Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 4:15AM. Partly cloudy skies this morning will become overcast during the afternoon. High around 70F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Last night's weather lady was calling for showers here and light snow in the mountains to the east this evening, so maybe she knows something WU doesn't. Even if she's right, it won't amount to much.
If -32 is "chilly", Bill, what do you consider "cold"?!?
When I was a kid, I had a neighbor that would tie his self propelled mower to a pole and let it cut a big circle out of the back yard. That ZT takes it to a whole new level, Doug.
We also considered ourselves very lucky when we could find one of those grape vines that overhung a creek or pond, that would make an excellent swing to send us Tarzan style into the water. For some reason, though, they never lasted long, as bigger kids delighted in tearing them down and spoiling the fun.
Sorry to hear about the conflict in the flock, Drew. Just another sign of the times.
Speaking of which, I learned the day before yesterday that my backhoe neighbor has been fighting that nameless disease since mid December. I've seen him twice face-to-face during that time, always at a distance but unmasked. That's too close for comfort.
If your commuter car is still suffering from hail damage, Kyle, a dazzle paint job would hide it pretty well. Kinda like how manufacturers paint prototypes when they intend to test them on public roads. But I'd be leery of a paint scheme that would camouflage the car in traffic, especially with all the distractions already competing for drivers' attention.
If you can talk your wife into riding in the bucket with a pole, Eric, please make a video to share with us, OK? Some shots of the inside of the dog house you're sleeping in would liven it up, too.
Beautiful weather for a motorcycle ride yesterday, with bright blue skies and warm, not hot, temperatures. Yuba pass was just over 6700 feet, and the snow banks on the side of the road had the sand on them a bit wet and slippery, but I was going slow to save gas anyway so it wasn't a problem. I thought I'd find gas in Downieville, but the store was closed and the pump handle taped over as they weren't just closed, they were closed for the season. Eighteen miles down the road at Bassetts, that store was also closed for the season. Yikes! An old timer in the parking lot said the next one, another eighteen miles down the road in Sierraville, would be open, then offered me a gallon if I wanted to follow him five miles the wrong way to his place. I thought I still had a gallon or so left, so took the chance and went for it. That station wasn't along the main drag, but I eventually found it, and was able to tank up. Now I know I can go at least 70 miles on the first reserve setting of that fuel tank. And still have a gallon in reserve. But it took a little longer at 40 MPH, no real hardship on those high and dirty mountain roads through such beautiful country.
Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!
High today is supposed to be about 28° or so.
