Bostonseminole Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 RainSent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 20 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: South of pike jackpot. The only jack South of the pike for the next 6 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 56.5° -RA Raw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Can't buy anything more than a shower here and there it seems. West of the river seems to be a "thing" this summer, hopefully this trend changes once winter starts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 56F with broken skies...should see some sunshine today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, powderfreak said: 56F with broken skies...should see some sunshine today. broken like summugh's back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 7 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Hopefully not in winter....lol. We hope you finally get your rain you poo poo'd for all summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 13 hours ago, dendrite said: I saw a nasty yellowjacket nest at work. It’s like 5 in and out every second. 13 hours ago, kdxken said: Those are the killers. Probably thousands. Somehow avoided a hurtin' yesterday after I got into this one. They have to taxi before entering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIYCSMwOac8 Yeah 5 in and out every second is a massive nest....that rate of activity would scare the sh** out of me. The nest I killed on the eaves of our house back in July was probably 1-2 every couple seconds....I estimate it had to have 100 in there....it would have ballooned to like 500+ by now if I didn't get it. It was above our deck and with my 3 year old son liking to play out there, there was zero chance I was letting it go even if it was 15 feet up. It took me 3 cans of raid to kill it over the course of about 7-10 days. Your youtube video looks bad too...that's a big nest with that much activity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I like bald faced hornets, their nests look amazing and they are crazy aggressive like yellow jackets. This is one of the better nests I've seen, might not want to rattle that thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 27 minutes ago, Dr. Dews said: I like bald faced hornets, their nests look amazing and they are crazy aggressive like yellow jackets. This is one of the better nests I've seen, might not want to rattle that thing Wow, that nest must have had plenty of time to develop undisturbed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I had a lone bald faced hornet that hung out by my fig tree and run all summer and picked off houseflies and tore them to shreds. Never saw more than one at once and I have no clue where the nest was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Dr. Dews said: I like bald faced hornets, their nests look amazing and they are crazy aggressive like yellow jackets. This is one of the better nests I've seen, might not want to rattle that thing Only if you disturb their nest, then they go insane. White faced hornets (same thing as bald-faced) are not nearly as bad as yellow jackets though once you get away from the very immediate area surrounding their nest. They will typically go about their business without bothering you whereas a yellow jacket will be much more likely to sting you away from the nest. Yellow jackets love to get up in your business and then if you try and swat it away, it has no problem stinging you. The white faced hornet stings are really painful though...worse than yellow jacket stings. They just don't happen as often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 So much for torch next week. We may be nestled under HP most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 21 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Only if you disturb their nest, then they go insane. White faced hornets (same thing as bald-faced) are not nearly as bad as yellow jackets though once you get away from the very immediate area surrounding their nest. They will typically go about their business without bothering you whereas a yellow jacket will be much more likely to sting you away from the nest. Yellow jackets love to get up in your business and then if you try and swat it away, it has no problem stinging you. The white faced hornet stings are really painful though...worse than yellow jacket stings. They just don't happen as often. Another thing is the nests of bald hornets are usually up high(er) in trees, bushes or awnings, while yellow jackets often nest low or in the ground, so it is much easier to run into them. One thing I had forgotten is that BFH are actually a type of yellow jacket wasp, but not the eastern or German type mostly associated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 A buddy of mine that is the Animal control officer for LEW posted this one today................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, dryslot said: A buddy of mine that is the Animal control officer for LEW posted this one today................. Norway maple...kill it all with fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 55 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: So much for torch next week. We may be nestled under HP most of the time. ASOUT. 57* at ORH, 58* here at the Pit. We don't torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: So much for torch next week. We may be nestled under HP most of the time. Bigger anomalies NNE maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, ORH_wxman said: Only if you disturb their nest, then they go insane. White faced hornets (same thing as bald-faced) are not nearly as bad as yellow jackets though once you get away from the very immediate area surrounding their nest. They will typically go about their business without bothering you whereas a yellow jacket will be much more likely to sting you away from the nest. Yellow jackets love to get up in your business and then if you try and swat it away, it has no problem stinging you. The white faced hornet stings are really painful though...worse than yellow jacket stings. They just don't happen as often. Absolutely. Most recent example of this that I've suffered came a few years ago during our two-day "peer review" field trip. I was about midway in a line of about 25 people, Bureau field staff plus our "Silvicultural Advisory Committee" - long-experienced non-Bureau foresters, biologists, ecologists. I felt some stings, hollered "yellow jackets" (without seeing them, but I knew) and took off up the hill. 100 yards away we stopped to discuss some harvesting results, and one of those beasts flew past everyone else, buzzed around me a bit, and unloaded again. No white-faced hornet would pursue even a quarter as far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, dendrite said: Bigger anomalies NNE maybe? Yeah most likely. Fort Kent ftw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Just now, CoastalWx said: Yeah most likely. Fort Kent ftw? If we still lived in the Perley Brook section of town, my garden would be dead already. That's where we took frost damage on July 31. Once we moved to the back settlement on sloping land 450' higher, the growing season was about a week longer at each end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 26 minutes ago, dendrite said: Bigger anomalies NNE maybe? Might finally get our over-the-top warmth up north. Usually there’s a couple periods of it each summer but this year it’s just been strict N/NW=cooler, S/SE=warmer when it comes to anomalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, tamarack said: If we still lived in the Perley Brook section of town, my garden would be dead already. That's where we took frost damage on July 31. Once we moved to the back settlement on sloping land 450' higher, the growing season was about a week longer at each end. It’s funny to think that, but a small elevation change to the higher can extend a growing season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: It’s funny to think that, but a small elevation change to the higher can extend a growing season. Yup... it’s like 1500ft will see snow before my house at 750ft... but my garden will die before the gardens up at the base of the ski area. The first time the base area hits 32F is usually with snow or a rain to snow CAA situation along a strong autumn FROPA. The first time I hit 32F is just a random clear night lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Yup... it’s like 1500ft will see snow before my house at 750ft... but my garden will die before the gardens up at the base of the ski area. The first time the base area hits 32F is usually with snow or a rain to snow CAA situation along a strong autumn FROPA. The first time I hit 32F is just a random clear night lol. More or less the same here. I’ve had frost 100’ down my hill a week before me. It’s crazy. My in laws radiate like mad. They’ll hit freezing two weeks before me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 We finally clear after upper 50s most of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Midnight high of 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, tamarack said: No white-faced hornet would pursue even a quarter as far. Funny you say that because there's a youtube video of a couple of knuckleheads on a boat who did a drive-by whacking of one of those (BFH) nests, they were stung.. Then, even after well beyond the nest and thinking they were safe, were attacked and stung out of nowhere again. I really think it is just the aggressive and relentless nature of the family of wasp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Still 100% overcast here. Watching Boston news and they have some clearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Still 100% overcast here. Watching Boston news and they have some clearing Was a beautiful afternoon up this way. Temp is going to plummet tonight if winds go calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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