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Oy.
LINK (http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/03867?phenomena=TO&significance=A&areaid=NHC017&office=KGYX&etn=0272)
Issued by The National Weather Service
Portland, ME
11:10 am EDT, Sun., Jun. 6, 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 272 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MAINE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN WESTERN MAINE
CUMBERLAND YORK
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE
BELKNAP MERRIMACK STRAFFORD SULLIVAN
IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
CARROLL
IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
ROCKINGHAM
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... CLAREMONT... CONCORD... DERRY... DOVER... LACONIA... MEREDITH... NORTH CONWAY... PORTLAND... PORTSMOUTH... ROCHESTER AND WOLFEBORO.
Other than that, quiet day, gonna watch the grass grow.
ETA: Guess I'm not alone--big chunk of area:
(http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/spec_trop5_325x220.jpg)
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Stay safe...
They haven't issued any warnings for us, but the weather guy last night said they would be "forthcoming"... :whatever:
Weather map looks like Chris is going to get hit pretty soon.... :(
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Just got hit by one, and a severe thunderstorm watch until 3 local time:
(http://sirocco.accuweather.com/nx_mosaic_640x480_public/sir/inmsirmr_pwm.gif)
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Partly cloudy, Temp 93 feels like 101. Humidity 52 % Wind: From SE at 8mph
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Temp 94°F here. Feels like 100°F.
Last night I finally was able to sleep more than an hour at a whack. Was supposed to do some stuff at the VFW, but I decided against it. I just kind of feel like crap, regardless of getting some decent sleep. (comparatively)
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Must have been a similar night for a lot of us.
I was up and down most of the night, the cats were restless, we had a power zap about 4 that knocked out the satellite, flickered the lights and stopped one of the heat pumps. Took about 20 minutes for the satellite to straighten out and about 90 before the AC kicked back on. Don't know what happened, but I skipped Mass this morning and M said they didn't have power for the first half, the lights flickered on, went back out, and didn't come back on again until right at the end which was about 8:30. No storms or wind. We are off the same main road the church is on, just 4 or 5 miles past it. There had to either have been an accident or the utility company was having issues. It was the 4th or 5th time we've had it either zap or go out completely in the last 2-3 weeks. Hasn't been happening during storms and no explanations on the news. :clueless:
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Must have been a similar night for a lot of us.
I was up and down most of the night, the cats were restless, we had a power zap about 4 that knocked out the satellite, flickered the lights and stopped one of the heat pumps. Took about 20 minutes for the satellite to straighten out and about 90 before the AC kicked back on. Don't know what happened, but I skipped Mass this morning and M said they didn't have power for the first half, the lights flickered on, went back out, and didn't come back on again until right at the end which was about 8:30. No storms or wind. We are off the same main road the church is on, just 4 or 5 miles past it. There had to either have been an accident or the utility company was having issues. It was the 4th or 5th time we've had it either zap or go out completely in the last 2-3 weeks. Hasn't been happening during storms and no explanations on the news. :clueless:
You REALLY need to invest in a couple of uninteruptable power supplies with all that going on. If not, you'll be buy new office equipment before long.
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Pretty nice here, although a little warm. I've had the windows open all week. :)
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With the wind as swirling/aggressive as it is, I'm a tad surprised that none of the three hanging plants, or the wind chimes, on the patio have turned into missiles.
But at least the sun is out. I do have to wait to true up the other two window boxes, though. Not enough dirt to put in them. (Not enough plants, either--I want to put yellow peppers in the other box. I've got a dozen marigolds to go in. Maybe I'll put half a dozen marigolds in each, then put the pepper plants in.) I get paid Tuesday, so I'll be able to get the stuff in then.
BTW, and this is only good for me, the Mets came back from a 5-0 defecit and just went ahead 7-6. Top of the ninth, and it's raining at CitiField. Maybe K-Rod will get the save.
