Weather - Wretched Mess Coming (Portland, Caribou: houses, to buy, live in)

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by Maine Writer

30* and sunny! I'm in for dry gloves and boots.

As of today we've had 86" of snow here this winter.

Wow, it is a lot milder the closer you get to the coast isn't it. Washburn has had 133" so far this season with 36" coming the last 2 weeks.

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by AliceT

Uhhh ... uhhh ... uhhh ... and ... how would I ... stop? Maybe when I hit something ... like ... maybe a maple tree?

I think one of my bones broke just thinking it.

Well, you keep one of those little garden claws in one hand, and as you approach the spot you want to stop you dig it in on one side so that you spin around, then you give a burst from the tank to decelerate.

Might take a little practice to get the hang of it...but it sounds like fun.

[AliceT]

Uh Zymer, I think I'm just gonna stay bundled up in my donkey cart ... thanks just the same.

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by Zymer

Well, you keep one of those little garden claws in one hand, and as you approach the spot you want to stop you dig it in on one side so that you spin around, then you give a burst from the tank to decelerate.

Might take a little practice to get the hang of it...but it sounds like fun.

Just the fact you have thought it through this far is a good indication we need to get you a model airplane or something. You have to much free time on your hands.

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by Bydand

Just the fact you have thought it through this far is a good indication we need to get you a model airplane or something. You have to much free time on your hands.

Awww, it didn't take that much, really. It's like that old video game, Asteroids.

I have some much more interesting ideas, which is one of the reasons I needed more land, with a significant clearing...it won't be a model, more like a prototype.

[Maine Writer]

Originally Posted by Bydand

Wow, it is a lot milder the closer you get to the coast isn't it. Washburn has had 133" so far this season with 36" coming the last 2 weeks.

Much. I'm only 30 miles from Molly but have considerably more snow. And speaking of snow, it's snowing hard again this morning.

[mollysmiles]

I'd love to have more snow here--the last few storms with the changeover to rain or sleet really brought down the snow And then the melting....yuck!!

[Bydand]

Light snow again today, with another 10" forecast for the week-end.

[BacktoNE]

I assume that severe Spring flooding is a huge concern pretty much State-wide this year???


We're under a Winter Storm Watch for all day Sunday but they post those for just 3-4 inches out here.

[Northern Maine Land Man]

Sometimes we get a nice gradual thaw with cold nights and warm days. That is also the best maple syrup producing weather.

Our worst fear is a cold spring with a sudden thaw and heavy rain around the middle of April. That's when we get severe flooding like 1997.