tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post8821548823900091702..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Do Not Be Deceived; God Is Not MockedSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-88340701072130306492013-01-30T11:46:25.454-05:002013-01-30T11:46:25.454-05:00Hi Sixty Grit- Thanks for reading and commenting.
...Hi Sixty Grit- Thanks for reading and commenting.<br /><br />Hi Casey- Thanks for reading and commenting. Mt. McKinley? Does it have an escalator? If so, count me in.<br /><br />Gerard!- We ground up the bird farts and made porridge. <br /><br />Hi Leslie- How true. When I lived in L A, it never rained for a year. Then it rained for two weeks straight. I turned on the windshield wipers, and the metal wands moved, but the rubber stayed at the bottom of the windshield, fused solid. Don't ask about the cassette tapes I left in the back seat on day one.<br /><br />Dave!<br />I liked living in Los Angeles back in the day, and my brother still lives there. I need a three picture deal from Sony to get me back there, though. <br /><br />Hi Leon- Thanks for reading and commenting, and for your kind words. Truth be told, I stopped going to school in any meaningful way after the seventh grade. <br /><br />Bilejones- Thanks for reading and commenting. All the record high temps around here are from the thirties. All the record lows are recent. Only ten thousand years ago or so, the entire state was under a wall of ice a mile high. If you don't hear from me for a while, send a miner with whiskey to find me. <br /><br />Hi anon- We read The Aesop regularly here. We have a very old version, with beautiful illos.<br /><br />Hi P Kerit- Thanks for reading and commenting. <br /><br />I have driven the entire length of Texas. I have Interfriends there. It holds no terrors for me. But you're mistaken if you think summer here is as hot as Texas. There are zero Cooling Degree Days in Western Maine. There has only been one recorded day with the temperature reaching 100F. It is possible to live comfortably here, from April To October, by simply opening and closing the windows in your house, or taking off or putting on one garment. <br /><br />BTW, no one calls an Irishman a Yankee. It's just not done. Ignant Bogtrotter, please. <br /><br />Hi sykes- Thanks for reading and commenting. I went out for a pizza during the blizzard of '78. I'm not too bright.<br /><br />Pk- Thanks for reading and commenting. It essentially never snows in Antarctica. The snow on the ground just blows around. <br /><br />Hi Douglas- We don't bother with the clothes dryer. We just put our clothes in a big heap in the middle of the living room floor and set them on fire. Works just as good. <br /><br />Hi Sam- Some of North Dakota and northern Minnesota, most of Alaska, and two counties in Maine are the only places in America colder than western Maine where I live. Hardy souls live there. <br /><br />Hi shoreacres- I'm hopeless. I've been able to recite the Spam sketch since I saw it as a young boy. <i>or a lobster Thermidor, a crevette with a Mornay sauce serve in a provençale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle Pate Brandied and a fried egg on top, and Spam </i><br /><br />You're right about the veracity of the info. People who are instructed to look for certain things, find certain things. <br /><br />Hi Dr. Tortch- Thanks for reading and commenting. Your bus kept going, but I got off at "believe them." <br /><br />Teresa! I'd gladly endure the extra five hundred heating degree days Aroostook County endures over Oxford County to be your neighbor. But five cords of wood? Geez, five cords only accounts for the amount I've dropped on my foot this year. I'll need more than that. <br /><br />Hi Bram- Thanks for reading and commenting. We call Portland "Northern Massachusetts" around here. It's sub-tropical. <br /><br />Hi Ed. Red. - Your North Dakota flush beats my Maine straight. I can't meet your raise. Call.<br /><br />Thud! I don't need an assistant. I need an accomplice! <br /><br />BTW, you should bring your California money to Maine, and buy a county or two with it. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-66662103226652743072013-01-28T12:15:29.796-05:002013-01-28T12:15:29.796-05:00Sipp, sold house in Ca today so I'm looking fo...Sipp, sold house in Ca today so I'm looking for something to do, I may invest in thermal underwear and head in your direction,do you need an assistant? I can recognise a lump of wood six or seven out of ten times.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-87202516804207399522013-01-28T11:02:12.364-05:002013-01-28T11:02:12.364-05:00I saw, well rather felt I guess, 40 below on the N...I saw, well rather felt I guess, 40 below on the North Dakota plains one time.<br /><br />Had to walk a mile or so to work in a white-out blizzard. I would have left the next day, but the Uncle who employed would have had me thrown in jail.<br /><br />I often contemplated whether it was worth it or not...An Edjamikated Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881476802902468670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-58323180376900040152013-01-28T09:27:44.575-05:002013-01-28T09:27:44.575-05:00I was stuck in Greenville Maine once when the temp...I was stuck in Greenville Maine once when the temperature fell to -26 and there was a 30mph wind coming off the frozen lake. I would run out side, hit my starter solenoid while trying to turn the engine. Then run back inside when I could take it any more (about 3 minutes).<br /><br />When the engine fired up, I didn't stop until Portland. <br /><br />Even here in NJ it's been a cold winter and is snowing hard right now. I laugh at my neighbors who park outside because they filled their garages with crap.Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-49508894093469988152013-01-28T09:12:42.141-05:002013-01-28T09:12:42.141-05:00Hey Greg-
