Dormansville, New York

Dormansville is a hamlet located in the Town of Westerlo, in Albany County at latitude 42.5 and longitude -73.995.
The elevation is 1,014 feet.

http://albanyhilltowns.com/wikiWesterlo/index.php?title=Dormansville

Twenty Seventeen

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Twenty Seventeen

Congratulations if you can read the above text. You’ve made it into the new year. Last time the year was a prime number was six years ago in 2011, the next time won’t be another decade until 2027.

Seventeen years have gone by since 2000, and the whole Y2K scare. I remember it like yesterday, I was a junior in high school back then. Really doesn’t seem that long ago.

We’ve entered the future, a new era in our country’s history. None of really know what will happen this year, at best it’s an educated guess. We have a new president and large Republican majorities in congress, who will certainly want to take us in a new direction. What it really means in our lives, is to be seen.

Today I will probably go out hiking then camping later on in the Adirondacks. Been a long time since I’ve been up here, and I like to get out to the mountains from time to time. It would be fun to kick off the new year hiking then spending the night in the woods.

I look forward to the new year and the challenges it will bring.

August 8, 2016 Morning

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Good morning! Nice and sunny start to the work week. Mostly sunny and 60 degrees in Westerlo. Calm wind. The dew point is 56 degrees.

Today will be sunny, with a high of 83 degrees at 3pm. One degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Maximum dew point of 57 at 7am. The record high of 95 was set in 1983.

August 7, 2016 Evening

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Good evening! Partly sunny and 81 degrees in Westerlo. There is a northwest breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is 58 degrees. Definitely a nice evening.

All and all, today was nice day with some big fluffy clouds. It’s really hard to complain about partly to mostly sunny skies except occasionally when the sun goes behind the clouds. That dew point around 60 is pretty nice.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 60 degrees at 5am. One degrees below normal. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6pm. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1948. The sun will set at 8:07 pm with dusk around 8:38 pm, which is 1 minutes and 19 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 30% illuminated. The moon will set around 12:34 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Wednesday with mostly cloudy skies expected. The Full “Sturgeon” Moon is on Thursday, August 18th.

Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 83 degrees at 3pm. One degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Very low humidity. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8am. The record high of 95 was set in 1983.

In four weeks on September 4 the sun will be setting at 7:23 pm, which is 43 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 77 degrees, and the record for that date is 97 degrees was set back in 1929.

I’m sad the weekend is coming to an end. I like to think of the weekdays as that awful brief pause between the weekends. You got to pay for the toys and gasoline after all. But life is still good.

I finally got everything working well with the truck and the camping gear. The inverter regularly makes it through the night without having to start the truck during the night. The big bulbs Christmas lights stopped working  but the other ones work well. They tend to fail after a while and I’ve had this set for a number of years. Camp use is tough on them.

I got this cheap sunscreen in a big bottle in Pennsylvania on vacation. It’s SPF 50 and works well but is super greasy to apply. It does seem to soak in well work fine after you sweat a bit. But a first you look like a white greasy pig.  But so be it. It does it job.

I’m going to  be very sad when summer comes to an end. I think this weekend will be the last time I swim at Mine Kill before the summer is done. True it will be open for three more weeks but I don’t envision camping in Schoharie again before the end of summer. I still want to hit up the Potholers at least one more time before summer unofficially closes with Labor Day Weekend. The summer season is such a short one.

I’m actually looking forward to the fall. This November, I am going to drive more of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The leaves will be well past peak, but I figure it will be a lot warmer down south, and there will be little to no traffic. I also plan to spend some time hunting and traveling in the Adirondacks this fall, including another North Country trip. With the heater and propane lantern, the long fall nights really aren’t that bad at all. Set up camp and enjoy myself.

July 15, 2016 Night

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Good evening! Mostly clear and 69 degrees in Westerlo. Calm wind. The dew point is 64 degrees.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 65 degrees at 4am. Three degrees above normal. Light southwest wind. Maximum dew point of 64 at 11pm. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1946. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 80% illuminated. The moon will set around 4:29 am. The Full “Buck” Moon is on Tuesday.

Tomorrow will have isolated showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high of 80 degrees at 1pm. One degrees below normal. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 65 at 11am. The record high of 97 was set in 1900. The sun will rise at 5:33 am with the first light at 4:59 am, which is 51 seconds later then yesterday.

0.1 inch of rain expected between Saturday 2pm and Sunday 1am. 0.4 inch of rain expected between Monday 8am and Tuesday 1pm. Within the next four days, a total of 0.5 inches of rain is expected. We have some muggy weather coming up. Saturday 11am – Saturday 11pm. Maximum temperature will be 80 degrees, a heat index reaching 82, and a maximum dew point of 65. Monday 11am – Tuesday 10am. Maximum temperature will be 86 degrees, a heat index reaching 90, and a maximum dew point of 68.

Looking ahead, National Lasagna Day is in 2 weeks, First Day of Sunset Before 8 PM in Albany is in 4 weeks, National Relaxation Day is in 1 months, National Dog Day is in 6 weeks, Corn Moon is in 9 weeks, Veterans Day is in 17 weeks and Buy Nothing Day / Black Friday is in 19 weeks.

Saturday Night. Chance of Showers and 63 degrees, 65 max dew point, 5:34 sunrise.
Sunday. Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees, 62 max dew point, 8:29 sunset.
Sunday Night. Partly Cloudy and 63 degrees, 63 max dew point, 5:35 sunrise.
Monday. Scattered T-storms and 87 degrees, 67 max dew point, 8:28 sunset.
Monday Night. Scattered T-storms and 67 degrees, 68 max dew point, 5:36 sunrise.
Tuesday. Partly Sunny and 81 degrees, 66 max dew point, 8:27 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Partly Cloudy and 59 degrees, 61 max dew point, 5:37 sunrise.
Wednesday. Sunny and 81 degrees, 57 max dew point, 8:27 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Mostly Clear and 59 degrees, 58 max dew point, 5:38 sunrise.
Thursday. Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees, 61 max dew point, 8:26 sunset.

Today was crazy. Got Big Red back, the maintenance turned out to be a lot more expensive than expected, because one of the transmission dipstick tube was broken. At least dirt and dust didn’t get in and wreck the transmission. It is what it is, I’ll take money out of savings and move forward. The air conditioning is nice and cold. It shifts nice and smoothly. 

At the same time, work was insane today. But I survived and now it’s the weekend, and I’m enjoying a nice cold glass of orange juice. Next weekend is vacation.