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indiggio

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  1. I hear ya! They cater to the greater numbers to make the most happy. Unfortunately, if you're on a branch with only a few customers, they'll let you flail in the wind. Being in that situation would drastically effect my decision to purchase a generator.
  2. We're in the exact same boat... Power routes up a road that's the gauntlet of ash trees. We have them falling all around us. Neighbors took down a dozen or so when they put in their pool, so I had the guys come over and drop a couple that were doomed to fall on the shed. If nothing else, they make for good firewood for the pit and exercise chopping it. After Sandy, PPL had people come out and trim back a ton of branches and trees near the lines which has helped a lot with the outages, so it's hard to justify spending the $ on a generator. Also, since the way the power is routed, it usually knocks out a few hundred people all at once, so PPL is pretty good at getting out to restore it. Talking to the guys one time, they said they keep some trucks at a nearby substation all the time just for the immediate area.
  3. Ugh, yeah. When we moved in, power would go if someone sneezed in the wrong direction, but just couldn't bring my self to spend the money on a generator. We have propane, but only 2 small tanks instead of one of the buried big ones, so running out is an issue too. Sandy was the big problem, having power out for a few days which meant no water. Not something many think about, but not having power is a big issue when you're dependent upon a well for water. I now keep a few of the plastic 5 gallon drinking water jugs in the basement, just in case. They sell battery operated pumps you can just put into the jug. Also fill up buckets and keep them in the bathtub before a wind storm is forecast for "flushing" the toilets. They also sell bathtub liners that you put into the tub and fill up to keep water for an emergency, if you have an extra tub. Hopefully you just have a gravity septic, as having a dosing tank is yet another set of issues when you don't have power.
  4. Got my rock skis at the ready!
  5. Yeah, wish they'd point the valley cam back up the mountain. WTF cares what the lift lines look like?
  6. Ugh! Power outage and well pump aren't a good mix. Do you have a generator big enough to run the well pump? If no, might consider one. However, the other problem is fueling it. Do you have propane?
  7. Looks to me it's more like just gun got started... Maybe they'll open up a uphill on Home Stretch?
  8. Yeah, with the e-mail and YT video, they seem pretty confident in their snowmaking capabilities, that or they're smoking some goooood shit up there and need to pass it along! It is impressive they're so open with all the new snowmaking equipment and systems on the various social media sites, way more than with prior management. Perhaps someone's finally listening to the masses!?!? Next week's gonna be interesting for sure!
  9. I have a lifetime membership card to The Body Shop in San Diego from back in the 90's. We used to go out drinking at Stahley's and then hit the midnight Rocky Horror movie to watch the dressed up players dance in the isles.
  10. Rain, clouds, more clouds, showers are all a recipe for high humidity levels, regardless of those temps. No chance in Hell, unless they're gonna open for fast-grass. But I'm willing to break out the rock skis for some fast-grass! Need some clear, crisp, cold nights and no clouds to trap the moisture.
  11. Yes, I think the slope does help to a certain extent to bring people in. Some of our group hit the Yard House for lunch afterwards. Others who brought family that didn't ski walked around and probably browsed, so there is that. I tend to think that the restaurants make out the best overall. In the summer when it was in the 90's it seemed like there were more people there for the AC, just hanging out. Friday & Saturday nights at the LV mall were the place to be when we were teens. Dumping loads of quarters in Space Port, eating affordable meals at McD's and hanging out in Spencer's was the thing to do. Then head over to the theater to catch whatever movie had just come out.
  12. I can't remember the last time I was at the LV or KoP malls, and typically only go to L.L. Bean at the Promenade and that's maybe once a year, if that. The only stores I really go to anymore are Home Depot, Sam's and Walmart.
  13. Yeah, it seems as though the big indoor mega-malls have gone the way of the Dodo. Coming out of Big Snow on the weekend into the mall area, there's just not enough people to seemingly keep the place and various stores afloat. Even walking around any mall lately, they seem pretty vacant. I've always been astonished by clothing stores having so much inventory to keep on hand and never seeing hardly anyone buying stuff outside the holiday season. I can only surmise that the margins for a single piece of clothing are astronomical to keep the places open, so they need not sell much to make up for inventory, rent, personnel, etc. if I'd be running a store and not having very much business, I'd be pulling out what little hair I have left worrying about paying the bills.
  14. They seem to get a consistent crowd, at least it's been that way on the weekends when I've been there. I understand that the entire complex is not doing all that well financially. It's probably being propped up by NJ taxpayers, as closing it down would be a big eyesore.
  15. Low temps look pretty good, but unfortunately humidity levels look to be too high...
  16. The wetness throws off the wet-bulb temperature reading.
  17. Especially when you're going for the SHRRR radar to improve the sensitivity of the falling precipitation on that side of the mountain, not to mention the all-important increased sensitivity of the air temperature and humidity sensors! Should abandon the wave height sensor altogether as it's pretty useless on Beltzville lake.
  18. About time they deploy the new, upgraded one.
  19. Saturday morning, between 10-12.
  20. Checking out the cams in the dark, interesting to see where the blinky lights are...
  21. Nah, not that hardcore. Rather get them a little broken in before taking them out on the mountain. It also helps start building up callous on the feet, so they're also not as sore the first days out. Ah, from your post, I thought you bought them up at Blue and rode the mountain before/after you bought them. They don't say much about the boot's liners, but it sounds like they're heat moldable, so just wearing them around and the heat from your foot might help to mold them as well.
  22. I usually wear them around the house prior to going out the first time. I'll buckle them down as tight as I can stand it, flex them a lot, walk around in them, sit at the computer, watch TV, etc. for a while. Do this daily or so to help the process progress faster. WJW the Speedmachines. You looking to keep up with @GrilledSteezeSandwich? Looks like they have some new fandangled fitment gizmo for molding the liner. Did Blue mention that and/or have the kit to do it? (Nothing like spelling/grammar checking your site before publishing it... "you just need to heat the area trough the infrared lamp", "apply the suction cup to neutralize the pressure in few minutes.") https://www.nordica.com/usa/en/men/boots/medium-100mm/speedmachine/speedmachine-3-120-gw
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