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As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather.
Here in the Rockies, it is just like summer -- today. Don't know how long it will last. I heard one report about snow on the mountain tops. Best wishes to all. MLB |
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On 9/30/2011 12:40 AM, MLB wrote:
As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. Here in the Rockies, it is just like summer -- today. Don't know how long it will last. I heard one report about snow on the mountain tops. Best wishes to all. MLB The weather here was horrendous. We had a booming thunderstorm, which would have been sooooo welcome here in this drought plagued land, but the rain only lasted long enough to make the air steamy. We lost half a tree which landed in the driveway in the exact spot where the truck is always parked, but thank all the gawds, it just so happened that Ben was at the store, so we didn't lose the truck (yes, the tree was so big that even the part of it that fell would have crushed the truck, and it's only one of 25+ on our lot that is dead or dying of the drought). What the storm accomplished was to knock down the electricity lines so we were out of power for a couple of hours (twenty minutes after Ben fired up the generator, after we finally got fans plugged in and going, it came back on). Sorry, didn't mean to turn that into a tirade. Re the newsgroup... I could cry, I could just cry - as if I needed another reason to hate FB, it has condemned this group to death. I got so much comfort and friendship here and I'm going to miss it fiercely. FB just isn't the same, it isn't a patch on the ass of what this group used to be. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/ Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net |
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"MLB" wrote in message ... As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. Here in the Rockies, it is just like summer -- today.... It's been summer for the last week in London, and much of the rest of the UK. Temperatures approaching 30 Celsius (86 Farenheit) - yesterday was the hottest September day since 1895. -- MatSav |
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"MLB" wrote in message ... As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. Here in the Rockies, it is just like summer -- today. Don't know how long it will last. I heard one report about snow on the mountain tops. Best wishes to all. MLB It's still quite warm here in South Carolina, highs hitting around 87 F in the afternoon. But the humidity is practically nil so it's a sure sign winter is on the way. Oh, and it's been sunny for a few days, which makes Persia happy. She loves to snooze by the windows in the sunshine Jill |
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"MLB" wrote in message ... As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. Here in the Rockies, it is just like summer -- today. Don't know how long it will last. I heard one report about snow on the mountain tops. Best wishes to all. MLB - - - - - - - - Still 100 degrees (F) here (East Texas), although it is supposed to be cooler this weekend. We *still* have not had any rain--not even the type CN described for Houston. Of course, I would not want to see trees falling into my driveway! The drought this year has been terrible. Local lakes are about 14 feet below normal, and reports are that it will take several years of normal rain to replenish them. MaryL |
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MLB wrote:
As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. We can make weather talk into cat talk very easily. With global warming, our summers are lasting a few days longer now and our highs the last week or so here have been ranging from 65-75 degrees F. Will is taking full advantage, spending as much time out as we will allow. Yesterday was a little too wet for him, but he spent time out on the front porch anyway. Today it's bright and the morning is warming rapidly, so his outlook is good. This is the first year he's been allowed any unsupervised time in the Out, and he loves it. At eighteen, he's proving such a homebody that I can let him go for a couple hours at a time and always find him tucked in somewhere right close to the house -- which is necessary, since he has to be rounded up for his asthma puffs morning and evening. Heidi has no interest in going out, so the weather doesn't affect her much. -- Wayne M. |
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"hopitus" wrote in message ... On Sep 30, 6:41 am, "MaryL" wrote: "MLB" wrote in ... As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. Here in the Rockies, it is just like summer -- today. Don't know how long it will last. I heard one report about snow on the mountain tops. Best wishes to all. MLB - - - - - - - - Still 100 degrees (F) here (East Texas), although it is supposed to be cooler this weekend. We *still* have not had any rain--not even the type CN described for Houston. Of course, I would not want to see trees falling into my driveway! The drought this year has been terrible. Local lakes are about 14 feet below normal, and reports are that it will take several years of normal rain to replenish them. MaryL Where I live the metro municipalities come with specialized heavy equipment and fell and remove dead trees that are any sort of hazard to either homeowners, passing foot traffic, or vehicle parking area or traffic ( new thrill to watch for yours truly, as where I come from trees don't usually die; 'canes blow them down).....and palm and coconut trees don't usually bust up vehicles even if they land on them. Besides, no foot traffic out during windstorms there strong enough to uproot trees. Unless maybe the mail carrier. Or not. - - - - - - - - Our city will haul away debris, but it has to be cut up first and placed at the curb--so tree removal is a very expensive job. Tragically, my cousin (in Ohio) was killed this summer when a tree branch fell on him, and he fell forward and hit his head on a large rock. It wasn't even stormy, but there has been severe wind earlier. It was probably a branch that had been torn loose and didn't fall until that fatal moment. MaryL |
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On 09/30/2011 08:04 AM, MaryL wrote:
