The Weather Channel is calling for snow tonight. This is unusual for mid-November. While we really need snow to break the drought, this won’t help much. The ground is too warm for the snow to stick and even if it does, it will melt by tomorrow afternoon.
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No longer exceptional, just extreme
According to droughtmonitor.unl.edu my place and most of Montgomery County are finally experiencing an extreme drought after eight weeks of exceptional drought status. For the first time since July there is green grass in the fields. It is raining and more rain is on the way. Maybe we can get to severe drought status byContinue reading “No longer exceptional, just extreme”
Last gasp of summer, really
The weather last week has been pleasant. You needed a jacket for morning’s and a t-shirt the rest of the day. That changes dramatically tomorrow afternoon when temperatures will drop to freezing by Friday. The long range forecast calls for highs below 50 and lows below freezing, in other words normal November weather. We areContinue reading “Last gasp of summer, really”
I voted
I had to get my tire fixed, so I went to my polling place in mid day hoping the lines at the polls and the tire shop would be short. The good news is I was first in line at both places. About a dozen precincts are in the same building, each with its ownContinue reading “I voted”
Colliwobbles and pollyticks
If there are two organizations that can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory they are the Collingwood Football Club and the Republican Party. I got a warm fuzzy feeling watching The Final Draw video on You Tube and listening to Collingwood CEO Eddie McGuire recite every Collingwood Grand Final loss from 1958 to 2010.Continue reading “Colliwobbles and pollyticks”
Bye-bye daylight savings time
After 16 years in Kansas following 23 years in Arizona, I just can’t understand the concept of day.ight savings time. Most of Arizona does not have daylight savings time. If you want to take advantage of the early sunrise, you simply went to work an hour earlier without bothering anyone else. The only reason theContinue reading “Bye-bye daylight savings time”
Nice to see the old gang
About a month ago, my supervisor at my last job wanted to get some of the gang back together to talk about the good old days and find out what happened since we broke up just before the WuFlu hit. I had always wanted to stop by the Copan Truck Stop but never had time,Continue reading “Nice to see the old gang”
Rain has arrived
It looks like we may have gotten an inch of rain today. I slept through most of it. We may get more later this week. It may even be enough to lower our drought status from D4 (exceptional drought) to D3 (extreme drought). Regardless, it should help farmers with their winter wheat crop.
Keeping employees happy
With the economy as bad as it is, employers are trying to keep employees from leaving without spending cash on wages. Along with feeding employees occasionally and giving plaques for jobs well done, they recognize anniversaries. Because they have to deal with the trophy generation, Wally World actually recognizes one month and even one weekContinue reading “Keeping employees happy”
Local playoffs rescheduled
There are a few playoff games that have been moved to Thursday night because of storms predicted for Friday night. Among them are Caney and Chanute home games. Some games were already scheduled for Thursday because of lack of stadiums in the Wichita and Kansas City areas.
Footyfried 