On Mon, 5 May 2008 19:43:40 -0700 (PDT), MajorOz
<MajorOz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>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.
well crap.......looks like the weekend weather is going to hell now.
Your neighborhood appears to be rather large.
I'm beginning to notice a pattern here, now that you mention
it.....when you are away, the weather on this end of the state is
pretty good. You show up, as indicated by this post, and now we are
expecting cooler and possible severe storms for the next several
days......
Perhaps you might post your itinerary, weekly, in order that we can
plan our gardening activities? I liked Steve's proposal also.
Where you gonna be Memorial Day weekend.......I *was* planning on a
family fishfest that weekend.
Charlie, keeping an eye on the sky
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