Good evening! Clear and 20 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north breeze at 8 mph. . The current wind chill is 8. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. Things will start to thaw out at Friday around 11 am.
It was pretty bitterly cold after going out with some of my colleagues after work and having some drinks and wings and then waiting for the bus to go home. The 49 cent wings โ ten for $4.90 are a great deal and are really good tasting at Public House 42. Plus my colleagues picked up the tab for my birthday which was really nice of them to do. I offered to pay but they were really nice. I donโt go out much but it was nice especially at the new Pinto and Hobbs where it was pretty quiet. I hate drinking beer where the crowds and noise are so loud you canโt hear a person five feet away. Even Public House 42 was pretty quiet, they were playing Peter Paul and Mary for a walk.
Tonight will be clear , with a low of 6 degrees at 4am. Nine degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -1 at 5am; North wind 3 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 1 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1965.
There was at least one if not two homeless people on the street last night at the bus stop. Seemed like an awful cold night to be on the street. Iโve spent a few single digit nights in the wilderness in the single digits but thatโs with warm clothes, a rip roaring fire and my propane heater in a hot tent . The homeless action network was giving out blankets and tarps to the people and probably asking them if they wanted to go to the shelter. One was asking if anybody had keys or a knife to open the bag that they were blanket they got came in. I said no because I didnโt know if my key would be sharp enough and I didnโt want to have it stolen and not be able to get in my own house. The guy flagged down the homeless van and got in any they helped him open it.
Just reminds me how privileged I am even if it seems like I have very little money in my bank account at the end of the month. My rent check was withdrawn yesterday. Thatโs good, I hopefully wonโt get evicted for at least another month. Done so much damage to my landlords building although not all of it is my fault โ itโs had moisture problems since I moved in and things were old and thread bare ready to wear through. Plus my muddy boots and gear didnโt help. That said, over the past 12 1/2 years Iโve paid like $80k in rent, always on time and only called the landlord over a handful of times. The rent check cleared while I was drinking to remind me how poor I truly am. At least it was my birthday.
The Snow Moon is on Sunday, February 9. The darkest hour is at 12:09 am, followed by dawn at 6:44 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:14 am in the east-southeast (114ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 10 seconds. Sunrise is 57 seconds earlier than yesterday. The golden hour ends at 7:56 am with sun in the east-southeast (121ยฐ).Tonight will have 14 hours and 7 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 16 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be sunny , with a high of 32 degrees at 3pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around January 31st. Light and variable wind. With the sun it will feel even warmer. Next week might be closer to 50 on Monday. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 28 degrees. The record high of 56 was set in 2013. 11 inches of snow fell back in 1966.
Tooth cleaning appointment in the morning. I should have done a better job at flossing over the past six months but Iโve been busy and Iโm sure Iโll get yelled out gently by my dental hygienist. Heโs actually a good guy and very friendly and just tries to nudge me to better dental health. Figuring I didnโt take care of my teeth for a long time itโs good Iโm at least getting regular cleanings now.
In four weeks on February 26 the sun will be setting in the west (259ยฐ) at 5:40 pm, which is 36 minutes and 19 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 24 and 15 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 38 and 20 degrees. The record high of 63 degrees was set back in 1976.
After I got home I researched the Rensselaer Biotech facility that is supposed to be one of those mechanical biological treatment facilities that shreds mixed garbage and supposedly breaks it down into compostable materials and recoverable metals. I think the biggest concern is it will process mixed waste rather than source separated organics. Iโd rather see much higher prices on mixed waste and that sent to landfills with a priority on source separated organics recovery and dual stream recycling. Having more bins is a pain but it may be necessary for clean waste recovery.
Looking ahead, February Save the Pine Dinner is in 3 weeks, Average High is 40 is in 5 weeks, April Fools Day is in 9 weeks, Pink Moon is in 10 weeks, Tax Day is in 11 weeks, Earth Day is in 12 weeks, Latest Sunset is in 21 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 is in 51 weeks.
Only 113 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!
"OK Boomer" was popularized as a reaction to a video on TikTok of an unidentified older man, in which he declared that "millennials and Generation Z have the Peter Pan syndrome: They don't ever want to grow up; they think that the utopian ideals that they have in their youth are somehow going to translate into adulthood." The video inspired the phrase "OK Boomer" in retaliation and as dismissal of the ideals of past generations.[1]
It's disappointing that this needs to be written, but the only thing that Corona beer and nCoV have in common is the origin of their names. In Latin, corลna meant 'crown,' and modern languages continue to reflect that; 'corona' still translates to crown in modern Catalan, Spanish, and Italian, among others.
