HoarfrostHubb Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said: Did you guys yet learn of this ? North of 4,600 people were mortally lost, charged to Hurricane Maria, 2017 ? I'm faaairly certain we'd have to dust off the annuls back to 1900 to find a U.S. centric-death toll from a hurricane storm catastrophe, with the Galveston disaster. Sebastian Junger authored a well-written docudrama, "Isaac's Storm." For those not entirely swept away in the feckless, vapid era of Tweets for twits erosion of society intellect ... I recommend that read. Particularly as weather enthusiasts ...and professionals alike, it's enjoyable and informative. But ... I'm paused. For 117 years later, and humanity still had not learned the lessons from Galveston - a time span in which civilities, such as Puerto Rico among many ... , so blithely went ahead and constructed dense populations and all components necessary to sustain said populations. I mean .. we always knew this. Hell, Long Island is probably next... or Miami, or New Orleans, both of which were technically actually missed by Andrew and Katrina respectively. Imagine 20 years from now... when GW -induced oceanic rise has exceeded model predictions by a half foot post the "Great Greenland Slide.." and a Category 4 hurricane, maintained by unusually warm west Atlantic thermoclines... accelerates NNW right up Chesapeake Bay. What if Sandy was a Category 2 or 3 ... when it hooked left, and not to discredit the suffering at Sandy Hook ... but right into the NY Bite? The events that have transpired are dystopian horrible. But ... they are not the hell on Earth that's in the mail. It is all a really arresting ... if not gasping concept. Well, that 4600 number was derived statistically by looking at a small sample and extrapolating...probably not hugely accurate, but def more in line with reality that the 65 or whatever were “officially” killed. Pretty insane considering it was the US in 2017. Im guessing we will never know the “real” toll. And you are so right that our civilization, or at least the US part, is lining up for some monster catastrophes. Either a hurricane, or a Pacific coast volcanic deal, or an earthquake, or ...God help us...a Yellowstone caldera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 And Isaac’s Storm was Erik Larson (who is awesome btw). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Just now, HoarfrostHubb said: And Isaac’s Storm was Erik Larson (who is awesome btw). Oh...right... I knew that. My bad - sorry. I always get that "Perfect Storm" author mixed up with him... Probably because I read both books in the same year - ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 18 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Well, that 4600 number was derived statistically by looking at a small sample and extrapolating...probably not hugely accurate, but def more in line with reality that the 65 or whatever were “officially” killed. Pretty insane considering it was the US in 2017. Im guessing we will never know the “real” toll. And you are so right that our civilization, or at least the US part, is lining up for some monster catastrophes. Either a hurricane, or a Pacific coast volcanic deal, or an earthquake, or ...God help us...a Yellowstone caldera... Yeah, I'm a bit taken aback by this weird ...almost like attempt to cover up something that is in plain sight that's going on in and from our Government - There are those who would argue we've reached a degenerative state of virtuosity and vapid morality in our society ... to where we've voted an actual kratocracy into power, and try and try and oh how I try not to throw my hands and cave to such histrionics, when we have to get it from third party statistical analysis techniques to expose what should already be house-hold concepts ... it becomes very difficult to maintain a centrist perspective on matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 55.9. Feels like October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 This is one of the harder hit Oaks in yard by gypsies. Overall coverage less than last year , but some trees taking a hit . Kind of weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 19 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: 55.9. Feels like October. Ouch. Almost 70° even up here. In for the win. LEB/BML 73, HIE 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 29 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: 55.9. Feels like October. Glad we don’t live there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 33 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: This is one of the harder hit Oaks in yard by gypsies. Overall coverage less than last year , but some trees taking a hit . Kind of weird It will die, might survive the season . At least one of every five Oaks defoliated last year is dead . Here's one I took down this morning . