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Land Use – Western Maryland

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The western most part of Maryland is quite wooded, with deciduous trees prevailing. There is some dairying and other farming like meat bird production that goes on in some of the valleys, though much of this part of the state is quite wooded.

The heating game

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Every autumn I play the game of how long I can go without turning the heat on in my apartment. 😨I actually like keeping things colder but I know at some point I must turn the heat on to keep the pipes from freezing up.

Except in the coldest weather, I usually keep the heat in the low 50s, only turning it up to 60 in the evening when I’m home to be comfortable come the morning. 👏The thermostat often overrides as it’s located downstairs near the heater and heat rises upstairs. Come the coldest time of the year I might leave it constantly around 55 or 60 to ensure it remains warm.

Figuring that I eventually will forgo centralized heating when I own my own house, I doubt I’ll ever get used to keeping it real warm as fires often die down during the night. 🔥Plus keeping it cold can help save energy, cut climate emissions and reduce utility bills.

Trees on a Spooky Halloween Day

Downtown Syracuse Traffic Counts

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With talk of removing the Interstate 81 viaduct through downtown Syracuse, I thought it would be interesting to see how much traffic goes through the city.