Good morning!!!!

[CWB Wyo]

It was 22* this morning. It was nice yesterday the high was in the mid 50's sunny and almost no wind. Today is going to be in the mid 40's party cloudy with the wind 20-25. They are saying a chance of snow showers overnight. We might get a inch are two.

Making the trip to town today, just in case they are wrong about the snow.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I've been taking an online NRA shooting course...7 total hours, I've got about 2 hours left. Very thorough and well produced.

Do you get to shoot your computer screen?

I havent taken a shooting class in yrs. Last one i qualified on beretta 9mm. I have a scar on my left thumb where a slide got me.

 

[Bird]

They had someone from one of the big ag associations on the news last night talking about the lack of rain here for the last six or so weeks. He said farmers aren't suffering yet, but they're already using irrigation, water they don't typically need until summertime. Not looking good for rain anytime soon, as the ten day forecasts all call for more sunshine. Back to your point, Drew, back in the day, the extensive system of canals and pumps they depend on now didn't exist, and farmers made do with what fell from the sky. A bad water year could leave a lot of people hungry, and not just the farmers!:shocked: The man on TV was already hinting that if the dry weather continued, contracted water deliveries from the California Water Project would be reduced or eliminated altogether. That's gonna be bitter medicine to take since farmers have only had all the water they wanted for two years, and now they're gonna have to go back to fallow fields again.

Our last rain in December was about 1.15" on the 22nd. And this year . . . I got about 0.15" on Jan. 7 and 0.48" on Feb. 6 with about 0.01" on Feb. 11. In other words, it's too dry around here, but at least we're not nearly as bad off as Cape Town, South Africa.

 

[PJSprog]

41°F and light rain this morning, going up to 61° today. Maybe near 70° tomorrow, then back to the 30s for Friday. Looks like a similar roller coaster for next week as well.

We've had a particularly dry winter here so far. Heard a talking voice on the radio yesterday suggesting that this year we are at around 30% of the moisture we normally get during winter. It's not over yet, of course, but when you're that far behind, catching up usually comes with other bad consequences. We're certainly no strangers to flooding around here. The Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers can be relentless, and this area is at the confluence of all three.

Curious about the online shooting course, wngsprd. Care to share the details?

You generally only have to do that once to learn a better grip, BEF. :laughing: As a revolver guy, I, too, have pinched the web of my thumb under a cocked hammer spur. That's no fun either.

 

[jbrumberg]

Rick and Mostly_Gas- Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the increased info on the open air seafood place. The cerviche here is outstanding. I have sampled it and the "Fruita de Mare" (seafood stew) everywhere we have been. There have been regional differences, but it was all good eats.The seafood is awesome here; so is the native beef. I tried some of wifey's ribeye the other night. It was lean as can be, and a little chewy; but free ranging grass fed Brahman is really flavorful. This is the first real beef that I have eaten since we've been in CR. I did have increased neuropathy that night. I wonder if I am "set off" by beef. This could be a major "problemo" for me . I like beef. I will test this tomorrow at the Hotel Grano de Oro. I saw a bone-in ribeye steak that looked like really good eats being served there..

I am curious as to the story (if known) behind the wrecked car. There was a van pretty much stripped of all usable parts stuck in a ravine up in the Nicoyo Peninsula. It looked in bad shape even before the "stripping."

Stopping on all those narrow dirt "roads", bridges barely wide enough for the Tuscon rental, and the stream crossings to take pictures could become somewhat "unhealthy." :wink:

The internet went out again early this AM. This time when we called the front desk they admitted the "problemo" was more widespread and that their "monkey men" were working on the a fix. Now I wonder if I should pay the "monkey men" in bananas? And how many bananas can one buy for 2000 colonies? Too much to figure out. I suspect that "monkey" = maintenance and something got lost in the translation.

We are going on a pre-paid croc boat tour later today. We are being shuttled for "free" = 2000 colonies and the tour guides = 4000 colonies, and the ride back to the hotel = 2000 colonies. Luckily I am (was) a "millionaire here.

I saw a special on the CR crocs on TV, and if I remember correctly they will chum for crocs if none are around.

There was a village I believe on the Tarcoles River where one of the villagers rehabbed a shot (head) croc back to health. Apparenty the brain damage affected the aggressive/fear drives of the croc and it became pretty "friendly"/docile. The guy who healed him could swim and "wrestle" with it. The villagers "owned" this croc and it became a local legend. It had a long life and got to ~18' long before it died. After it died the villagers had it preserved and it is now a monument in the village.

Paco, the house pet iguana showed up on schedule (9:00AM) for breakfast. There were no hysterical reactions from the gringo patrons this time. One lady was freaking out about the bugs; she probably did not see Paco. If one does not like "creepy crawlies" why visit CR? The place is filled with creepy crawlies. It appears that a lot of us here like "creepy crawlies"

My + thoughts, prayers, and wishes for all.

Pura Vida.

 

[hawkeye08]

The tv weather folks got the forecast right, they said snow and we woke this morning to about 4-5" of heavy snow, an inch or 2 more now, still snowing.

 

[sodamo]

70°F and no rain

Candy Dave and I got the replacement water pump installed in the generator and tested. took significantly longer than either of us anticipated mostly to the confined space. Today need to clean up the radiator (not leaking) and install the replacement fan for the shattered one. Also discovered that the alternator is about 1/2 inch misaligned from water pump and crank pulleys.
Need to investigate water pump rebuild as the engine itself and most likely parts is no longer available due to Tier 4 restrictions

Prayers added to those in need

Be safe
Have a great day

 

[jerrybob]

45F currently......one inch of rain last night........blue sky right now but rain expected......will get to mid 50's today.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Way foggy here until almost noon.

 

[Peter 315]

44F Here and sunny nice weather for this time of year