"hopitus" wrote in message ... On Sep 30, 6:41 am, "MaryL" wrote: "MLB" wrote in ... As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. Here in the Rockies, it is just like summer -- today. Don't know how long it will last. I heard one report about snow on the mountain tops. Best wishes to all. MLB - - - - - - - - Still 100 degrees (F) here (East Texas), although it is supposed to be cooler this weekend. We *still* have not had any rain--not even the type CN described for Houston. Of course, I would not want to see trees falling into my driveway! The drought this year has been terrible. Local lakes are about 14 feet below normal, and reports are that it will take several years of normal rain to replenish them. MaryL Where I live the metro municipalities come with specialized heavy equipment and fell and remove dead trees that are any sort of hazard to either homeowners, passing foot traffic, or vehicle parking area or traffic ( new thrill to watch for yours truly, as where I come from trees don't usually die; 'canes blow them down).....and palm and coconut trees don't usually bust up vehicles even if they land on them. Besides, no foot traffic out during windstorms there strong enough to uproot trees. Unless maybe the mail carrier. Or not. - - - - - - - - Our city will haul away debris, but it has to be cut up first and placed at the curb--so tree removal is a very expensive job. Tragically, my cousin (in Ohio) was killed this summer when a tree branch fell on him, and he fell forward and hit his head on a large rock. It wasn't even stormy, but there has been severe wind earlier. It was probably a branch that had been torn loose and didn't fall until that fatal moment. MaryL Shallow-rooted trees and those dead or partially dead are a real hazard. We always seem to have a few fall when we have heavy wind. Your cousin's death reminds me of what was said at an aunt's funeral many, many years ago. She was killed is a tragic auto accident. The speaker made the statement: "She died magically -- not tragically. One minute she was here and the next minute she was in the Great Beyond". My condolences to you and your family,. MLB |
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On Sep 30, 12:11*pm, hopitus wrote:
On Sep 30, 7:34*am, Wayne Mitchell wrote: *MLB wrote: As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. We can make weather talk into cat talk very easily. With global warming, our summers are lasting a few days longer now and our highs the last week or so here have been ranging from 65-75 degrees F. *Will is taking full advantage, spending as much time out as we will allow. *Yesterday was a little too wet for him, but he spent time out on the front porch anyway. *Today it's bright and the morning is warming rapidly, so his outlook is good. This is the first year he's been allowed any unsupervised time in the Out, and he loves it. *At eighteen, he's proving such a homebody that I can let him go for a couple hours at a time and always find him tucked in somewhere right close to the house -- which is necessary, since he has to be rounded up for his asthma puffs morning and evening. Heidi has no interest in going out, so the weather doesn't affect her much. Wayne M. Snaggly is still happily enjoying his long days snoozing out on his deck chair on our deck way above the ground while small wind gusts ruffle his fur and noises from street far below fail to disturb his naps. He doesn't realize, as I do, that our deck- lounging days will end soon and I will have to drag the plant life out there inside for the duration. Virtually *no* springs and very short autumns here, periodically in winter I have to get out there with (LOL) little fireplace tool shovel and throw off snow drifts as our top deck is open and its wood supports subject to weight stress if prolonged. Snaggly always goes out with me, high- stepping like a majorette but quickly retreats back to the living room to watch me from warm interior. No, we don't enjoy active winter sports, only inactive NFL watching. My active winter sport is shoveling drifts off the deck. I don't even do that as I don't have any deck or balcony. Neither do I do any winter sports. So these day I tried to take as many walks as I can before winter sets in. But I do walk the stairs in the highrise I live in. ..I also watch NFL games as well as NHL, college football, and figure skating. I am an armchair athlete |
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On 9/30/2011 3:10 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In , wrote: On 9/30/2011 12:40 AM, MLB wrote: As there appears to be no "cat talk" perhaps we can discuss the weather. Here in the Rockies, it is just like summer -- today. Don't know how long it will last. I heard one report about snow on the mountain tops. Best wishes to all. MLB The weather here was horrendous. We had a booming thunderstorm, which would have been sooooo welcome here in this drought plagued land, but the rain only lasted long enough to make the air steamy. We lost half a tree which landed in the driveway in the exact spot where the truck is always parked, but thank all the gawds, it just so happened that Ben was at the store, so we didn't lose the truck (yes, the tree was so big that even the part of it that fell would have crushed the truck, and it's only one of 25+ on our lot that is dead or dying of the drought). What the storm accomplished was to knock down the electricity lines so we were out of power for a couple of hours (twenty minutes after Ben fired up the generator, after we finally got fans plugged in and going, it came back on). Sorry, didn't mean to turn that into a tirade. Re the newsgroup... I could cry, I could just cry - as if I needed another reason to hate FB, it has condemned this group to death. I got so much comfort and friendship here and I'm going to miss it fiercely. FB just isn't the same, it isn't a patch on the ass of what this group used to be. FB will only kill this group if we let it and I for one, am not going to let that happen. Judith I'm glad to hear that, but I still miss so many of our old regulars who no longer post here. I just hate the format of FB and I feel "forced" to use it just to communicate with them all. I *am* glad they found Howard who had stopped posting here a few years ago, he was a good friend and I had missed him. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/ Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net |
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