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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 3h

🎃🎅 This year's Halloween "protest" is underway: Broke out the xmas shirt and made gingerbread coffee. This evening, we crack into the xmas movies while hiding in the basement. Nothing against Halloween; it's just not my thing (even as a kid). And having chihuahuas, trick-or-treating is a bark-fest.

Selfie of torso, wearing a green zip hoodie and, underneath, a blue t-shirt. On the shirt is a black and white photo of Ralphie (from /A Christmas Story/) with the words "Oh Fudge! It's Christmas" written on it.

White, blue and yellow mug filled to the top with coffee. On the mug is an illustration of Donald Duck with the words "Quacked Roasters", "Espresso Coffee", "Deep Roast", "Extra Strong!" and "Whole Bean".

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 3h

1) They're awful at sitting still for a picture. 2) All eyes are on the treat being held behind the camera. 3) Charlie (on the left) has a "resting worried face" -- it's his markings and wide muzzle. 🐾

Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 15h

Thoughts of a chihuahua (or two): "What the heck is that orange thing? And why are you forcing us to sit for a picture with it?" 🐾🎃

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 17h

Add discontinued Cadbury Fusion and old school Neilson Four Flavours -- it could be a 5-way tie.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 19h

Even Charlie is closing in on 2x Mox

Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 19h

Moxie is too little (4lbs) for chewables, so it's Advantix topical for her.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 20h

Granted, most of us probably idealize certain aspects of our childhood, so what I remember as a kid probably isn't nearly as cool if I owned the home myself as an adult, but stilll... All I could do was shake my head when I saw the listing photos.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 20h

Also, be wary of topical flea+tick preventatives. They're less effective as time wears on. Learned the hard way that reapply every 30 days means just that, reapply every **30** days. She picked up the tick by simply brushing against a shrub in the yard--not walking in woods, long grass, or brush.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 21h

Welcome to the club. Moxie was exposed to lyme just about this time last year. Two weeks of doxycyclene, sent-away blood test to see how bad the infection was, then another in-house blood test 6 months later to confirm she's all clear. Watching for excess lethargy and mobility changes forever now.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 21h

My childhood home was listed and sold a few years ago. I looked at the photos and wished that I had spared myself that distress. They practically ruined the place; not through neglect, but tacky renos: Late-70s home, turned stark white with 90s-era dusty rose+teal finishes, landscaping stripped bare

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 1d

Come for the satanic exorcism. Stay for the all-you-can-eat fried chicken. (via /r/OldSchoolRidiculous) www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolR...

From the OldSchoolRidiculous community on Reddit: St. Thomas Satanic Exorcism plus All The Fried Chicken You Can Eat for .50c (near Bardstown, 1942)

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 2d

Remember when social media was a useful tool for assessing damage post-disaster, instead of having to fish through fake photos made with AI garbage?

That was nice.

muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 2d

Black River hospital Jamaica #hurricane #melissa 🇯🇲

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 2d

Dare I say that the Saffir-Simpson scale can be //part// of the description, but really there should be a formula which takes into account max wind + extent of hurricane-force wind + extent of tropical storm-force wind + precipitable moisture + storm surge potential + SST + geographic fudge factor 🤔

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 2d

In my neck of the woods (Nova Scotia, Canada), both Dorian and Fiona were "only" post-tropical systems by the time they arrived. One flattened the power grid. The other set a record for all-time low pressure. Meanwhile Juan--compact cat2--made a mess on its path, but impacts weren't widespread. 🌀🤷

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 2d

Many of the eastern Jamaica video feeds were in/around Kingston; so distance to New Hope was 75mo/125km give or take.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 2d

Some people wouldn't be happy unless they watched roofs peel off, walls fall down, and rushing floods carry away the debris! ~~ Amusingly, the telephone pole in the Treasure Beach video feed (near the eastern eyewall at landfall) is still standing, and became the star of the show. Much talked about.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 2d

The Melissa disaster porn crowd is insufferable: Why is it only raining? Buildings aren't damaged? It's not that bad. Boring. (vid from eastern Jamaica) // Video must be fake, using old storm footage on a loop. Why is there no live feed from inside the eye? Wind didn't shift, so not a hurricane. 📹🌀🤦

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 2d

#Melissa makes landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope as a powerful category 5 hurricane. For the latest updates visit hurricanes.gov

...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MAKES LANDFALL IN JAMAICA...
...ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE LANDFALLS ON RECORD IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN...
Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and an estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb (26.34 inches).
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! DO not leave your shelter as the eye passes over, as winds will quickly, and rapidly increase on the other side of the eye.
Residents should remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions. To protect yourself from wind, the best thing you can do is put as many walls as possible between you and the outside. An interior room without windows, ideally one where you can also avoid falling trees, is the safest place you can be in a building. You can cover yourself with a mattress and wear a helmet for added protection.
The next position update will be provided with the intermediate advisory at 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC) .
SUMMARY OF 100 PM EDT...1700 UTC...INFORMATION
LocatIoN..18.1N 78.0W
ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM SE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM S OF GUANTANAMO CUBA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPН...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT... NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 9 PH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES

Visible satellite image of Melissa at 1:01pm EDT, October 28.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 3d

Curious to see how well it holds together after crossing Jamaica, and whether it can/will reintensify before taking a run at Cuba. It's already had a few "hold my beer" moments on approach.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 3d

On a lighter note... (pun intended)

Hey Nova Scotia Power: Notice that the power pole is still upright and lines appear to be intact quite near a landfalling category-5 hurricane. Yet, a sneeze on a calm sunny day will can knock us offline?! *hint hint*

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 3d

Belly + relaxed tail = you've earned her trust already. :)

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 3d

Nearest live cam I've been able to find in the vicinity of Melissa's eventual landfall: Steady roar with the clatter of things flying in the wind every few seconds @ Treasure Beach; southwestern Jamaica www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Hf...

Treasure Beach Jamaica - Hurricane Melissa 2025

YouTube video by JS Photography

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Sam Lillo @samlillo.bsky.social · 3d

This is hands down the most extraordinary dropsonde in Atlantic recon history.

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 3d

Still strengthening! 892mb + 185mph/300kph.

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 3d

Simply incredible imagery of Hurricane Melissa this morning as it approaches Jamaica.

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