ANSWER: Sun Spots visited Emily Post online to find out what the icon of etiquette had to say about men wearing a hat in public. She wrote:
Men – Hats can be left on…
Outdoors
At athletic events (indoors or out)
On public transportation
In public buildings such as post offices, airports, and hotel or office lobbies
On elevators
Men – Take hats off, including baseball caps …
In someone’s home
At mealtimes, at the table
While being introduced, indoors or out (unless it’s frigid!)
In a house of worship, unless a hat or head covering is required
Indoors at work, especially in an office (unless required for the job)
In public buildings such as a school, library, courthouse, or town hall
In restaurants and coffee shops
At a movie or any indoor performance
When the national anthem is played
When the flag of the United States passes by, as in a parade.
Read more about Emily Post and her etiquette guidelines at http://www.emilypost.com/everyday-manners/common-courtesies/479-hats-off-the-who-what-when-where-of-the-hat/.
Sun Spots went to “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” to respond to your second question. “The Doppler radar used in weather forecasting measures the direction and speed, or velocity, of objects such as drops of precipitation. This is called the Doppler Effect and is used to determine whether movement in the atmosphere is horizontally toward or away from the radar, which aides in weather forecasting.”
Read more at The Old Farmer’s Almanac at http://www.almanac.com/fact/what-is-doppler-radar-used-for-in/.
Craig Miller at WGME 13 replied to our tweet on Twitter: “By observing current data across the globe, analyzing forecast computer models, and using personal experience.”
Todd Gutner at WCSH 6 told us via email: “I look at a variety of things, including expected temperatures at various levels of the atmosphere, amount of cloud cover which can limit sunshine, and wind direction which plays a huge role especially for those living close to the ocean.”
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why was Auburn’s public boat launch at North River Road shut down and locked up on Mother’s Day weekend? — Bewildered boater, Auburn.
ANSWER: The gate was closed for safety reasons/high water levels. It was opened Wednesday, May 13 after water levels were low enough to install the safety buoy lines across the river to protect the upstream side of the dam. Brookfield (Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners is the company that owns the dam) is very safety conscious, and after the near mishap two years ago we have a protocol that flows need to be below 8,000+/- cfs to open the launch.
Brookfield is very good at communicating with the city of Auburn. I, too, was disappointed that I could not get out there on Sunday, but got out there last night and fished for a couple hours. It is a great resource that is still underutilized and the fishing is impressive. — Eric J. Cousens, deputy director of planning and development, Auburn.
Directions to and pictures of the North River Road boat launch can be found on Androscoggin Land Trust’s site at http://androscogginlandtrust.org/land-projects/north-river-road-boat-launch/.
Learn about Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners at https://www.brookfieldrenewable.com/.
Learn more about Eric Cousens and his planning and development efforts for the city of Auburn here: http://www.auburnmaine.gov/Pages/Government/Planning-Permitting-and-Code/.
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