DrMcMeow
DrMcMeow t1_j9lx9ed wrote
Reply to CMP and Spectrum Outages by exploremore617
barely made it out of hannaford.
DrMcMeow OP t1_j8zdaen wrote
Reply to Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Many Mainers are concerned after seeing "dirty rain" hit the state on Friday.
Thankfully, the phenomenon is likely being caused by a dust storm from Texas and Oklahoma.
Maine DEP Division Director Andrew Johnson says tests have shown that vinyl chloride is not present in the lower region of Maine's atmosphere.
"We are not seeing anything that suggests that we had any impacts," Johnson said. "There could have been particulate material that came down with precipitation, but the window for that would have already come and gone."
DrMcMeow t1_j8uo75b wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is there a place around Bangor that can fix my Dell laptop? by [deleted]
did you replace it with a dell oem charger, or a generic universal?
dells have proprietary circuitry in their bricks so only oem will charge correctly.
DrMcMeow t1_j8psu58 wrote
Reply to comment by Yourbubblestink in Should there be a State Needham Day? by ZestycloseLine8751
https://i.imgur.com/RrkiyRv.png
according to the text
DrMcMeow t1_j8pel9i wrote
Reply to tapped the trees yesterday, hope I'm not too late. Seems a bit earlier every year. by rectumlike
you're not. gonna be a gusher this year.
DrMcMeow t1_j8pdjpa wrote
Reply to comment by Hotpickledsprouts in Should there be a State Needham Day? by ZestycloseLine8751
they're clearly not an adventurer.
DrMcMeow t1_j8joq0p wrote
Reply to comment by Brielle2 in Biggest Minority By State by New-Work-139
texas as well.
DrMcMeow t1_j7i8s85 wrote
Reply to Goodnight, Maine. by BonsaiBirder
sweet dreams.
DrMcMeow t1_j7hzn30 wrote
Reply to comment by Timely-Bee-8287 in Yuhp by QuiGonLogan
they do.
DrMcMeow t1_j6v773y wrote
Reply to comment by -Mother_of_Doggos in York Hospital by [deleted]
> Does anyone happen to know if York Hospital requires payment of deductible prior to or the day of service?
they do not.
you will have a minimum of 30 days.
DrMcMeow t1_j6v6aj5 wrote
Reply to comment by Coffee-FlavoredSweat in How long until someone tries to park their car on top of this "solution"? by Arsenault185
> raise the entire area with the painted cross hatch lines
can't do that because of the corridor ADA requirements from the handicapped spaces. walmart has a team of civil engineers and lawyers dedicated to their parking lot layouts. every sign and line is specified down to the inch.
DrMcMeow t1_j6v4wx6 wrote
$42 million for an exit to saco.
lol.
DrMcMeow t1_j6v4hno wrote
DrMcMeow t1_j6qx485 wrote
Reply to Good space heater? by Baphometwolf83
look for a 1500watt oil filled radiant type.
DrMcMeow OP t1_j6pf9fa wrote
Maine utility regulators on Tuesday gave final approval to a wind power project that would provide enough electricity for at least 450,000 New England homes along with construction of a new transmission corridor in northern Maine to get the electricity to the regional power grid.
The share for Maine ratepayers would be $1 billion, or $1 per month for the average consumer over the first 10 years of the contract. Massachusetts in December said it would pay a portion over 20 years by procuring 40 percent of the project’s generation and transmission.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission had to determine by law that the project and costs are in the public interest, and the three commissioners agreed that they are on Tuesday.
The Legislature still needs to approve the project, a condition required by the 2021 referendum for projects with high-voltage transmission lines. Both projects also must win permits from the commission and other state and federal agencies, including land-use permits from the Department of Environmental Protection.
The project is the biggest part of the new Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program, which passed as part of a 2021 state law aimed at bringing clean power and jobs to Aroostook. In October, LS Power Base of New York won the transmission portion of the bid and Longroad Energy’s King Pine Wind of Massachusetts won the power generation bid.
The Aroostook project would carry output from a 1,000-megawatt wind power facility. The cost of the transmission line is about $2.8 billion, although the wind power project is expected to provide a savings of $1.08 billion. That would bring the project’s net cost to $1.8 billion over 20 years.
DrMcMeow t1_j66ctvy wrote
Reply to Received EZ-Pass bill & fine from NH EZ-Pass. Wasn't there that day, photo is of different car. WTH? by Sphragis
is it the same plate number, different plate type glitch they still haven't fixed?
DrMcMeow OP t1_j61th0h wrote
The University of Maine printed the first prototype in their on-campus facility in 2022.
Now they will be partnering with community action agency, Penquis
Penquis is receiving $3.3 million to support the project to build the first bio-based 3D printed neighborhood.
Penquis President and CEO, Kara Hay is thrilled with the partnership.
“We’re really excited! We know that in Maine we have a housing crisis both with affordability and access. We need solutions that are innovative and that can be affordable and quick,” said Hay.
The project is a joint effort in association with UMaine, MaineHousing, Maine’s congressional delegation, and the Key Bank Foundation.
The 3D printed homes are printed with materials such as wood residuals and bio-resin.
With the amount of materials in Maine, this neighborhood could be just the beginning of many more.
Dr. Habib Dagher, the founding executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, said: “The goal is to make money 50% wood and 50% bio-resin. You may ask me, ‘Is there enough of these wood residuals in Maine to build homes?’ We did a survey, and we have about a million tons of what residuals every year in our region. A 600 square foot home, which is what we printed uses, 10 tons of of that material. So, you take a million tons divided by 10 tons every year, we have enough material to produce 100,000, 600 square foot homes.”
The creation of this neighborhood will also help UMaine polish-up the printing, shipping, and assembling process that goes into taking scraps of wood, and making them into complete home.
This will also be the path of the school’s Factory of the Future, where the houses will be built.
It will be a first-of-its-kind research and learning facility that will usher-in the future of digital manufacturing in true Dirigo spirit.
Hay added: “There’s something that happens around innovation, where even for those who have stigma against people that are struggling financially, the conversation the narrative changes when you pair innovation with the work. So one of the things we’re really excited about is being able to address stigma more directly.”
DrMcMeow t1_j4s6gmq wrote
Reply to State Park Camping guides by squatch__huntress
can you see it from the map?
DrMcMeow t1_j44992k wrote
Reply to comment by otakugrey in Falmouth Harbour (present-day Portland), Maine in 1770 - the town was destroyed by the British in 1775 as retribution for a colonist uprising in nearby Machias, Maine by Soupy333
yup. most of it was filled in with loose rubble. here's an overlay comparison.
https://i.imgur.com/L3CsaKp.png
consider which areas flood during storm surges.
DrMcMeow OP t1_j9wfvws wrote
Reply to Photographer captures stunning image of Maine lynx by DrMcMeow
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Photographer Ethan Eisenhaur recently captured this incredible photo of a Maine lynx using a trail camera.
The picture was taken using a DSLR camera trap set up in the western mountains of the state, Eisenhaur said. The camera functions similarly to a game camera and takes a series of pictures when movement is detected.
He shared the picture on Facebook Friday.
Lynx are known to be elusive and fewer than 1,000 are believed to live in Maine, according to the state department of Inland Wildlife and Fisheries.
Eisenhaur grew up in Maine’s western mountains, according to a bio on his website.
“I have always enjoyed spending as much time as I can in the wilderness,” his website states.
https://web.archive.org/web/20230225011231/https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/02/24/outdoors/photographer-captures-stunning-maine-lynx/