tunafish

Interesting things for when there's nothing to track:

-from 24° to 29° between 9 and 11PM

-MWN from South PWM around 11AM today

-'boards getting some action this afternoon

4 hours ago, dendrite said:

Pack dropped 2” today down to 11”.

Stout pack... mine only went from 5" to 4" today.  From 6" yesterday. Been nearly 3 weeks since new snow >1".

2 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

Yea I had a shit ton of ice too. Rain-soaked pack, a lot of which frozen in the snow as temps dipped. I mean, it really sucked bc it made the walking surfaces treacherous long after we lost the wintry appeal. Not a fan. Happy we torched it.

Yes, very similar here.  While I appreciate the slow melt, I am also at the point where I want it refreshed or gone.  It's useless as is.

43 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

That gray and white is going to get wiped out today; up to 4". 

I don't think it's sitting pretty until you find those shades of 6". Areas south/east of that line have had a ton of mixed crap. In a crap pattern I'd much prefer to be far away from the NNE glacier so as to avoid meso highs --> meso lows that aid to sock in 35-40 dank. There's hell to pay for the "brightness" of a snow pack in a shit pattern, and that is, ironically more darkness.

I had 6" at 7PM and 5" this morning (officially - obviously varies around the yard).  The pack here is incredibly dense.  I'm thinking my 7AM obs tomorrow is at 3".

21 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

JFC, people snapping left and right. 
 

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/02/09/andover-home-father-mother-son-found-shot-dead/?amp=1

I know you don't need a firearm - when people snap, they snap...see Cohasset, Duxbury - but having a firearm handy, as everyone seems to for some reason these days, sure makes it convenient.

12 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Wife called and said two fighter jets were circling pwm airport and doing super low flybys.

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yep.  Right over my friggin' head about an hour ago.  Covert operation, too.  Nothing showed on FlightRadar.

1 hour ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

What was said. Is she still completely tapped in the head. Or tunafish ..what did she post to FB groups or is their a link for that 

Here's a great summary from yesterday's arraignment.

In terms of FB, she posted a ton to various pregnancy/new mom groups - not looking for support, per se, rather here's my story/look at me.  She appeared to be incredibly selfish, and self conscious. Hyper obsessed with fitness (going for a jog while in labor is an insane move) and appearance (nose job).  The kids were getting in the way of her life.  Here's a few but that Twitter account is a solid record of everything to date.  

Much like convective lines in the summer, this ones falling apart on approach to the coast.

8 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I just read details that I did not know about. I honestly want to puke.

unfathomable.  even if you don't have kids.  literally gut wrenching.  PPP or not, she's a monster.

6 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Ehhhhhhh Id slow your roll on this a bit probably . Internet detectives aren’t exactly a beacon of integrity and factual information. Her family and those around her would know much more than people doing “digging” whatever that means.

I don't claim to be one.  And I'm not sure why I need to slow my role on a weather forum banter thread.  Only responding based on new information.  Take a quick scroll through some of the posts she made to various groups on facebook. Listen to the 911 call, and especially listen to her arraignment today. 

On 1/29/2023 at 6:45 PM, Ginx snewx said:

Read the Dads statement on the Go Fund me page. Exceptionally normal wife sent reeling after giving birth. 

The more that people dig and find stuff, the more it's clear she wasn't exceptionally normal.  Lady was tapped long before her latest pregnancy.  And she didn't "just snap" that night - shit was planned ahead of time. 

My pack is a literal glacier.  Between 5" and 9" in spots, my official depth is 7" (at least) and has been since the last significant snowfall on 1/23.  There must be 4" of liquid in the pack.

We had an 1" on 1/25, then again on 1/31, but my depth has been locked since the 23rd.  That event did include 2" of pure sleet, though.

The nearly 3" of rain that fell on the 1/25 only brought the pack from 12" to 10", and eventually to 8" the following day.  

Cheap thrills winter 2023:

Downed a J at -13°F

1 minute ago, powderfreak said:

It’s truly impressive. It’s next level rugged out there.

