Recent comments in /f/boston
daddytorgo t1_jc2ag0u wrote
Reply to comment by TurnsOutImAScientist in Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
Yeah, I'm thinking that's what we'll get at worst. With the ground still so warm, I think a lot of stuff will be like Saturday and just melt as it hits too.
northeasternlurker t1_jc2989z wrote
Reply to Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
He still inflates snow totals. 3-4 inches max.
inseminator9001 t1_jc2903y wrote
Building the Red-Blue connector would get rid of a lot of the transit traffic in the tunnel.
TurtleLikeReflx t1_jc28uzq wrote
Reply to Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
His Weather Wisdom podcast is also super insightful leading up to storms
TurnsOutImAScientist t1_jc28n6f wrote
Reply to comment by josef_k___ in Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
I apologize, we proactively made sure our snowblower would start about a week ago, guaranteeing it wouldn't be needed lol.
But yeah in general Boston is pretty disappointing for fun weather events. Really miss the dramatic thunderstorms in more mid-Atlantic places, here they mostly seem to miss us or evaporate.
_peteyfourfingers_ t1_jc286a8 wrote
Reply to Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
>>Lowest Confidence Area
MEIRL
josef_k___ t1_jc27gch wrote
Reply to comment by TurnsOutImAScientist in Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
Yeah, slush and shitty wind. Heavy, fluffy snow coming straight down with no wind for a good length of time is so rare in Boston that I vividly remember the last time it happened (though not the date...maybe 2 winters ago): I went to the arboretum and sat in the ash tree section for 2-3 hours, getting completely engulfed by the snow, then walked around for another hour or so. Nobody was there and it was stunningly gorgeous, serene, and pristine.
TurnsOutImAScientist t1_jc25wdb wrote
Reply to Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
For JP my money is on 3 inches of slush. Whatever happens, the warmer weather later this week means it'll mostly be gone. Too bad the snow is coming after the rain or else maybe we'd wash some salt away too.
SlightlyStoopkid t1_jc256tm wrote
Reply to Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
i trust epstein. never gets caught sleeping, keeps great records. def won't leave us hanging.
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RhaenyrasUncle t1_jc2492e wrote
Reply to Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
Fitchburg gonna learn today.
UpInTheCut t1_jc245ra wrote
No because of gridlock, a car sitting idle releases way more pollution than moving.. You want a cleaner /greener city? Keep cars moving..
Po0rYorick t1_jc20do4 wrote
If transit riders account for at least half of the total bodies using the tunnel, they should get half the real estate.
CarbonRod12 t1_jc1w083 wrote
Reply to comment by psychicsword in Should they dedicate a lane in the Ted Williams to public transit? by djohnstonb
Yeah the fact that the city didn't undo the painting for the temporary ones just makes people less likely to follow current/future ones. What a joke.
Wizard_of_Rozz t1_jc1r889 wrote
They shut off TWT traffic coming from Logan last night due to complete gridlock. Second time in a week I had to take a detour through Revere to go south! What a cluster.
SuckMyAssmar t1_jc1jf8a wrote
Reply to comment by 2nd-Hand-Butt-Plug in Should they dedicate a lane in the Ted Williams to public transit? by djohnstonb
Isnt that wuta bus is
pillbinge t1_jc1iz0k wrote
Drivers who know it won’t be enforced would love to have a lane to themselves.
gnimsh t1_jc1h9qe wrote
Take the damn ramp back from the staties
rayslinky t1_jc1en6u wrote
It already has a dedicated lane under the harbor, called the Blue Line.
psychicsword t1_jc10i5v wrote
Reply to comment by jamesland7 in Should they dedicate a lane in the Ted Williams to public transit? by djohnstonb
There are also "temporary" bus lanes that they painted down during the orange line shutdown that are entirely unused now but still painted there.
How am I supposed to be able to tell which ones are real and which are fake.
Ordie100 t1_jc0o3gp wrote
Simply wouldn't be feasible. Would cause traffic jams on both ends that would hold up everyone, buses included. Realistically there should have been a third tunnel sank for a bidirectional busway when the big dig was done, serious missed opportunity.
2nd-Hand-Butt-Plug t1_jc0jdrt wrote
No, not if it would mean eliminating a lane for POV's.
jamesland7 t1_jc0j0z4 wrote
they should have built it that way, but not now. Look at all the other protected bus lanes in the area that are just ignored. Without enforcement, they're just a waste.
Foreign-Inspection-9 t1_jc2agi8 wrote
Reply to Dave Epstein's (@growingwisdom) Snow Forecast - he tends to be one of the more realistic forecasters. He's less about the drama and more about the science. by Lurchie_
I took a meteorology class he taught when I was in college! I really enjoyed it, and enjoy his forecasts.