gravitylover Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I could go wash the car if you think it will help. Nah, already tapped into the beer stash. After this round of cold it kind of looks like spring wants to spring. Time to get things planted yet or will that be a waste because we are going to get another shot? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 6 hours ago, gravitylover said: I could go wash the car if you think it will help. Nah, already tapped into the beer stash. After this round of cold it kind of looks like spring wants to spring. Time to get things planted yet or will that be a waste because we are going to get another shot? Cool wx stuff could be ok pretty soon, but I never plant anything tender out until May 1st with strong consensus for a warm pattern at that juncture. Not wise to bet on no freezes in April, even in the torchiest winters. Even if I were confident enough to plant annuals a month early, I'd still rather wait until the traditional mid-May with how many pests and diseases we have to deal with these days. Impatiens and tomatoes are ravaged by blight before August even with a normal planting schedule. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Yeah I'm just worried about food supplies and such so wouldn't mind getting a jump on it. I know it's too early but I'm not real comfortable with our current situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 10 hours ago, gravitylover said: Yeah I'm just worried about food supplies and such so wouldn't mind getting a jump on it. I know it's too early but I'm not real comfortable with our current situation. I think we’ll be ok with food. Are the nurseries going to be open to sell plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 44 minutes ago, Hitman said: I think we’ll be ok with food. Are the nurseries going to be open to sell plants? Problem is stores can’t take multiple trucks in a night. Most have 2 loading docks. typically 1-2,trucks a night. stores are closing early to hopefully restock. Pallet in & out stuff. stores still need report os&d manufacturers send to distributors such as UNFi or McLane drivers have hours of operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 Yea, there are no food shortages but at least in the OC the trucks are about 36 hours behind. If people just calmed the hell down and stopped hoarding there would be zero issues with the shelves being empty. Hoping for a picturesque snowfall tomorrow morning, we shall see. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Yea, there are no food shortages but at least in the OC the trucks are about 36 hours behind. If people just calmed the hell down and stopped hoarding there would be zero issues with the shelves being empty. Hoping for a picturesque snowfall tomorrow morning, we shall see. I am sorta going for 3-4 okay with an inch or 2 Regarding buying supplies. Shortages will occur for paper products. best advice - buy heavy if you have $ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Hitman said: I think we’ll be ok with food. Are the nurseries going to be open to sell plants? No Whole Foods will get some, not like usual but, between that and the seeds I have I can get started. There are a few farms I can ride by that might have seed potato and garlic so that's part of the plan. Hardware stores are considered essential and will be open so will they do their usual, will HD and Lowes? I know a few people in the food delivery chain and they are talking about shortages in some categories, mostly peripherals so far but that's fluid. Grow your own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Yea, there are no food shortages but at least in the OC the trucks are about 36 hours behind. If people just calmed the hell down and stopped hoarding there would be zero issues with the shelves being empty. Hoping for a picturesque snowfall tomorrow morning, we shall see. I’ve been to bjs and our local supermarket in the last 2 days. They are stocked other than toilet paper and some other stuff people went crazy for. I’m not saying there won’t be some items that are hard to come by, but for the most part the distribution will hopefully be ok. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Hitman said: I’ve been to bjs and our local supermarket in the last 2 days. They are stocked other than toilet paper and some other stuff people went crazy for. I’m not saying there won’t be some items that are hard to come by, but for the most part the distribution will hopefully be ok. This is my take as well. Retailers throw out an unfathomable amount of food 99% of the year to make sure supply is there at crunch time. Most people did their big wholesale hauls two weeks ago and are getting back into a normal-ish grocery buying routine, so with pantries full and money increasingly tight for just about everyone, you probably won't see folks singlehandedly clearing out entire aisles from this point on. The food supply chain is resilient. If certain items start running low, reasonable facsimiles will quickly take their places. And while I'm obviously a big home gardening dude, I'm under no delusions that I'd be able to sustain even myself for very long just on home veggies. Potatoes are one's best bet considering yield per acre and nutritional value - you could survive for 6-8 weeks just on potatoes before mineral deficiencies caught up with you. That said, they aren't fool-proof to grow and can be rather unreliable from season to season. Plus, if we ever get to the point of all-out famine in this country, there'd be a lot of other problems that few of us would be equipped to deal with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 9 hours ago, Juliancolton said: This is my take as well. Retailers throw out an unfathomable amount of food 99% of the year to make sure supply is there at crunch time. Most people did their big wholesale hauls two weeks ago and are getting back into a normal-ish grocery buying routine, so with pantries full and money increasingly tight for just about everyone, you probably won't see folks singlehandedly clearing out entire aisles from this point on. The food supply chain is resilient. If certain items start running low, reasonable facsimiles will