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Ready For Clean Up After Irene: Rockland County

I took this picture about 1pm EDT after leaving my office yesterday, Sunday, after the Hurricane (Irene) was just about over. As you might be able to see, there is a line of about 15 trucks Airmont Road. It was a bit funny, because towards the end of the line, the crew were taking pictures

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New York Earthquake & All I Wanted To Do Was Checkin

So as many of you know, there was a bit of a tremor going on in New York because of the Earthquake in the DC/Virginia area yesterday around this time. Half the people I asked in my area didn’t feel a thing and half did. I am on the 3rd floor of a building in

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Snow Plow Contract: Season Contract vs Pay Per Plow

For the past few years, I have always hired a snow plow guy on a per-plow basis. Typically the cost of a plowing was about $30 to $35 per plow. This year, I decided to go with a season contract. That means you pay a single fee and no matter how much or little snow

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Winter 2010/2011 Is Coming

This weekend I spent some time putting away the out door items for the upcoming Winter. What does that mean? Well… I shut off out side water valves Bring in any water hoses Drain those outdoor water spouts Bring in outdoor furniture (deck/patio table and chairs) Staked in the driveway reflectors for upcoming snow plows

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It Snowed Here, Google Buzz Told Me

Normally, when I write about the weather here, I will show a picture of the forecast or my car buried in snow (got a garage now) or the snow covering my deck – but now, I can just show you guys, nearby people Buzzing about it. Yea, it snowed yesterday and how did I know

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Wind Speed Was Higher Than Outside Temperature

It was blistering cold yesterday. Too cold to really snow and have the snow stick. Yesterday, it was as low as 16 °F. It warmed up to 21 °F, but the warmest it got when I was outside was 19 °F. Today, it really warmed up, right now it is 26. The interesting points were:

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First Day of Spring & It Is Snowing

The other day it was almost 70 degrees here in New York (Rockland County) and now, this morning, on the first day of spring, it is snowing. Here is a picture from my iPhone as I wait at the light to get to work: It doesn’t appear to be sticking to the streets, but you