PhineasC

I went on a walk last week at Pinkham Notch and it was interesting to see how people handled the whole mask thing. I always give way on a trail by moving well off to the side when anyone approaches. It was about 50/50 with people who would put on their masks when they approached versus not. Mind you, there was about 15-20 feet of distance at all times, this was a wide path. Definitely the younger, "earthy" crowd (you guys know the type up here) was quick to mask up whereas the older folks (some elderly) often did not. I have seen this pattern a lot. It's here in MD. The older Karens there are masked 24/7 whereas the young people are more likely to flout the rules. Kinda interesting to me. One thing I do see in a lot of people is fear and paranoia. You can see it in people's eyes as they stare at you from behind their mask. It will take a very long time for society to heal. I'm sure I am not the only one who has noticed how damn twitchy everyone is these days...

Same dusting here this morning.

32 degrees with light snow. I have a coating on some surfaces.

We need to get back to the original concept of flatten the curve. The focus should be on making sure the hospitals don't become overwhelmed. That is how Fauci and gang sold everyone on the lockdowns in the first place. I'm serious that at some point the narrative for a lot of Americans morphed into "we can take certain actions such as mask wearing and social distancing to just avoid COVID entirely," which is silly and never what any legit expert said. I'm not sure how this all got twisted, perhaps it was inevitable given what is happening on the political side of things. Either way, you now have people that have been following the supposed silver bullet formula for dodging COVID who are still getting it anyway, and that will cause a lot more people to come to the conclusion that the rules are all pretty useless and throw the baby out with the bathwater. The messaging on COVID is totally messed up now. People are obsessed with cases and have totally lost the forest for the trees at this point. We need a total reset and restart on COVID messaging across the board, IMO.

It pretty much makes sense that all of those states who mostly dodged the spring spikes are getting hit now. In the spring, the experts told us we couldn't really avoid infections and deaths in the long run, rather the idea was to spread them out over a longer period of time so as to avoid unnecessary deaths from hospital overcrowding. At some point, people morphed this guidance into an idea that we could somehow avoid COVID altogether and not have cases/deaths. Kinda weird how that happened. Anyway, VT, NH, and other such states that seemed to have dodged the bullet in May will be hit now, luckily we are much better now at protecting the vulnerable and treating COVID. That all said, I am glad I live on the side of a mountain and not next to the Berlin jail.

I skied in -15 in Canada one time. -25 windchills once as well in western MD. But it was always just a single day and I was able to duck into the lodge as needed. I hope to freeze my nuts off this winter.

LOL I know. Hopefully some of these upcoming marginal events break right for us.

Yeah, mid to upper 30s and rain showers is not really what I was hoping for in Randolph. Basically just a colder version of what I get in MD... Hope it changes soon.

Other than the midweek cold shot, not much exciting weather going on. I hope next weekend and beyond trends to cold with snow chances. Kind of a disappointing month so far. Wet and mild. December will be here before we know it.

They are headed down the drain. I haven't been interested in them for about a month now. The league has figured out Lamar and he is mediocre at best at this point. The Pats are lousy this year and going nowhere, and yet the Ravens looked utterly overmatched against them, especially in the second half. A very bad sign.

Worst back pain I ever had was a few months ago. I was doing squats with the bar up on my shoulders, it slipped down onto my upper spine and I heard a cracking sound. I immediately knew I messed up. A slipped disc in the upper back is pretty rare, apparently, but that is one way to get one. Hurt like hell for about a week and then dull pain for a few more weeks. Not as bad as the lower back injuries since the upper spine doesn't twist as much in daily activities.

Absolute chaos on my cam right now. It’s windy and nasty out there.

SSE, at the moment. 20-25 mph.

Blowing. LOL

Wet snow and slop out there.

Never have been so disinterested and bored by the prospect of a prime-time Ravens/Pats showdown.

Hazardous weather outlook from Gray says “several inches” possible in Monday upslope showers on W and NW facing spots.

Well, if you see they are beating you in snow totals you know there is either something very wrong or you need a new ruler. LOL

Yup, but always good to have another data point in the area nonetheless. I will be interested to see how that spot does in our various events.

Looks like he/she is off Old Cherry Mountain Rd North, near the intersection of Mill Brook Rd. That spot is north of you. Maybe not as close as I thought now that I am looking at it. Not sure how close of a match that would be to your spot.

Empathy smempathy....

SSW is always the Hail Mary play of the desperate snow weenie.

Did you notice there is a new CoCoRaHS observer in Carroll near you?

There are exceptions to every rule, but it seems safe to conclude that those who wait until their 30s or early 40s to really get in gear with establishing a career and accumulating wealth end up quite a bit poorer in the end than those who start 10-15 years earlier. It makes intuitive sense, of course, but it's also been established via long-running experience by many people. Basically every single "life coach" out there will tell you getting rolling in your 20s is important if your goal is to own a home, 2 cars, kids, and build wealth for fairly early retirement. I think the generic advice people give these days is that it's fine to basically be in extended young adulthood through your 20s and 30s until you are nearly 40 while you "find yourself." I find that to be pretty bad advice for anyone who has a dream of building wealth and having a major, meaningful career. Those I know nearing 40 who are still considering their options for what they want to be later in life clearly missed the boat and are behind. Once they hit their 50s they will realize they are well behind their peers. This stuff tends to compound with age. I might be what some would call a "high-strung" person, but when I see someone at age 38 saying "One day I would like to get married, own a home, have kids, and work in <x> field" I have to cringe. It's at least a decade late to be having these thoughts...

Same here. 34 degrees.