Nice Weather We Are Having
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scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Finally a thread about weather, other than Damn it's Hot Out and Baby it's Cold Outside. Good idea.
JHDK
Release Robin's Bra
It was another nice day on this Friday. My Sweetie and I took a quick trip to the Gov Nelson State Park to keep my monthly goal of visiting the State Parks going. While the shelter is still under construction, we sat out on the small Isle at the beach. There also a new Graystone bench with a quote from Hellen Keller "The best and most Beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the Heart"
When we visit in mid/late October, the leaves should all be blended in color. Maybe we will go to Devils Lake State Park by the Wis Dells. I have not visited in 15 years. The half mile entrance will be a line of yellow leaf trees and they have a waterfall in the park
When we visit in mid/late October, the leaves should all be blended in color. Maybe we will go to Devils Lake State Park by the Wis Dells. I have not visited in 15 years. The half mile entrance will be a line of yellow leaf trees and they have a waterfall in the park
HecticArt
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JHDK
Release Robin's Bra
You have no idea how many times I've dreamed of Wolf whispering those exact words to me.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Mrs. Scotch and I were happy to have been invited to our neighbors' (the doctors) daughter's wedding, which took place this past weekend. It was an all-weekend affair; with a welcome dinner on Friday, the wedding on Saturday, and brunch at the daughter's restaurant on Sunday.
But for those of you who are not on the east coast, we had a Nor'easter come up this week, and it was set to hit us late Friday, and go through the weekend. It looked like this
All the wedding festivities were in mid-coast Maine (green circle), about 2 hours north of me (red star).
Being even further east of us, everyone expected it to be hit pretty hard, and all the events planned for the weekend were outdoors. But our neighbors, who were throwing the shindig, were certainly capable of dealing with whatever came.
And as we arrived up there on Friday, it seemed like the storm stalled somewhat. The Friday evening event was great, and the weather was beautiful. The groom is an oyster farmer, so aside from the never-ending smorgasbord of appetizers, small dishes, and drinks, his company provided the oyster shuck station, which also included cherrystone clams and jumbo shrimp. They even had some giant (6 year old) oysters.
On Saturday afternoon, the rain was still holding off for the ceremony. It all took place on this big retreat along one of the many waterways in the region. First, we were led through a path in the woods to a pre-ceremony bar. Along the path, there was a guy playing piano
Amazingly, they had the balls to go ahead and have it all set-up outside.
The couple arrived by boat, with the groom paddling. At the end of the ceremony, the groom stomped on the glass, the crowd cheered, and the opening guitar riff of Ozzy Osborne's "Crazy Train" blasted from the sound system as the couple began the procession out. Nice touch.
This was one of the "tents" for the reception
It did start raining later in the evening, and there were some wind gusts. But it was nothing like what we all expected. Even the Sunday brunch was dry and close to 70 degrees. We heard that the storm got blocked by a high-pressure system before reaching that part of Maine.
Back at home, our power went out for most of Saturday afternoon. Our daughter was at the house watching the pets. And we came home to quite a stormy mess, which has continued through today.
But for those of you who are not on the east coast, we had a Nor'easter come up this week, and it was set to hit us late Friday, and go through the weekend. It looked like this
All the wedding festivities were in mid-coast Maine (green circle), about 2 hours north of me (red star).
Being even further east of us, everyone expected it to be hit pretty hard, and all the events planned for the weekend were outdoors. But our neighbors, who were throwing the shindig, were certainly capable of dealing with whatever came.
And as we arrived up there on Friday, it seemed like the storm stalled somewhat. The Friday evening event was great, and the weather was beautiful. The groom is an oyster farmer, so aside from the never-ending smorgasbord of appetizers, small dishes, and drinks, his company provided the oyster shuck station, which also included cherrystone clams and jumbo shrimp. They even had some giant (6 year old) oysters.
On Saturday afternoon, the rain was still holding off for the ceremony. It all took place on this big retreat along one of the many waterways in the region. First, we were led through a path in the woods to a pre-ceremony bar. Along the path, there was a guy playing piano
Amazingly, they had the balls to go ahead and have it all set-up outside.
The couple arrived by boat, with the groom paddling. At the end of the ceremony, the groom stomped on the glass, the crowd cheered, and the opening guitar riff of Ozzy Osborne's "Crazy Train" blasted from the sound system as the couple began the procession out. Nice touch.
This was one of the "tents" for the reception
It did start raining later in the evening, and there were some wind gusts. But it was nothing like what we all expected. Even the Sunday brunch was dry and close to 70 degrees. We heard that the storm got blocked by a high-pressure system before reaching that part of Maine.
Back at home, our power went out for most of Saturday afternoon. Our daughter was at the house watching the pets. And we came home to quite a stormy mess, which has continued through today.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I have never heard of noreasters except in the winter. Usually hear about the ones that stray a bit west and give us snow. Still sunny and rain free and warm in Toronto.
Wolf
AI is here, time to obey our robot overlords!
Marco, here comes Hurricane Polo
Arizona weather forecast: Hurricane Polo brings rain and flash flood risks to the state
Arizona weather forecast: Hurricane Polo brings rain and flash flood risks to the state
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
A Nor'easter is any storm system that forms and travels up the east coast. It's the main way we get hit by hurricanes. Here's a famous one.
1991 Perfect Storm - Wikipedia
And Toronto is way west of New England.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
There's a thread for that
check this out:
now of course thats way out from hitting florida but if it stays on that track the 2am monday dot is pretty much a direct hit on boca. its been awhile since we had any kind of real storm here. lets see if this is the one that breaks that streak. i kinda like hurricanes. i have the shutters for my windows and i live in a huge building that i know wont be knocked down so, without any real worry about damage i think they are somewhat fun.
now of course thats way out from hitting florida but if it stays on that track the 2am monday dot is pretty much a direct hit on boca. its been awhile since we had any kind of real storm here. lets see if this is the one that breaks that streak. i kinda like hurricanes. i have the shutters for my windows and i live in a huge building that i know wont be knocked down so, without any real worry about damage i think they are somewhat fun.