Ever since Lynne sent the Alaska picture, I've had this damn song running through my head.
AUGUST 2014
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
TODAY'S WEATHER
If the forecast is right, I guess I'd better do what I gotta do this morning.
The National Weather Service says more thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening that could produce large hail and damaging winds along with heavy rains.
WATCH WHAT YOU FORWARD!
There's an email going around about drinking water and taking aspirin and heart attacks. It was forwarded to me this morning.
My old radio days training taught me not to believe ANYTHING at face value. Confirm it with, at least 2 other sources FIRST. Alas..that's something the television media pays no attention to, in this country, anymore and the newspapers aren't much better.
In any event, I did some checking on this email and found that it DID NOT COME FROM MAYO CLINIC and, while some of the information is somewhat true, other parts of the information are actually HARMFUL.
Again, I caution you. If you get emails like this, delete them and don't send them on to others. Unfortunately, there are a lot of very gullible people in this world that will believe anything they're told. Personally, I've learned in my long life of hard knocks not to believe a damn thing anybody tells me until I can find some backup that confirms it's true.
TODAY'S WEATHER
There's a 50% chance for rain today. Keep your fingers crossed we don't get it. The last thing we need is more rain.
They predicted thunderstorms for last night but, thankfully, they missed us. I did see rain south of us from Cedar Rapids to Madison. It looked like Bob and Lynne were getting some. I know that they don't need it either.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
THE COLLECTOR
DONNIE'S PROJECT FOR TODAY:
CLEANING UP HIS STORAGE AREA!I still think he has everything he's ever touched!
RAIN TOTALS
These are some rain totals for June 20 through June 25
- Spring Grove 9.23"
- Boscobel 13.09"
- La Crosse 3.76"
- Holmen 2.86"
UPDATE FROM LYNNE
"Heard thunder during the night. Had to reset all the clocks. We got an inch of rain. Some areas really got hit hard again. I feel for the people with flooded basements.
On the way home, yesterday, we saw construction workers digging out some trees that had fallen near the highway. Big mess."
On the way home, yesterday, we saw construction workers digging out some trees that had fallen near the highway. Big mess."
GALLERIA
Here's an interesting story on the Galleria in Houston, Texas which was about a mile from my apartment when I lived in that great city. There are some good pictures too. READ IT HERE
STORMS
Dangerous thunderstorms forecast for the Dakotas into the Midwest and western Great Lakes - @breakingweather http://t.co/skD4fR8GUO
— Breaking News Storm (@breakingstorm) June 25, 2013
HEY! YOU COULD SAVE BIG BUCKS WITH ALL THOSE EMPTY BEER CANS YOU'RE THROWING AWAY!
THIS IS REALLY CANNED HEAT!
SAME STORY, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
We had another downpour in the early morning hours, this morning. I just don't think we can take much more of this. From what I read in the paper it sounds like the flooding in Houston County is really serious. Officials estimate the flood damage will cost, at least, $2 million. Some places got as much as 14 inches of rain over the weekend.
Paul and Dorothy are in Colorado. I hope they find their place O.K. when they get home.
The National Weather Service says another round of storms, late this afternoon and evening, could produce another 1 to 4 inches of rain between Interstates 80 and 90.
This has become a pretty serious situation around here.
The National Weather Service says another round of storms, late this afternoon and evening, could produce another 1 to 4 inches of rain between Interstates 80 and 90.
This has become a pretty serious situation around here.
BOB AND LYNNE GOT BACK HOME SAFE AND SOUND
Lynne wrote, "We had an easy drive back. Not much traffic. I dosed off a few times. Luckily, Bob didn't as he was driving.
We had some rain along the way and it's trying to rain here too.
Derrick and Jennifer came last weekend and planted our gardens as they knew I couldn't do it this year. The flower colors are awesome!"
Monday, June 24, 2013
RIDE 'EM COWBOY!
Roger and I are the big TV western fans. We celebrated the day with lunch and a drink in Cashton on the way back from Viroqua.
Today in 1949: First TV Western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC. 1950 lunchbox featuring cowboy hero: - http://t.co/gnLdlpo4ci
— amhistorymuseum (@amhistorymuseum) June 24, 2013
WILL THE RAIN NEVER END?
We sure timed our Viroqua trip perfectly. I wasn't home more than a half hour and it started to rain.
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight and, again, tomorrow.
I think just about everyone is totally tired of the rain that falls day after day after day. It was sad to see so many fields still under huge lakes of water. There won't be any knee high corn on the 4th of July this year!
Roger says a lot of the farmers are planting soy beans because it's just too late to plant corn now.
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight and, again, tomorrow.
I think just about everyone is totally tired of the rain that falls day after day after day. It was sad to see so many fields still under huge lakes of water. There won't be any knee high corn on the 4th of July this year!
Roger says a lot of the farmers are planting soy beans because it's just too late to plant corn now.
A NICE DAY IN VIROQUA
What a joy to spend the day with Bob and Lynne, Rita and Roger, Uncle Bob and Aunt Wilda at the house which has been sold. The new owners will move in June 1.
This will be a busy month for Bob and Lynne getting everything moved out and get the cleaning done for the new owners to move in.
We'll all miss going there. It was a lovely home.
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