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I know they are very rare, but she is lucky as might have been killed if the boyfriend doesn't intervene.
I think only 1 documented black bear death in VT history?
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10 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:
Lawn sweeper:
Nice, how many passes can you do before you have to dump it?
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10 hours ago, SJonesWX said:
I love when you get done cleaning up and the lawn looks all green and awesome. then you look out the window an hour later and there are leaves all over the place again. can't I just get 1 day of enjoyment looking at the clean lawn?
The worst. I just decided to delay any leaf cleanup this year until like 70% are down. I was going to do a cleanup last weekend and glad I didn't, it became S+ leaf drop with .25 mile VIS later that day. Would have driven me mad.
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6 minutes ago, powderfreak said:
The bolded is the real crux of the community issue. The home inventory that was removed from that $100-$200k annual family/couple income class (even spouse couples making $250k around here) in many areas has definitely upped the ante. The teachers, police, city hall employees, middle management to director levels of hospitality/service industry, business owners, etc are all out on buying stuff around here now it seems.
I think about what Phin’s place went for, the land, size, view, etc. That might get you a fixer upper on small land around here now. Or maybe just a 2-3 bedroom condo/townhome? So jealous of that price to quality of property ratio, ha.
Even if you find something you can afford, it’s bought cash sight unseen overnight. Forget the time to make sure financing is in line. That’s one of the biggest hurdles for most of the folks who could’ve worked towards those $250-$750k level homes…competing with all cash offers, no inspections, etc on real short notice and they are all now $750k+.
Sums it really, the 100k-200k income earners just sitting tight. I will say almost everyone of our friends or kids friends parents already owned pre-Covid, even those with alot of equity in their home, it doesn't make sense because as it would just be a lateral move with a higher interest rate even with a massive down-payment.
The 1 million+ housing market is interesting, those rarely sold pre covid, those just sat forever and ever. Now, going like hotcakes..lol.
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1 hour ago, mreaves said:
I agree, there are numerous factors that come into play. We also need to remember that many of the employees that work at the resorts and other tourism oriented businesses would also be using, if not STRs then MTRs, Medium Term Rentals, for the entire season so some of the shift is there. It's hard to incentivize a focus on non-luxury housing though. Developers will build where they can make the most profit and that's where the market is. It's also harder to build in our areas. Between regulations, which can be changed, physical challenges with terrain and the simple fact that when people think of moving to NNE, most aren't thinking of living in an apartment block. Most people want to live in a house in the country.
There was a glut of housing pre-covid in this area where houses had literally been sitting on the market for years in some cases. It's amazing how picky we were able to be when shopping around for housing, listing agents would send multiple follow up emails and phone calls for a house we saw that we had really had no interest in buying, trying everything they could to make it seem appealing. Now its get us your best and final 3 days after it's listed.
Many service industry, blue collar, etc were still priced out even back pre 2020. (At least in Manchester/Dorset,etc) There were not a ton of long term rentals, but definitely some, those have seemed to vanish with owners wanting to cash out on the market. Most service industry from here live over the border in ENY--Granville, Greenwich, Hoosick Falls when there are rentals and much cheaper housing.
The 250k-500k homes pre covid are the real killer. Those were still in reach for many locals around here--Teachers, law enforcement, steady 2 income family, small business owner, Orvis workforce, etc. Those are now 550k-1Mil at 7% with about half going to CASH buyers. Some of the places where new students have come from in my kids classes--Seattle, Boston, NYC, NJ, DC, Florida, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, CT. They had to add a third class in my daughters 5th grade. The family from Seattle literally just did a Google search and moved here, never had been to VT before. They did a zoom tour of house and bought it no inspection, obviously sight unseen(well in person at least), drove cross country and realized the house had no basement when they went inside and tried to find the door to it. When you are going against 10 offers, you might miss some stuff you would think is standard.(I'm sure there are plenty of remote buying stories like that) Hard to compete in a small town with limited inventory when the buyer pool is national.
There has definitely been a ground swell to get affordable housing options has been mentioned by you and Alex and others. Zoning, Height restrictions, red tape stuff always seems to pop up thought before even getting off the ground.
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1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:
What happened the poster Sugarloaf? Dude always loved his foliage
I was thinking that. He was foliage king, drove all over NE every year it seemd.
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No frost or freeze yet here. Clouds or wind have thrown a wrench in any radiating night.
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Definitely past peak down in Mitch's hood. Woodford, Searsburg, Wilmington etc had almost no vibrant reds or oranges between 1400-2k.
Interestingly it looks much better up here in the same elevation range in the Magic, Stratton, Bromley area.
