Ginx snewx Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, dryslot said: Yes, We've had caterpillars in there as well the last month or so, Frogs are a problem as well if we don't get them out in time. We used to take tree frogs out of our neighbors pool when we were kids and use them as bass bait. Top water explosions are the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Ginx snewx said: We used to take tree frogs out of our neighbors pool when we were kids and use them as bass bait. Top water explosions are the best. The have a frog skimmer lid in there now so its been good, They get themselves out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Wiz got his severe. We severe . Forests are burning. Wells drying up. What a mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Meh. That'll probably get wiped out as soon as synoptic season starts. Convection can be fickle. Usually we're good for a couple of synoptic drizzly ratters during the summer, but not this year. We don't do droughts like they do out west or down south...maybe someday when Tip's Hadley cell parks its fanny over my head that'll change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, dendrite said: Meh. That'll probably get wiped out as soon as synoptic season starts. Convection can be fickle. Usually we're good for a couple of synoptic drizzly ratters during the summer, but not this year. We don't do droughts like they do out west or down south...maybe someday when Tip's Hadley cell parks its fanny over my head that'll change. Word! .... we've been over this hundreds of times, because, ...hundreds of times this happens and hundreds of times were absorbing TC into a slow moving frontal zone or two autumn nor'easters away from a flood watch. Nature itself is obviously noisy and so of course it is possible to get a 10 year period where it never rains or snows and the region is then impacted by an asteroid impact just in case anyone survives ... excluding that possibility, it seems we can largely ignore 'drought' designations in our climate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 The only reason its shows normal here is because of June/July, Augdust has been dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 aside from the fact the drought will be gone in a few weeks, i can't remember my grass this dry in the 10 years I've been in Burlington.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Stein This is the only thing we see severe around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Nice layout there. A pool is always a plus. My wife and I were making some moves on houses this summer and a pool was certainly on my list after COVID this year. But the market being insane and us being comfortable where we are, has us staying put for now. We have been looking for a while and honestly a pool was not on our list. I didn't want the hassle of maintenance or the cost of paying someone to do it. It was always easier taking the kids to the town pool. But as you said Covid made it worth the hassle. The market has been insane here, we were lucky to get this one, contingent within 24 hours after 4 other offers. Now where to put the weather station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 My backyard isn’t that big, so I think a pool is out of the question and the price and timelines now are insane with the amount of pools going in. Maybe down the road if we look to move a pool would definitely be on the list. Probably staying put for now though, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, dryslot said: Awesome congrats, And start with 10lbs of shock........lol is that a baby ruth bar floating in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 18 minutes ago, dendrite said: Meh. That'll probably get wiped out as soon as synoptic season starts. Convection can be fickle. Usually we're good for a couple of synoptic drizzly ratters during the summer, but not this year. We don't do droughts like they do out west or down south...maybe someday when Tip's Hadley cell parks its fanny over my head that'll change. I feel like it's been sitting on my head and farting since July 1. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said: beautiful area and great pool, congrats Thanks! That direction is looking to the southwest, hopefully a great view for lightning from the deck. The fall colors should be great as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 Just now, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: My backyard isn’t that big, so I think a pool is out of the question and the price and timelines now are insane with the amount of pools going in. Maybe down the road if we look to move a pool would definitely be on the list. Probably staying put for now though, obviously. We thought about it as well. Called Apollo on Rt 44. Not a pool to be had, didn't even know when they were going to get a shipment of them and they also had a waiting list 100 long. This was back in June. I just wanted a ballpark install number and I was at least able to get that for budgeting. $7k was the number they gave me for a 15' round above ground pool fully installed on a flat site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, dryslot said: Awesome congrats, And start with 10lbs of shock........lol Thank you! I know, pool was cloudy after all the rain and the kids spending all day in it. I have a degree in Marine Biology and can keep corals alive in my sleep, but never took care of a pool before. I haven't had a chance to sleep with the move and 3 kids let alone figure out the pool. So I broke down and had someone stop by until I can sit down and figure out the system. Thankfully the pool temp was still 76 this morning, even with the heater shut off... