April 2023 Observations and Discussion

Frank_Wx wrote:Happy Easter to all!!! Wishing everyone a day filled with love, happiness and FOOD!

Same to you, Frank, and all the wonderful weather lovers of this amazing site!

Happy Easter everyone

Buona Pasqua To everyone out there. Enjoy the day!

Happy Belated Easter to everyone.

Was in Tampa Bay with my son who was fortunate and blessed to have been able to call both Frozen Four NCAA D1 Men's Hockey Games for Natoinal Champion Quinnipiac at Amalie Arena. Title game was intense and remarkable, his call was dramatic on the radio, so proud of him.

Tampa was 90* and gorgeous weather. Bringing some of that warmth home with me for this week LOL!!

30* for my low overnight!

amugs wrote:Happy Belated Easter to everyone.

Was in Tampa Bay with my son who was fortunate and blessed to have been able to call both Frozen Four NCAA D1 Men's Hockey Games for Notional Champion Quinnipiac at Amalie Arena. Title game was intense and remarkable, his call was dramatic on the radio, so proud of him.

Tampa was 90* and gorgeous weather. Bringing some of that warmth home with me for this week LOL!!

30* for my low overnight!

Unbelievable game Mugs. I went to Quinnipiac back from 95-99' before transferring to Stony Brook to finish my undergrad. Was so excited for them. Any chance you have a link to your son's call? Id love to gear it.

sroc4 wrote:

amugs wrote:Happy Belated Easter to everyone.

Was in Tampa Bay with my son who was fortunate and blessed to have been able to call both Frozen Four NCAA D1 Men's Hockey Games for Notional Champion Quinnipiac at Amalie Arena. Title game was intense and remarkable, his call was dramatic on the radio, so proud of him.

Tampa was 90* and gorgeous weather. Bringing some of that warmth home with me for this week LOL!!

30* for my low overnight!

Unbelievable game Mugs.  I went to Quinnipiac back from 95-99' before transferring to Stony Brook to finish my undergrad. Was so excited for them.  Any chance you have a link to your son's call?  Id love to gear it.  

HOLY SMOKES that's right you told me that - you should have made the trip Scott!! That would have been amazing. It was incredible and so MANY alumni flew in for the game Saturday of course - 2 hour pregame at the Amalie Cigar Pub, then a 2.5 hours open bar at the Westin Hotel where the team was staying after the game. Surreal!

SROC here is the call - game winner radio:

MHOK: Relive the final moments of Jacob Quillan's overtime goal for @QU_MIH to win Quinnipiac's first national championship in school history. Broadcasted by @mugnoma and @ericzank31.#MFrozenFour | #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/5JGNdKLOVq

— Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network (@QBSN) April 9, 2023

With his buddies he nicknamed the Sherbrook Boys - both boys hail from Sherbrook Quebec and played hockey together since they were 5 years old - best freinds. Matt in his suit after the game with the trophy - that is cool.

MHOK: Relive the final moments of Jacob Quillan's overtime goal for @QU_MIH to win Quinnipiac's first national championship in school history. Broadcasted by @mugnoma and @ericzank31.#MFrozenFour | #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/5JGNdKLOVq

— Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network (@QBSN) April 9, 2023

The Creme de la creme - he videotaped his OT call just as a hunch - and the hunch paid off handsomely:

MHOK: Relive the final moments of Jacob Quillan's overtime goal for @QU_MIH to win Quinnipiac's first national championship in school history. Broadcasted by @mugnoma and @ericzank31.#MFrozenFour | #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/5JGNdKLOVq

— Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network (@QBSN) April 9, 2023

amugs wrote:

sroc4 wrote:

amugs wrote:Happy Belated Easter to everyone.

Was in Tampa Bay with my son who was fortunate and blessed to have been able to call both Frozen Four NCAA D1 Men's Hockey Games for Notional Champion Quinnipiac at Amalie Arena. Title game was intense and remarkable, his call was dramatic on the radio, so proud of him.

Tampa was 90* and gorgeous weather. Bringing some of that warmth home with me for this week LOL!!

30* for my low overnight!

Unbelievable game Mugs.  I went to Quinnipiac back from 95-99' before transferring to Stony Brook to finish my undergrad. Was so excited for them.  Any chance you have a link to your son's call?  Id love to gear it.  

HOLY SMOKES that's right you told me that - you should have made the trip Scott!! That would have been amazing. It was incredible and so MANY alumni flew in for the game Saturday of course - 2 hour pregame at the Amalie Cigar Pub, then a 2.5 hours open bar at the Westin Hotel where the team was staying after the game. Surreal!

