dryslot Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: I found a Chicken of the Woods mushroom about the size of a baseball glove growing on a piece of bark near the garden today. Pretty cool, put it up on a stump for harvest. The are excellent in tomato sauce with hot peppers. I really really hope you never have any serious damage to your house , you have been lucky to only have twigs fall. God stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, kdxken said: With all this drought rain the mushrooms are going nuts. Sulphur shelf... chicken of the woods....edible they say 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 7 hours ago, tamarack said: As a grandfather, I still look back to 1966 when I lived in NNJ. That met summer held NYC's heat and drought records for 44 years until 2010 came in a fraction warmer. Still holds the drought record, also tied with 1953 for most 100+ (4) though the earlier year's 4th triple came in met fall. Since I spent that summer working between counter and grill at Curtis-Wright's summer resort, that additional heat just accentuated the extremes that season. On Sunday, July 3 NYC was 103 and LGA 107 and we had the biggest crowd through the gate of any day in my 2 summers there. The coil thermometer at the end of the counter was well beyond 120, the highest number on its face, and I worked a lot closer to grill and fryers than was that instrument. It was so far beyond anything in my NNE experience that the memory is emblazoned on my brain. I went to asbury park on 7/3/66 Sand was ridiculously hot....loved it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: I don’t understand why you think there’s no serious drought? I mean are you serious or just trying to be funny? It’s one of the worst we’ ve had since the 60’s It’s because the “drought” isn’t a big deal up here. It’s rained plenty in the pike region the last month. Doesn’t take much to wipe out a D1 scenario here. This is nothing like the 1960s droughts because those were longer term. Several very dry years in a row. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Yeah that’s why I laugh as well... what’s the true impact? Suburban lawns went brown? I still laugh at a Ginxy comment from a while back saying something along the lines of “Have you ever heard of an invention called a hose?” I haven’t heard one person mention the drought anywhere outside this forum. My parents in Woodstock had a fine garden...said the lawn was hurting but shocker, they watered the garden and got a lot of produce during one of the most severe droughts ever in NCT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 What a special summer. Still 77 here at 10.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Whineminster said: Boomers tonight? Nothing better than a loud crack of thunder on a silent humid summer night with the windows open and fans off Not with this drought 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: I found a Chicken of the Woods mushroom about the size of a baseball glove growing on a piece of bark near the garden today. Pretty cool, put it up on a stump for harvest. The are excellent in tomato sauce with hot peppers. I really really hope you never have any serious damage to your house , you have been lucky to only have twigs fall. It’s a skill to recognize edible mushrooms. I remember, as a boy, older relatives going to, still existing, undeveloped land areas in the boroughs to harvest edible greens and mushrooms. You never guessed with a mushroom, being wrong and ingesting the error could be deadly.. I guess under the right conditions you might never starve with a good tract of uncultivated land. As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drstuess Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Yeah that’s why I laugh as well... what’s the true impact? Suburban lawns went brown? I still laugh at a Ginxy comment from a while back saying something along the lines of “Have you ever heard of an invention called a hose?” I haven’t heard one person mention the drought anywhere outside this forum. My parents in Woodstock had a fine garden...said the lawn was hurting but shocker, they watered the garden and got a lot of produce during one of the most severe droughts ever in NCT.Our town was on a full outside watering ban for most of the summer. Not supposed to water garden or anything. Many did not adhere to it, but the town threatened to cut off service to offenders.Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Whineminster said: Sulphur shelf... chicken of the woods....edible they say Yes and fantastic, my Grandmother was the Penale cook queen. Yum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Yeah that’s why I laugh as well... what’s the true impact? Suburban lawns went brown? I still laugh at a Ginxy comment from a while back saying something along the lines of “Have you ever heard of an invention called a hose?” I haven’t heard one person mention the drought anywhere outside this forum. My parents in Woodstock had a fine garden...said the lawn was hurting but shocker, they watered the garden and got a lot of produce during one of the most severe droughts ever in NCT. someone spent thousands on a lawn only to have it wither, hey seasons of wither should be Kevs theme song. Fantastic song by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: someone spent thousands on a lawn only to have it wither, hey seasons of wither should be Kevs theme song. Fantastic song by the way. Not a big Aerosmith fan but that's