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I've never operated a snowblower myself, although it sure looks like fun.
I actually like plowing snow manually, it's bloody good exercise! Even in subfreezing temperatures I have to take my jacket off, and even roll up my sleeves if it's above freezing. You'll see me in a cap, gloves and a light pullover every Christmas when I'm home. I always volunteer for snowplowing if there's snow on the ground in the first place. Beats vacuuming, laundring or making christmas tarts. If it's a snowless Christmas I have to do some decorating, chop onions or be a courier. No, shoveling snow is awesome!
I actually like plowing snow manually, it's bloody good exercise! Even in subfreezing temperatures I have to take my jacket off, and even roll up my sleeves if it's above freezing. You'll see me in a cap, gloves and a light pullover every Christmas when I'm home. I always volunteer for snowplowing if there's snow on the ground in the first place. Beats vacuuming, laundring or making christmas tarts. If it's a snowless Christmas I have to do some decorating, chop onions or be a courier. No, shoveling snow is awesome!
I'd enjoy doing that too, if we actually got snow to shovel.
When is the next ice age gonna start? I'm getting tired of waiting...lol.
The damage was actually caused by flash floods. That storm dropped 7 inches in a couple hours at a nearby weather station, so, with the hilly terrain, water levels rose quickly.
Intense storm, and rather sad storm there. Terrain must have made the flood damage worse.
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His insurer was probably thrilled by the news too!
Even if the car survived, it probably was badly water damaged? Has a better chance of surviving since it got flooded by fresh rather than salt water, which destroyed lots of cars in Hurricane Sandy. A Bentley was seen floating on a Manhattan street after Sandy. Could afford the car, but couldn't afford (or be bothered) to garage it. Though ground or underground garage would have been just as bad or worse.
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Update from the nearby mountains. There are snow patches above 1,800 m (5,900 feet).
Hard to tell, snow doesn't look that fresh. Nice mountain photos, impressively jagged peak in:
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Were these photos from a drive, then hike? Or a bike ride?
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Wanted to hike up the mountain in the background before the first snow. Looks like I'll have to wait till next summer.
You complained at 6 am that the dewpoints felt like July, how the recent cooldown wasn't enough for you. Saw a later post at 1 pm, remarking on the quick dryness. It must have taken longer for the drier air to filter in to you, and at 2000 feet the dewpoints were never as high, relative humidity was high.
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Would have thought more colors would be around but I guess assumed not this year.
Remember these were taken Sep 19-21, I thought there was a decent amount of color though it's still on the late side.
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Love the summaries all the time. I do read each word.
Thanks.
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Narrow valleys surrounded by very steep mountainsides wouldn't work as well as flat one with more gentle terrain, other factors being equal. The portion of visible sky will be less and more infrared will be re-radiated towards the ground instead of just being lost in space. Drainage area would be an important factor. Are there closed frost hollows in the Northeast? I assume there are no limestone soils, so no (limestone allows for water infiltration into the ground, creating depressions).
Interesting. That must explain partly why Saranac Lake gets colder night temperatures than the White Mountain notches. Drainage are as in the area at the valley bottom for cold air to pool? So limestone soils would promote frost hollows? I don't know much about them.
I liked those photos, but I don't think I would have chosen them as my favorites. I've noticed that before, a few photos I even considered skipping over someone comments was their favorite.
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How many miles was the ride? I heard about a 122 mile ride on another thread, but it wasn't in September. Another one?
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Don't they sell snowblowers over in Finland?
