Augdewst 2026: Summer's Last Stand

[VivaManchVegas]

13 hours ago, kdxken said:

If I had to guess , I likely had my air conditioners installed for 3 weeks this year. Much prefer window fans if possible. I spend 90% of my waking hours outdoors. Just received my energy update for July. National grid probably thinks I'm tapping someone else's power line. 

 

It appears your neighbors are growing weed...

[kdxken]

4 hours ago, kdxken said:

Thankfully no misery mist in Southborough. We'll see about 11 miles east when I get to the woodyard.

Heavy misery mist now at the woodyard.

[CoastalWx]

Stein continues tonight 

[Damage In Tolland]

Whole thing looks meh with heavy rains E MA and ENY and little in the middle ..with very little storms anywhere tomorrow. More wx boredom 

[tamarack]

17 hours ago, dendrite said:

And everyone is already +2 to +4 MTD. People have forgotten what a normal month feels like. CON’s record for tomorrow is 34° in 1982. That doesn’t even seem possible today.

+2 MTD here and today should pull it down a couple tenths.  3 of the 7 months this year were BN and the 7-month average is right at my norms (June 1998-on).

Not much optimism for significant rain this weekend.

[powderfreak]

Rain?  Full sun.

[Torch Tiger]

On 8/21/2026 at 6:21 AM, kdxken said:

Waste of a summer weekend. 

 

Lol try again

[Torch Tiger]

What an epic bust 

[tamarack]

17 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

They kept asking where’s the torch and we’ve been telling them everyday. It’s been here all month everywhere  and continues to ramp up !

First 10 days this month were +4.5.  Since then we've been a bit BN.  That ramp has been pretty flat so far.

[Baroclinic Zone]

Look like around 1.2” out of this last storm fell here. Nice soaker

[Baroclinic Zone]

Drizzle off and on all AM. Kinda sucks out but manageable.

[dendrite]

Lots of sun this afternoon

[Ginx snewx]

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Rain?  Full sun.

 

[kdxken]

Nothing says summer like 66° and misery mist. Torch lolz...

[Brewbeer]

68/64, misery mist just started, right after I finished washing the truck

[powderfreak]

25 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

 

Love it… “Today is one of those chamber of commerce type days…”

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, Brewbeer said:

68/64, misery mist just started, right after I finished washing the truck

Sweet ranger.

[VivaManchVegas]

2 hours ago, Brewbeer said:

68/64, misery mist just started, right after I finished washing the truck

Did you get that thing bubble wrapped from Arizona?

[Baroclinic Zone]

Stellar day in AEMATT

[Damage In Tolland]

Heavy heavy drizzle moving daughter into Uconn apartment. Building has two elevators . Only one was working and then the 2nd broke with people stuck in it . 4th floor apartment .. drenched in sweat . Turned into a great day !

[VivaManchVegas]

35 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Stellar day in AEMATT

Talk about the have's and have not's.  This day here in S.NH is the perfect day for just a shrug of the shoulders.  

[dendrite]

45 minutes ago, VivaManchVegas said:

Did you get that thing bubble wrapped from Arizona?

Mine looked pretty good after its first winter

[Ginx snewx]

4 hours ago, Torch Tiger said:

What an epic bust 

Yes today is an awesome summer day...

[kdxken]

8 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Mine looked pretty good after its first winter

I had a 1997 with 189,000 miles. Good truck for a couple years. Gave it to the guy in the shorts and he used it for a couple more. 

[dendrite]

4 minutes ago, kdxken said:

I had a 1997 with 189,000 miles. Good truck for a couple years. Gave it to the guy in the shorts and he used it for a couple more. 

Mine had 240k before it reached its last leg.

[Torch Tiger]

Back when Fords were decent. Loved my 92 explorer though it rotted through by 140k. Also my 08 escape lasted 200k until tranny went in 2022...very low maintenance

[moneypitmike]

Rain managed to hold off so we could get the trim boards done.  Re-shingling slated to being mid-week.

[moneypitmike]

Just now, Torch Tiger said:

Back when Fords were decent. Loved my 92 explorer though it rotted through by 140k. Also my 08 escape lasted 200k until tranny went

We bought a 2005 F150 back in 2009.  Spent most of the time with it loading and moving wood.  All my free time was with a saw and a splitter.  Fun memories.

Miss the truck.

[Brewbeer]

1 hour ago, VivaManchVegas said:

Did you get that thing bubble wrapped from Arizona?

I'm its first and only owner, I bought it new in early 2003 from a Ford dealership in Brookfield Mass, they had two 2002s left on the lot and I picked it up for $13,900.  It has just under 87k and I put less than 1,000 miles a year on it.  it's never been back to a Ford dealer

2 hours ago, kdxken said:

Sweet ranger.

3L V6, automatic, posi rear end, 7-foot bed, AC, single CD player, manual windows and door locks.  The original factory steel wheels rusted out 10 years ago.  The truck does have rust but I don't drive it in the winter and I don't drive it in the rain if I don't need to, and I usually don't.  It lives 98% of the time under a tarp in my back yard, where the mice can enjoy it to it's fullest