Re: Forecast was right
gardenchat@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: Forecast was right
  • From: &* K* <b*@ix.netcom.com>
  • Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:45:59 -0600
Oh Super Ouch. What are you doing for yourself to reduce the bumps and
bruises and such?

Take care of yourself

betsy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Apking" <redfour@omni-tech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Forecast was right


> We get it here a few times in early winter, and then again in the early
> spring.  This past bunch of storms presented us with 3 episodes of "ice
> fog", almost 30 inches of snow, and a couple of nasty ice storms.
> Global warming my a--.  Did, however manage to slip and fall down my
> concrete front porch steps (5 of them) and suceeded in screwing up my
> back and tearing the rotor cuff in my left shoulder.  Great winter so
> far, huh???
>
> Donna wrote:
> > This is the first year I heard news folks using the word, ice fog.
Basically
> > it is an intense fog with limited to no visibility.  But it sticks-
forms ice-
> > on everything.  It is terrible to drive in, but looks very pretty on the
trees
> > (if you are close enough to see them in the fog) and when the fog first
starts
> > to lift.  Every branch/twig has a very thin ice coating.. of course, the
roads
> > and every structure has it on there too...
> >
> > But it is weird to explain.  It doesn't rain or like everything was wet
and
> > ice formed.... the fog basically froze to cause the ice.
> >
> > I am sure it is common somewhere... but not here before this year.
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 1/21/10, andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 6:36 PM
> >
> >
> > What in the world is ice fog????
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> > Of Donna
> > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 1:17 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Forecast was right
> >
> > Stay Dry and safe..... looks terrible out there by the news reports.
> >
> > Here, we are having ice storms.  Had one last night and another expected
> > today, then snow later in the weekend.  sigh.
> >
> > Last week we had ice fog.  Something new around here, guess it is due to
the
> > global warming or something....
> >
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI
> > <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI
> > <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Forecast was right
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 10:09 AM
> >
> >
> > Yep it stopped last night for the most part but we are supposed to get
> > another round today. Discovered my rain gauge in the back is not working
> > quite right, it is one of those ones that "floats" when the water goes
> > in but the floaty thing is old enough that it's something of a sponge.
> > It had 2.5 inches in it from yesterday but we're not sure if that's
> > right. I have one in front but the sycamore grew enough to overhang it,
> > so it only showed 1.5 inches. For us 3 inches in just a few days is
> > quite a bit.
> > The poor horses are standing in water, they are in their 3-sided
> > shelters which is usually good enough but the water is not draining away
> > now. There's no other place for them to get out of the rain so we left
> > them in, but tonight we'll probably turn them out again - they might get
> > wet but at least the ground is not so swampy.
> > Is this stuff all supposed to head east? Are you guys going to get it
> > too?
> >
> > Cyndi
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of andreah
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:25 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Forecast was right
> >
> > Watched the news tonight (something I rarely do) and it looked really
> > bad
> > out there Cyndi- Hope you are well-the weather fellow said it was
> > supposed
> > to slow tonight but back tomorrow even worse.
> > A
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf
> > Of james singer
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:39 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Forecast was right
> >
> > I looked at the west coast satellite and it looks like all three
> > states are getting pretty well drenched. We're getting the usual here,
> > alternating sprinkling and drizzling.
> >
> > On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/
> > SCOSI wrote:
> >
> >
> >> We've been inundated with dire forecasts about the storms for the last
> >> week and they were right. It's not too bad where I am, tho it's
> >> definitely wet, but the LA basin and the coast are really getting
> >> hammered. I saw on the news they even had a little tornado. There's a
> >> bit of local flooding but it hasn't really rained hard enough for us
> >> to
> >> get the dangerous flash floods.
> >> Anyway it's been raining since Monday, there have been a couple breaks
> >> but mostly just light rain. We even had a little snow yesterday for
> >> about an hour. It didn't stick at my elevation but we could see it on
> >> the local hills. It doesn't seem very cold at the moment so I expect
> >> the
> >> rain will have melted it all.  Supposedly it will clear up Saturday.
> >> I ordered my seeds and if the weather cooperates Saturday I will set
> >> about pruning the fruit trees and the roses.
> >>
> >> Cyndi
> >>
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> >
> > Inland Jim
> > Willamette Valley
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