Hey Tex Re Rain
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annie oakley
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Hey Tex Re Rain
Did you get any? We got 1 1/6 in from yesterday and last night. It started again at 3am this morning. Sounded like an open air hose. Looks like we could a bit more this evening. Love Oma
May I be more compassionate and loving than yeterday*and be able to spot the idiots in advance
Hi Oma,
I noticed that it was raining in your country, about a day before it started here. I poured out six tenths this morning, but it's been raining cats and dogs, (and a few frogs and turtles), this afternoon, and it looks like it will continue at least through tomorrow morning. The creeks are up, and there are a lot of flash flood watches and warnings. I'm pretty sure that we've already had at least two or three inches, since I poured out the rain gauge this morning, and we'll probably get at least that much more, before it's over.
We've already had close to half a year's worth of rainfall so far his year, with over nine months still to go. I can't believe that this started about a week or so after all the weather forecasters released their long range forecast, calling for way below normal rain, for at least 90 days - talk about poor timing. They couldn't possibly have missed it any worse. They predicted roughly half of normal rainfall, and we're getting twice normal rainfall. Hahahahaha. We need more sunshine but this beats the heck out of a drought.
Love,
Tex
I noticed that it was raining in your country, about a day before it started here. I poured out six tenths this morning, but it's been raining cats and dogs, (and a few frogs and turtles), this afternoon, and it looks like it will continue at least through tomorrow morning. The creeks are up, and there are a lot of flash flood watches and warnings. I'm pretty sure that we've already had at least two or three inches, since I poured out the rain gauge this morning, and we'll probably get at least that much more, before it's over.
We've already had close to half a year's worth of rainfall so far his year, with over nine months still to go. I can't believe that this started about a week or so after all the weather forecasters released their long range forecast, calling for way below normal rain, for at least 90 days - talk about poor timing. They couldn't possibly have missed it any worse. They predicted roughly half of normal rainfall, and we're getting twice normal rainfall. Hahahahaha. We need more sunshine but this beats the heck out of a drought.
Love,
Tex
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annie oakley
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Wow you got slot more than us. You may need a pero to navagate around your part of the country if it keeps up. We had more rain this evening. We also have flash food warnings out. Guess we better stay warm and dry huh? Love Oma
May I be more compassionate and loving than yeterday*and be able to spot the idiots in advance
Hi Oma,
It definitely pays to stay away from the low water crossings in this kind of weather. I lost a friend on the 12th of this month, in a similar storm. He was swept away while the fire department was attempting to rescue him and his wife from their stranded car, on one of those crossings, as the water was rising rapidly. The firemen finally managed to snag his wife with a rope, as she was swept downstream, but he never surfaced.
They were only a couple of miles from their home, and were trying to show a visitor how to get back to the main highway, during a rainstorm. The bridge has a warning system, with lights that flash when the water begins to rise, and the county is supposed to send workers out to close and lock gates on each side of it, so that no one can cross it, but on that day, the warning system didn't work, and the county failed to close the bridge. Apparently we can't rely on warning systems, and it sure doesn't pay to take chances with rising water.
Love,
Tex
It definitely pays to stay away from the low water crossings in this kind of weather. I lost a friend on the 12th of this month, in a similar storm. He was swept away while the fire department was attempting to rescue him and his wife from their stranded car, on one of those crossings, as the water was rising rapidly. The firemen finally managed to snag his wife with a rope, as she was swept downstream, but he never surfaced.
They were only a couple of miles from their home, and were trying to show a visitor how to get back to the main highway, during a rainstorm. The bridge has a warning system, with lights that flash when the water begins to rise, and the county is supposed to send workers out to close and lock gates on each side of it, so that no one can cross it, but on that day, the warning system didn't work, and the county failed to close the bridge. Apparently we can't rely on warning systems, and it sure doesn't pay to take chances with rising water.
Love,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
That is awful!!! I'm so sorry about your friend!!! That is very sad!!!
I hope you are doing ok!!
Kathyp
That is awful!!! I'm so sorry about your friend!!! That is very sad!!!
I hope you are doing ok!!
KathypBirdlady
Jaco, a parrot in Salzburg, could not only speak but seemed to understand grammar. Whenever his person left, Jaco would say "God be with you." But when several people were departing, Jaco would change it to "God be with all of you."
Jaco, a parrot in Salzburg, could not only speak but seemed to understand grammar. Whenever his person left, Jaco would say "God be with you." But when several people were departing, Jaco would change it to "God be with all of you."
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annie oakley
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I am really sorry to hear about your friend.....we stay away from water like that. It scares me. Mike said just last night while it was raining again....that the dogs would be one thing we would grab and high tail it to higher ground. We have some ridges here not to mention a few metal barn that are pretty tall, Some very large misqites. can you see me in a tree? Ha Ha Well love to all oma
May I be more compassionate and loving than yeterday*and be able to spot the idiots in advance
Hi All,
Thanks for the kind words. A lot of things went wrong, that contributed to the tragedy. The fire department rescue team was there for at least 45 minutes, and despite having all the equipment that they needed, they just couldn't seem to do anything right. When they first arrived, the water wasn't very high, and the situation wasn't particularly dangerous, at that point. They frittered away their time, while the water continued to rise, and didn't get a real rescue effort underway, until the water was much higher, and very dangerous.
There were several firemen walking around on high ground, all wearing life jackets, and yet they only had one spare jacket, and it took them about half an hour to get it to his wife, (which certainly helped to save her life when they were finally swept away by the current). Why did the rescue team only bring one spare life jacket? There are a lot of unanswered questions. I guess the bottom line is that fate was in a very bad mood that day.
Love,
Wayne
Thanks for the kind words. A lot of things went wrong, that contributed to the tragedy. The fire department rescue team was there for at least 45 minutes, and despite having all the equipment that they needed, they just couldn't seem to do anything right. When they first arrived, the water wasn't very high, and the situation wasn't particularly dangerous, at that point. They frittered away their time, while the water continued to rise, and didn't get a real rescue effort underway, until the water was much higher, and very dangerous.
There were several firemen walking around on high ground, all wearing life jackets, and yet they only had one spare jacket, and it took them about half an hour to get it to his wife, (which certainly helped to save her life when they were finally swept away by the current). Why did the rescue team only bring one spare life jacket? There are a lot of unanswered questions. I guess the bottom line is that fate was in a very bad mood that day.
Love,
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.