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"Warm, humid conditions more typical of late summer have returned and show little sign of retreating. Forecasts now call for above-average temperatures lasting at least 10 days, with high temperatures in some areas nearly 30 degrees above normal at times."...

"Neighbors said the lightning strike was accompanied by a couple of the loudest thunderclaps they had ever heard." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/31/new-jersey-beach-lightning-strike-kills-lifeguard/5661473001/

Interesting rumor here about the iPhone 13 (which is expected in September). "The iPhone 13 will feature low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication connectivity to allow users to make calls and send messages in areas without 4G or 5G coverage, according to the reliable analyst Ming-Chi...

No more Oregons and the Montana 600 series is also gone, now they only have the very expensive, huge Montana 700 "bricks". Wonder if this is just a sign of the shrinking market or if some new series is on the way? https://www.garmin.com/en-US/c/outdoor-recreation/handheld-hiking-gps/

Bad news is that it's supposed to be another bad year. Good news is that it shouldn't be as bad as last year though.... https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-another-active-atlantic-hurricane-season

"An Akamai outage is affecting multiple major websites, many of which are down or experiencing issues at the current time. Affected websites include Amazon.com, HBO Max, UPS, Steam, PlayStation Network, LastPass, The Home Depot, Costco, American Express, and tons more. Some of these outages are...

Public Information Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 547 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...NWS Damage Survey results for Woodbine..Somers Point..and Little Egg Harbor Township on July 9... Two tornadoes have been confirmed in New Jersey. .Woodbine Tornado... Rating...

It roared through here during the early morning hours on 6/30/2012. Cut a narrow path of devastation across South Jersey, some areas got nothing. It was a real mess here, all the roads were blocked with fallen trees, it was days before you could even go anywhere. And the power was out...

"1. New Jersey. Total score: 63.01 Although New Jersey is not among the most affordable states (it ranked 49), it got top marks in safety (ranked No. 1), quality of life (7) and education and health (5)."...

Public Information Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 205 PM EDT Mon Jun 7 2021 ...THE KDIX RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE... The National Weather Service Radar (WSR-88D) located at Fort Dix, New Jersey (KDIX) will be taken off line for scheduled maintenance. The...

I don't follow the real estate market since I'm quite happy here and have no interest in selling. But with all the news about real estate recently, I had a look at Zillow just for fun. Holy sh***! My house value has gone up 35% in less than a year. That is just crazy. The bottom fell out of the...

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 332 AM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern...

Don't see any frost warnings, but tonight's forecast calls for lows between 32 to 34 degrees in the pines tonight...

This really is "electronics insanity". Garmin is updating firmware on some of their handhelds to disable turn-by-turn routing with openstreetmap. You will now have to purchase the (expensive) Garmin City Navigator map if you want routing. I suppose they would claim it's a liability issue, but it...

Guess this means the sand companies aren't going away anytime soon.... :) "The global rate of sand use — which has tripled over the last two decades partially as a result of surging urbanization — far exceeds the natural rate at which sand is being replenished by the weathering of rocks by...

Interesting line of pits East of Forked River Mountain, like a big dotted line on the landscape. Were they digging for some mineral? https://boydsmaps.com/#17.00/39.846168/-74.280543/lidar2021bw/0.00/0.00 Moderator note: these posts were split from the following thread...

As has been mentioned previously, NJGIN now has high resolution LIDAR for the missing Southern counties. Today I had a look and unfortunately it's point cloud data (3d model of everything, including trees, houses, etc). This is a HUGE dataset and I don't have the software to use it. However, I...

Flash is finally dead and buried - good riddance! :dance: If you haven't already uninstalled, now's the time. Starting January 12, Adobe will block all content that uses Flash, so keeping it on your computer is just an invitation to bad guys. Bogus Flash updates have been a popular way for them...

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Hadn't seen this before, they have a lot of replacement parts for old Garmin devices. No experience with this seller, so caveat emptor, but it might be worth a look if you have a broken Garmin handheld https://www.ebay.com/str/partsforgarmin Looks like I could even fix my Montana 600 power...