November 2025 general discussions and probable topic derailings ...

[butterfish55]

Installing a 26kw Generac in Wrentham today. Windy and cold with some stray flakes. Lovely

[weatherwiz]

have a few flakes falling  

first of the season unless I missed any last night. 

[WxWatcher007]

First flakes East Hartford, CT

[SouthCoastMA]

maybe we'll squeeze a few flakes out of the westerly winds..looks like some on MV

[WinterWolf]

21 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

It’s been the worst and most boring 5-7 years of my life. Just brutal . Very little snow , severe, no tors , no canes in a lifetime .. just awful. And there’s no reason to think that will change despite the excitement from the master motivator 

There’s never any reason to believe anything will change, until it does. There are signs…if you choose to ignore, that’s fine.  You sound So silly.  

[WinterWolf]

20 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

5 to 7 years? Jesus your memory sucks.

His memory is completely shot. I pointed out the events since his isais post…there have been some decent to very good events.  But this past year has been boring for sure. Past performance doesn’t indictate future performance…he should know this. But he feels the need to be dramatic. 

[Lava Rock]

29 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

It’s been the worst and most boring 5-7 years of my life. Just brutal . Very little snow , severe, no tors , no canes in a lifetime .. just awful. And there’s no reason to think that will change despite the excitement from the master motivator 

your poor wife

[WinterWolf]

He’s like a shaking Chiwawa(I know spelling) shaking over everything, and afraid to look.… 

[Baroclinic Zone]

28 minutes ago, butterfish55 said:

Installing a 26kw Generac in Wrentham today. Windy and cold with some stray flakes. Lovely

Whole house with something that big?

[butterfish55]

Whole house with something that big?

Whole house, yup

[Baroclinic Zone]

Pretty chilly for 11/11. Upper 30s here.

1st day with highs in the Nov.

[Baroclinic Zone]

Just now, butterfish55 said:

3 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Whole house with something that big?

Whole house, yup

We typically do around 18-20 for commercial projects for minimal security backup.

[powderfreak]

lol, GFS and upslope.  Over-done but just a steady stream of mountain snow through Friday in various waves.

[Brewbeer]

Crossing from Port Jeff to Bridgeport, the sound is angry today, big waves and some rather unsettling creaking and banging from the boat.

[klw]

3 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I wouldn’t mind some more days where I can get stuff done outdoors without putting on multiple layers. 

Sometimes all you need is the base layer and chest hair

[DavisStraight]

42 minutes ago, butterfish55 said:

Installing a 26kw Generac in Wrentham today. Windy and cold with some stray flakes. Lovely

Awesome, I'd like to get one for my new house in Maine. Mind telling us total cost?

[Layman]

51 minutes ago, butterfish55 said:

Installing a 26kw Generac in Wrentham today. Windy and cold with some stray flakes. Lovely

26kw is a bigun’. Like these little fatties I mentioned the other day. The one with the short tail is sitting on a 17kw Generac. The one on the pole is just a buddy apparently. 

 

[WinterWolf]

2 minutes ago, Layman said:

26kw is a bigun’. Like these little fatties I mentioned the other day. The one with the short tail is sitting on a 17kw Generac. The one on the pole is just a buddy apparently. 

 

Stocky mofos…They’re Good eaten. 

[ineedsnow]

getting a good burst of snow now! 

[Layman]

2 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Stocky mofos…They’re Good eaten. 

Are they for real?  I've eaten a lot of interesting things but squirrel hasn't made the list yet!

[dendrite]

What a bunch of weenies. You’d think we were in the middle of a HECS. 

[Typhoon Tip]

that looks like Buzzard's Bay is sending a local le snow band across New Bedford.   

[tamarack]

14 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

Awesome, I'd like to get one for my new house in Maine. Mind telling us total cost?

Our 13kw Generac fully furnishes our needs; it ran for 101 straight hours from the Dec 2023 storm with no issues.   (26kw = big house, at least compared with our 960 sq.ft. plus the loft.)
The actual unit was about $3k but the total was north of $10k.  The electrical work was almost as expensive as the genny itself, and the purchase/installation/filling of two 100-gallon propane tanks came to over $4k.  We also tossed ~$750 for a screening fence around the tanks.

[butterfish55]

Awesome, I'd like to get one for my new house in Maine. Mind telling us total cost?

I install 4 or 5 every week. This was a little pricey because there was a long wire/pipe run through the garage and basement to get to the transfer switch. Cost was $22k.

We have guys that do all the trenching and site work, and then we sub out the plumbing. All of that is included in the cost.

This is also why I love warm winters. Installs are really tough when the ground is frozen!

[SouthCoastMA]

2 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

that looks like Buzzard's Bay is sending a local le snow band across New Bedford.   

yeah, a few flurries here

[WinterWolf]

5 minutes ago, Layman said:

Are they for real?  I've eaten a lot of interesting things but squirrel hasn't made the list yet!

For sure! 

[tamarack]

2 hours ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

2025 may be the most boring calendar year of our lives....Maybe 1988 or 1990? 1988 had the huge heat in the summer at least...1990 had a nice ice storm in March. This year has had absolute-dick. I think it's the most boring calendar years of our lives.

I feel your pain - 2025 so far exceeds any other year of memory for meh.
--Only one snow event over 4" (8.0" in mid-Feb)
--January had only 5.6" with the month's 'biggest' of 2.1".
--No 1"+ precip days until Sept 25
--Only 5 days with thunder; previous low was 8 in 2010.
--Met summer brought only 2 such days - avg is 10.5 and another record few (5 in 2010).
--No significant wind events.

Only 2 wx phenomena of note:
--The drought, which is about as exciting as watching paint dry (and with my knee replacement in late June, I couldn't do much to help the garden cope).
--Only our 3rd heatwave in the 28 summers here, and 4 total days of 90+ - only 2002 (7) had more.
(Note:  I don't like droughts and I don't like big heat.  Things can only get better.  )

[kdxken]

32 minutes ago, klw said:

Sometimes all you need is the base layer and chest hair

Tip?

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

Light snow here

[Prismshine Productions]

Just dropped off my wife at her appointment and seeing some snowflakes fall into the windshield...

And I am content. Winter is here

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