Northern weather

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I haven't been down that way in some time, but I always thought the beltway itself (495)
was a major pain in the a$$. It could turn into a 8 lane parking lot in a nano second.

That property and behavior has not changed....and parts of it are now 10-12 lanes with the toll lanes in VA.

Still, it remains better than 95 south from the beltway to Fredericksburg.

[robert.]

Bring on that damp chill

[healey36]

Soup weather!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

75 degrees here today.......false alarm on the arrival of fall weather,

[healey36]

75 degrees here today.......false alarm on the arrival of fall weather,

Indian, ahem, Native American summer...bright full-moon last night.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

75 degrees here today.......false alarm on the arrival of fall weather,

Indian, ahem, Native American summer...bright full-moon last night.

In the meantime, I've cleared the veg garden, brought in the cacti, cleared the elephant ears, raised and split the peonies, and relocated 2 copier paper boxes of irises........more irises tomorrow,

[healey36]

...and we're back to 72 degrees today, a third day in a row where it hit 70. I'm enjoying the silence of a furnace and heat-pump both not running.

The raking of leaves, however, continues. The trees must be thinking they got played.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The raking of leaves, however, continues. The trees must be thinking they got played.

We went out and got the front and one side done; other side and back tomorrow. Despite having fewer trees, we seem to have more leaves than ever...

[healey36]

Tropical storm Nicole incoming:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2022/NICOLE_graphics.php?product=5day_cone_with_line

[Rufus T. Firefly]

78 degrees today; 80 in Fredericksburg. Raked leaves today...again....and will again in 3-4 days.

[healey36]

Thermometer on the back porch has it at 80 degrees in the shade.

City came through and vacuumed up the leaves from this weekend’s effort. Maybe one more raking cycle, then I’m done with it. Gotta do a bit of gutter cleaning if we’re going to get some rain this weekend. It looks like a front might come through and push the storm away from us. Too bad, ‘cause we desperately need rain.

Got another turkey today, an 18 pounder for less than seven bucks. Thirty-seven cents a pound; daughter is swinging by this evening after school to pick it up.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Got another turkey today, an 18 pounder for less than seven bucks. Thirty-seven cents a pound; daughter is swinging by this evening after school to pick it up.

Yes, I saw the price of turkeys in the grocery today - I have no idea where these loopy folks are coming from that turkeys are going to unaffordable. They are cheaper than whole chickens and just about every other meat product.

[HONDO74]

I wish the same applied to CRAB. Calif and the west coast just shut down the crab season for Dungeness and snow crab and Alaska just shut down the snow & king crab season for several months. Two years ago king crab was $29.95 a pound. Last year it was $39.95 a pound.I figured this year it would be $50 dollars if you can even get it.

I usually get the crab at Hy-vee in Springfield. So I stopped in the other day. What Dungeness they had was $27.99 and the snow was $24.99. I bought a rack of smoked ribs (they smoke them at the store) they were $16.99. A year ago you could get them for $12 dollars.

So for you that are buying and fixing turkeys do you stuff the turkeys butt with the dressing. That's the best dressing you can have. I can't stand that stove top dressing...

[healey36]

I recall reading that the King crab numbers were so low it was as if they had simply disappeared. Seems odd that the fishery collapsed in such a short period of time, but then you watch Deadliest Catch and you wonder if this is a case of severe over-fishing. The cod fishing banks collapsed some four decades or more ago and have never come back (despite some rather draconian restrictions by the government).

If I make the turkey, I stuff it. If the wife makes it, she does the stuffing separately. Not sure how she makes it, but she uses Pepperidge Farms mix and it involves drippings from the turkey pan. It’s pretty good. We usually make a separate bowl of oyster stuffing. There’s a guy in town that sells fresh bay oysters this time of year and I’ve gotten pretty good at shucking them.

[E7]

I haven't been down that way in some time, but I always thought the beltway itself (495) was a major pain in the a$$. It could turn into a 8 lane parking lot in a nano second.

That property and behavior has not changed....and parts of it are now 10-12 lanes with the toll lanes in VA.

Still, it remains better than 95 south from the beltway to Fredericksburg.

I haven't been down that way (DC area) in several years, and haven't been on I-95 since '98. I have no reason to go that way as many friends are deceased. Last time I went to Fredricksburg, I went I-81 to 17. They were really improving parts of that, and it would get you around 70-270-495. If it were/is? all 4 lane between I-81 and Fredricksburg that would be the ticket.....but I sadly have no reason need it at the moment.