a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, kdxken said: Not a big Aerosmith fan but that's a good one. First 4 albums bro. Listen to songs like No more no more, Mama kin, walking the Dog, Last child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 63/60...had to turn the window fans off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 31 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: First 4 albums bro. Listen to songs like No more no more, Mama kin, walking the Dog, Last child Rocks was/is their best album by far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 43 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: First 4 albums bro. Listen to songs like No more no more, Mama kin, walking the Dog, Last child Saw them im Worcester in the early 80's, Steven Tyler passed out about 4 songs in and a Roadie carried him off the stage, end of concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Still waiting on this drier air. 71/68. Another 0.20” overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Still waiting on this drier air. 71/68. Another 0.20” overnight. 64/61 not a cloud in the sky. Going to be a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I’ve had those shrooms. They are edible and taste pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 60/56 here. Not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Yea, those mushrooms are pretty amazing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 11 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: I don’t understand why you think there’s no serious drought? I mean are you serious or just trying to be funny? It’s one of the worst we’ ve had since the 60’s LOL! September 1, 2020 RESERVOIR LEVELS: The Quabbin Reservoir, the largest water supply source for 47 communities in the Metro Boston area, is currently at 92.7% of its 412 billion-gallon maximum capacity. The 65 billion-gallon Wachusett Reservoir is 91.1% full. Detailed Data and Archives CONDITIONS STATUS: According to the MWRA's Drought Management Plan, the water system is currently listed in a Normal Status (see graph below). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Gonna be hot one today. Get out there and seize the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, moneypitmike said: LOL! September 1, 2020 RESERVOIR LEVELS: The Quabbin Reservoir, the largest water supply source for 47 communities in the Metro Boston area, is currently at 92.7% of its 412 billion-gallon maximum capacity. The 65 billion-gallon Wachusett Reservoir is 91.1% full. Detailed Data and Archives CONDITIONS STATUS: According to the MWRA's Drought Management Plan, the water system is currently listed in a Normal Status (see graph below). Sorry but we’ll take the official govt agency over some local old timer in a rocker giving Quabbin updates and a log splitter using mushrooms .t’s as bad as we’ve ever seen it . It’s right here . No arguments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Gonna be hot one today. Get out there and seize the day Yup. Progged 81* for today, then low 70's for the duration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 You have no idea what a drought is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, moneypitmike said: LOL! September 1, 2020 RESERVOIR LEVELS: The Quabbin Reservoir, the largest water supply source for 47 communities in the Metro Boston area, is currently at 92.7% of its 412 billion-gallon maximum capacity. The 65 billion-gallon Wachusett Reservoir is 91.1% full. Detailed Data and Archives CONDITIONS STATUS: According to the MWRA's Drought Management Plan, the water system is currently listed in a Normal Status (see graph below). Hoped to find records back thru 1965. If they're available, I could not find them. Quabbin probably hit their lowest in August 1966. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 10 hours ago, weathafella said: I went to asbury park on 7/3/66 Sand was ridiculously hot....loved it! With the July 4th weekend crowds, surprised there was any uncovered sand above the high tide line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 10 hours ago, ORH_wxman said: It’s because the “drought” isn’t a big deal up here. It’s rained plenty in the pike region the last month. Doesn’t take much to wipe out a D1 scenario here. This is nothing like the 1960s droughts because those were longer term. Several very dry years in a row. I feel like this is something we go through every summer...especially the past few years and especially if the spring was a bit on the drier side. During the summer months the majority of our precipitation comes from convection which obviously is going to be more spotty in nature. Perhaps there will be some occurrences where we get widespread convection and precipitation. Obviously this summer that didn't happen so naturally things are going to be drier. Are we in a drought...sure short-term we are but the long-term picture I don't think it indicates that...maybe locally some areas are worse off. But this is far from serious drought. Now if we went through the fall and things remained dry...well perhaps the pictures changes a bit but just looking at the pattern moving forward looks like we'll see plenty of rain chances upcoming. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Gonna be hot one today. Get out there and seize the day Dews start falling off a cliff around lunchtime nw to se. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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