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One thing i have noticed this year that is different from other years, is that in recent years the Maples in the low elevations around town and under 1k just have not looked that great for whatever reason. But man, there are some intense Reds and Oranges that are on a different level so far.
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34 minutes ago, Froude said:
You'll be fine. We're on the early side of peak, there will be plenty of leaves left and it looks like another sunny stretch next week.
Was driving around the western slopes of the Greens today and thinking the same thing. The colors are phenomenal. Seems like the trees are all synced up this year and turning at the same time. Between that and all the sunny weather it's been one of the best foliage seasons that I can remember.
We are usually behind you guys, but its already looking really good down here too, fruity pebbles color splashing the mid slopes. I mean you cant draw up the weather any better--no wind, no rain, cool nights and sunny days.
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7 hours ago, eyewall said:
Any idea how smugglers notch is doing? I am hoping I am not too late early next week.
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Nice shots everyone...should be pretty good timing down here for Columbus day weekend for the peepers...got some family coming into town that has never been to VT in fall, should be a good show for them.
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3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:
Is Phin in Randolph?
Did he get the boot from amwx? Or just suspended?
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54 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:
I've had that happen. I guess we'll see how the next week goes and if it slowly fills in.
It is definitely going to green up, but there will probably be some dead spots too. Just too dry for there not to be some die off, but you will have no clue what is dead and not unless you wait a bit.
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30 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:
How much do folks think the Bolton valley condos @2k receive annually in snowfall .
My guess is Jspin would have an excellent idea and PF would as well. My guess would be 180-210” or so
Thinking about grabbing one?
JSpin cocorahs average looks like 150" at 500'. So adjust accordingly up from there
. I think that's Jspins home mountain and lives right there, so he would certainly be dialed in I would think. Your guess seams reasonable.
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27 minutes ago, mreaves said:
We rescued our cat when he was like 9-10 weeks old. Tried hard to make him an indoor cat but he just never took to it. We finally made peace with the fact that at some point he probably just won’t come back. He’s gotten beaten pretty good by something twice. One time, he had a big puncture on one side of his spine and three more on the other. I think a hawk or owl grabbed him but he got loose. I don’t know how he made it back to the house. That adventure cost us almost $2000. He’s 10 or 11 now. Oh and we don’t have mice issues around the house.
We feel the same way, knowing really any day could be the last. Ours was 3 months old when we got him. Also tried the indoor route, but just no way. 10 or 11 years old in VT is pretty nice run as an outdoor cat.
He kills so much stuff, its kind of shocking..ha. I find random corpses around the yard all the time.
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3 hours ago, tamarack said:
Less effective here, thanks to a healthy coyote population and a fair number of fishers. Inside cats live longer.
Yea, we have that worry here too. Our cat was a barn cat and was an outside cat from the day we got him. Worst part is he loves to be out at night.
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3 hours ago, SJonesWX said:
BB gun repels them nicely
My cat is less than a year old and has easily killed 100 this summer. Its been great..lol.
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31 minutes ago, powderfreak said:
Are you the Manchester station with like 8”+ this month? Lol. That one stands out like a sore thumb.
Yep.
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Just about 15" here last 2 months..lol. That seems like an anomaly even here in VT looking at the reports though.
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16 minutes ago, Hoth said:
Rich get richer. This is ridiculous.
What do you have past 60 days?
Just peeked at Cocorahs and there are a couple stations under 1" past 60 days in MA--Yarmouth and Harwich. A Chatham observer at .46"--that's another level of Stein.
Looks like they have got some this morning though.
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1 hour ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:
There is nowhere in W MA North of I-90 that looks that green. A few haves this summer and lots of have nots.
Seeing these pics is kind of crazy, if you made the quick drive over the border up here, you would think its the Congo or something.
Realize that is not the norm in NE obviously and some of it is just dumb luck. Hate to even say have almost another 1" today..lol.
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1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said:
I told him to just watch soil temps for gemination.
Right, just took a look. Still looks warm with current soil temp at 80F in the tropics down there.
Looking at the historical graph, the averages soil temp drops quickly in September based on 5 and 10 year data. He could probably wait, but still think he could drop soon. But you guys have more time down there for sure. Soil temp was 59F last year on Halloween.
https://www.greencastonline.com/tools/soil-temperature
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Its go time IMO. Like I mentioned before, it all comes down to irrigation and if you can water or your going to rely on rain alone. Thats the biggest success/fail factor.
Probably The 13th Lawn Thread 2022
in New England
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Mulching leaves is some of the best organic material you can add to your lawn, and its free. Just make sure they are relatively small pieces so they can break down without actually smothering it.