In springtime, our thoughts turn to muck

[YankeyMCC]

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"The mud just boils out of the ground every spring," McKirryher said recently as he pondered how best to reach a mud-splattered mailbox 50 yards away. "It's like soup until the frost gets out, and then it starts stiffening up and gets sticky. It gets interesting."

The problem with mud season is not just that it exists, but that there is more of it.

New England winters have warmed on average more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 40 years, allowing spring melt to begin earlier and the ground to freeze later in the fall. Add to that an increase in winter thaws, mini-mud seasons that are a preview for the main spring event. It all adds up to more muddy days per year.
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2009/04/19/in_springtime_our_thoughts_turn_to_muck/

[AllieB]

1. Yes indeed. This is especially true in the north country.

And bug season is longer too. The black flies come out earlier, as do the greenheads on the North shore. The climate has certainly changed in New England.

[pipi_k]

2. Out here in the Hilltowns

we fast-tracked through mud season in March and are now into dust season already.

Mud season this year was particularly heinous. Even some of the medium sized pickups and SUVs were getting stuck in the stuff...ruts more than 12 inches deep.

It was a muddy hell.

[pipi_k]

3. PS...don't forget

the infamous potholes...


Even paved roads are not safe from New England winters


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