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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.

Got down to 46*, house is a crisp 66*. Loving it.

Oklahoma et al. can keep all their great instability, shear, lift, etc. The Cape will always have "The James Effect." Watching the stuff come into Falmouth and Dennis area early this morning I thought about how great his posts would have been during this event.

Multiple wunderground stations in southern CT along the CT River (e.g., Essex, Haddam) showing 4-6+ since midnight.

1.7" since midnight. About 4.3" thus far. Only 54*, feel like starting up the stove.

Looking at some charts rivers in NJ and NY are not going to just break record levels, they are going to break them by multiple feet.

Looks to go over Falmouth area.

TOR warning for Buzzards Bay area. WOW

Should have prefaced, lower for CT and western Mass. Maybe I was the one hitting the sauce. Wife said I have been a zombie since my Entyvio infusion yesterday so I'll blame that. 12z

NAM backed down a bit with totals. Strange because it hits the sauce all day and 18z usually spits out the crazy amounts of QPF out of all the runs.

Most impressive rotation I've seen on velocity scan around these parts. Multiple waterspouts?