Like your car goes off the road, you lose a foot to frostbite.  

There are some roads nearby where there are fields on both sides, the blowing snow has accumulated enough to cause slide offs if folks aren't paying attention.

2 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

How many cocks did you hide?

Buried 'em deeeep.

-11.2°

Flashlight wellness check on the chickens indeed showed signs of life.

The rare "Heavy Sea Spray Warning" has been issued.

Let's take down some commuter ferries!

11 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Yeah, Portland should burn a snow day since they haven’t been that many of them. It’s going to be terrible conditions by the time School gets out tomorrow.

Agree.  The real concern is that many students don't even have proper clothing for 20 degrees, let alone -20 wind chills.  

50 minutes ago, Sn0waddict said:

Blizzard warning currently in northern Maine for 1 inch of snow lol

You do realize that's about visibility, not about snow amounts, right?  There roads up there are akin to South Dakota, not SNE.

9 minutes ago, FXWX said:

I deal with lots of CT districts and the morning numbers Friday are driving the decision not to cancel.  I think across northern New England it should be an easy cancelation call.  As for the afternoon period, unless they have lots of  walkers the concern is not high.  But there are some large city districts that are contemplating it given the number of walkers.  The afternoon bus deal is a drop off and quick short walk into your house or a waiting car.  Mornings that feature kids standing around for a bus to arrive is are different story.  If Saturday was a school day, lots of delays and closures would be in play for CT.

Just got an email from our super - they will not be cancelling school.  Discussed with surrounding superintendents and all are not cancelling.  South Portland & Portland have a ton of walkers, so I can understand it for the more suburban communities, but for PWM that makes no sense.

16 hours ago, Spanks45 said:

So I found the jinx on this season....my kid saved a snowball from last year's, last snowfall. He was supposed to throw it outside during this season's first snowfall. I found it in the back of the freezer this morning. Needless to say, it melted with the rest of the snow this morning...let's see if this bring s us some luck the rest of the season....Lol

my kid does the same shit - stashes a snowball at the end of winter every year. weenies.

13 hours ago, rimetree said:

January ending with an even 7.00" in the tipper...sump pump has been working overtime this month. Mean temp is currently .2 degrees above December's mean so we could actually end up warmer than December overall. Going into Feb with 15.5" of snow. No idea what average is to date but we're 11" behind last winter. Hoping for a respectable ending.

Yes, overall wettest month here since Jul '21 with 8.22" of total liquid (24.0" snow).  Looks like all eastern areas were pretty wet.  At least Maine had some snow come out of it.

49 minutes ago, dendrite said:

I always start second guessing when we get -10s or in a situation like this when we have a threat for temps they haven’t experienced before. But people keep chickens in far NNE, the upper plains, and AK just fine with -30s and -40s as long as they’re dry and sheltered. Trust me, they won’t enjoy this, but they adapt. In that long stretch of extreme cold in late Dec 17 into Jan 18 they got to a point where they were doing stuff in the run like normal even with single digit highs. This is a little more abrupt, but they can easily handle it. IIRC you have all cold hardy breeds. The bigger problem is heating the coop and then losing power and they quickly drop from 50° to below 0°.

Very true.  I have buff and lavender orpingtons, def cold hardy...but I haven't even touched single digits this year so they're in for a shock at first.  I think I'd put them in my garage before a heating lamp, too risky for fires.

50 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Nah…they’re fine. Be careful with vasoline on the combs because it can trap moisture and make them even more prone to frostbite.

It should be a mixed/dry airmass for us so I think they’ll handle the cold fine. I’ve had birds with large combs that took a little bit of frostbite the first couple years, but they were fine. It made their combs stay smaller for future cold shots. 

As long as they’re dry and protected from the wind they’ll be okay.

Didn't know that it can harm.  Thanks.  Ridge vent is open for ventilation, otherwise they're protected.  Shouldnt be too breezy there.

@dendrite are you putting stuff on the chooks combs Friday?  First time mine will experience this kind of cold, even in the coop (which I doubt they leave for other than food on Friday).