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The boat is floating and sitting out on a mooring. After being back in town for 9 days, I finally got around to mowing the back yard yesterday. I had to first pick up 6 months worth of fallen branches. I just edged the bed in front of the house this morning so I can plant a row New...

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Is anybody else tracking this storm? The Nat'l Hurricane Center keeps moving the storm track to the east. Another 50 miles and it will skirt Hatteras and head for the Northeast.

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With all the tax credits and the laws forcing the electric utilities to buy back power at retail prices, active solar panels on your roof actually makes sense. Here is a shot of a system log 1 year after installation in NYC. If I ever get around to putting in an endless pool or some kind...

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My VW is at the dealer getting a 40,000 mile service. The transmission service for the DSG transmission and the brake line flush ain't gonna be cheap. I was driving the Mountaineer to the VW dealer yesterday while a friend was driving the GTI. The "service engine soon" light started...

Great Northern at the top From the Catwalk ladies tee walking out Rime from the triple _sIBoOOEgmU The line at the Glades Triple SX8Bizyt7u0

Now that I'm a suburban drone again, I need a freakin' lawn mower. I figured I could go down to the local discount store and buy a push mower with a Briggs & Stratton and no bag or self-propel features for $100.00. The price was a stunning $175.00. I'm of the school of thought that I can...

I'll have all my furniture in my cottage tomorrow. It's still not quite done but I have floors, trim, and all my appliances except the washer/dryer in the house. I can at least get things into the house where they are supposed to go. The refrigerator and my liquor cabinet above. The...

There are a whole bunch o' aspects of Jay Peak that just blow away Killington #1: They are open #2: The Tram Haus. The rooms are really nice. The only *cough* slopeside hotel *cough* at Killington is that hell hole Grand Summit with the cheap indoor-outdoor carpet, cheesey low end...

I bought a cottage in my home town in early December. The kitchen has been completely gutted. The ceilings are down in the living room and study. Here's step #1: The ceilings were 7 feet. The living room and most of the kitchen are getting vaulted to 8 1/2 feet. The new collar ties...

http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100210/THISJUSTIN/100219998 Damn. First they take away driving with an open beer. Now I'm likely to get busted for using Google Maps on my Blackberry to navigate. No fun.

I imagine all kinds of people are going to get a hard screwing by these tools. http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100208/NEWS/100209944

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/01/02/ski_market_files_for_bankruptcy/ A seriously crappy Christmas season. I'm sure the super-warm November was not kind to ski shops anywhere in the Northeast. You then pile on the recession and it's a recipe for business failures.

Date(s) Skied: Thanksgiving 11/26/2006 Resort or Ski Area: Sunday River Conditions: Crispy at 8:00. Softened as the day went on. Below the midstation had 1/2 mile of mud that was less than desirable Trip Report: I got there for a couple of minutes after first chair. My first couple...

Date(s) Skied: Veterans Day November 11 Resort or Ski Area: Killington Conditions: Hardpack on the Glades Triple trail pod, Spring conditions on lower Bunny Buster Trip Report: I skied from 10:30 to 12:30. Middle Chute and Lower Bunny Buster had a few thin areas but you could ski top...

I'm in the Omni Hotel frequent stayer program. I just got this email: http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/BrettonWoodsMountWashington.aspx

Wow! The Bills completely gave away the game.

Here's what I put together from what he wrote on SkiVT-L back in the 1990's. I was entertained enough by it to archive it and put it together on a web page. http://www.geoffdevine.com/whose.html