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I'm like you. I have a unit the cools the downstairs fine, but am supplementing the top with window units. I can take this to another thread, but I am considering 2 a/c units for the top and bottom floors. This would require reduct work, which is high$$$. OR I can do a ductless unit upstairs. I want to say that a ductless unit would be $5K. And reduct work would be around $20K, with the 2 units and new furnace. My main a/c unit is very old and requires new freeon every 2-3 years. So that will go when I do an upgrade. Any thoughts?

I've got a somewhat clay soil backyard area with a lot of crabgrass. What brand fertilizer will keep the crabgrass at bay? And, what time of year to spread it? The crabgrass lives alongside some fescue. Thx.

Line of storms came through at around 10:20 or 10:30. It is midnight and my digital rain gauge says 2.01". Going to bed. Will update tomorrow. Good night/morning all!

Was just gonna post this. See some green lighter rain to my left then a yellow/red snake line gets me with some heavy stuff. Pretty crazy.

I mowed my lawn before this rain (pats self on back) but there was a dead animal smell. I looked and didn't see any birds or squirrels. Could it have been dead cicadas? They are protein rich after all. It was generalized and not just in one specific area, too.

One of the models has 7" for DC proper by Saturday morning. Would not be good.

I was on the outer loop of the beltway coming from Potomac exit (cabin john?) to NoVA last night around 10 or 11. Caught a good cell. Pouring. Saw a lot of cars pulled over on the beltway with flashers on. Crossed over the Am. Legion bridge, nary a drop in NoVA.

NWS is in CYA mode. Calling for 1-2" for me. Every time they say "showers" we get dumped.

Overperformed here too. I got 1.08" IMBY. Euro and GFS had .5 and .7 respectively before it got underway.

The reason it's raining today is because March was underperforming by .48 Mother nature got the memo this am. Can't be slacking On a discobs note, I picked up .42 since noon or so.

DCA got 1.68. Euro nailed this one. They called for 1.6 when I checked this am. I'll check my gauge when I get home

When there's a 2 day warm-up around here, 4 days of rain are sure to follow. That's been my experience.

Got a nice dump of rain for about 15-20 mins. How do I know? I have a stream by my house again.

I always think of Christmas as a boy when I wanted to try out my new bike, skateboard, or sports stuff. Some kids will have to wait one more day or 2. Merry Xmas, all!

Is the guy that drew Peanuts working there, now?

Euro predicted .70 Icon 1.20 GFS 1.09 I got 1.16. DCA got 1.24.

I got 1.79 from today's rain. Slightly overperformed the Euro, which had me getting 1.60. GFS was calling for .60

2.48" with maybe another .5 left in this.

Good luck to us all. I'm inside the beltway and Euro shows me getting 5.4" total GFS saying 2.5".

2.30" inches for me. Euro, GFS and ICON were right on the money for me.

It is extreme in that we average 3" or rain in October, right?

That's a thin band with good rain. And, sometimes it shifts down or up this far out. I only say this because I am hoping for less rain.

I saw the FFW this morning, but that is too late for most folks. They check the forecast last night (like me) or sometimes in the am. . I'm looking at the NWS for my zip right now and it says: " New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. " There was nothing like that last night, or I dont remember that.

I call bust. I checked on the NWS site for my zip code and it said .5 to .75" rain. The disclaimer is usually "except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms" or something to that effect. There was no such disclaimer yesterday (last night). I'm not 100% on this. That phrasing gets my attention.

Just checked the DCA rain totals: 2.54" in 2 hours.