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 What a stunning day. Bottle it. Soak it in. Do what you have to ’cause it will be a while until the next one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: What a stunning day. Bottle it. Soak it in. Do what you have to ’cause it will be a while until the next one Thursday - Saturday isn’t long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 17 minutes ago, kdxken said: It will die, might survive the season . At least one of every five Oaks defoliated last year is dead . Here's one I took down this morning . Well this one has been partially eaten the last 3 years. But they haven’t totally defoliated it . It does have some dead branches. Still have a few more weeks of eating to go, but the population is much lower this year in general. I think on this tree the nests were up in the canopy . You’re a tree guy right.. does that partial eaten look now seem enough to kill it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Well this one has been partially eaten the last 3 years. But they haven’t totally defoliated it . It does have some dead branches. Still have a few more weeks of eating to go, but the population is much lower this year in general. I think on this tree the nests were up in the canopy hoping the cold wet week will pump up the fungi and put a stop to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 1 hour ago, dendrite said: Ouch. Almost 70° even up here. In for the win. LEB/BML 73, HIE 75 Meh, in this sort of pattern ... SE zones are particularly vulnerable to the Labrador current - he may as well honey-glaze his one-eyed monster and probe the citadel of a killer bee hive where he is with respect to the ocean. 71 here... actually maybe 2.3 F short of top 10er... I'll give it 11 as is - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 It’s nice in the sun. Shorts and flops. Thank god for June sun. I’ll take it after two days of working outside and having balls stuck to thighs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Glad we don’t live there Your 62 certainly is deep summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Lovely 59F here. The pollen is killing me this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 fwiw - 18z NAM continued the trend of improving Tuesday. So perhaps folks only get to b**ch for one day haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Typhoon Tip said: Did you guys yet learn of this ? North of 4,600 people were mortally lost, charged to Hurricane Maria, 2017 ? I'm faaairly certain we'd have to dust off the annuls back to 1900 to find a U.S. centric-death toll from a hurricane storm catastrophe, with the Galveston disaster. Sebastian Junger authored a well-written docudrama, "Isaac's Storm." For those not entirely swept away in the feckless, vapid era of Tweets for twits erosion of society intellect ... I recommend that read. Particularly as weather enthusiasts ...and professionals alike, it's enjoyable and informative. But ... I'm paused. For 117 years later, and humanity still had not learned the lessons from Galveston - a time span in which civilities, such as Puerto Rico among many ... , so blithely went ahead and constructed dense populations and all components necessary to sustain said populations. I mean .. we always knew this. Hell, Long Island is probably next... or Miami, or New Orleans, both of which were technically actually missed by Andrew and Katrina respectively. Imagine 20 years from now... when GW -induced oceanic rise has exceeded model predictions by a half foot post the "Great Greenland Slide.." and a Category 4 hurricane, maintained by unusually warm west Atlantic thermoclines... accelerates NNW right up Chesapeake Bay. What if Sandy was a Category 2 or 3 ... when it hooked left, and not to discredit the suffering at Sandy Hook ... but right into the NY Bite? The events that have transpired are dystopian horrible. But ... they are not the hell on Earth that's in the mail. It is all a really arresting ... if not gasping concept. I wonder what the real number of deaths in Texas were from Harvey? A woman I know in Greenfield has a nephew in the Texas National Guard and he claimed the death toll was in the hundreds but I thought the official count was only 70 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: Your 62 certainly is deep summer Around 70.. shorts and tees . While you shivered uncontrollably on the water there with kids noses pressed against front glass door looking out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Around 70.. shorts and tees . While you shivered uncontrollably on the water there with kids noses pressed against front glass door looking out 55/43. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 ACK with a solid 50/45 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Around 70.. shorts and tees . While you shivered uncontrollably on the water there with kids noses pressed against front glass door looking out Really? Let’s pull up the STEM and subtrack 4 for elevation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Today was a 80 degree day from Kevin btw. Tough summer for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 It appears I will be in the same town as Lava rock next weekend for a bachelor party. I’m gonna kill his weeds by urinating my name all over his yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 1 minute ago, CoastalWx said: It appears I will be in the same town as Lava rock next weekend for a bachelor party. I’m gonna kill his weeds by urinating my name all over his yard. Golfing Point Sebago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Down to 53F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Lovely 59F here. The pollen is killing me this year. The pollen this weekend has been especially bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 47. Ahhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: 47. Ahhhhh You got me by a couple. Refreshing. It’s 70f inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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