MadKat_94
MadKat_94 t1_ja3nilu wrote
Reply to comment by TruthintheBones in Bill would up the fines for not clearing snow and ice off your car by WillWriteForFood2
Yep. Pretty much agree, except right now there’s no official law regarding removing snow from cars in Maine. Personally, I carry a “Snow Joe” roof rake for my car. Has a rectangular dense foam pusher on one end of a long pole. Takes maybe five minutes to get everything off. Our other car has an extendible brush/squeegee with a scraper on the other end of the pole.
But it’s common sense. Not just for the hazard you present for others but for yourself when that ski hill atop your car avalanches over your windshield when you stop.
MadKat_94 t1_j9xxmxo wrote
Reply to comment by Candygramformrmongo in Bill would up the fines for not clearing snow and ice off your car by WillWriteForFood2
Measured from when the storm ends.
MadKat_94 t1_j9vl8iu wrote
Reply to comment by Armigine in Bill would up the fines for not clearing snow and ice off your car by WillWriteForFood2
I would assume so. Bill is designed to stop the chunks flying off moving vehicles.
MadKat_94 t1_j9toa3u wrote
Bill gives 48 hours to clear the snow and ice. Seems like it’s the first 12 hours or so when most of that comes flying off.
MadKat_94 t1_j2e41za wrote
Reply to Anybody see this in Windham this morning? I don't know the story, saw it in a Windham Facebook Group. by maineguy74
According to the Lake Region Fire Rescue News group, the call came in at 338 am, fire knocked down at 355. They closed the rotary for a short while.
MadKat_94 t1_ixza8gl wrote
Reply to Winter Vest? by wandrefilled
Agree with most everything said so far, but want to add, your inner layer is key on the really cold days. Thermals and socks should not be cotton. Cotton will hold in any moisture in the fibers and if you go from warm out to cold or active to less active outside you will chill quickly. Wool or a synthetic fiber with wicking properties work best. Good hat is essential as well.
There are also some ‘system jackets’ that I use. Inner is usually a fleece, This zips into an outer shell, usually more weatherproof and hooded. So you basically get three levels. A fleece for cool days, A light jacket good for wind and rain, and both together for harsh days.
MadKat_94 t1_ixjs6ew wrote
Reply to comment by Dunger97 in Walmart Maine strikes again by Jadasmom
Auburn Walmart stop sign 47, car 0. There, FTFY.
MadKat_94 t1_ix3718h wrote
Reply to I want a law that fines the sign-manufacturing political party $50 per sign left over after election day. by PlentyCommission166
Agree it gets a bit much. They are supposed to be removed within one week after the election, but I don’t think the law has any teeth to it. Perhaps a civil offense?
Found this from Yarmouth DOT. Signage rules
MadKat_94 t1_iuar0ze wrote
Reply to When do you think it's going to snow? by [deleted]
Winter’s usually a good bet.
MadKat_94 t1_iu65mff wrote
It even starts before someone moves to Maine. Around thirty five years ago, my dad moved up from North Carolina to work. Before he left, was chatting with the elderly next door neighbor who said they used to summer at a particular inn. Turns out that place was a couple miles from where he worked. But it continued.
About four years prior, my grandfather took my dad up to UNC to watch an exhibition game between UNC and the damn NY Yankees. My grandfather had been in radio, and was friends with one of the scouts for the Yankees and introduced him, went for supper after the game. Flash forward to about three months after dad moved up. He’s been coaching skiing and is at a sports dinner at the end of the season. Is seated next to the guest speaker. Who happens to be that scout from the Yankee he met before. Stump Merrill.
MadKat_94 t1_ja5nbli wrote
Reply to Why is Maine so much bigger than the other New England states? Wrong answers only. by blzac33
Social distancing.