Re: More crazy weather

Prez is a big puss.  I've been standing on my front porch leaning into the
wind looking for twirlies.  We haven't had more than a trace of rain in I
don't know how many months so this is REALLY exciting.  Going back out now
thank you.  Praying Betsy is fine though.

On 12/29/06, Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I'm really glad you are not getting tornadoes.  They were all over the
> weather map east of Dallas on the news this afternoon.  I heard the prez
> had
> to be evacuated from Crawford to go sit in an armored car outside a
> shelter.
> Now, we have to hear from Besty.
> zem
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 7:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] More crazy weather
>
>
> > No tornados here, but RAIN!   I mean by 4:30 this afternoon we had 3
> > inches
> > and since I got out of the tub it's been coming down in absolute sheets
> -
> > hurricane strength rain!  Without the high winds or hail!   THIS is what
> > we
> > need.  Weeks of it.  I am so delighted I have bundled up and gone out on
> > the
> > porch to watch it.  Sugar is freaked out from all the thunder and I'm
> > sorry
> > about that, but we NEED this.  Especially w/ the no outside watering ban
> > in
> > effect.  Only when we get enough to get the lakes back up to halfway
> > normal
> > levels can we water again!  I hope it does this all night long.  This is
> > VERY wonderful.  Now if it's not just a flash in the pan......
> >
> > On 12/29/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> It was so nice out today, I shut the heat off and opened the doors to
> air
> >> the
> >> place out at work today.... some of you may not think that is strange-
> >> but
> >> for
> >> zone5 Northern IL at the end of Dec- it is unheard of....
> >>
> >> I heard Colorado
> >> was due more snow and after last weeks I am sure all are prepared!....
> >>
> >> What
> >> tornado's in TX? Near Pam?
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Zemuly
> >> Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> >> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> Sent: Friday,
> >> December 29, 2006 6:28:29 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] More crazy weather
> >>
> >>
> >> That's
> >> odd, Jim.  My Myer lemon is blooming like crazy.  Maybe it thinks my
> >> back
> >> porch is Florida.  BTW, I'm concerned about Pam and Betsy with all the
> >> tornadoes in Texas today and the new blizzard in Colorado.
> >> zem
> >> ----- Original
> >> Message -----
> >> From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> >> To:
> >> <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 11:52 AM
> >> Subject: Re:
> >> [CHAT] More crazy weather
> >>
> >>
> >> > It is odd, Auralie. Our winter thus far has been
> >> warmer than usual,
> >> > also--lows in the 60s, highs in the 80s. That's about 10
> >> degrees higher
> >> > than December averages on both ends. Only two mornings so
> >> far have been
> >> > cool enough to suggest a sweatshirt. Thus far, I've managed
> >> to both ignore
> >> > it and enjoy it--except I haven't seen any citrus blooms
> >> yet, and that's
> >> > kind of worrisome. This is normally the time of year when
> >> all of them
> >> > bloom.
> >> >
> >> > On Dec 29, 2006, at 10:02 AM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> This crazy season goes on week after week with temperatures in the
> >> 40s
> >> >> and
> >> >> low 50s during the day and low 30s at night.  We had one cold
> >> snap in
> >> >> early
> >> >> December that lasted   only two days.  Now it's predicted
> >> to rain for New
> >> >> Year's.   The worrisome thing is that my bulbs are up
> >> several inches.
> >> >> This
> >> >> morning I noticed that the Hellebore outside the
> >> downstairs window has
> >> >> flower stalks up about three inches.  The quince
> >> outside my kitchen
> >> >> window
> >> >> has buds showing color.  I will bring some in
> >> today to force, but they
> >> >> are
> >> >> already about to open.  More disturbing is
> >> that I do not see any buds on
> >> >> the
> >> >> dogwoods, and usually they form in
> >> the fall.  There was an unusually
> >> >> heavy
> >> >> crop of berries in the fall,
> >> but I can't see any buds formed.  Who knows
> >> >> what sort of spring there will
> >> be, or what will happen before we get
> >> >> there!
> >> >> Auralie
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> > Island Jim
> >> > Southwest Florida
> >> > 27.1 N, 82.4 W
> >> > Hardiness Zone 10
> >> > Heat Zone 10
> >> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> > Maximum 100 F [38
> >> C]
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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