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, Spanks45 said: Thank you! I know, pool was cloudy after all the rain and the kids spending all day in it. I have a degree in Marine Biology and can keep corals alive in my sleep, but never took care of a pool before. I haven't had a chance to sleep with the move and 3 kids let alone figure out the pool. So I broke down and had someone stop by until I can sit down and figure out the system. Thankfully the pool temp was still 76 this morning, even with the heater shut off... Pools are awesome though, You'll get if figured out, It won't take long, Chlorine is your friend, Rain and pool activity play a big role in keeping it clear, Rain has been quite acidic and will mess with the PH levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 55 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said: Word! .... we've been over this hundreds of times, because, ...hundreds of times this happens and hundreds of times were absorbing TC into a slow moving frontal zone or two autumn nor'easters away from a flood watch. Nature itself is obviously noisy and so of course it is possible to get a 10 year period where it never rains or snows and the region is then impacted by an asteroid impact just in case anyone survives ... excluding that possibility, it seems we can largely ignore 'drought' designations in our climate. Ha, yup. All this severe drought and then in a month there will be Flood Watches out with some synoptic event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, dryslot said: They always seem to manage them up there, And i'm sure many go undetected over the unpopulated NW areas too. Been quiet there in the past few years. From about 2005 thru 2015 it seemed they were getting 2-3 per year from about Oxbow north, plus the one that chowdered a couple hundred acres in Baxter's Scientific Forest Management Area. Also about a hundred on the adjacent Telos public lands, where it was straight-line winds and maybe one big downburst - toppled trees all pointing away from a central spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Ha, yup. All this severe drought and then in a month there will be Flood Watches out with some synoptic event. September feels like its been ultra dry lately. Then we get one huge october rain storm with like 4 inches of rain and we're done with the drowwwwwt and on to drowwwwwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, dendrite said: Meh. That'll probably get wiped out as soon as synoptic season starts. Convection can be fickle. Usually we're good for a couple of synoptic drizzly ratters during the summer, but not this year. We don't do droughts like they do out west or down south...maybe someday when Tip's Hadley cell parks its fanny over my head that'll change. Or MA/SNE in the 1960s (but not many here are old enough to remember) - not acute but years of increasingly BN precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, dryslot said: Lot of trees around, The Acorns, Leafs and Pine Needles are a problem, Its a battle on the phosphates and the PH, But we have a handle on it now. How many days per year on average do you use the pool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Spanks45 said: Thank you! I know, pool was cloudy after all the rain and the kids spending all day in it. I have a degree in Marine Biology and can keep corals alive in my sleep, but never took care of a pool before. I haven't had a chance to sleep with the move and 3 kids let alone figure out the pool. So I broke down and had someone stop by until I can sit down and figure out the system. Thankfully the pool temp was still 76 this morning, even with the heater shut off... Took me a year or so. Keep chlorine up and constantly feeding. Backwash at least once a week and after heavy rain after you have run it awhile. You will get the hang of it. Put in a couple of gallons of shock and winterizer in and when you open it next summer it should be crystal clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: How many days per year on average do you use the pool? Me, Everyday since it opened cept the TS and rainy days. Thinks thats Jeff's sons pool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Wiz got his severe. We severe . Forests are burning. Wells drying up. What a mess sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 50 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: How many days per year on average do you use the pool? Tough to say, Its my sons and Daughter in laws, But they live less the 2 min from me so were there quite a bit, They just bought the house last Aug, But its heated and it was opened in April this year and they will close it next month before the leaf and acorn onslaught, This year it was at least 3 days/wk from May on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, tamarack said: Been quiet there in the past few years. From about 2005 thru 2015 it seemed they were getting 2-3 per year from about Oxbow north, plus the one that chowdered a couple hundred acres in Baxter's Scientific Forest Management Area. Also about a hundred on the adjacent Telos public lands, where it was straight-line winds and maybe one big downburst - toppled trees all pointing away from a central spot. Tom, I had a feeling you would chime in, You would be in the know being involved in forestry more so then me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Next week is getting mildly interesting in terms of severe potential. GFS keeps wanting to shoot an EML plume our way atop the ridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, dendrite said: Meh. That'll probably get wiped out as soon as synoptic season starts. Convection can be fickle. Usually we're good for a couple of synoptic drizzly ratters during the summer, but not this year. We don't do droughts like they do out west or down south...maybe someday when Tip's Hadley cell parks its fanny over my head that'll change. How can you say that in a new climate? Who’s to say it can’t happen? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 yehhhhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfish55 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 We did our pool 3 years ago. So happy with it, especially this summer. Bob designed the farmers porch, which we did at the same time. Wouldn't change a thing. We use the porch is like a another family/dining room in spring/summer/fall. It's not just pools that are impossible to find....I've wired many hot tubs since Covid hit and have a couple more scheduled Hot tubs and pools are nearly impossible to find right now 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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