RedNeckGeek
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- Butte County & Orcutt, California
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Good Morning!!!! 50F @ 6:00AM.
Some clouds this morning will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon. High 58F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Oddly, WU thinks it's foggy outside, and nearby weather stations are reporting temps in the high to mid 30s. It's still dark outside, but with the stadium lights on I don't see any fog out to the limits of the lights, maybe 100'. Guess I'll know more in an hour. I can hear the wind, though, maybe 15 MPH, so that would also argue against fog.
Sorry about the bad weather back east. I think is't the same storm that roared through hear earlier in the week that left behind a couple inches of rain and chilly temps. One of the stronger systems we've seen this year.
I've tried using my phone as a GPS in the truck, Paul, but on sunny days the phone overheats and turns itself off. The Garmin Zumo I've had for years doesn't seem to suffer that kind of problem. I notice that upper trim levels of the '23 Prius offer a wireless CarPlay connection that stores the phone in a vertical wireless charging slot in the center console. While not in the sun, I wonder about overheating in that orientation, too.
Lots of places to find heated clothing, Helo, if you're gonna spend a lot of time in that cold tractor cabin. Wearing a heated jacket is like sitting in the sun at noon on an otherwise chilly day.
Got in a little seat time yesterday spreading gravel where I took out the rocks on the back patio. Got some raking done, but should do some more to fill in ruts. Contractor came over to look at the roller that wouldn't crank to start. Hit the starter housing with a big wrench and it started right up. I'll have to remember that trick. Rolled the new gravel, and the decomposed granite between it and the patio, hoping it stops the rain cutting into it. We'll see.
Town run uneventful. I'm heading out of town for a week so didn't bother buying groceries, but did fuel up the truck. I didn't want to see the price for #2 Diesel, but regular gas was in the mid four dollar range some places. #2 is usually a buck and a half higher here.
Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!
Some clouds this morning will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon. High 58F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Oddly, WU thinks it's foggy outside, and nearby weather stations are reporting temps in the high to mid 30s. It's still dark outside, but with the stadium lights on I don't see any fog out to the limits of the lights, maybe 100'. Guess I'll know more in an hour. I can hear the wind, though, maybe 15 MPH, so that would also argue against fog.
Sorry about the bad weather back east. I think is't the same storm that roared through hear earlier in the week that left behind a couple inches of rain and chilly temps. One of the stronger systems we've seen this year.
I've tried using my phone as a GPS in the truck, Paul, but on sunny days the phone overheats and turns itself off. The Garmin Zumo I've had for years doesn't seem to suffer that kind of problem. I notice that upper trim levels of the '23 Prius offer a wireless CarPlay connection that stores the phone in a vertical wireless charging slot in the center console. While not in the sun, I wonder about overheating in that orientation, too.
Lots of places to find heated clothing, Helo, if you're gonna spend a lot of time in that cold tractor cabin. Wearing a heated jacket is like sitting in the sun at noon on an otherwise chilly day.
Got in a little seat time yesterday spreading gravel where I took out the rocks on the back patio. Got some raking done, but should do some more to fill in ruts. Contractor came over to look at the roller that wouldn't crank to start. Hit the starter housing with a big wrench and it started right up. I'll have to remember that trick. Rolled the new gravel, and the decomposed granite between it and the patio, hoping it stops the rain cutting into it. We'll see.
Town run uneventful. I'm heading out of town for a week so didn't bother buying groceries, but did fuel up the truck. I didn't want to see the price for #2 Diesel, but regular gas was in the mid four dollar range some places. #2 is usually a buck and a half higher here.
Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!
