Kirk M on February 26th, 2008

The Northeast Kingdom is looking forward to a two day snow storm beginning around 10:00 AM this morning and guess where my better half is right now? About 2 hours south of here attempting to take care of the usual quilt shop business that springs up around this time of the year (first sign that [...] Read more »

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Kirk M on February 12th, 2008

What you don’t see in the above photo is that the paths around the snow mound are the top of a solid base about a foot thick  packed down by previous freezing rain and ice storms that came in between the many regular snow storms we’ve had so far this winter. It even held the [...] Read more »

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Yes folks, Punxsutawney Phil was yanked out of cozy burrow in his tree stump, saw his shadow and jumped back in, slamming the door behind him so it looks like six more weeks of winter are upon us. Up here in the Northeast Kingdom we kind of take that for granted anyway but I’m [...] Read more »

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Kirk M on January 31st, 2008

Will there be six more weeks of winter or not this year? The answer is up in the air as the forecast for Punxsutawney, PA is either going to be cloudy, mostly cloudy, partly cloudy or mostly sunny depending on which weather service you’re looking at. Much like the weather we’ve been experiencing so [...] Read more »

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Kirk M on January 30th, 2008

Washington State Department of Transportation
In this photo released by the Washington State Department of Transportation, a large plow tries to clear the snow after an avalanche fell from the east on Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Periodic heavy snow began falling in Eastern Washington and northern Idaho over the weekend, [...] Read more »

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Kirk M on January 3rd, 2008

It’s almost cold enough to freeze tourists out there. Not the worst we’ve ever seen for sure but definitely not the kind of weather for wearing shorts…except possibly for Canadians. It was -12 degrees this morning when the sun peeked over North Country High School’s sports field and so far it’s been a bright and [...] Read more »

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Kirk M on December 16th, 2007

Vermont has it’s own “weather shield” that becomes active during bad storms so that folks can get out and about before the weather gets rough again. Don’t tell anyone…it’s a local secret. Read more »

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Kirk M on December 15th, 2007

Blessed be the fix-it shop that will take the time to work on a neighbor’s snow blower on a Saturday when there’s a snow storm due on Sunday. He didn’t even charge me for today’s labor which is good since we’re counting pennies right now. We’ll have to invite him over for dinner sometime soon.
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