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Anthony. If I read more and post less I may even get to understand these someday. Happy T day and be safe if your working the long shift. As always ....

I tried that since of I’ve been alone. The city instituted a one person curfew of 3pm on me. They refuse to take any chances. As always .....

Anthony, Keith may be right. This is 2020. If there ever was a year for a phase 9, this is it. As always ....

Looking out at my postage stamp on a late November Thanksgiving morning. I think that 9 am at 60 degrees does not do justice to “Over the river and through the woods”. We boomers are nearly done and so be it. I am still thankful for everyone on this forum who by their words have given me more hope and enjoyment than I probably deserve. Be well and Happy Thanksgiving all from one old bird that still remains too tough to grace even a desperate menu. As always ...

Even though that I happened to me a long, long time ago, I still stand in my barren postage stamp, as a cirrus filtered sun drys cold tears. I wait patiently for the gentle frozen kiss of the first flake. As always ....

Well at least we know that anyone in the panic room who doesn’t make it through the cold season will end up nurturing a field of edelweiss. As always ...

A gastronomical geometry problem for the virtual classroom. As always ....

I hope, WW, their all well armed with Lysol spray, considering the condition of PC’s lawn. As always .....

By the time your all finished, you won’t be able to tell the difference between the snow and the beer. As always ....

I like it WW. A cumulative cold season forecast to be verified 2421. As always ....

Reaction to JB ran the gamut from like to weeny. Perhaps the Chopin/Carroll/McCarthy song published in 1917, “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” sadly sums it up. As always .....

Just remembering, H2O, from my little guy days in the early fifties, folks with property, even in the city, still swept leaves into piles for burning. A tradition, thankfully long gone, however the aroma of burning leaves as an announcement for Fall, still lingers. As always....

One last touch, we can ask Liberty to operate a snowmaker on the roof of one of the Rock Center buildings, for lighting day. We just have to hope it can reach the ground still frozen. As always ....

Good morning, Irish. I agree only if BX E is assisted by Anthony and S19. RJ would be responsible for keeping a video record for the Department Of Defense. As always ....

May we always retain an S of H, stay well all. As always .....

Liberty, the attached photo is from a book titled The Christmas Tree At Rockefeller Center. A pictorial history of the tree. Ironically the forward of the book is by Willard Scott a TV weather person, it came out over 20 years ago. The photo below is from page 68, titled Patriotic Statement. The year was 1942 and conservation for the war effort was in effect. The trees, three of them, remained unlit, alive, root bagged for replanting. Each Norway Spruce was thirty feet high. The next year the same was done with a 55 foot Norway Spruce. I would like to see a resumption of the replanting tradition. I’m not a horticulturist and not even sure if it is possible with a live tree or if it was even successful during the years mentioned. To me that type of preservation is very Patriotic. As always ....

You may have to recuse yourself on this one, WW. As always ....

My apologies. I was in my usual state of blissful ignorance until I checked some stats. Caribou had a little over 68 inches in 1961-62. Nearly 9 inches less than Baltimore’s 2010 totals. I couldn’t get the Caribou 2010 total. I believe Phineas will be a snow charm for both locales. As always .....

Good thought and understandable. In the urban environment the Gowanus and Cross Bx expressways, even off peak, are more like automotive conga lines. As always ....

Don’t fret, Phineas. The only way such a curse could verify is if Baltimore ended up with a higher cold season snow total than Caribou. That would force the Reaper to give room sanctuary to both DT and JB. There goes the neighborhood. As always ....

Such expressive eyes. I wonder if the owl hitched a ride or just remained with its home while it was destroyed right under it. As always ...

Morning, Julian, Irish. Our streets remained unsalted so I guess none of that was a major threat for the city. As always....

Are these questions part of the “still alive” interview for room admission. If so, I hope there is a video record. As always ....

Caution WW, from an old Consigliere, masks only cover some of the holes. Too many other entry points available in the above crowd. As always ....

“You are what you eat” and if that’s the case, Phineas, they will do no more than live the metaphor. As always ....