Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.
A census-designated place (CDP) has been established since 1980 by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was 8,292 at the 2000 census, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.
In 2005, CNN/Money Magazine named the Delmar ZIP Code (an area larger than the Delmar hamlet or CDP) as one of the “Best Places to Live” in America, rating it the 22nd best place to live among what it called “Great American Towns.
Kind of a gray and cool start to the work week. Currently 46 degrees and cloudy but rain is expected midday. The bus has departed the station and we are on the way downtown. My priority this morning is updating my time sheet, because I was told if I don’t do it they’ll suspend my direct deposit. Plus all the other stuff I missed when I was off from work.
Later today there is an increasing chance of rain with a high around 56. That’s nine degrees below average for this time of year. Being back east in the state, the sun will be setting around 7:57 pm.
Going to help Reszin stuff newsletters after work today. Then I will head home and probably work on developing some new content for the blog. I am still working on implementing the new design and I need some new maps for the blog. Might go to the library, depending if it’s raining or not.
Traffic is moving slowly on the 787 heading downtown. I’m fine with that as I’m in no rush to get to work and gives me more time to blog. I hate the evening rush more and being delayed on the way home.
Four weeks from now will be Memorial Day. How fast it will be upon us. I don’t really have plans for it at this point. It can be either quite nice or cold and rainy.
Good evening on this May Day. 45 degrees and light rain this evening back in Delmar. It was a nice trip out to the Finger Lakes despite weather that felt more like winter than summer. Hector Backbone and the Finger Lakes National Forest doesn’t see spring until late, and this year it seems like spring is moving slower than usual. I think it was the most cold and miserable weather I’ve ever experienced camping but I still had fun and did a lot of hiking, fishing and camping.
Dropping down to 42 later with a 30% chance of showers. Rain is likely tomorrow with a high only around 55 degrees which is ten degrees below normal. The cool, gray, and wet weather that dominated last week is expected to continue for most of next week. The rain will dampen down the fire risk and hopefully finally green things up. Warmer weather for the second half of the week into the weekend with seasonable or slightly above average temperatures but continued cloudiness with a chance of rain.
Need to come up with some new content for the blog. I downloaded some census data, next I need to turn it into some maps and graphs. We will see when I have time. Not tonight though as I’m dead tired.
My gear is unpacked from camping and my wash is done and put away. Camping gear is back in the attic. Vacuumed the floors. Ready for the next week. Tired so I’m off to bed. Good night.
Good morning. Rain and 40 degrees today. The heaviest rain starting around 10 AM, so be prepared. The rain will tapper off in the afternoon, then partly cloudy skies tonight with a low around 33. Sunny skies tomorrow with a high around 58.
I have a little more packing to do, then I’m off. Have a great day!
53 degrees. I can assure you that the much needed rain is coming. Not here yet but soon. I’m pretty much packed except for food and personal care products for the camping trip. Planning to leave work at 3 pm so I can set up camp before dusk. Low tonight around 42 degrees. Cool and rainy tomorrow with a high that will struggle to reach 44. I think I will be glad I have the Big Buddy Heater come tomorrow along with nice kiln dry firewood that I’ll buy at Stewart’s.
Dawn is at 5:24 AM and sunrise is at 5:57 AM under what looks to be a nice wet day. But we need the rain. Depending on the forecast you look at the rest of the week either looks quite nice or showery. Regardless I’m prepared. Good night.
Good evening. 57 degrees and cloudy this evening. Not exactly a delightful spring evening. But we are getting a half inch of much needed rain tonight into tomorrow. So it’s hard to complain.
Almost no traffic heading out of the city because school is not session this week. I’m hoping to get an early start out of work tomorrow so I can get to camp before dark. I don’t mind setting up in the dark as much as I hate driving after dark.
My priorities tonight are the Young Democrats meeting, finish packing clothes and get the kayak on the roof of my truck. I want to try to be to work on time tomorrow, so I can leave as early as possible to avoid driving after dark.
Sunset tonight is at 7:50 pm and dusk at 8:21. It will be about ten minutes later tomorrow after I head west. I am looking forward, it should be a nice trip. Five weeks until Memorial Day.
Happy Arbor Day. 49 degrees and cloudy. I like trees. They are warm when you burn them for heat and make for some nice campfires. Plus they absorb a fair bit of carbon produced by burning said trees.
I picked up my dry cleaning and made the express bus downtown although I may have briefly exceeded the speed limit on the bypass to make it. Normally I don’t drive down to the bus stop but with picking up the dry cleaning I already had the truck out and running. Even though the axle ratio is high on my truck it still kicks down pretty good with the six speed when you ask it to.
Construction continues on the 787 with some stop and go traffic. I don’t care, I’m not driving. I would avoid it though if I were you.
Sixty degrees later with rain coming in at some point. I actually saw some sprinkles on my windshield this morning. Hopefully the rain will hold off this evening when I put the kayak on the roof of my truck.
Today in 1901, New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. Back in the horse and buggy days they weren’t required. Apparently horse back riders weren’t fleeing the scenes of fatal crashes as much.
Back in 1954, the first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. I think there is a strong future in solid state electricity generation once we figure out how to fully integrate it into our society.
The next bus stop is mine. Have a great Arbor Day.
Good morning. I’m glad I replaced the worn out windshield wiper on my truck, it’s most likely going to rain at least tomorrow morning. Rain gives up the ghost for Tuesday afternoon. Cloudy and 49 degrees now with temperatures getting up to 65 degrees later. Rain comes in late tonight or most likely, early tomorrow.
Don’t have time to procrastinate this morning. I got to get to the dry cleaners. Have a great day.