You need to move up here to Northern Ma...Hey Greg- <br />You need to move up here to Northern Maine to truly experience all that winter has to offer. For those hardy enough, one can buy a lovely little farm (40 acres or so) with a decent farm house for what a southern New-Englander would pay for a studio condo and still afford a down comforter or three. That and about 5 cords of seasoned hardwood. Oh, and a block heater or two for the vehicles. And you need a garage, too, so you don't have to shovel the car out of a drift every other day. The snow is useful for insulation though, and people from around here complain if there's not enough to shield their houses and wells from freezing. They actually bank their houses with it. The ground doesn't freeze as far down if there's a good amount of snow cover.<br />Truly though, it's a good rule of thumb that Murphy's law increases exponentially for each degee below zero. After 20 below all bets are off. At that point it's best to just stay home and feed the fire. teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-57985101922311986432013-01-28T07:30:03.362-05:002013-01-28T07:30:03.362-05:00Freezing rain today pretty much typical Jan weathe...Freezing rain today pretty much typical Jan weather.<br /><br />This morning, as the commute was slow (icy roads) but lighter than usual (lots of school delays), I asked myself, what kind of place are we at where leaders can lie to us about the weather, <i>and people believe them?</i>DrTorchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-45315806149947314352013-01-27T22:21:54.299-05:002013-01-27T22:21:54.299-05:00Look at the bright side - yer about 244 degrees Ke...Look at the bright side - yer about 244 degrees Kelvin<br /><br />Bring forth the global warming sacrifices!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-36600812189358361612013-01-27T20:12:14.775-05:002013-01-27T20:12:14.775-05:00To Anonymous RE gas dryers.
Oh yeah!!
I was thin...To Anonymous RE gas dryers.<br /><br />Oh yeah!!<br /><br />I was thinking electric dryer. <br /><br />Anyone who read my above comment, please note that doing that with a gas dryer would likely lead to carbon monoxide poisoning, including brain injury or death.<br /><br /><br /><br />Douglas2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-2968988734619526082013-01-27T18:38:57.231-05:002013-01-27T18:38:57.231-05:00I never knew why "spam, eggs, sausage and spa...I never knew why "spam, eggs, sausage and spam" is here. I just saw the Monty Python sketch. Slowly, I'm catching up with modern civilization.<br /><br />There's clear evidence the weather stats dudes are being trained by the same folks who control employment statistics. Look for those seasonal adjustments, friend. You'll find out it really was 25 above this morning, and the January thaw's going to flood you out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-67558909245513990382013-01-27T17:55:11.265-05:002013-01-27T17:55:11.265-05:00I hear that. I lived in North Dakota, not far fro...I hear that. I lived in North Dakota, not far from the Canadian Border (ours, too, not that it matters much at -10). Them LLBean double-thick wool mitts and leather overgloves just weren't warm enough, there.<br /><br />Mighty sturdy folks settled there, fer damn sure.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-41003887337038330072013-01-27T15:47:45.156-05:002013-01-27T15:47:45.156-05:00I never wondered until now why a gas dryer has no ...I never wondered until now why a gas dryer has no flue. Something tells me that's important<br /><br />Dave, in his shorts in L.A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-15631125813691438752013-01-27T13:26:32.088-05:002013-01-27T13:26:32.088-05:00One tip a learned a year or so ago for those situa...One tip a learned a year or so ago for those situations where one is just looking for a bit more heat to pump into a space:<br />The clothes dryer.<br />Ordinarily, one wouldn't want the humidity of the clothes-drying process pumped into the house. But if you run it without wet clothes, you waste a little bit of energy spinning the empty drum, but have kilowatts of heat pumped out the convenient flexible tube -- if the machine happens to be in the area that needs heat.Douglas2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-79995280030458227042013-01-27T12:09:24.178-05:002013-01-27T12:09:24.178-05:00I once flew from sunny warm Raleigh to Ottawa - it...I once flew from sunny warm Raleigh to Ottawa - it was 65 degrees F when I boarded the plane, but the windchill upon landing was -40. I asked, being unfamiliar with such things, you know, not speaking Canadian, eh?, was that -40 Fahrenheit or Celsius? The response, "Yes, yes it is."