I'm happy about the weather, ... I'm happy about the turnout. I'm happy to see so many old friends and new faces as well.

On the plus side, the cold weather will keep it up on the surface.

How do you establish online friends by talking about the weather?

Obviously, it's frustrating when you get weather like this. And the (weather) forecast is not good for the next two days, so I think it will be a drawn match.

I don't think it's all that attractive. It's a very seasonal place that is lively when the weather is warm enough to enjoy the scenery, but for a good part of the year it's pretty cold and pretty desolate.

North Atlantic oscillation is an indicator, and it's been fairly accurate during the last few years for predicting winter weather over the northeastern U.S.. It's a pretty complicated thing. We look at data buoys and other information-gathering devices. It gets pretty technical.