DavisStraight Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 46 minutes ago, Layman said: It looks like someone was able to grab a nice pic of it with their "backyard observatory". Not sure exactly what that is or entails but I'm guessing I'm not the only person who doesn't have one It's the 3rd item down on this page: https://spaceweather.com/ Also curious if the X1.8 class solar flare yesterday mentioned on that page caused the massive cellular outage across the US...Interesting stuff. I'm still having cell issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 ...still a couple of oak leaves hanging on. That is all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 So we have an ice dam that is causing some issues. I don't think I realized what it was until I saw the large icicles hanging off the siding. Pretty sure this happens every winter at some point, but don't recall seeing the icicles before. Last summer I noticed the pine soffit trim pieces had a punky look to them and have some mold on them, but it didn't make sense at the time as to why. Now I know. Is there anything I can do now to relieve the dam? I realize there is water pooled somewhere above the ice at the edge of the gutter, but not sure how far up. Best I can do is try and shovel some of the snow off the roof immediately behind the ice. With the warm up coming, I'm hoping it melts pretty quick, but this side of the house (north) doesn't get much sun so probably won't melt as quick as I'd like. I'll definitely need to remove soffit pieces in the Spring and investigate a bit behind the wall. The backside of wall is our master bed closet. So far I don't see any water damage. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 20 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: So we have an ice dam that is causing some issues. I don't think I realized what it was until I saw the large icicles hanging off the siding. Pretty sure this happens every winter at some point, but don't recall seeing the icicles before. Last summer I noticed the pine soffit trim pieces had a punky look to them and have some mold on them, but it didn't make sense at the time as to why. Now I know. Is there anything I can do now to relieve the dam? I realize there is water pooled somewhere above the ice at the edge of the gutter, but not sure how far up. Best I can do is try and shovel some of the snow off the roof immediately behind the ice. With the warm up coming, I'm hoping it melts pretty quick, but this side of the house (north) doesn't get much sun so probably won't melt as quick as I'd like. I'll definitely need to remove soffit pieces in the Spring and investigate a bit behind the wall. The backside of wall is our master bed closet. So far I don't see any water damage. Fingers crossed. Shovel the roof . Take calcium chloride put in nylons(cheesecloth) tie up and place on the ice every 3 feet to make runoff channels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 28 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: So we have an ice dam that is causing some issues. I don't think I realized what it was until I saw the large icicles hanging off the siding. Pretty sure this happens every winter at some point, but don't recall seeing the icicles before. Last summer I noticed the pine soffit trim pieces had a punky look to them and have some mold on them, but it didn't make sense at the time as to why. Now I know. Is there anything I can do now to relieve the dam? I realize there is water pooled somewhere above the ice at the edge of the gutter, but not sure how far up. Best I can do is try and shovel some of the snow off the roof immediately behind the ice. With the warm up coming, I'm hoping it melts pretty quick, but this side of the house (north) doesn't get much sun so probably won't melt as quick as I'd like. I'll definitely need to remove soffit pieces in the Spring and investigate a bit behind the wall. The backside of wall is our master bed closet. So far I don't see any water damage. Fingers crossed. Get a roof rake and add that to your shoveling duties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 11 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Shovel the roof . Take calcium chloride put in nylons(cheesecloth) tie up and place on the ice every 3 feet to make runoff channels thanks, but how do you tie up and attach on a 12/12 roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 16 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: thanks, but how do you tie up and attach on a 12/12 roof? Better yet, save all your pee and get a big super soaker. Plenty salty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 8 hours ago, Lava Rock said: thanks, but how do you tie up and attach on a 12/12 roof? Metal - won't stay for long on 12/12. (The 5k+ is a bit harder to take than buying a roof rake.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 8 hours ago, Lava Rock said: thanks, but how do you tie up and attach on a 12/12 roof? I did that one year, I think it was 2015 and I tossed them up on the roof about every three feet, I didn't hit my spot every time but it worked. That spring I went up and made sure my gutters weren't blocked. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangeofSeasonsWX Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Was just thinking about how Nova Scotia seems to get much more interesting weather than New England. They get way more hurricanes than New England, and they also get buried by more snowstorms in the winter. They get the best of both. The only thing they don't get there is severe weather, but we don't even get that here either. It must be a nice place to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 6 hours ago, ChangeofSeasonsWX said: Was just thinking about how Nova Scotia seems to get much more interesting weather than New England. They get way more hurricanes than New England, and they also get buried by more snowstorms in the winter. They get the best of both. The only thing they don't get there is severe weather, but we don't even get that here either. It must be a nice place to live. Their springs and summers are awful. It’s a cold terrible warm season climate . Don’t know they do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangeofSeasonsWX Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Their springs and summers are awful. It’s a cold terrible warm season climate . Don’t know they do it Summers aren't that cold in Nova Scotia. Halifax average high in the summer is 74 which is nice. Personally I could go without 80s and 90s. Too hot for me, thank you! