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1 hour ago, powderfreak said:
That seems like a lot. Efficiency Vermont does some decent rebates, though no where near as good as they were just 2-3 years ago. We are doing one condenser and three heads for $9k. Needing two condensers though likely is a big step up as the heads aren’t *that* much more to add. I know once over like 1500-1700 square feet you’ll max out one.
Friends who have done it said it helped a lot this past winter with heating prices. Still need to burn oil or propane from all the fake cold nights, but really helped them in shoulder season late fall and early spring… like the Nov/March stuff.
Judging by some of the responses here, does seem a little high, maybe I could find something closer to 20K. He said something like, "We're not the cheapest, but we are the best". Ha. I guess I kind of went in a little blind not doing a ton of research on overall cost and didn't factor in the pretty high labor costs.
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3 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said:
Just drove through neighborhoods. Lawns cut this week already starting to brown it appears.
Yep, I got one cut in this year and my lawn is starting to brown in spots. I don't even think some of it came out of dormancy from winter--just straight from that tan /brown winter color to that dry/drought brown color...
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1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:
Looking at 16-17K for the splits. Buddy of mine from HS doing it . Said you still need oil heat in the cold winter months, but months like Nov/ Dec and April you can get away with no heat
Just installed all new windows in whole house in Morch which was 14k
How many wall mounted? I got a quote for 5 wall mounted and 2 outside condenser units and think it was 25-26K. I guess had a little sticker shock, so I am sticking with the Midea's I bought last year for now...lol.
Granted, that was only 1 quote, I didn't totally shop around, but figured other would be in that neighborhood, even if a cheaper.
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The NNE time honored tradition of black fly season has commenced in this area of SVT. Today was the first day they were noticeably annoying.
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Epitome of a late season snow map..
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16 minutes ago, wkd said:
If you look at the bag's application instructions regarding how much fertilizer to apply per 1000 sq ft or how many square ft the bag will cover, you will find that the amount of nitrogen applied will be close to the same.
I don't have the bags so I don't know. You may be right the amount applied could be similar based on how many sq feet the bag says it covers. Maybe the 30-0-5 just covers more area and the amount applied could be similar to the 19-0-7. Depends of spreader settings and number of factors I guess. I don't ever use those Combo Fert and Dimension products personally.
The only true way to determine the Nitrogen would be to see the labels.
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1 hour ago, Lava Rock said:
which Lesco Dimension should I use, the 19-0-7 or 30-0-5?
I would use the 19-0-7 just because I don't think you need to drop that much nitrogen in spring (the 30 number in the 30-0-5).
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2 hours ago, tamarack said:
Still had 27" at the stake here on 4/9/08. The winter of SWFE swarms.
When I was looking at this last night figured you were probably still buried with your retention.
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It definitely seems to be a combination of cost and "VT character". The cost is probably the overwhelming factor though.
https://www.treehugger.com/why-one-vermont-town-tearing-asphalt-instead-repairing-potholes-4867361
Just the name of this website says it all
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I like this snippet from the article:
Back in 2008, the New York Times reported that a “citizens’ uprising” was borne in the town of Brookfield, just south of Montpelier, when officials announced plans to pave a half-mile stretch of dirt road. Mortified by the prospect of the road in question being desecrated with asphalt, town residents banded together and fought back. The road was never paved. At the time, Vermont boasted 6,000 miles of paved road — and 8,000 miles of unpaved roads.
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@powderfreakand @PhineasC---Nice guys! I will probably get a quote done in the next few weeks to see the cost. My house gets zero shade in mid summer and I hate any dews above 58F..lol. I run my window ACs all the time in the summer, I need it icy to sleep and just be comfortable in general.
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19 minutes ago, PhineasC said:
I mean, it kinda gets to the point of a little frustration. We keep getting teased with these minor snowfalls, but you know the chances of a big dog are remote now and even if one happened it would melt as soon as the sun came up. Meanwhile, my yard is turning into a pretty gross slime pit. Bring on lower 70s and dry, please. I will be ready for a return of this next October. Right around the corner.
I think I saw you mention in some other post about putting in AC. Are you doing mini-splits or full duct work AC?
