Good Morning!!!! 69F @ 8:15AM. Partly cloudy skies. Expect widespread areas of smoke and haze, reducing visibility at times. High 91F. Winds light and variable.
This morning's AQI is down to 441, better than yesterday's 600, but still awful.
The ten day is showing daytime highs in the low 90s and mid 80s, with light and variable winds.
The satellite IR map is showing increased activity on Bloomer Mountain, the closest the fire got. There was some mention of back firing operations being used in yesterday's press conference, but I don't know if it's being used there. The coverage of this fire is very poor in terms of keep us informed of where the fire is and what's being done to contain it.
Nice job on the training wheels, Ted. Opens up a whole new world for the grandkid.:thumbsup: With all that dust, you've probably got a partially clogged jet in the mower's carb, and it'll take a stiff bristle or wire to clear it.
Time to get the Red Rider out after that sparrow, Ron.
2550 confirmed CV19 cases in the county, but the health offices are in Oroville and are closed, so they're not updating any of the other info.
Still wearing the N95 mask whenever I'm outside, Don. The air is really nasty out there now. Weatherman said last night we might get some relief next week with the passage of a low pressure system, but then he also mentioned rain that isn't showing in the WU forecast.
You could try changing the WiFi password, Drew. Or get Verizon tech support on the phone and make sure there's not some sort of administrative snafu going on.
If LaNina comes, it'll be a wet winter here. Not good for the burn zones; it means mud slides in the mountains.
I'd thought about the POBox dodge, Jim, and might look farther into it if the Russian connection peters out. Thanks!
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There is a Pressure Relief Valve (top row of controls, left end), but it doesn't seem to have any effect, Rick. At most I've seen 45 PSI on the gauge. It's set up to draft water from the 2500 drinking water tank, and the fill valve to the onboard tank is closed. Water is making it out the end of the hose, so the lines are primed, there's just no pressure...
Neat story, Bird. What a life!
Somewhere around here, Paul, I have a pair of safety glasses with bifocals both top and bottom. Very nice when working overhead, very distracting the rest of the time!
Checked with my bodyshop neighbor yesterday morning and found there were no roadblocks or checkpoints on the way to town, so went in and got some fresh vegetables and the fittings needed to install the evap plumbing on the van. The alternator light is still coming on, but the battery is charging, and the voltmeter on the dash is registering a normal 13-14VDC. So depending on how bad the air is out there, I might spend some time on that today.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend...
