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Good rain for the entire state

MPV reported 3.40" in the last 24 hours. I didn't realize it had rained that much through the night so I went and checked the CoCoRaHS site for my county. Knowing Stein had been slayed must have allowed me to sleep well.

Probably a better shot at that than having any leaves left by that time. I haven’t been to the CPV this week so you may have better luck in BTV.

Had .03" of rain last night but it was enough to make it pretty foggy. MPV visibility at < .25 of a mile

Didn’t hotels get the go ahead to rent 100% of their room and bar seating can start up again, with space between seats?

I can't wait for the Masters and to see what the course looks like in a different season.

Hope he brings a lot of quarters.

Ice is too thin to get the shanties out yet.

Welcome to NNE. Nice area, a little further up 100 to Eden and you might have the snow prize.

Winged Foot is starting show it's true nature. From 20 players under par at the end of round 1 to only 5 now. JT and Rory going backwards. Patrick Reed playing well, I hope that doesn't hold up.

Diamond Pond is crazy for snow. They have the annual Snodeo there where all the snowmobile manufacturers bring their new models for test rides. That is near where The Balsams is too so if they ever manage to build that resort out there will be plenty of snow.

Alright, Phil needs to lose the glasses.

I like the Open this time of year. So much better than players battling heat stroke and green getting fried to a crisp. September golf is so underrated. It seems like people just put away the clubs after Labor Day.

I don't want him jinxing winter by being completely prepared. If he puts that much $$ into getting ready for winter it will just be dud. I propose that he not even buy a snow shovel. At most he should get one of those electric, single stage snowblowers.

Close to snowmobile trails?

A couple of years ago we took a vacation in the SW. Flew into Las Vegas and then drove to the Grand Canyon and around parts of the high desert. The climate in the Flagstaff area seemed really nice. The drive from there to Sedona was spectacular. I don't think I could live lower than 6-7000' out there.

Took out the ACs today and washed the windows. We’re on too fall!

I've removed myself from Facebook, which other than this forum is the only social media I ever participated in. I just couldn't take the bs, conspiracy theories and fake news. It was really impacting how I viewed some people I have known for years. People who's generosity and kindness that I had personally experienced have, at times become insufferable. I don't have to manage a businesses FB page anymore so it was time to jettison it. Ginx is right, most people are decent in a personal level but having a keyboard and monitor as a shield from the consequences of your words is not a positive and has lead us down a pretty crappy road.

I haven’t been paying much attention to MLB but I thought the Yankees were supposed to be pretty much a lock to be the AL rep in the WS. What the hell is going on there?

That's pretty much what my teaching pro has told me. Unfortunately, it seems to have had the effect of making me become ultra aware of it and magnifying it.

Nice. I’ve been beyond lost off the tee. I just can’t seem to stop coming over the top and cutting across the ball. My irons have been decent and my pitching/chipping have been good but when you can’t get off the tee, you can’t score.

I agree and I glossed over all the problems with the draft and only focused on benefits. The idea of mandatory national service as mentioned by Phin is where I would go but we can't even get people to agree on masks so getting something like mandatory service is a looooong shot at best.

Here is a somewhat crazy theory I have. When we got rid of the draft, we did away with a lot of social mixing. Obviously it wasn't 100% as many wealthy people were able to get out of it but it provided many with their first contact with other viewpoints, religions, ethnicities etc. I also realize that it needed to be abolished when it was but I feel there was a side effect. Not to mention that the military has become almost a separate class. I'm sure there are many holes that can be poked in that theory but it's just a thought I had.

Looks like you're not the only person thinking about changes to the FedEx Cup https://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-to-make-sure-the-fedex-cup-playoffs-is-truly-a-playoff-john-feinstein

https://frontporchforum.com @SkiVt2, try Front Porch Forum. Each town in VT has their own forum and it is generally much better than Facebook or whatever. Not perfect but better.