Brewbeer

New England hasn't really been "negatively" affected by AGW all that much yet, but that doesn't hold equally everywhere. Solar panels belong on buildings, not in the woods or fields. The notion that panels are junk in 20 years just isn't true, they are just de-rated a bit, just like any other technology that has been operating for 20 years. Electric cars are heavy because battery and charging technology are still at the beginning stages of serious tech development. We have a long way to go, but long journeys begin with first steps. There are unrealistic expectations on either side. Patience and understanding will be needed. I don't think Tip is an "alarmist", he's merely point to the data, which is substantial, and (IMO) conclusive.

Big, big difference between cooking food and making snow for skiing.

that's true of all real estate NH has the 4th highest property tax rate in the country

before you jump think about the property taxes, very high in NH

Mine is still on too !

Ive skied killington in October in the 90s. It was a Columbus day tradition. They would run off the k peak double mid-station to the top. The mid station line would quickly long and we would mountain bike in the afternoon since it was no problem getting on the double at the bottom.

Over 2” here since it started Saturday

For some reason this just seems strange to me.

@Damage In Tolland gonna fire up an uninstall thread ? mine are going in the basement as soon as they dry out.

up to an inch, looks like one more batch incoming

same here hopefully only 4 more days of AC and then we look to uninstall

ok, boomer

last winter called and want's it's fun memories back

the town is responsible for providing drinking water in my community, which is purchased from another community, so in essence, they are minding their business

big bad govt in my town is requiring owners of in-ground irrigation system to install a rain sensor to turn them off when it rains my system has been turned off for weeks with all this rain, a bit more than 1.5 IMBY from this event

farmer's almanac sez cold snowy winter in the northeast incoming:

I'm curious how long did it take using the glass bowl? I've tried this too and while it's entertaining to watch them fly and bump into the bowl, some of them figured out how to get out and I eventually gave up.

I do need to do something. Every time I get stung by yellow jackets, the reaction gets worse. Last time I was only stung twice, arm and ankle, but the next day it was very swollen and painful to walk. When it happens it's bad because I have a walk behind mower and can't just zoom over the hole like a ride-on tractor can.

So I've tried just about every method mentioned except for flaming gasoline with mixed results. Toxic spray (doesn't work if you can't soak the nest), drowning them by running a hose (my soil is too sandy), piles of ice cubes on the entrance (they melt), piled up soil (they can dig around) So I ended up trying something new: jamming a dozen mothballs in the entrance hole and letting them roll down into the nest. before trying this, the nest was very active, I was counting one takeoff/landing every second or two. After a few days of moth balls, it's down to one takeoff/landing every 10-15 seconds. Gonna keep an eye on things and see how this goes.

for me, it's 3-4 days, day 2 seems to be the worst

Ran over one in my front yard 2 weeks ago and got stung. Just found the entrance while mowing today, fortunately they didn’t find me. Large unmowed patch in the middle of the front yard. Will deal with them tonight when it cools off.

I'd ski that ^, looks great

I remember my parents getting their first air conditioned car in the mid 1970s, before that, there was no AC in most cars. Before cars with AC I remember they had front driver and passenger footwell vents that would blow dust and dirt into the cabin when you opened them at speed.

nice cage, I need to do something like that, the birds and chipmunks get 99% of the berries off my two bushes. Does it work to leep out the chipmunks too ?