Re: Rain, cont.


Thanks Libby. We got about two drops this morning. Maybe three. What a joke.
And Elaine called me from Seagoville (about 25 miles NE) and she said it was
coming a toadfloater up there.
I just turned off the hose and came in. How discouraging.

 On 10/8/05, Libby Valentine <grdner03@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Okay I did say YES RAIN!!! yesterday. I've since emptied the rain guage
> twice
> - last night 3.2 inches and another 3.5 a few minutes ago. And forecast
> has
> more to come, corroborated by the radar images Jim id'd. I'm trying hard
> to
> send it to Texas, Pam, but it doesn't seem to be listening.
>
> Watching the Weather Channel last night, Tammy as a storm center faded off
> to
> the west and disappeared over GA or so (I was surprised). They said this
> rain
> is a strong flow of Caribbean moisture flowing along a stalled front right
> up
> the east coast. Easier to blame Tammy I think.
>
> Our cats are all strictly indoors so they only complain that the birds are
> not
> coming to the birdbath so the window entertainment lacks. Cassandra wants
> some
> of those lizards to play with.
>
> I have to say I don't think I've ever seen so much rain in a short time
> period.
> Even with the hurricanes that made it up here we didn't get this much. I'm
> glad we're up toward the top of a hill. I suppose I should be grateful
> it's
> not snow...
>
> Another Beans convert,
>
> Libby
> Maryland zone 6
>
>
>
>
> --- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Been raining off and on for 3 days here, but not 6 inches worth.
> > Stuff's been streaming up out of the Caribbean. Satellite looks like it
> > will break for today but probably back tomorrow.
> >
> > We were talking about rain in DC earlier today and so checked the
> > Dover, DE, radar
> >
> > http://snipurl.com/i99a
> >
> > and it looks like you're gonna have it for awhile longer. That's Tammy,
> > isn't it?
> >
> > On Oct 8, 2005, at 8:23 AM, James R. Fisher wrote:
> >
> > > Rain here up to at least 6" (rain guage overfilled). So I am
> > > now in Beans' camp; make it stop, IJ.
> > > -jrf
> > > --
> > > Jim Fisher
> > > Vienna, Virginia USA
> > > 38.9 N 77.2 W
> > > USDA Zone 7
> > > Max. 95 F [36 C], Min. 10 F [-12 C]
> > >
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> > Southwest Florida
> > 27.0 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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