A little bit of sun...finally!
This has been one of the wettest and probably coldest summers in some time, strange to think that some are struggling with the opposite problem!
So we get a deluge of rain overnight, thank goodness, then it clears and it's windier than I can remember in a long time. You have to drive with the windows rolled fully up for fear of being spearheaded (literally). Some roads are blocked with debris, there are fences down and branches flying everywhere.
She's quite a blow laddys.
She's quite a blow laddys.
It hasn't rained here in several weeks. The temperature has been all over the map. I got up one morning this week, Monday maybe, and it was 47 degrees. Is it really August? Today it's about 90 outside.
Tomorrow I'm off to a Tough Mudder event in Slippery Rock Pennsylvania. I can bet it will be exceedingly hot, raining, or both!
Tomorrow I'm off to a Tough Mudder event in Slippery Rock Pennsylvania. I can bet it will be exceedingly hot, raining, or both!
2nd blackout this summer in the VC area, no ?
(agenda note : check the backup generator)
Hope all is getting back to normal in the PacNW.
August in South Texas is coasting time for weathermen. Hot, hot and hot.
A few weeks ago, in west Texas, I experienced a rough afternoon storm. My customer had just had his 6kW solar install completed on Tuesday, and the Thursday storm blew two of his panels from their mounting.
The winds also moved one end of a 40-foot intermodal container about 15ft. It is to be used as a workshop, and that end had the wiring and distribution box. A real mess.
August in South Texas is coasting time for weathermen. Hot, hot and hot.
A few weeks ago, in west Texas, I experienced a rough afternoon storm. My customer had just had his 6kW solar install completed on Tuesday, and the Thursday storm blew two of his panels from their mounting.
The winds also moved one end of a 40-foot intermodal container about 15ft. It is to be used as a workshop, and that end had the wiring and distribution box. A real mess.
Cal - we had a day trip visitor from Vashon Island on Sunday - there were 3 folks killed when a tree fell on a car and in a playground - no doubt stress from protracted drought had a role in those.
While the north-wet frequently experiences a few weeks in the summer without extensive precipitation, this one is probably a record breaker, and the ground is so dry throughout the area that the next few storms will be scarier than usual -flash flooding, etc - no time for another Pineapple express.
While the north-wet frequently experiences a few weeks in the summer without extensive precipitation, this one is probably a record breaker, and the ground is so dry throughout the area that the next few storms will be scarier than usual -flash flooding, etc - no time for another Pineapple express.
It came up quickly and left quickly but the damage is done and now there is much clean up. It's now becoming clear how big an area was affected.
Spoke too soon about the power being back. Isolated pockets not expected back until tomorrow.
Just talked with a friend whose freezer isn't well insulated and she didn't think to call for help and now she can't even bring the stuff over to cook to try and extend it's life. It's all a goner.
Spoke too soon about the power being back. Isolated pockets not expected back until tomorrow.
Just talked with a friend whose freezer isn't well insulated and she didn't think to call for help and now she can't even bring the stuff over to cook to try and extend it's life. It's all a goner.
Yes, there are some seasonal and planetary mechanical functions that we've not yet found a way to mess up with - but there's always time for that - it's what makes us human.
If I was a believer, I'd imagine the Creator might be rethinking the "free will" option - "I've got the spare time to see how this plays out, but maybe next time around, I'll delete that feature"
If I was a believer, I'd imagine the Creator might be rethinking the "free will" option - "I've got the spare time to see how this plays out, but maybe next time around, I'll delete that feature"
The weather is strange for the last few days...not hot like it was for the last three months...and winds now...with a bit of rain. ...Some pretty strong winds.
But not only the weather is strange; most members (98%) don't have a green light, meaning they aren't online, or they are invisible! ...What's going on?
Is this just a simple glitch?
But not only the weather is strange; most members (98%) don't have a green light, meaning they aren't online, or they are invisible! ...What's going on?
Is this just a simple glitch?