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helwenBeautiful, sunny, and clear!
L is done using the sump pump in the basement. It is still damp, but windows and door are open to help air it out. Humidity is still a mite high indoors too.
Things are getting put out again, bit by bit. L's out at the barn right now to check on the leaky areas and, if need be, pull out bales to dry. Then down to see to more things with the chickens, etc.
We helped take a bunch of pears off friends' heavily-loaded pear tree, Saturday afternoon. They're a little hard yet, so now they're all wrapped in paper so they can ripen properly.
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It is possible to get from Ashfield to Shelburne Falls if you take March Road.
It is possible to get to Greenfield if you use Rt. 5 & 10.
We are pretty sure we can use Rt. 116 to get to Amherst.
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Pretty much nobody can get to Charlemont from here, except special vehicles. Parts of Hawley have similar issues. West Hawley can be accessed on foot. Most of Rt. 8A is gone.
Clessonbrook Rd inG'fld Buckland currently is not a road but rather a hiking path, and a rough one at that. This road goes to Tregellys Farm.
Wilmington VT is still cut off. Montpelier VT may have to flood itself on purpose, to save a dam. I didn't check this morning, but Heath is probably still cut off too, since they usually are when something major happens weather-wise.
I believe most other towns are working on recovery. Ashfield is doing pretty well.
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All things considered, it is not too bad, and could have been much worse.
And we learned some interesting things, like Northampton has a portable flood wall that was build back in the 1950s, that they broke out and used this past weekend.
It was also easy to understand why L's ancestors used such large rocks for the sugarhouse's retaining wall -- not the least bit over-engineered, thanks.
Also, while they had put in a decent drainage system in the hay field, they also shaped the land so there was a swale to carry water down and away into the river. It was very noticeable during the hurricane. A lot of good thinking and planning went into the making of this farm.
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Time for me to go do stuff :)
L is done using the sump pump in the basement. It is still damp, but windows and door are open to help air it out. Humidity is still a mite high indoors too.
Things are getting put out again, bit by bit. L's out at the barn right now to check on the leaky areas and, if need be, pull out bales to dry. Then down to see to more things with the chickens, etc.
We helped take a bunch of pears off friends' heavily-loaded pear tree, Saturday afternoon. They're a little hard yet, so now they're all wrapped in paper so they can ripen properly.
***
It is possible to get from Ashfield to Shelburne Falls if you take March Road.
It is possible to get to Greenfield if you use Rt. 5 & 10.
We are pretty sure we can use Rt. 116 to get to Amherst.
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Pretty much nobody can get to Charlemont from here, except special vehicles. Parts of Hawley have similar issues. West Hawley can be accessed on foot. Most of Rt. 8A is gone.
Clessonbrook Rd in
Wilmington VT is still cut off. Montpelier VT may have to flood itself on purpose, to save a dam. I didn't check this morning, but Heath is probably still cut off too, since they usually are when something major happens weather-wise.
I believe most other towns are working on recovery. Ashfield is doing pretty well.
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All things considered, it is not too bad, and could have been much worse.
And we learned some interesting things, like Northampton has a portable flood wall that was build back in the 1950s, that they broke out and used this past weekend.
It was also easy to understand why L's ancestors used such large rocks for the sugarhouse's retaining wall -- not the least bit over-engineered, thanks.
Also, while they had put in a decent drainage system in the hay field, they also shaped the land so there was a swale to carry water down and away into the river. It was very noticeable during the hurricane. A lot of good thinking and planning went into the making of this farm.
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Time for me to go do stuff :)
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