Northern weather

[robert.]

My town is 12.5 inches above the average yearly totals. Counties along PA. MD boarder are 20 inches above. With 75 days left in the year.

[rogruth]

Our area is still behind for the year on rainfall.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Counties along PA. MD boarder are 20 inches above. With 75 days left in the year.

And it's making it hard on the farmers in those areas; they were late to get crops in thanks to all the rain in the Spring, but they have been struggling since to get the harvesting done of the hay and corn. The fields are too wet, and ground is mud. Some of the fields that I passed a few days ago were still under water from the prior rain.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Would all the rain have affected the pumpkin crop adversely? Are most pumpkins still on the vine, in PA and NY?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Would all the rain have affected the pumpkin crop adversely? Are most pumpkins still on the vine, in PA and NY?

All of the cantaloupes we had on the vine rotted, but I see plenty of pumpkins for sale

[healey36]

Forty-eight degrees at nine-thirty this evening...feels wonderful. I can actually get the back door closed...first time in a week.

[robert.]

Another Saturday with more rain !

[robert.]

Dry weather! It's about time. Some may remember me saying " My town and utility company were removing ash trees for people." Well they got their tittie in a ringer. Now they are looking for a certified Arborist. One lady in town placed pink ribbons around her oak trees for national breast cancer month. Same pink ribbon as used by the boro to mark trees for feeling. Yup you guessed it . Some schmuck with a chain saw dropped her oaks. They guy had no clue between an oak and an ash. Three 50 foot oak trees. Just stumps now.

[rogruth]

This always gets me in trouble and I ignore what I get called but trees are for forests.

[E7]

Some may remember me saying " My town and utility company were removing ash trees for people." Well they got their tittie in a ringer. Now they are looking for a certified Arborist. One lady in town placed pink ribbons around her oak trees for national breast cancer month. Same pink ribbon as used by the boro to mark trees for feeling. Yup you guessed it . Some schmuck with a chain saw dropped her oaks. They guy had no clue between an oak and an ash. Three 50 foot oak trees. Just stumps now.

Guess she never heard: "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree!" They (the town) should have called Louisville Slugger or one of the other baseball bat outfits....maybe could have got cut down for free, for bat material.

P.S. Major DRY spell here.....2 days so far!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Yup you guessed it . Some schmuck with a chain saw dropped her oaks. They guy had no clue between an oak and an ash.

Schmuck is a nice word. Easy to tell the difference between the 2; easier yet once you start cutting. Very different and the smell of oak chips is very distinctive.

Three 50 foot oak trees. Just stumps now.

Not so big, but slow growers....... She should sue and make them replace the trees at their cost.

They (the town) should have called Louisville Slugger or one of the other baseball bat outfits....maybe could have got cut down for free, for bat material.

Oak is way too heavy/dense.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Major DRY spell here.....2 days so far!

Indeed! 3 days and counting - managed to split firewood yesterday for a while.....might mow the back lawn today, but it looks like rain possible on Sat. and the temps are dropping - frost coming....

[robert.]

I had ice on my windshield this morning.
Your not allowed to remove firewood from my area. When they take these trees down it happens in the blink of an eye. One machine grabs it while it pinches off the top. Then lays the top half down. Next a large radius circular saw blade cut it at ground height. Then lays the trunk down. Half a dozen guys come by and cut it up. Later it gets carted off

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I had ice on my windshield this morning.
Your not allowed to remove firewood from my area. When they take these trees down it happens in the blink of an eye. One machine grabs it while it pinches off the top. Then lays the top half down. Next a large radius circular saw blade cut it at ground height. Then lays the trunk down. Half a dozen guys come by and cut it up. Later it gets carted off

Bizarre....... I've seen the machines, but that's no excuse to mistake oak for ash.......and you stated a guy with a chain saw - something totally different.

So, in between the guys cutting it up and then later carting it off, you can't come out, collect up your tree, and use it later for your fireplace?

[HONDO74]

Who does the tree belong to. Is it on the persons property. If there is a sidewalk and the tree is on the street side of the sidewalk. ??