Coronaviruses were named because of the crown-like spikes on its surface, and anyone who has ever peeled the label off a bottle of Corona Light has noticed the crown that sits on top of its "La Cerveza Mas Fina" slogan. The drinkable Corona does predate the virus, though: Corona was first brewed in 1925, while human coronaviruses were not identified until 1965.
Is it possible to out-eat the price you pay for a buffet? How do these places make money? We looked at the dollars and cents behind the meat and potatoes.
If you are a New Yorker and sort your recycling at home, as city law mandates, you probably wonder, as you rinse bottles and stack junk mail and scrub yogurt containers: Does all this effort make a difference?
Well, yes, but not nearly as much as it could. New York City recycles only about a fifth of its garbage โ 18 percent of trash from homes and about 25 percent from businesses โ according to the cityโs Department of Sanitation.
Yet seven years ago, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg vowed to double the residential recycling rate to 30 percent by 2017.
The numbers fall far short of New Yorkโs potential. If everything recyclable were sorted and recycled, some 68 percent of residential trash and 75 percent of commercial trash could be kept out of landfills, according to the Sanitation Department. And while city leaders have sought to improve recycling for decades, New York still lags behind major cities like Seattle and San Francisco, which recycle more than half of their waste โ numbers attained over decades of policies that include stronger requirements than New Yorkโs.
. The current wind chill is 8. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. 
Things will start to thaw out at Friday around 11 am. 
after going out with some of my colleagues after work and having some drinks and wings 
and then waiting for the bus to go home. 
The 49 cent wings โ ten for $4.90 are a great deal 
and are really good tasting at Public House 42. Plus my colleagues picked up the tab for my birthday 
which was really nice of them to do. I offered to pay but they were really nice. I donโt go out much but it was nice especially at the new Pinto and Hobbs where it was pretty quiet. I hate drinking beer where the crowds and noise are so loud you canโt hear a person five feet away. Even Public House 42 was pretty quiet, they were playing Peter Paul and Mary for a walk.
, with a low of 6 degrees at 4am. Nine degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -1 at 5am; North wind 3 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 1 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1965.
Seemed like an awful cold night to be on the street. Iโve spent a few single digit nights in the wilderness in the single digits but thatโs with warm clothes, a rip roaring fire 
and my propane heater in a hot tent 
. The homeless action network was giving out blankets and tarps to the people and probably asking them if they wanted to go to the shelter. One was asking if anybody had keys 
or a knife
to open 
the bag that they were blanket they got came in. I said no because I didnโt know if my key would be sharp enough and I didnโt want to have it stolen and not be able to get in my own house. 
The guy flagged down the homeless van and got in any they helped him open it.
in my bank account at the end of the month. My rent check was withdrawn yesterday. Thatโs good, I hopefully wonโt get evicted for at least another month. 
although not all of it is my fault โ itโs had moisture problems since I moved in and things were old and thread bare ready to wear through. Plus my muddy boots and gear didnโt help. That said, over the past 12 1/2 years Iโve paid like $80k in rent, always on time and only called the landlord over a handful of times. 
The rent check cleared while I was drinking to remind me how poor I truly am.
At least it was my birthday.
The golden hour ends at 7:56 am with sun in the east-southeast (121ยฐ). Tonight will have 14 hours and 7 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 16 seconds over last night.
, with a high of 32 degrees at 3pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around January 31st. Light and variable wind. With the sun it will feel even warmer. Next week might be closer to 50 on Monday. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 28 degrees. The record high of 56 was set in 2013. 11 inches of snow fell back in 1966.
I should have done a better job at flossing over the past six months but Iโve been busy and Iโm sure Iโll get yelled out gently by my dental hygienist. Heโs actually a good guy and very friendly and just tries to nudge me to better dental health. Figuring I didnโt take care of my teeth for a long time itโs good Iโm at least getting regular cleanings now.
that shreds mixed garbage and supposedly breaks it down into compostable materials and recoverable metals. I think the biggest concern is it will process mixed waste rather than source separated organics. Iโd rather see much higher prices on mixed waste and that sent to landfills with a priority on source separated organics recovery and dual stream recycling. 
Having more bins is a pain but it may be necessary for clean waste recovery.
is in 3 weeks, Average High is 40 
is in 5 weeks, April Fools Day 
is in 9 weeks, Pink Moon 
is in 10 weeks, Tax Day 
is in 12 weeks, Latest Sunset 
is in 21 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 
is in 51 weeks.
Only 113 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!
