Northern weather

[healey36]

The lawn here has been incinerated with the lack of rain. Haven't mowed in weeks. I enjoy the zen-like experience of mowing grass; I do miss it.

A cold front is supposed to move through here tomorrow into Wednesday, so heavy rains, then a cooling off and drier air. I'm looking forward to it.

[robert.]

i like it also.

[E7]

The lawn here has been incinerated with the lack of rain. Haven't mowed in weeks. I enjoy the zen-like experience of mowing grass; I do miss it.

I enjoy not having to mow, what with gasoline costing north of 5 bucks a gallon! Add to that, mowing rain or shine for 14 1/2 years kinda took the thrill out of it. Fall can't come too soon. The humidity has been KILLER this year!

Rich

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The lawn here has been incinerated with the lack of rain. Haven't mowed in weeks. I enjoy the zen-like experience of mowing grass; I do miss it.

I enjoy not having to mow, what with gasoline costing north of 5 bucks a gallon!

$3.51 last week....

Add to that, mowing rain or shine for 14 1/2 years kinda took the thrill out of it.

Been pushing or riding a mower for over 50 years now. It got old 49 years ago. But if I'm on the big rider at the house in PA it takes 1/3 of the time that I spent mowing on the prior rider.

Fall can't come too soon.

Then it's firewood season.......been doing that more than 50 years and a decent fire in the fireplace on a cold rainy winter day helps make the day a lot better.

The humidity has been KILLER this year!

Has been bad this year; supposed to be better this weekend. Not cutting wood but have other outdoor chores that have been waiting for humidity abatement.

[healey36]

The lawn here has been incinerated with the lack of rain. Haven't mowed in weeks. I enjoy the zen-like experience of mowing grass; I do miss it.

I enjoy not having to mow, what with gasoline costing north of 5 bucks a gallon! Add to that, mowing rain or shine for 14 1/2 years kinda took the thrill out of it. Fall can't come too soon. The humidity has been KILLER this year!

Rich

Rich, you gotta move down to the Free State...gas is only $3.639 here. Of course everything else wil kill you, but at least the gas is a bit cheaper.

Paul

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The lawn here has been incinerated with the lack of rain. Haven't mowed in weeks. I enjoy the zen-like experience of mowing grass; I do miss it.

I enjoy not having to mow, what with gasoline costing north of 5 bucks a gallon! Add to that, mowing rain or shine for 14 1/2 years kinda took the thrill out of it. Fall can't come too soon. The humidity has been KILLER this year!

Rich

Rich, you gotta move down to the Free State...gas is only $3.639 here. Of course everything else wil kill you, but at least the gas is a bit cheaper.

Paul

Yes, I got gas in PA 2 weeks ago and it was $3.71........so if Rich is paying more than $5, he's getting gouged!

[robert.]

It's $4.05 here. 2 weeks ago in Roanoke it was $3.49. It's amazing how the summer passed on by. All the local news feeds are coming from the Jersey shore now. " how was your summer?" " had big lines and no employees " " people got tired of waiting and left our shop" I never realized how many workers came from the Ukraine. Sunset is right around 7:30 now. Makes it hard to go door knocking.

[E7]

The lawn here has been incinerated with the lack of rain. Haven't mowed in weeks. I enjoy the zen-like experience of mowing grass; I do miss it.

I enjoy not having to mow, what with gasoline costing north of 5 bucks a gallon! Add to that, mowing rain or shine for 14 1/2 years kinda took the thrill out of it. Fall can't come too soon. The humidity has been KILLER this year!

Rich

Rich, you gotta move down to the Free State...gas is only $3.639 here. Of course everything else wil kill you, but at least the gas is a bit cheaper.

Paul

Paul, I looked where I usually buy gas today, and it was $4.15. It was over $5 when I was doing most of my mowing! Now it's burnt out just like your place! I am fairly sure the Keystone State (PA) has the second highest gas tax in the nation after California!

I would have no problem living in the "Land of Pleasant Living"! Got a buddy that lives down in Ocean Pines, and my Mom came from Cambridge. Bad news is my retirement would be taxed by the state down there. If they don't get you one way they get you the other! I always thought I would like to live along 50, somewhere north of the Choptank, maybe North of Easton but I haven't been down there in years! Used to be a whole lot of nothing there, but I bet it's not that way anymore!

Rich

[E7]

Marty, Gas seems to run a bit higher here, and I think it can be blamed on the proximity of I-81 and the Pike. Gotta gouge those transients and Truckers. I could drive 20 miles and get gas cheaper, but the kinda defeats the purpose!

[E7]

Been pushing or riding a mower for over 50 years now. It got old 49 years ago. But if I'm on the big rider at the house in PA it takes 1/3 of the time that I spent mowing on the prior rider.

Most of my mowing was done on a GOLF course, rain or shine, hot or cold, mid-march through mid November!

Fall can't come too soon.

Then it's firewood season.......been doing that more than 50 years and a decent fire in the fireplace on a cold rainy winter day helps make the day a lot better.

I have a fireplace, in fact I can burn wood in my furnace, but haven't got into chopping yet! That said I don't doubt the benefit of a toasty wood fire on a cold damp day!

The humidity has been KILLER this year!

Has been bad this year; supposed to be better this weekend. Not cutting wood but have other outdoor chores that have been waiting for humidity abatement.[/quote]

The WORST I can recall since I can remember!

[E7]

It's amazing how the summer passed on by.

I'll be glad to see this one in the books!

[healey36]

2-1/2 inches of rain over night, and we needed it. All of the annual migrators appear to have moved in or out with the exception of a few hummingbirds. Maybe I should take the feeder down so they get the idea.

[HONDO74]

I was just reading in the news where heating oil will be over $5 per gallon.

Does anyone use pellet stoves to heat with ? I bought one that I have not used. When we did the addition I thought I was going to need it for the shop. But since they couldn't tie in to the main furnace they put in a heat pump That works for the upstairs and my shop

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Does anyone use pellet stoves to heat with ? I bought one that I have not used.

Don't have one, but from what I've heard from those that do is that they generally like them.

I've got ~2 cords of red and white oak out back....and I sort of wish I had snagged my neighbor's red oak when it was taken down recently.

[healey36]

I sort of wish I had snagged my neighbor's red oak when it was taken down recently.

I should have saved you mine, all 3-1/2 tons of it.