Recent content by imkms

Drove by Jackson road and Atsion at 2:30 and the closed sign was still there.

Way back in the 60s when I was about 15 I went to Harrisville pond, (back then we always called it “root beer falls” and still do) to go swimming. It was an old wooden dam then with a 3 foot concrete spillway at the bottom. The water was also deep past the spillway so you could dive from the...

When I want to see what the weather forecasters really think, I visit the “Forecast Discussion” page on the NWS. This presents the data, without any exaggerated guesses on the weather. It can be very ”weather technical” at times and provides a well informed forecast based on the current...

Those pilots made it look like easy target practice!

Could be a warmer than normal fall, per the Farmers Almanac. https://www.almanac.com/fall-weather-forecast

Be careful! https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/deadly-lightning-strike-jackson-new-jersey-archery-range

Some 24 hour random rain totals

I recently replaced the muffler, tailpiece and pipe from converter to muffler on my 09 Tacoma for $750 and this was the cheapest estimate I could find. I remember in the 90s doing this for less than half that.

My thermometers were also reading around 104, but I don’t believe this to be accurate. I checked all of the near NWS and NOAA weather readings and they were all around 100 to 101. So, I’ve been experimenting with the location of the temp sensors and found that they can be impacted by not only a...

https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/new-jersey-wildfire-burning-wharton-state-forest-video

If you shop Costco, they sell Top Tier gas and are usually the cheapest gas around. If you use their CITI VISA card, you also get 5% credit back when purchasing gas at Costco, 4% at other gas stations.

A feeble attempt to buy votes!

This makes sense for Wawa, as the attendants don’t need to make change. The real question is, when will NJ permit pumping your own gas as the other 49 states allow?

https://newjersey.news12.com/prosecutor-man-charged-with-arson-in-connection-with-ocean-county-wildfire

I reserve campsites online, usually the afternoon I head out and do not go to the office to register (mostly because they are closed when I go out). I’ve never had a problem, but I do recommend that you print out the reservation before leaving. You could open the email showing the reservation if...