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3 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

We have a pretty big Honda track snowblower at work with all the bells and whistles. Heated grips... hand control everything. The thing is a tank, I swear it can throw snow like 75-100 feet.

Think they said it was north of 4K when they bought it. 

That sounds amazing...maybe if we lived in Quebec City. My son is obsessed with snow removal...has anyone ever seen the Canadian operations on YouTube? Giant snowblowers on tractors etc...it’s impressive.

47 minutes ago, Dan76 said:

Honda hands down....throws it back where it came from.

I said ariens...but you’re right, although I’ve never had one. They are the Cadillac’s (Tesla’s) of snowblowers. Always wanted a tracked one:

https://www.hardwarestore.com/brands/honda-snow-blower-28-g270-hss928aatd.html?ps=182&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2vqZ3bCL7gIVGKSzCh0n-wRfEAQYBCABEgKb0PD_BwE
 

seems so unnecessary yet very very necessary at the same time.

Just now, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Investors will Usually Recognize the man who wrote this . Jeremy Grantham. Good , sound 5-10 min read .

https://www.gmo.com/americas/research-library/waiting-for-the-last-dance/

My previous boss...was wondering if you were going to post it- ha.

2 minutes ago, DotRat_Wx said:

How much does a solid snowblower run for? How much is a higher end one go for? What are some brands that are good? 

I always look at snow blowers like they are mythical creatures. Don't see many in Southie 

Arien’s- swear by it. Will prob leave mine to my kids...they are 3.5 and 1.5 for reference.
 

I lived in Southie for 5 yrs: west 5th and e. 

Now that the dust has settled who can give me the cliff notes of what happened to the original banter thread? Who drove the bus over the cliff?

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Point is its congruent with what had always been believed to be the onset of the very favorable period.

I don’t want you to paint yourself into a corner but you had mentioned leaning unfavorable in feb. so realistically mid-month through end of month as the favorable period? Or have things changed re: feb?

11 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

It wasn’t any flag . It was wrong just like every model was. Stick to Untappd check ins !

Lol there it is...classic Snowflake in Tolland

6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

What changes would you make to this forecast now?

Early morning knife twisting, even tho all Mets had caution flags every which way....and had to edit the original post to do so, because his first attempt wasn’t quitttteeee enough. Or maybe he needs at least two tries to get anything right...Stay classy
 

2021- the year the troll gets his.

12 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Yea, I like from you to me...interior e MA if there is such a thing.

Think I’m just too far west?

1 hour ago, JC-CT said:

No it's empty

Yes 35 and rain but it had been mixing not too long ago. Down three degrees since 11:00

Haven't we a seen a general trend- due to the infamous fast flow-for almost all of these to trend weaker sauce as we approach them?

I get there will be super wound up systems that buck the trend but isn't that the way to hedge for now?

Ok I’ll be the first to say it...that COVID isn’t transmissible between 10pm and 5am is such a lucky gene mutation break. What a sh**show it’d be if that wasn’t the case.

1 minute ago, PhineasC said:

The Congressional results are probably the bigger news of the night. The President will be mostly impotent no matter who wins. Congress is deeply divided now, even more so than before. Nothing can get through that gauntlet.

which is historically great for business/ capital markets.  The blue wave definitely did not materialize as foreshadowed.

5 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Alright well anyways, I do have a question. What are people planning to do for the Holidays? An honest question. 

so... we toyed with buying outdoor heaters and having dinner outside but...given the rise in cases, at least for us that is off the table. Christmas- I think will not be do-able except for zoom given the current trajectory.

It will just be people in our bubble (wife, kids, in laws) meeting separately and most likely taking plates to go.

I think we're almost in no-doubter territory here. AZ, WI, MI get Biden to 270 assuming Nevada holds and all the lawsuit talk surrounding PA is moot.

I actually think we prob know by EOD.

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Let’s see how this ages. You say it’s green and lush all over New England and Its not dry in CT etc etc. Let’s track 

I feel like this does not mean what you think it means. Just chiming in from the bleachers- don’t mind me.

2 hours ago, PowderBeard said:

The baseline is 1" per week. I don't think there is much science behind it though because it depends on temps, soil type, time in the sun, etc. Most sprinkler systems and straight garden hoses (if the lawn is not massive) put that down in 1-2 hours (unless it was modified when the sod was put down), thus why I would check how much one watering cycle of yours puts down. 

Thanks- I'll do that tonight.

46 minutes ago, PowderBeard said:

 

Makes sense. Max height (I'm assuming 3.5 - 4") + a lot of water (30 minutes of night water that's likely just sitting on it) + warm wet temps = fungus. It's never drying out. 

Do you know what type of grass it is and how much sun it gets a day? I'd also put out some plastic containers before running then see how much water you're putting down. My guess is way too much, like exponentially too much. Once you figure out how much water you're putting down you can adjust.

I was watering ~4 times a week for 15-25 minutes around noon time since I overseeded and noticed some yellowing a couple weeks ago in my older sections. Started cutting at 2.5", watering twice a week for 30 minutes, and no more yellowing.

Thanks- i honestly don't know what type of grass, the guy that did the redesign put it down....i'll take some pics at lunch. Lawn faces East so good sun until 1-2ish in the afternoon. 

How much water is the correct amount? 

Thank you again for this.

Yours looks great btw

15 minutes ago, PowderBeard said:

How long ago did you put the sod down and what height are you mowing it at? I ask because that night time watering with the warmer temps and high dews this week can lead to fungus issues.

 

So max height, cut Saturday and had to cut again yesterday. Put it down April 25th.. I mean it looks fairly good...some parts are a little more meh than others but i have 2 kids under 3 running around on it. 

I put the disease X down to combat potential fungus i thought. but i don't know anything so...I do notice some yellowing of the blades in spots.

47 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

Depends on how much money you want to spend for a nice looking lawn.  Personally I'd rather invest the money in something that I need or want to do. My lawn is decent. A neighbor down the street has a great looking lawn but his water bill is huge. Plus he uses a lot of different chemicals on his lawn which is another major expense. The fascination with lawns is an obsession with some people. A former neighbor would spend hours working on his lawn. His lawn looked better than augusta! He moved out about 15 years ago. A couple of years later he came back to visit. He was appalled at the condition of the lawn at his former home. 

I mean not crazy but i spent money on the sod so...

hey guys, did my lawn over- fresh sod.  My neighbor who's lawn looks like the 18th at Augusta told me I should put DiseaseX down. So i did on Saturday and already I've noticed a difference.

What else should I be doing for regular maintenance/ feeding?  I don't wanna keep going back to my neighbor though I guess I could.  Any other tips/fertilizer schedules I should use? I do have a sprinkler system now, and it runs twice a day at 530am and 930pm for a half hour.  Anything would be greatly appreciated.

14 minutes ago, PowderBeard said:

Nice! Only issues I have seen with sod is when it goes from growing in a ton of direct sun to being placed in/around more shady areas. Probably through down some milo or 10-10-10/light fert around Memorial Day (or 5-6 weeks after it was laid down). 

Thanks- the lawn faces east so sun in the morning and then its gets the house shadow as the sun moves across the sky.

Ok- thanks for the tip.  My wife is petrified it's not going to take- so I can't screw this up- haha

Just had new sod and a sprinkler system put in for my front yard- it's small.  Obviously it's pretty cold which I'm not happy about but...other than watering- anything i should be doing for the sod? i've only been watering once a day because it's been so wet- things still seem pretty soggy.