FresnoFarmer
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Yeah. It's been weird lately. And this week is supposed to get in the 90s. At least the rain is loosening up the clay soil. Easier to work when moist lol.
Good Morning/Weather Report Suite
- Thread starter Larry {the} Gardener
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too larry
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That sucks. The wife and I were talking the other day about how the weather leads the news every night unless there has been a school shooting. I hate it was you this time.
too larry
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I read this a couple of days ago. The number of dead during this past month was only 6. In 2011 363 died in a month long outbreak with about the same number of twisters. Social media is one of the reasons. So maybe there is at least one reason to like Face Book?
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/End-Sight-Stunning-Spell-Severe-Weather
too larry
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I woke at 0530 this morning at the pond camp, looking for more cover. {later on I looked online, and it was 66F} Pretty nice after the last few days. It's clouded up the last few hours, and has cooled off a little. At 1625 it's partly cloudy, 92F with 35% humidity. Forecast high low of 95/72F with 20% chance of rain tonight. 10 day high low of 97/70F with 1 day of possible rain. {the 10th day out} We need rain.
ttystikk
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I heard this morning that this May was a record for the number of tornadoes; over 500 and counting.
Stronger homes, better early warning, blind luck, whatever works...
Having lost my home before (in my case it was fired rather than natural disaster), I feel badly for everyone who has lost loved ones or property.
Backyard dirt
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Weather drama is a "thing" on the news these days. And the beauty of it is that there is always somewhere in distress.
too larry
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It takes a good size shooting to get the weather off the top spot. It's easy for them. The locals do the legwork, and the networks get to lead with the dramatic shots of lives turned upside down.
ttystikk
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Just makes me wonder what they aren't discussing that we need to know.
too larry
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If real news is what you need, the News Hour on PBS still does a good job of it. They even have a half hour program on You Tube on weekends. I still like watching the "breaking news" guys on the commercial networks for the entertainment value.
Congress not passing the hurricane relief is getting lots of air time here. I'm sure it will pass, but it just pisses me off they are playing politics while so many still have blue tarps on their roofs.
Backyard dirt
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I see you are in the yellow zone on the US drought map. Yellow is abnormally dry so not a true drought designation yet. My area is in a normal stage for the first time in a while.
too larry
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The wet season last year lasted two to three months longer than normal here. So we had a pretty good water table to start the year. But when it stopped raining early in spring, it dried up in a hurry. I'm kind of a risk taker, and I haven't had a campfire in over a month. The four main hurricane counties all have burn bans in place. In the past I might have ignored that, but the amount of fuel on the ground is scary. {not to mention the house I burn down with my carelessness might be my own}
ttystikk
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That's because voters don't matter to politicians half as much as campaign sponsors do. It's a sign of collapse.
Backyard dirt
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What becomes of all the blowndown trees? Are all salvaged or do they leave some for animal habitat? I'm assuming that it is mostly if not all private property around there?
BarnBuster
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