"It Never Rains in California..."

[Daniel Nighteyes]

Whoever wrote that song oughta be here in SoCal right now.  It has rained pretty constantly since Monday night, and sometimes it came down really hard.  Not what usually passes for hard rain here, but real gully-washing, frog-strangling hard.  In fact, I just heard something that one almost NEVER hears here -- thunder.  They've also issued a high wind warning, anticipating gusts of up to 60 mph.

I'm no stranger to weather like this, having grown up along the central Gulf Coast.  Actually, compared to that, this weather ain't half bad and I'm not complaining about IT.  I'm just getting really tired of being cooped up here at Casa Nighteyes.  Most SoCal residents don't know how to drive in the rain, so going out onto the streets and freeways is taking a pretty big gamble.  Thanks to TiVo and Netflix I've watched six movies from start to finish (Full Metal Jacket, Terminator 2, Runaway, Band of the Hand, The Rocketeer and Men In Black).  I'm anticipating a cowboy movie marathon today.

The forecast calls for more rain tomorrow and Friday, followed by a pleasant sunny weekend.  Got my fingers crossed.

[Turning off rant, kicking soap box into the corner.]

-- Daniel (Cabin Fever) Nighteyes

[Forty Rod]

Rocketeer and MIB are two of my favorite movies.

Sat on the patio out of the weather and watched my neighbor working in his yard.  He's building an ark.....and nobody's laughing at him.

I reserved a dozen berths just in case.

[Daniel Nighteyes]

4-T-Rod, I think you might like Band of the Hand, or at least the first half of it.  Its a Paul Michael Glaser film from 1986, with a lot of no-name-at-the-time actors in it (Lawrence Fishburne and Stephen Lang, to name two).  The theme song ("Its Hell Time Man") was composed and performed by none other than Bob Dylan.



The sound track also includes "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister, which went on to reach #1 on the American Top 40.



In other words, I think its a sleeper -- at least, a good part of it is.

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[GunClick Rick]

If it gets real clear this weekend with all the snow we've had the sierras should look spectacular! :)The man up stairs is like an artist workin behind a cutain,he swoops open the curtain and says' "let's see ya do this"

[Daniel Nighteyes]

Here's a better look at the opening scenes and credits of Band of the Hand, complete with Bob Dylan theme song.  It gives you a good idea of SOME of the characters, but what happens from here through the halfway point is something ya gotta see for yourself.  You won't be disappointed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXX-JJbYjHQ&feature=quicklist

[Forty Rod]

Here's a better look at the opening scenes and credits of Band of the Hand, complete with Bob Dylan theme song.  It gives you a good idea of SOME of the characters, but what happens from here through the halfway point is something ya gotta see for yourself.  You won't be disappointed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXX-JJbYjHQ&feature=quicklist

Can't understand a word he's singing.

[Daniel Nighteyes]

Can't understand a word he's singing.

So you could understand the words in his earlier songs?

[Col.Will B.Havoc]

Whoever wrote that song oughta be here in SoCal right now.  It has rained pretty constantly since Monday night, and sometimes it came down really hard.  Not what usually passes for hard rain here, but real gully-washing, frog-strangling hard.  In fact, I just heard something that one almost NEVER hears here -- thunder.  They've also issued a high wind warning, anticipating gusts of up to 60 mph.

I'm no stranger to weather like this, having grown up along the central Gulf Coast.  Actually, compared to that, this weather ain't half bad and I'm not complaining about IT.  I'm just getting really tired of being cooped up here at Casa Nighteyes.  Most SoCal residents don't know how to drive in the rain, so going out onto the streets and freeways is taking a pretty big gamble.  Thanks to TiVo and Netflix I've watched six movies from start to finish (Full Metal Jacket, Terminator 2, Runaway, Band of the Hand, The Rocketeer and Men In Black).  I'm anticipating a cowboy movie marathon today.

The forecast calls for more rain tomorrow and Friday, followed by a pleasant sunny weekend.  Got my fingers crossed.

[Turning off rant, kicking soap box into the corner.]

-- Daniel (Cabin Fever) Nighteyes

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

                  It's raining like CRAZY here in Northridge, California, it even went past the cats and dogs level  

 

                                tEN wOLVES  

[amin ledbetter]

I seen the weather channel this morning, and they said you all was gettin hit hard with storms. Heard there was some flooding in areas. You all doin OK??

[GunClick Rick]

glubble lubble gubble,one,,wuggle glubble flubble,two,swaloglubble flabble thr

[Forty Rod]

So you could understand the words in his earlier songs?

Dunno.  I never listened to him.

Heard trout have been spotted at Lytle Creek wearing SCUBA gear.

[Modoc]

A coment from work earlier today:

"If it ain't closed, It's R2 Chain control from here "

If you did not have GOOD Mud and snow tires and 4x4, then you had to put iron on, except going north on 5, then just park it .

TOO many idjuts loosing it in the white-out conditions to leave the freeway open.

Modoc who is now home from the Caltrans office

[Daniel Nighteyes]

Heard trout have been spotted at Lytle Creek wearing SCUBA gear.

Yesterday morning my Scrub Jays were all wearing galoshes and carrying umbrellas.  It was too windy to fly...

[GunClick Rick]

I just saw three smelt rowing an inflatable

[Col.Will B.Havoc]

I just fitted a snorkel to my chimminey!

[WaddWatsonEllis]

I always felt that storing my kayak on top of my car was kinda silly ... but with the present weather and Sacramento being 14 feet above sea level (with 20 feet of levees that just might contain all this runoff), it is beginning to make alot more sense ... *S*

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

     We got hammered again today, with more coming in, it did stop long enough for me to take the trash out, it hasn't been that bad for us, we're staying in, the cats have been playing until they tire them selves out and then the long naps, Kider our orange tabby, will come sit on my mouse until I give her a treat, she always manages to do this a bad time, she gets things so messed up on the PC, that I some times have to regroup and start over. Any one know when the next Ventura Gun Show is?

                           Stay dry and warm pards

                               tEN wOLVES 

[GunClick Rick]

I just saw a kayak go by with a car under it some feller in it hollerin NORTH BY GOD NORTH!!!!!!!

[Forty Rod]

Went to lunch with a widow of an old friend and then to the grocery for hamburger.  Rained like a herd of triple peckered horses peeing on a flat rock the whole time. Passed a chollo going 15 mph and he decided he was Mario Andretti and tried to keep me from moving back over, so I ran him off the road rather than kiss a power and light truck head on.  He followed me for a couple of miles until I turned into the Police Dept parking lot.

All in all, not a great day, but then again.....