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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, August 3, 2009 5:16 PM

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matt found out today what a good planter he was.most everything we had  for dinner he helped plant in G+G garden.Time to get ready for work.

Joe, I have been meaning to tell you that it is good that Matt, with the aid of good teacher, is learning how to take care of a garden. My older brothers learned, and at least two of them kept the practice up. I did not have anybody to teach or encourage me when I was old enough to plant a garden, and I wish that I had learned.

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Posted by bubbajustin on Monday, August 3, 2009 8:04 PM

My my! The Humming birds are fussy! I got a few good shots of them on the camera. Will have some up later. CW, thanks for supper!Dinner

Been a gorgeous day today. I don’t think it got over 85* today. Time to visit with Grandmamma and Grandpa. A little humid, but not bad.

See you all later!

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, August 3, 2009 8:39 PM

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Larry as far as the chair goes it was found in the grass in the SE wye.

Well!  One made it to the single track.  I was thinking there were two of one particular design, but only found one when we were straightening things up.  Figured I was mistaken, but obviously not...

We're lucky the tables all stayed in place...

 

Speaking of gardens - my folks did some gardening, especially when we lived in the country for a few years.  I love home-canned bread and butter pickles!

Tried gardening where I live now, but the ex didn't like the ongoing care part of gardening - like pulling weeds.  while I do keep the flower plot at the front of the house up, I just don't have time for a veggie garden these days, although I have been tempted from time to time to plant a "flowerpot garden" with some Black Seeded Simpson leaf lettuce.  Good stuff.

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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, August 3, 2009 9:11 PM

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Tried gardening where I live now, but the ex didn't like the ongoing care part of gardening - like pulling weeds. 

When I spent two months one summer in Baton Rouge with my brother and his family, my sister-in-law had me help in keeping the shrubbery around the house--pulling weeds. Another thing I learned was not to let my shoes scrape on the hardwood floors, else I had to take wax and polish the marks out. She had younger brothers, and she knew how to take care of them.

Much of the time I was in college, I worked on the Building and Ground Crew. One day, I was loaned out to the Assistant Dean of Women, who looked after the shrubbery on campus, especially around the women's dormitory. I made the mistake of doing all that she requested (she had the reputation of being difficult to please), and she asked for me again. I don't remember what one of the things she asked me to do was, but after I did what I understood her to say, she told me that that was not what she meant--and she never asked for me again.

As it is, I do what I see is necessary in keeping the yard up

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 6:02 AM

Good Tuesday morning, everyone.  Sorry about being late, but when I woke up this morning, we were having a lightning show.  Just the lightning, no thunder or rain.  Rain still not in our immediate area, but is heading our way.  Going to make an interesting Tuesday Produce this morning.

Coffee, juices, lemonade, Gatorade, fruit punch, iced teas and hot water for hot tea are all ready.  Mookie, got your coffee mug ready for you!

On the warmer bar this morning:  bagels, bear claws, cinnamon rolls, and caramel pecan rolls.  

I'll see you all later, after I get through with my regularly scheduled Tuesday morning job.  Have a good morning, and you all take care.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 6:37 AM

good morning

Cw thanks for breakfast.we have muggy conditions here in nw ohio.Chance of rain today.time for my nap.it was busy at work last night.

stay safe

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 6:54 AM

Drum roll!  We got rain!  We got thunder and lightning!  And we got a little more rain after that! 

About 6 hours late, and right when the Driver was getting ready for work.  But it had all but stopped by the time he was out the door.  Very nice!  Must go drag Willy out of bed and tell him!  Mischief

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 7:50 AM

Peace be with you! 78 degrees and clear in Carolina this morning, headed for 95 and more thunder. We had some heavy rain night before last, but yesterdays was a fizzle! Everyone take care

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:50 AM

....A bit of morning off and on light rain here....Wonderful.  We need it.

And....strangely enough, we have A/C running since late last night when the humidity did move in a bit.  No great heat wave now, but it keeps the muggys outside.  So unusual for our area this time of the year....We have spent little on running "air" this season.

A bit of weather trivia:  Morning paper indicates our July temps may have set a record back nearly a hundred years...but there are some breaks in the reports back to 1850....{But that's more than a hundred yrs...?}...But that is what the article said.

Avg. temp {here}, for the past near 30 years for July= 74.5....This just passed July= 69.6 degrees. 

 

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:04 AM

Mookie

Drum roll!  We got rain!  We got thunder and lightning!  And we got a little more rain after that! 

About 6 hours late, and right when the Driver was getting ready for work.  But it had all but stopped by the time he was out the door.  Very nice!  Must go drag Willy out of bed and tell him!  Mischief

 

UnHuh, You, Brian (Ia) and Willy are responsible for the 6 inches of rain we just got in the last hour and a half!! (I just emptied OUR Rain Gage here at the house, and corresponds with what the TV weather has been giving!) Even the flat, level areas aren't able to take the "Runoff" and are flooded, let alone the underpasses that always flood.

