Interior NW & NE Burbs 2025

[gravitylover]

Maybe I'm just a wussy but I don't like being chilled in my own house, it just bugs me. It also makes my back feel like shit and I don't like feeling shitty. Heat goes on at 65 when the house drops below 60.

We need an old man shakes fist at clouds emoji

[hudsonvalley21]

3 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

Do you guys remember when you turned on your heat last year?

It was November 13 for me last year.

 

Sorry I currently have brain freeze   Only kidding, I believe it was the 3rd week of October last year, I try to make it to Halloween  annually but usually cave in a week or two before then every year. 

[LibertyBell]

4 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

Maybe I'm just a wussy but I don't like being chilled in my own house, it just bugs me. It also makes my back feel like shit and I don't like feeling shitty. Heat goes on at 65 when the house drops below 60.

We need an old man shakes fist at clouds emoji

I agree it just doesn't feel comfortable to walk on a cold floor either.  It's wonderful in the summer though, just not now.

 

[LibertyBell]

Just now, hudsonvalley21 said:

Sorry I currently have brain freeze   Only kidding, I believe it was the 3rd week of October last year, I try to make it to Halloween  annually but usually cave in a week or two before then every year. 

Yep, I think last year was only the second time I made it to November lol

October 10th is a little early for me though.

 

[hudsonvalley21]

Just now, LibertyBell said:

Yep, I think last year was only the second time I made it to November lol

October 10th is a little early for me though.

 

Yup still holding on this year and didn’t cave yet. Will see how it goes with the rain and lack of sun the next couple of days.

[hudsonvalley21]

You don’t see this kind of advisory too often 

 

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service New York NY
438 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

NYC071-079-087-119-132200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FA.Y.0077.251011T2038Z-251013T2200Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Orange NY-Putnam NY-Rockland NY-Westchester NY-
438 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Minor to locally moderate flooding is expected in low-lying
  areas along the Hudson River due to 3 to 4 ft of storm surge up
  the Hudson River during the times of high tide Sunday afternoon,
  Sunday Night and Monday afternoon.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast New York, including the following
  counties, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Scattered areas minor to locally moderate flooding is
  expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and
  shoreline. Expect around 1 to 2 ft of inundation above ground
  level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying
  property including parking lots, parks, lawns and
  homes/businesses with basements near the waterfront will
  experience shallow flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 422 PM EDT, Minor to locally moderate flooding is expected
    in low-lying areas along the Hudson River due to 3 to 4 ft of
    storm surge up the Hudson River during the times of high tide
    Sunday afternoon, Sunday Night and Monday afternoon.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Piermont, Stony Point, Cortland, Ossining, Cold Spring,
    Newburgh and Croton-on-Hudson.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

[LibertyBell]

1 minute ago, hudsonvalley21 said:

You don’t see this kind of advisory too often 

 

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service New York NY
438 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

NYC071-079-087-119-132200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FA.Y.0077.251011T2038Z-251013T2200Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Orange NY-Putnam NY-Rockland NY-Westchester NY-
438 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Minor to locally moderate flooding is expected in low-lying
  areas along the Hudson River due to 3 to 4 ft of storm surge up
  the Hudson River during the times of high tide Sunday afternoon,
  Sunday Night and Monday afternoon.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast New York, including the following
  counties, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Scattered areas minor to locally moderate flooding is
  expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and
  shoreline. Expect around 1 to 2 ft of inundation above ground
  level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying
  property including parking lots, parks, lawns and
  homes/businesses with basements near the waterfront will
  experience shallow flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 422 PM EDT, Minor to locally moderate flooding is expected
    in low-lying areas along the Hudson River due to 3 to 4 ft of
    storm surge up the Hudson River during the times of high tide
    Sunday afternoon, Sunday Night and Monday afternoon.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Piermont, Stony Point, Cortland, Ossining, Cold Spring,
    Newburgh and Croton-on-Hudson.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The last time was Sandy that happened wasn't it?

 

[IrishRob17]

3 hours ago, BxEngine said:

My heat has almost nothing to do with $ and everything to do with laziness. Gotta move stuff to change the filter, gotta get humidifiers running because forced hot air makes me feel like the dewpoint is -44,  my bedroom is at the highest point of our house so it gets hot as hell unless its legit cold weather…etc etc lol

I feel that pain. Fortunately I have a second zone for upstairs, where the bedrooms are, that I can leave off. Even when I have that zone on it's set cooler than downstairs to avoid the hot bedroom issue. Humidity, both high and low, affects me more than temps, but with baseboard hot water heat I won't need the humidifiers fired up until winter. 

[snywx]

On 10/10/2025 at 7:25 AM, IrishRob17 said:

My thermostat kicks off between 65-67 depending on which cycle during the day. Made it down to 28. 

28 for a low here as well

[hudsonvalley21]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

The last time was Sandy that happened wasn't it?

 

I believe so.

[gravitylover]

I wonder if the new piece of Rt 6 by Camp Smith is raised enough to stay dry.

[IrishRob17]

4 hours ago, gravitylover said:

I wonder if the new piece of Rt 6 by Camp Smith is raised enough to stay dry.

This weekend looks to be a good test. 

[Hitman]

5 hours ago, gravitylover said:

I wonder if the new piece of Rt 6 by Camp Smith is raised enough to stay dry.

I thought it weird that they did this whole big project but seemingly only raised the roadway a foot or so.  The new configuration of the circle seems to be confusing a lot of drivers too.

[IrishRob17]

4 minutes ago, Hitman said:

I thought it weird that they did this whole big project but seemingly only raised the roadway a foot or so.  The new configuration of the circle seems to be confusing a lot of drivers too.

I haven't been through there yet. Roundabouts are definitely something people need to get used to but they are much more effective at moving traffic, and safer once people get used to it as there are much less potential collision points. There are a number of other more effective and safer designs for intersections/interchanges that are finally startingto get implemented more these days. Unfortunately people don't like change and like to complain so many won't be happy unless they are sitting still at a red light in a tradition intersection. 

[gravitylover]

I've always been a fan of roundabouts but this one isn't as good as it could be. The merge zones are way too short, curbs almost intrude to the point that if you're forced to make a line correction because someone else screwed up you'll probably hit the curb and the lanes are borderline too narrow if towing a long trailer like so many contractors do. I've always enjoyed the goat path but take 403 as often as not now because most people are too stupid to handle the new layout. 

[IrishRob17]

Again, haven't been through that one but in general, narrow lanes is a traffic calming device as it mentally causes most drivers to slow down. When we came back from Texas on Monday we were on the Garden State for a bit around the lunch hour. We could not believe how bad people were driving even at that hour. For example, saw three different cars dart to the right to exit from the middle lane at the last possible second. 

[LibertyBell]

3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

I haven't been through there yet. Roundabouts are definitely something people need to get used to but they are much more effective at moving traffic, and safer once people get used to it as there are much less potential collision points. There are a number of other more effective and safer designs for intersections/interchanges that are finally startingto get implemented more these days. Unfortunately people don't like change and like to complain so many won't be happy unless they are sitting still at a red light in a tradition intersection. 

They are way more common in the UK.  I always thought they were rather fun lol.