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7 minutes ago, bristolri_wx said:

Some thunder and lightning here and some downpours but nothing severe. Longest day of the year but it’s quite dark already!

I dozed off for a few minutes after dinner when I woke up it was dark, thought I slept for a couple hours but it was just the storms, it's actually sunny here now.

T-storms rolling in now, down to 72, dog dove under my desk

1 hour ago, backedgeapproaching said:

2 days ago I was outside and my cat chased 2 Fishers into the woods, saw it first hand.  I wonder how aggressive they really are towards house cats? Interesting article below.  Coyotes, yea that is a different story for sure.   

https://archive.nytimes.com/scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/do-fishers-really-eat-cats/

We lost a cat too, but I think it was coyotes, we hear them howling close by now and then so it's just an educated guess.

I'm in Templeton today. Only 82, but is humid

1 hour ago, tamarack said:

Our indoor-only cat (lost several in the past to fishers/coyotes) catches the occasional mouse and loves to play, sometimes losing the little guy completely - to my wife's disgust.  If the dog gets a hold on it, game over.  Home is an L.C. Andrews package, stick-framed with 3-sided white cedar log siding.  Shrinkage allows smaller mice to enter, and when the builders (on their 1st house and it shows) were sheathing, they left a 1/2" space between plywood and upper plate, so anything that can wriggle thru the logs has free access to entertain the cat.

They don't need much of an opening to get in.

46 minutes ago, tamarack said:

We re-did the back bedroom (our computer room except when the grandkids are here) and had to remove the mouse-chopped (and 43 years of mouse-pee) insulation.  After multiple applications of odor-kill spray and baking soda, we installed Rocksil insulation, claimed to be mouse-proof.  Pre-reno, wx like today would fill the room with a nasty redolence (that corner faces the sun), but none since the update.

Nothing worse than a pile of mouse shit and they pee everywhere, it just always dribbles out of them

32 minutes ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

I do have the occasional mouse jump in as well. 

I noticed Home Depot now sells those mouse traps with the 5 gallon bucket with the parts you need to set it up. One year I caught over 20 mice in my basement, it gets bad when the weather cools in the fall. I was thinking of setting the bucket up in my basement this year.

34 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Chipmunks? 

Yes, took me a while to catch on too.

Just now, ineedsnow said:

it shook enough where I thought it could have been a earthquake.. the strike wasn't even that close  weird

I live on top of a hill and my yard is a lot of ledge so I've had quite a few close strikes. You on a hill?

On 6/18/2024 at 5:10 PM, Chrisrotary12 said:

2 buckets. 2 days. 8 munks.

Is it a set up like for mice? I have a couple cats that take of the munks here although they like to play with them and bring them in the house now and then while they're still alive.

13 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

holy shit just had a wicked house shaker.. never felt one like that before

I did once, shook my house and blew all my electronics, 2 TVs, vcr and computer. I'm protected now if it happens again but that was an expensive lesson.

23 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

Ordered some Carib food and have sangria /beers. Gorgeous summer night, T/W weekend off!

A Puerto Rican friend of mine just opened a Spanish restaurant, the food is good, also some interesting dishes.

51 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

They won’t . Not a chance 

Weakening already, maybe a sprinkle

If those T-storms hold together I might get hit.

Just hit 90, not sure what the dew is my sensors way off but it's oppressive

5 minutes ago, wx2fish said:

 

ASH dew gets a *, but regardless it's a swamp. My davis has been going wild with RH/Dew lately. Dew will randomly jump way below 0F.  I think I need to replace the RH sensor. 

Where are those euro 50F dews? 

I think my dew sensors off too, I have 67, feels more humid at 87 degrees.

2 minutes ago, dendrite said:

It’s defo sneaky hot with a lot if directions to downslope. N conway/IZG can be sneaky hot as well with the wind off the Whites. 

It does seem that area is warmer than surrounding areas

On 6/11/2024 at 9:45 PM, tunafish said:

Ha, yep, that's like the one I have.  Probably 15 pounds.  Thought I could get my 9 year old to use it.  Not happening this year, maybe next.

I do love the cut it gives.  Only complaint is I can't wait too long between mowing otherwise the clippings clump and I have to rake after.

The higher the grass the tougher to push, I always cut the grass every week when I was a kid to make it as easy as I could. If I ever move to a house with a small lawn, I'll use the Worx push for the lawn. You can buy several of them to pull behind your tractor like golf courses use. Thought about buying some for my current lawn.

I'm at 81, don't think I ever hit 90, checked a couple this afternoon and it was mid 80s, definitely humid.

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

If people are looking for relief from the heat/humidity over the weekend they're going t have to camp out in their fridge

Frozen food aisle at the grocery story

1 hour ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I can already see this week being brutally hot but falling just short of records.  It's what we like to do in SNE.

If it's going to be HHH I'd rather set records. We've done mid 90s before, no big deal. I remember golfing in 98 with high humidity a couple years ago, got one of those towels you dip in water and wrap it around your neck, worked well.

3 hours ago, mreaves said:

They had those steel “bear proof” trash cans everywhere in the UP. Probably time for Vermont to start upgrading. 

There's been quite a few bears spotted in my area lately, they usually go after people's bird feeders, I don't have one, but I live across from the woods where they've been spotted.

3 hours ago, kdxken said:

S*** show in Pennsylvania and New York with Gypsy moths. They have eaten every type of tree.

 

 

 

 

Keep them down there Ken, don't bring any back with you.

1 hour ago, NorEastermass128 said:

Thanks for all the best wishes and supportive posts. Yeah, he’s going to beat this.  Happy Father’s Day!

My father had it and beat it, yours will too.

38 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Wow—I should probably know this but what makes the site so much different? Out of the city itself?

About 1000 feet elevation and not many buildings around, it's great up in that area when we get a good winter storm.