Afternoon all.
Condolences, Slim.
Well, nothin' much out here in Cali-corn-ia...
Had a small thunder shower yesterday, only about five minutes, and off to the south of my place. The town of Hayfork got it, though. Problem is, it was dry lightening. No moisture at all. Worse yet, they were all down-strikes. Only one fire so far, but they got it out.
As in Texas, our drought continues as well. We are at about 21 inches of rain... standard for this time of year is 40, with 12+ feet of snow/ice in the alps: we have less than five. Lake is about normal height for this time of year, about 50% full, but the Bureau of Reclamation has ramped the river up from 3000 cubic feet/sec to 4500 cf/s. Plus the 5000 already going down the tunnel to Sac, San Fran, and primarily L.A.
Needless to say, people are getting worried.
Enough of the sad stuff. Moving on to happiness, My dad is coming home from a two day conference today in Sacramento today. Makes it easier for me, because I won't have to drive our '97 Blazer any more.
It has... issues, to put it kindly.
--TK