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Sunny. 96. Feels like 102. Texas summer has arrived. :beer:
Came home to spend the weekend with my mom in the country and relax. Sitting on the couch and alternately reading a book, studying medical terminology and skimming over next week's Torah portion since I don't think I'll make it to the Shabbat service.
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I've had a pork roast in the crock pot in sauce for several hours, it's cooking nicely. My lemon pound cake is out of the oven and freshly glazed...
I'm headed to the porch to read my book. It's gotten pretty dark out, but as long as it's not thundering, I'll be fine.
Thunder starts and I'm headed for under the covers. :badmood:
Y'all, have a lovely Sunday afternoon..... :cheersmate:
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I've had a pork roast in the crock pot in sauce for several hours, it's cooking nicely. My lemon pound cake is out of the oven and freshly glazed...
I LIKES me some Lemon Pound Cake (hint, hint) :-)
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Have you tried toasting a slice of pound cake? It's delicious. :drool:
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Have you tried toasting a slice of pound cake? It's delicious. :drool:
Not yet, but I will now. :drool:
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Have you tried toasting a slice of pound cake? It's delicious. :drool:
You can just hush yo mouf now...... :hammer:
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Last cell passing through. Wasn't nearly as bad as the one at 2 PM. That one was nasty--was almost pitch dark then.
Apparently the storms that passed through here are the same system that went through and caused tornadoes in Ohio last night and knocked Fermi Unit 2 offline and tore apart their auxiliary building about 3 this morning.
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I remember when I was in High School, we had a day where it turned into night due to a storm. It was pitch black for almost five hours. The street lights were on and it LOOKED like it was 10 PM vs 10 AM.
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The sky is darkening up again, though it's sunny to our south (Albany area). I've hit the Weather Channel future radar, and there's nothing forecast to crop up. So, we'll see how it goes.
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The sky is darkening up again, though it's sunny to our south (Albany area). I've hit the Weather Channel future radar, and there's nothing forecast to crop up. So, we'll see how it goes.
Says the same thing here. I'll believe it when I see it.
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Have you tried toasting a slice of pound cake? It's delicious. :drool:
That sounds really good. I'm putting sugared sliced strawberries and whipped cream on the slices...I could toast them first... :drool:
We had heavy rain for about 10 minutes, and then we had "rainbow" rain...sun's out, rainbows are to be found and it's still raining. Then it quit....and the thunder started... :thatsright: Now the sun's out, and it's much cooler.
Going to go make some guacamole. There's no logic to this meal, because we were doing a potluck until the rain got in the way. Too late to do anything now, since it's Sunday night. :(
Thor...cheated on the glaze. Took some Duncan Hines canned cream cheese frosting, added some lemon juice and lemon zest, put it in the microwave for 12 seconds, stirred it an poured over the top of the slightly warm cake. Oh. My. :drool:
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That sounds really good. I'm putting sugared sliced strawberries and whipped cream on the slices...I could toast them first... :drool:
Thor...cheated on the glaze. Took some Duncan Hines canned cream cheese frosting, added some lemon juice and lemon zest, put it in the microwave for 12 seconds, stirred it an poured over the top of the slightly warm cake. Oh. My. :drool:
:hammer: :hammer: :hammer:
You didn't make a boiled sugar glaze ??
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It's 110 in Las Vegas.
We definitely could use some of your storms.
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:hammer: :hammer: :hammer:
You didn't make a boiled sugar glaze ??
no...but what I did make got rave reviews... :tongue:
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It's 110 in Las Vegas.
We definitely could use some of your storms.
We got about 1.5 inches, all told. Most of it was between 2 and 4 this afternoon. Guess I won't have to water my lawn for a couple of weeks.
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It's 110 in Las Vegas.
We definitely could use some of your storms.
I remember living in Vegas in the 5th grade. I don't miss it. It got to 120. I don't want to go back.Yes, you definitely need rain.You need a rainmaker. ::)
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looks like Chris is going to get hit pretty soon....
