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The woods are getting that late summer nighttime sound. A low buzz that eventually builds into a cacophony another 30 days from now. 67/54

This is more or less what I have. It will run the roons and basics of the house, including continuous appliances (heat pumps, water heater, 2 fridges). You can run one temporary big appliance on top of that, like a dryer or microwave, just not multiple. Have lost power in the middle of the night in winter and didn't even think about rushing to set it up in the dark and weather. Keep the fridge shut, and get the generator going in the daylight. You shouldn't (can't?) run them in the rain, so if you go this route, given how often you lose power I'd recommend building a little housing unit for it. Keep it dry and in place for when you need it. I think @dryslot built himself a nifty little shack iirc.

I'm at 0.53" for the month, including yesterday's 0.20. Would like some rain, but June was AN so can't complain too much.

"These stupid board settings won't let posters upload full pictures and the admins are too cheap to fix it!" Several posters proceed to upload a multitude of full-sized pictures. Too perfect.

The local mets here were saying that when the front passed by the Ontario fires it caused them to flare up a ton - and modeling hadn't considered that. About 4 minutes in https://youtu.be/K5Y3sW9b4Gs?is=6dEwOaDH-42u7ttl

I wondered about a potential spin-up, especially after looking at CC. Admittedly I am not a pro, though Families location is the dot above Deering.

Safe mode'd. Update (7/15/2026 7:18:26 PM): On Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 20:23Z/GMT, a GOES-19 / GOES-EAST satellite anomaly occurred which sent the satellite into "safe" mode. Recovery is underway, but it may take days or longer for imagery to resume production. Until then, no GOES-EAST imagery of the US or the Atlantic will be available. We apologize for the inconvenience. ---Nexlab Staff

Heard from my in-laws in Deering there's a ton of down trees on lines up on their hill from that line at 4AM. Awaiting pics.

Wouldn't be a hard sell to get Maine on-board.

Ah yes. Enough wind to topple trees but not even budge the patio furniture. Dummy.

Dodging drops in Henniker (NH) at sunset.

I was about to give you a hard time for being so triggered over these clowns, but then here I am ready to Will Smith the next person I hear say "heat lightning".

He seems like the guy who counts driving his truck and walking inside from a parking lot as "working outside".

Didn't expect anything to pop off this far east without warning. Must be the outflow from Sebago hitting thr marine air. Lightning scared the shit out of me while I was taking an outdoor shower.

Great production. It took me like 28 days of bluebird August 2025 to hit 2MWh in a month. How much does the pool filter add to your consumption?

Severe storm moving through Augusta 50 miles away from Scarborough beach.

Good cloud action before sunset. Towers from storms about 35 miles west of PWM, with some fog bank rolling in.

2.52" yesterday 5.18" MTD 16.30" since 4/1

Well, if we're having a rain stick measuring contest, I'll whip mine out.

Lol wtf happened 1.93" overnight

Before seeing this sort of stuff, and like that car interior last year, I never really appreciated not having them here. What a menace.

If you use that true color overlay and go earlier in the day, I swear you can see waves pulsating over the northeast/rust/mid atl. Might have to zoom way in. Yes, I'm sober.

The biggest problem I see, around here at least, is how well-intentioned homeowners unintentionally spread it. They cut it, bag it, and bring it to municipal compost sites, where viable fragments can get redistributed. Even mowing, cutting, or moving plant material can spread it if stem or rhizome fragments survive and easily reestablish.

When you figure out how to convince your wife that this is the correct time to go down south, please let us know. Counting on you!