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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Technodad @technodad.org · 1d

NWS Gray Emergency Managers Self-brief for Wednesday PM: Storm arriving Thursday night into Friday brings up to 3 inches of rain and gusts to 40MPH from Southeast wind. Flooding concerns minimal due to dry soil, low astronomical tides; prepare for wind […]

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Map of Maine and New Hampshire showing potential for 2 to 3 inches of rain from storm overnight Thursday into Friday.

Technodad @technodad.org · 1d

Good morning from Kennebunk! Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. #mewx

Technodad @technodad.org · 1d

#maine #weather discussion from Pine Tree Weather - Wednesday, October 29, 2025 https://www.pinetreeweather.com/discussions/wednesday-october-29-2025 #mewx

For the record, I am not much of a dancer. The only thing that I was good at in high school dances was making a fool out of myself. Over the years, I've tried to pull it off with my wife and...

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 1d

This is what we pay taxes for, folks. 😡 #politics #noaa #hurricanemelissa #melissa

Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 2d

😬 Whitehouse, Jamaica landfall.

Whitehouse, Jamaica in the eyewall on MaxVelocity

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Technodad @technodad.org · 2d

Good morning from Kennebunk! Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. #mewx

Technodad @technodad.org · 2d

#maine #weather discussion from Pine Tree Weather - Tuesday, October 28, 2025 https://www.pinetreeweather.com/discussions/tuesday-october-28-2025 #mewx

Thoughts & prayers are with the folks in Jamaica with Melissa. What is coming our way later in the week is a drop in the bucket compared to the historic catastrophe that is turning into. The power of...

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

"...Over 20 "ill-prepared" hikers were rescued from New Hampshire's Mount Washington after they were trapped in "full winter conditions" without the proper gear, with some developing hypothermia, according to the Mount Washington Cog Railway.

The hikers, who were rescued on Saturday by railway […]

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

The single most important hotel room feature I would like to see listed but that never is: number and location of power outlets in the room.

Is there a place by the bed to charge my phone? Is there a place by the desk to charge my computer? Or do I need to bring extension cords?

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

NHC:

"27 Oct 2025 - 18:00 UTC ...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY... As of 2:00 PM […]

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Another conveyor belt malfunction...

AP: 4.9 million pounds of frozen, boneless chicken have been recalled

"..Customers reported finding metal in the chicken breast and thigh products. Hormel concluded that the metal came from a conveyor belt used in production, the food safety service said […]

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is monitoring Hurricane Melissa with regular updates here: https://www.cdema.org/

(this group coordinates disaster response in the Caribbean, and also is closely linked with the amateur radio community there).

#hamradio […]

Special Announcement: Amateur Radio Hurricane Nets Activating for Major Hurricane Melissa – Jamaica, Southwest Haiti, Eastern Cuba, Bahamas & Turks & Caicos Islands Impacts

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

The likely place to check on status of Jamaica if all communications goes down after Hurricane Melissa hits is the C.E.W.N: Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net. It's likely an SDR in the Caribbean or RemoteHams will be necessary to hear traffic, although the SDRs […]

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C.E.W.N: Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net
Serving Caribbean nations with Amateur Radio Communications
for Sixty five years and counting

The Amateur Radio network now known as the Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net was established in 1958 by Colonel Henry Frew, KV4BZ, for the purpose of having a general calling frequency for the Caribbean Islands and our North and South American friends.

The net’s original name was the Antilles Emergency Net.
Main Frequency is 3.815 Mhz LSB and secondary Frequency is 7.162 Mhz LSB

The purpose of the net is to handle emergency and weather traffic at all times. CEWN will be activated to 24 hour operations in case of an emeregency such as hurricane or earthquake per example. The CEWN will then handle all emergency traffic and relay as needed and required to the relevant authorities. The message sending and receiving form is here (right click and choose save link/target as)

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Melissa became a CAT5 hurricane 5 hours ago. Currently moving westward south of Jamaica.

27 Oct 2025 - 12:00 UTC ...NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS INVESTIGATING CATEGORY 5 MELISSA... ...DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND STORM SURGE AND CATASTROPHIC FLOODING WILL […]

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NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN Amateur Radio Station - WX1BOX @wx1box.bsky.social · 3d

Special Announcement: Amateur Radio Hurricane Nets activating Monday for Major Hurricane Melissa and impacts on Jamaica, Southwest Haiti, Eastern Cuba, Turks & Caicos Islands and Bahamas over the next several days. See wx1box.org/2025/10/27/s... for details. #mawx #riwx #ctwx

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Technodad @technodad.org · 4d

#maine #weather discussion from Pine Tree Weather - Sunday, October 26, 2025 https://www.pinetreeweather.com/discussions/sunday-october-26-2025 #mewx

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Melissa is an impressive storm. I am thinking and praying for the folks in Jamaica. The core of the storm is small, which is typical for southern Caribbean hurricanes. The inflow to the east makes it...

Technodad @technodad.org · 4d

In #portland seeing 1927 silent film “Cat and the Canary“ with accompaniment on the mighty Kotzschmar organ. #silentmovie

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Karel Brits 🔻 @karelbrits.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

#nokings

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Technodad @technodad.org · 5d

The 2025 #maine Simulated Emergency Test is now complete. Feeling pretty good about my part - participated in two locations for two counties using FM, Winlink, and FSQ for traffic. My own county (York) joined the test this past week, so I think all counties were covered. Many thanks to all the […]

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Technodad @technodad.org · 5d

#maine #weather discussion from Pine Tree Weather - Saturday, October 25, 2025 https://www.pinetreeweather.com/discussions/saturday-october-25-2025 #mewx

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Checking in after a whirlwind week. Staff shortages at work, along with our dog having gastro issues, took me out of two morning updates. Life happens. I'm just glad it's quiet right now. An upper...

Technodad @technodad.org · 5d

Good morning from Kennebunk! Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 10 mph this afternoon. #mewx

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 6d

I'm enjoying this new genre of jump scare video.

[description: a possum eating candy from a bowl is surprised by a robot witch as it cackles -- jumps straight up.]

#possum #animal #halloween #jumpscare #humor #humour

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Oooh, yeah, that gives me warm fuzzies about flying, hungry air traffic controllers who just came from the food bank empty handed.

AP: "...Daniels said in a message to union members Friday that controllers should be focused on keeping flights safe — not worrying about how to pay their bills. He […]