Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Kyle & Rick the line clouds of the cold front are now visible in the Northwest. Will see in 2 hours if we get 2 hail and 75 mph winds or if it was media hype. It looks like an ordinary Texas cold front.View attachment 636402

Yes an ordinary Texas cold front Low water crossing #1 opened at 9:48 last night, so we could leave if need be. Low water #2 opened about 9 this morning, sooner than people thought, freezing weather probably hastened the reopening. I would have been surprised if Bird had not gotten some snow.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and 3.51 inches rain - been a wet one

Continue with rainy day energy conservation

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

59 going to 71, rain tonight. Forecast yesterday was high of 50, but got to 61...if they are off that much today, we'll see 80s.

Glad the Texas folks here did not get the baseball hail. Mostly, hope your road is now open. Speaking of Texas, I'm just starting Brian Kilmeade's new book on Sam Houston...he was my childhood hero and my wife gave me the book for Christmas.

Started work yesterday building a new bottom and adding sides on a pallet for firewood...just using scrap lumber and some repurposed hardware...but I need a few more bolts and lag screws, so will drop into TSC when in town. RNG, your TSC/retiree story was a real hoot.

With warm temps, may wash the truck, although it will get dirty again from rains this week.

Yes an ordinary Texas cold front Low water crossing #1 opened at 9:48 last night, so we could leave if need be. Low water #2 opened about 9 this morning, sooner than people thought, freezing weather probably hastened the reopening. I would have been surprised if Bird had not gotten some snow.

That's "cool" mostly. 4" +1/2" snow on top

We got maybe .4" of rain. We still have cracks in the ground left from last summer.

There were a few big wind gusts. I did put the chickens in their coop last night before storm....This morning it was cloudy, but now back to clear blue sky. Getting into 50's later.

Football today. Wifey is meeting friends for a girls' supper this evening.

I might go get some ingredients to make red beans and rice in the instant pot.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning. It was 54° at 5 a.m. then kept falling to 48° by 8 a.m. and now back up to 50° with a NNW wind at 18 mph. It's supposed to get to 59° this afternoon then drop to 34° overnight.

We had 1 1/4" of rain in the gauges but, with the high winds last night, it's probably closer to actual 2". I haven't found any wind damage of any significance. I've got a huge dead post oak, in one of the pastures, with big spreading "widow maker" branches high up, in all directions, that precludes trying to push it over with the big tractor. I was hoping to find it blown over this morning ... but no luck sooo, I may have to cut a "hinge" into the south side (preferred direction to fall) and see if next North wind might help me out.

Sounds like everyone in Texas got thru this storm with no major issues?? The TV weather guessers here ... were predicting doom.

WNG ... I think you'll enjoy the book. Most books focus on the siege at the Alamo. Brian's book tells the whole story from San Antonio, to Gonzales, to San Jacinto and the effect it all had on, not just Texas but, the United States and the World.



BEF ... I think your Son's travel with be just fine tomorrow.

Mostly ... glad you're able to get out now.

Don ... I'm thinking ... the air compressor will be an "interesting" story once you figure it out.

I'm seeing a pot of chicken noodle soup ... in my future this afternoon and an Instant Pot pork loin roast for dinner.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Prayers to all.

 

[jbrumberg]

An overcast 43ºF for today’s low temperature and a mostly cloudy 57ºF presently probably close to today’s high temperature. Basically a dry day so far with periods of blue sky and sunshine that I really did not anticipate. Dump run completed. I did not need to fire up the wood stove today; probably will not be burning wood tomorrow either unless so directed by SWMBO.

RNG- I love the article. I do not know how I missed it. I am sorry to read about your leach field and trenching challenges.

David- I am sorry to read about Sophie’s need for a root canal . My + thoughts, and prayers.

BEF- I hope that you shake off your reported cough.

I am happy not to have read anything about storm damage from the TX folk.

Ted and DABSGT I hope you get your wishes for some more seat times.

“… weather forecasters are beating the drums. They must get bored in good weather and sit around inventing new overblown weather adjectives to try out on us.”- Drew I saw a couple of neologisms in NWS discussion topics recently. It’s been a tough year for ProMets and serious snow enthusiasts. The natives are getting rather testy at one of the weather sites that I frequent. I have a couple of frontal passage rain events early this coming week with maybe a brief shot of mixed precipitation. Next weekend may prove to become interesting, but it’s too early for any serious thought at least for the next 5 minutes.

I hope that everyone has a decent Saturday doing whatever they planned.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[toppop52]

Predicted high of 70, but it’s 73 now and rising, cloudy and windy. Non skid didn’t arrive until I put the tractor away yesterday, so I might go install that. I went to grandsons basketball game this morning. Need to visit mom later, then the last of the holiday dinners, my secondary car club has it after the holidays every year, oh well.
My Borrego has to have a left front caliber installed, starting to grab, did the right one last year. It’s been pretty trouble free so I can’t complain.
Have a good day guys, prayers.

 

[Bird]

My daughter and son-in-law gave me the book "Behind the Texas Badge" for Christmas. Of course I've been retired from law enforcement for 30 years, but I knew some of the people in the book. The authors/producers, or whatever, sent the same questions to law enforcement officers all over the state and got a number of interesting responses. And Carol is obviously a great photographer. It seems to me that the book is pretty expensive, and maybe not so interesting if you've not been in law enforcement, or have relatives in law enforcement, especially in Texas law enforcement, but if you happen to see the book, you might find it interesting. I read it all the way through.
Behind the Texas Badge

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

59 going to 71, rain tonight. Forecast yesterday was high of 50, but got to 61...if they are off that much today, we'll see 80s.

Glad the Texas folks here did not get the baseball hail. Mostly, hope your road is now open. Speaking of Texas, I'm just starting Brian Kilmeade's new book on Sam Houston...he was my childhood hero and my wife gave me the book for Christmas.

Started work yesterday building a new bottom and adding sides on a pallet for firewood...just using scrap lumber and some repurposed hardware...but I need a few more bolts and lag screws, so will drop into TSC when in town. RNG, your TSC/retiree story was a real hoot.

With warm temps, may wash the truck, although it will get dirty again from rains this week.

Let us know how the book turns out.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I might go get some ingredients to make red beans and rice in the instant pot.

Mmmmm, Kyle, that sounds delicious. What's the recipe?:licking:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I need another IP recipe to try.