That makes sense in a city where venting your stove outside often means venting up into neighbors windows above you.

In fact there was a post on Reddit just last week or so that got a lot of attention on the front page where someone reported that they had been on all kinds of medications for breathing problems until they figure it out that a restaurant located at street level was venting out of their building and all the gases were coming up through their open window into their apartment located on a higher level just across the alleyway.

So banning gas stoves entirely within a city makes perfect sense and is a good practice

#freethegasrange

New York City actually did ban them in new buildings starting in 2024 for anything under 7 stories and in 2027 for anything over.

Maybe "Carnac" has the answer

It's incredible that this isn't apparently common knowledge. It seems that many think a parking ban really means "plowing time" as opposed to "no parking on the street time."

John Malone?

I mean, it really ought to be the story of living everywhere.

I lived in Maine during the 1998 ice storm. We were without power for 69 hours which wasn't that long compared to some folks. My parents have a coal burning stove and a gas range. We couldn't bake anything but otherwise life was good.

I was in Mass during the 2008 ice storm, we didn't have power for 72 hours but we've got the wood stove and the Coleman stove and I put an inverter on the car battery to give some lights and internet.

These days we're probably good for a week or more and at that point the only thing we'd really be down is fresh veg and milk.

you can get a lot of snow off the roof by tying a length of paracord around a full water bottle and throwing it over the roof, then pulling the cord to the side. Not nearly as good as a roof rake but it's a lot safer than climbing up there.

This explains so much. Like, everything.

Yea, I just came off a roof, it's tricky getting on and off the ladder right now, and there is a layer of ice over the shingles

edit: This depends where you are obviously

I realize this is probably an unpopular take but I've never had a major problem with the BMV. You can do most of it online, they reply to emails promptly, solve issues quickly and, believe it or not, they're generally nice people. If government power does it like they do the BMV, it'll be infinitely better than CMP.

Do tell

The story of Maine living.

How long has the gas been in it? Bad gas is usually the culprit. Anytime anything needs to sit for more than a month run true fuel. Ethanol is the engine killer.

Also if it's key start, check your battery

He's not a good guy whatsoever.

You claimed "all new housing goes to immigrants" despite only 900 immigrants moving to Maine in 2021. Stop lindy hopping around the point and explain your race baiting.

Short term, look for something online. There are some good resources here.

Longer term, see if you can get a PEL grant to get some College (I suggest the community colleges, they do offer online classes) this will help you out in the future.

Lol, I’m surprised people think plowing stops immediately when the snow ban is lifted.

Snow ban was lifted at 5 for me but it didn’t stop completely snowing until 7.

If close, we have purchased our roof rakes from the OceanState JobLots.

That’s according to public records.

There is at least one landowner I know of that’s bigger than this but their holdings are hidden by owning through trusts and other entities that disguise the actual beneficial owner.

Thanks I looked it up and it seems less nature focused.

vegetable is primarily a culinary term, not a biological one. mushrooms aren’t plants either, but they’re still in the vegetable section of the grocery store.

Bar Harbor is lovely and quiet that time of year.

The government is not taking away anyone’s gas stove and no one has suggested that they should

For anyone who doesn’t realize it an unhooded and unvented gas stove is a serious risk to indoor air quality and your health

At some point in the future state and/or the federal government may require any new constructions with gas stoves to include an outdoor vented hood. That would just be common sense and good practice.

Yes, but also the line clearing would be passed on, as would the undergrounding of lines. There is no part of the capital infrastructure owned by the Avangrifters that we, the ratepayers, haven't given them through "cost of delivery". It's the biggest lie told by CMP and the PUC. Allowing for-profit infrastructure is harming the economy, and enriching the already wealthy.