Or as they say in Finland, even a blind hen will eventually find a kernel. Have a good weekend, stay cool next week, you wascal (ah, the Dog Days!). A friend here in NorCal remembers 1976, when there were 44 STRAIGHT DAYS IN A ROW of triple digit temperatures. Must've been all those SUVs, huh?
Put. the. wrench. down. Just walk away, Ryan. Go sit in the pool (one with no alligators) with one of those adult beverages with the little umbrellas and bamboo straws.
I will be driving out (just 4 measly miles really) to check on my 98 year old daddy. Oh he is fine, but he craves the fun with a silly daughter. I will bring him some home made pizza.
But my line is drawn at walking across the parking lot to the fancy gym (he lives in a fabulous neighborhood for only rich people) and salt water pool. Tempting but UGHHHHHтШАя╕ПтШАя╕ПЁЯФеЁЯФе
What part of NorCal, Myriam? The coast? Yes, it's lovely there. I'm inland a bit, next to the Mendocino National Forest. It was 99 here today, our coolest predicted day for the next eight days or so. And I work outside. Oh well, I have misters in the trees. And cold beer at home to look forward to. And cold water. Much to be grateful for.
We were in Santa Cruz at the beach all day yesterday. The high was 72. My sister lives in San Jose. The high was 82 today! We went to a Japanese Garden today.
I think it was the eruption of Krakatau in the late 1800 that caused the sky to be so full of dust, that several months or even years it never got quite bright. Could that be a solution ?
Mmm, don't think I'm gonna pray for Old Faithful to blow. Not really. But They might like the idea, up there with bubbles in the sky. But though it's a hot summer we are heading towards a very cold winter. Climate change - it's been with us for millions of years!
Old faithful won't do. That is just water. Krakatau is a serious volcano. Its ashes went all the way up into the outer layers of air. And yes, I totally agree, climate has been changing all the time. Ice ages have come and gone and after all, what do the experts know? What is a human life time compared to the planet? I know that Florida and a large part of Georgia have been under water long time ago. So the water lever in the ocean is now way lower than it once was. And would the rich buy ocean property (Obama, Pelosi) if they believed it true? I just read an article yesterday, that the experts don't believe it themselves!
You're absolutely right, they do not. Al Gore is right on the beach, too. An inconvenient truth. Opinions differ on the Yellowstone super volcano that is (thankfully) vented by Old Faithful. Many have said for years that it would bring about a nuclear winter that would destroy all crops and starve the entire planet. Some say nope, just the U.S. There's a school of thought that says, it would be very, very bad but we would survive. I just hope all discussion is moot. https://sheridanmedia.com/news/47282/scientist-yellowstone-super-volcano-will-erupt-again-and-likely-destroy-u-s/
You want hot, I'll give you hot. On June 17, 1859, a heat dome over the Santa Ynez Valley in California brought a simoon (hot killer wind such as is found in North Africa) out over the town of Santa Barbara (ave. temp in June is 72 degrees). In minutes, the temperature hit 133 degrees. People - and animals - rushed into water, into the sea to stay cool, but there was a lot of death. They thought it was the end of the world. https://archive.vcstar.com/news/special/outdoors/one-smokin-hot-day-155-years-ago-ep-476892259-351304001.html/
Hi Keahi!
Even the wascally squirrel gets the nut sometimes.
Or as they say in Finland, even a blind hen will eventually find a kernel. Have a good weekend, stay cool next week, you wascal (ah, the Dog Days!). A friend here in NorCal remembers 1976, when there were 44 STRAIGHT DAYS IN A ROW of triple digit temperatures. Must've been all those SUVs, huh?
It's awful in Florida right now. I'm the only idiot out working in my garage
Put. the. wrench. down. Just walk away, Ryan. Go sit in the pool (one with no alligators) with one of those adult beverages with the little umbrellas and bamboo straws.
I will be driving out (just 4 measly miles really) to check on my 98 year old daddy. Oh he is fine, but he craves the fun with a silly daughter. I will bring him some home made pizza.
