More rain today! Great! I can see the yard fairies dancing in between the raindrops. (Severe mental visual dysfunction brought on by months of severe drought.) Maybe the grass will grow back before winter. Winter is that the one day we have snow in Dallas. Today I’m going to get some back board (wall) material if the rain stops long enough. I want to work in my shop and get the CNC mill to a...
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Drought Busters
The rain clouds in Texas have been skirting around my little piece of Texas for many months. Farther downpage in this Blog I published a shot of the lake behind my house.The level was more than two feet down. Last night we had a Texas Gully Washer and Frog Strangler. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a Frog Strangler is rain storm that just all of a sudden appears and dumps a ton...
Continue reading...Rambling Home
I am back home in Texas. These old PN legs of mine don’t like walking in airports much. I am the slow guy in the fast lane everyone wants to get around. Without the cane I couldn’t make it. The cane also serves as an indicator to everyone of the problem with which I am dealing. The results are 95% of folk treat me very courteous with my walking problem. The strip search, walk in your...
Continue reading...Things are COOL in Virginia
I am away in Richmond, VA for a few days. Right after the big storm. A few trees down here and there but nothing major broken that I can see. Except for the TV coverage, life seems very normal. No conversation from residents about the storm. Ernesto? What was that. HA! This is true where I stand, so don’t think what you are shown on TV is the whole story. It is only a view of conditions...
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