BrianW

Yeah. I don't think people understand how stretched thin some industries are right now. My friend is a paramedic and has been working 16+ hours shifts as they have like no staff. Police and fire departments are experiencing huge issues as well.

Yes. Pizza.

I heard there is a massive shortage of DOT/town workers because they are out with covid. Our town had to delay garbage pickup for 2 days as almost the entire department was out with covid.

Looks like some really bad icing going on in SW CT. Roads are a disaster and 84 and the Merritt parkway are closed in sections.

FREDRICKSBURG, Va. -- Drivers have been stuck in their vehicles on I-95 in Fredericksburg for over 10 hours due to traffic problems caused by winter weather on Monday — some even having to spend the night in their cars. Around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) said the backup was caused by a combination of downed trees and disabled vehicles. As of 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, vehicles are still at a standstill in a 50-mile stretch of the interstate.

Take a look at the Google maps traffic down there. So many roads/highways are completely closed down.

Seems there has been a lot of meteor explosions lately. Wasn't their one recently in NNE?

So finally a killing frost here on the shore?

You should have come down to the shoreline to see all the impressive colorful flowers blooming..

What until everyone gets their new electric bills next month. Electric rates are going way up for just about everyone in New England starting tomorrow. I saw Unitil in New Hampshire is raising rates 60%. I believe Eversource in Mass is going up 32%. CT bills are going up 21% and this price is locked in until the Jun adjustment. The electric bills of Eversource residential customers will see average standard offer service supply charges increase by $31 per month, or 21 percent, starting in January, according to Mitch Gross, an Eversource spokesperson. Gross said the figure is based on a customer who uses 700 kilowatts per month. I have been on Solar for over 5 years. My panels have reached their ROI. Anyone with good sun exposure in New England should do it with our rates. All the states have crazy incentives that make the payback period 5-7 years.

Still mowing every week here. Lawn looks incredible with all the recent rain and warmth.

The damage to that Amazon warehouse is incredible. Just the roof posts left. I did see a tweet from a picture from someone inside and it looked like they had tornado shelters in the warehouse. Hopefully a lot of people made it in them.

The city of Mayfield, Kentucky was hit particularly hard, including a candle manufacturing factory that was operating at the time the twister hit. There were 110 people in the building at the time that it was nearly collapsed by the tornado. Dozens are expected to be lost from there, Beshear said. https://www.wlky.com/article/western-kentucky-tornado-mayfield-bowling-green-weather-beshear/38490463

2.3 in Branford on the shoreline. My neighbor is getting his new pool in just in time for the torch.

What an overnight torch here as usual. I never even went below 32 last night.

KHVN is the closest and November was +.6 and Oct was +6.5. Nov was running way higher but the last few days of Nov knocked it back quite a bit. The orchard is in Ryan's hometown. This picture was from Guilford last week on the green.

What a torch today. Up to 58 already. Its crazy how many plants are still growing/sprouting around here. Lawns are still being mowed. Just drove by Bishops Orchard in Guilford and all the apple trees were fully leafing out. My strawberries are flowering and have fruit...

Yep. Are people forgetting a good portion of New England is now in a humid subtropical zone 7 climate. Last winter HVN averaged >36 every winter month. I track my CDD and HDD. (Heating/cooling degree days). This year has been a record for lowest HDD since July 1st and is a few days away from taking the record from last years record CDD of 1013. Currently at 1009.

Are the forsythia still flowering?

Already 61 here with a low of 58. Many spots are hitting 70 today. Upton has me for a high of 68.

Looks like most of the CT shoreline finally had a hard freeze. BDR finally went below 32. 28 here for the low. Hopefully it wipes out all the stuff still growing/sprouting.

I see people just walk out at Home Depot with a cart of generators or power tools all the time. Most stores have a policy that employees not do anything as the merchandise is insured. Even if the cops come there is a no chase policy in CT so they simply speed away.

Shibu is up 83.9 million percent in the last year. I made an absolute fortune buying some early this year. There are still some good stocks out there. I have been investing big in heat pumps, solar, and robotics/automation stock. The returns have been great with many giving me 300% + returns.

I'm still waiting for my leaves to drop.. Looks like a fun afternoon here. E winds veering around to more SW winds in the mid levels, will allow for an increase in helicity, and possible rotation for some thunderstorms due to this low level wind shear. There is a marginal potential for damaging winds as well as a tornado.