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Brewbeer

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  1. Yes enough to take that pine tree down. It came down at 11:20 AM, doesn't seem quite as windy now as it was earlier.
  2. Head over the the lawn and garden thread, they'll get grass growing back there for ya.
  3. 100 foot tall white pine in the woods behind my house snapped off 20 feet up, it was 2 feet in diameter.
  4. Ive got a few large pines in the back that lean the wrong way to drop them cleanly. Interested to see if this technique gives the desired results.
  5. Flurries here 37F, noting accumulating on anything. They dumped a bunch of salt on the roads.
  6. Skied Killington yesterday, it was in prime shape, with nearly everything open. Snow surface was excellent, and plenty of non-groomed options available. Visibility was a challenge with freezing mist most of the day, but the skiing was great !
  7. It'll probably start snowing in March.
  8. You know people are jonesing for snow when the Feb thread is at 77 pages and counting, and it's still January.
  9. Sleet starting to mix in with the rain here in downtown Springfield. 34F
  10. @Fozz MRG is a blast. If you ski there you will learn to ski bumps. Also look at Magic near Mt. Snow. When the snow is deep in southern Vt., Magic has MRG-like goods (almost) and a similar throw-back vibe. Here is some mid-winter MRG stoke, just below the summit:
  11. I never liked taking my skis off to board a gondi. Seems so much easier to keep them on your feet.
  12. 1. Octo snow bomb 2011. 98.5 hours with 3 kids and no power. Unbelievable tree and electric utility equipment damage. 2. Blizzard of '78. Lived in Natick, unbelievable snow and wind, also no power (but we had a wood stove) and extended no travel / no school. Honorable mention: Springfield tornado 2011. I wasn't in it but it went 1/2 mile south of my office. Did strip the trees along the river pretty good. But is was nothing like the life altering events of the first two, and nothing else I've experienced comes close.
  13. Cascade is a great flavor and aroma hop, and Centennial is a good bittering hop that really shines when used for flavor and aroma. When I was still brewing, these hops were the backbone of my "house" IPA recipe.
  14. The glass jar over the yellow jacket nest is amazingly effective in today's testing at my hive-y hole. Even though there is a sizable gap at the base of the bowl, they don't seem to be able to find it:
  15. Been having my own battle with yellow jackets who built a next in the ground next to my front walk. Have been hitting it repeatedly with foaming bee spray, at the nest's peak I counted 1-2 departures and arrival per second. I think I got the remainder of it last night, I was able to put the can of foaming spray at the hive opening and force it down into the hole:
  16. Mowed last night: A little faded from the first mow of the season.
  17. Another mow in the books last night. Faded a bit from the first mow glory, but still looking nice.
  18. You can come get them from my yard, dozens of them here digging holes everywhere. Send me a PM if interested.
  19. Third mow done, at least on this section, which is the fastest growing.
  20. Took 3 hours for the first mow, needed to bag it since it was so high. If I don't bag it and just bang it out, it takes about 80-90 minutes.
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