tunafish

On 10/29/2025 at 4:24 PM, AstronomyEnjoyer said:

It's been a while since my last barn update. Still have some trim work to finish up, and the doors have to be made (planning on a naturally stained wood in a chevron pattern), but the painters should be arriving sometime next week. Electrical will be the last problem to tackle, but I think that'll have to wait for spring.

Looks awesome, man.  Love that the windows on the cupola open.

1 hour ago, Brewbeer said:

it's been a few weeks and honestly I might not use it again until next year, not fun tuning the water off when it's in the 50s (or 30s) outside   

True.  Might be my last tonight as it looks like it'll get to the upper 20s tomorrow night here.

7 hours ago, Brewbeer said:

put down fertilizer yesterday and winterized the irrigation system last weekend; we've had a couple of solid frosts but no hard freeze yet, hoses and outdoor shower still ready for use and the houseplants are still outside on the patio (covered for frost)

Ha, that's awesome.  Thought I was the only whacko still using their outdoor shower. 

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Most bags of candy are going to be blown out if kids hands and clear away. Small enough children will be blown down in spots.

The amount of posts you've made this week about blowing children is concerning.  

1 hour ago, Typhoon Tip said:

just imagine if there was no global warming 

Easy to see how - as others have said - Freshwater flooding is going to be the most impactful (costliest, deadliest) weather event related aspect of AGW.  Probably already is.

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

At 1.15" here.

The western slope communities east of BTV in Chittenden County have gotten crushed.  They got trained by several narrow bands of heavy rainfall and now the ULL and upslope flow is cranking.

There are spots over 3" and pounding rain east of BTV.  They could do 4"+ in this event.

1 hour ago, alex said:

1.35” so far. The incredible part is that with 3” of rain in the past 2 weeks the river has barely risen. In spring we’d be at flood stage. 

I have to imagine there's some water level rising in the area PF described.   Impressive if not.

1.38" today.

Praise Jah.

4.50" since 8/1 - enough for me to stop caring.

5 hours ago, DavisStraight said:

My dog got stung by one yesterday

My kid got stung 14 times by em yesterday when we were fishing. 

Goddamn ground nest in the soft  river bank of a heavily walked area. No visible opening, really.  Maybe 6 inches from waters edge.

There were a bunch of people walking near or over it, my kid just happened to kneel down right on top of it.  They didn't swarm, only a maybe 4 or 5 attacked but they went for multiple stings.  

On 10/17/2025 at 12:04 PM, metagraphica said:

Were we able to grab the data from here?:  https://wkevin.com/new_england_snow/

It says he did save the data, and to send him a PM.

0.02" final.

3.12" since 8/1.

Coastal York and Cumberland counties here in Southern ME have the lowest precip totals since 8/1, ranging from 2.13" to 3.15" - now the least in NE based on CoCoRAHS obs.

Maybe we turn it around in winter.  Looks like I'll be installing my own NWS precip can this year as the shutdown continues.  My stake could use a resetting, too, but I am less confident in tackling that solo (and I don't think GYX wants me to, either).

And now what's this I hear about a colonoscopy?  I shoulda stayed in bed...

1 hour ago, Go Kart Mozart said:

gfs has the low approach...then run away like it is afraid of us.

Oh, we know what it's afraid of.

16 hours ago, bristolri_wx said:

I've been wanting to join but always forgot.  I liked looking at the site info.

That being said, I'm not 100% familiar with how it worked.  Is this something that could be duplicated with a Google Sheet, now that Kevin W's site has been retired?

Bingo.

Google Form with the responses routed to a Google Sheet.  

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

0.74”

0.13", up to 2.82" since 8/1.  I think you've eclipsed me at this point. 

Not that it makes any difference other than from a pure numerical standpoint.

2 minutes ago, tunafish said:

Hey @weatherwiz.  Check out this beauty.  Only about a half dollar coin size.  Let's see how big she can get (orb weaver).

I think she positioned herself where a light from a neighbor shines at night.  Can you find her?

She's pretty well hidden between the grasses and alyssum.

 

 

 

Hey @weatherwiz.  Check out this beauty.  Only about a half dollar coin size.  Let's see how big she can get (orb weaver).

I think she positioned herself where a light from a neighbor shines at night.  Can you find her?

She's pretty well hidden between the grasses and alyssum.

Birds everywhere.  Can hear em chirping outside as they fly by.

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=subregional-New_England-comp_radar-24-0-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

Best rates of the season.  Just dumping.

https://ibb.co/y3g7BFV

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

The only light I keep on is just outside the back door but its not particularly bright and inside a cove (not sure what its technically called but its an overhang which connects the house with the garage. 

 

That's enough to attract bugs, which will attract spiders.  Heck, even an inside light left on will do that.

22 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

hmmm could be those. what kind is the "common yellow house spider"? 

Do you keep outside lights on at night?  Good way to attract lots of spiders (and f up migrating birds, but that's a different story)

52 minutes ago, dendrite said:

1.91” in the stratus. 

10 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

2.18"

Sent from my SM-S921U using Tapatalk
 

1.13" in the Strati. No complaints. 

2.68" since 8/1, but there are several CoCoRAHS stations along the coast with <2.00" in that timeframe.

4 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Dews into middle of next week too. Poor uninstalled’s 

With the economy great again, I'm shocked you haven't sprung for mini-splits. 

AC on Christmas Day, Morch - whenever. 

No more internal strife about uninstalling before the inevitable holiday dew rush.

Sad!

Hopefully a scorned lover and no more.  Don't need 'wedding shootings' becoming a thing, FFS.

47/39

All tucked in.  

55/41.

32 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Probably a raccoon and I bet it will be back. It can smell them and I’d bet they made enough peeps from the roof walking so that it could hear them too.

Just make sure that hardware cloth is very secure and that all doors are tight and preferably locked. They’re pretty good with their hands.

I have one of those little Wyze cams aiming on the coop and run. It was only like $25 on Amazon.

Looking at the prints closer, it definitely checked the cleanout door and window area by hanging off the roof.  All doors have a carabiner, and now the window does too.  The coop itself has an automatic door on a timer, so all around they're safe.  Hopefully it doesn't stress em too much.  I'm gonna grab one of those cameras, thanks.