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  1. Boyd

    New Vintage USGS 24k DRG topo

    Just noticed a big difference between the DRG topo and my legacy topo. Somehow, I ended up with a much older version of this quad. The Garden State Parkway must have only been a proposal when that map was made - note that the location is way off from where it was actually built (the DRG map on...
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    While We Were Sleeping, Very Bad Things Happened

    FWIW, that facebook link is full of tracking information. I wouldn't click on it, but I suppose if you're a facebook user then it's just par for the course. The "clipboard-write" part is something I haven't seen in CSS before. I don't think it will have any effect on the link here at NJPB, but I...
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    N.J. will give residents at least $100 credit to help pay for soaring electric bill bills, Murphy says

    From the quick search I did, the rates will still increase as already planned but the utilities will spread the additional cost across multiple billing periods in the fall. Or something like that... Since I just happened to be paying bills and balancing accounts right now, I had a quick look at...
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    N.J. will give residents at least $100 credit to help pay for soaring electric bill bills, Murphy says

    If you don't want your $100 rebate, just send it to me. :D But seriously, I didn't read that article so I might be missing something. Is there a way that the governor could "fix" the rising cost of electricity? If so, I'm all for that, but thought it was more of a national issue...
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    Red Bank Battlefield Black Rat Snake

    I had a big one like that stretched across one of my little trails yesterday, it's a dead end and there was no way around. I tossed a little stick but it played dead the way I often see them do. Poked it with a small branch and still got no response, so I got a bigger stick and picked it up...
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    No more “Fill it up” at Wawa if you pay cash

    I would say, no time soon. There's a bill for it, but they tried in 2022 and it never made it out of committee. I can't even remember the last time I paid cash for gas. For that matter, I probably only use cash for purchases about 10 times a year. It's 2025: customers want to use credit. I...
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    Wet Forest - Formerly Known as Dry Forest

    Have been hearing thunder here for awhile, but the rain just started about 5 minutes ago. Looks like it won't last too long. I was watching that huge storm make its way towards us all afternoon yesterday. Went to bed a bit early and it was almost here, with a tornado watch still in effect...
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    EZPass scam - don't fall for this one

    Just got this text. Fascinating how the DMV is sending text messages from the Phillipines and using the domain nj.gov-crko.win for official business now. :D I wonder what "transfer to a toll booth" means? Seems like they probably wanted to say "collection agency" maybe? Well, nice try anyway...
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    Wet Forest - Formerly Known as Dry Forest

    As you can see in the second picture, I dump it out after each storm. Here comes the next one...
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    Wet Forest - Formerly Known as Dry Forest

    Have checked multiple times but the njdep rain website has been broken, with 0 rain showing for all locations. I won't give any more "wheelbarrow estimates" but we certainly had a lot of rain here over the last 24 hours and the forecast is calling for around one more inch on Friday through Saturday.
  11. Boyd

    New Vintage USGS 24k DRG topo

    Just a footnote here, I'm expanding this map to cover the entire US Northeast region. Since it's getting harder to find these DRG's, now's the time to grab them before they completely vanish. Just found an obscure archive of DRG's at the USDA NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) for...
  12. Boyd

    New Vintage USGS 24k DRG topo

    Continuing on my current nostalgia trip, I have just published a new map of the vintage USGS DRG Topo's we used twenty years ago. These were the first digital versions of the 24k topo maps available from the USGS. They were also used by terraserver and topozone and I have updated my link...
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    Sad Boyz

    Sorry, never heard of them. I agree it's nice to see a local family succeed with a business. But their website is horrible, with giant "chopped up" images, you have to do a lot of scrolling just to find prices on the menu (which seem high to me, but "I don't get out much" anymore). I wondered...
  14. Boyd

    Terraserver links re-animated

    After browsing old threads recently, I got the idea of fixing all the broken links to terraserver. And today, with Guy's help, it's done! I wrote a translator that "ingests" the original link and opens a new link to the boydsmaps 1990's B/W aerials. These aerials are from the National Aerial...
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    Wet Forest - Formerly Known as Dry Forest

    Got some significant rain in the Pines and more is on the way.
  16. Boyd

    Wet Forest - Formerly Known as Dry Forest

    https://www.inquirer.com/weather/tornado-franklinville-south-jersey-storm-20250517.html#:~:text=A%20tornado%20did%20land%20in,no%20details%20were%20immediately%20available.
  17. Boyd

    Wet Forest - Formerly Known as Dry Forest

    https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/tornado-in-new-jersey-today-buena-vista/
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    Wet Forest - Formerly Known as Dry Forest

    https://6abc.com/post/storms-trigger-tornado-warning-damage-south-jersey-including-camden-atlantic-counties/16440079/
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