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11 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

You're a mensch to take care of your dog after all that.

It’s been a wild year and expensive year. It happened almost exactly a year ago. He was in the hospital for a week and before he came home we had to drive an hour each day to learn how to express his bladder. We really struggled with it so we had to hire someone to come over the first week he came home to help us. The first two months my girlfriend and I alternated sleeping in the living room with him since he can’t get into the bed anymore. He’s come along way, but unfortunately won’t ever get 100% but we do what we can to make him happy 

21 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

Tell me that ain't you...

I would but I’d be lying 

Just now, Damage In Tolland said:

What’s the deal with all those sprays and cleaners out all over the place?

It’s for the dog. Since his massive spinal stroke last summer it’s impact the mobility of his back legs and also impacted his ability to fully control his bladder. He had another mini stroke in winter and has been on prednisone which makes him pee/poop a lot, and unfortunately in the house so it’s a lot of cleaning…a lot. One of those is also an antibacterial spray because he cuts his back feet on the pavement since he drags them. 

16 minutes ago, ma blizzard said:

4th was yesterday bro

Everyone is doing cookouts today. Having the 4th on a Friday was perfect. Friday is a rest day from work, Saturday is fun day, and Sunday is a relax day. 

Beautiful day for a cookout 

18 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

I must have just missed you, I was there yesterday but left before the storms.

I love that Big Y. Even when its busy, its manageable to get around the store and I don't think I've ever had to wait more than 2-3 minutes to get a self checkout register.

16 hours ago, CT Rain said:

Very impressive hail signature in NE CT earlier. Not surprised by the 1.75" hail reports. 

Tons of wind damage across the state. 

Good call, you sniffed this out several days ago

16 hours ago, CT Rain said:

Where'd you take that pic Paul? Great stuff!

That was at Big Y in Wilbraham, MA! Sorry for late response 

WOAH!!  

10 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

Connecticut (particularly along and southeast of 84) and Rhode Island should be prime today 

AWT

Just now, Torch Tiger said:

pretty good storm

Indeed! Wished there was more lightning but good winds and instances of hail over the course of a 5-7 minute span 

43 knots…was going to say 45-50 mph gusts too 

HAIL!!!!

Finally lightning 

So far only see a rain shaft. Haven’t seen any lightning. That’s not encouraging 

4 minutes ago, w1pf said:

BDL looks promising

Just now, Brewbeer said:

never to to costco on a Saturday.  not a good idea.  

I get so upset the rest of the day when I do. You have to go at like 7 PM. I’m just going to go to big y after.

but might have a shelf developing with that leading cell!!

SCREW COSTCO. Place was a disaster. Was going to just sit in the parking lot and wait for storms but cell service was awful so I elected to go to BDL…getting out of the parking lot was an absolutely miserable experience and getting to the highway sucked. But I made it to BDL! 

The HRRR is making my life very difficult. I would love for good storms to end up through BDL but I have to go from Branford to Costco in Enfield then to Springfield and then figure out from there. But with how slow people walk in Costco and the 8 million people there I'll be in there for 8 hours. 

The HRRR is beyond lost

wow that is intensifying quickly. that's a nice inflow notch 

Tornado warning near Ithaca 

We might be in business for later...impressive CU field blowing up over SW NY 

1 minute ago, metagraphica said:

85/61 here. Definitely feels dryer down in SE CT than yesterday.  Still moist along the shore however. 79/70 at KGON.

The dew trends have been interesting. It still seems though that the HRRR is a bit off with the dews but it does increases dews later this afternoon/early evening (as you'd expect) and that's when it kind of generates more precip. Also wondering if maybe we dry things out a bit too much in the mlvls. It's going to be interesting to see how things unfold later this afternoon.