Old Kiakout Kill Dam
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I call this github archive “Fun with SAM”.
https://github.com/AndyArthur/nys_sam_geocoders/
It contains python code for geocoding addreses using the State Address Management system, and doing reverse geocoding and also figuring out what AD, SD, CD an address is in, although you can supply your own shapefile, to figure out what thing anything is located.
See also, a better geocoding script with SAM.
Adaptive Headlights Are Officially NHTSA-Approved
The United States may be a land of freedom and opportunity, but it is also a place with some seriously dumb laws. Take Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 for example, which legally prevents high-beam and low-beam headlight elements from operating at the same time. That may have seemed like an issue in 1967 when the rule arrived, but it has somehow managed to keep adaptive headlights out of the U.S. for nearly two decades. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has finally come to terms with industry pressures. A new rule signed on February 1 will finally allow automakers to install adaptive headlights in the U.S.
Wild Boar Breaks Into House in Germany | Field & Stream
This is a tale that any parent of a high-school-age kid can probably relate to, but with a twist: A woman in Hagen, Germany, returned home earlier this month to find her living room thoroughly trashed, the culprit on the sofa, feet-up and utterly unrepentant. Well, the perpetrator of this domestic disaster was no surly teenager, it was a 130-pound wild boar. My Truck Gun: A Scout Rifle From Scratch
On February 4, the woman entered her home to discover the lounging hog less than 10 yards away from the front door. She was able to close the door and back out of the house without disturbing the boar. She then called the Hagen Police and several officers responded to the incident. According to a press release, the officers began strategizing how to remove the pig from the premises. The solution they settled on was quite simple. They propped open the front door, and the boar voluntarily made its way out of the house and was allowed to wander “back into nature” without further incident. The police theorized that the pig got in through a patio door, which then shut behind the animal, trapping it inside.
Next Time – February 17, 2022
Today’s sunrise was at 6:48 am. The next time the sun will rise later then today 🌄 is in 24 days on Sunday, March 13.
The average high for today is 36 degrees. 🌡 The next time it will be on average cooler then today is in 312 days on Monday, December 26 when the average temperature will be 35 degrees.
The highest point for the sun today will be 35.4° from the horizon at 12:10 pm. 🌞 The next time the sun will be lower in the sky mid-day is in 250 days on Tuesday, October 25.
Today has 10 hours and 52 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be shorter then today is in 249 days on Monday, October 24.
Today’s sunset will be at 5:29 pm. The next time the sun will set earlier then today 🌆 is in 262 days on Sunday, November 6.
The average low for today is 18 degrees. 🌡 The next night it will be on average cooler then tonight is in 323 days on Friday, January 6, 2023 when the average temperature will be 17 degrees.
Weather Update – February 17, 2022
Maybe not so much rain this far east? ☔
But certainly mild, a spring thaw and mud bath. Then colder for President’s Day Weekend but maybe actually fairly mild compared to the historical record.
| Today. Feels like … April 9th. |
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A chance of rain, mainly after noon. Cloudy.
South wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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56 degrees | 5:29 sunset |
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| Tonight. Feels like … April 6th. |
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Rain. Low around 33. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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33 degrees | 6:47 sunrise |
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| Friday. Feels like … February 17th. |
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A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
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36 degrees | 14 max wind chill | 5:31 sunset |
| Friday Night. Feels like … February 10th. |
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Partly cloudy.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
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16 degrees | 8 max wind chill | 6:46 sunrise |
| Saturday. Feels like … February 20th. |
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Snow showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 8 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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37 degrees | 9 max wind chill | 5:32 sunset |
| Saturday Night. Feels like … February 4th. |
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Partly cloudy.
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15 degrees | 6 max wind chill | 6:44 sunrise |
| Sunday. Feels like … February 27th. |
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Mostly sunny.
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39 degrees | 7 max wind chill | 5:33 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … March 23rd. |
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Partly cloudy.
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28 degrees | 6:43 sunrise |
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| Washington’s Birthday. Feels like … April 1st. |
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Partly sunny.
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52 degrees | 5:34 sunset |
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| Monday Night. Feels like … April 1st. |
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A chance of rain and snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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31 degrees | 6:41 sunrise |
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| Tuesday. Feels like … March 21st. |
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Rain and snow showers. High near 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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47 degrees | 5:36 sunset |
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| Tuesday Night. Feels like … April 16th. |
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Showers likely. Cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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37 degrees | 6:39 sunrise |
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| Wednesday. Feels like … March 24th. |
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A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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48 degrees | 5:37 sunset |
Good Morning – February 17, 2022
Good morning! Today 5:30 PM Sunset 🌇 .
Partly cloudy and 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌅 The sun is rising as I go for my morning walk 🚶. There is a south breeze at 14 mph. 🍃. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 8 am. ☃️
All and all its a pretty decent morning 😊 although the wind makes it seem colder than the mercury would read but I’m out here pretending it’s spring wearing just my vest and a long sleeve shirt in what is still mid February. But you are free to dream it’s spring.
The truth is that I don’t have to go for my morning walk at quarter to seven ⏰ because I have breakfast 🥣 and iron before then but I’m up and so is sun and there is less traffic at the hour. Plus I kind of like to have a little bit of time when I get back home before showering 🚿. Yesterday thought I missed the bus 🚍 as I lost track of the time. 🕒
Last night I should have gone to the store 🛒but I did not as I was tired and lazy, figuring out alternatives meals for today. I did get milk 🥛 bright and early at Stewart’s. Only a handful of people where wearing their muzzles there. 😷
Did you see gas prices lately? ⛽ Maybe you don’t want to see them. You see so much traffic on the road these days and have to wonder how anyone can afford to motor. 🏁 I still kind of want to get out of town this weekend so I might have to just bite the bullet and gas up Red.
I was looking at my pay stub this morning 🎫 and noticing that my gross pay was equal to how much I’ve saved for deferred compensation for the year so far. Which makes sense, as I’m doing 25% through the program so four paychecks at 25% equals 100%. I pay a lot in taxes but at least for now I don’t pay taxes on that until retirement. I have to do a Roth for my other IRA because the government seems to think that I make too much money 💵 even though I’m pretty broke most weeks with rarely more than the bare minimum in my bank account. 🏦