<br /><br />That was the day I learned where the scales cross. Also learned that one's hands can freeze stiff in a dash across a rental car lot carrying baggage. First stop - glove store. <br /><br />Cold bad!The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-71181047244813723822013-01-27T08:21:22.442-05:002013-01-27T08:21:22.442-05:00I spent one winter in the Trona Flats of SW Wyomin...I spent one winter in the Trona Flats of SW Wyoming, and people actually use the term 'Too cold to snow' a lot there.Pkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179109030652737270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-57915389468954003012013-01-27T08:14:17.455-05:002013-01-27T08:14:17.455-05:00The coldest temperature I've ever experienced ...The coldest temperature I've ever experienced is minus 28 in Schenectady, NY, in 1972 (?). Fortuntely, it was dead calm with a deep blue clear sky.<br /><br />The blizzard of '78 was the only time the weather ever frightened me. Ohio's governor, James Rhodes wept on TV.sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-44015142453702985892013-01-27T00:52:46.200-05:002013-01-27T00:52:46.200-05:00I do not understand why anyone would be willing to...I do not understand why anyone would be willing to live up there when we have Texas. Its around 50 and 70 degrees down here and I know your summers get as hot as we do.<br />Y'all come on down, just dont tell anyone that you are a yankee.pkerothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127397953188340327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-18045170794310246622013-01-26T23:45:17.505-05:002013-01-26T23:45:17.505-05:00I read this post, wandered out to the kitchen for ...I read this post, wandered out to the kitchen for a drink, picked up a random book on the way back. The Penguin edition (1998) of Aesop's Fables fell open to the fable of the North Wind [Boreas] and the Sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-21865225544878096452013-01-26T23:25:17.576-05:002013-01-26T23:25:17.576-05:00Yeah, but thank God for global warming, otherwise ...Yeah, but thank God for global warming, otherwise it might get chilly.Bilejoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426920337506809987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-20122265164129998372013-01-26T23:23:07.859-05:002013-01-26T23:23:07.859-05:00crepuscular...this is why i love this blog. i had ...crepuscular...this is why i love this blog. i had to look it up. most everything, interesting at least, on the internet is written at, well i don't know...8th grade level i guess. once a month or so i have to explain a word to someone that i thought was part of a normal sort of conversation. to find a word i don't know is as unexpected as finding a pearl...especially since i don't eat oysters. <br />thanks and keep up the good work Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288771971363819090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-25865642573362566582013-01-26T22:28:17.973-05:002013-01-26T22:28:17.973-05:00Looks like your gamble on the veracity of global w...Looks like your gamble on the veracity of global warming backfired. Come back to paradise and bring your values with you. And some of that tiger maple.<br /><br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-39371283947690427032013-01-26T21:41:25.624-05:002013-01-26T21:41:25.624-05:00"I'd only seen things crack and blow away..."I'd only seen things crack and blow away like that during Bugs Bunny shorts. I had no idea real things could act that way." I have never been in weather that cold. Ever. But, I have been in the heat so hot, fan belts and tires blew out as cars drove down the freeway when it was 124 degrees. I have had rubber lined gloves crumble in my hands, after sitting in a hot garage over a summer. I wouldn't trade places. No way.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-39157417982045315082013-01-26T21:35:37.021-05:002013-01-26T21:35:37.021-05:00At ten below bird farts turn into snowflakes. Each...At ten below bird farts turn into snowflakes. Each one different. Collect the whole set.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-91339260069411546442013-01-26T21:15:15.112-05:002013-01-26T21:15:15.112-05:00Glad you have a sense of humor @ it, Greg. Next, y...Glad you have a sense of humor @ it, Greg. Next, you'll be wanting to climb Mt. McKinley.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-26032396452902098712013-01-26T20:23:27.845-05:002013-01-26T20:23:27.845-05:00I lived in Western Maryland in the winter of '...I lived in Western Maryland in the winter of '77-'78 and it stayed below zero for a month, with a few days in the minus 10 territory. Systems began to fail - the car, water in the house and so on. When it thawed out I moved away. <br /><br />I hope some warmth shows up soon - it warmed up a bit here today - maybe some will head up your way.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.com