We were concerned too!

He told us!

My sad syrup story... Years ago my sister brought home a boyfriend (her date for a family member's wedding), and while the rest of us were sleeping, he cracked open EVERY mini syrup jug (10) from our maple Sunday excursions and stuck his fingers in them and licked them off to "try all the different types." Disgusting.

Coldest I've been in is -52 degrees (actual temp, not wind chill) while living in Alaska. To be honest, I didn't feel much difference between -20 and -50. It was all just f#cking cold. One cool thing was that if you tried to spit, it would freeze mid air with a popping sound.

Thanks--will try that next time!

Hannafords had snack packs of seaweed everywhere this week, so I grabbed some to try. Honestly? I thought they were just Meh, and the packaging (SO MUCH PLASTIC) really turned me off. They had the texture of kale chips but with a fishy taste. If the health benefits/nutrients were amazing, I would probably eat again, but not in that packaging.

(ETA the ones I tried were GIMME Organic)

This will sound disgusting, but I use a mix of cream cheese, fluff, and cool whip (same recipe as fluff fruit dip) instead of the traditional shortening/sugar mix. It tastes a bit like cheesecake.

My whoopie pies have raised hundreds of $$$ at local bake sale fundraiser auctions, so I know they're good.

Nice!

I haven't looked into what's coming in federal grants and rebates from recent green-friendly legislation, but your timing is excellent.

So that means you'll recover your costs in less than 7 years? Will you generate enough in longer days to fuel an EV? That would be my ideal... No gas or heating costs!

Fantastic!!!

Not mobbed. The road is closed, so you have to walk the 3 1/2 miles, in the dark, in the cold. I did it about ten years ago and there were about 50 people at the summit.

Cadillac on New Year's Eve is a fun time. You get to see the first moment of sunrise in the U.S. on the first day of the New Year. Just dress for very cold weather since you'll need to hike partway up the mountain.

One of my favorite places. Lovely people.

Haha.. samesies. It's fun to play penny slots, have a cocktail or two, then just take the elevator up to a freebie room. I'm not terribly lucky, but I can make $50 last a very long time, and some of the machines are a hoot.

It's a fun night out if you can afford to lose some money. Tightest slots I've ever played. I do like the freebie hotel rooms during the week though, and they cook a decent steak in the pub.

Alaska is breathtaking, achingly beautiful. Maine is scenic. I spent four years living there and never felt as cold as I do in Maine winters. Alaskan moose are larger, much more aggressive, and everywhere. Same with black bears.

Maine wilderness and mountains aren't remotely comparable to Alaskan. Swimming in Alaska sucks. In Maine, it's the best part of summer. Surfing the bore tide in Turnagain Arm is a blast. Surfing in Maine is meh.

I'd call Newfoundland closer to Alaska mini-me than Maine, and very much worth the gas and ferry price to get there from here.

Sad but true

Woot woot! Didn't realize so many Graysters are on this page!

Quiet little town but man oh man do we need a decent breakfast spot for the weekends.

Forest Lake. Sits on the Gray/West Cumberland/Windham lines. Small lake, but it has an amazing large mouth bass population.

Forest Lake

This makes no sense. States without vaccine mandates are facing the same shortages and traveller nurse expenses.