powderfreak

COVID is out there somewhere. 7:15pm, perfect weather at 3,300ft. Should get down by dark.

This made me laugh lol. All this serious conversation with this scattered in. Thank you .

76/52 off 47F this morning. What a run of top 10’ers.

There are some passionate syrup'ers out there. Like I personally can't tell any differences between whiskey shots (except they start to loosen me up), but some people can name types or even brands based on a sip. That type of dedication seems to happen among syrup too, ha.

All you need are maples, ha. But I stand by the VT treeskiing! VT Maple Syrup definitely has the "branding" down better than NY, NH, or ME.... who knows if it's better. A Mtn Ops coworker just got back from a Hawaii trip... she said the resort they stayed at gave out little mini bottles of syrup with your pancakes or waffles (because no sharing due to COVID, bringing this discussion on-topic). The syrup said "made in Hyde Park, VT" which is where many of our friends live next to Morrisville. That is literally the only product that you will find in a place like Hawaii or on a cruise or some type of destination vacation... Vermont maple syrup. It's branded well.

That forest type also leads to better treeskiing in Vermont. Very extensive maple-beech-birch forests in the mid-slopes.

Those are the spots that also usually have some great lunch deals… like two large slices and a drink for 4-5 bucks.

Buys only the cheapest ingredients from Sisco and supplements them with local supermarket brand when it’s on sale. That was the local Italian place I dishwashed for when I was 15 and 16. Nothing but the cheapest ingredients but people ate there like it was flown in from Italy.

Yeah that’s not murder. That’s trying to look too hard into something. Things like heat exhaustion or hypothermia come on subtly and slowly… they trick the brain, you get confused. When family is like no way, so and so would’ve called for help… happens all the time. The person doesn’t realize it’s happening. Like when it happens on Mt Washington… he never called for help, but they found him bootless in January and looking like he laid down for a nap. “Investigators say they expect Tramonte died of heat exposure and that foul play is not expected. Tramonte’s friends say the details surrounding her death don’t add up because she always carries a phone and would have called someone if she was sick. “She did not die of heat exhaustion,” Gerardi added. “I just know it.” An autopsy is being performed to determine an official cause of death. The officer who was with Tramonte is said to be cooperating with the investigation.“

Yeah I don’t think that’s an oyster… but if you crack open hardened bear scat you can find berries in the middle. Not quite the same thing.

Good like Vermont seafood.

He’s dressed like DIT on an 82F day when the dew point is 48F. Shivering.

Ok yeah those prices and pies fit. $25 for a large specialty pie.

Haha, more like you walk in and the entire Stowe High School graduating class is employed there.

Ha it snuck up on us how it is too with fast food. We don’t get it maybe once every 6 months when traveling or something… driving to CT we stopped at Mc D’s and every meal is like $10. I ended up going to Subway where you can at least still get a foot long for under $10 and feel slightly better about eating it lol.

Resort town prices here for sure… that’s not a pie shop like on a beach destination town in DE? Piecasso is the name here in Stowe and the place absolutely prints money. You’re right though, the pie is good so people pay it. And big, they say large pizza, it’s like a manhole cover in a box. Personally I’ve always wanted a Dominoes or something… see those large pies with toppings for like $7.99 and I’d be down with that instead of $25+ with tax whenever the wife or I want pizza.

You got 3 pizzas for only $50? For the last decade here a large pizza is $20-$24. Is this not what people pay for pizza?

Some crazy flash flooding has closed I-70 west of Denver for a while. That’s a big deal out there.

But the dew point.

They need a day off.

These two are a match made in heaven. Need a cage match, just lock them in for 90 seconds and see what happens. DotRat is bloodied and out cold on the mat, while Phin limps around holding the cage walls with a Pfizer needle sticking out of his ass-cheek. DotRat sacrificed himself to try and jab Phin.

72/50 right now and roosters strutting around like the real cocks they are. What a day after an inch of rain last night.

With a side of Randy Marsh playing the politicians.

“Uhm we think you should get the vaccine.” ”I told you several times it’s a matter of principle and my rights. I’m not getting the vaccine. ”Oh so you need an incentive?” ”No I just told you I’m not getting it even if it’s 100% foolproof. I feel comfortable with the risk of COVID and it’s not worth giving in to authority.” ”So you want to be entered into a lottery for a million dollars if you get the vaccine?” ”No, I just told you…” ”But you might lose your ability to go to TGIFriday’s on Friday evening. The days of the week will lose all meaning without a stop at TGIFriday’s to end the work week.” ”I told you I’m not getting…” ”What if we give you a puppy?” ”No god dammit what don’t you…” ”Free money, I’ll give you money.” ”No I’m not getting it even if you give me ten thousand dollars.” ”What about ten thousand and one dollars?”

This whole thing is like a South Park episode where neither side understands the other and they just get more and more ridiculous.