They just interviewed one of the guys that works for the Metro Sewer District, and he said in the 25 years that he's been working for them; that this is the Most rain he's seen in that short a time span.

We've lived in this house for 21 years, and this is the very first time that we remember that our "Intersection" has been flooded to where traffic can't get through....even the city buses aren't going through the high water. City Fire has rescued multiple people from vehicles, and have not been able to make certain runs (or go around) due to high water. Sarah just got called out with her Fire Dept. on a "High Water Rescue", guess somebody tried to drive through water higher than they thought.  (Idiot!)

Hope this would be it for the rest of the day, (did have some plans) but they're calling for more of this, this afternoon.Sigh

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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:17 AM

I wish ya'll could send that rain up to southern British Columbia, where they're experiencing forest fires, and where we'll be headed to soon.  I'd like to be able to see the surrounding countryside when we ride on a pontoon boat on Lake Okanagan, and not have it shrouded in smoke...

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:39 AM

Mutt - had to go check radar map - that moved mighty fast!  I know we got some rain, but don't think it was all that much.  Will have to check in with Willy later.  Wow - send some back.  We still need more.

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:40 AM

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You, Brian (Ia) and Willy are responsible for the 6 inches of rain we just got in the last hour and a half!! (I just emptied OUR Rain Gage here at the house, and corresponds with what the TV weather has been giving!)

 

Walt, that's a wild figure of rain.....!!  Almost thought it a misprint when I read it...Our rain this morning was just light at times....no thunder or lightning.  And here, we really do need the rain.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:59 AM

Wow!  We got 4" over three hours once and it caused no end of trouble for us.  Six in an hour is unreal.  Check your basement!

Edit:  Just looked at the NWS radar predicted rainfall totals, which agree with your observations, Walt.

The folks up around Bloomington, however, may be dealing with upwards of a foot of rain for the storm total, if I read the display correctly (as of noon, EDT).

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Posted by Willy2 on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:10 AM

CW and Walt - You've got more coming later today. There's a pretty nasty looking line to your west/northwest now.

It was pretty exciting in southeast Nebraska last night. There were multiple reports of hail (some to golfball size) and winds as high as 75 mph. The highest rainfall amount I could find was a little over two inches. Here at home, hardly a trace of rain. Figures.

Mookie - There were a few reports of golfball size hail on the south side of Lincoln, so you and The Driver came close to getting more than your bargained for!

Of course, the lesson learned from all of this is that Omaha always misses out on the really good stuff.

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:46 AM

Just checked out what Walt was relating as per the water, floods and stoms coming across his Louisville....Just watched our Indy stations and southern Indiana has been hit too....Some with up to 6" as well.

Here, Muncie....we'll experience a line associated with this system within this hour....High winds of 50 to 60  mph are possible and lots of lightning and hail possibility.

The line that will pass across us {35 to 40 mph movement}, will not be quite as severe from what they are saying as it has been further south.  But we'll get rain....much of it....and we do need it, but not in the flooding manner, which some areas will experience.

So we'll see what happens.

Louisville has really been hit hard....!

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:58 AM

Will be MORE THAN WILLING to send some of this rain back to the West and other areas!!

Checked our cellar and didn't see any ducks, or hear people yelling for help.

Went out and took several pictures about 1145, will add to this post.

According to our media; this is a record rainfall for here, period!

And Quentin, that Was Not a Typo; guess we won't have to "water" our plants for a few days!

Approx. a block from our house going north.

Love the "Snow Emergancy Route" sign, fortunately, it's not snowed. (yet)

Unfortunately, we do know the owner of that car that's partially submerged.

 

 

Approx. a half block looking west.(van was trying to drive on sidewalk and avoid the water)

 

 Approx. half block looking east. (bus driver decided not to go that far!)

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:05 PM

Yes, Walt, we see the evidence now that you fellows really got hit hard....!

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Posted by Deggesty on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:28 PM

locomutt
Will be MORE THAN WILLING to send some of this rain back to the West and other areas!!

Walt, it would be nice if you had the influence. We have been dry (a few light showers here and there now and then) since early June; we may get some thunderbumpers and showers Saturday. The morning temperatures have been about seventy when I strike out to walk, and we get up into the nineties during the day. I turn the swamp cooler on about ten in the morning (except on Sundays when I turn it on before we leave for church). We had much rain in late May and it was generally cool through June.

Those are interesting pictures. I think of rain in Baton Rouge in the summer--not anywhere nearly as much as you had at one time--and it would be hotter after the rain than it was before because the pavement was so hot before that what stood on the streets evaporated quickly, increasing the humidity.

