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Those help but picture what you do when you go in. You check in a table, the person looks you up on the rolls, gives ballot. Rinse and repeat for hours for the person at the desk. And you know not everyone will be wearing masks. if it is safe, does that mean you are going to be a poll worker?

I think the biggest concern about in-person voting should not be about the voters but rather the poll volunteers. They are in that space for hours risking exposure and almost all seem to be in their retirement years.

Another story, this time with pavers. Last year we wanted to get estimates for repair/repave our driveway (110 yards long and steep). 3 companies were going to come out. 1 sent a low level employee who muttered out some loose range of numbers 20 to 30k and that they would send us a written estimate. They never did. The other two companies never showed. I am gradually doing it myself. Joys of home ownership.

We ran into many problems with consistency when we were in the St J area. People would show up once but not again. We had one guy who came and said he would be back on Tuesday to finish the project. He no showed and then called a year later to say he would be out on that upcoming Tuesday. In fairness he hadn't said the year before which Tuesday he would be back. We had another guy who was also doing a job next door. We got pretty sure he was billing us for time he was next door. We later found out (years later) from another handyman in town that he came in and helped the guy add supports in the basement when the first guy removed too much of a retaining wall and our upstairs was on the verge of collapse. We later found a vodka bottle and some emptys in a crawl space in the basement- I have no idea if the two things were connected. One day the guy billed us for 8 hours- he had put up one piece of trim around an opening. That night I rehung it properly and we let him go. I have learned to do much of the work myself as a result of these adventures.

Killington folks gone wild. https://www.wcax.com/2020/08/31/state-probing-covid-cases-related-to-killington-party/

2 possible explanations: 1. The numbers we are looking at are from July. The State really reopened in June. Many professional services required for closing on houses were not really running until then so Attorneys could not do title searches, hold closings, etc. So even if that place for sale was instantly under contract places were not closing until July. Then you need to get in, figure out what changes are to be done, get contractors etc- so there is a time line. Thus the huge explosion recently in construction material costs. Lets see where those construction employment figures are come September. 2. Vermont may not put electricians, plumbers under the construction category but as other professional services. It could be an accounting issue. Also: Fewer kids are going into trades up here. For instance when we first moved to the St. Johnsbury area, the St J Academy had a thriving electrical program with two full time teachers. We had a class of kids come out and do wiring projects at our house. Within 2 years, one of the teachers were gone and the program was hanging on by a thread due to lack of student interest despite the opportunities that are out there in the area for good reliable electricians, plumbers, etc.

If you look hospitality is not the biggest employment sector but rather is behind government, health care, professional and business services, retail trade, and manufacturing. Sure it does add money to some other sectors but Vermont is not as dependent on tourism as perceived though it certainly helps.

And now the rain starts. 2 seconds lightning to thunder, damn that was loud

Lightning to thunder at 11 seconds

"Here at the Home Depot we know that the back of summer is broken and want to make sure that your back is not broken this winter. Our Associates can help you choose the best snow blower for you."

It looks like it is weakening near here (losing the red pixels on COD). One approaching Bennington looks juicy. https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=local-Vermont-comp_radar-12-1-100-1&checked=counties-usint-map&colorbar=undefined

Looks line a line of storms should hit here in about 20 minutes or so.

You need a countdown clock in your signature section. Not that anyone is counting.

Here is a webcam in Hamden, in case it is heading that way: https://www.see.cam/us/ct/hamden/highwood-historical-scsu-route-10-foot-bridge

I don't know if they still do but they used to run a half price day for locals on Father's Day weekend.

Not really uncommon to have furnaces in NNE in September. I usually run my furnace at least once in September. No need yet but most windows got closed last night and I had the heat on in the car for a good chunk of the commute today.

What is the plant? Is it a type of Canna?

In response to this model run, Eversource has cut power to SE CT customers for the next 4 hours so they can practice for not having power for a week.

Vermont did something along those lines with the economic crisis 10 years ago. State employees making over 60K took a 5% cut. Those under got a lesser cut- 3% I think,

May want to edit your details lest someone with a permit reads this.

I am curious how they could tell. With so many people coming and then leaving in the subsequent outbreaks could be anywhere, even along the route of travel. Sturgis itself has 6k people (IIRC) so if they got hit you could see it but if my dog's vet from RI goes out there,, gets it, stops in Indiana on the way home, gives it to hotel worker, and then spreads it to friends in RI- who announces the contact tracing to show it had an effect.

Pouring here in Rutland, for a drought it has been raining a lot here (though missing close by)

I misread this at first as "I've always loved Kevin's poetry" and quickly thought of "Ode to Dews," "A Few Lines Above a Downed Eversource Line" and "To Fescue my love" His classic remains: "I went out in the mornings dews To escape the suppression news My sweet sweet lawn Looks most lovely by the soft light of dawn But an Eversource line was down Laying near my remaining straight edged snow mound the 'lectricity sizzled and fried My poor fescue till it died revealing a brown straight streak like a turd left by a bruin in the land of Powderfreak." I am jealous as Kev's lawn when fried still looks better than mine at its best.