Nick L
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My "favourite" part about dining there was a particularly gormless waiter. He brought everyone's food out except mine, then asked if he could get anything else...to which I slightly drunkenly replied "Yeah, my food please".
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You somehow managed to hide it! I've unhidden it for you. I've never actually flown in to Denver myself (all the tours I've been on/driven for have been Dallas-based) so don't know where the best places are to go for food. I did go to the Ruby Tuesday when collecting friends from Denver airport, but wasn't too impressed and I'm not usually fussy when it comes to the quality of food! May have been a bad day, although Paul will probably be best places to advise.
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I don't mind hot if it cools down to a tolerable level overnight. The early stages of last summer were perfect IMO, very warm days but it cooled down overnight so it was easy to sleep. But as soon as the humidity increased and the night time minima struggled to drop below the mid-teens it became an unbearable slog. As long as I can sleep, I'm happy.
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Welcome aboard! You may well be cutting it fine now to get any deals so I wouldn't advise waiting too long
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Oh and the tour 4 thread finally wakes up
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When posting charts from wxcharts, please do not crop out the watermarks. The use of site content clearly states not to. Cheers. "Sharing of site content (maps, plots) via social media, forums, email etc is permitted and in fact encouraged for all non-commercial purposes - providing that any watermarks are not removed/covered or full accreditation is provided by way of a link to wxcharts.com. "
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Didn't fancy correcting the "there grammer" part then?
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200th Tornado - Win Your Place On The 2020 Storm Chase
Nick L replied to Paul Sherman's topic in Storm Chase USA
Hi Richie, I think you need to email your prediction to the address above! -
Hardly watch BBC forecasts any more, caught one the other day and saw they STILL haven't improved those abysmal graphics. The ITV ones are far better, at least you can easily tell the difference between clear/cloudy/fog/snow.
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*waves* Fellow tour 4 driver here.
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Good to see you back out Martin, fingers crossed it'll be more lively than last year!
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We really would end up in the s***!
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The lead car is being fitted with one of these! :D
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Where in the states were you living?
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My first year based out of Denver, can't wait! Also, hello Tour 3 folks, I shall be one of your drivers!
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Model output discussion - 7th January onwards
Nick L replied to Paul's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
It's not the model. Snow depth charts from the EC have to be derived from the data it does run. So any snow depth charts are built in house using their own algorithm. We have our own too. The problem is, theirs is rubbish. -
Model output discussion - 7th January onwards
Nick L replied to Paul's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
That's not too farfetched, but a broken clock is right twice a day. But take for example southern Scotland. The ENTIRE EC RUN only has 10-15mm of precipitation. Yet on that chart it's got 15-20 INCHES of snow on the ground! Even assuming all that 10 days of precip falls as snow AND settles AND lasts the 10 days, it's still a tall ask. Unfortunately I'm not able to post EC charts, we would have to pay a hefty licence fee to do so. -
Model output discussion - 7th January onwards
Nick L replied to Paul's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
Usual rant from me, these "snow depth charts" are in no way indicative of what the EC is actually showing. The algorithms in them are hyped up purely for clickbait, that's the only explanation I can think of. Edit: Just noticed that foot and a half of snow near Dublin, yeah alright -
What do you mean by last time ever, Ollie? You packing it in??
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The Hunt for Cold continues 02/01/19
Nick L replied to phil nw.'s topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Please, can we just drop it? If you disagree that a particular post should be in here, either report it or PM one of us. -
The Hunt for Cold continues 02/01/19
Nick L replied to phil nw.'s topic in Spring Weather Discussion
It's the model thread. If someone is talking about the models. We're all good. However, posts discussing whether someone should be posting here or not are not allowed. -
Winter weather chat, moans, banter and ramps
Nick L replied to Paul's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Another wretched performance from models regarding cloud cover last night. Another classic from the UKV... I hope everyone enjoys their crystal clear, sunny start Cannot wait to get rid of this garbage. I'd even take an unsettled southwesterly right now.
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The Hunt for Cold continues 02/01/19
Nick L replied to phil nw.'s topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Not at all! As my job primarily involves forecasting road temperatures, the hopelessness of the models in correctly predicting cloud amounts the last few days has left me somewhat stressed ha. I posted a chart from the Met Office UKV model in the winter moans thread yesterday to illustrate just how bad it's been. -
The Hunt for Cold continues 02/01/19
Nick L replied to phil nw.'s topic in Spring Weather Discussion
I think there's a fundamental lack of understanding regarding the capabilities of models if you can't see the difference between forecasting low level cloud on a local scale, compared to longer term, broader patterns. They're worlds apart, and just because it's immensely difficult to accurately predict cloud cover does not mean the models or forecasters are clueless. -
Winter weather chat, moans, banter and ramps
Nick L replied to Paul's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
To be fair, the GFS did have some patchy cloud over London. We don't usually pay too much attention to the GFS for cloud forecasting but on this occasion it's certainly no worse than the rest.