I'm maybe one more humid summer away from doing a full mini-split install. Every summer is more dewy than the last it seems.
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On 3/25/2022 at 7:21 AM, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:
Am I okay to edge beds this weekend?
You can pretty edge anytime the ground is not frozen. I personally wont do it here yet because the ground is mush. Might be different down by you.
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1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said:
More I 93 pileups in the morning
I'm guessing there is some empirical data backing up these comments:
Simply put, darkness kills. And darkness in the evening is far deadlier than darkness in the morning," University of Washington professor Steve Calandrillo said. "The evening rush hour is twice as fatal as the morning for various reasons — far more people are on the road, more alcohol is in drivers' bloodstream, people are hurrying to get home, and more children are enjoying outdoor, unsupervised play."
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1 hour ago, PhineasC said:
We are down in Bartlett and it appears to have not even snowed here? Did the storm jump over them? It’s crazy the difference between here and there.
Winds were NW the whole event, not the usual E/SE/NE then switching to NW on the backside. Looking at terrain map you can see how that flow would be pretty brutal there.
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1 hour ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:
You got as much if not more than much of the Berkshires. I think Albany area had around 4 inches?
Savoy had 8" and Cheshire 6.5". I think the NW wind definitely played some part in the lower totals in your area up through Brattleboro and much of SEVT with all the higher terrain to the west.
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4 hours ago, LaGrangewx said:
The Woodford effect was clearly in full force for this storm. Only 4 inches at Mount snow and 6” at Stratton. The snowmobile place In Woodford claims over a foot and the Weathernet Woodford report was 12”.
Hasn't been much of the Woodford Cloud this winter, but this event delivered. There also was that steamer that I dont think was totally upslope driven that drove up totals too I think, maybe just enhanced totals even a bit more than just normal upslope.
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Below forecasted total again here which is kind of expected this winter..lol.
6.1" was final. Still a nice winter scene out there this morning. Interestingly looked like only a couple inches center of Manchester over to the west side of town. Looked much more windblown than here.
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4 hours ago, dendrite said:
Looks like chicken feed.
Yep, it would be nice if you could train them to be more picky and just eat weeds and not everything in sight, that would be pretty sweet..lol.
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1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:
Recommend anything to kill it?
If its small area, you can try to pull it, but it might leave some roots/stolons.
You can get this at big box stores...dont shoot the messenger about using chemicals, just passing along info...
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They germinate in fall and overwinter and then will produce flowers/seeds in spring that drop and start the process over again.
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12 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:
Anybody know what this is or what can kill it off? Started last year.
Most likely chickweed, henbit or bittercress.
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5.6" with some lingering -SN.
This was probably the top event in this craptastic winter here combining snow growth, no wind and sticking to everything. Sad, but it is what it is. Nice that it was a little overachiever too.
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Looks great guys. Solid event up there.
I hated this event..ha. 60 mph gusts, lost a good chunk of shingles, another screwgie in SVT. Every event seems to screw us down here somehow this year. Had some OK snow once winds went calm this afternoon..total was about 5" between wind blown dense stuff and post wind stuff.. Snow growth was really never good.
I think Mitch only had little over 6" and so did the local cocorahs guy at 1800' past Bromley near me as of 430pm, stuck between the forcing in Mass and the mid levels up north I guess?
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Damn...kudos ALY--I sent them a quick note about the wind and they had this out like 3 minutes later:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTISSUED: 9:35 AM FEB. 25, 2022 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...Period of Strong Gusty Winds through 11 AM... A brief period of strong east to southeast winds, 15 to 25 mph, with gusts of 40 to 50 mph, will be possible through 11 AM across portions of the central and northern Taconics, southern Greens, Berkshires, and western Mohawk Valley. These strong winds, combined with the snow on the ground, will produce areas of blowing and drifting snow as well. Motorists in these areas should be prepared to encounter areas of reduced visibilities due to the strong winds and areas of blowing and drifting snow.
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2022 NNE Warm Season Thread
in New England
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Wow, pretty quick drop to 59F by 9pm. You might be the coolest spot in NNE right now..or one of. Outside of some spot right on the water.
69F here.