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:46 PM

Heard from Houston - they are dying, literally, with no rain for so long.  Becoming a dust bowl.  Wasn't that long ago and Houston was under water.  Feast or famine!

Willy - one thing nice about our duplex - besides the nice landlord - we are stone, so cuts down on so much of the noise, we are on the side of a hill, so miss some of the wind down low, have lots of mature trees which are healthy and keep down the hail damage, altho they do shed a lot and aside from the lightning, I usually don't hear much of anything.  Guess Hallam and Cortland got hit pretty hard - (small towns south of us about 15-25 miles for the rest of you) - and Hallam had a very serious tornado a few years ago.  Nearly wiped it out.  So bet they are relieved there wasn't more damage.  And if we would have gotten CW & Mutt's rain, where we are, it would have washed down the streets below us.  Side of a hill gives us good drainage. 

Mutt - it is all Kansas fault.  It got really rough when it left here and Kansas added to it, so put it on them!  :)  (do we know anyone from KS?) Alien

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:57 PM

Man oh man, what a morning we have had!!  The Produce Truck never arrived; we just told drivers to turn around and go back the way they came.  We told them not to turn left onto Virginia Ave., as it was flooded, and don't go north on 26th, as it was (and still is) flooded.  We had a policeman show up, but all he did was pull his squad car onto Virginia, and park at the curb.  Didn't even try to set up a road block, or pull his car sideways to block the end of the street.  

I finally came into the house about 12:30, and said the heck with it all.  Sarah got called out on a water rescue about 9:15 this morning, and she's not home yet.  Guess maybe we'll see her sometime later tonight.

We just got the weather alert:  another severe thunderstorm warning coming our way.  And Walt just left to go to the grocery store.  At least he has his rain jacket and his cell phone with him.  Getting very, very dark outside.  They said the lightning is cloud to ground, and for people to take cover.  Hopefully, Walt will turn around and come back home.

Everyone take care this afternoon, and see you later.

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 1:50 PM

Yes, we noted the wave to hit Louisville again is the one that passed southwest of our area and headed south.  I see by radar it is upon that area now.

Here....so far, {and the wave coming at us has passed}, we've had just enough wind to move the trees around a bit, and for rain....very little.  Have not heard one thunder sound yet.

Perhaps some more will develop and come this way later today, but none here now.

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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 2:14 PM

And here I thought the monsoon we had last week was bad...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 3:28 PM

No rain here in nw ohio.Hope you still keep your power on Cw.I saw on TV where they are moving the horses at church hill downs.Matt is helping mamma in the kitchen.Supper will be ready soon.

stay safe

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 3:51 PM

Looks like we might be in for some weather a little later tonight, unless the lake moderates it (as often happens).  We shall see.

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 4:25 PM

JoeKoh

No rain here in nw ohio.Hope you still keep your power on Cw.I saw on TV where they are moving the horses at church hill downs.Matt is helping mamma in the kitchen.Supper will be ready soon.

stay safe

Joe

 

Power has stayed on thusfar, hope it continues. Very good thing today wasn't Derby Day, they would have had to moved a Lot more than the horses, the Infield looks like a gigantic swimming pool!

The Main Library had some flooding problems, lost several thousand books and had computer damage in the basement of the building, U of L had about 10 buildings on the Belknap Campus (Old Louisville) that had about 3 feet of water in them; and the downtown Medical Campus had several buildings with water in them.

Apparently, this was a once in a lifetime rain; the last highest rain total in such a short time span was over 130 years ago.(for Louisville)

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 7:00 PM

Well, I think the rain is over for us, for tonight (hopefully).  We missed the evening news, as Walt and I were in the kitchen, fixing the spaghetti casserole.

For supper tonight, you can have soggy sandwichesEvil, or you can have Walt's spaghetti casserole w/garden salad and Texas garlic toast.  (And Walt said for the salad, watercress.)Smile,Wink, & Grin

Sarah just got home from the fire department; she and Walt are doing to go back out, and head towards the river, to check things out on that end, before it gets dark.  

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:08 PM

Some of the nasty stuff with this massive weather system reached up as far as Indianapolis.  Would you believe, we, just about 50 miles north....received .45" of rain counting from overnight thru our day.  Indy airport recorded 67 mph wind this afternoon.  Indy had 3.81" of rain from it.

Hope you folks in Louisville ge back to normal soon and power to the masses....

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:36 PM

Modelcar


Hope you folks in Louisville ge back to normal soon and power to the masses....

 

Thanks Quentin, but I have this strange feeling I should put "Water Wings" on the mattress tonight!Smile  Hopefully it's out of this area, and nobody else gets hit this hard.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:40 PM

We got some thunder and .4" of rain (4/10's).  The cells intensified as they moved inland, generating some severe warnings and a few trees down.

The moon and stars are out now.

Hopefully Louisville is seeing the same thing.

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