Great Snow 1717

Much needed rain in parts of So Nh and the Methuen area.

Right on cue the smell of smoke has returned to methuen. Not as strong as yesterday but still noticeable.

They thought it stood for Gulf of Europe...

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/public-school-enrollment-down/ Prep schools have become very popular especially for athletes. Home schooling has also become an excellent option. The pandemic exposed what was going in the public school systems. Parents at home got a front row view of what was going on. And they did not like what they were seeing. That led to a lot of parents exploring education options for their children.

Those are great books especially the Early American series.

Not kidding ..when the issue came up in 2022 the comments section in the Globe was filled people thinking there was going to be an extra hour of daylight lol

Some people think they will be gaining an hour of daylight lol

74-75...downright awful...just another in a long line of stupidity..

I doubt it...

Would take all 6 new england states and at least the state of New York for that to happen...

During my hs years there was a year where the clocks remained on Daylight Savings Time...it was awful. Kids falling asleep in class. Stayed mostly dark till late morning on stormy days.....kids waiting at the bus stops in complete darkness..at the far western end of the eastern time zone it will be worse with sunrise not occurring till 9AM ish.. Another brilliant decision by the band of idiots who have damaged the country

Back in college I said the exact same thing to a prof...he said in my case it wasn't helpful for me to ask questions..

Yes it does...

Getting tested takes a short amount of time. Around the 4th of July 2025 I was bitten by "something" on the back of my right leg. By pure chance I touched the back of my leg and it felt sore...I had my wife take a look and she told me there was about a 3 inch area of redness. I knew instantly it was cellulitis. I went to a walk in center and I was on antibiotics within 2 hours. I did ask the doctor on the 1-10 scale what was the level of the cellulitis and she said it was a 3...then she added that cellulitis can quickly progress and it is good you came in.. Do yourself a favor...get seen today ASAP by a medical professional..early treatment is always the best treatment..

Walk in centers are a good choice too

https://www.acudarthealth.com/products/acudart-at-home-lyme-test Going off of memory here so please verify....I think Quest Diagnostics offers appointments to be tested for Lyme Disease. Also there are tele health services that you can contact.

Methuen borders Lawrence I can always smell smoke where I live in Methuen....

I recall the Mayan calendar hype..well here we are in 2026 lol..

Just wait till that sets up for Xmas week.. Ray's place in methuen

If my memory is serving me well the missing episode is the Nostradamus episode....about his various predictions for how the world ends There was a show titled Doomsday Preppers but while that had some end of the world scenarios it primarily was about how people were preparing for catastrophic events. Another interesting show is "While the Rest of US Die"

I may be wrong but I think you are thinking of "How The World Ends"...

There are people here who found last winter to be challenging...they sure ain't going to be able to handle the aftermath from a direct hit by a major hurricane..

You joining the forum is like drafting Tom Brady in the 6th round!!

100% agree...I think the unraveling will begin within 48 hours. Once the shock wears off and people begin to realize how bad the situation is.....many people couldn't handle the covid lock downs. The aftermath of a direct hit from a strong hurricane will make the Covid lock downs seem like a trip to Disney World.

....the deniers are going to continue to deny. It is part of their DNA. I can tell you played chess just by your posts because you consider other possibilities that other people write off far too quickly.