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A guy came to our door yesterday asking if we were interested in meeting with folks from Dominion Energy to see if we qualify for a federally-funded program that helps with reduction in energy use/costs (including a subsidy for solar panels). I mean…I’m happy to have the meeting and am very interested, but couldn’t help but think that subsidy - as beneficial as it is - is gonna get schwacked soon enough. Great timing, Dominion…

Long-range discussion in early March definitely warrants calls of “bring on spring.”

Just took the pup for a walk. It’s cold.

We lost power for 5-6 hours with the last wind event. Really don’t feel like going through that again, but at least we have a generator if it does.

Glorious morning, but this wind…

I’m not particularly interested in snow right now, but if it happens then I’ll enjoy it. That said, can we just let people post analysis in here and not revert to “it’s over” or “what’s the point” posts? Let people analyze, post, and track what they want. If you don’t want to, then steer clear of the thread. Now…off my lawn!

100% on this! I had a tough 2024 because the potting soil I used was utter garbage. All of my seedlings died after potting up from seeding mix and the plants I subsequently bought from the nursery barely grew after replanting in pots. Just pure junk! I recently repotted a lavender plant my daughter started from seed in 2020. The thing was really struggling but it’s taken off now that I’ve switched out the soil. Also…with the new pup loving to chase small animals, I’m hoping he helps keep the squirrels from ravaging our tomatoes again this year!

Getting this started now that March is on the horizon and most folks are ready to move on from a pretty chilly January-February period! Got my victory garden started last weekend with tomatoes, eggplant (wife’s request), jalapeños, and basil under lights and did the same with some parsley today. My wife also wants zucchini this year, so I’ll get that going indoors in a month or so along with cantaloupe. I’ll direct sow lettuce, spinach, and mache in 3-4 weeks with the hopes they do better than they have the last couple years! I also need to rebuild my cedar beds. One is really falling apart - especially the 2x4 supports - and I’m not sure it’ll last the season. I built the first one maybe six years ago and I’m surprised they’ve crapped out so quickly. Bit of a bummer, but I guess it’s a fun (if maybe a little pricey) project!

Just over a week until the NVSL Seeding Meeting. The end of the 2024 summer season feels both like yesterday and a lifetime ago, but we’re back at it! Really curious where we end up this year after the incredibly successful season we had last summer. In a way, I hope we go up multiple divisions to give our kids a real challenge!

Just got back from the driving range. It was so nice not to have to huddle in the heated bays. Even just 43 degrees was nice with the filtered sun and light wind!

It’s a very different situation now, so I understand why he feels the way he does.

Ah…I thought it was a picture from the lodge! We've stayed near Lift 7 the last couple years. Last year sucked, but this year it was truly ski in/ski out, which was awesome.

I just so happen to have been at college in Lewisburg in 93-94 and 95-96. It just seemed to want to snow all the f’ing time in 93-94, with bigger dogs in 95-96. In any case, I’m not really interested in more snow once we get into March this year. It’s been cold and kind of miserable this winter so I’m fine with just moving on at this point, but if it snows then I’ll enjoy it while it falls and for the three hours it lasts after it ends.

Which lift are you guys near?

I’m filing a protest!

F*ck this cold wind bullshit.

Picked up a little shy of 0.25” here in Burke. Nice whitening of pretty much all surfaces.

Cul-de-sac has caved with this little burst of light-to-moderate snow.

It’s nothing to do with the supposed inability of DC/Baltimore drivers to drive in the snow. It’s very cold and a quick coating can result in sheets of ice on plenty of surfaces as cars drive on the powder and compress it.

On and off flurries in Burke, same as others around me!

Right where we want it before the SE trend.

Man…it missed south.

Confluence is farther north at 18 hours on 18z GFS.

How much for Richmond?

This thread is a fucking train wreck.