 

Andrew- Sam Elliott 

Chris- Mike Leach 

Tim- Christopher McDonald

Snowmizer- John Paul Tremblay

Phil- Wayne Knight 

Front Ranger- Jim Parsons 

Brian in Leavenworth- Mike Rowe

To be continued with many others. 

 

 

 

“We're a very soft team. We get a lot of good press. We like to read it a lot. We like to pat ourselves on the back, and if we get any resistance, we fold...They're fat, dumb and happy and entitled.”

[TT-SEA]

Just now, GHweatherChris said:

“We're a very soft team. We get a lot of good press. We like to read it a lot. We like to pat ourselves on the back, and if we get any resistance, we fold...They're fat, dumb and happy and entitled.”

But noone really knows for sure.  

[GHweatherChris]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

But noone really knows for sure.  

Mike Leach did!

[GHweatherChris]

13 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Matt- Andy Samberg 

Jim- Chevy Chase 

Andrew- Sam Elliott 

Chris- Mike Leach 

Tim- Christopher McDonald

Snowmizer- John Paul Tremblay

Phil- Wayne Knight 

Front Ranger- Jim Parsons 

Brian in Leavenworth- Mike Rowe

To be continued with many others. 

 

 

 

I could see Christopher Walken playing Jim, “we need more cowbell!”

[Deweydog]

I envision a lot of catch phrases and wild audience reactions.

 

[MossMan]

21 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Gary Busey needs to be worked in there somewheres.

Kevin Martin if he gets unbanned or gets out of jail? 

[snow_wizard]

One thing I have to say about this winter is the northern 2/3 of Central and Eastern (especially Central) WA have managed to hold onto the cold for a long time.  Some areas over there have been almost continuously cold since late December.  For example, Wenatchee ended up with a January average of 24.8 which is 4.1 below normal.  Even tonight there are a lot of upper teens to mid 20s over there.  Nice to see that.

As for over here....I still think we are going to score again.

[TT-SEA]

Need to also work in Nick Offerman somehow.

[TT-SEA]

Charlie Day too... this character seems Iike half the forum. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

48/32 day here looks like a long stretch of dry and mild weather starting soon 

[GHweatherChris]

57 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Charlie Day too... this character seems Iike half the forum. 

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Charlie Day too... this character seems Iike half the forum. 

Was making Charlie references all day here in PDX