quickly take their places. And while I'm obviously a big home gardening dude, I'm under no delusions that I'd be able to sustain even myself for very long just on home veggies. Potatoes are one's best bet considering yield per acre and nutritional value - you could survive for 6-8 weeks just on potatoes before mineral deficiencies caught up with you. That said, they aren't fool-proof to grow and can be rather unreliable from season to season. Plus, if we ever get to the point of all-out famine in this country, there'd be a lot of other problems that few of us would be equipped to deal with. I agree with you and the others in terms of the supply chain. I think things will level out, especially now that there are limits imposed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 In all the chaos leading up to being stuck at home I forgot to check the oil, doesn't it figure that the last cold shot with snow is the night that we run out Not sure if we can get a delivery today but they said they'd try otherwise I have to go out and get 5 gallons of diesel. I really don't want to go anywhere right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Well, settling into our new normal doing some bike riding and starting to clean the house. Slowly. I could live with weather like yesterday and today for a month straight, see what y'all can do about that would ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 I’m finally free from voluntary quarantine and my infant grandson had to get tested yesterday, thankfully his fever broke last night though...not a fan of the new normal but at least the yard is all cleaned up and ready for spring and summer! Hope you all are well during these crazy times, especially our first responders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 11 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: I’m finally free from voluntary quarantine and my infant grandson had to get tested yesterday, thankfully his fever broke last night though...not a fan of the new normal but at least the yard is all cleaned up and ready for spring and summer! Hope you all are well during these crazy times, especially our first responders. Good to hear. I have much work to do to clean up the yard but looks like there’ll be plenty of time for that. Right now, I’m focusing on the important stuff, like catching up on some Netflix programming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 A unexpected rumble of thunder here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Many long low rumbles here with a short bout of torrential rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpalm5 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Surprising to see PM 2.5 at ”1” at the area reporting stations today. I think the lowest I’ve ever seen was 20 or so. Pretty incredible. Bunch of articles online about better air quality around the globe with all the decreased activity due to Coronavirus. Took the day to go for a hike on Schunnemunk Mountain. Got 8 miles in. No Corona up there! Hope everyone is staying healthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 12 hours ago, Tpalm5 said: Surprising to see PM 2.5 at ”1” at the area reporting stations today. I think the lowest I’ve ever seen was 20 or so. Pretty incredible. Bunch of articles online about better air quality around the globe with all the decreased activity due to Coronavirus. Took the day to go for a hike on Schunnemunk Mountain. Got 8 miles in. No Corona up there! Hope everyone is staying healthy. Wow! I knew the air was getting better but thats impressive. I just went to that site and have to get familiar with but see Newburgh is in the low 30’s this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I was just playing around with that site but don't see a place to see historical info. It would be nice to compare now with the same time last year. Yesterdays p&c had us dry for the next 4-5 days other than some showers today, now it's wet more than dry This sux, I want to be outside doing things not stuck inside with the wife and kidz all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 59 minutes ago, gravitylover said: I was just playing around with that site but don't see a place to see historical info. It would be nice to compare now with the same time last year. Some folks at work have to deal with PM 2.5 on a regular basis. I’ll have to remember to ask them if they can share a link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Good, old-fashioned April showers here. Relaxing in a way, though I wouldn't have minded a little thunder or small hail for extra pizzazz. Final flakes of the season tonight/early tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Came down pretty good here until a few minutes ago. Welcome, if just to break the monotony. hope you’re are all doing well. I think, I hope, we are seeing the end of the beginning. I got notification from amazon that a tp delivery is on its way. So that’s a good sign. Could really use some weather to look forward to, but ya know what they, when it rains it pours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 The wind is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Yeah I'm definitely going to keep my eyes open for those last flakes of the season tonight or early tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Multiple rounds of flurries here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I had light snow all the way up to heavy graupel that fell for long enough to coat the ground in pellets even though it was 44*. That was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I caught two graupel showers. First in the Bronx, then up in Yorktown where i got pelted with strong winds. Felt great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Hitman said: I caught two graupel showers. First in the Bronx, then up in Yorktown where i got pelted with strong winds. Felt great. Have had light snow showers most of the afternoon. At times nothing on radar. raw cold day....fire booming at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Ripping grauple & snow at the moment. deck getting coated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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