But my line is drawn at walking across the parking lot to the fancy gym (he lives in a fabulous neighborhood for only rich people) and salt water pool. Tempting but UGHHHHHтШАя╕ПтШАя╕ПЁЯФеЁЯФе
I am doing just that in a few hours. Pizza and love
Good for detox! IтАЩm in North California visiting my sister. It is delightful here!
What part of NorCal, Myriam? The coast? Yes, it's lovely there. I'm inland a bit, next to the Mendocino National Forest. It was 99 here today, our coolest predicted day for the next eight days or so. And I work outside. Oh well, I have misters in the trees. And cold beer at home to look forward to. And cold water. Much to be grateful for.
We were in Santa Cruz at the beach all day yesterday. The high was 72. My sister lives in San Jose. The high was 82 today! We went to a Japanese Garden today.
How lovely! That is a beautiful area.
In 1976 it would more likely have been AMC Gremlins. And everyone knows that Global Warming is caused by Gremlins.
That's funny. They looked like an old person's orthotic shoes.
Do you remember bumper stickers that went something like this?:
'Think globally, act locally, panic internally'
I wonder if these people ever had their first date? What a miserable way to live.
Yes, though not the "panic internally" part. More often than not it sat next to the compulsory "Imagine World Peace".
All about bumper stickers, curtesy of George Carlin:
https://youtu.be/MrzSE95K20w?t=119
Forgot about that classic! Although IтАЩve rolled a Volvo and have an Audi...
Hey....that was my first car!!! (Loved that thing- except it fishtailed on black ice).
I solved that with my trusty old '75 Subaru wagon, a few bags of Quikrete in the back. Didn't always work but it helped a lot.
Yes I had cement blocks and bags of concrete in the back during the winter...then I got the hell out of driving in the snow! (1977)
Best solution, by far. Good for you!
hubbs said we need more pollution to block out the sun.
"scientists" are so stupid.
The screaming hot days we have now are a great big DUHHH
I think it was the eruption of Krakatau in the late 1800 that caused the sky to be so full of dust, that several months or even years it never got quite bright. Could that be a solution ?
Mmm, don't think I'm gonna pray for Old Faithful to blow. Not really. But They might like the idea, up there with bubbles in the sky. But though it's a hot summer we are heading towards a very cold winter. Climate change - it's been with us for millions of years!
Old faithful won't do. That is just water. Krakatau is a serious volcano. Its ashes went all the way up into the outer layers of air. And yes, I totally agree, climate has been changing all the time. Ice ages have come and gone and after all, what do the experts know? What is a human life time compared to the planet? I know that Florida and a large part of Georgia have been under water long time ago. So the water lever in the ocean is now way lower than it once was. And would the rich buy ocean property (Obama, Pelosi) if they believed it true? I just read an article yesterday, that the experts don't believe it themselves!
You're absolutely right, they do not. Al Gore is right on the beach, too. An inconvenient truth. Opinions differ on the Yellowstone super volcano that is (thankfully) vented by Old Faithful. Many have said for years that it would bring about a nuclear winter that would destroy all crops and starve the entire planet. Some say nope, just the U.S. There's a school of thought that says, it would be very, very bad but we would survive. I just hope all discussion is moot. https://sheridanmedia.com/news/47282/scientist-yellowstone-super-volcano-will-erupt-again-and-likely-destroy-u-s/
excellent thought
1980 was so hot that people died.
You want hot, I'll give you hot. On June 17, 1859, a heat dome over the Santa Ynez Valley in California brought a simoon (hot killer wind such as is found in North Africa) out over the town of Santa Barbara (ave. temp in June is 72 degrees). In minutes, the temperature hit 133 degrees. People - and animals - rushed into water, into the sea to stay cool, but there was a lot of death. They thought it was the end of the world. https://archive.vcstar.com/news/special/outdoors/one-smokin-hot-day-155-years-ago-ep-476892259-351304001.html/
sounds awful. Thankyou!
I truly cannot imagine.
No, climate change ! LOL