We Could Talk About The Weather

[KG4CGC]

It actually slowed down on the rain and stopped for a couple of days. Road crews are out all over the place moving dirt back into place and packing it down. So many trees fell over that all you could do was cut them up and wait for the rain to stop before hauling off the wood and filling the holes in. Sections of roads were getting wiped out around buried cement pipes that were overwhelmed by saturated soil conditions. There are a lot of places where normal rain isn't an issue but due to daily flash flooding were pushed to their limit.
It rained so much on the Blue Ridge Parkway that roads were literally splitting apart from where the soil was escaping and there was nothing to support the asphalt.

[N2NH]

It actually slowed down on the rain and stopped for a couple of days. Road crews are out all over the place moving dirt back into place and packing it down. So many trees fell over that all you could do was cut them up and wait for the rain to stop before hauling off the wood and filling the holes in. Sections of roads were getting wiped out around buried cement pipes that were overwhelmed by saturated soil conditions. There are a lot of places where normal rain isn't an issue but due to daily flash flooding were pushed to their limit.
It rained so much on the Blue Ridge Parkway that roads were literally splitting apart from where the soil was escaping and there was nothing to support the asphalt.

Hope that it all gets fixed and that things start clearing up. We had a day of rain Sunday, but thankfully not much else for nearly three weeks. We could use some time to dry out here too. The lower tier and this area was just told by Guv. Cuomo that they're getting screwed out of flood aid. It is now being sent to the Capitol district area around Albany, NY instead.

[Bubba]

Hope that it all gets fixed and that things start clearing up. We had a day of rain Sunday, but thankfully not much else for nearly three weeks. We could use some time to dry out here too. The lower tier and this area was just told by Guv. Cuomo that they're getting screwed out of flood aid. It is now being sent to the Capitol district area around Albany, NY instead.

What is there to do in rural NY ?

[N2NH]

What is there to do in rural NY ?

Watch the deer, snakes, possum, woodchucks, buzzards, eagles and the occasional bear. Ham bands (VHF/UHF) are decently active and there is a lot of Railroad activity. Heck, I can hear the Metro North trains blowing their horns from Beacon to Poughkeepsie just with my ears it's so quiet. The elevation is pretty good so I have line of sight to many repeaters although if you have a cell you might want to turn it off. There's no signal here.

[K7SGJ]

Watch the deer, snakes, possum, woodchucks, buzzards, eagles and the occasional bear. Ham bands (VHF/UHF) are decently active and there is a lot of Railroad activity. Heck, I can hear the Metro North trains blowing their horns from Beacon to Poughkeepsie just with my ears it's so quiet. The elevation is pretty good so I have line of sight to many repeaters although if you have a cell you might want to turn it off. There's no signal here.

A veritable paradise.