He's past due. :evillaugh:
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It's 110 in Las Vegas.
We definitely could use some of your storms.
I'd take the heat over a storm any day.
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Yes, it can happen, kids...
LINK (http://fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100607/GJNEWS_01/706079966/-1/newstest)
In Rochester, a lighting strike at a residence on Jefferson Avenue caused a small fire in the home's basement electrical panel. Fire Lt. Don McCullough said there was little damage and smoke was cleared from the basement.
But for the most part, no harm, no foul.
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Yes, it can happen, kids...
LINK (http://fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100607/GJNEWS_01/706079966/-1/newstest)
But for the most part, no harm, no foul.
While following Sparkys link I found this.
http://fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100607/GJNEWS_01/706079954/-1/FOSNEWS
What fun.!!! I do hope the sitcom will be along the lines of the 1980's Santa Barbara. This was the funniest sitcom day time show I have yet to see.
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We got about 1.5 inches, all told. Most of it was between 2 and 4 this afternoon. Guess I won't have to water my lawn for a couple of weeks.
We got over an inch. Needed all of it, too.
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All we got in South Jersey was alot of wind and about 25 raindrops -- boo! The temps dropped a bunch though and the humidity left. We did, however, have an uninvited "guest" drop in. Somehow a bat made it's way into our screened-in porch over the weekend and had the cat going crazy Sunday evening. I brought the cat inside and let my husband and son chase the bat out the porch door . . . I can't handle bats! :ohnoes:
We've had bats in the house over the years and I'm usually the one laying on the floor, face down, with my arms crossed over my head and screaming . . . :-)
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All we got in South Jersey was alot of wind and about 25 raindrops -- boo! The temps dropped a bunch though and the humidity left. We did, however, have an uninvited "guest" drop in. Somehow a bat made it's way into our screened-in porch over the weekend and had the cat going crazy Sunday evening. I brought the cat inside and let my husband and son chase the bat out the porch door . . . I can't handle bats! :ohnoes:
We've had bats in the house over the years and I'm usually the one laying on the floor, face down, with my arms crossed over my head and screaming . . . :-)
Arrrrr, we have allot of bats, fruit bats in our area. Interesting critters.
One night while working in a nursing home that was an old home restored to care for the aged, a few bats for some reason decided to explore all 3 floors of the home. Never seen a bat inside anywhere but none of us on duty had either.
We found out more then we need to know about bats that night. We closed all doors to the patients rooms, we found that the bat can dislocate their body's to get under a 1/2 inch between the floor and the bottom of the door. They could roll themselves up into a compact mass and hang out on the top of door frames resembling a big dust ball.
My BAT, flew into the screen of an open window, I just closed the window and the next day maintenance somehow captured the bat and placed them in a jar of formaldehyde as a souvenir for me.
I kept my Bat for 25 years in that jar, really weird, the Bat unfurled itself and one could see the fangs and the sex of the Bat, it was a boy Bat.
We BUY Bat houses here to draw in bats to controll the bugs, a plain Bat house and pole to place it on goes for about $45.00--- a big waste of money most of the time. One to hopefully draw in bats has to put out some money to buy one that has Bat Guano smeared inside.
IF OUR BATS WERE NOT THERE, I DO NOT THINK WE COULD ACTUALLY SIT OUTSIDE IN WARM WEATHER WITHOUT BEING DRAINED OF BLOOD BY MOSQUITOES.
In our marsh land there are hundreds of Bat houses to controll the insects
other wise the diseases from these insects would wipe us out. I just question who in State Government is in charge of these critters.
So you find a bat in your home, just ignore it and turn on the AC. Think of the Bat as you would if a parakeet has gotten loose. Make sure there is an escape route so the Bat can get out of your house.
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You killed a bat just to have it in a jar?? That's just plain inconsiderate.
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You killed a bat just to have it in a jar?? That's just plain inconsiderate.
So, better then keeping my face in a jar, by the door, who is it for.