klw Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 14 hours ago, powderfreak said: Nice, ORH. My wildlife includes accidentally leaving a can of Pringle’s by the pool this evening when the wife and I sat out for a drink. A friend was dropping something off so we ran inside for a bit. I came back out a half hour later to clean up and the Pringle’s are gone. No where to be found but I notice a paw print on the table. Looking around I find the container along the woodline... damn bear stole them in the half hour we were chatting on the other side of the building! When we lived in Bethlehem, there was some controversy in town because a nice old lady in town was baking brownies and leaving them out for the bears. They developed a tremendous sweet tooth and were pests around town for awhile. It took a lot of persuading to get her to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Had my on boarding test for work this morning.... test is so much less invasive than it was to start My son had one last week. Very simple and not the swab you’re brain for 10 minutes one. Quick results as well. Hope you get a negative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, klw said: Those are Great North Woods Murder Cicadas. They emerge every 17 years and have been known to each through screen windows in their prey. They prefer to feed on roadkill, meterologists and small dogs. In 1952, the sky darkened over Buxton and they were seen devouring a cocker spaniel in less that 4 minutes, leaving behind only its collar. RIP Whiskey. Thanks for the help........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, dryslot said: Thanks for the help........... No worries, seemed more fun then saying "bump" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Got any brighter pics? They do seem somewhat cicada-like. A little bit longer and slender though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 11 hours ago, mreaves said: We used to get these with Genesee. I think it was just regular not the cream ale. No Utica Club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 27 minutes ago, dendrite said: Got any brighter pics? They do seem somewhat cicada-like. A little bit longer and slender though. That's all i have, Wife snapped the pic, I will have to investigate more tonight as i will be mowing the lot that has both of those trees, I tried searching beetles in this region and came up with nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 No Utica Club?Lol, the good ole party balls. I remember the Coors light ones. Nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: 24 minutes ago, dryslot said: No Utica Club? Lol, the good ole party balls. I remember the Coors light ones. Nasty I worked for a beer dist back in the 70-80's and we had all three, Genesee, Coors and Utica Club beer balls, They were great though, Just cut the box top off and fill it with ice, I still have a couple keg beer taps too.......lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: 26 minutes ago, dryslot said: No Utica Club? Lol, the good ole party balls. I remember the Coors light ones. Nasty 4 minutes ago, dryslot said: I worked for a beer dist back in the 70-80's and we had all three, Genesee, Coors and Utica Club beer balls, They were great though, Just cut the box top off and fill it with ice, I still have a couple keg beer taps too.......lol I remember driving around with one behind the back seat in a hatchback. The spout was just a little to short to reach the driver's seat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, dendrite said: I'm happy for him. He got the damage and outages he desperately wanted. The wife and kids must be ecstatic. Maybe they'll get another week of living naked and afraid? What he lives for... "The damage to the electric system in your area is extensive." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, dryslot said: I worked for a beer dist back in the 70-80's and we had all three, Genesee, Coors and Utica Club beer balls, They were great though, Just cut the box top off and fill it with ice, I still have a couple keg beer taps too.......lol I had a job in college serving beer at (believe it or not) the on campus pub. Learned to tap kegs without getting de-balled in the old school type. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, weathafella said: I had a job in college serving beer at (believe it or not) the on campus pub. Learned to tap kegs without getting de-balled in the old school type. The ones where you had to push the T rod down into the barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 I worked at a liquor store for years. Started in the Redemption area at the age of 16 and ended up doing pretty much everything once I hit the age of 18. The people I saw day to day. The day drinkers, the drunks, the people who picked up every can/bottle know to man for the $0.05. Crazy folks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, powderfreak said: What he lives for... "The damage to the electric system in your area is extensive." If I lose power for a week...my neighborhood better be flattened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 19 hours ago, dryslot said: @tamarack, Have these on my pin oaks, Do you know what they are? Not like anything I've seen. The shape and (estimated-from-pic) size suggests some species of stonefly but I've never seen one anywhere near that dark. Adult stoneflies run 1.5-2"+ long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, tamarack said: Not like anything I've seen. The shape and (estimated-from-pic) size suggests some species of stonefly but I've never seen one anywhere near that dark. Adult stoneflies run 1.5-2"+ long. Going to have to make a closer examination, I have not seen these before either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: If I lose power for a week...my neighborhood better be flattened. He's gonna get off easy with these lower dews too... imagine a week of 75F dews with water just condensing on the couch and no power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: My son had one last week. Very simple and not the swab you’re brain for 10 minutes one. Quick results as well. Hope you get a negative Thanks... yeah it was well set up. Swab yourself actually while someone watches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 13 hours ago, weathafella said: Thank you! I decided to put the papers in....out on 9/30/2020. Several interesting gigs await...maybe taking up 2 days a week. Looking forward to the next chapter. Congrats. I'm in the queue at Maine PERS to have my benefits and options calculated. When that's ready, wife and I will meet with those folks (probably on ZOOM) with the intent to leave in December. Some possibility for contract work to aid in training my successor (or at least making sense of my tangled computer files for him/her) and with next year's full recertification audit for forest sustainability. Also have a permanent invite to future expert peer-review field trips like we had last 2 days, only as one of the experts* rather than the host/note-taker. *Ex-pert: Ex: A has-been. (s)pert: A drip under pressure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 53 minutes ago, powderfreak said: What he lives for... "The damage to the electric system in your area is extensive." lol, see how much he likes destruction the longer he's without power. or does he have genny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 https://indaily.com.au/news/2020/08/06/beirut-blast-one-of-biggest-ever-non-nuclear-explosions/ Quote A team from the University of Sheffield has calculated the strength of the blast based on the videos and photographs which have emerged since the disaster. They believe the explosion was the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,500 tonnes of TNT – a blast intensity which would support the belief that it was caused by the detonation of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser. This is about a tenth of the intensity of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb but far bigger than any blast from a conventional weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, tamarack said: Congrats. I'm in the queue at Maine PERS to have my benefits and options calculated. When that's ready, wife and I will meet with those folks (probably on ZOOM) with the intent to leave in December. Some possibility for contract work to aid in training my successor (or at least making sense of my tangled computer files for him/her) and with next year's full recertification audit for forest sustainability. Also have a permanent invite to future expert peer-review field trips like we had last 2 days, only as one of the experts* rather than the host/note-taker. *Ex-pert: Ex: A has-been. (s)pert: A drip under pressure. FYI, City arborist coming to take a look at the trees and those Bugs/Beetles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 25 minutes ago, dryslot said: FYI, City arborist coming to take a look at the trees and those Bugs/Beetles. Probably off base but are they moths with wings closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Just now, klw said: Probably off base but are they moths with wings closed? Not sure, I have not gone to look at them other then the wife's pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I worked at a liquor store for years. Started in the Redemption area at the age of 16 and ended up doing pretty much everything once I hit the age of 18. The people I saw day to day. The day drinkers, the drunks, the people who picked up every can/bottle know to man for the $0.05. Crazy folks. Do you remember Goofy Balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 Just now, HoarfrostHubb said: Do you remember Goofy Balls? I do not. I searched and it came up as a candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I do not. I searched and it came up as a candy. He was a dude who used to walk around town in the 1980s collecting cans in a wheelbarrow he pushed. He was a hard worker at that. He had t shirts etc that someone made for him that said Goofy Balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 3 hours ago, klw said: When we lived in Bethlehem, there was some controversy in town because a nice old lady in town was baking brownies and leaving them out for the bears. They developed a tremendous sweet tooth and were pests around town for awhile. It took a lot of persuading to get her to stop. If Jeff dryslot made the brownies the bears would be chillin for hours then have tremendous munchies. You could control them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 2 hours ago, dryslot said: The ones where you had to push the T rod down into the barrel? Yup. Baptism by fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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