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10 minutes ago, NoCORH4L said:

Don't think we're ever getting out of here.... Road isn't plowed yet

Jack and Coke.  Deal with it tomorrow.  

Jackson, NH.  The deck and railings were cleaned off by the renters at 6:48 tonight.  This is from a few minutes ago.  Not there to measure, but it has to be approaching 2 feet.  

2 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Just heard a large tree in the woods go down while getting vids. Here’s a little slo-mo

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The flake shadows are outstanding.  

1 minute ago, Modfan2 said:

Perfect mount of wind to dry us

Yeah, because it's a filthy sloppy mess up here.  

3 minutes ago, Modfan2 said:

3.24” of rain so far; horrible ride from Mansfield Ma to CT

Ended with 2.97" in Woodbury.  14-18mph sustained now, not much in the way of gusting over that though.  

4 minutes ago, Sey-Mour Snow said:

Damn 3.11 here.. just verified with two other stations on my street all exactly the same 

2.75 here.  I'm pretty sure I won't hit 3.  Winding down.  Nonnewaug and Pomperaug rivers were roaring here, heading your way.  

Jackson NH earlier today.  Weekend renters shovelling the deck...always good.  

2.29"  Heavy rain, Steady NW winds at 15mph. Probably another 90 minutes judging radar.

14 minutes ago, Modfan2 said:

Heaviest rain W CT into NYS? Looks like a dry slot under C/E LI moving north.

Up to 1.3".  33.4

6 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Pretty solid icing on winter hill right now. 
 

 

Get out there on a tricycle!

38 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Mesos dropping 4-6” of rain on much of CT. Looking forward to it 

And, the ice pruned a few white pine branches here.  So I can mark that off my winter checklist.

Winds calm here. I thought we'd be cranking.  I guess they will pick up later??

9 minutes ago, klw said:

FWIW I routinely shovel my 350' steep driveway if there is less than 4 or 5".  More than that I use the snow blower first.  Ruts and dips make it so I have to shovel anyway  after snow blowing.

There was a year of so where I just shovelled because the snowblower seemed worthless then I learned what shear pins were and why the snow blower was worthless.  

Yup.  Gotta keep a handful of shear pins in stock. 

6 minutes ago, AstronomyEnjoyer said:

Damn, just heard a bug smasher flying overhead. Wouldn't catch me in one of those, in this weather, in the dark. Hope that pilot has a lot of IFR hours.

I had one pass over about 10 minutes before the front.  I watched him land at Oxford just in time.  

The great temp plunge has begun.  Lost 3 degrees in the last 15 minutes. 23mph, gusts to 35.

46 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

I'm ready to move on. Sledding season is done with no hope of recovery and while that hurts, it means I can get out on the road bike and do some cycling earlier than usual and at least start making plans for the boating season. I think we're due for a hot/dry summer and while I don't prefer those, after last Summer's debacle, I'll gladly take it. Lawn might not like it though.

There's always that mental battle for me between lawn health, and a desire for hot/dry summers.  I had about an acre spray-seeded two years ago that was previously a horse playground.  So that grass is still getting established.  June sucked last year having to water it, but I didn't need to do anything from July through September.  

Looking through old photos.  I don't know if the date is correct on this.  February 9, 2008.  4 feet of snow on my mom's back porch.  

43 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Those were probably chokecheries. Tent caterpillars love nesting in those.

 

Yes, Chokecherries. 

Just now, Damage In Tolland said:

Hopefully gypsies are back on n full force next year . Should be a very dry summer 

We had a stand of old Cherry trees along the road-side.  That was a particular favorite for the gypsies.  

The nostalgia of the 80's gypsy moths.  Infested trees and old men with black knee-high socks smearing grease around their trunks. 

17 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

This is going to to be an epic bug and insect spring/ summer. Warm winter with zero cold, wet winter until Feb / tons of water in ground and a torch Morch/ Napril.. They’ll be out over next few weeks splatting in car windshields and grills . Not looking forward to that 

The cicadas!  2 of the 15 broods are emerging this year.  1 trillion of those guys will be crawling out of the ground in 2024.
Makes the birds go insane a la Tippi Hedren-style.

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Sleet and maybe a few sloppy flakes .32.5/29

Changed to snow here.  Coating.  Heading right to you.  32.4F

Pingers started here about 20 minutes ago.  Quickly changed to plain ole rain.  

9 minutes ago, weathafella said:

He goes overboard on several issues but the take home is strength training is essential for a better chance at healthspan.  
 

Today was a strength training day followed by my usual core and augmented strength circuit plus a call I have Monday’s was moved to today online of the holiday so I had to accommodate that and needed to get up before 9-usually blasphemy!  
 

Healthspan is what we’re trying to achieve hence my hard 3 hour walk in the cold last night.

Above OT.  Sunny and bright but cold today.

5 minutes of ultra-high intensity activity 2x/day, and full carnivore.  Mimic what we've evolved doing for over 2 million years, before we started cultivating grains/plants/industrial seed oils.

Wildcat summit

Min 11.9.  Now 12.7.