CoastalWx Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, mreaves said: Some of the biggest assholes I've ever encountered were Bruins fans in Montreal. Made me embarrassed to be from the same country. We were just having fun. We ended up being pals to some locals who brought us around. Some others didn't find it as amusing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 2 hours ago, mreaves said: Some of the biggest assholes I've ever encountered were Bruins fans in Montreal. Made me embarrassed to be from the same country. Late 90s, US currency was like Monopoly money. I put some entertainers kids through Canadian colleges. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 18 minutes ago, amarshall said: Late 90s, US currency was like Monopoly money. I put some entertainers kids through Canadian colleges. We used to go in 2001 and 2002 when I was in college. Exchange rate was about 1.55 to 1.60 to 1….it was awesome. More importantly for that age in college, the drinking age was 19 there so those couple years pre-21 were great to hop the border…we were both legal and what little money we had went very far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 2 hours ago, mreaves said: Some of the biggest assholes I've ever encountered were Bruins fans in Montreal. Made me embarrassed to be from the same country. not just the fans but the team too. Like that time Chara committed assault on the ice and should have been immediately arrested. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 16 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Decent size lake to have that much ice, how about the larger ponds in your area, Are they pretty thick with ice? Haven't seen the biggest lakes this winter, but Long Pond (Belgrade) is iced over an it's one of the later medium-size lakes to freeze, due to its depth. Are you surprised it's that thick given how mild the winter has been The previous time I was there, in mid January, ice was 9-10". Since then, the pack increased from 11" to 20"+ and other than Feb 1-4, temps have been mild. I had thought that the snow cover would've kept that one Arctic blast from increasing the ice depth more than 4-5", if that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 Starlink flyover this evening 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I saw the starlink satellites as well. Pretty cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Starlink flyover this evening Nice. I've seen a couple in a line but never in a close train like that. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Nice. I've seen a couple in a line but never in a close train like that. Cool. How much more garbage can we put up there Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: How much more garbage can we put up there Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Quite a lot, apparently. From https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of approximately five years and SpaceX eventually hopes to have as many as 42,000 satellites in this so-called megaconstellation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Quite a lot, apparently. From https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of approximately five years and SpaceX eventually hopes to have as many as 42,000 satellites in this so-called megaconstellation.CrazySent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Crazy Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk If it gives me reliable cheap fast internet, I’m in. Eff the planet 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 4 hours ago, tunafish said: Quite a lot, apparently. From https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of approximately five years and SpaceX eventually hopes to have as many as 42,000 satellites in this so-called megaconstellation. lol. 5 years? The Walmart of Satellites, or purchased in bulk through Alibaba. Dispose of properly, but do so in the next galaxy. Does the manufacturer offer a 5 year service plan, and if you forego this option does it die after 1 year, or if you do purchase the maintenance plan, does it die exactly 1 day after the plan expires like most microwaves and fridges do? Don't we have satellites that were launched decades ago still sending back images from space? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: lol. 5 years? The Walmart of Satellites, or purchased in bulk through Alibaba. Dispose of properly, but do so in the next galaxy. Does the manufacturer offer a 5 year service plan, and if you forego this option does it die after 1 year, or if you do purchase the maintenance plan, does it die exactly 1 day after the plan expires like most microwaves and fridges do? Don't we have satellites that were launched decades ago still sending back images from space? It has to do with how low they are in space. They are only a few hundred miles up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Baroclinic Zone said: It has to do with how low they are in space. They are only a few hundred miles up. Atmospheric wear and tear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just now, Cold Miser said: Atmospheric wear and tear? Yeah. They naturally decay, supposedly there is a next generation in the works that'll last longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Yeah. They naturally decay, supposedly there is a next generation in the works that'll last longer.6yrs?Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: 6yrs? Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Currently they are 5-7yrs, next ones are supposed to last far longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 As long as they burn up after use, who cares 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 Our school just got swatted. We live in the the dumbest of times 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just had what looked like half a dozen fighter jets fly over here...tracking more weather balloons I suppose? Pretty far up there, but so loud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just paid $4.23 per gallon for heating fuel. What have others been paying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 6 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: If it gives me reliable cheap fast internet, I’m in. Eff the planet Hell yeah! I'm still on DSL.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 33 minutes ago, mreaves said: Just paid $4.23 per gallon for heating fuel. What have others been paying? My guy has $3.65 cash price, I haven't purchased since October though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Our school just got swatted. We live in the the dumbest of times Fitchburg also this week.... Kids think it's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Spanks45 said: My guy has $3.65 cash price, I haven't purchased since October though... That was when my last delivery was too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 33 minutes ago, mreaves said: That was when my last delivery was too. Woodstove ftw...warm winter though, I have used less than 1/2 a tank and only 2.5 cords of wood so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Our school just got swatted. We live in the the dumbest of times Fitchburg also this week.... Kids think it's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Whineminster said: Fitchburg also this week.... Kids think it's funny. Two things. 1) Kids did similar crap when I was young, bomb threats. But no one took them seriously. Today they need to respond to each one which is a huge waste of time and resources and risks other things going sideways. 2) Your post repeated itself two hours later. Weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Two things. 1) Kids did similar crap when I was young, bomb threats. But no one took them seriously. Today they need to respond to each one which is a huge waste of time and resources and risks other things going sideways. 2) Your post repeated itself two hours later. Weird I knew some girls that worked at sub shop in high school, they asked me to call in a bomb threat so they could get the night off. Using the correct head to think it over, I declined. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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