SROC here is the call - game winner radio:

MHOK: Relive the final moments of Jacob Quillan's overtime goal for @QU_MIH to win Quinnipiac's first national championship in school history. Broadcasted by @mugnoma and @ericzank31.#MFrozenFour | #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/5JGNdKLOVq

— Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network (@QBSN) April 9, 2023

With his buddies he nicknamed the Sherbrook Boys - both boys hail from Sherbrook Quebec and played hockey together since they were 5 years old - best freinds. Matt in his suit after the game with the trophy - that is cool.

MHOK: Relive the final moments of Jacob Quillan's overtime goal for @QU_MIH to win Quinnipiac's first national championship in school history. Broadcasted by @mugnoma and @ericzank31.#MFrozenFour | #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/5JGNdKLOVq

— Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network (@QBSN) April 9, 2023

The Creme de la creme - he videotaped his OT call just as a hunch - and the hunch paid off handsomely:

MHOK: Relive the final moments of Jacob Quillan's overtime goal for @QU_MIH to win Quinnipiac's first national championship in school history. Broadcasted by @mugnoma and @ericzank31.#MFrozenFour | #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/5JGNdKLOVq

— Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network (@QBSN) April 9, 2023

Omg Mugs! Incredible call. Gave me goose bumps. When I was a freshman soccer player I lived on the floor in the Commons with like 10 of the freshman hockey players back in 95. I became close friends with many of them. Between 10 hockey players and like 5 freshman soccer players and a few others sprinkled in our floor was mayhem. Our RA didn’t have a chance. Lolol. I have a special connection with Quinnipiac hockey. Listen to that call brought me back to those days and some really fond memories with those guys. Great stuff! Tell your son he should be proud.

Have Mercy!!! Lol

Mugsy, that heartfelt and outstanding call by your son reminded me of the 1951 "The Giants win the pennant" call of 1951! So glad to see that tradition pass on to your son!

Eevn Better - on MSG 150 last night!!

MHOK: This isn’t real. Nooooo way

Amidst all the celebration in Hamden yesterday we had to to see @MSGNetworks. @BillPidto & @MSGNetworks crew (’s) delivered this.

Surreal. My dream is to be sitting there talking shop w/@VallysView.

All love @QBSN @Q30Sports pic.twitter.com/CQOjcxVRLD

— Matthew P. Mugno (@mugnoma) April 11, 2023

Video of his call he made - just on a hunch!!

CHAMPIONS:

… YES. @QBSN | @Q30Sports pic.twitter.com/tc52ceWcrl

— Matthew P. Mugno (@mugnoma) April 9, 2023

83* at 3 pm. Of course since I am in the midst of packing to move and we have an AN week! Had to pull out tank tops and shorts, as I don't have central AC. Feel bad for the movers, it's going to be toasty on Friday for the big day! But love that the sun feels so warm!

Was in my car yesterday afternoon for a long drive and had to cave on the AC in the car. I'm trying desperately not to cave on the AC in my house (it's APRIL!!), but not sure I'll make it to the Saturday cool-down. Was already feeling a little warm there before I even left for work this morning, so this evening might compel me to flip the switch.
Also, allergy season is officially upon us. I found that out yesterday too. lol

billg315 wrote:Was in my car yesterday afternoon for a long drive and had to cave on the AC in the car. I'm trying desperately not to cave on the AC in my house (it's APRIL!!), but not sure I'll make it to the Saturday cool-down. Was already feeling a little warm there before I even left for work this morning, so this evening might compel me to flip the switch.
Also, allergy season is officially upon us. I found that out yesterday too. lol

Wife complained of the house being too hot so had to put on AC last night,LOL.Will do so again tonight.

77 degrees already, sunny, calm winds.Trees budding out and flowering trees starting to open.Yep, billg, heard from a few I know about the allergies.Don't suffer from that but feel for those who do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWvjdrgrqK4

My air is on and it is 80 here. I just wanted to see if it works. It does. Yay!

84* in New Hope, holding off on putting on the air, a few windows open to capture the breezes...

Up to 84° and still climbing. Predicted high is 89.

