How's the weather?

The well organized and respected Red Neck Navy* is dispatched and currently coordinating with Sherrifs and FEMA in the direct coastal areas....we are only a few hours in...and they already have rescue requests....

*Cajun Navy, an informal network of good Samaritans with small watercraft, once again mobilizes

Winds are still too high for any Helicopter or light boat rescue attempts

When I worked command coordination and communications as a Amateur (Trained) volunteer one big task was to feed as much (RELEVANT) information as possible to Senators, Congressmen, Mayors, Governors, sheriffs, precinct council men or alders or elders-- and places like Louisiana, Parish elders...I am sure there are about another dozen entities or FAT cat big wigs that demand INFORMATION...and always--- there are family in Calif that want to know their kid at University is safe

It irritates me when someone tries to imply that a President (don't matter who) does NOT CARE because he did not drop what he was doing and rush to the area.

Most Governors and Presidents are very well briefed. Usually THEY understand if their entourage does fly in...focus will be on safety for the Leader and his or her team.

This is always a MAJOR distraction and takes precious time, senior decision makers, and resources away from the primary mission

I am not allowed by our Statements of Understanding between the ARS (Amateur Radio Service) and FEMA to tell you any specific Bands, Modes, or frequencies. They are NOT secret and the ARRL volunteers can only use their FCC licensed bands, modes, and frequencies

SO if you have a good Short Wave Radio you can tune around and find a lot of the communications are in the clear and NOT encrypted...

I know there are many many who decide to ride it out mostly because they fear LOOTING of their hard earned STUFF

So It aggravates me when the news services mention (yesterday early AM) that there is ALREADY looting in the evacuated areas
May be fact based and very true....but the rest of the story is NOT presented....Like how 35 individuals were arrested and are in jail for the breaking and entering of property they had no business being in...and the other lil factoid....most looting is against businesses

Looks like our friends in Texas are getting slammed with Snow , There calling for 8-12 " here next couple days ,Ice , snow . Got the generator ready and fire wood up on porch plenty of food well i will need more beer May just bee some good time to clean off that building table !!!!! I know this don't mean much for you Iceland people but pretty big deal round here . Bob U ready ?!

One last hose bib to cover before night fall
wont be too bad here locally
Bob Mears in Lubbock does not have a snow blower....just a shovel for the usual 2~3 inch events
11~14 inches with a shovel is brutal work

been her 24 years now, most ever was 4 inches and all melted away by 3 PM the next day

One of the wildest forecast maps I've seen. Highs all across north and lows across south.

getback wrote:Looks like our friends in Texas are getting slammed with Snow , There calling for 8-12 " here next couple days ,Ice , snow .

We were supposed to get 10" yesterday, but the storm shifted just south of us and bypassed us on the way to Texas Panhandle.

SNOW at least 5-7 " now and coming down sideways ..  


but some us just don't care  

Got a fire in the wood stove, and a few days off of work, so let it snow.

Enjoy.  This is what we're facing today.

It was around 37 C yesterday, looking at around 35 again today.  Quite a contrast to you northerners, hey?

Rod.

Rod, down under you've got it warm.
Here in the Great Plains of Eastern New Mexico (Curry County) we might be expecting snow.


We are at 4,300 ft. elevation, so at least we won't be getting 20 inches of snow.

Not cold, but plenty of horizontal rain here in S.E. Missouri!

Sorry Rod and those of you who don’t watch enough American TV to see State Farm Insurance adds on the Telly
It should be cold and frozen enough to go ice fishing, but its NOT:

I decided to shut up shop early today.
This is from 1.45pm.
 Just over 100 F.
Lucky for me someone forgot to bring their car in for a service today, so I get the afternoon off.  Slaving over a hot engine isn't my idea of fun

Oldenginerod wrote:I decided to shut up shop early today.
This is from 1.45pm.
 Just over 100 F.
Lucky for me someone forgot to bring their car in for a service today, so I get the afternoon off.  Slaving over a hot engine isn't my idea of fun

It was 10F Tuesday night here. I’ll swap 50/50 with heat/cold and that should be about perfect.

Jason_WI wrote:

Oldenginerod wrote:Just over 100 F. Lucky for me someone forgot to bring their car in for a service today, so I get the afternoon off.  Slaving over a hot engine isn't my idea of fun

It was 10F Tuesday night here. I’ll swap 50/50 with heat/cold and that should be about perfect.

Yup, 100 F is really up there. I rode in those temps on motorcycle for a couple hours, a number of times in the past. Anyone who says it is always winter on a bike didn't ride in US Southwest (Summer or Australia in January).

We're having it a mild 29 F now, compared to up North.

The grass is always greener... on the other side of the equator.

Dave P. wrote:The grass is always greener... on the other side of the equator.

Ah, but the grass IS GREENER down under (Cairns, AU).  

Looking out my back door. I have a flight out in the AM. Wonder if it will be cancelled...

Not until you get to the airport.

Dave P. wrote:Not until you get to the airport.

Sounds about right

Well Bob since you missed the 9-12 " we got awhile back , there you go so you don't miss out / Looks pretty and i know what ur thinking (ur crazy) Now in the 40s F today and 50 s tomorrow so i can get caught up on some wood collection HaHa Still Muddy as crap !!

St.Louis got a big dose of snow, but I got about 4" worth of accumulation, that lasted barely long enough for the Lazy Bee to make some laps as it started to melt.