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Driving home from Greenfield area the emergency broadcast system interrupted the Sox game reporting a tornadic cell and tornado on the ground. Never heard that before.

Love the TTTF, it established quickly and came in thick, especially in the shady parts of my yard. I would go lighter when seeding though if I had to do it again, can come in too thick and die off.

I remember this time some years looking for snowmaking windows, not this year. Reddit does a pretty funny collection of "honest" trail maps for those interested.

Yup. Was on the Holyoke section of the river yesterday. Found a one great school where I had a fish or followers on the jerkabit every cast for about 20 minutes. 8-12' seems to be the magic range or the edges of gravel flats that drop from 2-3' into 6-8'. My forearms are sore from so much jerkbait fishing.

They chose the wrong mountains to build on. Cannon for the tram over Blue or Moosilauke. Also had plans for Jefferson and Twin. Could have had multiple ski areas with 2500-3000' of vert, above the tree line, and more snow. Only one Vermont really missed on was Dorset, would have been massive. https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/cancelledskiareas/Vermont/dorsethollow.php

It's like Killington, have to go east-west because the most real vert you can get is 1,300-1500'. Sadly, it's only a matter of time until all mountains have RFID-type systems. I can't believe Berkshire East even has it now. Edit: Damn I stand corrected, can't believe Stowe got rid of them. That was my first experience with them years ago and it was rough.

Newenglandskihistory.com shows some interesting data for skier visits. I would have never guessed Attitash was 3/4 for NH in terms of skier visits throughout the 90s and early 2000s. Wildcat had better numbers than Cannon until 2010-2011. Then just fell off a cliff. I don't know all my pass/industry history but it has never recovered. Wildcat 2007-2008: 112,139 2008-2009: 155,325 2009-2010: 146,884 2010-2011: 77,100 2011-2012: 53, 599 2012-2013: 76,117 2013-2014: 64,400

Completely agree on not being able to function as an indy. Any idea how Waterville survives and continues to put in new lifts/terrain? I imagine the White Mountain Superpass (maybe Indy as well) must help. The power issue is rough, I have only been to Wildcat 5 times, 3 of which they had no power until mid-day or lost it in the afternoon. Just a shape with the terrain they have, the layout, and that quad hauls ass. That Summit Triple has just been a nightmare recent years. Bretton Woods is similar to Stratton imo, all about the polished infrastructure.

There are plenty of "terminal" images from reddit floating around. Looks like Blackrock, Ashmore, UBS, and RBC have big exposure. I'd bet the Chinese government saves their own, scoops up the properties, the west is left holding some heavy bags.

I wish someone would come in and make an offer on Wildcat and Attitash. I can't imagine Vail really wants them anyway. There were so many disgruntled pass holders/locals on social media discussing operations and lack of communication. Wildcat really is a gem and probably one of few places I would ever consider having a place at. Part of the reason why that Crotch-Snow-Cat-Tash pass worked well for Mass/NH folks was because Wildcat would be t2b in October/November. Whereas the other choices were the golf course at Bretton Woods, stairs at K, or downloading at Sunday River.

I feel like Line skis don't get enough love outside the park rat community. Light but stiff like a couple of 2x4s under your feet, perfect for everything from hard pack to fresh snow. That said, the two pairs I owned had a learning curve to them. You have to be way up and charge hard on them to have any control. No such thing as a "neutral" position. Anyone on ON3Ps? I have tried a few pairs and cannot figure those things out. Always feel like I get thrown in back seat on them.

This is true in our town. Not expanding the foot print = $50 permit. They ask for estimated job cost but it does not factor into the permit cost. I installed our wood stove and chimney, was a $1200 job (double walled chimney pipe isn't cheap). I then had the building inspector come out and sign off on it. Forwarded the inspection and approval to our home owners and all was good.

Evergrande in China. Leman Brothers 2.0 almost 13 years to the day. They don't get bailed out there are going to be some big ripples.

Solid data agreement for some good storms later on. The observations: sun is out, seeing dew points in the low-mid 70s on wunderground stations, and a decent west wind. Most robust predictor, at 7am this morning my wife said "It's muggy, can you close the windows and set the A/C?"

Lightning and starting to rumble good here.

Barton's has a lot of them but they move around a lot due to the fluctuations in water level. If they have not opened the dam and water is high then they will be right on the shorelines. If they have recently dropped the water they tend to be on those first breaks in 6-10'. They do always seem to be actively feeding though due to the current and cooler water. When you start getting south on the river where it is more tidal they definitely have specific feeding windows that only last short periods of time.

Sweet! I've been fishing the jig exclusively the past 10-days or so. Ever since those couple of 45* mornings I'm seeing lots of fish with craws in their throat. Thinking about starting to make my own over the winter. Seems pretty simple and I'm sick of breaking 1 or 2 off every time out. Plus, I'm not a fan of a lot of colors and designs out there. I'd model them after this. The original Terminator Top Secret jig from about 10 years ago. A heavy finesse jig, 1/4-1/2 oz with a 3/0 hook, 3" rubber skirt, hidden line tie, rattles, and a wire hanger for keeping the trailer up. Would probably only cost about $3 a jig. Would only need them in a watermelon blue for early in the year, black, and green pumpkin. I do not. Still catch lots of lakers and bows early and late in the year on blades and the drop-shot.

Since February there is a heck of a correlation between crypto-dumps and the meme stocks running. Look at this then compare these dates to your favorite cryptos lol. Not my chart by the way. Already have AMC up 9% today, CLOV up 23%, and GME earnings/announcements tomorrow.

Every time I look at the Giants line-up and see their BAs I think that but that team looks similar to the 2010 team that won it. Plus, think they are 1st or 2nd in the league in home runs and that bullpen is beyond solid.

I'll need to do wellness checks on my old man if it happens thanks to this guy.

Used the JG two falls ago and last spring. Very impressed with how quickly and full it comes in. Definitely notice a difference in the shady area of my lawn with it versus the areas that get more sun. Shady areas stay thick and green all year. More sunny areas get a bit thin towards the end of the year.

I try to avoid ever turning it on unless we are not home, didn't even go through 3/4 of a tank of oil last year. My buddy lives on an island in Maine and essentially every house has a fire going any time its under 65* at night to "drive out the damp" as they call it. Thought it was nuts but works real well, better than turning on the heat.

Yup, just a small one. Everything in the house is damp. Run a small load of wood through, dries the entire house out in a half hour. Can't exactly turn on the central air to do it when the house is in the mid-60s.

Time to "drive out the damp." Low 50s this morning, showers, house is only 64.

I've never fished the CT River north of Hinsdale, NH. That said my go to for smallies in the Barton's Cove to Hinsdale area has always been a smaller 3" paddle tail on a 1/8-1/4oz head in 8-10' breaks on the edge of grass beds. Similar to this set up but usually in a perch pattern. If you find one slow down because there will be more. River smallies don't roam alone. Other go to baits, if there is limited grass/wood then a ned rig with small TRD. Lots of cover, can't go wrong with a good old jig/paca or chatterbait.