Looks like there is a pretty bad fire down in Ocean County.
Hope the folks down there are out of harms way.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/nj-firefighters-battle-3-800-acre-forest-fire/vi-AA19Mp1s?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=55eda5af93c0405e98130641f42ccf6b&ei=6

docstox12 wrote:

billg315 wrote:Was in my car yesterday afternoon for a long drive and had to cave on the AC in the car. I'm trying desperately not to cave on the AC in my house (it's APRIL!!), but not sure I'll make it to the Saturday cool-down. Was already feeling a little warm there before I even left for work this morning, so this evening might compel me to flip the switch.
Also, allergy season is officially upon us. I found that out yesterday too. lol

Wife complained of the house being too hot so had to put on AC last night,LOL.Will do so again tonight.

77 degrees already, sunny, calm winds.Trees budding out and flowering trees starting to open.Yep, billg, heard from a few I know about the allergies.Don't suffer from that but feel for those who do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWvjdrgrqK4

LOL. I think I'm featured in that ad! Yes, my Spring allergies are always bad and they have now officially kicked off this year in earnest. The nasal sprays do a pretty good job of mitigating the symptoms, but nothing works fully.

Getting smoked here, bigly thunder and lightening with .65" so far and it's just spinning 

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/el-ni-o-watch-issued-183352479.html

Is this a good thing or not necessarily?

A couple of glorious days recently. Today was 75 and in the sun, I baked with a beer.

I notice the leaf canopy is pretty much out up here and while I am no pro nor do I measure scientifically, I esitimate the leaf canopy is close to three weeks earlier than it should be. So leaves are out sooner than I would have expected. Ditto for the hostas, campanulas, and so on. I usually do not see this stuff peeking out until mid-May.

My iPhone says cloudy for tomorrow but NWS says up to an inch of raind by late afternoon tomorrow into the evening with 100% chance of rain. Somebody messed up the data stream.

LGlickman, about that link saying the el nino is coming...according to this link I found, we may see warmer temps and less snow because of an el nino

https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/el-nino-event-2023-seasonal-weather-changes-winter-forecast-united-states-canada-europe-fa/#:~:text=There%20is%20less%20snowfall%20in,over%20parts%20of%20the%20east.

dkodgis wrote:A couple of glorious days recently. Today was 75 and in the sun, I baked with a beer.

I notice the leaf canopy is pretty much out up here and while I am no pro nor do I measure scientifically, I esitimate the leaf canopy is close to three weeks earlier than it should be. So leaves are out sooner than I would have expected. Ditto for the hostas, campanulas, and so on. I usually do not see this stuff peeking out until mid-May.

My iPhone says cloudy for tomorrow but NWS says up to an inch of raind by late afternoon tomorrow into the evening with 100% chance of rain. Somebody messed up the data stream.

that's funny because down here we were freezing all day 59 high but with the winds it felt like 50 and was overcast...LOL I thought it was supposed to be warm out yesterday.. Today was a nicer day. 74 sunny, but now the clouds rolling in

currently thunderstorms are rolling thru 59*

1.96" recorded here with 3 rounds of pretty good t-storms, vibrant lightening adn thunder.
NOW we get the trough over the area which will casue freeze and frost warnings for the hills later week and through early May. Rainy conditions as well.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Again where is this in Jan and Feb?? Always be careful for what you wish for cause this will go through the middle of May possibly as the pattern settles.

amugs wrote:ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Again where is this in Jan and Feb?? Always be careful for what you wish for cause this will go through the middle of May possibly as the pattern settles.

Been warning all the winter haters of this exact thing. Everyone was so happy about the warm winter. I said from the start, well when this pattern breaks and we go into a colder pattern it will be spring and instead of 70 it will be in the 40's and 50's. Now we are seeing it lol

44 degrees a bit after 7 am. Drizzling. April showers this weekend I guess.


Heat;s been off. It's been a struggle to keep it off. In the mornings, the house is chilly and I am lazy but I force myself to make a fire. I am a wood kind of guy.

Yes. This cool pattern is locked in.

dkodgis wrote:44 degrees a bit after 7 am.  Drizzling. April showers this weekend I guess.


Heat;s been off. It's been a struggle to keep it off. In the mornings, the house is chilly and I am lazy but I force myself to make a fire.  I am a wood kind of guy.

Yes. This cool pattern is locked in.

Same struggle here. Once I turn the heat off for the season, I hate putting it back on (which is ridiculous since all I'm doing is flipping a switch -- but its psychological for me). Luckily with my allergies I've been keeping my windows shut for the last couple weeks to keep the pollen out so that has allowed me to hold the heat inside for the most part. Hopefully when the weather turns warmer, we'll be past pollen season and I can get some fresh air back in the place.