Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It will be exciting to see what happens with this hurricane.  I have a couple FB friends down in the Tampa and Sarasota area and they’re freaking out and doesn’t seem like everybody evacuated.  There’s even a guy who lives on a boat in Tampa Bay who’s refusing to leave. 

[saltyant]

9 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I woke up in the middle of the night freezing so turned on the heat. 

I hope you brought any tropical plants and exotic pets inside of your hotel house room.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

16 minutes ago, saltyant said:

I hope you brought any tropical plants and exotic pets inside of your hotel house room.

Oh thanks for mentioning that yeah I brought my Okapi inside Berto is hanging by the vending machine next to a luggage cart that wasn’t returned and moved my Passion flower colony into the lobby 

Edited October 10 by GrilledSteezeSandwich

[RidgeRacer]

15 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

It will be exciting to see what happens with this hurricane.  I have a couple FB friends down in the Tampa and Sarasota area and they’re freaking out and doesn’t seem like everybody evacuated.  There’s even a guy who lives on a boat in Tampa Bay who’s refusing to leave. 

The guy who lives in the boat apparently had to be rescued. Not cool as those first responders could have be helping people who weren’t dumbasses

[Benm]

1 hour ago, RidgeRacer said:

The guy who lives in the boat apparently had to be rescued. Not cool as those first responders could have be helping people who weren’t dumbasses

I've heard
he was given a hotel and agreed to go (tik tok)
he stayed and was fine (daily mail)
he had to be rescued (you)

i don't know what to think at this point

Edited October 10 by Benm

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

People were wearing jackets today wow just wow but my office is still a comfortable 63 degrees with no heat. 

[JFskiDan]

2 hours ago, Benm said:

I've heard
he was given a hotel and agreed to go (tik tok)
he stayed and was fine (daily mail)
he had to be rescued (you)

i don't know what to think at this point

Are we talking about Lieutenant Dan with one leg?  I thought I read he stayed on the boat and it was fine.
I don’t believe any news these days unless I see it with my own eyes

[RidgeRacer]

Looks like he did make it

https://x.com/BrianEntin/status/1844223472832241982?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1844223472832241982|twgr^a86ca784b2804dfb932139cc910e7a6e0376fa3a|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ft%2Fassets%2Fhtml%2Ftweet-4.html1844223472832241982

[Johnny Law]

On 10/10/2024 at 10:29 AM, JFskiDan said:

Are we talking about Lieutenant Dan with one leg?  I thought I read he stayed on the boat and it was fine.
I don’t believe any news these days unless I see it with my own eyes

There was an update on reddit where some dudes went down to see if he was alive and he was a ok. 

I truly believe in the too dumb to kill

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It was 39 degrees at 8am on way to work and now 82 degrees 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I still saw people bundled up today when I was driving home from work and was 85 degrees.  This is not Indian summer, it’s the new normal. One of my friends still has his outdoor pool open.  

[DiMe]

3 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I still saw people bundled up today when I was driving home from work and was 85 degrees.  This is not Indian summer, it’s the new normal. One of my friends still has his outdoor pool open.  

Maybe they were just headed to go ski at Big Snow where it is in fact always 28 degrees Fahrenheit 😇

Edited October 23 by DiMe

[RidgeRacer]

No offense Dime...but I think I'd rather be under 72 degrees and bright sunshine, surrounded by fall foliage, than at the mall ski area in New Jersey. 

[Benm]

11 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

No offense Dime...but I think I'd rather be under 72 degrees and bright sunshine, surrounded by fall foliage, than at the mall ski area in New Jersey. 

 

[DiMe]

4 hours ago, RidgeRacer said:

No offense Dime...but I think I'd rather be under 72 degrees and bright sunshine, surrounded by fall foliage, than at the mall ski area in New Jersey. 

No offense taken, I wouldn't enjoy it near as much if I wasn't partially a park rat at heart.  Can't knock it until you try it though.  You should try it with the Blue bumpers one time when they set up the bumps.

[RidgeRacer]

14 hours ago, DiMe said:

No offense taken, I wouldn't enjoy it near as much if I wasn't partially a park rat at heart.  Can't knock it until you try it though.  You should try it with the Blue bumpers one time when they set up the bumps.

