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It's my fault. I'm in England now and kept the crazy uncle out late at the pub. At least I've seen a little snow over here.

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[mention=44]OceanStWx[/mention]did you get a chance to see the Liverpool/Man United score?  Sweeeeet!

A question for those of you familiar with edibles. My wife has been experiencing back pain for a year now and lots of different treatments haven't solved the problem yet. She is looking for good edibles that will help with pain and relaxation. Any s are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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-10 for my low. Impressive that it stayed that low for about 6 hours. Don't recall such low temps for so long at my location.

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-5 now in Randolph. At least the wind isn't as bad as earlier this evening. Don't want to lose power.

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Snow mixing in now in Randolph, but temp still 36.

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Wow. Just had a minute of the biggest wind of the day roar thru in Randolph MA. Clearing skies approaching.

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Not sure if anyone is following the World Cup but it has been really good so far.  Another big upset just happened.  Croatia just took down the favorites, Brazil in penalty kicks.  Great tournament so far.

May as well go ahead and contribute to derailing a thread that's the worst kind of evil:  perpetual optimism that never produces....
I played soccer in my youth.  Between the ages of 10 and 13, I played those four years.  I wasn't good.  I wasn't bad.  Mostly I just didn't pay attention. Even while the game was being played, whether I was running around or not, I remember being there ... but not much else.  I think I may have once even 'headed' a ball successfully, not intending to do so.  I was watching a CB rolling out over a horizon when the object found my head... 'Uhph! oh?  right' and the coach said 'way to go'.    
The game is boring by American cultural wiring - it's like trying to propagate an MJO wave out out of the marine sub-continent, into a La Nina footprint... only with soccer, the energy there is out of phase with the energy of the people.  We need faster dynamic switches. It's just in our cultural nature.  Events need to trigger excitement, because they have elements of uncertainty that really prove to 'save the day', vastly more frequently ... perhaps right down to the scale of the momentary play on the 'ball'. Quick, expedient retries at glory.  The next time down the court. The next snap of the football. The next delivery of the puck down to the other end of the ice.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen 17 points scored in the last 5 minutes of an NFL game, steal victory from the monster of defeat.  In Soccer?  I can't tell you how many times I've seen who ever scores first, wins... proving the the rest of the game a futile slog fest; the first goal happens in the first 10 of 90 eternal minutes of the affair...  That is just not the way we are wired.   
It's amazing really that MLB has survived, though it is faltering ( most likely causally related ).  The excitement of NFL, NBA, and to some lesser extent, NHL ... these sports either knew this about the population, or just were lucky to have evolved within the target demographic they have. Their products directly tap the 'it can still happen' nerve, at the pace that is required to keep the attention of this culture centered.  
Soccer may never take on the appeal to the common populate beyond having reason for parents to vent to one another over the travails of living in a sped up, tense dynamic seeking hurried culture ( ironically) that's equally unsatisfying to them.  Once in while, you get that soccer dad or mom that gets in the face of the ref and embarrasses everyone - but all they are really doing is trying to find the control they don't have over their unsatisfying job or home-life ... using an event that is supposed to be teaching children something else entirely.   That doesn't really substantiate the game, but to that hot headed parent's taking exception over their brat's deserved penalty kick, a venting therapy sure felt completely necessary to them.  

Lovely day yesterday in the Blue Hills.

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Retired on September 30th and enjoying a 3 week trip in the UK. Beautiful Bluebird skies today in Cardiff.

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My nephew and his family live in Northport.  They are a few miles inland and supposedly at about 20 feet of elevation.  They are both nurses at an area hospital.  His wife is on duty now while he is at home with the kids.  At some point my nephew will have to go in to relieve the on duty team so they were not able to evacuate.  Going to be a rough ride for them.

No acorns this year to speak of other than 1 Oak . And even that is dropping only a couple. It’s been several years at least since we haven’t had heavy heavy acorns.  

Deluge in Randolph. 1.45 in about 45 minutes.

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5 minute deluge with gusty winds and thunder and lightning. Now just steady rain and rumbles. Nothing terribly exciting in north Randolph. But, we'll take the rain.

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4 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

If this was January and the red was 24+ with blizzard warnings, I'd be happy with this map!  Now, not so much.  

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

 

Gotta go with the Warren Zevon version as he was truly knockin' on heaven's door when he recorded this.  And if this miserable weather doesn't end soon, I'm gonna be joining him.  I don't know how anyone can truly enjoy this weather.

gotta love the storms forming just east of the Cape. a final departing FU 
 
 

17 minutes ago, weathafella said:

Bonnie Raitt was all over WBCN in those days.  Late for the sky was an amazing album!   Fountain of sorrow…”you could be laughing at me/you got the right-but you go on smiling so clear and so bright“

Jackson Browne was such a brilliant songwriter.  Just listening to Before the Deluge now (since some on here have promised a deluge here this PM).  Late for the Sky was fabulous, but For Everyman just edges it for me.  Take It Easy, I Though I Was A Child, These Days . . .

6 minutes ago, weathafella said:

 

When I went in the 70s Orleans opened for him.

October 19, 1974.  Amazing what you can find online these days.

56 minutes ago, weathafella said:

I was waiting for this question…lol.  Jackson Browne.   We listened to a 90 minute show from a few years ago and his voice was still really good!  I last saw him live in Springfield in the mid 70s.

Enjoy!  First time I saw him was mid 70s.  Opening act was Bonnie Raitt.

1 hour ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Where did you hear/read that specifically ...

I just read ( actually ) a different report that says it was move to November in 2021 because of the Pandemic.   Now they're saying Qatar heat ? 

I dunno - both aspects can be true I guess.

Boy...our weather must be boring, huh

It was always planned for November and December because of the heat.  Ridiculous idea to hold it there, but money (in the right pockets) has a way of making stupid things happen.

14 hours ago, mreaves said:

As a fan, I'm pretty good with their ownership.  1st EPL title in 30 years, Champion's League title and 2 other UCL finals, FA Cup and League Cup this year.  Could be worse.

Great season for Liverpool again.  May 22 was my wife's 65th and we planned a trip to England to celebrate.  Part of that was tickets for the City match at the Etihad.  What an absolutely unbelievable match and celebration.  Never experienced anything like it and don't think I ever will again.  Those three goals in five and a half minutes are burned in my memory!!!

63 now. Down 4 degrees. Blows.

Anyone live  near Chatham ? Maybe we can meet up one day next week when I'm out there.
Any good places to eat ?
I will also be traveling to Martha's  Vineyard , Boston and Provincetown