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 10 minutes ago, ChangeofSeasonsWX said: Summers aren't that cold in Nova Scotia. Halifax average high in the summer is 74 which is nice. Personally I could go without 80s and 90s. Too hot for me, thank you! That’s not desirable in summer . I want 88-94.. with high dews and severe. Seasons in seasons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 9 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: That’s not desirable in summer . I want 88-94.. with high dews and severe. Seasons in seasons Let’s cane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangeofSeasonsWX Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: That’s not desirable in summer . I want 88-94.. with high dews and severe. Seasons in seasons 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: Let’s cane. The problem is that in New England we get endless 80s and 90s with high dews in the summer, but nothing ever comes of it. Severe season sucks here and everything seems to fizzle even on hot days. Plus we haven't had a cane in over 30 years, so what's the point of having heat? I'm all set with swamp ass and bugs. 70s all summer sounds great to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 2/22/2024 at 9:34 AM, DavisStraight said: I'm still having cell issues. They gave me a reduced bill this month due to the issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 hours ago, ChangeofSeasonsWX said: Summers aren't that cold in Nova Scotia. Halifax average high in the summer is 74 which is nice. Personally I could go without 80s and 90s. Too hot for me, thank you! I just don't like the humidity, 50s dews all summer are fine with me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangeofSeasonsWX Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 32 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: I just don't like the humidity, 50s dews all summer are fine with me. Oh yeah for sure. But New England is mostly close to the ocean so realistically it's going to be humid most of the time whenever it's hot. When is the last time we had Arizona type dry heat around here? I cannot even recall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 11 hours ago, ChangeofSeasonsWX said: Oh yeah for sure. But New England is mostly close to the ocean so realistically it's going to be humid most of the time whenever it's hot. When is the last time we had Arizona type dry heat around here? I cannot even recall. In NNE some of the hottest days come with modest dews (hard to cook all that water), often in late spring/early summer on W/NW winds before the humid SW flow carries the heat. Hottest temp at CAR is 96, in May 1977 and June, 1944 and 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangeofSeasonsWX Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 7 minutes ago, tamarack said: In NNE some of the hottest days come with modest dews (hard to cook all that water), often in late spring/early summer on W/NW winds before the humid SW flow carries the heat. Hottest temp at CAR is 96, in May 1977 and June, 1944 and 2020. Maybe in NNE, yeah, but I live in SNE near the coast so it's almost never a dry heat. I wish it was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Put that weed away pot folks. https://x.com/people/status/1762948828070621412?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 That’s not desirable in summer . I want 88-94.. with high dews and severe. Seasons in seasons Move to Florida thenSent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 21 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Put that weed away pot folks. https://x.com/people/status/1762948828070621412?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg I am guessing the problems are more due to the smoking, rather than the weed itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 2 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Move to Florida then Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Why when dews come to stay in Maine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Why when dews come to stay in Maine?They dontSent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 17 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: They dont Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Right Whats your cutoff for considering a "dew" day cause if it's about 65 I'll bet we only exceeded that a handful of times last summerSent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 5 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Whats your cutoff for considering a "dew" day cause if it's about 65 I'll bet we only exceeded that a handful of times last summer Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Lol . Better look at actual data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Lol . Better look at actual data I'll get back to you.Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 12 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Lol . Better look at actual data So I used a min temp of 70F and min DP of 65. # of times criteria was met: May =0 June = 3 July = 24 Aug = 15 So while there were more than "a handfull" of days it certainly did not feel as dewy because a lot of those days were wet. When I think of annoying dews, it's usually when temp is >80F and DP >70. Regardless it's not dew all the time here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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