Early Winter Banter, Observations & General Discussion 2017

[HIPPYVALLEY]

3 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Oh they know. We just celebrated our 45 th foster going to a furever home. He came to us abandoned abused and near death, he left happy and free 2nd pic. I was his buddy and as always it was tough to see him go but he went to a fantastic guy and they are already inseparable 

 

   

I didn't realize how many you have fostered!   Sacrificing  a lot of time that might go towards other endeavors but it's all worth that look of love they give.  

[HIPPYVALLEY]

1 hour ago, tamarack said:

The one on the right looks a lot like our Texas rescue that arrived early last Feb, just ahead of the 5-storm-45-inch snowblitz (and she learned to love snow.)  Must be a lot of those yellow Lab plus whatever pups from there.

That's Luna, our second American dingo, Bowie is our third (first one long passed).  If you have one that looks a lot like these two, and is  from the south,  you probably have a pet that is part of old world genetics. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Dog

[Ginx snewx]

27 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

 

   

I didn't realize how many you have fostered!   Sacrificing  a lot of time that might go towards other endeavors but it's all worth that look of love they give.  

Yea we have 7 of our own. I guess I could travel the world or something but this chose me for some reason.  

[CoastalWx]

This wind is overachieving. It's rocking  here. 

[Ginx snewx]

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

This wind is overachieving. It's rocking  here. 

62 blue hill

[HimoorWx]

Absolutely roaring right now. Don't want to see what the yard looks like in the morning.

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[#NoPoles]

60 degrees at 1am...tropical down pours and freight train wind gusts...

[moneypitmike]

Bootleg midnight high of 50.4* at the Pit with CAA kicking in at 2:45.

 

35.7 and dropping quickly.

[kdxken]

The powerful winds reached 62 miles per hour in the Blue Hills while knocking down trees and power lines across the eastern part of the state

 

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/12/06/overnight-winds-leave-without-power-across-eastern-massachusetts/tV6GJVSFzkoLtlptfPWN1L/story.html

[Lava Rock]

Only 0.34" last night. I must have leaves blocking my gauge. What did everyone else get?

[Baroclinic Zone]

38kts last night.  Hit 60F.

[dendrite]

17 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Only 0.34" last night. I must have leaves blocking my gauge. What did everyone else get?

0.89”

only a 14mph gust here. wind be dammed  

[Ginx snewx]

1 hour ago, kdxken said:

The powerful winds reached 62 miles per hour in the Blue Hills while knocking down trees and power lines across the eastern part of the state

 

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/12/06/overnight-winds-leave-without-power-across-eastern-massachusetts/tV6GJVSFzkoLtlptfPWN1L/story.html

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[#NoPoles]

Currently 56, down from a high of 61 around 2am. At 7am I had .75 inches of rain. Should have a bit more now. My weenie station had a peak gust of 23mph, but it is in a bad location. In reality add 10-15mph to that.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

5 minutes ago, dendrite said:

0.89”

only a 14mph gust here. wind be dammed  

Same, peak gust of 14 but my locale, outside of summer convection, is where wind goes to die.

[backedgeapproaching]

35 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Only 0.34" last night. I must have leaves blocking my gauge. What did everyone else get?

1.55" here, but most of VT was less than 1".   Looking at ME cocorahs reports- the lowest total was .84", so yea, I would guess maybe you got more?

[dryslot]

Winds were insane here last night in the heavier precip as they mixed down to the surface, Several gust into the 40's mph range and balmy as well.

[Baroclinic Zone]

56 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

38kts last night.  Hit 60F.

0.70" 

[Ginx snewx]

Come to California they say, yea no, fuk that

[tamarack]

11 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

That's Luna, our second American dingo, Bowie is our third (first one long passed).  If you have one that looks a lot like these two, and is  from the south,  you probably have a pet that is part of old world genetics. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Dog

We got our pup (actually was 19 months at time of delivery) thru New England Lab Rescue, and have no clue where in TX she had come from.  Weighed 32 lb when we got her, after 2 weeks of foster care (so maybe 30 or less before) and now a sleek 50.  DNA came back 1/8 each Lab, Corgi(!), boxer, and pointer - she does point, and does not retrieve except for her toys, while in the house.  Doesn't dive into the nearest water, either.  Does have Lab toe-webs but evidently not the double coat; we haven't had to brush out a bushel of hair twice a year as we did with our purebred black Lab.  The other 50% was "mixed breed, including Lab", so an eclectic mix.

[Lava Rock]

We registered a 31mph gust last night. That's pretty decent for our hill that is quite sheltered, except for SW winds where the house and anemometer take a direct hit.

[#NoPoles]

1 hour ago, #NoPoles said:

Currently 56, down from a high of 61 around 2am. At 7am I had .75 inches of rain. Should have a bit more now. My weenie station had a peak gust of 23mph, but it is in a bad location. In reality add 10-15mph to that.

.88inches for this event...ive logged about 55.77inches of rain this year so far...does not include snow because my gauge can only measure liquid

[Lava Rock]

49 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Come to California they say, yea no, fuk that

My brother-inlaw's wife's parents lost their house. Was very nice. 

[Lava Rock]

2 hours ago, backedgeapproaching said:

1.55" here, but most of VT was less than 1".   Looking at ME cocorahs reports- the lowest total was .84", so yea, I would guess maybe you got more?

My bad. Actual was 0.75".

[Ginx snewx]

34 minutes ago, tamarack said:

We got our pup (actually was 19 months at time of delivery) thru New England Lab Rescue, and have no clue where in TX she had come from.  Weighed 32 lb when we got her, after 2 weeks of foster care (so maybe 30 or less before) and now a sleek 50.  DNA came back 1/8 each Lab, Corgi(!), boxer, and pointer - she does point, and does not retrieve except for her toys, while in the house.  Doesn't dive into the nearest water, either.  Does have Lab toe-webs but evidently not the double coat; we haven't had to brush out a bushel of hair twice a year as we did with our purebred black Lab.  The other 50% was "mixed breed, including Lab", so an eclectic mix.

Thank you, so awesome to read these success stories

[Ginx snewx]

6 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

My brother-inlaw's wife's parents lost their house. Was very nice. 

Damn that blows

[tamarack]

3 hours ago, backedgeapproaching said:

1.55" here, but most of VT was less than 1".   Looking at ME cocorahs reports- the lowest total was .84", so yea, I would guess maybe you got more?

Did not note much wind (usually don't in my tree-sheltered spot) but lost power from about 1-3:40 AM this morning.  Emptied 1.12" from the gauge.

[OceanStWx]

2 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Come to California they say, yea no, fuk that

Stunning views up on those hills, but man the fire threat is near constant every dry season. Probably higher odds of losing your house to fire in those coastal CA hills than losing your house to a tornado near OKC.

[Ginx snewx]

27 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

Stunning views up on those hills, but man the fire threat is near constant every dry season. Probably higher odds of losing your house to fire in those coastal CA hills than losing your house to a tornado near OKC.

Many many close family from South to North

[OceanStWx]

10 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Many many close family from South to North

I have close family in SFO and LAX, but they are closer to in the water than those hills. My sister got smoked out pretty good downtown SFO a few months ago.