On May 4, 10:23 am, Charlie wrote:
> On Sat, 03 May 2008 09:54:26 -0700, Billy <wildbi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >In article
> ><481c529e$0$14267$5a62a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> > "FarmI" <ask@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
be given> wrote:
>
> >> <Charlie> wrote in message
> >>news:p5gk1419v08guqnum1cnuetigskt0flhvj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >I just set out the first of the 'mater plants. Siberian and
Subarctic,
> >> > new heirlooms for me this year. Early, short season breeds. I
tried
> >> > Stupice last year and wasn't overly impressed. This is the first
> >> > spring that I haven't used a tiller. I started the lasagna
business
> >> > last fall.
>
> >> > I was amazed at the number of earthworms I saw! There were easily
> >> > several dozen in each hole I dug for the transplants, several adult
> >> > worms and many small worms. This soil improvement business *is*
what
> >> > it is cracked up to be.
>
> >> Surely you didn't doubt it Charlie?
>
> >> > ****, the weather monitor thingie just went off and informed us we
are
> >> > in a 'nado watch 'til 1am.....nothing new hereabouts, but I still
don't
> >> > like it much. Tornados are hard on gardens!
>
> >> Ouch. I'm sure glad we don't get those blasted things here. I saw
on the
> >> news tonight that another one had killed more people in the US again
and
> >> done a humungeous amount of damage. Hope you and your garden are
safe.
>
> >Uh, how's your garden today Charlie? I understand that a twister set
> >down in KC and made a mess:-(
>
> Everthing well here, though it *is* effed up in KC. 40000 were without
> power and quite a few homes were destroyed, though only minor injuries
> were re****ted so far. There was no warning or advance on them.
>
> Arkansas had serious damage and eight deaths (last I heard). One was a
> teenager asleep in bed and a tree fell thru the roof.
Somehow, Ma Nature follows me around and gets pissy now and then.
When I was a kid in NE, I survived a number of tornado close calls.
While I was in college in Tempe AZ, the Salt River flowed (from
diversion dam overflow) for the first time since the 30's, wiping out
most of downtown Phoenix.
In 1970 (71?), while stationed in the Mojave, THE BIG ONE hit.
Somewhere in the low 8's. Collapsed many freeway overp*****,
destroyed a VA hospital, and almost blew a dam in north LA county --
200 thousand valley people evacuated. Lived 30 mi. from St. Helens
when it blew.....twice.
Back to school at WSU (only school in PAC 10 where it snows) for the
coldest winter since record keeping.
Survived two typhoons and one super typhoon (an official term) while
in Micronesia with Peace Corps in 94-96
Ten years here with at least three nights a year in the bomb shelter,
spillway at Table Rock Dam (Branson) opened for the first time EVER
after the all-time record rains this winter, an 4.8 earthquake two
weeks ago and a 4.4 a couple days ago, 38 tornado touchdowns in
January, and my radishes are late.
I am expecting frogs, locusts, and flies (already got ticks) any day.
I am really a nice guy, but neighbors tend to move away.
cheers
oz, who doesn't even count backpacking through the USSR when the army
threw Gorby in house arrest, and me with a USAF(ret) ID in my pocket.
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