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1 hour ago, dryslot said:

Must be the same one i saw on FB roaming around in some peoples yards down there, He's a young bull.

Yessah, that's him.  He was in Scarborough on Tuesday, in my neighborhood on the Scarborough line last night, found his way across town by morning.

Wonder if he got run off his turf by a bigger bull.  Certainly no mates in the area.

Moose just hanging on the beach in South Portland.  Been strutting around town the past 2 days.

0.44" here, making that 0.70" for the month.

40 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

41. Plenty of grow season left

31.8 here on the coast. 

Our spots couldn't be more different when it comes to rad cooling.

On 9/17/2020 at 8:47 PM, OceanStWx said:

Anyone have any tips for lacebug infestations? They've found all of my azaleas and both lily of the valleys. It's bad enough that I don't think a simple horticultural oil to control the eggs is going to be enough.

Looking into this a bit more... are they eating your plants?  Are they a green color? Apparently the green guys are beneficial.

2 hours ago, Lava Rock said:

I'm throwing more money away this weekend

FYP

@OceanStWx

I'm not sure what might work specifically for lace bugs, but if it's possible, don't kill off any wasp nests as they're natural predators.

We've let wasps "be" this summer, as well as spiders and yellow jackets, and have had fewer bug issues than any past year.  It's hard to do when you have kids running around, but as long as the nest isn't on or in their play area, the wasps keep to themselves.   

12 hours ago, dryslot said:

I don't agree, This could have all been avoided if precautions were taken which did not happen in this instance, This is not the first indoor or last wedding that has happened since covid that have had outcomes come out ok, i despise the media and its biased agenda for only reporting negatives.

Apologies, I should have clarified.   My statement should have read:  Bodes well for other indoor weddings where people are carrying on as if times were normal.  I have a friend getting married next weekend indoors - DJ, open bar, no reduction in the invitation list.  No mention of masks in the invitation.  So they're leaving it up to the attendees; maybe some will wear and some will won't, but unless everyone does it kind of defeats the purpose. 

There are plenty of weddings taking place where people have made modifications.  Smaller size, outdoors, mask wearing.  Agreed, you won't hear about those, and that is completely biased.  Having an indoor wedding right now with no modifications is a bad idea regardless of media agenda.

16 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

7 Maine deaths now tied to that wedding.  6 from a rehabilitation center

Yep, and none of the deceased attended the wedding.  All secondary spread.  Bodes well for other indoor weddings happening over the next month.   People are selfish/dumb.

13 hours ago, NorEastermass128 said:

Agreed. Enjoying the “calm” before the storm. Hopefully we don’t look like a third world country to the rest of the world in how we act. 

I agree, after the election results are announced there will be chaos.  Unless you live in a major city the best thing you can do is turn off your TV and log out of twitter/reddit/facebook.  Because you're not going to see chaos in suburbantown USA.  But if you sit glued to the TV/internet then yeah, you're going to think that's reality everywhere, including your backyard.  Social media is poison (I understand this is social media, too) and perception is spoon fed - you can choose to keep your mouth open or not.

15 hours ago, Go Kart Mozart said:

When do the real Albacore show up?

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As is his congregations choir......

The Pastor from that wedding is making sure he does his part to help the spread in the Sanford community.  

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29 minutes ago, PhineasC said:

I drove up the Mt Washington auto road today. I'm sure it's old hat for all of you, but I will just say it was terrifying. LOL

I had no idea it was like that. I had in my mind a nice two lane road with guardrails.

Glad I did it, but never, ever again. I would much rather hike up.

This video will make you feel better, or not.  

13 days of >90° here in PWM.  The average year has 5.  Pretty remarkable for a peninsula on the Atlantic.

1 hour ago, dryslot said:

Still 79/70 here, Dews back up.

Ouch.... 73/67 down here.  We're canning so inside is actually 81/77.  

18 minutes ago, klw said:

This bear on the porch at the Mount Washington Hotel is one of the greatest photos I have seen in recent years.  It was last year or the year before.

"I should buy a boat."

It's a personal choice for everyone, even though I certainly didn't phrase it that way.  Should have said "as a healthy person under 60, I personally wouldn't rush to get the vaccine..."

2 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Someone who wants things to get back to normal? I’ll take it, somebody is going to have to in order for us to get back to some sort of normal. And I don’t think they’ll be administering something that’ll give you 5 heads in a year, I’m sure the risks will be low.

I do find it funny how everyone is clamoring for a return to normal and when push comes to shove a lot of folks are like “ehhhhh I’ll pass on the vaccine for now”. You really can’t have it both ways

I agree, you can't have it both ways and I'm not sure those groups of people are the same, necessarily.  Personally I'm not clamoring for a return to normal.  Yes, everything is more difficult now than it used to be.  I've accepted that this is a marathon and it'll be years before things are normal, even if they make it back to normal at all. But we're humans and we adapt.  Some more easily than others.

1 hour ago, Lava Rock said:

An article yesterday said that the percentage of people willing to get a vaccine as soon as it comes out has dropped to about 40%, down from 55% in April. Mostly cause people want to wait it out awhile before getting injected with a rushed to market vax. So the thought that the vax is the end all be all won't be the case even if very effective if not enough people don't get vaccinated.

And even if it weren't rushed to market... What healthy person under 60 would choose to inject themselves with something where the long-term effects are unknown?

82/65

I think school systems should plan for full-time remote learning, if they're not already.

The moment a teacher or student tests positive, they'll close down the school.  Maybe for only 2 weeks at a time, but that'll get tiresome by winter after a few bouts of having to shut down.

I'll never understand peoples - especially weather weenies - obsession with a monochrome green lawn.  Negative for the environment in so many aspects.

1) Takes more water to maintain during dry conditions

2) Requires more synthetic pesticides / herbicides to achieve and maintain

3) Requires more frequent mowing (lawnmowers are notoriously awful for CO2 emissions)

4) Completely devoid of any native offerings for pollinators

To each their own, but I enjoy my cornucopia of clover, creeping charlie, violets and dandelions that I've had to mow once in the past month.

50 minutes ago, Skivt2 said:

It may be packed but the complaints are flying.  Back when I was on the “in” I got invited to a true K locals only Facebook page.  It’s not public at all.  They have to know you to let you in on it.  There are about 400 people and 99% truly live there.  It’s pretty intense how much most of them hate us and blame us for everything.  One woman’s sandals got stolen while she paddle boarded yesterday at a lake. “Must be the out of staters”

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I think it's probably best for you to get rid of Facebook, it's clearly impacting your perception.

Getting rid of facebook is a fantastic move for everyone, in general, but if reading this stuff is impacting your psyche and experience this much, probably best to shut it down.

10 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

We are 18+ months away from any sense of normalcy, especially when factoring in societal impact, economic impact etc.

I’ve been discussing that probability with my family and friends and neighbors, just to be mentally prepared. 

For sure, this will be a marathon.  

Regarding a vaccine, I imagine a lot of folks will be skeptical of putting something in their body when the long term effects aren't understood.   If youre under 60 with no known health issues, are you rushing to sign up for a vaccine?

I guess the question is:  Which risk are you more comfortable taking?

6 hours ago, dryslot said:

Hold on... Hold the fook on.....

95 hasn't been 495 in 15+ years.  Is this a wunderground/mapquest overlay from 2002?!!

Also, Suckerville?  Is that aka the Lava Rock 'hood, cuz, ya know...