Looks like it just might be a White Christmas after all. One thing for sure it's going to be cold. What they are calling a "once in generation" storm called a "bomb cyclone". What is a bomb cyclone? I have no idea, but from what the NWS states is that this occurs when pressures drop 24 millibars in 24 hours. Mmmm okay. That might explain when Theresa and I left The Swan last night it was 49 degrees, and now today it's 43, on it's way to 19 degrees on Saturday. In addition to the
cold the winds are expected to howl, and will no doubt cut power and tress in half. In addition the rapid drop in temps following the rain will leave roads ice covered. As far as flooding, that already happened eary this morning along New Jersey as high tides were around first light. Flooded streets trapped motorists and touched off those dreaded EV car fires, salt and electric don't mix.
Out at home I've already identified the tree that's going to go down sometime this winter. It's the one on the left of the driveway. While cleaning up tobacco road yesterday I noticed the trunk. It just
looks like you can see where it is going to snap. So I cleared all the boats and vehicles out of the way and visualized, like a golfer does, where it's going to fall. Should be fun times cutting that up and getting rid of it. And with that I'll go find and fire up the chainsaw. Trees are always like, "That's
not too big", until they are layed out across your yard, house or car. I'm not sure what type of tree it is, but it's like a pine, because it has pine cones, so there's sap, great for the chainsaw blade. And it's not like good firewood so it'll all have to go. You know me I don't pay for anything I can do myself so this will be another hoot of a project.
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And my boy Frank Pallone Jr and his cronies from the NJ DEP and the Army Corp of Engineers are back at it. This week announcing another round of beach replenishment. This time it's to benefit the rich homeowners that call Elberon home. His presser was held on Plaza Ct, below is an image I
the day after Sandy. Why don't we learn. Maybe your house doesn't belong there. We spend billions on beach replenishment in this country, only to have Mother Nature do what she wants. She's doing it today, and will again. This round will go from Lincoln Ave north to Lake Takanassee, and maybe beyond if money, time, and materials allow. It was there this fall where I finally settled in and
waited for the fish to come down and visit on one of those blitz days. It's a great stretch, water between the rocks, north and south sides to fish depending on the shoaling and wind, and usually not many people around unless its blitz fishing. It'll be sad to see it go, it'll take years for it to return, and by then the sand will be up at the tip of The Hook and need to be dredged out and returned to the beach.
"Insanity, doing the same thing over and expecting a different result"