Comments on: Thoughts

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:17:52 +0000

Obviously not a “pineapple express” storm. That is really weird.

By: cookie jill

cookie jill — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:54:25 +0000

We got SNOW!

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By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:47:25 +0000

Good Granny Smith apples, but not too much sugar, so it still has tang, and the fruit is still firm. Key lime is OK. better than pecan.

Yes, Badtux, the desert in bloom is an amazing sight.

Actually, would snow pack be more useful than rain in the long term?

Well, there’s no guarantee on weeks, but the pattern is looking stable for a little longer, so the reservoirs will get some more help.

Of course, the new growth with be fuel for the next fire season, if the drought pattern isn’t broken.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:04:36 +0000

I have pictures of the Furnace Creek campground in Death Valley as of two days ago. It should be more aptly called the Furnace Creek Boat Mooring Basin at this point in time — you’d need a boat to camp there. Or a very deep bathtub floor in your tent, enough to make it the next best thing to a boat, anyhow ;).

Over here in Sodom By The Bay, we’ve gotten a lot of rain and wind, but nothing that is all that drastic. The rivers and creeks are nowhere near overflowing in the Bay area itself, though some of the periphery has some flooding problems (the usual suspects up in Marin and down along the San Lorenzo whose houses are built between the road and the creek, but they get flooding in a light dew so that’s not unusual). I’m looking forward to the springtime, the wildflowers are going to be absolutely mahvelous down in Coe State Park and over in Death Valley, both of which are deserts usually but respond quite well to rain. If the current pattern holds, it may even be the end of our three-year drought, although even with all the rain of this past week the reservoirs are still only half-full… we’ll need several more weeks like this one to fill them up. We can hope, though…

– Badtux the Aquatic Penguin

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:43:21 +0000

Dutch Apple is especially nice, but if you don't have that on hand, toss Key Lime; I'm very fond of it, and it has the virtue of being much messier in a beard... .-= last blog ..Samantha's Diner =-.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:03:28 +0000

In reply to cookie jill.

Hmmm, sounds like a thunderstorm on the Gulf Coast, which, having lived in SoCal, I know how freaked out people can get. I heard thunder once in a decade in San Diego, and people reacted like it was “The Big One”. Of course, you don’t have a real stormwater runoff system, and the LA River is better known for movie car chases than actual water flow. Apparently the Station Fire burn area wasn’t hit that heavily, but the Jet Stream is still in Mexico, so there is probably more to come.

Stay safe and as dry as possible. Remember: mold and mildew are just plants.

Not on National Pie Day, Steve.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:07:44 +0000

CJ, apply those drying thoughts if you wish, but be careful when you direct them in the vicinity of that kayak, which could well be destroyed in that fashion. After all, you can't have your... No. No. I must be getting old if I can't force myself even to type that ancient punchline... .-= last blog ..Samantha's Diner =-.

By: cookie jill

cookie jill — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:02:41 +0000

This past week we got hit with hail, torrential rain, tornadoes, mud slides and wind gusts of up to 70mph. It's actually bright and sunny today. Bright and clear to see the snow on the mountains. Thanks for the drying thoughts...looks they worked. .-= last blog ..Saturday is Pie Day =-.