Last night's episode of Maine Cabin Masters had them doin a ski cabin near Black Mt. in Rumford, ME. Looked like a nice ski area. I know a couple of people here have mentioned it before but it doesn't seem to get a lot of press.
My friend took this video of 3 fisher cats playing in his backyard in Essex Jct. VT. The quality isn’t great. He might have borrowed Ginxy’s camera.
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No rain here. Cloudy and 48-50 all day so it could have been worse. Spent most of the day inside at a cpr/first aid training anyway so I was shielded from it a bit.
Lower your roof life? It actually shields your shingles from UV exposure. I had mine installed at the same time I had a new roof installed. Didn’t impact my insurance at all. Of course MA has ridiculous insurance rules.
Second big fire to hit Montpelier this week. The city says the wind shifted and they lost a fire truck. This lumberyard is totally engulfed and they are trying to save neighboring buildings. https://www.wcax.com/2023/11/01/crews-battle-major-blaze-montpelier/
With bright sunshine too. I ran up to the golf course and was able to get 5 holes in. Car thermo read 30° on the way out. It wasn’t that bad. There was no wind and I had hand warmers in my pocket. Currently 28.2°
Wind power has faced some serious opposition up here. A serious case of NIMBYism, it comes from across the ideological spectrum. There are people who think it isn't reliable enough and people who don't want to "industrialize" ridgelines.
I met Jeff a few years ago at the Maine snowmobile show and you are correct, he is a great guy. My condolences Jeff. I hope you can get some riding in this year to be able to get away from it all for a bit.