There was a traffic jam on my side road this morning. A flock of turkeys was crossing the road. A hundred yards past them five deer ran across the road.

So true!

I like not having nearby neighbors. Night skies are clear, low light pollution. Great for star gazing!

On the downside, resources are scattered and thin, I have to drive over an hour to see a specialist doctor.

I've noticed this in previous years, too. From November through March we get beautiful sunrises at my home.

I live in a small town, population about 1100. We're all either poor or lower middle class. Everyone gets along as best they can.

That's what we did. The generator is large enough to run the house with no issues, and is electric start. We're at the end of a long run into town, on a back road with only our home on it. We accept that we'll be a low priority, and plan accordingly.

Buried cables would be ridiculously expensive for the entire network. Bury them where trees can't be cut back. More money needs to be put into cutting back trees near power lines.

It's my fault - back in July, when my garden was drying up, I flipped a nickel into the air and yelled, "Give me a nickel's worth of rain!" If I had knew how cheap it was, I wouldn't have bought so much!

We had a drought back in the summer, but we made up that water loss by October.

I'm just glad it's not snow.

I hope it's not a samsquanch, I hate those f*cking bastards.

I was on the turnpike yesterday and got to enjoy the signs. "Gobble, gobble, easy on the throttle!" "Keep your stuffing on the inside, Buckle up!"

You can start tomatoes and peppers inside, in a south facing window. Set them out during the day after the weather warms up, to harden them off. Bring them in if the weather gets bad.

See if you can buy rotted (not fresh) cow manure from a farm.

Test your soil to find out what it needs to improve it. The local County Extension can help.

I live in central Maine, far from the coast, and saw a moth flitting about yesterday, I wonder if it's one of the moths described above? I'll try to catch one of them next time I see it.

An amusing quote from the article: 'Because the female is wingless, many think she is wingless". What kind of logic is that?

I use to work there. You've captured the soul (or lack of a soul) of the place perfectly!

Wow!

What part of Maine is he from? I've lived here my whole life and never heard it.

They could t least print their flyers on regular paper, so I could use them for kindling starter.

Too soon, whenever it snows.

Well done!

The best candidate IS blue.

Can confirm.