Those Evil Webcams

macshpman · 07-29-2007, 11:37 AM

Here I sit on a Beautiful Sunday morning taking a break from my chores watching the lake via webcam. How can it be possible that the lawn mowing, pool cleaning, garden weeding, truck washing and picking my wife up from the airport all fall on a awesome Sunday. Its just not right! I feel like a kid with my nose pressed against the candy store window and not a coin in my pocket. I"m not certain if I can go all week, Saturday seems so far away.

kjbathe · 07-29-2007, 05:11 PM

Yeah, you chose poorly today...

It was beautiful on the water in spite of the forecast. It was fun to see the number of folks just lounging in the water, in their tubes and hanging off docks to beat the heat. But Saturday isn't far off -- you can make it!

Island Life · 07-29-2007, 09:42 PM

Mac, you weren't the only one not at the Lake. Looked like lots of people stayed away because of the forecast. Too bad. We had a few sprinkles Saturday morning but the rest of the weekend was glorious. In fact, the last 5 days have been the best of the summer. Let's hope the warm & sunny weather stays.

Blue Thunder · 07-30-2007, 06:56 AM

Two weekends in a row where the forecast was totally blown. Not a top ten yesterday but it was great none the less. No boat traffic, no wind and a great day to sit on the dock.

BT

Rose · 07-30-2007, 07:20 AM

JoJo's has a sign up saying "Are any weather forecasters accurate?" Needless to say, I asked the cashier who the person was who was dissing the forecasters...she said it was the owner. I told her to let him know there were two meteorologists staying on Buzzel Cove for the week.

I'm here, I'm a thunderstorm repulsor, so no need to worry.

Rose

P.S. - notice I said I'm a thunderstorm repulsor...I didn't say anything about rain.

DRH · 07-30-2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Not a top ten yesterday but it was great none the less. No boat traffic, no wind and a great day to sit on the dock.BT

There may not have been any boat traffic where you were, BT, but there sure was where we are! Boat traffic yesterday in the area between Smith Point and Minge Cove (with the West Alton sandbar in between) was very heavy yesterday ... the heaviest we've seen so far this year. The wakes were rolling into our dock just like an ocean surf!

Blue Thunder · 07-30-2007, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rose

JoJo's has a sign up saying "Are any weather forecasters accurate?" Needless to say, I asked the cashier who the person was who was dissing the forecasters...she said it was the owner. I told her to let him know there were two meteorologists staying on Buzzel Cove for the week.

I'm here, I'm a thunderstorm repulsor, so no need to worry.

Rose

P.S. - notice I said I'm a thunderstorm repulsor...I didn't say anything about rain.

Believe it or not Rose, I almost typed "Sorry Rose" in my original post. I actually think very highly of you and your prognostication of the weather, especially in the winter months. Even Barry Burbank was way off.

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Originally Posted by DRH

There may not have been any boat traffic where you were, BT, but there sure was where we are! Boat traffic yesterday in the area between Smith Point and Minge Cove (with the West Alton sandbar in between) was very heavy yesterday ... the heaviest we've seen so far this year. The wakes were rolling into our dock just like an ocean surf!

Sorry to hear that Don, quite a contrast between Sebago and Winnipesaukee.

Blue Thunder

Rose · 07-30-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Believe it or not Rose, I almost typed "Sorry Rose" in my original post. I actually think very highly of you and your prognostication of the weather, especially in the winter months. Even Barry Burbank was way off.

Thanks for the kind words. I don't mind people busting on the forecasters...they sometimes do screw it up (some more than others). I just love it when strangers start making small talk and start in with the "it must be nice to get paid for being wrong" line, not realizing that I'm a met. When I tell them, they usually get flustered and don't know what to say.

I'm glad I don't do it for a living, and I'm certainly glad I'm not doing it right now. The upper level pattern is more reminiscent of spring, and that's always a tough time to forecast. I knew there would be showers around Saturday to today, but if I did it for a living, I'd hammer into my audiences head that thunderstorms are REALLY difficult to place accurately, both in time and space. Except where I am...then they won't happen.

mets3007 · 07-30-2007, 10:35 PM

I look at the webcams once or twice a day on the Snake Eyes Weather Watch Cam page and I miss being there, but, it makes me excided to go back there and gets me through the week that I am home.

07-29-2007, 11:37 AM	#1
macshpman Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern NH Posts: 32 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Those Evil Webcams Here I sit on a Beautiful Sunday morning taking a break from my chores watching the lake via webcam. How can it be possible that the lawn mowing, pool cleaning, garden weeding, truck washing and picking my wife up from the airport all fall on a awesome Sunday. Its just not right! I feel like a kid with my nose pressed against the candy store window and not a coin in my pocket. I"m not certain if I can go all week, Saturday seems so far away.

07-29-2007, 09:42 PM	#3
Island Life Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 273 Thanks: 12 Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts	Not the only one Mac, you weren't the only one not at the Lake. Looked like lots of people stayed away because of the forecast. Too bad. We had a few sprinkles Saturday morning but the rest of the weekend was glorious. In fact, the last 5 days have been the best of the summer. Let's hope the warm & sunny weather stays. __________________ Island Life the way my grandparents' grandparents enjoyed it - but with a faster boat!!!

07-30-2007, 06:56 AM	#4
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 955 Thanks: 256 Thanked 351 Times in 158 Posts	Oh to be a Weather Forecaster! Two weekends in a row where the forecast was totally blown. Not a top ten yesterday but it was great none the less. No boat traffic, no wind and a great day to sit on the dock. BT __________________ " Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come"

07-30-2007, 07:20 AM	#5
Rose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 498 Thanks: 62 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts	BT - Do you own JoJo's? JoJo's has a sign up saying "Are any weather forecasters accurate?" Needless to say, I asked the cashier who the person was who was dissing the forecasters...she said it was the owner. I told her to let him know there were two meteorologists staying on Buzzel Cove for the week. I'm here, I'm a thunderstorm repulsor, so no need to worry. Rose P.S. - notice I said I'm a thunderstorm repulsor...I didn't say anything about rain.

07-29-2007, 05:11 PM	#2
kjbathe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 286 Thanks: 3 Thanked 22 Times in 12 Posts	Yeah, you chose poorly today... It was beautiful on the water in spite of the forecast. It was fun to see the number of folks just lounging in the water, in their tubes and hanging off docks to beat the heat. But Saturday isn't far off -- you can make it!

07-30-2007, 10:35 PM	#9
mets3007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 170 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I look at the webcams once or twice a day on the Snake Eyes Weather Watch Cam page and I miss being there, but, it makes me excided to go back there and gets me through the week that I am home.