True. In my defense though when I went to a Patriots vs Jets game I popped in to check it out (I like how there's a bridge that leads from the mall to the stadium... actually a pretty cool setup). As for big snow itself, idk I wasn't feeling it. The indoor roller coasters and water park actually intrigued me more. I'm sure I'll try it at some point. Skiing, for me, is multi faceted ...50% (or more) is about the experience of being outdoors, on the mountain, in nature, that feeling of freedom etc. the other 50% is about the sport itself, the fun of flying down the mountain with 2 pieces of wood (or one) strapped to your feet....not necessarily the technicalities of it, more so pointing them down hill and just skiing. I hated certain aspects of instructing (when I did it) because they were so focused on the bullshit related to technique. That shit drives certain people. For me it's more than that. Sorry for the long post lol

[Barb]

Dropped my skis off for a pre season tune this morning. Measurable snow on the way next week! 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

On 10/24/2024 at 8:26 AM, RidgeRacer said:

True. In my defense though when I went to a Patriots vs Jets game I popped in to check it out (I like how there's a bridge that leads from the mall to the stadium... actually a pretty cool setup). As for big snow itself, idk I wasn't feeling it. The indoor roller coasters and water park actually intrigued me more. I'm sure I'll try it at some point. Skiing, for me, is multi faceted ...50% (or more) is about the experience of being outdoors, on the mountain, in nature, that feeling of freedom etc. the other 50% is about the sport itself, the fun of flying down the mountain with 2 pieces of wood (or one) strapped to your feet....not necessarily the technicalities of it, more so pointing them down hill and just skiing. I hated certain aspects of instructing (when I did it) because they were so focused on the bullshit related to technique. That shit drives certain people. For me it's more than that. Sorry for the long post lol

The owner of the Patriots Kraft is a legend.  I didn’t know who he was but he was at some Trump event. Amazing a little city like Boston has such a great sports team. 

[Barb]

Finally woke up to some snow!

 

 

[AirheadD8]

My wife sent me this, thought it was from an eruption from Hawaii at first glance. 
Walnutport fire!!!

Justin Selig live stream. 

 

[saltyant]

9 hours ago, AirheadD8 said:

My wife sent me this, thought it was from an eruption from Hawaii at first glance. 
Walnutport fire!!!

Justin Selig live stream. 

 

This really sucks. I just mentioned to my friend how amazing the restoration of the Gap was after being decimated by the zinc. One of my favorite places to hike. Such a damn shame.

[skiincy]

Does anyone know if blue is okay? Is there any damage to the resort? @saltyant @AirheadD8

[AirheadD8]

51 minutes ago, skiincy said:

Does anyone know if blue is okay? Is there any damage to the resort? @saltyant @AirheadD8

Blue is safe, the fire is a few miles away. 

[AirheadD8]

2 hours ago, saltyant said:

This really sucks. I just mentioned to my friend how amazing the restoration of the Gap was after being decimated by the zinc. One of my favorite places to hike. Such a damn shame.

Yes they have done in incredible job of restoring the ridge on the East and West sides of the gap. I probably have some old aerial photos from the 70’s where everything for a mile in either direction is dead .
 

From what I saw on the video it looks like the top and South side of the ridge East of the river is what’s involved. That area is huge boulders and some white pines and Hemlocks. I don’t think it’s part of the restoration that you’re referring to. 

My Niece has some relatives on Timberline rd . Last nights report sounded like the fire was moving south slowly. At least the wind has tamed down. 
 

 

[saltyant]

2 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said:

Yes they have done in incredible job of restoring the ridge on the East and West sides of the gap. I probably have some old aerial photos from the 70’s where everything for a mile in either direction is dead .
 

From what I saw on the video it looks like the top and South side of the ridge East of the river is what’s involved. That area is huge boulders and some white pines and Hemlocks. I don’t think it’s part of the restoration that you’re referring to. 

My Niece has some relatives on Timberline rd . Last nights report sounded like the fire was moving south slowly. At least the wind has tamed down. 
 

 

Ah, that's right. I haven't hiked the east side in a long time. It's really rocky and perhaps not part of the restoration. I'm glad the west side is unscathed as that's one of the best hiking areas around.

Edited November 3 by saltyant