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They also have huge oil wealth which funds their trillion dollar sovereign wealth fund. Take that lucky break away and things would probably look quite different.

Meh, those Nordic countries have plenty of problems of their own.

I've probably had as many inches of rain in the last two months as I had snow between February and April.

Great read!

Still bumping the Ini Kamoze. That "Hot Steppa" is fire!

Somewhere in the afterlife, Dr. Gray is dusting off that bell.

Picked up a solid half inch today. Grass and plants desperately needed it.

By the time we got power back, Wiz would be posting his countdown to May thread.

Man, I thought that pine was gonna be like the blue shed from Harvey...and then 14:00 came along. What an incredible storm.

OMG rain!

Need some rain. My poor hydrangeas are looking very sad.

The system off Virginia is looking pretty healthy ATM.

Who knew the Gulf of Maine was such a hotbed of tropical genesis? Must be the relentless heat and dews.

Since you made similar time of death declarations for the 2017 season a week before the Atlantic went bonkers, I'll take your thoughts as another favorable data point for a hyperactive peak.

Absolutely. Problem is Trump doing those half baked (and likely unconstitutional) executive actions last week took a lot of the urgency out of Congress's negotiations. High stock market also makes them complacent. They aren't feeling the pinch like most people. It's amazing how bad the business environment is out there. I hear from people in all kinds of business every day and they're all struggling. I worry about this winter. It's gonna be bad.

Meanwhile, Trump's crowing about the stock markets at all time highs. This whole thing is totally FUBAR.

Nah, just gives them an excuse to bust into the nearest Tiffany's for shelter.

Gorgeous day. Can't find fault with a nice southerly breeze with occasional puffy clouds rolling lazily overhead. Feels luxurious, like Cap d'Antibes or something.

I'm even seeing some of that five miles inland in Hamden. My car also had a very light coating of salt when I drove home on Tuesday.

I'll drink to that. I've had enough heat this season and look forward to crisp October days.

That Wallingford to Trumbull corridor is actually served by United Illuminating. They've had problems of their own.

I noticed that little guy this morning. Nice wave coming off Africa as well.

I don't see any rebuild pics, but this one is interesting because it shows a bit of what Fishers looked like before the hurricane. Until the 1815 storm, Fishers was heavily forested. That cane blew down most of the trees on the island. From then until September '38, it was lots of meadows and small scrubby trees, as you can see from this picture. '38 seeded the island and it is once again in a mostly forest state today. Only a matter of time until the next big blow returns it to fields and meadows. Probably the closest house in spirit to "Windshield" on Fishers today is called "Hooverness", just around the point. Very modern open design intended to allow the owners to look upon their stunning gardens and also to make the house virtually disappear as one drives up to it. You see right through it across the water to CT.

Oh for sure. The house was cursed. Blew down in '38. Browns rebuilt it. Then it burned to the ground a few decades later. The lot where it stood is an empty field now.